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Snapchat launches parental controls, Oppo ceases smartphone sales in Germany due to Nokia injunction, and a live-action PAC-MAN movie is in the works.

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Baidu's Apollo Go launches commercial driverless robotaxi service in two Chinese cities, India may ban inexpensive Chinese smartphones, and Apple reportedly working on "four new smart home devices."

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Amazon intends to acquire iRobot, DuckDuckGo's browser will block Microsoft third-party tracking scripts, and Clubhouse launched private audio communities called Houses.

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Twitter reportedly began testing thematic audio stations in Spaces, GM will double the size of its Super Cruise Network by the end of 2022, and Activision Blizzard and NetEase end development on a Wo…

The New York State Department of Financial Services fines Robinhood's crypto division $30 million dollars, Textbook publisher Pearson plans to sell digital textbooks as NFTs, and Tinder scales back m…

Logitech and Tencent announces they will release a dedicated cloud gaming handheld this year, Xioami announces the Mijia Glasses Camera, and IDC reports Chromebook shipments fell 51.4% in Q2.

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ByteDance files an application for TikTok Music in the US, Apple Pay web support for third-party browsers added in the iOS 16 beta, and Indonesia blocks PayPal, Steam, Yahoo, and other sites for fail…

Qualcomm signed a deal to have its chips used in Samsung devices globally, Instagream temporarily reduces the amount of recommended content, and the date is set for Twitter's lawsuit trial against El…

FTC blocks Meta's purchase of Within's fitness app Supernatural, the US Senate passed a $52 billion dollar Chips and Science Act of 2022, and Twitter tests adding a Current Status update.

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The underwhelming quarter for tech earnings continues with Microsoft and Alphabet, Meta raises the price of the Quest 2 VR headset, and Sony details features of its upcoming PS VR2.

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Amazon Prime price hikes are coming to Europe this September, Alibaba plans to list as a duel-primary in Hong Kong and New York stock exchanges, and Russia opts-out of the International Space Station…

Intel will make some chips for MediaTek as part of a new strategic partnership, Netflix's iOS app gets a signup button that links to an external site, and the NFT launches the NFL+ streaming service.…

Minecraft will not support NFTs, the FCC is looking into carrier geolocation data, and Instagram will share video posts as Reels.

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Facebook began rolling out two new feeds on its mobile apps, Amazon intends to acquire the primary care provider One Medical for $3.9 billion, and OpenAI expands access to DALL-E 2.

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Microsoft announced Viva Engage, a social network inside Team, Google begins publicly testing smart glasses, and Netflix will launch its ad-supported tier in early 2023.

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China will reportedly soon end its investigation into Didi Global, Google will rollout Google Wallet to Android over the next few days, and YouTube adds new tools to its Studio Shopping tab.

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Snap launches Snapchat for Web as a subscriber feature, Russia bans digital assets for payments, and FCC chair Jessica Rosenworcel proposes a new national broadband standard.

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Alphabet's Wing showed off new drone prototypes with various payload capacities, Amazon reportedly slashes its private-label inventory, and Twitter tests developer-built timelines.

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GM partners with Pilot Flying J to build 2000 EV charging stations, Netflix selects Microsoft as its ad partner for its upcoming ad-supported tier, and Nintendo buys an animation studio.

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TikTok will introduce "Content Levels," a new system to restrict mature content from teen viewers, China's National Press and Publication Administration doesn't approve titles from Tencent or NetEase…