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EU charges Apple with antitrust violations, alleging that Apple squeezed rival music streaming apps by requiring them to use its in-app payments system — EU accuses Apple of forcing many apps to use its in-app payment system on which it takes commissions, saying it ‘distorted competition’ in music streaming
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Roku has removed YouTube TV from its channel store after Roku and Google failed to come to a distribution agreement; existing users will continue to have access — YouTube TV has been removed from Roku's channel store, after Roku and YouTube TV parent Google failed to come …
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Experts detail how Apple AirTags can be used by an abuser to discreetly track a partner despite built-in protections, especially when victims are not iOS users — AirTags are powerful surveillance technology. And the National Network to End Domestic Violence believes Apple has more work to do to fix them.
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ByteDance announces that its CFO Shouzi Chew will now also become the CEO of TikTok; TikTok's interim head Vanessa Pappas will be TikTok's COO — Shouzi Chew, the CFO of ByteDance, got a new job title on Friday: CEO of TikTok. Vanessa Pappas, who's been running the company … | Shira Ovide / New York Times: |
Combined revenue of Amazon, Apple, Alphabet, Microsoft, and Facebook hit ~$1.2T this year, up 25% since March 2020, benefitting from a “perfect positive storm” — The dictionary doesn't have enough superlatives to describe what's happening to the five biggest technology companies … | Amazon - Investor Relations: |
Amazon reports Q1 revenue of $108.5B, up 44% YoY, net income of $8.1B, up from $2.5B YoY, and says AWS has become a $54B annual sales run rate business — Amazon today announced financial results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2021. • Operating cash flow increased 69% …
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English soccer and cricket clubs and other sporting bodies begin a four-day boycott of Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, protesting abuse on the platforms — Football clubs, players, athletes and a number of sporting bodies have begun a four-day boycott of social media in an attempt …
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DOJ says SAP voluntarily admitted to violating Iran sanctions and exporting software to users in the country 20K+ times between 2010 and 2017, and will pay $8M+ — SAP says it accepts “full responsibility for past conduct.” — SAP has reached a settlement with US investigators to close … | New York Times: |
Google is experimenting with post-pandemic designs in 10% of its global work spaces, including inflatable balloon walls, hybrid meeting rooms, open-air tents — The company that helped popularize open office plans and lavish employee perks is trying to reinvent office spaces to cope …
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Apple clarifies that the first-gen Magic Keyboard is “functionally compatible” with the new 12.9-inch iPad Pro but may not “precisely fit when closed” — In a new support document published today, Apple has clarified the situation around the Magic Keyboard's compatibility with the new 12.9-inch iPad Pro.
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Darktrace shares jumped as much as 40% on its London Stock Exchange debut, after its IPO raised £165M at an opening value of £1.7B — Cambridge-based cyber security company and its backers raise £165m in London debut — Darktrace saw its shares jump by as much as 40 per cent … | Eliot Brown / Wall Street Journal: |
From Sutter Hill's Snowflake investment to Accel's bet on UiPath, Altos Ventures' bet on Roblox, and more, a look at VC firms poised to reap blockbuster profits — Sutter Hill's Snowflake bet eclipses some of the biggest returns in U.S. startup history — Nearly a decade ago …
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