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Twitter says it has suspended 500+ accounts in India for violating rules but has not taken any action on accounts of journalists, activists, and politicians — Twitter said on Wednesday it has taken actions on more than 500 accounts and reduced visibility of some hashtags in India …
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Sources: the Trump-driven plan to force the sale of TikTok to a group including Oracle and Walmart has been shelved indefinitely — Trump-driven deal had languished as video-sharing app's Chinese owner mounted successful legal challenges — WASHINGTON—A U.S. plan to force the sale …
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Sources: Apple has partnered with TSMC to develop advanced micro OLED displays at a secretive facility in Taiwan — IPhone maker works on tech for augmented reality devices at secretive Taiwan lab — TAOYUAN, Taiwan — Apple has partnered with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co …
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Facebook says it will test a reduction of political content in News Feed for some users in Canada, Brazil, and Indonesia this week, and the US in coming weeks — News feeds will start getting less political content in Canada, Brazil and Indonesia, the social network said, with the change reaching the U.S. in coming weeks.
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| Ax Sharma / BleepingComputer: |
A researcher was able to breach 35+ companies, including Microsoft and Apple, in a new software supply chain attack that leveraged an open source ecosystem flaw — A researcher managed to breach over 35 major companies' internal systems, including Microsoft, Apple, PayPal, Shopify, Netflix …
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| Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge: |
Jack Dorsey expands on his vision of a decentralized social network and suggests an “app-store-like view of ranking algorithms” for users to select options — Dorsey expands on Twitter's vision for a decentralized network — Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey imagines a future … | Salvador Rodriguez / CNBC: |
Twitter says it expects expenses growth of 25%+ in 2021, alongside a 20% workforce bump; forecasts user growth to slow to the low double digits after Q1 — - Twitter's stock was flat in after-hours trading on Tuesday after the company reported its fourth-quarter earnings …
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| Sharon Otterman / New York Times: |
How software developers in NY took action to build better websites for scheduling vaccine appointments, after government websites proved to be not user-friendly — New Yorkers with tech skills were appalled when they tried to make vaccine appointments for older relatives. They knew there was a better way.| Nick Statt / The Verge: |
Salesforce says “the 9-to-5 workday is dead” and that after the pandemic most staff will work a flex schedule, going into the office 1-3 days per week — ‘It no longer makes sense to expect employees to work an eight-hour shift.’ — Cloud computing company Salesforce is joining … | Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
In iOS 14.5 beta, Maps adds a feature letting US users report accidents, hazards, and speed checks along their route using Siri or CarPlay — The iOS 14.5 beta, available to developers and public beta testers, adds a new Apple Maps feature that lets you report accidents, hazards …
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| Casey Newton / Platformer: |
In defense of blocking tools on Clubhouse, and why it should look at refining them over time to enable private conversations while also being more inclusive — Blocking is an important part of privacy — but it could be better — Blocking is having a moment.| Financial Times: |
Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google, and Microsoft, whose combined power usage tops 45 TWh/year, compete to buy clean energy and meet their ambitious climate goals — Standing on top of a giant wind turbine in Texas, 300 feet above the ground, Amazon chief executive Jeff Bezos raised a bottle …
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| Saqib Shah / Engadget: |
Google launches Google News Showcase in UK and Argentina, after debuting the service in Australia last week, and says it now has over 450 publications globally — Google News Showcase is starting to roll out to more countries worldwide, including the UK and Argentina, on the heels of its Australian launch last week.| Mikhail Klimentov / Washington Post: |
Riot Games CEO Nicolas Laurent has been accused of gender-based harassment in a lawsuit filed by a former executive assistant who was terminated in July 2020 — A lawsuit filed to the Los Angeles County Superior Court in January by Sharon O'Donnell, a former executive assistant at Riot Games …
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| Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica: |
ISPs submit report to the FCC claiming Starlink will hit a capacity shortfall in 2028 and ask the FCC to reconsider awarding rural broadband funding to SpaceX — SpaceX's FCC broadband funding faces more opposition from telco trade groups. — More broadband-industry groups are lining … | Marcella McCarthy / TechCrunch: |
SmartHop, which helps interstate truckers make their routes more efficient and lucrative, raises $12M Series A led by USV, bringing its total raised to $16.5M — If you are a founder and launched a startup last February of 2020 just before the pandemic hit, then you may have felt like you were living the ultimate business nightmare.
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| Chris O'Brien / VentureBeat: |
Tel Aviv-based CYE, which uses AI and human hackers to test a company's security resilience, raises $120M led by EQT — The soaring number of cyberattacks has propelled a massive expansion of potential solutions as startups and incumbent security providers jostle to address the market opportunity.
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| Dexter Thomas / VICE: |
Police officers in Beverly Hills have played licensed music while being filmed by citizens, seemingly in an effort to trigger social networks' copyright filters — Police officers in Beverly Hills have been playing music while being filmed, seemingly in an effort to trigger Instagram's copyright filters.
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| Jaron Schneider / PetaPixel: |
Adobe brings document collaboration to Photoshop, Illustrator, and Fresco, enabling asynchronous editing of files across desktop, iPhone, and iPad — Adobe is leaning a bit more into the benefits of a cloud-based architecture with the rollout of an easy collaboration button and asynchronous editing …
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| Sean Endicott / Windows Central: |
Microsoft launches two new apps for Teams: Bulletins, where organizations can share news in one place, and Milestones, which tracks the status of work items — Two new apps for Microsoft Teams are here to help improve productivity and communication. — What you need to know| Campbell Kwan / ZDNet: |
Huawei files a lawsuit against the FCC for its decision to designate the company as a national security threat, says the order was beyond FCC's scope of powers — It has accused the FCC of making the designation without providing substantial evidence. — Huawei has once again filed …
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| Romain Dillet / TechCrunch: |
French startup Powder, which helps users share video clips of their favorite games, raises $14M Series A led by Serena, bringing its total raised to $18M — Meet Powder, a French startup that helps you share video clips of your favorite games, follow people with the same interests and interact with them.
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| Sebastian Sinclair / CoinDesk: |
Mobile blockchain payments startup Celo, which is built on Ethereum, raises $20M from a16z and others, bringing its total raised to $65M — Celo offers a blockchain payments platform using customers' cellphone numbers to secure their public keys. — Mobile-focused blockchain payments startup Celo …
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| Manish Singh / TechCrunch: |
Snap partners with ShareChat's Moj app to integrate Camera Kit into the short video app, the first time it has partnered with an Indian company for Camera Kit — Snap has partnered with ShareChat's Moj app to integrate its Camera Kit into the Indian app as the American social giant looks … Sponsor Posts
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