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Sam Byford / The Verge:
Samsung, Lenovo, and Microsoft commit to shipping Android 12L, featuring optimizations for tablets and foldables, for some of their devices later this year  —  The update is coming later this year  —  Samsung, Lenovo, and Microsoft are the first device manufacturers to commit to shipping Android 12L …
Corbin Davenport / XDA Developers:
Google releases Android 12L and a feature update for Pixel phones, including Live Caption reading typed responses aloud to callers, Duo screen sharing, and more  —  Google released the long-awaited Android 12L update on Monday, with many improvements to foldable phones, tablets, and other large-screen devices.
Scott Chipolina / Decrypt:
Coinbase blocks 25K+ addresses related to Russian individuals or entities believed to be engaged in illicit activity and shares them with the US government  —  Crypto exchange Coinbase has said it has blocked over 25,000 Russia-linked addresses it believes were associated with illicit activity.
The Information:
Source: Google is in talks to acquire cybersecurity company Mandiant, after a February report indicated Microsoft acquisition talks; Mandiant's stock is up 15%+  —  Google is in talks to buy cybersecurity consultancy Mandiant, which two years ago discovered the infamous SolarWinds hack …
Bloomberg:
Samsung confirms a breach that exposed internal company data, including source code related to its Galaxy phones, but says users' personal data was not affected  —  Samsung Electronics Co. suffered a cybersecurity breach that exposed internal company data, including source code for the operation …
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Apple begins rolling out Apple TV+ to Comcast's US video platforms and offers three months free to customers who sign up via their Xfinity device by April 25  —  The Apple TV Plus app will begin rolling out on Xfinity X1, Xfinity Flex and XClass TVs on March 7 and will be available across …
New York Times:
Scams and fraud are widespread on P2P payments app Zelle but the US banks backing the app say returning money to defrauded customers is not their responsibility  —  Zelle, the payments platform used by millions of customers, is a popular target of scammers.
Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch:
Google says Chrome 99 on macOS outperforms Safari on WebKit's Speedometer 2.0 benchmark by 15%, scoring 300 points, the fastest performance of any browser yet  —  Version 100 of Google Chrome will launch within the next few weeks, but even after all of this time, there's still some room for speeding up the browser.
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Apple suspends Search Ads in Russia, putting current and future App Store advertising campaigns on hold in the country “until further notice”  —  Apple Inc. has suspended advertising on its App Store in Russia, a move that bars developers from placing ads in search results …
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Instagram removes Boomerang and Hyperlapse from the App Store and Google Play, a week after Meta announced the company would shut down its IGTV app  —  A week after Instagram confirmed its plan to shut down its standalone IGTV app in order to better focus on initiatives, like Reels …
Emily Nicolle / Bloomberg:
Crypto exchange FTX will start offering services in Europe and the Middle East; FTX Europe will be headquartered in Switzerland and have a base in Cyprus  —  Cryptocurrency exchange operator FTX Trading Ltd. is poised to start offering services in Europe and the Middle East …
Reuters:
Sydney-based Immutable, which develops NFT games and a service to speed up Ethereum transactions, raises a $200M Series C at a $2.5B valuation led by Temasek  —  Australian NFT startup Immutable has raised fresh funding from investors led by Singapore's Temasek in a round that values it at $2.5 billion …
The Generalist:
A deep dive on AngelList, including its ecosystem, origins, evolution, playbook, and separate entities AngelList Venture, AngelList Talent, and AngelList India  —  Naval Ravikant's company is both a unicorn and a creator of unicorns.  It may just be getting started.  —  In collaboration with Masterworks...
Reuters:
Intel's self-driving car unit Mobileye confidentially files for a US IPO; Intel acquired Mobileye for ~$15.3B in 2017 and will retain a majority stake post-IPO  —  Intel Corp said on Monday its self-driving car unit, Mobileye, has confidentially filed paperwork for an initial public offering in the United States.
Berber Jin / The Information:
Source: Tiger Global partners have committed $1B of their own cash, at $300M+ every year, to invest in seed funds that focus on backing the youngest startups  —  Tiger Global Management, the world's most active startup investor last year, is trying a new way to get the inside track.
Yang Jie / Wall Street Journal:
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Bloomberg:
Source: Paramount reaches a settlement with the US states suing to block its WBD acquisition, after four states that opposed a deal conceded over the weekend

Kaitlan Collins / @kaitlancollins:
Email: Bryan Boughton, who runs Fox News' DC bureau and is the current TV pool chair, says the TV pool will not be covering President Trump's events today

Dave Barry / Dave Barry's Substack:
Dave Barry posts a tribute and lament for his wife, Michelle Kaufman, who covered sports for four decades before McClatchy layoffs, and her laid-off colleagues

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Ben Brody / Protocol:
Justice Clarence Thomas again argues that SCOTUS should take up a case to narrow the scope of Section 230, although not one specifically involving Meta

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Noah Smith / Washington Post:
Current and former esports players and agents say many contracts are predatory, have time-based gimmicks, allow trading players without their consent, and more
Igor Bonifacic / Engadget:
Activision Blizzard and Epic Games suspend sales of their games in Russia; Activision Blizzard will also pause offering in-game microtransactions in the country
Bloomberg:
TikTok suspends livestreaming and new content uploads in Russia in response to the country's new law that would impose prison terms for spreading “fake news”
Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac:
Kuo: a more powerful Mac mini and a more affordable 27-inch external display without mini-LED will launch in 2022, a Mac Pro and an iMac Pro are coming in 2023
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