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Welcome to the Summer of Not Knowing What Summer It Is - You wouldn’t remember this, but at the end of June I was honestly on a dance floor under ... - https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2021/08/welcome-summer-uncertain-vibes/619662/?utm_source=feed

Senate infrastructure bill sets stage for massive effort to make broadband more available and affordable - The bipartisan measure sets aside $65 billion to expand Internet access, a pot of money m... - https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/08/05/senate-infrastructure-bill-sets-stage-massive-effort-make-broadband-more-available-affordable/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_business-technology

Indian digital bank Jupiter raises $45M Series B, led by Brazil-based Nubank, Global Founders, Sequoia, and Matrix Partners India, at a $300M+ valuation (Manish Singh/TechCrunch) - Manish Singh / TechCrunch:
Indian digital bank Jupiter raises $45M Series B, led by Bra... - http://www.techmeme.com/210805/p12#a210805p12

European virtual events platform Hopin raises $450M led by Arena Holdings and Altimeter Capital at a $7.75B valuation (Ryan Browne/CNBC) - Ryan Browne / CNBC:
European virtual events platform Hopin raises $450M led by Arena Ho... - http://www.techmeme.com/210805/p11#a210805p11

Xiaomi expected to debut its under-the-screen camera tech with Mi Mix 4 - Days after Oppo revealed its new-gen under-the-screen camera tech, Xiaomi is set t... - https://thenextweb.com/news/xiaomi-mi-mix-4-under-the-screen-camera-aug-10 #plugged

8 years ago another billionaire ploughed millions into space to harvest solar power and beam it back down to Earth - Caltech received $100m for the project and is only just telling us now Billionaire Donald... - https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2021/08/05/donald_bren_sspp_gift/

Stop giving out booster shots until more of the world is vaccinated, says the WHO - The WHO has called for a halt to any booster vaccinations until the end of September, so... - https://www.technologyreview.com/2021/08/05/1030650/stop-giving-out-booster-shots-until-more-of-the-world-is-vaccinated-says-the-who/ #biotechnology #coronavirus

Source: ByteDance has laid off hundreds of employees working on its online education businesses, following China's crackdown on the sector (Zheping Huang/Bloomberg) - Zheping Huang / Bloomberg:
Source: ByteDance has laid off hundreds of employees working... - http://www.techmeme.com/210805/p10#a210805p10

SentiLink, which offers identity verification APIs to financial institutions, raises $70M Series B led by Craft Ventures with participation from a16z and others (Mary Ann Azevedo/TechCrunch) - Mary Ann Azevedo / TechCrunch:
SentiLink, which offers identity verification APIs to fi... - http://www.techmeme.com/210805/p9#a210805p9

Critical Cobalt Strike bug leaves botnet servers vulnerable to takedown - Enlarge / You did a bad bad thing. (credit: Getty Images)
Governments, vigilant... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1785160 #commandandcontrolservers #vulnerabilities #cobaltstrike #exploits #botnets #biz&it #tech

Yelp will let businesses list their vaccination policies - Users can search via the new attributes. | Image: Yelp
... - https://www.theverge.com/2021/8/5/22610865/yelp-vaccination-policies-businesses-staff-customers

This is a 3D Ink Jet Printer - We spend a lot of time thinking of how to create 3D objects, but what about being ... - https://hackaday.com/2021/08/05/this-is-a-3d-ink-jet-printer/ #peripheralshacks #howitsmade #inkjet #inkjet #3axis #3d

Yelp update lets restaurants tell you if proof of vaccination is required - CNET - The site wants to make it easier for businesses to communicate their COVID-19 vaccination... - https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/yelp-update-lets-restaurants-tell-you-if-proof-of-vaccination-is-required/#ftag=CAD590a51e

How to improve your TV's speech and get rid of muffled dialog - CNET - You don't have to put up with incomprehensible dialog. Here's how to boost your TV speech... - https://www.cnet.com/tech/home-entertainment/how-to-improve-your-tvs-speech-and-get-rid-of-muffled-dialog/#ftag=CAD590a51e

Facebook’s ban of third-party researchers ‘deeply concerning’ - Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge

Facebook i... - https://www.theverge.com/2021/8/5/22610898/facebook-bans-ad-privacy-misinformation-researchers-critics-warner-mozilla-klobuchar

Number pinged by Covid app falls significantly - The fall come ahead of changes to the app to make it notify fewer contacts. - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-58076215

Das tut mir leid! Germany's ruling party sorry for calling cops on researcher after she outed canvassing app flaws - Party denies naming activist to police but apologises anyway A "left-wing" German infosec... - https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2021/08/05/germany_responsible_disclosure_cdu/

Nintendo Needs More Than Flashy Buybacks - A big share buyback will help cushion the blow from disappointing results, but isn’t a st... - https://www.wsj.com/articles/nintendo-needs-more-than-flashy-buybacks-11628159382?mod=rss_Technology #paid

U.S. to Set Electric-Vehicle Sales Target of 50% by 2030 - The Biden administration and auto makers are set to announce that half of all cars and li... - https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-to-set-electric-vehicle-sales-target-of-50-by-2030-11628154000?mod=rss_Technology #paid

Microsoft details Windows 365 virtual desktop prices: $20 to $162 a month - Microsoft this week launched its Windows 365 service, revealing prices for the virtual... - https://www.computerworld.com/article/3628190/microsoft-reveals-windows-365-virtual-desktop-prices-20-to-162-a-month.html#tk.rss_all #smallandmediumbusiness #desktopvirtualization #microsoft #windows