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January 4, 2022, 8:40 AM

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Kif Leswing / CNBC:
Apple became the first company to reach a $3T market cap when its stock hit $182.86, tripling its valuation in under four years, before closing at $182.01  —  - Apple hit a market cap of $3 trillion, tripling in valuation in under four years.  — The milestone is mostly symbolic …
Daniel Victor / New York Times:
A look at Wordle, a viral once-a-day word guessing game created by a Brooklyn-based engineer as a side project that has amassed 300,000 players in two months  —  The word game has gone from dozens of players to hundreds of thousands in a few months.  It was created by a software engineer in Brooklyn for his partner.
David Lumb / CNET:
AT&T and Verizon agree to delay the launch of their upgraded 5G networks for two weeks over aviation safety concerns from the FAA and the airline industry  —  The companies were poised to roll out the so-called C-band airwaves this week, which promise to bring improved speed and coverage to their 5G networks.
Chris Welch / The Verge:
Samsung says its 2022 TVs will support browsing, displaying, and purchasing NFTs, as well as viewing their history and blockchain metadata  —  Learn about an NFT's blockchain history from the comfort of your couch  —  Staring at your non-fungible tokens on a smartphone or laptop screen is fine and all …
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Natasha Mascarenhas / TechCrunch:
Tweets by 8VC's Joe Lonsdale about “woke” tech diversity prompt swift criticism from tech investors as he attempts to recontextualize his earlier statements  —  Last week, in response to someone who tweeted that VCs were racist, venture capitalist and entrepreneur Joe Lonsdale …
Allison Johnson / The Verge:
Samsung unveils Galaxy S21 FE, with a 6.4-inch display, Snapdragon 888, 120Hz refresh rate, triple-lens rear camera, and a 32MP selfie camera, starting at $699  —  There's now even less room between the ceiling of the A-series and the floor of the S-series  —  After a year of will-they-or …
Victoria Song / The Verge:
Garmin announces the $450 Venu 2 Plus, with a 43mm case and support for voice assistants and voice calling, and the $180 Vivomove Sport  —  The Venu 2 Plus and Vivomove Sport are meant for people who want more than a fitness-first smartwatch  —  When you think of Garmin wearables …
Meir Orbach / CTech:
Source: Google is acquiring Israeli startup Siemplify, which provides a cybersecurity orchestration service, for an estimated $500M; Siemplify has raised $58M  —  The Israeli company will form the basis for Google's cyber operations in the country and will be part of the tech giant's cloud activity

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