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Sources: Amazon's recent tweets aimed at politicians came after Bezos told execs they were not pushing back enough on criticism that was inaccurate — Snarky tweets targeting Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren came after the CEO told execs they weren't pushing back hard enough on critics.
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| USA Today: |
NY State launches first US “vaccine passport” app, Excelsior Pass, built on IBM's blockchain-based health pass platform, to be used initially at large venues — Starting Friday, New Yorkers will be able to pull up a code on their cell phone or a printout to prove they've …
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| Daisuke Wakabayashi / New York Times: |
A look at Google's two-decade quest to challenge Amazon, as Google now tries to present itself as a cheaper and less restrictive option for independent sellers — Google presents itself to independent sellers as cheaper and less restrictive. But it is not clear whether it can change people's habits of going straight to Amazon.
Tweets: @javzamora, @mattroberts, @bgurley, @halsinger, @hakana, and @glenngabe
| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
UK-based used-car marketplace Cazoo to go public on NYSE through a SPAC, valuing it at $7B, and raising $1.6B — Cazoo, the UK used-car sales portal that has been on a major fundraising tear in the last year, will be next company to pursue more growth by way of a SPAC …
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| Lisa Ward / Wall Street Journal: |
Amid a shortage of therapists, experts discuss how AI can make mental health treatment cheaper and accessible, its privacy concerns, product efficacy, and more — Three experts discuss the promise—and problems—of relying on algorithms for our mental health — Could artificial intelligence reduce the need for human therapists?
Tweets: @kfury, @evasmartai, and @wsj
| Aaron Sankin / The Markup: |
How Digital Advertising Alliance's AdChoices tool, which launched in 2010 to let users opt out of personalized ads, is undermined by its cookie-based approach — Let's just say it leaves a lot to be desired — Last year, while reporting a story about how the digital advertising industry burrowed …
Tweets: @dangillmor, @paulnemitz, @juliaangwin, @justinbrookman, @themarkup, and @snowjake
| Christopher Mims / Wall Street Journal: |
As Moore's Law slows down, a look at 2D materials like graphene, which is already being used to create flexible electronics and could replace silicon in chips — After more than a half-century of making microchips in more or less the same way, profound changes are coming — Silicon is pretty great.
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| Cyrus Farivar / NBC News: |
Analysis shows DoorDash has added supplemental local fees in 57 of the 68 locations that imposed caps on the size of commissions it could charge restaurants — OAKLAND, Calif.—For nearly a decade, Grand Lake Kitchen, across from picturesque Lake Merritt, where locals head for leisurely walks … | Fanny Potkin / Reuters: |
Facebook says it has planned two new undersea cables in a project with Google and local telcos to connect Singapore, Indonesia, and North America — (Corrects Indonesian telecommunications' company to Telkom in paragraph 6, not Telkomsel) — SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Facebook said on Monday …
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| Natasha Bertrand / Politico: |
National cyber director position, which Congress mandated in a defense bill last year, remains unfilled two months into Biden's admin due to political turf wars — Turf wars and political battles are keeping open a role that Congress created and is demanding be filled.
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Washington Post. Tweets: @jenniferjjacobs, @lorenraedej, @chrisrohlf, @jkosseff, @natashabertrand, @politico, @k8em0, and @laraseligman
| Catherine Shu / TechCrunch: |
Ajaib, an Indonesian stock trading and investment app, raises $65M Series A extension led by Ribbit Capital, increasing the round's total to $90M — Ajaib, the Indonesian investment app, has added $65 million to its Series A, bringing the round's new total to $90 million.| Julie Jargon / Wall Street Journal: |
A look at app-based hearing devices for people with mild-to-moderate hearing loss, as FDA prepares rules to allow for more over-the-counter hearing aid options — In-ear AI and smartphones give people with mild-to-moderate hearing loss more choices than ever, but apps can be a hard sell for someSponsor Posts
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