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GSC Game World decides to “cancel anything NFT-related” in its game Stalker 2 after fans criticize its plans for in-game NFTs in partnership with DMarket — It hasn't been a great week for the GSC Game World team — STALKER 2 developers GSC Game World announced yesterday that they'd be adding NFTs to the game.| Kate Krader / Bloomberg: |
TikTok partners with Virtual Dining Concepts to launch TikTok Kitchen, a food delivery service based on viral trends, starting with 300 US locations in March — The video platform is teaming up with Virtual Dining Concepts to deliver those viral foods across the country. Baked feta pasta, anyone?
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| Kim Lyons / The Verge: |
TikTok says it is removing “alarmist warnings” about a supposed day of school violence that prompted some US districts to cancel classes on Friday — It hasn't found any videos threatening school violence on Friday, the company said — TikTok said Friday that it's working to remove …
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| Reuters: |
How Amazon grew its business in China, including partnering with a government propaganda arm for a books section on Amazon US, AWS-related concessions, and more — Amazon.com Inc was marketing a collection of President Xi Jinping's speeches and writings on its Chinese website about two years ago …
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| UPI: |
JPMorgan Chase will pay fines of $125M to the SEC and $75M to the CFTC for letting some employees use WhatsApp and other unapproved channels to conduct business — JPMorgan Chase has agreed to pay a $125 million penalty for allowing employees on Wall Street to use smartphone apps …
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| Aditya Kalra / Reuters: |
India's antitrust watchdog CCI suspends Amazon's $200M investment in Future Group and fines Amazon ~$27M for concealing facts while seeking regulatory approval — India's antitrust agency suspended Amazon.com's (AMZN.O) 2019 deal with Future Group on Friday, potentially denting …
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Sources: China is expanding its practice of taking minority stakes in private Chinese tech companies to include firms possessing large amounts of key data — The Chinese government has been expanding its practice of taking minority stakes in private companies beyond those specialising …
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| Anton Shilov / AnandTech: |
TSMC unveils N4X, a fab process it says enables up to 15% higher clock speeds over N5 and is useful for high-performance computing, such as server CPUs and SoCs — TSMC this week announced a new fabrication process that is tailored specifically for high-performance computing (HPC) products.
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| The Streamable: |
Disney fails to reach a deal with YouTube TV, removing 17+ channels including ABC, Disney, ESPN, Freeform, and FX; YouTube TV drops its price to $49.99/month — After a year of bitter disputes with its partners, YouTube TV just took a gut-punch from one of the entertainment world's biggest titans.
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| Coco Feng / South China Morning Post: |
ByteDance launches Douyin Box, a fashion-focused shopping app in China akin to its Fanno app in Europe, betting on the Gen Z trend of buying on influencer tips — The stand-alone Douyin Box app signals that ByteDance, the world's most valuable start-up, is betting big on e-commerce in China …
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| Financial Times: |
US software executives have cashed in hundreds of millions of dollars of stock this year, as the SEC looks to tighten rules around sales by insiders — Chief of high-flying Snowflake sells $344m this week, capping a spate of insiders selling software shares
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| Jonathan Burgos / Forbes: |
BandLab, a Singapore-based music creation platform letting artists collaborate and engage with fans, raises a $53M Series B at a $303M post-money valuation — BandLab—a Singapore-based digital platform for music creators—said it raised $53 million from a funding round that will help …
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| Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: |
Meta bans seven surveillance-for-hire groups, including Cytrox, removing over 1,500 Facebook and Instagram accounts and alerting 50K users who were targeted — Cytrox is one of seven surveillance companies now banned from Meta's platforms — While NSO Group was taking flak for hacking …
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| Zachary Basu / Axios: |
The US bans investing in eight Chinese companies, including DJI and Megvii, for their alleged involvement in surveilling Uyghurs and other minority groups — The Treasury Department has added eight Chinese companies — including DJI, the world's largest commercial drone manufacturer …
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