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Video of Adam Mosseri's testimony before a Senate Commerce subcommittee examining Instagram's negative effects on teen mental health — Instagram CEO testifies on impact of platform on young users before a Senate Commerce subcommittee.
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| Karissa Bell / Engadget: |
Instagram plans to bring back “a version” of its chronological feed in Q1 2022, as it experiments with other options for users including a “favorites” feed — After more than five years, Instagram plans to bring back “a version” of its chronological feed next year, the company's top executive said on Wednesday.| Bloomberg: |
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Better.com CEO Vishal Garg apologizes for how he handled firing ~900 employees, 9% of his workforce, over Zoom, as a report says Better.com is delaying its SPAC — Better.com CEO Vishal Garg apparently realizes he's done wrong. — (As if the barrage of negative publicity wasn't enough evidence of that.)| Russell Brandom / The Verge: |
A US appeals court grants a stay in the Epic v. Apple ruling, letting Apple keep its IAP system as the sole source of iOS in-app payments as the case proceeds — Apple can maintain its App Store payment monopoly while the case proceeds — An appeals court has paused one of the most consequential parts …
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Kickstarter plans to transition its crowdfunding site to a newly created blockchain-based protocol in 2022, and will offer tools for others to build on it — It's creating a new company to develop and distribute the technology. — For more than a decade, Kickstarter PBC has convinced …
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At a congressional hearing with six crypto executives, committee members voiced concern about stablecoins and exchanges but showed a warming reception to crypto — Quick Take — Today's hearing before the House Financial Services Committee confirmed: Congress is warming up to crypto.
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| Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch: |
Twitter tests turning its in-app Explore page into a TikTok-like feed with For You and Trending tabs, amid similar experiments from Netflix, Spotify, and Reddit — Twitter posted today that its testing a feature that would turn its in-app explore page into a TikTok-like video feed, complete with even a “For You” tab.
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DeepMind claims its AI called RETRO matches the performance of neural networks 25 times its size, cutting the time and cost of training large language models — RETRO uses an external memory to look up passages of text on the fly, avoiding some of the costs of training a vast neural network| Reuters: |
Microsoft will change its hiring process as part of a settlement with the DOJ, which says it found at least six instances of immigration-related discrimination — The U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday it reached a settlement with Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) resolving allegations …
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Google confirms a bug preventing some Android users from calling 911 if Microsoft Teams is installed but they are not logged in, says a permanent fix is coming — Last week, a user reported that their Pixel 3 was not able to dial 911 (emergency services in the US).
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Facebook is testing a Professional Mode, letting eligible creators monetize their profiles, including the Reels Play bonus program that offers up to $35K/month — Facebook has launched a new professional mode for profiles that will let eligible creators earn money without the need to create a separate Page.
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Roku says it has agreed to a multi-year extension with Google for distributing YouTube and YouTube TV apps on its devices; Roku's stock is up 18%+ — Roku and Google have agreed to a multi-year extension for both YouTube and YouTube TV apps to be distributed on Roku.
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Adobe agrees to acquire ContentCal, which helps creators automate social media publishing and reporting tasks, sources say for more than $100M in cash — Adobe Inc. will acquire U.K. social media marketing startup ContentCal in a deal that aims to give users, particularly small businesses … | Crystal Tse / Bloomberg: |
HashiCorp raises $1.2B in its IPO after pricing shares at $80 each, up from a marketed range of $68 to $72, giving it a valuation of $14B — - Cloud software firm prices shares above marketed range at $80 — Startup formed by onetime Seattle classmates worth $16 billion
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SushiSwap CTO Joseph Delong resigns after reports of project infighting and a 50% drop in the token price over the last month — The technical lead for one of DeFi's most prominent protocols is out after weeks of controversy and a 50% drop in the price of SUSHI over the last month.| Marietje Schaake / Financial Times: |
A look at the impact of data centers in Europe, including high electricity and water usage, as Big Tech gets tax breaks, subsidized energy and agricultural land — Meanwhile, companies must be more transparent in their planning applications — The writer is international policy director at Stanford University's Cyber Policy Center
Tweets: @wildebees and @fsistanford
| Rebecca Torrence / FierceHealthcare: |
Robin Healthcare, which offers an AI-powered smart speaker to record patients' talks with providers and help with administrative tasks, raises a $50M Series B — Robin Healthcare didn't set out to create an Amazon Alexa for healthcare. The startup first tried using a webcam …
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Amazon says it will shut down Alexa.com, its global website ranking system, on May 1, 2022, after 25 years of operation — Amazon announced on Wednesday plans to shut down its global website ranking system and competitor analysis tool “Alexa.com”, which has been available for 25 years.
Tweets: @carnage4life and @campuscodi
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UK digital bank Monzo raises $500M led by Abu Dhabi Growth Fund at a $4.5B valuation; sources say it is exploring products like stock and crypto trading — UK digital bank sees $500m funding round in sharp recovery after bruising start to pandemic — British digital bank Monzo's valuation … | Neal E. Boudette / New York Times: |
After Tesla added over 12 video games that can be played while driving, critics argue the company is compromising road users' safety, on top of Autopilot issues — The feature raises fresh questions about whether Tesla is compromising safety as it rushes to add new technologies.
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UiPath reports Q3 revenue of $220.8M, vs. estimates of $208.3M and up 50% YoY, ARR of $818.4M, up 58% YoY, and losses of $122.8M, up 73% YoY — UiPath Inc. shares fell in the extended session Wednesday even as the “software robots” provider's quarterly results topped Wall Street expectations.| Patrick McGee / Financial Times: |
Sources: despite iOS ATT changes, Apple still lets Meta, Snap, and other iOS developers collect data from iPhones so long as it is “anonymized and aggregated” — Group's unacknowledged shift lets companies follow a looser interpretation of its privacy rules
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A look at the rise of “dark stores”, mini-warehouses in urban retail spaces used by fast grocery delivery companies, and how they erode community life — Mini-warehouses dubbed “dark stores” are quietly taking over urban retail space. Left unregulated, the insatiable demand …
Tweets: @jeffspeckfaicp, @maxdubler, @ron_miller, and @bpolitics
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