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Square is changing its name to Block, effective December 10, and renaming Square Crypto to Spiral, as its business shifts toward technologies like blockchain — - Payments giant Square will change its corporate name to Block, effective Dec. 10. — The move comes as Square expands beyond …
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| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple, which cut its projected iPhone 13 production targets for 2021 by up to 10M units, tells suppliers that it may not make up the shortfall in 2022 — Apple Inc., suffering from a global supply crunch, is now confronting a different problem: slowing demand.| The Markup: |
Investigation finds US predictive policing tool PredPol, used countrywide, often perpetuates biases, directing police to poor, Black, and Latino neighborhoods — Plainfield, N.J. Plainfield, N.J. Los Angeles — Orange County, Fla.
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| Elizabeth Dwoskin / Washington Post: |
In its end-of-year threat report, Meta says it took down several global disinformation networks, including anti-vaccine groups and groups linked to state actors — The takedowns described in the company's latest threat report demonstrate how the cat-and-mouse game between Facebook and bad actors is escalating
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Apple announces the best apps and games of 2021, across iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, and Apple Watch, and the most downloaded apps of the year — Apple today released its anticipated annual list of the best apps and games of the year across iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV and Apple Watch.
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| Tim Copeland / The Block: |
DeFi protocol BadgerDAO is investigating as researchers say $120M was stolen from users after its front end was compromised — Quick Take — DeFi protocol BadgerDAO was exploited earlier today for $120 million. — It appears that its front end was compromised and users were tricked into making unwanted transactions.
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CoinDesk, Blockworks, Decrypt, Coinspeaker, CryptoSlate, Cointelegraph, and Crypto Briefing
Tweets: @badgerdao, @nexusmutual, @arvidkahl, @joshmcgruff, @charlesarthur, @johnmgran, and @pinboard
| CNBC: |
Meta expands the number of eligible regulatory licenses for running crypto ads on Facebook and Instagram from three to 27 — - Facebook on Wednesday announced its decision to reverse long-standing policy that prevented most cryptocurrency companies from running ads on its services.
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Facebook, Blockworks, Blockchain News, Crypto Briefing, Engadget, Cointelegraph, CoinDesk, Inc42 Media, Benzinga, Search Engine Journal, PYMNTS.com, Bitcoinist.com, and Micky
Tweets: @paul__armstrong, @raypaxful, @leconcurrential, @aidanjlarkin, and @mattnavarra
| Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: |
DOJ charges an ex-employee of IoT manufacturer Ubiquiti with data theft and for attempting to extort his employer while posing as a whistleblower and a hacker — Nickolas Sharp, a former employee of networking device maker Ubiquiti, was arrested and charged today with data theft and attempting …
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Tweets: @bleepincomputer, @randomoracle, @kevinmitnick, @magoo, @j_opdenakker, @campuscodi, @cr3, and @troyhunt
| Haje Jan Kamps / TechCrunch: |
Qualcomm unveils Snapdragon G3x Gen 1 Gaming Platform for Android gaming devices, partners with Razer on a handheld dev kit with a 6.65" 120Hz OLED display — Snapdragon's G3x is Qualcomm's fantastically exciting bid to embrace the gaming market — a brand new reach for the manufacturer …
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| Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge: |
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| Tom Simonite / Wired: |
AI researcher Timnit Gebru, who left Google last year, launches Distributed Artificial Intelligence Research, focusing on the responsible use of AI — The researcher, who says Google fired her a year ago, wants to ask questions about responsible use of artificial intelligence. … APPLICATION
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| Tim Casey / Forbes: |
100 Thieves, which manages professional esports teams and around 15 video game streamers, raises a $60M Series C at a $460M valuation — During the 2017 NBA Finals, Matt Haag flew to Oakland, Calif., to meet with Dan Gilbert, the owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers.
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| Carly Page / TechCrunch: |
Facebook makes 2FA mandatory for high-risk accounts, an expansion of Facebook Protect, which covers 1.5M accounts and will be in 50 countries by the end of 2021 — Facebook, a recently added subsidiary of Meta, said it will make two-factor authentication (2FA) mandatory for high-risk accounts likely …
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Meta, The Hill, Protocol, 9to5Mac, The Record, Engadget, Neowin, iPhone Hacks, and The Hacker News
Tweets: @politicoryan and @alexvoica
| Michelle Singletary / Washington Post: |
The CFPB's rule that lets debt collectors send texts, emails, and private social media messages to debtors, and requires opt-out instructions, goes into effect — Federal regulators have given debt collectors the okay to pursue debtors via email, text messages and social media sites
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Consumer Financial … and Insider
Tweets: @jamesfrye, @esqfowlkes, @cfpb, @athertonkd, @gaymermage, @gossithedog, and @adam_k_levin
| Berber Jin / The Information: |
Sources: Instacart is planning to launch a 15-minute-or-less grocery delivery pilot for US customers, from existing partner stores — For Instacart, the leading U.S. grocery delivery company, being fast may not be fast enough. — The $39 billion-valuation startup is planning to launch …
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PYMNTS.com, The Economic Times, 9to5Mac, Tech in Asia, and Entrackr
Tweets: @eliotwb, @elizabeth_joh, and @sarthakgh
| Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: |
In a filing in the Epic lawsuit, Apple indicates it intends to collect commission regardless of whether developers use IAP or a competing payments platform — Although the appeal of the Apple-Epic lawsuit is ongoing, Apple is currently subject to the judge's decision and will have to allow app developers … | Mia Sato / The Verge: |
Five major education publishers sue Shopify for $500M+ for failing to remove listings and stores that sell pirated textbooks and other content — Textbook pirates are selling stolen learning materials on the platform, according to a lawsuit — Five major publishers have sued Shopify … | Bloomberg: |
Uber adds ride booking via WhatsApp in Lucknow, India, a first for Uber and an expansion of WhatsApp's capabilities in the country — - Integration is a global-first for Uber, company says — Users can book a ride with a message on the chat program — Uber Technologies Inc …
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Grab begins trading on the Nasdaq after a record SPAC merger valuing it at $40B and raising $4.5B, the largest US listing by a Southeast Asian company — Grab, Southeast Asia's biggest ride-hailing and delivery firm, makes its market debut on Thursday after a record $40 billion merger … | Olivia Solon / NBC News: |
Meta partners with UK-based Revenge Porn Helpline to help people prevent intimate images from appearing online by uploading them to StopNCII.org — Facebook's parent company, Meta, has worked with the U.K.-based nonprofit Revenge Porn Helpline to build a tool that lets people prevent … | The Verge: |
Federal judge blocks a Texas law that limits large social media platforms' ability to moderate content, saying it violates the platforms' First Amendment rights — ‘Social media platforms have a First Amendment right to moderate,’ wrote the judge — A federal judge has blocked a Texas law …
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Gizmodo, PCMag, Insider, CCIA, US District Court for the Western District of Texas, Austin Division, National Cyber Security …, Houston Public Media, Quartz, NetChoice, and The Texas Tribune
Tweets: @reckless, @reckless, @mmasnick, @mschruers, @vickerysec, @ericgoldman, @ericgoldman, and @davidgreene
| Mary Ann Azevedo / TechCrunch: |
Mendel, which offers corporate spend management software for companies in Latin America, raises a $15M Series A and $20M in debt — Mendel, a corporate spend management solution for enterprises in Latin America, announced today that it has secured $35 million in debt and equity.
Tweets: @bayareawriter
| Financial Times: |
Sources: as SenseTime prepares for an IPO, its plan to create the world's first “AI casino” in Genting Singapore is delayed due to technical issues — Artificial intelligence leader SenseTime has run into problems with flagship Singapore project
Tweets: @primroseriordan
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