Tech Roundup: Amazon One Medical Purchase, Facebook Home and Feeds Tabs & More

[A recurring feature on the latest in Science & Technology.]

• The Cyberspace Administration of China imposes hefty fines of US$ 1.2 billion against tech giant Didi for 16 offences involving the illegal collection of data from drivers and passengers, including the illegal processing of 64.7 billion personal information entries over the span of seven years since June 2015.
• Meta, Apple, Microsoft, Google, Twitter, and others register for a license in Indonesia under which they might have to censor content and hand over users' data.
• Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, reports Q2 2022 revenue of US$ 1.11 billion, up 13% YoY, and 347 million daily active users, up 18%, as net loss increases YoY from US$152 million to US$ 422 million.
• Amazon to acquire primary health care company One Medical for roughly US$ 3.9 billion as part of a deal that aims to "reinvent" healthcare and "dramatically improve the healthcare experience over the next several years," making it its third high-value purchase after Whole Foods (US$ 13.7 billion) and MGM ($8.5 billion).
• Meta's WhatsApp debuts option for migrating chats from Android to iOS and vice versa for all users, requiring Android 5 or above, iOS 15.5 or above, and the Move to iOS app; starts testing the option to hide users' online status on Android devices.
• Xiaomi says it has shipped over 200 million smartphones in India, the world's second largest phone market, to date in just eight years.
• Samsung sells nearly 10 million Fold3 and Flip3 devices combined over the past year, up more than 300% from 2020, with Flip3 accounting for roughly 70% of the foldable sales.
• Amazon to roll out what it's calling Universal Device Commands over the next year, making it possible to use core smart speaker functionality across multiple assistants.
• ByteDance's TikTok emerges as the fastest growing news source among U.K. adults, accounting for 7% use, up from 1% in 2020; top sources include Facebook (32%), Twitter (17%), Instagram (16%), Google (15%), and WhatsApp (14%).
• Meta-owned Instagram announces a new feature that allows businesses to boost their Reels to turn them into ads in order to reach new audiences; to automatically share video posts shorter than 15 minutes as Reels in its bid to rival TikTok, as it launches new tools for creating Reels using predefined templates.
• Zoom improves privacy and security protections by expanding end-to-end encryption (E2EE) to Zoom Phone, its cloud phone system, and breakout rooms.
• Meta splits its News Feed on Android and iOS into Home, a TikTok-style tab with recommended content, and Feeds, a chronological tab of followed pages and people.
• Amazon subsidiary Twitch rolls out new moderator tools, including letting channels swap ban lists with up to 30 other channels to collaborate on locking disruptive users out.