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| 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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Tweets: @johnkoetsier, @jake_k, @backlon, @markgurman, and @trevorcroker
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Video of Adam Mosseri testifying before a Senate Commerce subcommittee, in a session examining how Instagram affects young users — Instagram CEO testifies on impact of platform on young users before a Senate Commerce subcommittee.
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Senate Commerce Committee, Engadget, Barron's Online, Washington Post, and The Verge
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Adam Mosseri proposes updating Section 230 so that tech companies are only protected if they follow kids' safety rules set by a new government oversight body — - Mosseri proposes new oversight body to create standards — Senators say they're unconvinced by Instagram's new features| Karissa Bell / Engadget: |
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9to5Mac, MacRumors, TechCrunch, The Verge, and PetaPixel
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| 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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MacRumors, iDownloadBlog.com, iThinkDifferent, PhoneArena, AppleInsider, iMore, 9to5Mac, iPhone Hacks, XDA Developers, AppleInsider, Apple Must, MacDailyNews, and Patently Apple
Tweets: @michellemanafy, @karlbode, and @danjokaz00ie
| Jackie Davalos / Bloomberg: |
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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TechCrunch, CoinDesk, Game Developer, The Verge, Decrypt, The Block, and Cointelegraph
| Sara Fischer / Axios: |
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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Tweets: @roku, @eshap, @richlightshed, @killedbygoogle, and @sarafischer
| Mary Ann Azevedo / TechCrunch: |
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.)
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SFGATE, BBC, BBC, Reuters, Protocol, CNN, The Charlotte Observer, and New York Times
| 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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The Drive, Bloomberg Law, MobileSyrup, Techdirt, driving, The Verge, Reuters, Input, KnowTechie, New York Times, Redmond Pie, Insider, and Tom's Guide
| Sami Fathi / MacRumors: |
Kuo: AirPods Pro 2, the first update since 2019, will launch in Q4 2022 with a Beats Fit Pro-like design, an improved chip, fitness tracking, and more — The AirPods Pro 2, the first update to the AirPods Pro since its debut in 2019, will launch in the fourth quarter of 2022, according to Apple analyst Ming Chi-Kuo.| Sami Fathi / MacRumors: |
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| Steve Dent / Engadget: |
Facebook launches a Professional Mode, letting eligible creators monetize their profiles, and a 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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Meta, Facebook, The Verge, PCMag, Social Media Today, Protocol, TechCrunch, and iPhone in Canada Blog
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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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U.S. Department of Justice, Windows Central, CNBC, and The Register
| Bloomberg: |
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, @hkanji, @ron_miller, @bpolitics, @hypervisible, @rebeccaspang, and @galeabrewer
| Sebastian Herrera / Wall Street Journal: |
Amazon has emerged as the de facto wage-and-benefits setter as US companies fight to attract workers in a tight labor market, causing ripples across the economy — In local markets throughout America, the e-commerce giant's facilities have an impact on inflation, job markets and labor standards| 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.| Andrew Tangel / Wall Street Journal: |
The FAA outlines flight restrictions, including limiting bad weather automated landing systems to avoid interference with the C-band 5G spectrum from January 5 — Agency's order could disrupt air travel with limits to cockpit systems needed in poor weather; new 5G services expected to go live Jan. 5
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FAA, The Register, The Verge, PCMag, TechRadar, The Mac Observer, and CNN
Tweets: @miami_rick, @jumpjim, @mistertechblog, and @mporielly
| Nilay Patel / The Verge: |
Q&A with ConstitutionDAO's Jonah Erlich on how it got started, what would have happened if it had won the auction, and the refund system for the ~$47M it raised — Jonah Erlich is one of the core members of a group called ConstitutionDAO, a group that raised money to try to buy … | Wallace Witkowski / MarketWatch: |
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.| Queenie Wong / CNET: |
Meta says its new AI system, Few-Shot Learner, needs little training data to quickly adapt to fighting new types of harmful content like COVID-19 misinformation — Meta, formerly known as Facebook , said Wednesday it has created artificial intelligence technology that can adapt more quickly …
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Protocol, SiliconANGLE, ai.facebook.com, Meta, and Neowin
Tweets: @billyperrigo, @schrep, @protocol, @billyperrigo, and @katekayereports
| Steve Lohr / New York Times: |
Meta, Nike, CVS, GM, IBM, Walmart, and others join the Data & Trust Alliance, which has developed an anti-bias scoring system to analyze AI usage during hiring — The organization has created a format for evaluating the technology, which is often used to screen job candidates.
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The Data & Trust Alliance and Protocol
Tweets: @jnelsonldf, @hypervisible, @stevelohr, @stevelohr, @privacymama, @ibmnews, @hypervisible, and @thedtalliance
| Financial Times: |
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 … | 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 … | Jamie Tarabay / Bloomberg: |
Google sues two Russians it claims help run a botnet that has infected 1M+ devices and uses command-and-control server addresses stored on Bitcoin's blockchain — - Complaint says the two created a sophisticated ‘botnet’ — Glupteba sells stolen logins, credit cards, Google says
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| Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: |
Reddit to launch a Spotify Wrapped-like recap featuring statistics for users like time spent and popular content; users created 366M posts in 2021, up 19% YoY — Reddit is launching a new personalized Spotify Wrapped-like recap feature for all users tomorrow.
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Benzinga, Reddit Upvoted Blog, The Verge, Mashable, MUO, 9to5Mac, and iMore
Tweets: @reddit, @reddit_uk, @iamkierrad, and @reddit
| Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg: |
A look at Twitter's Project Guardian, which helps moderators respond more quickly to complaints from an updating list of thousands of its most visible users — ‘Project Guardian’ aims to protect prominent tweeters from abuse, harassment — Twitter Inc.'s highest-profile users …
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The Verge and Engadget
Tweets: @kurtwagner8, @petitephd, @bwdbwdbwd, @fraying, @fraying, @mattnavarra, @kimcrayton1, and @woobietuesday
| Romain Dillet / TechCrunch: |
French financial super app Lydia raises a $100M Series C at a $1B+ valuation, aims to hire 800 people over three years and reach 10M European customers by 2025 — Just a few weeks after announcing stock and crypto trading, French fintech startup Lydia is announcing that it has raised a $100 million Series C round.
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PYMNTS.com, Coinspeaker, and Cointelegraph
| Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: |
PC gaming hardware company NZXT raises $100M led by Francisco Partners, its first outside funding since launching in 2004 — NZXT has raised funding for the first time since it debuted as a PC gaming hardware company in 2004. It's a whopper of a round at $100 million.Sponsor Posts
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