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Interviews with ~200 people show how Amazon's warehouse employment system, under strain before the pandemic, burned through workers and created huge confusion — Each year, hundreds of thousands of workers churn through a vast mechanism that hires and monitors, disciplines and fires.
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Interviews with 30+ current and former Amazon employees detail allegations of racial bias and discrimination; many say its HR department was part of the problem — In interviews with Recode, dozens of Amazon employees detailed allegations of racial bias and discrimination on the job … | Olivia Carville / Bloomberg: |
Interviews with 53 people shed light on Airbnb's secretive safety team, made up of ~100 agents, some with military backgrounds, who handle emergency situations — The first-floor apartment on West 37th Street, a few blocks south of Times Square, was popular with tourists …
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| Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: |
UK's CMA says it will launch an investigation into Apple and Google's mobile ecosystems over whether their market power is harming users — Today, the UK's competition watchdog (the Competition and Markets Authority) announced an official investigation into the mobile device ecosystem, citing Apple and Google's effective duopoly.
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| Kate Kaye / Digiday: |
Analysis: Amazon's properties, including Amazon.com, WholeFoods.com, and Zappos.com, are blocking Google's new FLoC tracking system from gathering data — Amazon is blocking Google's controversial cookieless tracking and targeting method. — Most of Amazon's properties including Amazon.com … | The Verge: |
The Senate votes 69-28 to confirm Lina Khan, an antitrust expert who wrote the “Amazon Antitrust Paradox”, to the FTC, giving Democrats a majority — Congress is preparing to take drastic action against tech monopolies — The Senate confirmed Lina Khan as commissioner …
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| Taylor Soper / GeekWire: |
Amazon brings its cashierless tech to a full-size grocery store for the first time in a new 25K square foot Amazon Fresh location in Seattle — Amazon's newest physical grocery store opening in the Seattle area this week is unique as it will feature the company's “Just Walk Out” cashierless technology.
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Investigation finds Apple has removed LGBTQ+ apps in 152 countries, many which have poor human rights records; Saudi Arabia and China are missing the most apps — As LGBTQ+ people around the world celebrate Pride Month, new report from Fight for the Future and GreatFire shows … | Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
IRL, which is building a messaging-based social network, raises $170M Series C led by SoftBank's Vision Fund 2, at a $1.17B valuation — Social calendar app IRL has been busy building a messaging-based social network, or what founder and CEO Abraham Shafi calls a “WeChat of the West.”
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| Stephanie Bodoni / Bloomberg: |
EU's top court says Facebook can't avoid potential EU-wide privacy orders from data protection authorities beyond its legal watchdog in Ireland — - EU top court rules on scope of so-called one-stop-shop system — Dispute stems from Belgian data order over Facebook cookies
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Ahead of Microsoft's event to unveil the next gen of Windows, a Windows 11 build leaks, showing a revamped UI, like a new taskbar with centered app icons, more — Screenshots have leaked online — Screenshots of Microsoft's upcoming Windows 11 operating system have appeared online today.
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| Todd Feathers / VICE: |
A look at lip-reading AI, with development supported by Google, Sony, and Huawei, as startups begin deploying it in hospitals, public transport systems, more — First came facial recognition. Now, an early form of lip-reading AI is being deployed in hospitals, power plants, public transportation, and more.
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| Matthew Panzarino / TechCrunch: |
Andreessen Horowitz launches Future, a media property that will focus on informational and editorial content created by full-time staff and outside contributors — Today, venture firm Andreessen Horowitz is officially launching its media property, called Future.
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| Tim Bradshaw / Financial Times: |
Sir Tim Berners-Lee is auctioning his original source code for the web as an NFT, the first time he would be able to raise money directly from his invention — Sotheby's sale will be first time creator has been able to raise money directly from invention — Sir Tim Berners-Lee is auctioning …
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| Jacquelyn Melinek / Blockworks: |
Bitwise Asset Management, known for managing crypto index funds, raises $70M Series B co-led by Elad Gil and Electric Capital and says it's now valued at $500M+ — - Bitwise has over $1.5 billion in assets under management, up 25% from the previous $1.2 billion AUM at the end of Q1
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Automattic acquires Day One, a popular journaling app for Apple devices with 15M+ downloads on the Mac and iOS App Store; terms of the deal were not disclosed — Automattic is expanding its lineup of online writing platforms with its acquisition of Day One, a popular journaling app for Mac and Apple mobile devices.
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| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Iterable, which offers AI-powered cross-channel sales and marketing tools, raises $200M Series E, giving the company a $2B post-money valuation — Elevate your enterprise data technology and strategy at Transform 2021. — Iterable, a cross-channel platform for customer experiences … | The Block: |
dYdX, which develops decentralized financial derivative products on the Ethereum blockchain, raises $65M Series C after a $10M Series B four months ago — Quick Take — A number of crypto liquidity providers have also invested in dYdX, which hopes to become one of the world's largest crypto exchanges …
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| Christine Hall / Crunchbase News: |
PayCargo, which develops cloud-based payment and financing services for the cargo industry, raises $125M Series B, following a $35M Series A last September — When products exit a cargo carrier and payment isn't immediately available for all of the entities that touched it, those products are generally hauled to a warehouse to sit.| Michael Steeber / 9to5Mac: |
All 511 Apple Stores are open in some capacity today for the first time in over 17 months, according to data from Apple's website — June 15, 2021 marks the first day every single Apple Store in the world has been simultaneously open in over 75 weeks. Health and safety precautions … | Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Formative, a student learning and analytics service with at least one teacher signed up in 92% of all US school districts, raises $70M led by Summit Partners — Tests are king in many school systems and other educational environments: they are seen as an efficient way to assess … | Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Duda, which helps large businesses to build websites, raises $50M Series D led by Claridge IL, bringing its total raised to $100M — Self-expression for many consumers today comes in the form of social media and apps. But if you're a larger business, even if you can't ignore platforms like Facebook …
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| Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: |
App Annie and IDC: in Q1 worldwide, consumers spent $1.7B per week on mobile games, up 40% from pre-pandemic levels; 2021 mobile spend predicted to reach $120B — Elevate your enterprise data technology and strategy at Transform 2021. — Mobile gaming downloads and spending grew in the first quarter.| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Thumbtack, a home improvement services marketplace, raises $275M at a $3.2B valuation led by the Qatar Investment Authority — On the heels of making an acquisition in December of home management startup Setter, Thumbtack — one of the pioneers in the home services gig economy — has raised a big round to double down on the model.Sponsor Posts
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