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EU and the UK open an antitrust probe into Google and Meta's Jedi Blue deal on online ads; EU is also probing whether Google acted without Meta's knowledge — Europe's competition chief Margrethe Vestager tells FT that ‘Jedi Blue’ deal represents ‘giant problem’ in industry
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| Reuters: |
Meta will temporarily allow some violent speech, like “death to the Russian invaders”, in some countries; internal email: it will allow calls for death of Putin — Meta Platforms (FB.O) will allow Facebook and Instagram users in some countries to call for violence against Russians …
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Facebook: Embassy of Russia in the USA. Tweets: @mikeisaac, @caseynewton, @etbrooking, @eculliford, @maxabrahms, @rpwwilliams, @etbrooking, @marclobliner, @slpng_giants, @gerritd, @jeremylittau, @davepee, @jeffnolan, @bruce_petz, @asadabukhalil, @stillgray, @kanwalsibal, @maxseddon, @kantrowitz, @rachelbovard, @bryandeanwright, @slpng_giants, @axios, @momosasa22, @jamesmelville, @dkiesow, @seahawkmjk, @nycsouthpaw, @danpfeiffer, @watchchad, @richardhanania, @sanksp, @tompainetoday, @markamesexiled, @ramprasad_c, @witnessiam, @mikeisaac, @etbrooking, @etbrooking, @mikeisaac, @bkerogers, @rmac18, @rmac18, @martinsfp, @nickatnews, and @fboversight
| Jillian Deutsch / Bloomberg: |
Russia moves to ban Instagram and designate Meta as an “extremist organization”; source says WhatsApp won't be affected as it is a means of communication — Russian prosecutors have asked a court to ban Meta Platforms Inc.'s Facebook and Instagram as “extremist,” Interfax reported …
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| Filipe Espósito / 9to5Mac: |
Sources: new MacBook Air and 13-inch MacBook Pro, both with M2, coming this year; Apple has M2 Pro, Max, and Ultra in the works, the latter being a 24-core CPU — It has been almost two years since Apple announced the transition from Intel Macs to Apple Silicon, and while there's still …
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| Sami Fathi / MacRumors: |
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| Osato Avan-Nomayo / The Block: |
UK's Financial Conduct Authority gives notice to crypto ATM operators to shut down their machines or face penalties since they are unlicensed — The UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has contacted crypto ATM operators to shut down their machines or face penalties since they are unlicensed.
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| David Gilbert / VICE: |
Investigation finds a campaign coordinated in a secret Telegram channel to pay Russian TikTok influencers to post videos pushing pro-Kremlin narratives — An investigation by VICE News uncovered a coordinated campaign to pay Russian TikTok influencers to post videos pushing pro-Kremlin narratives.
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Media Manipulation Casebook. Tweets: @josephfcox, @daithaigilbert, @learmonth, and @jason_koebler
| Taylor Lorenz / Washington Post: |
Biden administration is working with Gen Z For Change, a nonprofit advocacy group, to brief top TikTok stars about the war in Ukraine — On Thursday afternoon, 30 top TikTok stars gathered on a Zoom call to receive key information about the war unfolding in Ukraine.
Tweets: @taylorlorenz, @aaronparnas, @monster_manager, @ddiamond, @donie, @coxsports1, @natemcdermott, @daveweigel, and @taylorlorenz
| Axios: |
Apple, Google, Meta, PayPal, and others urge Texas governor to abandon an EO that equates gender-affirming healthcare for transgender children with child abuse — More than 60 companies, including some of the largest firms in tech and finance, are calling on Texas governor Greg Abbott …
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| Reuters: |
Sources: TikTok is nearing a deal for Oracle to store US users' data and ringfence it from ByteDance, hoping to address US national security concerns — TikTok is nearing a deal for Oracle Corp (ORCL.N) to store its U.S. users' information without its Chinese parent ByteDance having access to it …
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| Financial Times: |
After a peak of $248M in February, daily trading volumes of NFTs on OpenSea fell 80% to ~$50M in March; average price of a Bored Ape NFT fell 44% since Feb. 24 — Internet collectibles ranging from cartoon apes to artsy doodles have plunged in value as real-world conflict …
Tweets: @germanotes, @muradahmed, @jeffnolan, @adamsamson, @_inpractise, @grady_booch, @josephmdurso, @fd, @carnage4life, and @smdiehl
| Alexandra Alper / Reuters: |
Ingas and Cryoin, two Ukrainian companies that produce an estimated 45% to 54% of the world's semiconductor-grade neon, confirm they have halted operations — Ukraine's two leading suppliers of neon, which produce about half the world's supply of the key ingredient for making chips … | The Economic Times: |
Byju's raises $800M, including $400M from CEO Byju Raveendran, sources say at a $22B valuation; sources say Byju's is exploring a SPAC IPO at a $40B valuation — The round, which comes ahead of its planned initial public offering (IPO), values the Bengaluru-based company at about $22 billion, people aware of the development told ET.
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| Jessica Lucas / Input: |
A look at Loli Police Department, a police roleplay group in VRChat allowing nearly 11,000 of its members move through the ranks based on their activity level — Early last year, Jura was at the spa, chilling in a communal bath and having a casual chat with friends, when the Loli Police Department burst into the building.
Tweets: @leadlagreport, @inputmag, @jenyetagain, @dst6n01, @brooklynmarie, @samswey, @zhugeex, and @inputmag
| Hartley Charlton / MacRumors: |
Apple dismisses the findings of UK CMA's Interim Report on mobile ecosystems as based on “unsubstantiated allegations and hypothetical concerns” from its rivals — Apple has aggressively defended its ecosystem in a newly-published response to the UK's competition watchdog.
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UK CMA. Tweets: @lapcatsoftware, @slightlylate, @matthew_mone, @slightlylate, @matthew_mone, and @slightlylate
| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Didi suspends its Hong Kong IPO plans after Chinese regulators said its proposals to prevent data leaks fell short; its main apps will remain suspended — Didi Global Inc. plunged 42% on Friday after the company suspended preparations for its planned Hong Kong listing.
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South China Morning Post, Pandaily's Newsletter, Tech Xplore, Coinspeaker, Livy's Newsletter, Reuters, and ChinaDiction
Tweets: @pelstrom and @arjunkharpal
| Anup Roy / Bloomberg: |
The Reserve Bank of India orders Paytm Payments Bank to stop taking new customers, pending a comprehensive audit of its IT systems — The Reserve Bank of India barred Paytm Payments Bank, founded by One 97 Communications Ltd's. Vijay Shekhar Sharma, from accepting new customers … | Ionut Arghire / SecurityWeek: |
WhatsApp teams up with Cloudflare to unveil Code Verify, an open-source browser extension that verifies the authenticity of code served to the browser — Facebook parent company Meta this week announced the release of Code Verify, an open source browser extension meant to verify the authenticity of code served to the browser.
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