OnePlus 8T Is Now Cheaper Than OnePlus 9R After Price Cut: All the Details

OnePlus 8T has got a price cut in India and it now starts at Rs. 38,999. The 12GB + 256GB storage model is now priced at Rs. 41,999. OnePlus 8T is now cheaper than the OnePlus 9R that starts at Rs.... https://ift.tt/2T7yVjH

You Can Now Dictate Emails to Microsoft Outlook on Your iPhone

Microsoft Outlook is adding a speech-to-text dictation feature to its iOS and Android apps. The new voice dictation feature will make it easier to compose emails, schedule meetings, or search for... https://ift.tt/3pCCOJq

OnePlus TV U1S Price in India Surfaces Again Ahead of Launch

OnePlus TV U1S price in India has been leaked on Twitter once again ahead of its official launch. The new OnePlus TV is launching in the country on Thursday (June 10) alongside the OnePlus Nord CE 5G... https://ift.tt/2Spd6fn

Alexa, Other Voice Assistants Pose Concerns of Anti-Competitive Practices: EU

A year-long inquiry into voice assistants such as Alexa and Siri and other Internet-connected devices has led to among more than 200 companies expressing concerns of potential anti-competitive... https://ift.tt/3x7eKkt

Inside Marvel's Loki, a Workplace Comedy by Way of David Fincher

Loki actors Tom Hiddleston, Owen Wilson, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Wunmi Mosaku, and Loki executive producers Kevin Feige, Michael Waldron, and Kate Herron discuss the newest Marvel series, now streaming on... https://ift.tt/3is0iiW

SoftBank is launching its diversity-focused Emerge accelerator in Europe, in partnership with SpeedInvest and other VC investors (Ryan Browne/CNBC)

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SoftBank is launching its diversity-focused Emerge accelerator in Europe, in partnership with SpeedInvest and other VC investors  —  - SoftBank Investment Advisers, which manages the Vision Fund, will launch its diversity-focused Emerge accelerator program in Europe.

Sinch acquires MessageMedia, which provides SMS and other messaging services for businesses, for $1.3B, to compete with Twilio in business SMS services (Ingrid Lunden/TechCrunch)

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Sinch acquires MessageMedia, which provides SMS and other messaging services for businesses, for $1.3B, to compete with Twilio in business SMS services  —  Sinch — the Swedish company that provides a suite of services for companies to build communications and specifically “customer engagement” …

DoorDash launches in Japan, marking the company's first foray into Asia, starting in Sendai, a city north of Tokyo with a population of ~1M (Financial Times)

Financial Times:
DoorDash launches in Japan, marking the company's first foray into Asia, starting in Sendai, a city north of Tokyo with a population of ~1M  —  Group enlists ‘hundreds’ of restaurants to take advantage of pandemic-driven demand  —  The US food delivery app DoorDash has launched in Japan …

Bangalore-based Refyne, which works with employers to let workers access their earned salaries in real-time, raises $16M Series A after a $4.1M seed in Dec. (Manish Singh/TechCrunch)

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Bangalore-based Refyne, which works with employers to let workers access their earned salaries in real-time, raises $16M Series A after a $4.1M seed in Dec.  —  A young Indian startup that is betting that earned wage access solutions will take off in the South Asian nation said on Wednesday …

EV charger maker Wallbox to go public in $1.5 billion New York SPAC deal

Spanish electric-vehicle charger maker Wallbox plans to list on the New York Stock Exchange later this year through a merger with shell company Kensington Capital Acquisition Corp, the companies said on Wednesday. https://ift.tt/2TaClCg

EU antitrust regulator cite concerns about voice assistants' exclusivity practices

A year-long inquiry into voice assistants such as Alexa and Siri and other internet-connected devices has led to among more than 200 companies expressing concerns of potential anti-competitive practices, EU antitrust regulators said on Wednesday. https://ift.tt/3gjTktF

Fastly Blames Software Bug for Major Global Internet Outage

Fastly, the company behind a major global Internet outage this week, said the incident was caused by a bug in its software that was triggered when one of its customers changed their settings. https://ift.tt/3vg5z05

Realme Laptops Teased to Be Launched in India Soon

Realme laptop launch in India may take place very soon. While the company is yet to provide concrete details, its India and Europe CEO Madhav Sheth has tweeted an image giving us a glimpse of the... https://ift.tt/3zg5DQD

OnePlus Nord CE 5G Specifications Surface as Promo Video Leaks

OnePlus Nord CE 5G leaked promo video shows the phone will be powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 750 SoC, have Always-on Display (AOD) feature, and support 30W fast charging. The company could also be... https://ift.tt/3io6XLc

Scalable Capital, a Germany-based neo-broker and wealth management service, raises $180M Series E led by Tencent at a $1.4B valuation (Isabel Woodford/Sifted)

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Scalable Capital, a Germany-based neo-broker and wealth management service, raises $180M Series E led by Tencent at a $1.4B valuation  —  The round is led by Tencent, continuing a trend of Chinese funds investing in European fintech.  —  Scalable Capital fundraise gives Germany its sixth fintech unicorn