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Kuo: iPhone 13 to have smaller notch, larger batteries; Pro models to use 120Hz displays; iPhone mini to return; he has “no visibility” of power button Touch ID — Reliable Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo is out with a new investor note today focused on what to expect … | Zac Hall / 9to5Mac: |
Kuo: high-end 2022 iPhones and maybe the entire lineup, if production permits, will lose the notch in favor of a hole-punch design; iPhone SE 5G coming in 2022 — Ming-Chi Kuo of TF International Securities has published a new report for Apple supply chain investors in which the reliable analyst predicts … | Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Instagram launches Live Rooms for live broadcasts with up to four creators, up from two, and says it will roll out new audio features in coming months — Instagram today announced it's adding a much-requested feature to its app with the launch of “Live Rooms,” which allow up to four people to broadcast live together at the same time.
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| Andy Greenberg / Wired: |
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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| Michael Steeber / 9to5Mac: |
Every Apple Store in the US is open for the first time since March 2020, with many starting to offer in-store shopping after operating as Express storefronts — Every Apple Store in the United States is open for the first time in nearly a year. It was 353 days ago — March 13, 2020 …
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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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From NBA highlights on Top Shot to Christie's first-ever sale of digital art, a collage fetching $3M bids, the use of NFTs to certify asset ownership is booming — LONDON (Reuters) - In October 2020, Miami-based art collector Pablo Rodriguez-Fraile spent almost $67,000 on a 10-second video artwork … | Zoe Schiffer / The Verge: |
The Medium Workers Union is pausing organizing efforts after falling one vote short in an online vote to gain recognition from management as a bargaining unit — 'We're not going anywhere,' organizers say — The Medium Workers Union is pausing organizing efforts after it failed to win … | Reuters: |
Source: Goldman Sachs is restarting its cryptocurrency trading desk amid the crypto boom and will begin dealing bitcoin futures and more starting next week — LONDON (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc has restarted its cryptocurrency trading desk and will begin dealing bitcoin futures …
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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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| Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: |
Sports and esports betting service Rivalry raises $20M ahead of a potential IPO this year, to help it expand to the US — Rivalry has raised $20 million for its business of sports and esports betting. The company has a mobile and PC platform that makes it easy to place bets on sports and esports matches.| New York Times: |
China's electronic yuan or eCNY is now being tested in Shenzhen, Shanghai, and Beijing; no major country is as far along with a homegrown digital currency — The electronic Chinese yuan is now being tested in cities such as Shenzhen, Shanghai and Beijing. No other major power is as far along with a homegrown digital currency.
Tweets: @mazmhussain, @edmundcmoy, @kenroth, @nytimes, and @nytimestech
| 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 …
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