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Lenovo unveils the ThinkPad X1 Fold Gen 2 with Intel 12th Gen processors, a 16.3" foldable OLED display with 600 nits, available in November 2022 from $2,499 (Rich Woods/XDA Developers)

Rich Woods / XDA Developers: Lenovo unveils the ThinkPad X1 Fold Gen 2 with Intel 12th Gen processors, a 16.3" foldable OLED display with 600 nits, available in November 2022 from $2,499 — Today, Lenovo is announcing the ThinkPad X1 Fold Gen 2, a product that's been a long time in the making. https://bit.ly/3KChjDp

Internal memo: Meta is setting up a New Monetization Experiences division to identify and build "possible paid features" for Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp (Alex Heath/The Verge)

Alex Heath / The Verge: Internal memo: Meta is setting up a New Monetization Experiences division to identify and build “possible paid features” for Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp — A new team will be tasked with building paid experiences across Meta's apps — Meta is setting up a product organization … https://bit.ly/3eetBpn

Sony and Tencent's Sixjoy acquire a combined 30.34% of Elden Ring game company FromSoftware; FromSoftware's parent Kadokawa retains the remaining 69.66% (Chris Scullion/Video Games Chronicle)

Chris Scullion / Video Games Chronicle: Sony and Tencent's Sixjoy acquire a combined 30.34% of Elden Ring game company FromSoftware; FromSoftware's parent Kadokawa retains the remaining 69.66% — FROMSOFTWARE SAYS THE INVESTMENT MAY HELP IT PUBLISH GAMES GLOBALLY — Elden Ring studio FromSoftware has announced that it's selling shares … https://bit.ly/3R7o9mK

a16z releases free "Can't Be Evil" licenses for NFTs, inspired by Creative Commons, on GitHub; NFT licensing has been attempted before, including by Dapper Labs (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Jesse Hamilton / CoinDesk: a16z releases free “Can't Be Evil” licenses for NFTs, inspired by Creative Commons, on GitHub; NFT licensing has been attempted before, including by Dapper Labs — Andreessen Horowitz's crypto arm is releasing a free licensing system, aiming to help the NFT sector fulfil its “economic potential.” https://bit.ly/3R6yJds

Roper Technologies agrees to buy Frontline Education, which makes administration software for K-12 education, from PE firm Thoma Bravo in a ~$3.7B all-cash deal (Reuters)

Reuters: Roper Technologies agrees to buy Frontline Education, which makes administration software for K-12 education, from PE firm Thoma Bravo in a ~$3.7B all-cash deal — Roper Technologies (ROP.N) said on Tuesday it would buy educational software maker Frontline Education in a $3.7 billion deal … https://bit.ly/3Rn0ePL

Semiconductor shipments from South Korean chipmakers fell 22.7% YoY in July 2022, the first drop in almost three years per the national statistics office (Sam Kim/Bloomberg)

Sam Kim / Bloomberg: Semiconductor shipments from South Korean chipmakers fell 22.7% YoY in July 2022, the first drop in almost three years per the national statistics office — South Korean chipmakers recorded their first fall in factory shipments in almost three years in July, highlighting weakening demand … https://bit.ly/3AAnG5x

CrowdStrike reports Q2 revenue up 58% YoY to $535.2M, subscription revenue up 60% YoY to $506.2M, and subscription customers up 51% YoY to 19,686 (Jeffrey T. Lewis/MarketWatch)

Jeffrey T. Lewis / MarketWatch: CrowdStrike reports Q2 revenue up 58% YoY to $535.2M, subscription revenue up 60% YoY to $506.2M, and subscription customers up 51% YoY to 19,686 — CrowdStrike Holdings Inc.'s loss narrowed in its second quarter from a year earlier after subscription revenue jumped higher. https://bit.ly/3cxUJ1X