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New NTIA head Alan Davidson says the NTIA will launch a review of competition in the mobile app ecosystem and wants to help set policy on app stores and privacy — The new leader of a little-known agency within the Commerce Department starts the job tasked with connecting every American to the internet … | Daisuke Wakabayashi / New York Times: |
Google plans to bring Privacy Sandbox to Android, preserving its Ad ID system for two years, and says it'll be less disruptive than ATT for advertisers and devs — It says it will give other companies plenty of time to adapt to changes to its Android software. Similar changes made by Apple affected big internet companies.
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Windows 11 Preview build includes a customizable Start menu, five new touch gestures, Snap Layouts improvements, Live Captions, Task Manager redesign, and more — Microsoft is also bringing drag and drop back to the taskbar — Microsoft is bringing new touch gestures, Start menu folders … | Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg: |
Mark Zuckerberg names Nick Clegg as President of Global Affairs, which would mean less involvement in future policy decisions for Zuckerberg and Sandberg — Meta Platforms Inc. Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg has promoted his top policy executive, Nick Clegg, to an even greater role inside …
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| Corin Faife / The Verge: |
CISA, FBI, and NSA say Russian state-sponsored hackers targeted US defense contractors for at least two years, acquiring export-controlled technology and more — The state-sponsored actors acquired information on weapons, aircraft design, and combat communications systems over a period of years
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| Drew Harwell / Washington Post: |
Clearview AI tells investors that it is on track to have 100B facial photos in its database within a year, growing from 3B images to 10B+ since early 2020 — The facial recognition company Clearview AI is telling investors it is on track to have 100 billion facial photos in its database within a year … | CoinDesk: |
Canadian authorities have ordered regulated financial firms to cease transactions from 34 crypto wallets, worth over $870K, tied to funding the “Freedom Convoy” — Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, Monero and Cardano addresses are all on the list. — The Ontario Provincial Police …
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| Ashley Carman / The Verge: |
Spotify is acquiring Chartable and Podsights, two podcast analytics companies that let podcasters and networks include tags in shows to track listeners — Chartable and Podsights are being bought — Spotify is making more podcast acquisitions. The company announced today it's acquiring …
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft details changes to AltspaceVR to improve safety and moderation, including removing social spaces and making users sign in with a Microsoft account — You'll also need a Microsoft Account for AltspaceVR soon — Microsoft is removing all social hubs hosted in AltspaceVR …
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| Casey Newton / Platformer: |
Q&A with longtime Wikipedia contributor Molly White about her website “Web3 is going just great”, why Web3 won't create new Wikipedia-style projects, and more — Q&A with Molly White of Web 3 Is Going Just Great … Whenever a fresh disaster happens on the blockchain …
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| Wes Fenlon / PC Gamer: |
Valve partners with iFixit to sell replacement parts for Steam Deck and Valve Index VR on iFixit.com — The news comes with a new teardown video of the hardware, too. — Audio player loading... Last week Valve released the CAD files for the Steam Deck so that anyone can 3D-print their own system shell …
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| Mary Ann Azevedo / TechCrunch: |
Denver-based Nomad, a startup that offers financial services for small-time landlords, renters, and potential home buyers, raises a $20M Series A — Nomad, a marketplace that aims to provide small-time rental property owners with “guaranteed rent,” has raised $20 million in a Series A funding round led by Silicon Valley Bank Capital.Thanks:@bayareawriter
| Jon Fingas / Engadget: |
Twitter adds support for ethereum addresses for creator Tips, following its inclusion of bitcoin addresses, as well as support for payment services like Paytm — Twitter isn't limiting crypto fans to tipping with Bitcoin. The social network has expanded its tipping options to let creators add their Ethereum address.
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| Kif Leswing / CNBC: |
Nvidia reports Q4 revenue of $7.64B v. $7.42B est., up 53% YoY, Gaming revenue of $3.42B, up 37% YoY, and Data Center revenue of $3.26B, up 71% YoY — - Nvidia reported fiscal fourth-quarter earnings on Wednesday. — Data center sales rose 71%. — Nvidia has been boosted …
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Google search quality is declining because of too many ads, SEO, and “smart” AI, prompting people to append “reddit” to queries to get more authentic results — Reddit is currently the most popular search engine. The only people who don't know that are the team at Reddit …
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| Will Oremus / Washington Post: |
Twitter says CEO Parag Agrawal will take “a few weeks” of parental leave, less than three months after taking the job, a rare move for a Silicon Valley CEO — Parag Agrawal, 37, is just getting started in one of the technology industry's highest-profile jobs …
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| Kris Holt / Engadget: |
Twitter now lets bot account holders add a label to indicate their tweets are automated, rolling out globally today after a test in September — Starting today, everyone who is running a bot account on Twitter can add a label to make it clear the tweets are automated.
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| Cat Zakrzewski / Washington Post: |
Senators Blumenthal (D) and Blackburn (R) unveil the Kids Online Safety Act, requiring platforms offer extra safety and privacy tools for users under 16 — A bipartisan pair of senators on Wednesday unveiled a sweeping bill that aims to give parents more control over their children's time online …
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| Praveen Paramasivam / Reuters: |
DoorDash reports Q4 revenue of $1.3B v. $1.28B est., up 34% YoY, 369M orders, up 35% YoY, marketplace gross order value of $11.16B, up 36% YoY; stock up 20%+ — DoorDash Inc (DASH.N) reported quarterly revenue on Wednesday that beat analysts' estimates, as people continued to order … | Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge: |
Uber will let riders see a breakdown of their average ratings starting today and publishes data on US cities with the highest and lowest ratings — Also available: five-star ratings — For the first time, Uber is allowing its customers to see how many five-star ratings they've received from drivers …
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| The Economic Times: |
5ire, a sustainability-focused Layer 1 blockchain with an exchange, wallet, NFT marketplace, and VC fund, raises $100M, after a $21M seed at a $110M valuation — New Delhi: 5ire, a fifth-generation blockchain network, announced on Tuesday it has secured a $100 million capital commitment …
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| Jordan Novet / CNBC: |
Cisco reports Q2 revenue of $12.7B, up 6% YoY, Internet for the Future revenue of $1.32B, up 42% YoY, Hybrid Work revenue of $1.07B, down 9% YoY; stock up 5%+ — - The company's results exceeded expectations. — Cisco bid on data-analytics software company Splunk, news outlets reported last week.
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| Wallace Witkowski / MarketWatch: |
AppLovin Q4: revenue of $793M, up 56% YoY, Software Platform revenue of $247M, up 208% YoY, and gives a FY 2022 revenue outlook below estimates; stock down ~18% — AppLovin Inc. shares dropped in the extended session Wednesday after the app-monetization company's forecast revenue range … Sponsor Posts
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