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Beeper App That Created Workaround for iMessage on Android Acquired by WordPress Owner Automattic

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Automattic, the company behind popular web management system WordPress, has purchased Beeper and will absorb Beeper’s 27 employees. Beeper made headlines back in December for Beeper Mini, an app that brought iMessage to Android devices. Beeper Mini used reverse engineered iMessage protocols and encryption, taking advantage of Apple’s own iMessage servers to let Android users … Read more

New England Patriots owner ‘disappointed’ by The Dynasty

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New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft expressed disappointment Tuesday over how The Dynasty documentary on Apple TV+ portrayed the football franchise’s championship teams, according to a new report. Kraft made the comments while talking with reporters at an annual NFL meeting. New England Patriots owner ‘disappointed’ over The Dynasty documentary series At the meeting, a … Read more

TikTok owner is quietly doing an ‘Apple’ — ByteDance invests in Chinese memory pioneer, months after a similar move in a GPU vendor, as it plans for an Apple Vision Pro VR rival

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TikTok’s parent company ByteDance has reportedly quietly invested in Xinyuan Semiconductors, a Chinese memory chip manufacturer.  A report from Pandaily, a tech media site based in Beijing, the move reportedly positions ByteDance as the third-largest shareholder in the chip maker, holding an indirect stake of 9.5%. A ByteDance spokesperson confirmed this previously undisclosed investment to … Read more