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| Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post: |
The Oversight Board's decision on Trump's Facebook ban failed to send a clear message that a powerful public official can't use Facebook to endanger the public — In more than 1,400 posts from Jan. 1, 2020 and Jan. 6, 2021, Donald Trump used Facebook to spread false information with devastating consequences for the country.
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| New York Times: |
Nick Clegg, who shaped Facebook's handling of Donald Trump, will lead the final decision-making process after the Oversight Board handed it back to Facebook — Nick Clegg, a former deputy prime minister, has shaped the company's handling of Donald Trump at every turn.| Oversight Board: |
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| Patrick Howell O'Neill / MIT Technology Review: |
Sources: US quietly informed Apple that a Qihoo 360 researcher's iPhone 0-day that won China's top hacking contest in 2018 was used by China to spy on Uyghurs — An attack that targeted Apple devices was used to spy on China's Muslim minority—and US officials claim it was developed at the country's top hacking competition.
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| Liam Tung / ZDNet: |
Microsoft announces a new pledge for EU commercial users of Azure, Microsoft 365, and Dynamics 365, allowing them to store most of their data in the EU by 2022 — EU business data stored in Microsoft cloud can almost stop flowing to the US by 2022, but customers might need to pay more for the capability.
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| Dr. Ian Cutress / AnandTech: |
IBM says it has created the first 2nm chip, which can improve performance by 45% at the same power, or same performance at 75% power, compared to 7nm chips — Every decade is the decade that tests the limits of Moore's Law, and this decade is no different.
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| Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / VICE: |
Google says it will start verifying users with 2FA enabled using a prompt on their phones, and will soon start automatically enabling 2FA for all users — The company is making some changes to encourage more people to adopt a key digital security mechanism. — Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
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| Reuters: |
Sources: Tencent is in talks with CFIUS to negotiate agreements that would allow the company to keep its ownership stakes in Riot Games and Epic Games — Tencent Holdings Ltd (0700.HK) is negotiating agreements with a U.S. national security panel that would allow it to keep its ownership stakes … | Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Twitter says it is rolling out improved prompts that discourage “harmful” language, first to iOS and then Android, after studies showed prompts were effective — A year ago, Twitter began testing a feature that would prompt users to pause and reconsider before they replied to a tweet using …
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| James Batchelor / GamesIndustry.biz: |
Nintendo reports record full-year profits of $6.2B, up 88% YoY, on net sales of $16.1B, up 34% YoY, and sold 28.2M Switch units in 2020, up 37.1% YoY — And, despite forecasting decline, the platform holder expects console to beat Wii's 101 million lifetime sales this year
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| Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
Manufacturers are rolling out a patch for a vulnerability in Qualcomm chips that affects high-end Android devices from Google, Samsung, LG, Xiaomi, and OnePlus — Higher-end devices made by Google, Samsung, LG, Xiaomi, and OnePlus are affected. — Makers of high-end Android devices …
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| Mary Ann Azevedo / TechCrunch: |
ReCharge, which develops subscription management software for e-commerce firms, raises $227M Series B at a $2.1B valuation, bringing its total raised to $277M — ReCharge, a provider of subscription management software for e-commerce, announced today that it has raised $227 million … | Brad Stone / Bloomberg: |
Jeff Bezos beat the National Enquirer by bypassing media and appealing directly to regular people, retaliating with the brutal efficiency used to build Amazon — When a gossip rag went after the CEO, he retaliated with the brutal, brilliant efficiency he used to build his business empire.
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| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
On Day Two of the Apple vs Epic trial, Sweeney said he would have taken an exclusive App Store deal, Apple recounted Epic's praise of Apple's Metal API, more — The Apple vs. Epic trial continued today, with Epic CEO Tim Sweeney testifying and facing cross-examination from Apple's layers.
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| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
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| Jessica Bursztynsky / CNBC: |
Uber Q1: $2.9B revenue, below estimates, as net loss shrinks to $108M from $968M QoQ due to self-driving unit sale; delivery gross revenue up 166% YoY to $12.5B — - Uber reported first quarter results after-the-bell on Wednesday. — Overall, Uber's net loss was $108 million …
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| Nilay Patel / The Verge: |
Interview with Shopify President Harley Finkelstein on creating a centralized retail OS, why DTC isn't a fad, partnering with Instagram Checkout, and more — Today I'm talking to Harley Finkelstein, president of Shopify. Shopify is one of those companies that makes the modern internet go …
Tweets: @jplhomer, @miked1ck, @meshcloth, @juokaz, and @reckless
| Maria Deutscher / SiliconANGLE: |
Einride, which builds autonomous freight vehicles that have no driver cabin, raises $110M Series B — Startup Einride AB today announced that it has raised $110 million in funding to support the rollout of its autonomous freight vehicles, which have no driver cabin and promise …
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| Cayce Clifford / American Banker: |
SF-based fintech Chime has agreed to stop using the word “bank”, according to a settlement agreement with California regulators — The fintech Chime is nearing a deadline to stop implying that it operates as a bank, according to a settlement agreement with California regulators.
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| Devin Coldewey / TechCrunch: |
Oculii, whose software improves the spatial resolution of radar in autonomous tech, raises $55M Series B co-led by Catapult Ventures and Conductive Ventures — Autonomous vehicles rely on many sensors to perceive the world around them, and while cameras and lidar get a lot of the attention …
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