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Twitter complies with an emergency order from India and hides 50+ tweets, some of which were critical of Modi's handling of COVID-19, from users in the country — You're reading it here first: Twitter has complied with government requests to censor 52 tweets that mostly criticised India's handling …
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India's government says it ordered Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter to take down dozens of posts critical of its handling of the pandemic; companies complied — Aimed at Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, the move sets up a clash over free speech amid a widening political and public health crisis.
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A deep look at the slander industry, and the symbiotic relationship between the sites that host slander and the “reputation management” companies who remove it — I wanted to slander someone. — My colleague Kashmir Hill and I were trying to learn who is responsible for …
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Dan Kaminsky, the celebrated security researcher widely known for his work on discovering crucial DNS security flaws and Sony Rootkit infections, has died at 42 — The celebrated security researcher, Dan Kaminsky, widely known for his work on discovering crucial DNS security flaws …
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| Washington Post: |
An obscure Florida company began acquiring DoD's IP addresses, now totaling 175M, on Jan. 20; DoD says it is a pilot to prevent unauthorized use of its IP space — After decades of not using a huge chunk of the Internet, the Pentagon has given control of millions of computer addresses …
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| Matthew Panzarino / TechCrunch: |
Apple's marketing head Greg Joswiak and hardware chief John Ternus on M1 chip in iPad Pro, Liquid Retina XDR display, Center Stage camera capability, and more — Apple SVPs chat about the iPad Pro, merging with the Mac and its new unified processor strategy
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Tweets: @panzer, @mattcassinelli, @stshank, @hallstephenj, @folletto, and @epro
| Anna Hensel / Modern Retail: |
Affirm to acquire Returnly, a software startup that allows retailers to offer store credit before an item is returned, for $300M in a cash and equity deal — Buy now, pay later startup Affirm is looking to acquisitions to gain an edge over its competitors.
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| R.T. Watson / Wall Street Journal: |
As the US market saturates, Netflix, Disney, and Amazon are slowing Hollywood exports and spending billions of dollars to make international content — With U.S. market saturated, companies are slowing Hollywood exports and spending billions of dollars to make international content
Tweets: @danablankenhorn, @dputtnam, and @wsj
| Duncan Riley / SiliconANGLE: |
Cherre, which uses AI to index and analyze real estate data from disparate public and private sources, raises $50M Series B, bringing total raised to $75M — Real estate data management and analytics startup Cherre Inc. has raised $50 million in new funding to enable it to expand its platform offering …
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Geektime, PR Newswire, The Real Deal New York, Insider, FinSMEs, and New York Business Journal
| Nitasha Tiku / Washington Post: |
The entrance of Gen Z women in the VC industry signals the VC establishment's growing interest in funding companies focused on Gen Z consumers — The new entrants hope their arrival is a sign that the VC establishment is open to new perspectives on which ideas deserve funding| Aaron Pressman / Fortune: |
Rocket Lawyer, which offers online legal documents and virtual attorney meetings to businesses and individuals, raises $223M led by Vista Credit Partners — Our mission to make business better is fueled by readers like you. To enjoy unlimited access to our journalism, subscribe today.
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Tweets: @charleymooreesq and @rocketlawyer
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Battery Ventures leads a combined $150M+ investment in SaaSOptics and Chargify, two companies that help SaaS companies manage billing and subscriptions — The San Francisco office of Battery Ventures, a Boston investment firm, led a growth-equity investment worth a combined $150 million … Sponsor Posts
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