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Podcasts start coming to Facebook next week. Facebook is planning to start rolling out its podcast product next week, on June 22nd, and, eventually, add a feature that'll allow listeners to create clips from their favorite shows. (Ashley Carman via The Verge)
Amazon will reduce Appstore fees for smaller developers later this year. Amazon has followed in the footsteps of Apple and Google in cutting app store fees for smaller developers. The e-commerce giant has announced that it's lowering the commission it takes from developers who earn less than $1 million a year. (Mariella Moon via Engadget)
Billions of records belonging to CVS Health exposed online. In another example of misconfigured cloud services impacting security, billions of records belonging to CVS Health have been exposed online. (Charlie Osborne via ZDNet)
Tractable raises $60M at a $1B valuation to make damage appraisals using AI. As the insurance industry adjusts to life in the 21st century (heh), an AI startup that has built computer vision tools to enable remote damage appraisals is announcing a significant round of growth funding. (Ingrid Lunden via TechCrunch)
DuckDuckGo's Quest to Prove Online Privacy Is Possible. I was drivingup through Pennsylvania last summer, somewhere along US Route 15 between Harrisburg and Williamsport, when I saw a familiar face: a goofy cartoon duck wearing a green bowtie. It was the logo for DuckDuckGo, the privacy-focused search engine, along with a message: “Tired of Being Tracked Online? We Can Help.” (Gilad Edelman via WIRED)
I Was Taught From a Young Age to Protect My Dynastic Wealth. When ProPublica published its report last week on the tax profiles of 25 of the richest Americans, jaws dropped across the United States. How was it possible that plutocrats such as Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Warren Buffett could pay nothing in… (Abigail Disney via The Atlantic)
Fed holds rates steady, but raises inflation expectations sharply and makes no mention of taper. The Federal Reserve on Wednesday considerably raised its expectations for inflation this year and brought forward the time frame on when it will next raise interest rates. (Jeff Cox via CNBC)
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