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| Mark Zuckerberg / Facebook: |
Zuckerberg says Facebook is extending the block it has placed on Trump's Facebook and Instagram accounts “indefinitely and for at least the next two weeks” — The shocking events of the last 24 hours clearly demonstrate that President Donald Trump intends to use his remaining …
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| Tonya Riley / Washington Post: |
The quick evacuation of the Capitol left computers and devices unattended while the mob ransacked offices, a nightmare scenario for cybersecurity professionals — Lawmakers and congressional staff were ushered into secure locations as a mob backing President Trump violently stormed …
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VICE, Ars Technica, New Republic, Reuters, Forbes, Protocol, Nextgov, CNN, and Wired
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| Julia Alexander / The Verge: |
YouTube says it will temporarily restrict channels that post misinformation about the 2020 election results, potentially including Trump's — Channels will receive an automatic strike on top of videos being removed — YouTube will temporarily restrict channels that post videos containing …
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support.google.com, CNET, Gizmodo, Android Central, The Logic, 9to5Google, and Neowin
Tweets: @youtubeinsider, @kevinroose, @loudmouthjulia, @youtubeinsider, @ethank, @kevinroose, @willsmith, and @oliverdarcy
| Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge: |
Trump's Twitter account is unlocked following a 12-hour ban after he deleted several tweets; Twitter says he risks a permanent ban if he further violates rules — A little too late for that — Twitter has lifted its ban on President Donald Trump, and his latest tweet is very different than the ones we've seen for many months.| Issie Lapowsky / Protocol: |
As Facebook prepares for a Washington controlled by Democrats, Zuckerberg is betting that blocking Trump will make up for the last four years of his appeasement — In his post announcing that President Trump would be blocked from posting on Facebook until at least Inauguration Day …
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Wired, OneZero , and The Intercept
Tweets: @michelleobama, @samfbiddle, @emrata, @carolecadwalla, @fboversight, @willoremus, @samfbiddle, @aaschapiro, and @willoremus
| Casey Newton / The Verge: |
The time has come for Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube to deplatform Trump, whose continued presence is accelerating the erosion of US democracy — As you no doubt already know, today, President Trump incited his followers to storm the US Capitol, where they disrupted the constitutionally …
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Stratechery, New York Times, BuzzFeed News, and Lifehacker
Tweets: @twittersafety, @twittersafety, @mathewi, @epicciuto, @stratechery, @chronotope, @jamestitcomb, @alexhern, @thedextriarchy, and @juliaangwin
| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
Twitch disables Trump's account indefinitely, preventing his channel from streaming, but leaves his profile and archived videos up for viewing — 'In light of yesterday's shocking attack on the Capitol, we have disabled President Trump's Twitch channel' — Twitch has disabled President …
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Kotaku, TechCrunch, Polygon, Comic Book, Variety, Business Insider, Windows Central, IGN, PC Gamer, Tubefilter, Game Rant, and Dot Esports. Tweets: @sonic_screwup
| Vipal Monga / Wall Street Journal: |
Shopify takes down online stores run by the Trump Organization and Trump campaign for violating its policy against promoting violence — E-commerce platform removes sites affiliated with President Trump for violating policy against promoting violence — TORONTO—Online stores run …
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New York Times, TechCrunch, New York Times, The Guardian, Reclaim The Net, The Verge, The Hill, Bloomberg, dot.LA, and BetaKit
Tweets: @downwithtyranny, @daveleeft, @robcryptx, @willguyatt, @janelytv, @yayahan, @k_g_andersen, @waltmossberg, @daveleeft, and @michaelpachter
| Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch: |
Michelle Obama calls on Silicon Valley to permanently ban Trump from their platforms and prevent leaders from using platforms to “fuel insurrection” — In a new statement issued by former First Lady Michelle Obama, she calls on Silicon Valley specifically to address its role …
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USA Today, Engadget, Axios, Cosmopolitan, Forbes, Fox News, Yahoo News, Newsweek, Vogue, and CNBC
Tweets: @michelleobama, @kylegriffin1, @juddlegum, @ggreenwald, @ggreenwald, and @abc
| BuzzFeed News: |
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Ars Technica, New York Times, New York Times, New York Times, The Verge, Big Technology, The Atlantic, OneZero , Axios, and Bloomberg
Tweets: @juliacarriew, @mollyhc, @mollyhc, @juliacarriew, and @atrupar
| Ryan Mac / BuzzFeed News: |
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Tweets: @twitch, @sarahfrier, @mikeisaac, @inafried, @rmac18, @juliacarriew, @dellcam, @mikeisaac, @alicexz, and @gameonysus
| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple is developing an autonomous, electric vehicle, which could be released in five to seven years, as it adds more ex-Tesla execs to the project — Apple Inc. will take at least half a decade to launch an autonomous, electric vehicle because development work is still at an early stage …
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Philip Elmer‑DeWitt, 9to5Mac, AppleInsider, iMore, Digital Trends, MacRumors, and iDownloadBlog.com
Tweets: @markgurman, @scobleizer, @jonyiveparody, @psythor, @rdrv3, @geoffreyfowler, and @starfire2258
| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Spanish bank BBVA says it is shutting down neobank Simple, which it acquired for $117M in 2014, and will move accounts to BBVA USA — Some consolidation is underway in the world of challenger banking apps. BBVA today told users of Simple — the pioneering mobile and online banking app …
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Android Police, Oregonian, The Verge, TalkAndroid.com, Silicon Florist, GeekWire, SlashGear, and Portland Business Journal
Tweets: @felixsalmon, @tek_fin, @joncoffey, @andreicherny, @peggymangot, @oregonian, @rogoway, @andrewramos, and @asemota
| Emily Birnbaum / Protocol: |
Ajit Pai says he won't move forward with rule-making on Section 230 and that he won't “second-guess” Facebook and Twitter's decision to bar Trump from posting — For the bulk of his tenure, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai has avoided wading into the relentless controversies that defined President Trump's presidency.| Dustin Volz / Wall Street Journal: |
Officials say the US judiciary's electronic filing system was likely breached in the SolarWinds hack, putting highly sensitive nonpublic documents at risk — Apparent compromise in suspected Russian attack has put highly sensitive nonpublic court documents at risk, officials said
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Krebs on Security, United States Courts, Ars Technica, The Verge, Forbes, and CRN
Tweets: @thegrugq, @dnvolz, @file411, @uscourtsmoed, and @uscourts
| Financial Times: |
SolarWinds hires ex-CISA Director Christopher Krebs as an independent consultant to help its crisis response after the hack — Group's software was exploited by suspected Russian hackers to spy on governments and businesses — The American technology company at the centre …
Tweets: @dakami and @gossithedog
| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Sources: Google is planning to release a new Nest Hub in 2021 which will feature sleep tracking using Soli radar tech — Google is planning to release a new Nest Hub in 2021, sources familiar with the matter tell 9to5Google. This upcoming Smart Display will feature sleep tracking powered by the company's Soli radar technology.
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Android Police, XDA Developers, Engadget, Liliputing, and Android Central
| Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: |
Report: the operators of Ryuk ransomware earned an estimated $150M+ worth of Bitcoin from ransom payments, which are being cashed out through Binance and Huobi — Most of the Ryuk gang's “earnings” are being cashed out through accounts at crypto-exchanges Binance and Huobi.| Todd Bishop / GeekWire: |
F5 Networks agrees to acquire Volterra, which offers a platform for edge computing across multiple clouds, for $440M in cash and $60M in future consideration — F5 Networks announced an agreement to acquire cloud computing startup Volterra Inc. for $440 million in cash up front and $60 million …
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CRN, TechCrunch, Bloomberg, Business Wire, Volterra Blog, and SiliconANGLE
| Kate Rooney / CNBC: |
SoFi says it will go public via a merger with a SPAC backed by Chamath Palihapitiya at a valuation of $8.65B — - Fintech start-up SoFi says it will merge with a special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC, backed by venture capital investor Chamath Palihapitiya.
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Reuters, FinSMEs, CoinDesk, SiliconANGLE, FinLedger, DealStreetAsia, PYMNTS.com, Fortune, Crunchbase News, and TechCrunch
Tweets: @reutersjf, @karaswisher, @conorneu, @aunkurarya, @readkrystalhu, @danprimack, @lendacademy, and @jayjacobscfa
| Ron Miller / TechCrunch: |
IBM's Red Hat acquires StackRox, maker of a Kubernetes-native container security platform which had raised $65M+ in total; terms of the deal were not disclosed — RedHat today announced that it's acquiring container security startup StackRox . The companies did not share the purchase price.
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SiliconANGLE, CRN, Business Wire, ZDNet, and SecurityWeek
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
FTC settles with mobile ad company Tapjoy over deceptive practices, but Democratic commissioners call Tapjoy “a minnow next to gatekeeping giants” Apple, Google — Mobile advertising company Tapjoy has settled with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission over allegations … | Bloomberg: |
Sources: Robinhood is considering the unusual move of selling some of its shares directly to its own users when it goes public this year — - Trading platform could market minority of IPO shares to users — Retail investors have flocked to Robinhood during pandemic| Cory Weinberg / The Information: |
Filing: Hipcamp, a platform for listing and booking campsites, raises $57M Series C at a valuation of $300M+, double the valuation from its last raise in 2019 — Hipcamp, a VC-backed startup that offers people places to stay or pitch a tent in rural areas, closed a $57 million funding round …
Tweets: @coryweinberg and @charliehanna
| Rajeev Syal / The Guardian: |
UK government watchdog report says Boris Johnson's pledge of nationwide gigabit broadband coverage by 2025 will be missed due to litany of government failures — Government failures will leave thousands of rural homes with slow broadband, spending watchdog says| Alex Wilhelm / TechCrunch: |
Hopin, which develops software for hosting digital events, acquires livestreaming startup StreamYard for $250M — This morning Hopin, a quickly-growing startup that sells a technology platform for hosting digital events, announced that it has acquired StreamYard.
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TechCrunch, Hopin, and Tech.eu
Tweets: @nmasc_, @eghosao, @hopinofficial, @briannekimmel, @alex, @camillab, and @alex
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