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Bitcoin falls 7%+ to under $32,000, its lowest level since July 2021, as investors flee riskier investments; Ethereum, Solana, Avalanche, and others also drop — Bitcoin extended losses, dropping below $31,000 for the first time since July 2021, putting its decline from a November record high …
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Mark Zuckerberg says Meta will start letting some US creators test digital collectibles and NFTs on Instagram this week, and won't charge for sharing NFTs — Meta will start testing digital collectibles and NFTs on Instagram this week, according to chief executive Mark Zuckerberg.
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Clearview AI reaches a settlement with the ACLU by agreeing to stop selling or offering free access to its facial recognition database to most US businesses — The settlement marks one of the most significant court actions yet against a company known for downloading billions of people's photos …
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Staff email: Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi says the company will slash marketing and incentive spending, treat hiring as a “privilege”, focus on profit, and more — - Uber will slash spending on marketing and incentives and treat hiring as a “privilege,” CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said in an email to staff on Sunday.
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| Margaret Harding McGill / Axios: |
The White House says 20 ISPs, including Verizon, Comcast, and Charter, have agreed to offer 100 Mbps internet service for $30 per month to low-income families — The White House said Monday 20 internet service providers have agreed to offer $30 high-speed internet plans to low-income families … | The Information: |
Sources: Meta is considering reducing the money it gives news orgs and focusing on news content as short videos on Facebook rather than as links to articles — Meta Platforms is considering reducing the money it gives news organizations as it reevaluates the partnerships it struck over the past few years … | Washington Post: |
Researchers: Elon Musk, who vowed to defeat Twitter's “spam bots or die trying”, has long benefited from “fanbots” boosting Tesla shares and deriding critics — Mechanized accounts have sought to boost Tesla shares, deride critics and push the pending takeover of Twitter.
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| Ari Levy / CNBC: |
Coinbase, Robinhood, Rivian, UiPath, Marqeta, and Toast are down 65%+ from their IPO; over half of 53 tech companies that went public in 2021 are down 50%+ — - After a banner year for tech IPOs in 2021, the most notable companies to go public are now suffering some of the biggest losses on the market.
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Canada's Competition Bureau files an application to block Rogers' $26B purchase of Shaw, saying it would lead to worse service, higher prices, and fewer choices — The Competition Bureau has filed an application to block Rogers Communications Inc.'s purchase of Shaw Communications Inc …
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| Yoko Kubota / Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: as China restricts access due to COVID-19, Apple is giving local workers more authority as US staff monitors progress using live streaming and AR — Tech giant passes more authority to local workers, uses live streaming and augmented reality to ensure products made in China come out on time
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| Kevin Collier / NBC News: |
Lincoln College is set to become the first US higher education institution to close in part due to a ransomware attack, which hindered admissions last December — Lincoln College is scheduled to close its doors Friday, becoming the first U.S. institution of higher learning to shut down in part due to a ransomware attack.
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| Janko Roettgers / Protocol: |
Despite Apple's AR push, mobile Safari's lack of support for web-based AR lags browser makers Google, Samsung, and Opera, which have supported WebXR for years — “AR is going to change the way we use technology forever.” For the past five years, Tim Cook has used every possible opportunity …
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