⌚️ Facebook plans first smartwatch for next summer with two cameras, heart rate monitor
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Facebook plans first smartwatch for next summer with two cameras, heart rate monitor. Facebook is taking a novel approach to its first smartwatch, which the company hasn't confirmed publicly but currently plans to debut next summer. The device will feature a display with two cameras that can be detached from the wrist for taking pictures and videos that can be shared across Facebook’s suite of apps, including Instagram, The Verge has learned. (Alex Heath via The Verge)
Walmart begins selling its Onn-branded Android TV streamers. Walmart has officially started selling a 4K Android TV device that's been listed on its website for a month now. The retail giant has confirmed to 9to5Goole that the $30 Onn-branded streamer is now available for purchase — the publication spotted its listing over a month ago — both online and in-store. (Mariella Moon via Engadget)
TikTok changed the shape of some people's faces without asking. Beauty filters are now a part of life online, allowing users to opt in to changing the face they present to the world on social media. Filters can widen eyes, plump up lips, apply makeup, and change the shape of the face, among other things. (Abby Ohlheiser via MIT Technology Review)
JBS Paid $11 Million to Resolve Ransomware Attack. JBS USA Holdings Inc. paid an $11 million ransom to cybercriminals who last week temporarily knocked out plants that process roughly one-fifth of the nation's meat supply, the company's chief executive said. (Jacob Bunge via Wall Street Journal)
Ten Leading VCs Team Up On A $50 Million Fund To Back Underrepresented Investors. Would-be venture capitalists looking to raise a fund for the first time often face a chicken-and-egg problem: to raise money, they’re expected to demonstrate a track record of promising startup investments; to build such a portfolio, they need to raise money. (Alex Konrad via Forbes)
Consumer prices jump 5% in May, fastest pace since the summer of 2008.Consumer prices for May accelerated at their fastest pace in nearly 13 years as inflation pressures continued to build in the U.S. economy, the Labor Department reported Thursday. (Jeff Cox via CNBC)
G-7 Debates Cutting Gas and Diesel Car Sales to Minority by 2030. Every G-7 nation would promise more cash for climate change Draft summit communique is being discussed as leaders gather Group of Seven leaders are discussing ambitious plans to shift the balance of car buying away from gasoline to greener vehicles… (Alberto Nardelli via Bloomberg)
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