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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.
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| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Amazon launches EC2 Mac instances bringing the Intel-based Mac mini to its cloud for $1.083 per hour billed by the second — AWS today opened its re:Invent conference with a surprise announcement: the company is bringing the Mac mini to its cloud. These new EC2 Mac instances, as AWS calls them, are now available in preview.
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| 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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| Eric Geller / Politico: |
SCOTUS worries about CFAA's sweeping nature, with Justice Gorsuch saying that the US government's view of the law risks “making a federal criminal of us all” — The Supreme Court on Monday indicated serious reservations about the ambiguity and scope of the nation's only major cybercrime law …
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| Todd Spangler / Variety: |
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.| 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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| 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.| Ari Levy / CNBC: |
Sources: GitLab is letting employees sell equity in a secondary share sale that values the company over $6B, up from a valuation of $2.7B in September 2019 — - GitLab competes with GitHub, which Microsoft acquired in 2018 for $7.5 billion. — The company had originally aimed to go public …
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| Lauren Feiner / CNBC: |
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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| 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.
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| Nathaniel Popper / New York Times: |
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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| Jordan Novet / CNBC: |
Zoom reports Q3 revenue of $777.2M, up 367% YoY, vs. $694M est., and customers with 10+ employees rose to ~433,700, up 485% YoY, higher than Q2's 355% growth — - Zoom beat expectations for third-quarter earnings and guidance for the quarter ahead. — The company now sees 329% …
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| Ana Swanson / New York Times: |
Sources: Apple suggested edits to a draft of Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, extending some deadlines, limiting release of some info to the public, and more — Business groups and major companies like Apple have been pressing Congress to alter legislation cracking down on imports of goods …
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| Jim Waterson / The Guardian: |
Facebook to launch Facebook News in the UK in Jan. 2021, says it will pay publishers for news not already on its platform; most big UK publishers have signed up — Facebook is to pay mainstream UK news outlets millions of pounds a year to license their articles, as the social network faces … | Wall Street Journal: |
S&P Global has agreed to acquire IHS Markit for about $44B in an all-stock deal, which would merge two of the largest providers of financial data and analysis — Landmark deal would combine two of the largest providers of data to Wall Street — S&P Global Inc. agreed to acquire IHS Markit Ltd …
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| Nickie Louise / TechStartups.com: |
Totum Labs, which is developing low earth orbit nanosatellites for global IoT connectivity, raises $13M Series A led by Heroic Ventures and Space Capital — Totum Labs, a San Diego, CA-based tech startup that is revolutionalizing wireless technology by enabling low-cost, global …
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| Matt Richtel / New York Times: |
Members of rehab groups like Alcoholics Anonymous say moving meetings online was helpful due to the convenience of virtual sessions, which feel more intimate — It began as a stopgap way to get through the pandemic, but both participants and providers say virtual sessions have some clear advantages … | Tim Hardwick / MacRumors: |
Italy's antitrust watchdog fines Apple €10M for alleged misleading iPhone water resistance claims in its promotional messages — Apple has been slapped with a 10 million euro ($12 million) fine by Italy's antitrust watchdog for unfair commercial practices related to its iPhone marketing in the country.
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