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PayPal says it has started letting US customers use cryptocurrency holdings to pay millions of its online merchants globally — LONDON (Reuters) - PayPal Holdings Inc will announce later on Tuesday that it has started allowing U.S. consumers to use their cryptocurrency holdings to pay …
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Google announces upgrades to Maps, including indoor AR directions, a new directions interface with eco-friendly driving routes, and new weather map layers — Indoor AR directions, a new directions interface, and more — Google is announcing a bunch of new features planned for Google Maps …
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Newly created Twitter accounts labeled as Amazon employees are defending the company amid a union drive; Amazon admitted in 2018 to paying for similar tweets — - Amazon's paid army of employee Twitter users is at it again, this time criticizing unionization.
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T-Mobile will end its TVision live TV offerings, partner with Philo and YouTube TV, and make Google Messages the default messaging app for Android customers — T-Mobile will make Google Messages its default messaging app for customers on Android devices, provide new backup and storage options via …
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FTC abandons its antitrust lawsuit against Qualcomm, says it won't seek a Supreme Court review of a 2020 federal appeals court decision that acquitted Qualcomm — - FTC declines to seek Supreme Court review of monopoly case — Company was accused of abusing dominance in cell-phone chips| Axios: |
Sources: Substack is raising $65M at a $650M valuation; a16z will lead the round — Substack is raising $65 million in new venture capital funding that would value the company at around $650 million, Axios has learned. Existing investor Andreessen Horowitz is leading the round.| Corbin Davenport / XDA Developers: |
Xiaomi unveils €1,200 Mi 11 Ultra, with a rear-facing 1.1-inch AMOLED screen, and the Mi 11i, Mi 11 Lite series, Mi Band 6, and an AirPower-like charging pad — Xiaomi released the Mi 11 already in Europe last month following its debut in China at the end of last year.
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Epic Games says it has filed a complaint in support of UK antitrust watchdog's ongoing investigation into Apple's alleged anti-competitive behavior — Epic Games today said it had filed a complaint to the UK's antitrust watchdog in support of the government department's ongoing investigation …
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Foxconn reports Q4 profit of $1.61B, down 4% YoY, revenue of $70B, up 15% YoY, mainly from consumer electronics, including smartphones — - Profit fell nearly 4% despite contributions from new iPhones — Company says impact of parts shortages will be limited| Bloomberg: |
Sources: shares of ByteDance are trading at a $250B+ valuation in the secondary market; CB Insights said ByteDance's valuation was $140B in last fundraising — - Startup's valuation was $140 billion in last fundraising — Shares of ByteDance Ltd., the Chinese parent of hit video app TikTok … | Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Zoomin, which uses AI to help companies turn disparate product content into useful customer support data, raises $52M Series C led by General Atlantic — User guides, knowledge articles and community discussions form a detailed, yet very fragmented, landscape of information about a company and its products.
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European startup Everli, which lets customers order from local supermarkets for delivery, raises $100M Series C led by Verlinvest — Everli, the European marketplace for online grocery shopping that started in Italy but now also operates in Poland, Czech Republic and France, has raised a $100 million in Series C funding.
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Hiber, which is building a IoT satellite network to keep track IoT devices globally, raises €26M from the EU and private investors — Keeping track of, and monitoring all those IoT devices can get a bit tricky. Particularly in areas where there's little-to-no affordable cellular network …
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