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Two groups of senators say they are nearing a last-minute deal on crypto oversight, but an agreement may come too late to get added to the infrastructure bill — - Senators say they are nearing last-minute crypto compromise — The amendment may not get called up for a vote in Senate
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Apple publishes a CSAM FAQ to address misconceptions and concerns about photo scanning, but leaves potential government pressure unaddressed — Apple has responded to misconceptions and concerns about its photo scanning announcements by publishing a CSAM FAQ - answering frequently asked questions about the features.
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India's Supreme Court rules that Amazon and Walmart's Flipkart must face antitrust investigations ordered against them last year by the competition commission — Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) and Walmart's (WMT.N) Flipkart must face antitrust investigations ordered against them in India …
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Amazon and Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy will end a controversial, seven-year joint venture in India next year that helped merchants get online — Amazon.com Inc. is disbanding a controversial joint venture in India with billionaire Narayana Murthy, a potential setback for the e-commerce giant …
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When Amazon customers leave negative reviews, some sellers hound them to revise or delete them, in exchange for refunds or gift cards, violating Amazon policies — Don't share personal information in reviews or with Amazon sellers; save messages in case you decide to report them
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Filings: Google is planning a campus in Silicon Valley, made up of five buildings, dedicated to hardware development; Google spent $389M on the land since 2018 — - Google is planning another new Silicon Valley campus dubbed “Midpoint.” — The five-building office campus will sit adjacent …
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Alibaba fires a manager accused of rape by a female employee, after the allegation led to a police investigation; two executives also resigned for mismanagement — - Female staff accused boss of rape after drinking with client — Two executives who mishandled allegation have also resigned| Matt Day / Bloomberg: |
As part of a lottery, Amazon will offer cash prizes up to $500K, cars, and vacation packages to warehouse employees who can prove they have been vaccinated — - ‘Max your Vax’ contest open to warehouse, frontline workers — Amazon now mandates masking, but not shots, in the U.S.| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Data labeling service Snorkel AI raises $85M Series C at a $1B valuation led by Addition and BlackRock, bringing its total raised to $135M — All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. — Data labeling platform Snorkel AI today announced …
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Facebook redesigns its data transfer tool to let users move images to Photobucket and event listings to Google Calendar, as part of the Data Transfer Project — announced that it has added two new destinations for when you want to move your data from the social network.| Jevans Nyabiage / South China Morning Post: |
China's tech companies, including Huawei and Kunlun, are quietly driving a revolution in Africa's fintech sector, investing in mobile payment apps and wallets — One of Africa's biggest mobile wallets is M-Pesa, established in 2007 by the Kenyan phone company Safaricom … | Amelia Tait / The Guardian: |
Creatives on Instagram are angry about its move to video, specifically Reels, and complain Instagram's new changes hurt their engagement — The social media platform was once a favourite of artists and photographers, but a shift towards TikTok-type videos and shopping could leave them looking for a new home online| Julia Fioretti / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Cloud Village, the music streaming arm of Chinese gaming giant NetEase, is postponing the launch of its $1B Hong Kong IPO — - Cloud Village tested investor demand for the IPO last week — Tech shares have been hit by Chinese regulatory clampdown
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