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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: @mattroberts, @bgurley, @halsinger, @hakana, and @glenngabe
| 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: @paulnemitz, @juliaangwin, @justinbrookman, @themarkup, and @snowjake
| 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
| 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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Sramana Mitra. Tweets: @sandtcasb, @pauldaugh, @mims, @mims, @deep29jariwala, @vijay_r_kumar, and @mims
| 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.| Brian Heater / TechCrunch: |
Skycatch, which uses off-the-shelf drones and lidar to provide centimeter-accurate 3D scanning services for construction and mining operations, raises $25M — Skycatch today announced a $25 million raise, led by ADB Ventures and Wavemaker. Founded in 2013, the Bay Area-based company … | 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 … | Digits to Dollars: |
Intel Foundry Services could succeed if Intel can sort out its manufacturing process, find needed funds, and build up a true customer service capability — The big news this week was Intel's announcement of its new strategy, doubling down on its fab and foundries.
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Tom's Guide, SiliconANGLE, and Fortune
Tweets: @hattom, @iancutress, @handleym99, @iancutress, @thekanter, @migueldeicaza, and @handleym99
| Reggie Ugwu / New York Times: |
A look at Google's hands-off content moderation approach for Google Podcasts, where hate speech from white supremacists and pro-Nazi groups is easy to find — The platform's tolerance of white supremacist, pro-Nazi and conspiracy theory content pushes the boundaries of the medium.
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