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| Gigi Sukin / Axios: |
Facebook says it won't be “distracted by accusations which aren't supported by the facts” in response to Biden's comment that social media is “killing people” — Facebook fired back on Friday evening after President Biden earlier said that social media platforms are …
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| Salvador Rodriguez / CNBC: |
Biden says platforms like Facebook are “killing people” with the way they are handling COVID-19 vaccine misinfo, as White House calls on Facebook to do more — - President Joe Biden on Friday said platforms like Facebook are killing people by allowing Covid-19 vaccine misinformation on their services.
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| Steve Lohr / New York Times: |
Current and former insiders shed light on IBM's missteps with Watson, as IBM takes a less ambitious approach to commercializing Watson in the corporate market — IBM's artificial intelligence was supposed to transform industries and generate riches for the company. Neither has panned out.
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| Sean Hollister / The Verge: |
Apple removed Fakespot, which claims to detect bad sellers and fake reviews, from the App Store after Amazon complained that the app provided misleading info — Did Fakespot need permission to call out fake reviews as you shop? — Fakespot, known for its web browser extensions that try …
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| Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
Microsoft warns customers to disable Windows Print Spooler service after identifying the third Windows print flaw in five weeks and despite a patch issued Tues. — The third serious Windows print flaw in 5 weeks prompts new Microsoft warning. — Microsoft hit yet another snag in its efforts …
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| Joseph Cox / VICE: |
Inside the de-anonymization industry, where companies buy pseudonymized datasets with mobile advertising IDs and unmask the identities of people in the datasets — Unique IDs linked to phones are supposed to be anonymous. But there's an entire industry that links them to real people and their address.
Tweets: @counternotions, @bergmayer, and @mjgault
| Wall Street Journal: |
How decision-making by Masayoshi Son, who estimated WeWork would be worth $10T by 2028 and wanted Adam Neumann to be “crazier”, led to WeWork's implosion — Adam Neumann and Masayoshi Son pushed WeWork to new heights as they challenged each other to think big and bet billions.| Rest of World: |
A look at six tech hubs around the world modeled after Silicon Valley that are gaining prominence: Lagos, Recife, Bengaluru, Shenzhen, Tel Aviv, and Medellín — The legends of Silicon Valley are well known. HP, born in a garage. Steve Jobs, the domineering icon who reshaped industries.
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| Michelle F Davis / Bloomberg: |
Waystar, which makes healthcare revenue cycle management software, buys Patientco, which provides patient billing and payments software, sources say for $450M+ — - Patientco is said to be valued at more than $450 million — Waystar CEO aims to provide more ‘consumer-like experience’
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| Reuters: |
Sources: ByteDance's news aggregator Jinri Toutiao has been blocking new user and content creator registrations since Sept. at the behest of Chinese regulators — BEIJING (Reuters) - TikTok owner ByteDance has been blocking new user and content creator registrations for its Chinese news …
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| Sophia Kunthara / Crunchbase News: |
US startups led by Black women raised ~$494M so far in 2021, surpassing the $484M raised in all of 2020 but just 0.34% of the total US venture funding in 2021 — Editor's note: This article is part of Something Ventured, an ongoing series by Crunchbase News examining diversity and access …
Tweets: @luciabrawley, @elektrkshepherd, @tunisharpe, @psb_dc, and @danprimack
| Peggy Hollinger / Financial Times: |
France's startup ecosystem is growing rapidly, as the number of unicorns triples to 28 since 2018, thanks to US and local investors, and public funds — Paris on the march as a European hub for sector start-ups — France may have been ejected from the Euro 2020 football championships unexpectedly early …
Tweets: @julienhoez
| Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica: |
California's state legislature unanimously approves a plan to build a statewide, open access, “middle-mile” fiber network, and provide $2B in last-mile grants — CA to build middle-mile network open to all ISPs and give $2B in last-mile grants.
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| Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg: |
Dorsey says Square is creating a new business line with the aim of helping devs build decentralized financial services products, primarily focused on Bitcoin — Square Inc. is creating a new business line to help developers build financial services products focused on Bitcoin …
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| Yana Pashaeva / Slate: |
Sales of counterfeit COVID vaccine cards are thriving on Telegram, where scammers even promise to get a buyer's info registered into an official database — First, people cheated to receive a COVID vaccine shot. Now, they cheat to not get one. — As some venues, businesses, workplaces … | Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
Report: Apple tapped VP of technology Kevin Lynch to help lead its car project; Lynch had a major role in development of Watch and associated health features — As Apple continues its work on self-driving car technology, it is shifting one of its most well-known executives to the Project Titan team.
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| Nilesh Christopher / Rest of World: |
Some restaurants in India are moving from Zomato and Swiggy to direct order services like DotPe due to their lower commissions and more access to customer data — Ahead of the company's $1.3 billion IPO, restaurants are moving to other platforms with lower commissions that provide more access to customer data.
Tweets: @nilchristopher, @sub8u, @restofworld, @anupkaphle, and @peterguest
| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
A week after dozens of AGs sued over antitrust, Google says developers who request an extension won't have to use Play Billing for Android IAPs until April 2022 — Last September, Google announced that in one year's time all apps distributed through the Play Store would have to use Play Billing for in-app purchases.| Lauren Feiner / CNBC: |
Virginia governor announces plans to spend $700M in federal funds from the American Rescue Plan to provide universal broadband to all VA residents by 2024 — - Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced a plan to expand broadband access to all residents by 2024. — Northam plans to use $700 million of federal funds for the project.
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| Christine Hall / TechCrunch: |
Daloopa, which develops data extraction software for financial institutions, raises $20M Series A led by Credit Suisse Asset Management's NEXT Investors — Daloopa closed on a $20 million Series A round, led by Credit Suisse Asset Management's NEXT Investors, to continue developing … Sponsor Posts
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