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Pentagon says it has canceled the $10B JEDI cloud contract, which had been awarded to Microsoft but faced legal challenges from Amazon — The Department of Defense announced Tuesday it's calling off the $10 billion cloud contract that was the subject of a legal battle involving Amazon and Microsoft.
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China issues a sweeping warning to its biggest companies, vowing to tighten oversight of data security and update rules for overseas listings — - Move comes after China started cybersecurity probe of Didi — Beijing has grown increasingly concerned over data security
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Sources: Weibo chairman and a state investor are in talks to take the Chinese company private in a deal that would value the firm at over $20B — Weibo Corp chairman Charles Chao and a state investor are in talks to take the Chinese company private in a deal which would value the Twitter …
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In a court filing, India's government says Twitter has lost its liability protection there since it has failed to comply with IT rules introduced in February — Twitter no longer enjoys the liability protection against user-generated content in India, the government said in a court filing …
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Nintendo announces an updated Switch with a larger 7-inch 720P OLED display, 64GB storage, improved audio, and more, on sale starting October 8 for $350 — Nintendo's new Switch is official — Nintendo is announcing a new Switch model today with a larger 7-inch 720p OLED display.
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Nextdoor announces that it has agreed to go public via a SPAC sponsored by Khosla Ventures at an implied valuation of $4.3B — Nextdoor, the neighborhood social network in more than 275,000 global communities, announced that is has agreed to go public via a SPAC sponsored by Khosla Ventures — at an implied valuation of $4.3 billion.
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Pokémon GO has surpassed $5B in revenue from player spending as the game celebrates its five-year anniversary — Smash hit Geolocation AR title Pokémon GO from Niantic has surpassed $5 billion from player spending as the title celebrates its five-year anniversary since its launch back in 2016 …
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A new database by human rights groups documents 60+ cases in which NSO's spyware has been used by authoritarian regimes to target dissidents and critics — - Database maps global misuse of spyware, researchers say — NSO defends technology, says database is likely old claims| Ryan Browne / CNBC: |
Danish startup Pleo, which offers smart company cards that automate expense reports, raises $150M Series C at a $1.7B valuation — - Danish start-up Pleo raised $150 million in a financing round co-led by Bain Capital Ventures and Thrive Capital. — The company is now valued at $1.7 billion …
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Four “keyboard fighters” in Myanmar discuss their online activism on Facebook, Twitter, and Telegram to combat the regime's misinfo campaigns and propaganda — A group of young Burmese are braving blackouts and crackdowns to make sure the world stays focused on what's happening in their country.| Paul Mozur / New York Times: |
Trade group representing Apple, Google, Facebook, others warns that the companies could stop their services in Hong Kong if planned anti-doxxing rules go ahead — A trade group representing Google, Facebook, Amazon, Apple and others said changes to a Hong Kong privacy law could stop firms from providing services in the city.| Joe Pompeo / Vanity Fair: |
After being canceled last year, Allen & Co.'s annual Sun Valley conference starts Tuesday with CEOs from Apple, Facebook, Amazon, and Netflix attending — All around, even as the Delta variant begins to sink its teeth into unvaccinated pockets of the U.S., there are signs of life getting …
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Y Combinator launches a free co-founder matching service and says only four of the top 100 YC-backed companies came to the program without a co-founder — It's a question Y Combinator's Kyle Corbitt has heard over and over again: How do I find a co-founder?
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