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| Stephen Totilo / Kotaku: |
Google says it will close its two Stadia game studios, in LA and Montreal, and Stadia head Jade Raymond is leaving; the closure will affect ~150 developers — Google Stadia, the late 2019 streaming platform that promised to revolutionize gaming by letting users stream games without needing …
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| Chris Velazco / Engadget: |
Apple releases the first iOS 14.5 beta, which lets users unlock their iPhones with Face ID while wearing a mask if they are also wearing an Apple Watch — The feature debuts in a new developer beta, available now — While the full release won't arrive for some time …
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| Peter Rudegeair / Wall Street Journal: |
Robinhood says it has raised $2.4B from shareholders, just days after raising ~$1B — The $3.4 billion raised since last Thursday is more than the company has raised in its entire prior existence — Robinhood Markets Inc. raised another $2.4 billion from shareholders …
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| Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge: |
Ford says “millions” of its vehicles will run on Android starting in 2023, as it signs a six-year deal for Google Cloud to provide connected vehicle services — Google bags its latest automotive partner — Ford is the latest automaker to turn its vehicle operating systems over to Google.
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| Sara Fischer / Axios: |
Facebook is testing a notification for Facebook and Instagram iOS app users globally that encourages opting in to tracking for a “better ads experience” — Facebook is testing a notification that notifies Apple iOS users about ways the tech giant uses their data to target personalized ads to them.
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| Alex Heath / The Information: |
Source: Sriram Krishnan, known for holding product leadership roles at Facebook, Twitter, and Snap, has joined Andreessen Horowitz as a general partner — Sriram Krishnan, a well-known tech investor and former product leader at Twitter, has joined the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz …
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| Ian Allison / CoinDesk: |
Sources: IBM has drastically downsized its blockchain team after missing revenue targets by 90%; IBM says the unit is “doing well” — “There is not really going to be a blockchain team any longer,” said a source. — IBM has cut its blockchain team down to almost nothing …
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| Mike Butcher / TechCrunch: |
A recap of Elon Musk's Clubhouse appearance, which broke the 5,000 participant limit, pushing some to YouTube, and included an interview with Robinhood's CEO — Elon Musk, the founder of Tesla, SpaceX, and many other companies, has mastered the art of using Twitter to harness fans …
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| Kellen Browning / New York Times: |
Microsoft's head of IR says Xbox will be in short supply through at least June, after it sold every unit it had last quarter and topped $5B in gaming revenue — A month after the holiday season, gamers are still contending with scalpers, bots and immense demand as they hunt for elusive devices.
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| Zoe Schiffer / The Verge: |
Google has agreed to pay $2.5M to 5,500+ female engineers as well as female and Asian job applicants who were allegedly subject to pay and hiring discrimination — The US Department of Labor alleges systemic pay and hiring discrimination — Google has agreed to pay $2.5 million …
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| Manish Singh / TechCrunch: |
Twitter quietly restored a number of high-profile accounts in India it banned earlier, citing a “legal demand”, including Caravan and two politicians — Twitter blocked access to dozens of accounts in India, including some that belonged to high-profile individuals in the country …
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| Khari Johnson / VentureBeat: |
Databricks, which provides services for data analytics and AI workloads, raises $1B and is now valued at $28B — Databricks today announced the close of a $1 billion funding round, bringing the company's valuation to $28 billion after post-money valuation, a company spokesperson told VentureBeat.| Ryan Tracy / Wall Street Journal: |
After SpaceX won preliminary rights to $886M in FCC grants for rural broadband, rivals urge new FCC leadership to check if the winning bidders “are capable” — Competitors say government should think twice about backing SpaceX's satellite-based system with nearly $1 billion
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| Yuri Kageyama / Associated Press: |
Nintendo reports April-December results: ~$3.6B profit on revenue of $13B, 24M Switches sold, and forecasts $3.8B profit for the fiscal year ending March 2021 — TOKYO (AP) — Nintendo Co. reported Monday that its profit for the first three fiscal quarters nearly doubled as people around … | Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Democrats have complained to companies, including Google, that have suspended campaign donations, say they are being penalized for Republicans' actions — Lawmakers say companies' suspension of campaign donations puts business priorities at risk — Lawmakers from both parties …
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