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| Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: |
Sources say Discord is exploring a sale that could value it at $10B+, with one source saying it is in the final stage of negotiations — Discord is going through a sales process now that could result in a purchase of the communications and cha5t platform for much more than $10 billion, GamesBeat has learned.
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Windows Central, The Information, Reuters, Pocketnow, and Gamasutra
| Adi Robertson / The Verge: |
Judge certifies a class action suit against Apple that claims it knew for years that MacBooks' butterfly keyboards were flawed and small fixes were insufficient — The suit says Apple knew its thinner keyboard was rotten — A judge has certified a class action suit against Apple for its fragile butterfly keyboard design.
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United States District Court Northern District of California San Jose Division, Ars Technica, Forbes, iMore, CNET, Pixel Envy, HotHardware.com News, TidBITS, iPhone Hacks, 9to5Mac, MacDailyNews, iPhone in Canada Blog, MacRumors, AppleInsider, iDownloadBlog.com, Michael Tsai, The Mac Observer, and Cult of Mac
Tweets: @reckless, @rsingel, @quinnypig, @joannastern, and @dhh
| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple's HomePod mini has a sensor, currently disabled, that measures temperature and humidity; Apple is working on speakers with screens and cameras — Apple Inc.'s HomePod mini speaker launched last November with new features such as a home intercom system.
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MacRumors, AppleInsider, The Next Web, MacRumors, The Verge, MacRumors, 9to5Mac, BGR, SlashGear, Macworld, iMore, Six Colors, Pocketnow, Apple Terminal, Forbes, MacDailyNews, TechHive, iPhone Hacks, KnowTechie, Wccftech, Voicebot.ai, iPhone in Canada Blog, Pocket-lint, iDownloadBlog.com, TidBITS, Neowin, PCMag, Ubergizmo, Gizmodo, Tom's Guide, Redmond Pie, TechRadar, Patently Apple, Engadget, iClarified, MACお宝 …, and Pixel Envy
Tweets: @markgurman, @stevemoser, @alexeheath, @caseynewton, @lanceulanoff, @martinsfp, @jamespmcleod, @mikeelgan, and @samfbiddle
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft says it will begin a limited reopening of its Redmond HQ on March 29 and plans a future focus on hybrid workplaces — Microsoft is letting some employees back into the office — Microsoft is planning to start reopening its Redmond, Seattle headquarters later this month.
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The Official Microsoft Blog, microsoft.com, CNET, Financial Times, Insider, CRN, The New Stack, The Register, Reuters, TechRadar, GameSpot, Bloomberg, Microsoft, OnMSFT.com, and Tech Xplore
Tweets: @microsoft, @satyanadella, @tomwarren, @martinsfp, and @louisgray
| Makena Kelly / The Verge: |
Biden announces his intent to nominate Lina Khan, a legal scholar and leading voice in the growing tech antitrust movement, to serve as an FTC commissioner — Khan brought Big Tech scrutiny mainstream — President Joe Biden has announced his intent to nominate Lina Khan …
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The White House, Politico, GeekWire, The Hill, Agence France-Presse, NPR, TechCrunch, CNET, Engadget, Deadline, and CNBC
Tweets: @ceciliakang, @davidakaye, @richardjnieva, @linamkhan, @_megconley, @froomkin, and @reckless
| Nikkei Asia: |
Sources: Samsung plans to release new Galaxy Z Flip and Fold phones this year and is working on a double-folding phone to be unveiled as early as this year — South Korean tech titan is working on new double-hinged model — TAIPEI/SEOUL — Samsung Electronics is betting heavily on foldable smartphones …
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The Next Web, The Verge, SiliconANGLE, Android Police, 9to5Google, Pocket-lint, MSPoweruser, Pocketnow, SamMobile, SlashGear, Mashable, XDA Developers, Android Central, MUO, phonearena.com, Wccftech, and Patently Apple
Tweets: @nikkeiasia, @adammiarka, and @davezatz
| Chavi Mehta / Reuters: |
Facebook says it took down 1.3B fake accounts from October-December and 12M pieces of COVID-19 misinformation; Facebook has 35,000 staff tackling misinformation — (Reuters) - Facebook Inc said on Monday it took down 1.3 billion fake accounts between October and December …
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About Facebook, The Hill, iTnews, Raw Story, Agence France-Presse, Social Media Today, The Economic Times, 9to5Mac, CNET, New York Post, and KnowTechie
Tweets: @goangelo, @gregpinelo, @green_footballs, @goangelo, @goangelo, @dog_congress, @edbott, @goangelo, and @slpng_giants
| Natasha Mascarenhas / TechCrunch: |
Spark Capital decides to “sever all ties” with Dispo after claims of sexual assault against a former Vlog Squad member; David Dobrik departs from Dispo — Dobrik departs from Dispo board and leaves company — Venture capital firm Spark Capital has decided to ‘sever all ties’ with Dispo …
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The Information, New York Times, Washington Post, USA Today, Insider, Axios, The Verge, CNN, dot.LA, Tubefilter, PetaPixel, Variety, and Mashable
Tweets: @sparkcapital, @sevensevensix, @nytimes, @panzer, @nmasc_, @dunkhippo33, @triketora, @amlewis4, @imcatnoone, @taylorlorenz, @kimmaicutler, @taylorlorenz, and @kattenbarge
| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Long time Google VP Caesar Sengupta, who was in charge of Next Billion Users, Google Pay, and oversaw Chrome OS, is leaving the company after 15 years — One big focus for Google today is making products for what it dubs the Next Billion Users in countries just coming online.
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LinkedIn, Bloomberg, TechCrunch, Chrome Unboxed, CNBC, and Android Central
Tweets: @caesars, @mittermaniac, and @rajananandan
| Andrew Chung / Reuters: |
SCOTUS declined to hear Facebook's appeal to stop a proposed $15B class action lawsuit that accused Facebook of secretly tracking users via the “like” buttons — (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned away Facebook Inc's bid to pare back a $15 billion class action lawsuit accusing … | Reuters: |
Sources: Box is exploring a sale, discussing a potential deal with other companies and PE firms, amid pressure from hedge fund Starboard over stock performance — (Reuters) - U.S. cloud services provide Box Inc is exploring a sale amid pressure from hedge fund Starboard Value LP over its stock performance …
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft rebrands Xbox Live as Xbox network, says the change is to distinguish the online service from Xbox Live Gold membership — Xbox network is the future — Microsoft is rebranding Xbox Live to Xbox network. Instances of the new branding started appearing in the Xbox dashboard recently …
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VentureBeat, Windows Central, Gamasutra, Kotaku, Dot Esports, Game Rant, PC Gamer, MSPoweruser, and GamingBolt
| Damien Wilde / 9to5Google: |
YouTube confirms it is testing a feature in the US that automatically detects products in videos and provides related content links — As part of one of YouTube's latest experiments, the video-sharing platform looks to expand beyond the “Products in this Video” feature that auto-detects specific items …
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The Verge. Tweets: @lanceulanoff, @seyitaylor, @mattcassinelli, @brianroemmele, and @ohthatflo
| Miriam Gottfried / Wall Street Journal: |
Blackstone, with a goal of managing $1T in assets by 2026, is increasingly investing in fast-growing tech companies and has opened a San Francisco office — Jonathan Gray is guiding shift at investment firm that made its name buying into undervalued companies
Tweets: @cliffordasness
| Kim Lyons / The Verge: |
Jack Dorsey's first tweet sold as an NFT for $2,915,835.47 on a service called Valuables; Dorsey says he sent all proceeds to GiveDirectly's Africa fund as BTC — The winning bidder for the Twitter CEO's first tweet was Sina Estavi — After it spent just over two weeks on the market …
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Reuters, The Hill, Decrypt, Forbes, Agence France-Presse, Engadget, CNET, Reuters, Fast Company, TechSpot, The Block, Protos, NewsBTC, Crypto Briefing, and The Mac Observer
Tweets: @lanceulanoff, @punished_picnic, @whatsnext, and @caseynewton
| Lauren Kaori Gurley / VICE: |
NLRB docs show it filed a federal complaint against Amazon after a probe found Amazon illegally questioned and threatened a leader of Amazon walkouts in Queens — The state of New York is also suing Amazon for alleged health and safety violations at the same Queens warehouse where workers led the first COVID-19-related walkouts.| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Fitness company Peloton has recently acquired three startups, gaining expertise in wearable devices, voice assistants, and interactive workout mats — - Company quietly purchased Atlas Wearables, Otari and Aiqudo — Peloton Interactive Inc. recently acquired three companies …
Tweets: @markgurman
| Katie Roof / Bloomberg: |
Side, a real estate brokerage whose software helps agents with branding, marketing, and more, raises $150M, valuing it at $1B and bringing total raised to $200M — - Side reaches $1 billion valuation with $150 million round — San Francisco-based firm looks to expand to new states| Andy Day / Fstoppers: |
Instead of convincing people merely to buy things that they don't need, NFTs are convincing them to buy imaginary optimism based on a mass enchantment and FOMO — Photographers, filmmakers, and digital artists are falling over themselves to mint NFTs in a get-rich-quick scheme …
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NFT Nick. Tweets: @counternotions, @iansherr, @cnyari, @johnkoetsier, @askslim, @jherskowitz, @reckless, @miloneuman, and @gullevek
| Larry Dignan / ZDNet: |
Synnex and privately-held Tech Data, both of which help implement solutions for IoT, cloud computing, and more, say they are merging in a deal valued at ~$7.2B — The combination of two companies will expand the geographic and product reach into cybersecurity, cloud, data and Internet of things.
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CRN, PR Newswire, SiliconANGLE, Channel Futures, and Silicon Valley Business …
| Ron Miller / TechCrunch: |
Zoom announces an SDK to help developers build Zoom video services into other apps, a central developer portal, analytics, and other tools — One clear sign of a maturing platform is when the company exposes the services it uses for its own tools to other developers.| Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols / ZDNet: |
Richard Stallman says he has rejoined the Free Software Foundation's board; he resigned from the board and as president in 2019 after controversy over Epstein — The well-known founder of GNU software and free software resigned as president and board member of the FSF in 2019.
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The Verge, It's FOSS News, and Ars Technica
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