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The WikiLeaks-style group DDoSecrets claims that Parler-like site Gab has been breached and is now set to share 70GB of passwords, private posts, and more — The transparency group DDoSecrets says it will make the 70GB of passwords, private posts, and more available to researchers, journalists, and social scientists.
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| Jennifer Epstein / Bloomberg: |
Pres. Biden says there should be “no coercion, no threats, no anti-union propaganda” by Amazon amid its warehouse workers' vote on whether to form a union in AL — - ‘The choice to join a union is up to the workers,’ Biden said — Mail-in voting for 6,000 workers began in mid-February
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| Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge: |
Lime says it will it will spend $50M to expand its network, doubling the number of cities in which it operates, and roll out a new e-bike — The scooter company is also rolling out a new model of e-bike — Lime is getting back to its roots. The scooter company formerly known as LimeBike …
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| Natalia Drozdiak / Bloomberg: |
Swedish payments startup Klarna raises $1B at a valuation of $31B, triple its valuation in its last funding round in September — - Swedish firm raised $1 billion in new funding from investors — Klarna to donate 1% of new funds to climate change initiatives
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| Connor Perrett / Business Insider: |
Transgender creators say they originally found TikTok to be a positive experience, but the app's design has created a culture of transphobia and harassment — - TikTok has skyrocketed in popularity, especially among LGBTQ communities. — But trans creators say they've experienced transphobia ranging … | Mark Serrels / CNET: |
Escort sex workers, from countries where their profession is legal, say they are being banned from sites like OnlyFans that are bound by the US FOSTA-SESTA law — Editors' note: This story contains sexually explicit language and descriptions not suited for younger readers.
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Dream Games, which develops mobile puzzle games, raises $50M Series A led by Index Ventures, the largest Series A raised by a Turkish startup to date — On the back of Zynga acquiring Turkey's Peak Games for $1.8 billion last year and then following it up with another gaming acquisition in the country … | Tim Bradshaw / Financial Times: |
Online reviews site Trustpilot unveils plans for London IPO with plans to raise $50M and hopes for a market value of ~£1B — Online review site looks to take advantage of booming demand from investors — Trustpilot has unveiled plans to list in London, handing the UK …
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Axonius, a security startup developing an end-to-end device management platform, raises $100M Series D led by Stripes, at a $1.2B post-money valuation — Remote work has become the norm for many businesses in the last year, and today a startup that has built a cybersecurity platform …
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| Bob Davis / Wall Street Journal: |
A look at Biden's efforts to partner with allies to boost key tech sectors and counter China, going beyond Trump-era measures like restricting sales of SMIC — Combined efforts in semiconductors, artificial intelligence seen as way to thwart Beijing's ambitions
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| Catherine Shu / TechCrunch: |
Sydney-based HR software developer Employment Hero raises $45M AUD Series D at a $250M+ AUD valuation led by SEEK — Businesses, and the tech platforms that support their operations, had to adapt quickly to the pandemic. Ben Thompson, co-founder and chief executive officer … | Will Oremus / OneZero : |
Twitter Super Follows and Clubhouse portend a shift from algorithmic, scale-focused, low-attention feeds to low-volume, high-attention relationships with users — Products like Clubhouse and Twitter's “Super Follows” offer a new kind of engagement — Open Facebook, Instagram, TikTok …
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