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Facebook tells employees to preserve internal docs and communications related to its business since 2016, as governments and legislative bodies begin inquiries — Facebook has told employees to “preserve internal documents and communications since 2016” that pertain to its businesses …
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| Ron Amadeo / Ars Technica: |
Google unveils Android 12L update focused on tablets, foldables, and Chromebooks, which tweaks big screen UI layouts, adds a taskbar, more, coming early 2022 — Android 12L brings tablet-focused features, like a dock and dual-pane interfaces. — Have you heard about the new version of Android?
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Spotify cites Edison Research and its own internal data to claim it “recently became” the most-used podcast platform in the US and says it has 3.2M podcasts — In September, analysts at eMarketer predicted Spotify was poised to overtake Apple Podcasts in U.S. listenership sometime this year.
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| Richard Lawler / The Verge: |
Samsung reports Q3 net profit of ~$10.5B, up 31% YoY, on record revenue of ~$63B, up 10% YoY, beating estimates; operating profit rose 26% YoY to ~$13B — Credit high demand for chips, foldables, Switch OLED, and the iPhone 13. — In 2020, Samsung weathered the pandemic by posting …
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| Bryan Walsh / Axios: |
GitHub says as much as 30% of new code on its network is written with its AI tool Copilot, and 50% of developers who tried it since July have kept using it — The open-source software developer GitHub says as much as 30% of newly written code on its network is being done with the help of the company's AI programming tool Copilot.
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The Sequoia Fund announcement shows Sequoia Capital wants to invest and keep long-term positions in SaaS companies with proven business models — Two weeks ago, in The Death and Birth of Technological Revolutions,1 I puzzled about exactly where we were in the Age of Information and Telecommunications …
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| Catalin Cimpanu / The Record: |
Hackers steal an estimated $130M from DeFi platform Cream Finance in a flash loan attack; the company lost $37M in Feb. and $29M in Aug. in similar attacks — - Hackers exploit bug in Cream Finance flash loaning system to steal all Ethereum-based tokens. — The value of the stolen funds …
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| Jon Porter / The Verge: |
Instagram rolls out link stickers to all users, expanding on verified and high-follower accounts — They can add links in Stories posts but not your feed — Instagram's link stickers, which let you include hyperlinks in Stories in the form of stickers, will now be available to everyone on the platform …
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| Aria Alamalhodaei / TechCrunch: |
Skyryse, which develops a flight automation operating system called FlightOS, raises a $200M Series B co-led by Fidelity and Monashee Investment Management — Five-year-old startup Skyryse has raised a $200 million Series B to develop FlightOS, a flight automation technology stack … | Ed Ballard / Wall Street Journal: |
A look at Stripe's carbon-removal investments, including $9M in 10 projects; nearly 9K businesses use Stripe Climate to divert some revenue to carbon-removal — The technology for removing billions of tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere isn't ready. Stripe wants to speed things up.
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Sources: DOJ is investigating whether Visa used financial incentives to keep Square, Stripe, and PayPal from using other card networks or payment systems — Antitrust investigators are scrutinizing financial incentives Visa gave to Square, Stripe and PayPal| Zoe Schiffer / The Verge: |
Internal docs show Netflix tried to minimize public backlash to the film Cuties by stopping it from appearing in some search results and recommendations — In September 2020, Netflix was in turmoil as the company battled its most significant PR scandal to date.
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| Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge: |
Intel launches its 12th-gen Alder Lake chips, led by the flagship Core i9-12900K CPU with 16 cores for $589, shipping November 4 — A new era for Intel begins — Intel's 12th Gen Alder Lake chips have finally arrived, ushering in a new era of the company's chips, lead by the flagship Core i9-12900K CPU …
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
LinkedIn launches its freelance services marketplace globally after picking up 2M users in a quietly run US beta, to compete with the likes of Fiverr and Upwork — LinkedIn, the Microsoft-owned platform for those connecting with others in their fields of work and those looking for work … | Nancy Tartaglione / Deadline: |
Sony reports Q2 revenue rose 13% YoY to $21B and operating income rose 1% YoY to $2.8B; PS5 sales were 3.3M as its Games unit operating income dropped 22% YoY — Sony Pictures Entertainment recorded $288M in operating profits for the three months ending September 30, repping a 7% dip from the same period last year.| Anna Kramer / Protocol: |
Internal docs show how Facebook calculates the number of engineers needed and how it has struggled to recruit talent, missing recruitment goals in 2019 and 2021 — Facebook cannot find enough candidates to meet engineering demand, especially in the Bay Area, and has struggled and failed … | Loveday Morris / Washington Post: |
Docs: EU politicians said Facebook algorithm changes in 2019 negatively impacted politics, particularly in Poland, where many blamed Facebook for polarization — WARSAW — Most political parties in Poland have complaints about Facebook's algorithms, the obscure formulas that decide … | Manish Singh / TechCrunch: |
Indian insurtech startup Acko raises $255M co-led by General Atlantic and Multiples Private Equity at a $1.1B valuation, bringing its total raised to $450M — Insurance policy provider Acko is the latest Indian startup to become a unicorn, joining nearly three dozen other firms …
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| Tiernan Ray / ZDNet: |
Twilio Q3: $740.2M revenue vs. $681M est., up 65% YoY; $224.1M loss, up from $116.9M YoY; 250K+ active customer accounts, up from 208K YoY; stock down 11%+ — Twilio said Dollar-Based Net Expansion Rate was 131%, down from 137% in the prior-year period. — Cloud communications firm Twilio …
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| Kyle Orland / Ars Technica: |
Amid harassment fallout, Blizzard says it will pause plans for next year's BlizzCon event to focus on supporting its teams and game development — Feb. show nixxed in favor of “supporting our teams and progressing development...” — Following an online-only BlizzCon earlier this year …
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