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Amazon says it wants to help the Biden administration's vaccination efforts, says non-WFH Amazon staff should be vaccinated “at the earliest appropriate time” — Amazon says it is ready to turn its facilities into COVID-19 vaccination sites and is offering other resources to the U.S. government.
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| Joseph Cox / VICE: |
Hackers and hobbyists have deployed facial recognition on Parler videos taken at the Capitol on Jan. 6, showing the democratization of facial recognition tech — It demonstrates the democratization of facial recognition, but comes littered with ethical issues. — Joseph Cox| Mitchell Clark / The Verge: |
The Biden administration updates WhiteHouse.gov with several new accessibility features, including dark mode, a large text mode, and more — From dark times to dark mode — The official website of the White House, WhiteHouse.gov, has been completely replaced with a new version …
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| Chainalysis Blog: |
Chainalysis releases initial estimates showing that ~$10B worth of crypto transfers in 2020 were related to criminal activity, compared to ~$21.4B in 2019 — 2020 was an incredible year for cryptocurrency. In spite of the devastation wrought by the worldwide Covid-19 pandemic …
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| Jon Porter / The Verge: |
Valve and five PC video game publishers have been fined a total of €7.8M for restricting cross-border game sales in EU's Digital Single Market — ZeniMax, Capcom, and Bandai Namco were among the publishers fined — Valve and five PC video game publishers have been fined a total of €7.8 million …
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| Drew FitzGerald / Wall Street Journal: |
Interview with Ajit Pai, who outlasted many senior officials in the Trump administration, on 5G, internet access, and FCC's independence over his tenure — Ajit Pai says he focused on fostering investment while maintaining independence — Ajit Pai's four years atop the Federal Communications …
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| Dan De Luce / NBC News: |
USAGM CEO Michael Pack, who oversaw the Open Technology Fund, has resigned at the request of the Biden administration — WASHINGTON — The Trump appointee overseeing the Voice of America and other U.S.-funded broadcasters resigned on Wednesday at the request of the Biden administration …
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| Mallory Hackett / MobiHealthNews: |
Oregon-based virtual healthcare startup Conversa has added $8M to its Series B after raising $12M last June, bringing its total raised to $34M — The automated care platform has been deployed at several health systems to remotely monitor, analyze and communicate with patients across a range of conditions.
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Curtsy, which makes an app allowing women to list their clothes, shoes, and accessories for resale, raises $11M Series A led by Index Ventures — Curtsy, a clothing resale app and competitor to recently IPO'd Poshmark, announced today it has raised $11 million in Series A funding for its startup focused on the Gen Z market.| Catherine Stupp / Wall Street Journal: |
EU regulators are scrutinizing how employers monitor workers, including via video surveillance or key logger tech, and whether such actions violate GDPR — Remote work adds surveillance risks, privacy experts say — European privacy regulators are scrutinizing how employers collect workers' personal data … | Richard Lawler / Engadget: |
Donald Trump pardons ex-Waymo and Uber engineer Anthony Levandowski; Peter Thiel and Palmer Luckey were among those supporting a pardon for Levandowski — Last year Anthony Levandowski pleaded guilty to one count of stealing materials from Google, where he was an engineer for its self-driving car efforts …
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| Roy Furchgott / New York Times: |
Simulated racing, which rose to prominence during the pandemic as NASCAR and F1 postponed races, appears to be paying off for fans, race teams, and even tracks — Nearly a year into the experiment, digital racing appears to be paying off for fans, race teams and even tracks.
Tweets: @royfurchgott, @ppistone, @beaualbert06, and @nytimesbusiness
| Lauren Feiner / CNBC: |
Netflix reports Q4 revenue of $6.64B vs. $6.63B est., up 21.5% YoY, and global streaming paid memberships of 203.7M, up 8.5M vs. 6.5M est.; stock up 16%+ — - Netflix reported fourth quarter 2020 earnings Tuesday that beat analyst expectations on revenue and net subscriber additions but fell below EPS estimates.
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| Richard Nieva / CNET: |
YouTube says it will extend its suspension of Trump's channel for another week over “ongoing potential for violence” — YouTube on Tuesday said it's extending its suspension of President Donald Trump's channel for another week over “ongoing potential for violence,” … | Dylan Byers / NBC News: |
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