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Newly created Twitter accounts labeled as Amazon employees are defending the company amid a union drive; Amazon admitted in 2018 to paying for similar tweets — - Amazon's paid army of employee Twitter users is at it again, this time criticizing unionization.
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After a monthslong campaign, the union election for Amazon workers in Bessemer, AL, has concluded and vote counting begins on Tuesday, overseen by the NLRB — - A tussle over ballot eligibility could last for several days — With stakes high, Amazon and union waged testy information war
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Sources: Substack is raising $65M at a $650M valuation; a16z will lead the round — Substack is raising $65 million in new venture capital funding that would value the company at around $650 million, Axios has learned. Existing investor Andreessen Horowitz is leading the round.| Todd Bishop / GeekWire: |
T-Mobile will end its TVision live TV offerings, partner with Philo and YouTube TV, and make Google Messages the default messaging app for Android customers — T-Mobile will make Google Messages its default messaging app for customers on Android devices, provide new backup and storage options via …
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| Corbin Davenport / XDA Developers: |
Xiaomi unveils €1,200 Mi 11 Ultra, with a rear-facing 1.1-inch AMOLED screen, and the Mi 11i, Mi 11 Lite series, Mi Band 6, and an AirPower-like charging pad — Xiaomi released the Mi 11 already in Europe last month following its debut in China at the end of last year.
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| David McLaughlin / Bloomberg: |
FTC abandons its antitrust lawsuit against Qualcomm, says it won't seek a Supreme Court review of a 2020 federal appeals court decision that acquitted Qualcomm — - FTC declines to seek Supreme Court review of monopoly case — Company was accused of abusing dominance in cell-phone chips| Alan Suderman / Associated Press: |
Sources: SolarWinds hackers gained access to emails of Trump administration's top DHS officials, including acting Secretary Chad Wolf and cybersecurity staff — Suspected Russian hackers gained access to email accounts belonging to the Trump administration's head of the Department …
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| Emily Birnbaum / Protocol: |
Eight current and former members of the American Bar Association's antitrust section say it's heavily influenced by lawyers from Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Google — One of the most trusted institutions in the decades-long debate over antitrust law in America is dominated by lawyers tied … | Ronan Shields / Adweek: |
Vista Equity partners acquires a majority stake in ad-tech company TripleLift, a source says for $1.4B — Ad tech sees another M&A jolt
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Sources: shares of ByteDance are trading at a $250B+ valuation in the secondary market; CB Insights said ByteDance's valuation was $140B in last fundraising — - Startup's valuation was $140 billion in last fundraising — Shares of ByteDance Ltd., the Chinese parent of hit video app TikTok … | Dan Taylor / Tech.eu: |
Germany-based Staffbase, which provides a suite of employee engagement tools for companies, raises $145M led by General Atlantic — Chemnitz-based employee engagement firm Staffbase has received $145 million in a financing round led by growth equity firm General Atlantic.
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Sources: Ramp, a Brex rival offering corporate cards and tools to manage staff expenses, is close to raising two rounds, one led by Stripe valuing it at $1.6B — Ramp, a two-year-old startup that offers corporate cards and software tools for managing employee expenses …
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