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| Kate Klonick / New Yorker: |
A look at the making of Facebook's Oversight Board, its members, Zuckerberg's rationale for its existence, and criticisms of the endeavor — The company has created a board that can overrule even Mark Zuckerberg. Soon, it will decide whether to allow Trump back on Facebook.
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| Taylor Hatmaker / TechCrunch: |
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| Bloomberg: |
Sources: US investigators say hardware and firmware of Supermicro servers were tampered with an extra chip loaded with backdoor code to send data to China — In 2010, the U.S. Department of Defense found thousands of its computer servers sending military network data to China …
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9to5Mac, AppleInsider, Patently Apple, Protocol, Wccftech, and Slashdot
| Sam Shead / CNBC: |
Sources: Qualcomm has told regulators around the world, including the FTC and UK's CMA, that it is against Nvidia's $40B acquisition of Arm — - Qualcomm has told regulators around the world that it is against Nvidia's $40 billion acquisition of British chip designer Arm, according to sources familiar with the matter.
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Tom's Hardware, SiliconANGLE, AppleInsider, MacRumors, 9to5Mac, The Irish Times, and MacDailyNews. Tweets: @benbajarin. Thanks:@ryan_browne_
| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Google, Microsoft, and Qualcomm are among companies asking US to intervene in Nvidia's Arm acquisition, and at least one company wants the deal killed — Some of the world's largest technology companies are complaining to U.S. antitrust regulators about Nvidia Corp.'s acquisition … | TechCrunch: |
Jack Dorsey and Jay Z create ₿trust endowment with 500 bitcoin, worth $23M+, to fund teams working on Bitcoin development, initially in Africa and India — Twitter and Square CEO Jack Dorsey and rapper Jay Z have created an endowment to fund bitcoin development initially in Africa and India, Dorsey said Friday.
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Insider, The Verge, CoinDesk, The Economic Times, Decrypt, Engadget, TechCircle, coinspeaker.com, CryptoGlobe, Variety, New York Post, MediaNama, Ethereum World News, and theblockcrypto.com
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| Neil Cybart / Above Avalon: |
According to an estimate Apple Watch reached 100M users in December, 30M of which came in 2020; 35% of US iPhone users wear an Apple Watch — More than 100 million people wear an Apple Watch. Based on my estimates, Apple surpassed the important adoption milestone this past December.
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Thurrott, Computerworld, The Mac Observer, TechSpot, Philip Elmer‑DeWitt, Wccftech, iPhone in Canada Blog, MacRumors, Gizchina, Patently Apple, Ubergizmo, MacDailyNews, and iMore
Tweets: @fromedome, @counternotions, @sub8u, and @aboveavalon
| Jessica Bursztynsky / CNBC: |
Spotify says it is adapting a Work From Anywhere model and will provide co-working space memberships for employees who choose to work remotely — - Spotify is adapting a “Work from Anywhere” model, which will allow employees to choose whether they want to be in the office full time, be at home full time or a combination of the two.
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Spotify, Reuters, The Verge, Engadget, CNET, HR Blog, and Silicon Republic
Tweets: @spotifynews, @elyktrix, @scottlincicome, @shaunbent, and @martinsfp
| Zac Hall / 9to5Mac: |
Apple launches its first standalone Apple TV+ AR app, with a For All Mankind backstory and exclusive content for the latest iPad Pro and iPhone 12 Pro models — Apple's rumored augmented reality experience for Apple TV+ has arrived in the form of For All Mankind: Time Capsule.
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Apple, Apple TV+ Press, CNET, AppleInsider, VRScout, and Apple Must
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| Mariella Moon / Engadget: |
Facebook says it is limiting the distribution of all content posted by Myanmar's military, which has been using the platform to spread misinformation — detailed how it's handling the political situation Myanmar in a new post, where it has revealed that it's limiting the distribution of all content posted by the country's military.
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| Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge: |
Google adds some of its Pixel-exclusive photo editing features to Google Photos, but they are paywalled behind Google One — Previously Pixel-exclusive features are coming to other devices — for a price — Google is adding some of its fancy, Pixel-exclusive editing features …
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The Keyword, Android Police, PCMag, ZDNet, gHacks Technology News, BGR India, Android Headlines, Tom's Guide, and BGR
Tweets: @ohmdee, @glenngabe, @googlephotos, and @maxwinebach
| David Pierce / Protocol: |
Interview with Vimeo's CEO Anjali Sud, who oversaw the streaming service's transition to a B2B SaaS company offering tools for making videos — Anjali Sud's first day as Vimeo CEO was an eventful one. Not only was she standing in front of the company as its new leader, she was telling them that things were about to change.
Tweets: @protocol, @jamshedwadia, @pierce, and @protocol
| Sara Fischer / Axios: |
Microsoft President Brad Smith says the US and other countries should adopt Australia's proposed media rules, which require tech firms to pay for news content — Microsoft President Brad Smith told Axios in an interview that the U.S. and other countries should consider adopting media rules …
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Microsoft On the Issues, Associated Press, The Keyword, Axios, International Business Times, Windows Central, The Guardian, ABC, Insider, Gizmodo, CNET, WinBuzzer, MediaNama, Wall Street Journal, The Economic Times, TechRadar, SiliconANGLE, and Voice of America
Tweets: @tomfriedman, @mathewi, @rasmus_kleis, @caseynewton, @carnage4life, @benyt, @jamesallworth, @knightfdn, @googlenews, @gerritd, @brooklynmarie, @jason_kint, @jason_kint, @stevesi, @jason_kint, @newsceo, @nii_ahene, @pressgazette, @klyngec, @dinabass, @dinabass, @campuscodi, @msftissues, @peard33, @sarafischer, @kylebrussell, @sarafischer, and @fxshaw
| Sarah Whitten / CNBC: |
Disney says it now has 94.9M Disney+ subscribers — - Disney+ now has more than 94.9 million subscribers. — Last quarter, the company said its streaming service will have 230 million to 260 million subscribers by 2024. — Disney announced Thursday that its streaming platform surpassed 94.9 million subscribers.
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CNBC, The Verge, Thurrott, Business Wire, AdExchanger, Engadget, Android Central, TechSpot, AppleInsider, MacDailyNews, Patently Apple, iPhone in Canada Blog, and Input
Tweets: @drbarnard, @reneritchie, @scottmonty, @ooccouchgags, @moreandagain, @lester_o3, @clientjournoexp, @pt, @danberger, @mattbelloni, and @lucas_shaw
| William Turton / Bloomberg: |
Some Black medical professionals who are voluntarily countering misinfo on Clubhouse about COVID-19 and its vaccine say they have been harassed and bullied — - Conspiracies flourish on app including about vaccines and 5G — 'Hey, I was skeptical too, but here's where I am now'| Will Oremus / OneZero : |
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