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Andy Greenberg / Wired:

The WikiLeaks-style group DDoSecrets claims that Parler-like site Gab has been breached and is now set to share 70GB of passwords, private posts, and more — The transparency group DDoSecrets says it will make the 70GB of passwords, private posts, and more available to researchers, journalists, and social scientists.

More: The Verge, CNET, CoinDesk, TechRadar, Insider, The Register, Crypto Briefing, and HackRead

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Zac Hall / 9to5Mac:

Kuo: high-end 2022 iPhones and maybe the entire lineup, if production permits, will lose the notch in favor of a hole-punch design; iPhone SE 5G coming in 2022 — Ming-Chi Kuo of TF International Securities has published a new report for Apple supply chain investors in which the reliable analyst predicts …

More: MacRumors, Softpedia News, and iDownloadBlog.com

Chance Miller / 9to5Mac:

Kuo: iPhone 13 to have smaller notch, larger batteries; Pro models to use 120Hz displays; iPhone mini to return; he has “no visibility” of power button Touch ID — Reliable Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo is out with a new investor note today focused on what to expect …

More: AppleInsider, MacRumors, CNBC, iMore, iPhone Hacks, and Apple Terminal

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:

Instagram launches Live Rooms for live broadcasts with up to four creators, up from two, and says it will roll out new audio features in coming months — Instagram today announced it's adding a much-requested feature to its app with the launch of “Live Rooms,” which allow up to four people to broadcast live together at the same time.

More: Instagram, 9to5Mac, CNET, Engadget, The Verge, The Next Web, BuzzFeed News, Pocketnow, and Mashable

Tweets: @caseynewton and @kantrowitz

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Jennifer Epstein / Bloomberg:

Pres. Biden says there should be “no coercion, no threats, no anti-union propaganda” by Amazon amid its warehouse workers' vote on whether to form a union in AL — - ‘The choice to join a union is up to the workers,’ Biden said — Mail-in voting for 6,000 workers began in mid-February

More: Washington Post, CNBC, The Verge, GeekWire, CNET, Wall Street Journal, Insider, New York Post, Tech Xplore, Financial Times, The Hill, and Slashdot

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Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge:

Lime says it will it will spend $50M to expand its network, doubling the number of cities in which it operates, and roll out a new e-bike — The scooter company is also rolling out a new model of e-bike — Lime is getting back to its roots. The scooter company formerly known as LimeBike …

More: TechCrunch, Gizmodo, li.me, PCMag, Engadget, Internet of Things News, Silicon Republic, Intelligent Transport, and Electrek

Natalia Drozdiak / Bloomberg:

Swedish payments startup Klarna raises $1B at a valuation of $31B, triple its valuation in its last funding round in September — - Swedish firm raised $1 billion in new funding from investors — Klarna to donate 1% of new funds to climate change initiatives

More: TechCrunch, CNBC, Sifted, Reuters, Financial Times, and cryptodaily.co.uk

Tweets: @ryan_browne_, @sohear, @nat_droz, @sarthakgh, and @kingtutspacs

Connor Perrett / Business Insider:

Transgender creators say they originally found TikTok to be a positive experience, but the app's design has created a culture of transphobia and harassment — - TikTok has skyrocketed in popularity, especially among LGBTQ communities. — But trans creators say they've experienced transphobia ranging …

Tweets: @carnage4life

Mark Serrels / CNET:

Escort sex workers, from countries where their profession is legal, say they are being banned from sites like OnlyFans that are bound by the US FOSTA-SESTA law — Editors' note: This story contains sexually explicit language and descriptions not suited for younger readers.

Tweets: @njnp_dc

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:

Dream Games, which develops mobile puzzle games, raises $50M Series A led by Index Ventures, the largest Series A raised by a Turkish startup to date — On the back of Zynga acquiring Turkey's Peak Games for $1.8 billion last year and then following it up with another gaming acquisition in the country …

More: Gamasutra, Bloomberg, and GamesIndustry.biz. Tweets: @robmoff. Thanks:@ingridlunden

Tim Bradshaw / Financial Times:

Online reviews site Trustpilot unveils plans for London IPO with plans to raise $50M and hopes for a market value of ~£1B — Online review site looks to take advantage of booming demand from investors — Trustpilot has unveiled plans to list in London, handing the UK …

More: CNBC, Press Association, BloombergQuint, Silicon Canals, Reuters, and CityAM. Tweets: @scott_sage

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:

Axonius, a security startup developing an end-to-end device management platform, raises $100M Series D led by Stripes, at a $1.2B post-money valuation — Remote work has become the norm for many businesses in the last year, and today a startup that has built a cybersecurity platform …

More: Geektime, Crunchbase News, VentureBeat, CRN, Globes Online, WIN 98.5 Your Country, SecurityWeek, and SiliconANGLE

Bob Davis / Wall Street Journal:

A look at Biden's efforts to partner with allies to boost key tech sectors and counter China, going beyond Trump-era measures like restricting sales of SMIC — Combined efforts in semiconductors, artificial intelligence seen as way to thwart Beijing's ambitions

Tweets: @tanvi_madan, @ajwsmall, @justinhendrix, @lingling_wei, @jchengwsj, @bobdavis187, and @baldingsworld

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