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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, CNBC's David Faber reported Wednesday. — VMWare CEO Pat Gelsinger will take over the position, sources told Faber.
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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 … | 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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.| 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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| Nathaniel Popper / New York Times: |
A look at those unlucky enough to forget the password to access their bitcoin; Chainalysis says 20% of all bitcoin, or ~$140B, appears to be lost or stranded — Bitcoin owners are getting rich because the cryptocurrency has soared. But what happens when you can't tap that wealth …
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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 …
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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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| 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.| 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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| 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 … | 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| 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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| 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?| 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 … | Dave Nyczepir / FedScoop: |
White House launches the National AI Initiative Office, which will implement national AI strategy and coordinate research across gov., industry, and academia — The White House on Tuesday fulfilled its requirement to establish an office responsible for coordinating artificial intelligence research … | Dr. Ian Cutress / AnandTech: |
Interview with Dr. Lisa Su, AMD's CEO, on the new Ryzen 5000 Series Mobile lineup, Apple's M1 chip, supply shortages, AMD's acquisition of Xilinx, and more — Following the keynote press conference, AMD invited a number of key press partners for some Q&A time with Dr. Lisa Su.| Billy Steele / Engadget: |
Outdoor grill company Weber has acquired smart oven startup June for undisclosed sum; June worked previously to help develop Weber's smart grilling system — Weber enlisted June, the company behind the June smart ovens, to help it build Weber Connect. That platform powers … | 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 … | Bloomberg: |
Sources: Affirm priced its IPO at $49 per share, above the marketed range of $33 to $38 set earlier this week, raising roughly $1.2B — - Affirm attains diluted valuation of about $15 billion — Consumers use Affirm to finance Peloton bikes, other items
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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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