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| Leah Nylen / Politico: |
An overview of the efforts by Google, Apple, and Amazon to offer their technology and services for connected cars — When Ford announced that starting in 2023 its cars and trucks would come with Google Maps, Assistant and Play Store preinstalled, CEO Jim Farley called the partnership between …
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| Robert Stevens / Decrypt: |
OpenDAO airdrops SOS token for users of OpenSea's NFT marketplace; the token, unaffiliated with OpenSea, is up ~10x in two days as watchers debate its prospects — In brief — SOS is an airdrop from OpenDAO, distributed to people who have spent money on OpenSea transactions.| Yang Jie / Wall Street Journal: |
While unable to meet analog chip demand, Texas Instruments hesitates to expand production capacity because of the industry's history of boom and bust cycles — Even in digital age, analog chips such as those made in Texas are essential, and they are in short supply
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| Madhumita Murgia / Financial Times: |
Meta acquired synthetic data startup AI. Reverie in August, consolidating it into Reality Labs; AI. Reverie previously had a US DoD contract worth up to $950M — Synthetic data company AI. Reverie will work within group's Reality Labs division — An artificial intelligence company contracted …
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| Financial Times: |
Sources: Didi bans current and former employees from selling shares indefinitely; Didi has lost ~60%, or ~$38B, in market value since its New York IPO in June — Chinese ride-hailing group extends lock-up period after moving to delist from New York — Didi Chuxing has barred current … | Kalyeena Makortoff / The Guardian: |
Gibraltar's regulators are considering a plan to add cryptocurrencies to its stock exchange, risking reputational damage and diplomatic sanctions — Territory's financial sector risks reputational damage and diplomatic sanctions if complex regulations of crypto hub fail| Khadeeja Safdar / Wall Street Journal: |
Profile of Gloo, which compiles profiles on Americans and is used by 30K+ US churches, or 10% of all in the US, to target ad campaigns at people facing a crisis — A small company called Gloo mines online data for people who might be receptive to evangelizing and church outreach — Struggling with grief?
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| Bloomberg: |
China imposes new restrictions on offshore IPOs that use variable interest entities (VIEs), aiming to close a loophole used by tech and other industries — - Rule would hit new listings via the so-called VIE structure — China has stepped up scrutiny of foreign tech listings
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| David McCabe / New York Times: |
A look at OneTrust, BigID, TrustArc, and others that help companies navigate the increasingly fragmented rules and privacy policies of the global internet — Companies have sprouted up to help others navigate the varied laws around the world governing websites.
Tweets: @paulnemitz
| Daniel Michaels / Wall Street Journal: |
Inside China's Logink, an expansive digital network for tracking global sea cargo that experts fear could give Beijing a commercial or strategic advantage — Beijing can track cargo with little-known Logink system, potentially gaining intelligence and commercial advantage| Kyle Stock / Bloomberg: |
A look at sidewalk delivery robots serving students across US college campuses, an ideal proving ground with pedestrian-friendly designs and eager consumer base — Robot 509 from Starship Technologies is both patient and skittish. The autonomous machine, which resembles a Yeti cooler crossed …
Tweets: @humanprogress, @citylab, and @citylab
| Wall Street Journal: |
PitchBook: nearly 340 startups have privately raised money at $1B+ valuations this year, more than 3x the total from last year — SPACs and venture capitalists are plowing money into startups at record rates, looking past worries about lofty valuations — Investors are defying …
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