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South Korea to probe Apple and Google over in-app payment rule break Aug 10, 2022

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South Korea’s communication watchdog, the Korea Communications Commission (KCC), said Tuesday it will investigate Apple and Google over potential violations of the country’s in-app payment rule.

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WhatsApp extends time limit to delete a message to 60 hours Aug 09, 2022

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WhatsApp now allows you to delete a message for up to two days and 12 hours (60 hours in total), so you can remove an accidentally sent chat even after hours. Previously, this limit was 1 hour, 8 minutes, and 16 seconds — yep, there were seconds involved.

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Bitmain co-founder welcomes crypto regulation to restore market confidence Aug 09, 2022

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The collapse of Three Arrow Capital and the counterparties wrapped in the crypto hedge fund’s troubles have drawn questions about the soundness of the heady digital asset investment space.

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Google is suing Sonos over patent infringement once again Aug 08, 2022

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Google is suing Sonos (again) over patent infringement in what seems to be an unending legal fight series between two tech companies.

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Amazon is buying iRobot for $1.7B Aug 08, 2022

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Amazon this morning announced plans to acquire Roomba maker iRobot for an all-cash deal valued at $1.7 billion.

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Get ready for a HBO Max – Discovery+ mashup app in 2023 Aug 05, 2022

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The headline of Warner Bros. Discovery’s earnings call was something a lot of people dreaded: HBO Max and Discovery+ are merging into a new service.

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Toyota-backed robotaxi unicorn Pony.ai sues ex-employees over trade secrets Aug 05, 2022

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Pony.ai, a Chinese autonomous vehicle company valued at $8.5 billion as of late, has sued two former employees over alleged trade secret infringement.

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Samsung brings Amazon Luna games to its smart TVs and monitors Aug 04, 2022

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Samsung announced Wednesday that it’s bringing more than 250 games to the Samsung Gaming Hub through the Amazon Luna streaming-based gaming service.

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Thousands of Solana wallets drained in multimillion dollar exploit Aug 04, 2022

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Solana, an increasingly popular blockchain known for its speedy transactions, has become the target of the crypto sphere’s latest hack.

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Uber’s ride with Indian food delivery firm Zomato comes to an end Aug 03, 2022

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Uber’s ride with Zomato has concluded. The ride-hailing firm sold its 7.8% stake of the lossmaking Indian food delivery firm on Wednesday for over $390 million, a person familiar with the matter said, becoming the latest large institutional investor to offload its shares.

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