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| Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: |
Sources say Discord is exploring a sale that could value it at $10B+, with one source saying it is in the final stage of negotiations — Discord is going through a sales process now that could result in a purchase of the communications and cha5t platform for much more than $10 billion, GamesBeat has learned.
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Reuters, Windows Central, Pocketnow, SiliconANGLE, The Information, Platformer, Neowin, and Gamasutra
Tweets: @mhdempsey, @turnernovak, @mikebutcher, @goldenboyftw, @bdsams, @daveoshry, @imranzomg, @ambler, @benbajarin, @diction, @mdudas, @prasanna, @martinsfp, @joshconstine, @caseynewton, @tomwarren, @mehedih_, @thatguynamedtre, @alexeheath, @spawnwavemedia, @sarthakgh, @esthercrawford, @stefantziolis, @migueldeicaza, @notpatrick, @kahjahkins, @sethpjohnson, @yanivgraph, @g27status, @jeffgrubb, @alexcartaz, @waxpancake, and @brianoflondon
| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Microsoft is in talks to buy Discord for more than $10B; one source says Discord is more likely to go public than sell itself — Microsoft Corp. is in talks to acquire Discord Inc., a video-game chat community, for more than $10 billion, according to people familiar with the matter.
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Windows Central, Engadget, The Verge, GeekWire, IGN, dexerto.com, Dot Esports, PC Gamer, and SiliconANGLE
| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
Niantic announces a new partnership with Nintendo to develop mobile games built on Niantic's AR tech, starting with a game based on Nintendo's Pikmin franchise — Niantic and Nintendo announced a new partnership — Niantic, developer of the smash hit Pokémon Go, has announced a new partnership with Nintendo.
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Niantic. More:
Nintendo Co., Ltd., TechCrunch, AppleInsider, 9to5Mac, MacRumors, VentureBeat, Engadget, SlashGear, Stevivor, IGN, Polygon, Dot Esports, dexerto.com, Twinfinite, Destructoid, and GamesIndustry.biz
Tweets: @nianticlabs, @msquinn, @louisgray, @aliciastella, @domsplaying, @zhugeex, and @martinsfp
| Adi Robertson / The Verge: |
Judge certifies a class action suit against Apple that claims it knew for years that MacBooks' butterfly keyboards were flawed and small fixes were insufficient — The suit says Apple knew its thinner keyboard was rotten — A judge has certified a class action suit against Apple for its fragile butterfly keyboard design.
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United States District Court Northern District of California San Jose Division, The Register, iMore, MacRumors, Ars Technica, PCMag, TidBITS, HotHardware.com News, MacDailyNews, iPhone in Canada Blog, CNET, Pixel Envy, Forbes, iDownloadBlog.com, iPhone Hacks, AppleInsider, and 9to5Mac
Tweets: @reckless, @rsingel, @quinnypig, @joannastern, @dhh, and @zollotech
| Makena Kelly / The Verge: |
Biden announces his intent to nominate Lina Khan, a legal scholar and leading voice in the growing tech antitrust movement, to serve as an FTC commissioner — Khan brought Big Tech scrutiny mainstream — President Joe Biden has announced his intent to nominate Lina Khan …
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The White House, PYMNTS.com, Reuters, The Hill, Tech Xplore, TechCrunch, Deadline, CNBC, CNET, NPR, and Engadget
Tweets: @ceciliakang, @linamkhan, @davidakaye, @_megconley, @richardjnieva, @slpng_giants, @froomkin, @public_citizen, and @reckless
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft rebrands Xbox Live as Xbox network, says the change is to distinguish the online service from Xbox Live Gold membership — Xbox network is the future — Microsoft is rebranding Xbox Live to Xbox network. Instances of the new branding started appearing in the Xbox dashboard recently …
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GeekWire, Pocket-lint, Twinfinite, VentureBeat, IGN, GamingBolt, Kotaku, Gamasutra, Dot Esports, Game Rant, Windows Central, TechRadar, MUO, and PC Gamer
Tweets: @bigbrytv, @slaypiece, @archonaut, @james_lrr, @deejayknight, @paultassi, @powergotnow, @kharlokong, @vicious696, and @stevekovach
| 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.
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The Official Microsoft Blog, Microsoft, CNET, The Economic Times, The Information, Insider, The Register, TechRadar, Financial Times, CRN, OnMSFT.com, Tech Xplore, GameSpot, Bloomberg, Microsoft, and The New Stack
Tweets: @microsoft, @satyanadella, @carolblymire, @tomwarren, @martinsfp, and @louisgray
| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Fitness company Peloton has recently acquired three startups, gaining expertise in wearable devices, voice assistants, and interactive workout mats — - Company quietly purchased Atlas Wearables, Otari and Aiqudo — Peloton Interactive Inc. recently acquired three companies … | Nikkei Asia: |
Sources: Samsung plans to release new Galaxy Z Flip and Fold phones this year and is working on a double-folding phone to be unveiled as early as this year — South Korean tech titan is working on new double-hinged model — TAIPEI/SEOUL — Samsung Electronics is betting heavily on foldable smartphones …
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The Verge, 9to5Google, Pocketnow, SiliconANGLE, SlashGear, XDA Developers, Android Central, MSPoweruser, Pocket-lint, Wccftech, phonearena.com, MUO, Mashable, and SamMobile
Tweets: @nikkeiasia, @adammiarka, @jon_prosser, and @davezatz
| Kim Lyons / The Verge: |
Jack Dorsey's first tweet sold as an NFT for $2,915,835.47 on a service called Valuables; Dorsey says he sent all proceeds to GiveDirectly's Africa fund as BTC — The winning bidder for the Twitter CEO's first tweet was Sina Estavi — After it spent just over two weeks on the market …
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Reuters, Engadget, CNBC, Bitcoin News, Japan Today, CoinDesk, PYMNTS.com, CNET, Agence France-Presse, The Wrap, Insider, MarketWatch, Protos, The Hill, NewsBTC, Forbes, TechSpot, Fast Company, MUO, Benzinga, Slashdot, Telegraph, The Block, Crypto Briefing, and The Mac Observer
Tweets: @mer__edith, @maxkennerly, @caseynewton, @amonck, @whatsnext, @lanceulanoff, @thetattooedprof, @_vaun, and @punished_picnic
| Rand Fishkin / SparkToro: |
SimilarWeb: in 2020, ~65% of Google searches ended without a click, up from ~50% in June '19; mobile searches are far more likely to end without a click — In August of 2019, I published research from now-defunct clickstream data provider, Jumpshot, showing that 50.33% of all Google searches ended without …
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Search Engine Land. Tweets: @randfish, @ianlurie, @gfiorelli1, @cyrusshepard, @mikko, and @modestproposal1
| Chavi Mehta / Reuters: |
Facebook says it took down 1.3B fake accounts from October-December and 12M pieces of COVID-19 misinformation; Facebook has 35,000 staff tackling misinformation — (Reuters) - Facebook Inc said on Monday it took down 1.3 billion fake accounts between October and December …
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About Facebook, The Hill, Agence France-Presse, Social Media Today, Raw Story, MUO, CNET, The Economic Times, New York Post, 9to5Mac, and iTnews
Tweets: @goangelo, @goangelo, @curtiskitchen, @green_footballs, @dlauer, @slpng_giants, @goangelo, @dog_congress, @edbott, @goangelo, @trekonomics, @bobcesca_go, @rmac18, and @gregpinelo
| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple's HomePod mini has a sensor, currently disabled, that measures temperature and humidity; Apple is working on speakers with screens and cameras — Apple Inc.'s HomePod mini speaker launched last November with new features such as a home intercom system.
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MacRumors, 9to5Mac, MacRumors, MacRumors, 9to5Mac, Ubergizmo, Pocketnow, iMore, iPhone in Canada Blog, AppleInsider, Wccftech, BGR, Voicebot.ai, iDownloadBlog.com, TidBITS, Macworld, SlashGear, The Next Web, Redmond Pie, Pocket-lint, Neowin, TechRadar, KnowTechie, Engadget, TechHive, Apple Terminal, Forbes, Gizmodo, MacDailyNews, Tom's Guide, Six Colors, iPhone Hacks, PCMag, MACお宝 …, and Patently Apple
| Damien Wilde / 9to5Google: |
YouTube confirms it is testing a feature in the US that automatically detects products in videos and provides related content links — As part of one of YouTube's latest experiments, the video-sharing platform looks to expand beyond the “Products in this Video” feature that auto-detects specific items …
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The Next Web and The Verge
Tweets: @rakeshlobster, @lanceulanoff, @mattcassinelli, @brianroemmele, @ohthatflo, and @seyitaylor
| 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 …
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The Register, Washington Examiner, TechSpot, The Hill, and Bloomberg
Tweets: @kevinfiynn, @riptari, @counternotions, and @sp
| Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols / ZDNet: |
Richard Stallman says he has rejoined the Free Software Foundation's board; he resigned from the board and as president in 2019 after controversy over Epstein — The well-known founder of GNU software and free software resigned as president and board member of the FSF in 2019.
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It's FOSS News and The Verge
| 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 …
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The Information, The Information, news.com.au, The Verge, Insider, Axios, dot.LA, New York Times, CNN, PetaPixel, Tubefilter, and Variety
Tweets: @sparkcapital, @sevensevensix, @panzer, @nmasc_, @triketora, @imcatnoone, @taylorlorenz, @nytimes, @amlewis4, @dunkhippo33, and @kimmaicutler
| Áine Cain / Insider: |
Report: Amazon has added 3,700 new sellers every day in 2021 so far for a total of 295,000; 26% of new sellers are in the US while 10.1% in India — - Research firm Finbold has found that Amazon is drawing in new sellers at a rapid rate. — In 2021, the online giant attracted 3,700 new merchants a day.| Reuters: |
Sources: Box is exploring a sale, discussing a potential deal with other companies and PE firms, amid pressure from hedge fund Starboard over stock performance — (Reuters) - U.S. cloud services provide Box Inc is exploring a sale amid pressure from hedge fund Starboard Value LP over its stock performance …
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IT Management, InvestorPlace, Insider, Maropost Ventures, Silicon Valley Business …, and ZDNet. Tweets: @yoda
| Xinmei Shen / South China Morning Post: |
In a first, China defines the “necessary” info that apps can collect from users, closing a “bundled consent” loophole and limiting unauthorized data collection — Users of live-streaming, short video, news, browser and utility apps can access basic services … | Bloomberg: |
Online pharmacy Ro says it has raised $500M led by General Catalyst, FirstMark Capital, and TQ Ventures, sources says at $5B valuation — - Ro raises $500 million in round led by existing investors — New investors Altimeter, Dragoneer participate in round
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Forbes
| Katie Roof / Bloomberg: |
Side, a real estate brokerage whose software helps agents with branding, marketing, and more, raises $150M, valuing it at $1B and bringing total raised to $200M — - Side reaches $1 billion valuation with $150 million round — San Francisco-based firm looks to expand to new states| Lauren Kaori Gurley / VICE: |
NLRB docs show it filed a federal complaint against Amazon after a probe found Amazon illegally questioned and threatened a leader of Amazon walkouts in Queens — The state of New York is also suing Amazon for alleged health and safety violations at the same Queens warehouse where workers led the first COVID-19-related walkouts.| 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.
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LinkedIn, Chrome Unboxed, India Today, The Financial Express, PYMNTS.com, Reuters, Tech in Asia, The Economic Times, NDTV Gadgets 360, Insider, PYMNTS.com, and CNBC
Tweets: @caesars, @rajananandan, and @mittermaniac
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