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Twitter debuts Birdwatch, in testing since last year, which lets select users flag and add notes about tweets they think are misleading or false — Twitter unveiled a feature Monday meant to bolster its efforts to combat misinformation and disinformation by tapping users in a fashion similar …
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A look at r/WallStreetBets, a 2M-member subreddit that helped push GameStop's stock to record highs and is now facing allegations of harassment — The denizens of the WallStreetBets subreddit helped push the flailing stock to dizzying heights—while a short seller alleged an accompanying harassment campaign.
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a16z plans to launch a “new and separate media property” later this year focused on “the future” and names ex-CNN editor Maggie Leung executive editor — We embraced speaking directly to our audience — from the builders of the future to the tech-curious — right as the firm was started in 2009.| Zoe Schiffer / The Verge: |
Google workers across the world announce Alpha Global, an international union alliance comprising 13 unions representing workers in 10 countries — Alpha Global includes workers from 10 countries, including the United States and Germany — Google workers across the world are coming together to form a global union alliance.
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| Steve Dent / Engadget: |
Google pledges $150M in grants to promote COVID-19 vaccine distribution and converts some of its facilities into vaccination sites — Google will convert some of its facilities into COVID-19 vaccination sites starting in New York City, Los Angeles, the San Francisco Bay Area and Kirkland, Washington.
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| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
Apple launches Time to Walk for Apple Watch and Fitness+, offering 25- to 40-minute episodes of original audio from influential people, available today — Apple has officially unveiled its new Time to Walk feature for Apple Watch and Apple Fitness+ subscribers.
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| Issie Lapowsky / Protocol: |
Facebook says it will give researchers targeting data on 1.3M social issue, electoral, and political ads from August 3 through November 3 2020 — Facebook announced the news in a blog post Monday, following years of requests from academics. Until now, Facebook has only publicly shared data …
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| Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: |
Investment firm Carlyle Group confirmed it acquired UK-based game publisher Jagex, which develops RuneScape, reportedly for at least $530M — Investment firm The Carlyle Group has acquired RuneScape publisher Jagex for at least $530 million. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
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| Dan Primack / Axios: |
Source: Clubhouse raised around $100M from a16z at a $1B post-money valuation — Clubhouse, a San Francisco-based audio social network, raised around $100 million led by existing investor Andreessen Horowitz at a $1 billion post-money valuation, Axios has learned.| Clubhouse: |
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| Sara Fischer / Axios: |
Content recommendation company Taboola says it has agreed to go public via a SPAC, valuing the company at $2.6B and raising $545M — Taboola, the content recommendation company known best for the chum box ads at the bottom of publishers' websites, has agreed to merge with special purpose …
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Sources: Huawei is in early stage talks to sell its premium smartphone brands P and Mate to a Chinese consortium led by state-backed investment firms — (Reuters) - China's Huawei Technologies Co Ltd is in early-stage talks to sell its premium smartphone brands P and Mate …
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| Sara Fischer / Axios: |
Google details its work on a privacy-conscious cookie substitute, called Federated Learning of Cohorts, claims ~95% effectiveness compared to cookie-based ads — Google on Monday said new test results show promising signs that the technology it's hoping will replace cookie-based ad targeting is working.
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