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Biden to sign an EO calling on regulators to enact reforms such as increasing scrutiny of tech mergers and focusing more on moves like “killer acquisitions” — - The White House on Friday will announce a new executive order aimed at cracking down on anticompetitive practices in Big Tech, labor and numerous other sectors.
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Square announces it will build a hardware wallet for bitcoin, after Jack Dorsey had discussed the possibility of creating one in June — CEO Jack Dorsey said the company was considering one in June — Square is going to make a hardware wallet for bitcoin, the company's hardware lead, Jesse Dorogusker, announced on Thursday.
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Instacart hires Fidji Simo, the head of Facebook's app and one of the highest-ranking female executives at Facebook, as its new CEO starting August 2 — - Simo will succeed Instacart founder Apoorva Mehta on Aug. 2, and Mehta will transition to executive chairman of the board.
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| Catalin Cimpanu / The Record: |
Microsoft says its bug bounty program paid $13.6M to 341 security researchers in the past 12 months, down slightly from the $13.7M it paid a year ago — Microsoft said it awarded more than $13.6 million as monetary rewards to security researchers through its public bug bounty programs over the past 12 months.| John Davidson / Australian Financial Review: |
Australia's Federal Court reverses earlier ruling and allows Epic's antitrust case against Apple's App Store to proceed; Apple says it will appeal the judgment — The maker of the smash hit game Fortnite can sue Apple in Australia for illegally wielding control over its iPhones and iPads, the Federal Court has found.
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| Sarah Frier / New York Times: |
Book review of An Ugly Truth: an effective examination of every major Facebook scandal and shortcomings in Facebook's leadership, structure, and accountability — When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. — AN UGLY TRUTH
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| Paul Sawers / VentureBeat: |
Didomi, which helps companies manage user consent to run analytics and other digital marketing initiatives, raises $40M Series B, brings total raised to $46M — Join AI & data leaders at Transform 2021 on July 12th for the AI/ML Automation Technology Summit. Register today.
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| Ray A. Smith / Wall Street Journal: |
How dating apps are increasingly used to start platonic friendships, with average time spent on Bumble's BFF growing 83% for men and 44% for women in Q1 2021 — Millennials and members of Generation Z increased their use of dating apps to make platonic friends during the pandemic; ‘now we all have these big life moments together’
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| Richard Nieva / CNET: |
Anger grows among some Google staff about “hypocritical” remote work decisions and transfers as senior exec Urs Hölzle announces plans to work from New Zealand — As Google employees around the world make plans for post-pandemic work at the tech giant, Laura de Vesine won't be among them.
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| Gerry Smith / Bloomberg: |
A look at Peacock as it enters its second year, considers expansion abroad, and tries to grow paid subscriptions; sources: 20% of Peacock's 14M MAUs pay for it — Inside 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York last month, NBC executives revealed their long-awaited plan to use the Olympics to supercharge their streaming service, Peacock.
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Internal memo shows Microsoft is giving a $1,500 pandemic bonus to all eligible employees in the US and internationally — Most non-executive employees are eligible — Microsoft is gifting its employees a $1,500 pandemic bonus. In an internal memo seen by The Verge … | Adi Robertson / The Verge: |
Oversight Board reverses a decision banning an Instagram post that criticized solitary confinement, after finding Facebook “lost” a policy exception for 3 years — An exception to the ban on supporting ‘dangerous entities’ — Instagram accidentally banned …
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| Jon Porter / The Verge: |
AG suit alleges Google tried to “preemptively quash” Samsung's Galaxy app store by offering to pay Samsung, stopping OEMs from offering other stores, and more — ‘Competition in app distribution is a virus to be eliminated’ — Google used anticompetitive practices in an attempt to …
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| Wilson White / The Keyword: |
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Donald Trump sues Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube, as well as Zuckerberg, Dorsey, and Pichai, claiming the companies have violated his First Amendment rights — - Former President Donald Trump announced he is suing Facebook, Twitter and Google, as well as their respective CEOs Mark Zuckerberg, Jack Dorsey and Sundar Pichai.
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