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| Nathaniel Popper / New York Times: |
Twenty-three current and former Coinbase employees allege mistreatment and racial discrimination, as some say the cryptocurrency startup ignored complaints — Coinbase, the most valuable U.S. cryptocurrency company, has faced many internal complaints about discriminatory treatment.
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| Karen Weise / New York Times: |
Amazon has added 427,300 employees in 10 months, an average of 1,400 a day, bringing its global workforce to more than 1.2M, up 50%+ from a year ago — The company has added 427,300 employees in 10 months, bringing its global work force to more than 1.2 million.| Annie Palmer / CNBC: |
Amazon says it will give its US full-time frontline workers a $300 bonus and part-time staff $150 in December, totaling $500M+ for the one-time holiday payments — - Amazon said Thursday it's giving its front-line employees a one-time bonus in time for the holidays.
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| Lauren Kaori Gurley / VICE: |
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| Hannah Murphy / Financial Times: |
Sources: Facebook's Libra currency is preparing to launch as early as January but in an even more limited format with just one dollar-backed coin — Long-awaited project to arrive as soon as January, with just one dollar-backed coin — The long-awaited Facebook-led digital currency Libra …
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| Ars Technica: |
Best 2020 Black Friday deals on smartphones, PCs and laptops, gaming consoles, wireless headphones, wearables, smart home products, storage devices, and more — We've picked through hundreds of early deals to find the ones worth your time. — The Black Friday deals have landed.
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| Sam Shead / CNBC: |
UK to launch the Digital Markets Unit, a division of CMA, in April to “govern the behavior” of platforms that dominate the market, including Google and Facebook — - The U.K. government said it plans to create a Digital Markets Unit (DMU) to enforce “a new code to govern …
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| Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: |
A threat actor is selling access to Office 365 and Microsoft accounts of hundreds of C-level execs at companies around the world, for $100 to $1,500 per account — Access is sold for $100 to $1500 per account, depending on the company size and exec role. — A threat actor is currently … | Zac Bowden / Windows Central: |
Sources: Microsoft aims to let developers bring Android apps to Windows 10 with little to no change in code, via a project codenamed Latte, as soon as next year — Microsoft is working on a software solution that would allow app developers to bring their Android apps to Windows 10 with little …
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| Byron Tau / Wall Street Journal: |
SignalFrame, which claims its tech has access to 5M cellphones to track nearby IoT devices, received a $50K US Air Force grant to explore military applications — U.S. Air Force experiments with monitoring peripherals—from autos to fitness trackers — WASHINGTON—U. S. government agencies …
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| Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: |
Over 16 million COVID-19 patients in Brazil, including President Bolsonaro, had their info leaked on a spreadsheet uploaded to GitHub by a hospital employee — Among those affected by the leak are Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro, seven ministers, and 17 provincial governors.
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| Jack Stubbs / Reuters: |
Sources: suspected North Korean hackers have targeted COVID-19 vaccine maker AstraZeneca in recent weeks, posing as recruiters on LinkedIn and WhatsApp — LONDON (Reuters) - Suspected North Korean hackers have tried to break into the systems of British drugmaker AstraZeneca in recent weeks …
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Adobe says consumers in the US spent $5.1B buying goods online on Thanksgiving, up 21.5% YoY, but falling short of Adobe's original prediction of $6B — Thanksgiving for many is about eating, seeing family, reflecting and relaxing for the day. But for an increasing number of us, it's also seems to be about shopping.Sponsor Posts
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