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Amazon is pursuing an increasingly aggressive PR strategy, picking fights with Democratic politicians such as Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders on Twitter — Who is Amazon trying to convince? — SHARE All sharing options — Amazon is intensifying its bizarre online public relations strategy …
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| Liam Tung / ZDNet: |
Microsoft says 92% of vulnerable Exchange servers had been patched/mitigated, and reiterates that patches do not necessarily remove the access of the attacker — If you're cleaning up a infected Exchange server, you need to look for traces of multiple threats, warns Microsoft.
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| Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: |
Apple releases iOS 14.4.2 and iOS 12.5.2 to fix a critical cross-site scripting vulnerability in WebKit that “may have been actively exploited” — Apple today released iOS 14.4.2 for iPhone and iPad, and watchOS 7.3.3 for Apple Watch. The updates includes an important security fix for WebKit …
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Interviews and documents reveal that in the year before his death, Tony Hsieh was surrounded by people who lived off his fortune and enabled his risky lifestyle — The group that surrounded the late Zappos boss helped sustain his drug habit, protected him from outsiders and lived off his largess| Krystal Hu / Reuters: |
Report: close to half the tech M&A deals in the US included a stock consideration in 2020, the highest percentage since 2016, versus only 27% in 2019 — (Reuters) - Cash may be king, but stock is queen in the land of technology mergers and acquisitions during a pandemic-fueled tech boom.| Julia Fioretti / Bloomberg: |
China-based Q&A service Zhihu closed down 11% in its US trading debut on Friday, after raising $522.5M in an IPO; Zhihu had 75.7M MAUs in Q4 2020, up 33% YoY — - Zhihu falls 11% in U.S. trading debut after $522.5 million IPO — Alibaba, JD.com, Tencent join $250 million private placement
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| Yoolim Lee / Bloomberg: |
Report: Southeast Asian tech startups raised $8.2B in 2020, down 3.5% YoY, compared to a 31% drop in India and 38% in Africa; Indonesia drew 70% of the capital — - Fundraising remained at 2019 levels even as pandemic raged — Indonesian startups drew 70% of region's investments last year| South China Morning Post: |
Chinese food delivery giant Meituan reports revenue of $5.8B in Q4, up 35% YoY, and a loss of ~$300M as it continues to invest heavily in community group buying — Fierce competition in China's community group buying market took a toll as Meituan's profits plunged 250 per cent for the quarter Revenue …
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| Roland Li / San Francisco Chronicle: |
Facebook to reopen Menlo Park HQ and other Bay Area sites at 10% capacity starting May 10, and allow remote work until a month after offices reach 50% capacity — Facebook has set a Bay Area office reopening date: May 10. — The social media giant will open at 10% capacity starting …
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| Abby Ohlheiser / MIT Technology Review: |
Artists are tapping into NFT marketplaces, which could pay them thousands for their work, but are running into scams, environmental concerns, and crypto hype — Artists are jumping into a market that will pay thousands for their work. But they're running into scams, environmental concerns, and crypto hype.
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| Jabari Young / CNBC: |
How Canada-based sports gaming and media company theScore, valued at $1B, is trying to expand its US reach through its sports news and betting apps — - Canada-based gaming and media company theScore is worth $1 billion and wants to gain market share in U.S. online sports betting.
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Fishbrain, a Stockholm-based sport fishing app, social network, and digital marketplace with ~12M users, raises $31M from Consensus, Adrigo Asset, and SoftBank — Fishbrain, a Stockholm, Sweden-based sport fishing app, social network, and digital marketplace, raised $31M in funding.Sponsor Posts
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