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March 22, 2021, 11:45 AM

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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple's HomePod mini has a sensor, currently disabled, that measures temperature and humidity; Apple is working on new speakers with screens, cameras  —  Apple Inc.'s HomePod mini speaker launched last November with new features such as a home intercom system.
Abner Li / 9to5Google:
Long time Google VP Caesar Sengupta, who was in charge of Next Billion Users, Google Pay, and oversaw Chrome OS, is leaving the company after 15 years  —  One big focus for Google today is making products for what it dubs the Next Billion Users in countries just coming online.
Natasha Mascarenhas / TechCrunch:
Spark Capital decides to “sever all ties” with Dispo after claims of sexual assault against a former Vlog Squad member; David Dobrik departs from Dispo  —  Dobrik departs from Dispo board and leaves company  —  Venture capital firm Spark Capital has decided to ‘sever all ties’ with Dispo …
Tom Warren / The Verge:
Microsoft says it will begin a limited reopening of its Redmond HQ on March 29 and plans a future focus on hybrid workplaces  —  Microsoft is letting some employees back into the office  —  Microsoft is planning to start reopening its Redmond, Seattle headquarters later this month.
Ronn Blitzer / Fox News:
Trump adviser Jason Miller says Trump is having meetings with “numerous companies” to return to social media with his own platform in two to three months  —  Jason Miller tells Fox News' ‘#MediaBuzz’ the platform will ‘completely redefine the game’
Andrew Chung / Reuters:
SCOTUS declined to hear Facebook's appeal to stop a proposed $15B class action lawsuit that accused Facebook of secretly tracking users via the “like” buttons  —  (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned away Facebook Inc's bid to pare back a $15 billion class action lawsuit accusing …
More: Bloomberg
Ron Miller / TechCrunch:
Zoom announces an SDK to help developers build Zoom video services into other apps, a central developer portal, analytics, and other tools  —  One clear sign of a maturing platform is when the company exposes the services it uses for its own tools to other developers.
More: ZDNet and Zoom Blog
Reuters:
ByteDance says its Nuverse video game unit has acquired Shanghai-based gaming studio Moonton Technology, sources say for around $4B  —  (Reuters) - ByteDance said on Monday its video games unit Nuverse has agreed to acquire Shanghai-based gaming studio Moonton Technology, as it seeks to further expand into the video games business.
Cathy Reisenwitz / OneZero :
By eroding Section 230, Democratic senators' SAFE TECH Act risks silencing marginalized communities and will make the internet less safe for sex workers  —  Lawmakers should listen to the communities most affected before rushing to change Section 230 again  —  This op-ed was written …
Eva Mathews / Reuters:
JD.com says it will invest $800M in Chinese on-demand delivery service Dada Group for a 51% stake  —  (Reuters) - Chinese e-commerce firm JD.Com said on Monday it will invest $800 million in Dada Group, giving it a 51% stake in the Chinese on-demand delivery platform.

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