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China says it is imposing a record $2.8B fine on Alibaba for monopolistic business practices; Alibaba says it will accept the penalty “sincerely” — The penalty is Beijing's toughest action to date in its campaign to tighten supervision of the country's internet Goliaths.
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| Sarah Manavis / New Statesman: |
A look at Tattle Life, a gossip forum where users dox celebrities and influencers, dissect their personal lives, and target them with vicious comments — When the lifestyle influencer Jessie Lethaby - better known as SunbeamsJess - announced she was pregnant in December …
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| Zoe Schiffer / The Verge: |
1,200+ Alphabet employees have signed a letter asking the company to stop protecting harassers, following a NYT op-ed by an ex-employee who alleged harassment — Organizers say the demands of the Google Walkout still haven't been met — More than 500 Alphabet employees have signed …
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| Pieter Arntz / Malwarebytes Labs: |
At Pwn2Own, researchers unveil a flaw in Zoom that could let hackers perform an RCE exploit on a victim who is on a call; Zoom says it is working on a fix — Two Dutch white-hat security specialists entered the annual computer hacking contest Pwn2Own, managed to find a Remote Code Execution …
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| Makena Kelly / The Verge: |
In a letter to Tim Cook, Sens. Amy Klobuchar and Mike Lee “strongly urge” Apple to reconsider refusal to provide a witness for upcoming hearing on app stores — ‘We strongly urge Apple to reconsider its position,’ the senators said — Senate Judiciary Committee leaders …
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Sources: Sony's PlayStation organization has shifted its development focus to prioritize AAA games at the expense of projects from its niche teams and studios — Sony Corp.'s Visual Arts Service Group has long been the unsung hero of many hit PlayStation video games.
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| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Google denies reports Pixel 5a 5G is canceled, says it'll be available this year in the US and Japan and announced in line with last year's a-series phone — Despite rumors this morning to the contrary, Google has just issued an on the record statement that the “Pixel 5a” does indeed exist and will not be canceled.
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| Zeyi Yang / Protocol: |
Platforms like Douyin in China have become live online labs where grassroots nationalists and state media collaborate to harass critics at home and abroad — Dozens of companies over the past three years have announced boycotts of Xinjiang cotton given widespread reports of detention …
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| Bloomberg: |
Current and ex-employees say inattention to data protection at Verkada is emblematic of a “bro culture” that tolerated sexual harassment, misleading customers — Verkada Inc.'s security camera customers were livid. Hackers had breached footage from thousands of surveillance devices trained … | About Amazon: |
Amazon thanks workers for voting against unionizing, says less than 16% voted to join the union and counters the union's claims that Amazon won by intimidation — Thank you to employees at our BHM1 fulfillment center in Alabama for participating in the election.
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Sources: Didi Chuxing has filed confidentially with the SEC for an IPO that could value it at $70B-$100B, and is raising $1.5B in debt financing from banks — Chinese ride-hailing company Didi Chuxing has filed confidentially with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering … | Lily Hay Newman / Wired: |
Researchers say Facebook has known for years about exploits similar to the one that used its “contact importer”, enabling the scraping of 533M users' data — Software makers can't catch every bug every time, but Facebook had ample warning about the privacy problems with its “contact import” feature.
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Tweets: @ashk4n, @baekdal, and @jason_kint
| Sean Endicott / Windows Central: |
The White House has asked Congress to approve $150M to fund two new manufacturing plans, including one targeting domestic semiconductor manufacturing — President Biden's budget proposal to Congress includes a call to fight the current semiconductor shortage. — What you need to know| Bloomberg: |
Profile of Francis Suarez, the mayor of Miami, who tweets relentlessly about Miami's merits as a hub for the tech industry, but has a relatively powerless job — The viral moment that turned Francis Suarez, the mayor of Miami, into a tech recruiter happened on Dec. 4, shortly before 9 p.m. Miami time.
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