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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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Sources: Nintendo will use new Nvidia graphics chip in its 2021 Switch upgrade, helping the console deliver 4K on TVs via Nvidia's DLSS — - The Nvidia system-on-chip will also add memory and CPU upgrade — Nintendo's console refresh targeting year-end shopping season
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| Andrei Frumusanu / AnandTech: |
OnePlus debuts 6.55" OnePlus 9 and OnePlus 9R and 6.7" OnePlus 9 Pro, all with 120Hz displays, Android 11, on-screen fingerprint sensors, and 128GB base storage — Today OnePlus is launching their new 2021 line-up of flagship devices, the new OnePlus 9 series.
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Facebook announces F8 Refresh on June 2, a single-day, virtual-only conference for developers without a Mark Zuckerberg keynote — After a few twists and turns and then ultimately cancelling its F8 developer conference last year over Covid-19 concerns, Facebook today announced a return …
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| Alex Hern / The Guardian: |
Leaked moderator docs say Facebook users may call for death of public figures, so long as the individual is not tagged or “purposefully exposed” to such calls — Exclusive: public figures considered to be permissible targets for otherwise-banned abuse, leaked moderator guidelines show
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Sources: Robinhood has filed confidentially for an IPO with the SEC — Robinhood Markets Inc., the popular trading app, has filed confidentially for an initial public offering with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, according to people familiar with the matter, Bloomberg News reports.| David Ruddock / Android Police: |
Source: Qualcomm plans a console for Q1 2022 similar to Nintendo's Switch, with detachable controllers, SD card slot, Android 12, and display-out capabilities — Qualcomm plans its first foray into the consumer electronics market in years — with a device that bears a strong resemblance …
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The controversies around Substack miss the point that it is just a tool for sovereign writers, who are in control as they are paid directly by subscribers — Manage your Stratechery subscription. — There has been a bit of controversy around Substack over the last week …
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| João Carrasqueira / Neowin: |
Microsoft, Google, and others partner to improve browser compatibility, focusing on five areas, including CSS Flexbox, CSS Grid, and CSS sticky positioning — Google and Microsoft have announced that they're joining forces with other companies such as Igalia, as well as the “broader web community” …
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| Chip Cutter / Wall Street Journal: |
Coaching and mental health startup BetterUp says Prince Harry has joined as chief impact officer — The Duke of Sussex is going to work for the unicorn employee coaching and mental health startup in his latest foray into business — No longer a working member of the royal family …
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| Jordan Novet / CNBC: |
Amazon announces to employees that the next AWS head will be Adam Selipsky, the CEO of Salesforce-owned Tableau and formerly VP of AWS Sales, Marketing, Support — Amazon has chosen to Adam Selipsky, currently CEO of Salesforce-owned Tableau, to run its Amazon Web Services division.| Bloomberg: |
New York regulator finds Goldman Sachs didn't discriminate against prospective Apple Card customers, following a viral tweet claiming it did in 2019 — - Department ‘found no fair lending violations’: superintendent — Customers had complained women were given lower credit limits
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| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Orca Security, which provides tools for protecting cloud-based assets, raises $210M Series C led by CapitalG and Redpoint Ventures at a $1.2B valuation — Orca Security, an Israeli cybersecurity startup that offers an agent-less security platform for protecting cloud-based assets …
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Boston Fed officials and MIT researchers, who have been developing prototypes for a digital dollar platform, plan to unveil their research as soon as July — - Boston Fed, MIT researchers plan to unveil platform work soon — Project could threaten banks, credit cards, cryptocurrencies| Issie Lapowsky / Protocol: |
Former Parler CEO John Matze sues the company, alleging its conservative financier Rebekah Mercer plotted to “force Matze out” as CEO and “steal” his 40% stake — In a lawsuit filed in Nevada this week, Matze charged conservative financier Rebekah Mercer of plotting to … | Lauren Kaori Gurley / VICE: |
Amazon is forcing delivery drivers to sign a “biometric consent” form that lets Amazon use AI-powered cameras in its efforts to detect distracted driving — The new cameras, which are being implemented nationwide, use artificial intelligence to access drivers' location, movement, and biometric data.
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Analysis of 3,100 sites shows that hospitals are using code to hide pages containing pricing data from being crawled by search engines, violating US federal law — Webpages for hundreds of hospitals require users to click through to find prices, undermining federal transparency rule, Journal analysis shows
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| Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: |
Telegram says it has raised $1B+ in debt financing, including $150M from Abu Dhabi Catalyst Partners and state fund Mubadala via pre-IPO convertible bonds — Update: Telegram has now announced it's pulled in over $1BN in debt financing by selling bonds. — Founder Pavel Durov put … | Anthony Ha / TechCrunch: |
goPuff, which charges a flat $1.95 fee to deliver products in under 30 minutes in 650+ US cities, raises $1.15B at an $8.9B valuation, up from $3.9B in October — Last fall, delivery startup goPuff made a big splash by raising $380 million in funding and acquiring West Coast beverage retailer BevMo shortly afterwards.| Katie Roof / Bloomberg: |
Lattice, which helps companies track, reward, and set goals in the workplace, raises $60M led by Tiger Global at a $1B valuation, up from $450M last year — - Human resources tech startup raises $60 million in new funds — CEO says it helps fix the dreaded employee performance review
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