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Intel CEO Bob Swan to step down in February and VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger will replace him; Intel's stock is up 9%+ — - Intel CEO Bob Swan is set to step down effective Feb. 15, the company announced. — VMWare CEO Pat Gelsinger will take over the position.
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YouTube says it has taken down newly posted videos from Trump for violating its policies against inciting violence and bans new uploads for a week — YouTube said Tuesday that it has taken down newly posted video content from President Trump for violating its policies against inciting violence.
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| Romain Dillet / TechCrunch: |
Apple announces new projects related to its $100M pledge for racial equity and justice, including a developer academy focused on Black entrepreneurs — Last June, Apple committed $100 million to a Racial Equity and Justice Initiative (REJI). Lisa Jackson, Apple's vice president of environment …
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| Nick Statt / The Verge: |
WhatsApp clarifies its new data sharing policy with Facebook, which mostly concerns businesses, after recent backlash and surge in Telegram and Signal downloads — The company is trying to contain fallout over a privacy policy update — WhatsApp has published a new FAQ page …
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Wall Street Journal, The Economic Times, TechCrunch, ZDNet, phonearena.com, International Business Times, Fox Business, KnowTechie, Tom's Guide, Mashable, Fast Company, The Irish Times, Threatpost, Ubergizmo, Firstpost Tech, Business Insider, BGR India, Android Headlines, Engadget, MacRumors, iAfrikan.com, and Vox
| Karissa Bell / Engadget: |
TikTok makes accounts of users aged 13 to 15 private by default, limiting who can comment on the videos and how other users can download or remix their videos — TikTok is introducing a new set of “enhanced” privacy settings that restricts certain features for younger teens and changes …
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TikTok, BBC, USA Today, TechCrunch, ZDNet, Forbes, CNET, The Verge, 9to5Mac, PCMag, Fast Company, The Irish Times, Tech Xplore, NextPit, Mashable, and equalocean.com
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| Sara Fischer / Axios: |
Internal email: Google has informed its ad partners that it will block all political ads on all its platforms from January 14 — Google informed its advertising partners Wednesday that beginning Jan. 14, its platforms will block all political ads, as well as any related to the Capitol insurrection … | Jessica Bursztynsky / CNBC: |
Dropbox says it will cut about 11% of its global workforce, affecting about 315 employees, and COO Olivia Nottebohm will leave on February 5 — - Dropbox is cutting its global workforce by about 11%, the company said in an 8K filing released Wednesday. — The company's stock dropped more than 6% in the premarket.
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Work in Progress, Business Insider, ZDNet, and Reuters
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| Bloomberg: |
Online therapy service Talkspace agrees to merge with a SPAC in a deal worth $1.4B that provides Talkspace with $250M in funding — Online therapy provider Talkspace has agreed to merge with Hudson Executive Investment Corp., the blank-check firm run by former JPMorgan Chase & Co. executive Doug Braunstein.| Gizmodo: |
GPS metadata from videos posted to Parler on Jan. 6 shows several users deep inside the Capitol; source: FBI has expressed interest in examining the data — At least several users of the far-right social network Parler appear to be among the hoard of rioters that managed to penetrate deep inside …
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| Tony Connelly / RTÉ: |
EU's top court issues an opinion allowing GDPR complaints in any member state, which could lead to a flood of complaints against tech giants — The Advocate General of the European Court of Justice has issued an opinion that a privacy complaint against the US tech giant Facebook does …
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| Zoe Schiffer / The Verge: |
Report: GitHub fired an employee who used the term “Nazis” in an internal Slack during the US Capitol riot; ~200 staff signed a letter questioning the firing — Roughly 200 employees have signed an open letter asking for answers — GitHub reportedly fired a Jewish employee …
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| Alex Wilhelm / TechCrunch: |
Webflow, which helps businesses build no-code websites, raises $140M Series B led by Accel and Silversmith at a $2.1B+ valuation — This morning Webflow, a software company that helps businesses build no-code websites, announced that it has raised a $140 million Series B. The round …
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VentureBeat, FinLedger, Reuters, Crunchbase News, and Webflow Blog
| Jeff Stone / CyberScoop: |
Europol says it has shut down DarkMarket, the largest online marketplace for illicit goods with 2,400+ vendors, and apprehended a suspect, an Australian man — German law enforcement has shut down an internet market where users bought and sold narcotics, stolen data and hacking tools, authorities said Tuesday.
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| Stephen Nellis / Reuters: |
Qualcomm acquires chip startup Nuvia for $1.4B, with plans to put the company's tech into its smartphone, laptop, and automotive processors — (Reuters) - Qualcomm Inc on Wednesday said it will acquire Nuvia Inc, a chip startup founded by Apple Inc veterans, for $1.4 billion …
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| Gaurav Laghate / The Economic Times: |
Amazon launches a mobile-only Prime Video plan in India starting at Rs. 89, or ~$1.30, per month, in partnership with Bharti Airtel — MUMBAI: Amazon Prime Video is set to launch mobile-only subscription plans in India for its streaming service in a global first, offering Indian consumers …
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TechCrunch, Android Police, Pocketnow, Variety, Livemint, NDTV Gadgets 360, TechRadar, 91mobiles.com, Bloomberg, The Indian Express, XDA Developers, Neowin, and India Today
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Google says it is urgently investigating issues with Android apps that use the Android Exposure Notifications System to track the spread of COVID-19 — The Android issues are affecting coronavirus tracking apps worldwide — Google says it's working quickly to investigate issues … | Sean O'Kane / The Verge: |
Sources: Apple held talks with EV startup Canoo in 2020; Apple was largely interested in Canoo's unique scalable electric vehicle platform — As part of the Silicon Valley giant's secretive push into the automotive space — Apple held meetings with California EV startup Canoo in the first half …
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Sony, SlashGear, The Mac Observer, Cult of Mac, iPhone Hacks, Bloomberg, Ubergizmo, and iClarified
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| Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge: |
Ring says it is adding opt-in end-to-end encryption for eight cameras in technical preview for US users — Starting today in a ‘technical preview’ — Ring is starting to add support for end-to-end encryption to its cameras. The feature will keep video streams encrypted from the camera …
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| Wall Street Journal: |
Visa is abandoning its $5.3B planned acquisition of fintech firm Plaid after the DOJ sued over antitrust concerns in November — Justice Department sued in November to challenge $5.3 billion deal — Visa Inc. is abandoning its $5.3 billion planned acquisition of Plaid Inc. …
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| Mary Ann Azevedo / FinLedger: |
Blend, which offers a digital lending service to banks and others, raises $300M Series G at a $3.3B valuation led by Coatue and Tiger Global Management — The round comes just five months after a $75 million Series F financing — Blend, which has developed a digital lending platform … | Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Rapyd, which provides an API-based “fintech-as-a-service” platform, raises $300M Series D at a $2.5B post-money valuation — A wave of organizations — propelled by global Covid-19 pandemic circumstances — are moving their commercial and financial interactions online …
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VentureBeat, CNBC, SiliconANGLE, Tech.eu, Silicon Canals, and Crowdfund Insider. Thanks:@ingridlunden
| Phuong Nguyen / Reuters: |
Vietnam's biggest e-wallet company MoMo raises $100M+ from Warburg Pincus and five others — Vietnam's biggest e-wallet company, MoMo has raised at least $100 million from six global investors, including Warburg Pincus, as part of plans to become a “super-app” and go public by 2025, the company and a source said on Wednesday.
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DealStreetAsia, e27, Tech in Asia, and Bloomberg
| Will Oremus / OneZero: |
Facebook has long embraced a “view from nowhere”, favoring political neutrality, but comments from Instagram's head suggest that agnostic stance is changing — Trump's extremism is forcing tech companies to abandon the pretense of political objectivity — for now| Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg: |
A look at Spotify's push into podcasting as it seeks profitability: ~2M podcasts are available, up from 2,500 in 2017, and 20% of its users listen to podcasts — When Spotify went public in April 2018, Daniel Ek had been struggling with this question for more than a decade: How would the company make money?| Reuters: |
Polish parcel locker company InPost, widely used by sellers on Allegro, says it is planning an Amsterdam IPO as early as February — * Advent-backed firm could be valued at 7-8 bln euros — * Wants to expand in France, Italy and Spain — * Says first listing possible in February (Adds InPost CEO comments)
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| Christine Hall / Crunchbase News: |
MX, which develops analytics tools for financial institutions, raises $300M Series C led by TPG Growth at a $1.9B valuation, taking total raised to $475M — Fintech data company MX aims to connect people with their financial data in a way that automates their “money experience.”
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FinLedger, Reuters, Forbes, Finextra, Business Insider, Crowdfund Insider, and Made in Utah
| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Molecula, which is developing a cloud-based feature store for AI and machine learning workloads, raises $17.6M Series A led by Drive Capital — Molecula, which is developing a cloud-based feature store for AI and machine learning workloads, today announced it has raised $17.6 million.
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