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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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| 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 … | 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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OneZero , Vogue, and The Intercept
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| 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, PCMag, The Guardian, New York Times, The Hill, Engadget, The Verge, BetaKit, Reuters, and Bloomberg
| @twittersafety: |
[Thread] Twitter says Trump's account will be locked for 12 hours following removal of recent tweets, and further violations will result in permanent suspension — As a result of the unprecedented and ongoing violent situation in Washington, D.C., we have required the removal of three @realDonaldTrump Tweets that were posted earlier today for repeated and severe violations of our Civic Integrity policy. https://help.twitter.com/...
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| BuzzFeed News: |
The Trump supporters who rioted in the US Capitol on Wednesday had been openly planning online for weeks, including on mainstream and niche social media sites — The supporters of President Donald Trump who rioted in the US Capitol building on Wednesday had been openly planning for weeks …
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New York Times, The Verge, New York Times, New York Times, Business Insider, The Atlantic, Ars Technica, Axios, and Bloomberg
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| Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch: |
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| Casey Newton / The Verge: |
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| Ryan Mac / BuzzFeed News: |
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| Makena Kelly / The Verge: |
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| 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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9to5Mac, Philip Elmer‑DeWitt, AppleInsider, MacRumors, Apple Must, MacDailyNews, Trusted Reviews, iDownloadBlog.com, iPhone in Canada Blog, MSPoweruser, Apple Terminal, and iMore
Tweets: @markgurman, @epro, @geoffreyfowler, @starfire2258, @rdrv3, and @nkwaten
| 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, New Republic, CNN, Reuters, Nextgov, and Forbes
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| 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| New York Times: |
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Reuters, Wall Street Journal, Forbes, JetBrains Blog, Federal Computer Week, and BleepingComputer
Tweets: @nicoleperlroth, @mshafirov, and @arstechnica
| 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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The Verge, Android Police, Oregonian, GeekWire, SlashGear, Finextra, TalkAndroid.com, and Portland Business Journal. Tweets: @peggymangot
| 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, @charliehanna, @amir, and @ericnewcomer
| 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
Tweets: @epro and @masasoncap
| 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, CoinDesk, SiliconANGLE, FinLedger, Bloomberg, PYMNTS.com, Fortune, and TechCrunch
Tweets: @reutersjf, @conorneu, @lendacademy, @readkrystalhu, @jayjacobscfa, @lesliepicker, @karaswisher, @aunkurarya, and @danprimack
| Alex Wilhelm / TechCrunch: |
Gtmhub, which builds software to help companies manage their corporate planning, raises $30M Series B led by Insight Partners — This morning Gtmhub, a multinational startup that builds software to help other companies manage their corporate planning, announced that it has raised …
Tweets: @caseynewton and @yoda
| 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, VentureBeat, Hopin, FinSMEs, and Tech.eu
Tweets: @nmasc_, @eghosao, @hopinofficial, @briannekimmel, @alex, @camillab, and @alex
| Bloomberg: |
CoinGecko data: total market value of cryptocurrencies passed $1T for the first time on Thursday as bitcoin hit $39K — - Digital currency had more than doubles in less than a month — Cryptocurrency market cap is five times year-ago levels — Bitcoin's wild price swings resumed … | Andy Greenberg / Wired: |
DDoSecrets, a WikiLeaks-like repository run by transparency activists, publishes 1TB of data from five companies that was first leaked by ransomware hackers — WikiLeaks successor DDoSecrets has amassed a controversial new collection of corporate secrets and is sharing them in the name of transparency.| 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.| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: US is considering prohibiting Americans from investing in Alibaba and Tencent, and is debating the impact on US financial markets of a potential ban — Agencies debate impact on U.S. financial markets of potential restrictions — U.S. officials are considering prohibiting Americans …
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