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Visa, Mastercard, eBay, and Stripe say they are exiting Facebook's Libra Association, following PayPal, which announced its withdrawal last week — - EBay, Visa, Mastercard and Stripe announced Friday they will no longer be part of Facebook's libra cryptocurrency project.
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SEC says it has obtained a temporary restraining order against Telegram's $1.7B TON cryptocurrency ICO — The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it has filed an emergency action and obtained temporary restraining order against two offshore entities conducting an alleged unregistered …
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| Nick Statt / The Verge: |
Blizzard says its decision over the Hearthstone controversy had nothing to do with China, reduces player's suspension to six months and restores his prize money — It claims the ban has nothing to do with China — Video game developer Blizzard Entertainment has finally broken its silence …
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| Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter: |
Apple launches an internal studio, allowing it to own its content; the first series will be Masters of the Air, a follow-up to HBO's Band of Brothers — ‘Masters of the Air,’ which was originally developed for HBO, will be the third story in the WWII saga from Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks …
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| Kate Conger / New York Times: |
Uber buys grocery delivery startup Cornershop, which operates in Chile, Mexico, Peru, and Canada; Mexico blocked Walmart's acquisition of Cornershop in June — SAN FRANCISCO — Uber has acquired a majority stake in the grocery delivery start-up Cornershop for an undisclosed sum …
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Amazon cancels contracts with three delivery firms, after report about shoddy working conditions and fatal accidents at Amazon's subcontracted delivery network — Amazon has abruptly canceled its contracts with three major delivery firms, a move that will put more than 2,000 people out of work … | Ryan Mac / BuzzFeed News: |
Source: Andy Rubin left Playground Global, the venture firm he founded, in May, with a payout of more than $9M — Android creator Andy Rubin left Google with a $90 million exit package after investigations into sexual misconduct. Now he's out at Playground Global, the venture firm he founded …
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| Shwanika Narayan / San Francisco Chronicle: |
California AG issues draft rules outlining how businesses should stay compliant with the state's new privacy law due to take effect January 1 — California Attorney General Xavier Becerra released a series of draft regulations Thursday aimed at getting businesses to comply …
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| Stephen Hall / 9to5Google: |
Hands-on with leaked Google's Pixelbook Go laptop: 8GB-16GB RAM, 64GB-256GB storage, 13.3-inch Full HD/4K display, 3.5mm headphone jack, and 2MP camera — We told you everything there is to know about the Pixelbook Go last month, but now we've got the goods.
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| Kareem Anderson / OnMSFT.com: |
Mixer co-founder Matt Salsamendi leaves the platform after last week's departure of co-founder James Boehm; VP for Xbox Live and Mixer Mike Ybarra has also left — Despite snagging gaming headliner Ninja to the platform, Mixer is arguably in the midst of a representative evolution …
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| Taylor Soper / GeekWire: |
Sources: Nike acquires TraceMe, which wants to connect celebs with “superfans”; TraceMe was founded by NFL star Russell Wilson and backed by Jeff Bezos, others — Nike has acquired TraceMe, the Seattle startup co-founded by Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson and backed … | Elizabeth Culliford / Reuters: |
The Biden campaign asked Google and Twitter to take down Trump's misleading campaign ad, in addition to asking Facebook, and both companies refused the request — (Reuters) - U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden's campaign sent letters over the last week to Facebook Inc … Sponsor Posts
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