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Filing: Apple asks to participate in the remedial phase of Google's US antitrust case, saying it can't rely on Google to defend their revenue-sharing agreements — Apple (AAPL.O) has asked to participate in Google's upcoming U.S. antitrust trial over online search, saying it cannot rely …
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Iran's Supreme Council of Cyberspace approves lifting its ban on “certain widely used foreign platforms”, naming WhatsApp and Google Play as the first two apps — - Allowing WhatsApp and Google Play may placate opponents — Major social networking sites have been blocked for years| The Information: |
Two major China-based Amazon merchants say Amazon reps have recently been offering incentives like free ads and lower commissions if they stop selling on Temu — For popular China-based Amazon merchants, bargain site Temu has been an attractive new place to sell their wares.| Dan Primack / Axios: |
Sources: Founders Fund seeks ~$3B for its third growth equity fund; it raised $3.4B for its second growth fund and $1.8B for its eighth early-stage fund in 2022 — - It also will have access to the incoming White House, thanks to Thiel's longtime support of President-elect Trump and the firm's numerous investments with Elon Musk.| Isaac Schorr / Mediaite: |
Elon Musk is one of two paid subscribers of an X account that has implied South Africa was better off under apartheid, slammed “Black ruled” countries, and more — Elon Musk, the richest man in the world and advisor to President-elect Donald Trump, is a paid subscriber to a virulently racist X account.
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| Niket Nishant / Reuters: |
Fiserv to acquire Toronto-based Payfare, which lets gig workers on platforms like Uber access their wages early, for $140M, expected to close in H1 2025 — U.S. fintech firm Fiserv (FI.N) will buy Canada's Payfare (PAY.TO) in a C$201.5 million ($140 million) deal as it looks …
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A look at OpenAI's interest in robotics, from investing in startups like Figure and Physical Intelligence to, sources say, considering making a humanoid robot — Over the past year, OpenAI has dropped not-so-subtle hints about its revived interest in robotics: investing in startups developing hardware …
More: SiliconANGLE, TechCrunch, and San Francisco Business Times
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| Ann Cao / South China Morning Post: |
Ant splits Alipay into the Digital Payment Business Group focused on new payment products, and the Alipay Business Group focused on user growth and monetization — The company will adopt a ‘rotating presidential system’ for the two new businesses, with each unit president serving a six-month term
More: Tech in Asia and Pandaily
| Martin Matishak / The Record: |
President Biden signs the $895B 2025 defense policy bill, including $3B for the FCC's “rip and replace” program to get rid of Chinese networking equipment — The annual defense policy bill signed by President Joe Biden Monday evening allocates $3 billion to help telecom firms remove …
More: TechRadar, The Cyber Express, DatacenterDynamics, and Politico
| Sheldon Reback / CoinDesk: |
US and Japanese law enforcement say North Korean hackers were responsible for stealing 4,502.9 BTC, worth $308M, from Japanese crypto exchange DMM in May 2024 — The $308 million hack of Japanese crypto exchange DMM in May was the work of North Korean hackers, the U.S. and Japanese law enforcement agencies said Monday.
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| Bill Toulas / BleepingComputer: |
The US FTC orders Marriott and Starwood to implement a robust customer data security scheme after Starwood's 2014 to 2018 breaches and Marriott's 2018 breach — The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has ordered Marriott International and Starwood Hotels to define and implement …
More: Federal Trade Commission, SiliconANGLE, iTnews, TechRadar, 9to5Mac, and The Verge
| Sheldon Reback / CoinDesk: |
Tass: Russia bans crypto mining in 10 regions from January 1, 2025, to March 15, 2031, due to its high power consumption, after legalizing mining in July 2024 — Temporary bans may be imposed in other regions during peak energy demand, Tass reported — What to know:Sponsor Posts
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