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Profile of the trader known as DeepFuckingValue on r/WallStreetBets, who began investing in GameStop and explaining why in YouTube videos starting in mid-2019 — Trader known as DeepF—ingValue on the WallStreetBets forum helped turn the investing world upside down. “I didn't expect this.”
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Robinhood says it raised emergency funding of $1B+ from its existing investors, as it faces an onslaught of demands on its cash amid a stock market frenzy — The no-fee trading app, which is popular with young investors, has been strained by the high volume of trading this week in stocks such as GameStop.
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SEC says it “will closely review actions taken by regulated entities that may disadvantage investors” in trading certain securities — The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, making its most specific comments about the recent mania in the stock market … | Mitchell Clark / The Verge: |
Robinhood has placed trade restrictions on more than 50 stocks as of Friday and limited the purchase of some stocks, like GameStop, to a single share — The company is giving us numbers for what ‘limited buys’ really means — Robinhood only wants users to have a limited number of shares …
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After dogecoin spiked 800%+, Robinhood halted instant deposits for crypto purchases and restricted trading in cryptocurrencies on Friday — - Users reported that the trading app had halted instant deposits for crypto purchases on Friday. — Robinhood confirmed the move …
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| Adam Satariano / New York Times: |
Graphika: Huawei officials retweeted messages from fake accounts on Twitter to spread a pro-5G influence campaign in Belgium; Huawei is investigating the claim — A covert online push to sway telecommunications policy in favor of the Chinese company may presage a new twist in social manipulation.
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Sources: Hyundai executives are divided over a potential tie-up with Apple, with some raising concerns about becoming a contract manufacturer — SEOUL/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Executives in Hyundai Motor Co Group are divided over a potential tie-up with Apple Inc, with some raising concerns …
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| Alex Sherman / CNBC: |
Speaking on Clubhouse, Reddit CEO Steve Huffman said his team monitors “Daily Active Shitheads” to make sure Reddit communities don't spiral out of control — - Reddit has taken the spotlight this week after community of investors ganged up to send GameStop and other heavily-shorted stocks soaring.
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Nerdy, which operates an online tutoring service, plans to go public via a SPAC merger at a valuation of $1.7B and plans to raise up to $750M with the deal — A gig economy-powered consumer edtech platform is heading to the New York Stock Exchange. — Edtech startup Nerdy …
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| Geoffrey Fowler / Washington Post: |
A spot check finds some apps in Apple's App Store with inaccurate privacy “nutrition labels” that downplay how much data they send to Facebook, Google, others — Apple's plan to make iPhone apps be transparent about the data they take falls short of being helpful — or even accurate
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Investigators say suspected Russian hack extends far beyond SolarWinds, with ~30% of the victims having no connection to the software — Roughly 30% of victims are said to have no connection to the network-management company's tainted software — Investigators probing a massive hack …
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| Theodore Schleifer / Vox: |
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative is overhauling its political program, outsourcing its advocacy work, and launching a criminal justice reform group with a $350M fund — The Facebook founder and his wife, Priscilla Chan, are making the largest structural change to their philanthropy since they launched it five years ago.
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