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Attorneys general of 22 states file lawsuit to block FCC's repeal of net neutrality regulations, calling the rollback “arbitrary and capricious” — The Bits newsletter will keep you updated on the latest from Silicon Valley and the technology industry.| Diane Bartz / Reuters: |
Sources: US lawmakers, citing national security concerns, urge AT&T to cut commercial ties with Huawei and oppose China Mobile's plans to enter the US — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers are urging AT&T Inc, the No. 2 wireless carrier, to cut commercial ties to Chinese phone maker …
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Google plans to build three new undersea fiber optic cables and add five new cloud regions in Montreal, Netherlands, Los Angeles, Finland, and Hong Kong — At Google, we've spent $30 billion improving our infrastructure over three years, and we're not done yet.| Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
Kaspersky Lab says it's found an Android spying app, likely by Italian vendors, that relies on five exploits to gain root access and can steal WhatsApp messages — Skygofree is among the most powerful spy platforms ever created for Android. — Last year, researchers found …
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China Labor Watch report finds some workers at Catcher iPhone plant worked around noxious chemicals when safety equipment was not present; Apple, Catcher deny — Rights group alleges 14 violations of Apple supplier standards — Apple says it investigated claims, found no standards breached
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| Evelyn Cheng / CNBC: |
Cryptocurrency values decline sharply, with Ethereum dropping as much as 30%, Bitcoin down 25%+, and Ripple down 40%+ at one point on Tuesday — - Ripple, the third-largest digital currency by market capitalization, drops 46 percent below $1, according to CoinMarketCap.| Bloomberg: |
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Google and Coursera launch program to train more IT support professionals, written by Googlers and subsidized by Google, available globally for $49/month — After a big fundraise and subsequent reorganization last year at Coursera — which saw a change of CEO, as well as the departure of its COO …
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| Saqib Shah / Engadget: |
Contraceptive app Natural Cycles, used by over 500K women, reported to regulator by Swedish hospital after reportedly causing 37 unwanted pregnancies — A contraceptive app used by more than 500,000 women has come under fire after reportedly causing 37 unwanted pregnancies.
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| Larry Dignan / ZDNet: |
IBM and Maersk form joint venture to launch a blockchain-based platform for the global supply chain and will create a new company to commercialize it — IBM and Maersk have been collaborating on creating a blockchain platform for the global supply chain. Now the duo will create a new company to commercialize the platform broadly.| Todd Spangler / Variety: |
YouTube tightens rules for revenue-sharing Partner Program, announces all videos in Google Preferred will be reviewed by human moderators before being monetized — YouTube is making its creator revenue-sharing program more restrictive and will start manually reviewing all videos … | Olivia Zaleski / Bloomberg: |
Instacart acquires Toronto-based coupon and voice-shopping startup Unata; sources say the deal totals ~$65M — Unata makes voice-ordering software for grocery chains — Deal will help Instacart expand to more markets in Canada — Instacart Inc. said it agreed to acquire Toronto-based …
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TechCrunch, PR Newswire, SiliconANGLE, PYMNTS.com, VentureBeat, Food Dive, and BetaKit. Tweets: @instacart
| Connie Loizos / TechCrunch: |
Interview with Sequoia partner Bryan Schreier, on the firm's new $180M fund called Sequoia Scout III that's focused exclusively on seed-stage opportunities — Sequoia Capital, the top-tier venture firm, has just closed on a $180 million new fund called Sequoia Scout III that's focused exclusively on seed-stage opportunities.
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