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Alphabet's DeepMind says it has solved the key “protein folding problem”, cutting the job down from months to hours, which could speed up drug discovery — Researchers at DeepMind say they have solved “the protein folding problem,” a task that has bedeviled scientists for more than 50 years.| Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg: |
Facebook says it has agreed to acquire Kustomer, which specializes in customer service tools and chatbots, reportedly for $1B+ — Facebook Inc. has acquired Kustomer Inc., a New York-based software company that helps businesses manage customer conversations from multiple services on one dashboard.
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Ajit Pai, the Trump-appointed Republican chairman of the FCC, announces he will leave the agency on Jan. 20, when president-elect Joe Biden is sworn into office — Aji Pai, the Trump-appointed Republican chairman of the FCC, announced that he will leave the agency on Jan. 20, 2021, when president-elect Joe Biden is sworn into office.
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Sources: Salesforce's deal to buy Slack is expected to be announced on Tuesday after markets close; Salesforce reports Q3 earnings on Tuesday — - Salesforce's deal to buy Slack is expected to be announced Tuesday after markets close, sources told CNBC's David Faber.
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| Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: |
SCOTUS will hear arguments on Monday that could lead to changes to the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, signed in 1986, a law critics say is outdated and vague — The Supreme Court will hear arguments on Monday in a case that could lead to sweeping changes to America's controversial computer hacking laws …
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Bitcoin price sets a record, passing $19,783, with more investors seemingly in it for the long haul, unlike 2017's boom driven by Asian investors new to crypto — The crazy cousin of traditional currencies, which fell below $4,000 in March, passed $19,783. More investors now are buying it for the long term.
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Gartner: global Q3 smartphone sales dropped 5.7% YoY to 366M; Samsung led with 80.8M units, Huawei fell 21% to 51.8M, and Xiaomi grew ~35% YoY, surpassing Apple — We are now into the all-important holiday sales period, and new numbers from Gartner point to some recovery underway …
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| Surojit Chatterjee / The Coinbase Blog: |
Coinbase says that, starting in early 2021, it will begin supporting Ethereum 2.0, letting users convert ETH into ETH2 and earn staking rewards — On December 1, the Ethereum Beacon Chain will launch, beginning a multi-year upgrade to Ethereum 2.0 (ETH2). Coinbase intends to support ETH2 through staking and trading.
| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Apple hires Josh Elman, former VC at Greylock Partners and ex-VP of product at Robinhood, to work on app discovery at the App Store — Apple Inc. hired Josh Elman, a former venture capitalist at Greylock Partners who led early investments in Discord and the precursor to TikTok, to work on the App Store.
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Sources: in its IPO this week, Airbnb will target a valuation of $30B-$33B, up from the expected $30B — - Firms target valuation increases amid end of year listing rush — Tech companies' fortunes diverged amid coronavirus pandemic — Airbnb Inc. and DoorDash Inc. will disclose higher … | Thomas Seal / Bloomberg: |
The UK will ban the installation of new Huawei 5G network equipment starting September 2021, after initially announcing a 2027 timeframe in July — - Britain set to impose security law on mobile network operators — White House pushed allies to exclude Chinese tech giant Huawei
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| John D. McKinnon / Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: US federal and state authorities are preparing as many as four antitrust cases targeting Facebook and Google by the end of January 2021 — Federal and state authorities, probing whether the tech giants abused their power in the internet economy, are preparing as many as four cases
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Cloud-based IT services company ServiceNow is acquiring Montreal-based Element AI, which helps companies use AI to improve operations — ServiceNow, the cloud-based IT services company, is making a significant acquisition today to fill out its longer-term strategy to be a big player …
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Vista Equity Partners is acquiring a majority stake in CRM startup Gainsight, valuing it at $1.1B; Gainsight says it's on pace to hit $100M in ARR this year — Covering venture capital, software and startups — Gainsight and CEO Nick Mehta spent the better part of a decade working to popularize … Thanks:@alexrkonrad
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