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Zhang Yiming, co-founder of ByteDance, says he is stepping down as CEO and will be succeeded by another co-founder Rubo Liang, current head of human resources — (Reuters) -Zhang Yiming, co-founder of TikTok owner ByteDance, told employees of the Chinese technology giant in a memo …
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft says it is finally retiring Internet Explorer on June 15, 2022, after more than 25 years, in favor of Edge — Internet Explorer will no longer be supported in June 2022 — Microsoft is finally retiring Internet Explorer next year, after more than 25 years.
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| Ian Sherr / CNET: |
During the Epic trial, Craig Federighi says malware on macOS has reached an “unacceptable” level and the problem is “significantly larger” than iOS — Apple's head of software engineering, Craig Federighi, said malware on Macs have hit “unacceptable” levels.
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| Rumman Chowdhury / Twitter: |
Twitter shares the results from an investigation into bias within the image cropping algorithm it used to employ, finding it favored white people and women — In October 2020, we heard feedback from people on Twitter that our image cropping algorithm didn't serve all people equitably.
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| Rebecca Klar / The Hill: |
FTC and six state AGs sue internet service provider Frontier for allegedly providing slower internet speeds than promised to 1.3M DSL customers across 25 states — Frontier Communications is accused of misrepresenting internet speeds it advertised and charged for, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday …
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Berlin-based Trade Republic, a zero-commission “neo-broker” app, raises $900M Series C led by Sequoia at a $5.3B valuation — Consumers are moving into investing to complement — or in some cases, offset — less good returns from things like traditional savings accounts … | Joan E. Solsman / CNET: |
WarnerMedia says HBO Max's cheaper, ad-supported tier will cost $10 per month and launch in the first week of June — HBO Max's cheaper, ad-supported tier will cost $10 a month and launch in the first week of June, WarnerMedia said Wednesday. It'll come the week after — possibly just days after …
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| David Cohen / Adweek: |
Facebook launches a new Transparency Center, a site for info on its policies to tackle hate speech, says it now removes 97% of hate speech before it's reported — Facebook introduced its new Transparency Center Wednesday, billing it as a single destination for information on its integrity and transparency efforts.
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Paris-based app-only car rental startup Virtuo raises $60M Series C led by AXA Venture Partners and an additional $36M in asset financing — Car ownership has become pricey and untenable in many towns and cities in Europe: between congestion charges to reduce emissions, parking fees …
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Bitcoin fell 30% to just over $30K on Wednesday, recovering partially to $38K; Ether, Dogecoin, and others also plunged — Galaxy Digital's Novogratz on bitcoin's plunge: These are setbacks for investor base — Bitcoin plunged to near $30,000 at one point on Wednesday morning … | Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Google is testing a “Follow” button in Chrome for sites that support RSS, with content appearing in the New Tab page, initially with Chrome Canary users — Web browsers used to feature feed aggregators, but those built-in capabilities have since been phased out.
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| Keach Hagey / Wall Street Journal: |
Right-wing video platform Rumble says it has raised an undisclosed amount from Peter Thiel, J.D. Vance, and others; sources say Rumble is valued at ~$500M — Backing from conservative venture capitalists comes amid push for alternative social-media channels with looser rules on speech
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| Mike Butcher / TechCrunch: |
Uncapped, which offers upfront financing to digital companies for a flat fee, raises $80M combined debt and equity round led by Lakestar — Buzzy US startup Pipe — which claims to be the “Nasdaq for revenue” — has just raised $250 million at a $2 billion valuation? The secret for the hype?| Dan Taylor / Tech.eu: |
London-based Cervest, which provides AI-based climate intelligence to help organizations manage climate risk, raises $30M Series A led by Draper Esprit — London's AI-powered climate intelligence platform Cervest has raised $30 million in a Series A round led by Draper Esprit.| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Dooly, which builds AI-based tools to automate sales workflows, raises $80M Series B led by Spark Capital, sources say at a $300M+ valuation — Salespeople have more tools than ever these days to help them with their work, whether they are tools to source new leads, keep those leads interested … | Zheping Huang / Bloomberg: |
Tencent reports Q1 revenue of $21B, up 25% YoY, and profit of $7.42B, up 65% YoY; online gaming revenue rose 17% YoY; fintech and cloud revenue up 47% YoY — - Tech giant pledges to invest a portion of incremental profits — Tencent has lost roughly $200 billion in value since January
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| Jeff Stone / CyberScoop: |
Federal judge sentences a Russian citizen, extradited to the US in March 2019, to five years in prison for stealing $1.5M in targeted hacks of US tax preparers — A U.S. federal judge on Wednesday sentenced a Russian man to five years in prison for his role in a scheme to use malicious software …
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Squarespace stock closed down ~9% at $43.65, after opening at $48 per share, valuing the company at ~$5.9B, well below its $10B valuation in March — - Firm is first major direct listing to close below guide price — Listing comes on third day of losses on U.S. exchanges
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| Stephanie Condon / ZDNet: |
Cisco reports Q3 revenue of $12.8B, up 7% YoY, with Security revenue up 13% YoY to $876M and Infrastructure Platforms revenue up 6% YoY to $6.8B; stock down 5%+ — The company's third quarter results were slightly ahead of market estimates, with growth across categories.
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| Reuters: |
JD.com reports Q1 revenue of $31.57B, up 39% YoY, beating market expectations as COVID-19 boost in domestic e-commerce sector persisted — China's JD.com Inc's first-quarter revenue beat Wall Street estimates on Wednesday, as growth remained robust in the domestic e-commerce sector following the COVID-19 pandemic.
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| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
Apple announces accessibility features, including background sounds to help maintain focus and calm, AssistiveTouch for Apple Watch, and iPad eye-tracking — Apple today announced the upcoming launch of several new accessibility features that are being added to its various products and services.
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