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How Eric Schmidt is reinventing himself as the prime liaison between Silicon Valley and the US military — The former Google C.E.O. has reinvented himself as the prime liaison between Silicon Valley and the military-industrial complex. — In July 2016, Raymond Thomas …
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| Drew Harwell / Washington Post: |
Companies are turning to intrusive monitoring of work-from-home employees, with always-on webcam rules, daily check-ins, and not-so-optional company happy hours — Always-on webcams, virtual “water coolers,” constant monitoring: Is the tech industry's new dream for remote work actually a nightmare?
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| Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
Researchers detail the increasingly prevalent LockBit ransomware, which may one day reach parity with other feared ransomware packages like Maze or Ryuk — You've probably never heard of LockBit, but that's likely to change. — Ransomware has emerged as one of the top threats facing large organizations …
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| Kim Lyons / The Verge: |
Kickstarter reaches agreement with its union on four months of severance pay, up to six months of healthcare coverage, and more for laid off employees — The workers voted to unionize in Feburary — The union for Kickstarter employees reached an agreement with management on Friday …
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| William Gallagher / AppleInsider: |
How Apple relies on people like Mike Janicek, part of a vanishing breed of experts, for the manufacturing of products like Apple Watch and the unibody MacBook — Apple and all technology firms outsource work to around the globe, yet it's crucial that they keep key skills in America —and no one is training the new generation.
Tweets: @appleinsider
| Emily Birnbaum / Protocol: |
A look at TikTok's efforts to repair its reputation in DC, where Bytedance has spent $300K on lobbying in 2020 and has hired former Internet Association chief — For hundreds of millions of fans around the world, TikTok is the place to go for videos of dancing celebrities, cooking advice and teenage hormones on overdrive.
Tweets: @protocol, @birnbaum_e, and @issielapowsky
| Mark Sweney / The Guardian: |
Sources: the owners of Virgin Media and O2 are discussing a merger to create a new TV and mobile company that would challenge BT and Sky in the UK — Owners of telecoms giants set to team up and challenge major sector players — The owners of Virgin Media and O2 are in talks to create … | Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Barcelona-based Factorial, maker of an all-in-one HR automation platform aimed at SMBs that is used by 60K+ customers, raises €15M Series A funding led by CRV — A startup that's hoping to be a contender in the very large and fragmented market of human resources software has captured … | Mary Ann Azevedo / Crunchbase News: |
Telemedicine startup Medici raises $24M Series B as demand surges due to COVID-19 pandemic, bringing Medici's total raised since 2016 to over $70M — We've seen a number of industries hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. But we've also seen a number with increased demand. Telehealth is one of the latter.| Sirin Kale / WIRED UK: |
An inside look at the dropshipping scene in Bali, where expats typically purchase items on AliExpress and have them shipped directly to buyers in the West — In Bali, western immigrants are selling products they've never handled, from countries they've never visited, to consumers they've never met
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| Adriana Hamacher / Decrypt: |
Malta's financial regulator says ~70% of crypto and blockchain startups applying for a license have given up; insiders say Malta's regulations are too stringent — Approximately 70% of the crypto and blockchain startups which completed the first stage of the application process failed …
Tweets: @daiva_hadiva, @foundationdrep, @coinbureau, and @decryptmedia
| Richard Milne / Financial Times: |
Norwegian videoconferencing startup Pexip, whose clients include US government and Spotify, seeks ~$200M in IPO this quarter at a post-money valuation of ~$570M — Video-conferencing firm's clients include the US government, Amnesty International and Spotify
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