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As r/WallStreetBets causes GameStop, BlackBerry, and others to surge, online trading platforms like Robinhood and WeBull have rapidly climbed US app store ranks — - The flurry of Redditors taking on Wall Street appears to have resulted in a usage boom for share trading apps.
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Tweets: @profgalloway, @jeneps, @alibreland, @ericbalchunas, @hshaban, @cirnoplusplus, @slasher, @alexstamos, @senwarren, @mattzeitlin, @asymco, @thestalwart, @haymarketbooks, @zeithistoriker, @tomgara, @thestalwart, @charliebilello, @mmasnick, @broderick, @edmundlee, @b_fung, @brandyljensen, @jordanuhl, @johnsemley3000, @francisokc, @barry, @mannyfidel, @financialtimes, @iowahawkblog, @tysonbrody, @miriamelder, @thestalwart, @thestalwart, @grady_booch, @jyarow, @mattyglesias, @axios, @oneunderscore__, @fakemikemulloy, @kylekulinski, @pwnallthethings, @eeberquist, @antoniogm, @b_fung, @broderick, @malwaretechblog, @reckless, @ohheckerman, @theepicdept, @romwidme, @blindside233, @syndicate, @senwarren, @malwaretechblog, @senwarren, @sub8u, @levie, @bdsams, @oneunderscore__, @tomgara, @obrien, @ositanwanevu, @nuffsaidny, @catholicdad420, @cnbc, and @libertyrpf
| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
r/WallStreetBets was made private by moderators for about an hour, but is back online; Discord banned r/WallStreetBets' server, claiming hate speech violations — It went dark for nearly an hour — The r/WallStreetBets subreddit's own moderators made it private for a little less than an hour …
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The Verge, Ars Technica, CNBC, Wall Street Journal, Engadget, South China Morning Post, Business Insider, The Hill, Forbes, Game Rant, Decrypt, Bloomberg, Input, Gizmodo, and Mashable
Tweets: @slasher, @shawngorlando, @slasher, @my2k, @thestalwart, @mcclure111, @ericlevitz, @xychelsea, @lanceulanoff, and @coopercooperco
| Pippa Stevens / CNBC: |
As Reddit's r/WallStreetBets pushes GameStop's stock to record levels, other stocks mentioned in the subreddit surge, like AMC, which closed up 300%+ — - Shares of AMC Entertainment jumped more than 300% at the opening bell on Wednesday. — In addition to GameStop …
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Tweets: @elonmusk, @josephpalbanese, @miakhalifa, @passionweiss, @jyarow, @bloombergtv, @wongmjane, and @jsccounterpunch
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| Apple: |
Apple reports Q1 revenue of $111.4B, up 21% YoY, with international sales making up 64% of Q1 revenue; iPhone, Wearables, and Services set new revenue records — Revenue up 21 percent and EPS up 35 percent to new all-time records — iPhone, Wearables, and Services set new revenue records
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Tweets: @cnbc, @joannastern, @benbajarin, @adamnash, @reckless, @benbajarin, @jpeguin, @asymco, @neilcybart, @howardlindzon, @tomwarren, @mcwm, @chriswelch, @joannastern, @jsnell, and @cdespinosa
| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
Apple's Q1 net income was $28.8B, up from $22.2B YoY; revenue for iPhone was $65.6B, up from $56B YoY, Mac was $8.7B, up from $7.2B, and Services grew to $15.8B — Apple (AAPL) has officially reported its earnings for Q1 2021, covering the lucrative holiday shopping season.
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CNBC, 9to5Mac, The Verge, The Economic Times, Reuters, Six Colors, MacRumors, MacRumors, The Verge, iMore, Business Insider, MacRumors, MacStories, The Guardian, and ZDNet. Tweets: @patrickmcgee_
| Stephen Nellis / Reuters: |
In an interview, Tim Cook says Apple has an active installed base of 1.65B devices, up from 1.5B a year ago, including an installed base of over 1B iPhones — (Reuters) - Apple Inc on Wednesday reported holiday quarter sales and profits that beat Wall Street expectations …
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Tweets: @mgsiegler, @neilcybart, @neilcybart, and @caro_milanesi
| Facebook: |
Facebook reports Q4: $28.1B revenue, up 33% YoY, 1.84B DAUs, up 11% YoY, 2.6B people used a Facebook service daily, up 15% YoY; headcount up 30% YoY to 58,604 — Facebook, Inc. (Nasdaq: FB) today reported financial results for the quarter and full year ended December 31, 2020.
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Tweets: @sarahfrier, @kurtwagner8, @sarahfrier, @kurtwagner8, @benedictevans, @shiraovide, @sarthakgh, @jonerlichman, @baekdal, @atharproject, @zerohedge, @zerohedge, and @luca
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Tweets: @jason_kint, @megancgraham, and @alexeheath
| Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: |
Google details the impact of Apple's upcoming IDFA ad privacy changes, including reducing visibility into app install metrics and affecting bidding on some ads — Apple has prioritized user privacy over targeted advertising, and Google is spelling out today what that means for itself as well as game and app developers.
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The Keyword, CNET, ZDNet, MacRumors, 9to5Mac, SlashGear, and Ubergizmo
Tweets: @ourielohayon, @gerryconway, @wolfiechristl, @drbarnard, and @alexdbauer. Thanks:@reliant_bryant
| TechCrunch: |
Apple says its App Tracking Transparency feature, which will be enabled by default, will roll out with iOS 14, iPadOS 14, and tvOS 14 updates in early spring — Apple has shared a few more details about its much-discussed privacy changes in iOS 14. The company first announced at WWDC … | Danny Palmer / ZDNet: |
Europol, the FBI, and other law enforcement agencies worldwide have seized control of malware botnet Emotet's infrastructure and disrupted it from the inside — Europol and FBI among agencies that have taken control of the botnet infrastructure used by cyber criminals behind some of the most prolific malware and ransomware attacks.
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Europol, ZDNet, Krebs on Security, BleepingComputer, BleepingComputer, Reuters, Threatpost, Team Cymru, National Crime Agency, Associated Press, DataBreaches.net, Wired, ComputerWeekly.com, Sky News, Yahoo Finance, International Business Times, BBC, Malwarebytes Labs, TechRadar, MakeUseOf, iTnews, SC Media, Gizmodo, and HackRead
Tweets: @europol, @joetidy, @malwaretechblog, @ericgeller, @k3r3n3, @modernhomesla, @ergobtc, @briankrebs, @bobbychesney, @hatr, and @dannyjpalmer. Thanks:@steveranger
| Salvador Rodriguez / CNBC: |
Zuckerberg says Facebook will stop recommending civic and political groups to users permanently and is considering reducing political content in News Feeds — - Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday announced that the company will no longer recommend civic and political groups to its users.
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| Reuters: |
Samsung reports Q4 earnings with total revenue of ~$55.2B, up 3% YoY, and operating profit of ~$8.2B, up 26% YoY, but sees mobile sales drop 11% YoY to $19.3B — SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Thursday it expects its overall profit to weaken in the first quarter of 2021 …
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| Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security: |
US and Bulgarian authorities seize a dark web site used to publish data stolen from victims of NetWalker, which has among the most rapacious ransomware strains — U.S. and Bulgarian authorities this week seized the darkweb site used by the NetWalker ransomware cybercrime group to publish data stolen from its victims.| Will Oremus / OneZero : |
How the social network Nextdoor is replacing local newspapers as a news and opinion hub, letting governments bypass the media and present a one-sided picture — While Facebook and Twitter get the scrutiny, Nextdoor is reshaping politics one neighborhood at a time| Nikkei Asia: |
Source: Apple is expanding production of iPhones, iPads, Macs, and other products in Vietnam and India, as the company increasingly shifts away from China — Move is part of wider shift from China that includes Macs, AirPods and more — TAIPEI — Apple is ramping up the production of iPhones …
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| Ron Miller / TechCrunch: |
SAP to acquire Signavio, a Berlin-based business process automation company, reportedly for $1.2B — Rumors have been flying this week that SAP was going to buy Berlin business process automation startup Signavio, and sure enough the company made it official today.| Emma Lee / TechNode: |
Tencent-backed Chinese online education startup Huohua Siwei, which offers K-12 math and science courses, closes its $400M Series E at a $1.5B valuation — Huohua Siwei, an education platform backed by Tencent and short video app Kuaishou, has been valued at $1.5 billion after receiving … | Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge: |
Amazon's Ring announces $60 Video Doorbell Wired, its cheapest and smallest doorbell, arriving on February 24 — Available on February 24th, with preorders starting today — Amazon's Ring has debuted its latest video doorbell, the (blandly named) Ring Video Doorbell Wired which, at $59.99 …
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| Cory Weinberg / The Information: |
Sources: Bird is finalizing a deal to raise $100M in convertible debt, led by Sequoia Capital and Valor Equity, amid discussions about going public via SPAC — The scooter operators already were struggling when Covid-19 hit, robbing them of customers. As the companies position themselves …
Tweets: @thekenyeung and @theinformation
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