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Sources: Broadcom is in talks to pay ~$140 per share, or about $60B, for VMware, and the companies are aiming to announce the cash-and-stock deal on Thursday — The two companies are aiming to announce the cash-and-stock deal Thursday — Broadcom Inc. AVGO -3.10%▼ …
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The UK's data protection watchdog fines Clearview AI £7.5M+ for violating privacy laws and orders the company to delete UK citizen information from its systems — The UK's data protection watchdog has confirmed a penalty for the controversial facial recognition company, Clearview AI …
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A look at efforts by 50+ countries to control the data produced by their citizens, governments, and businesses, driven by privacy concerns, economics, and more — Nations are accelerating efforts to control data produced within their perimeters, disrupting the flow of what has become a kind of digital currency.
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| Riley de León / CNBC: |
eBay partners with NFT startup OneOf to launch 13 digital collectibles featuring Wayne Gretzky, and plans more sports NFTs throughout 2022, starting at $10 each — - eBay is getting into NFTs — and hockey legend Wayne Gretzky is featured in the first collection from the e-commerce company.
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Snap CEO warns employees the company will miss its Q2 revenue and earnings targets as its growth weakens, and plans to slow hiring; stock drops 29%+ after hours — - Snap will miss its own targets for revenue and adjusted earnings in the current quarter, CEO Evan Speigel warned on Monday in a note to employees.| The Information: |
Sources: Coinbase is testing an app from Ray Dalio's company Principles that lets staff rate each other on how well they exemplify Coinbase's 10 cultural tenets — Coinbase, a cryptocurrency trading firm that garnered attention for banning salary negotiations and political speech among employees …
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| Issie Lapowsky / Protocol: |
The 11th Circuit federal court upholds blocking Florida's social media “censorship” law to protect First Amendment rights, as SCOTUS weighs Texas' similar law — As the Supreme Court weighs whether to block Texas' social media “censorship” law, a court of appeals has decided …
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| Patrick Klepek / VICE: |
The QA team at Activision Blizzard's Raven Software votes 19-3 to unionize, as US labor board prosecutors determined the company “illegally threatened staff” — A huge event in the crunch-prone video game industry, which has long resisted organized labor. — Patrick Klepek
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| Deirdre Bosa / CNBC: |
Sources: Airbnb plans to remove all mainland China listings for homes and experiences by this summer, but will keep a Beijing office focusing on outbound travel — - All mainland Chinese listings — homes and experiences — will be taken down by this summer, but Airbnb will continue to maintain …
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| Mimi Billing / Sifted: |
Klarna tells employees it plans to lay off 10% of its workforce, after reports of raising money at a reduced $30B valuation; LinkedIn shows it has 6,500+ staff — Last week, the Wall Street Journal reported that Klarna was seeking a new round of investment that could see its valuation brought down by a third, from $46bn to $30bn.
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| Adam Beam / Associated Press: |
CA State Assembly approves a bill letting parents sue social media companies if children become “addicted” to the companies' products; bill needs a final vote — SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California could soon hold social media companies responsible for harming children …
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California Legislative Information. Tweets: @zavalaa, @drantbradley, @rmoneyryan2012, @thatjenmonroe, @johnwilson, @mehnazakberaziz, @zavalaa, @mmasnick, @rvawonk, @raymonddurk, @pt, @cathygellis, @mmasnick, @mmasnick, @daphnehk, and @mmasnick
| Issie Lapowsky / Protocol: |
Spotify is slowly bringing back political ads on podcasts after pausing them in early 2020, and says it has strengthened its advertiser verification system — Spotify stopped hosting political ads on its services in early 2020, citing a lack of “robustness” in its systems … Thanks:@karynelevy
| Cade Metz / New York Times: |
A look at a San Francisco townhouse that became a hub for Ukrainian tech workers fleeing the war and entrepreneurs from Russia and Belarus that oppose the war — They moved from Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and other countries for jobs in the technology industry. Now they are joined by friends fleeing war and repression.
Tweets: @f_bartoloni, @wboscoho, @billste00228417, and @trippmickle
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