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A bipartisan group of senators says it has reached a compromise on cryptocurrency reporting in the infrastructure bill, but the amendment may not get a vote — - Treasury Department backs the new language, senator says — Wyden concerned compromise falls short on privacy, security
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Apple publishes a CSAM FAQ to address misconceptions and concerns about photo scanning — Apple has responded to misconceptions and concerns about its photo scanning announcements by publishing a CSAM FAQ - answering frequently asked questions about the features.
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Apple's plan to find CSAM should have centered around scanning images on iCloud servers, not on users' devices, where there is a greater expectation of privacy — It was in August 2009, two months after the release of the iPhone 3GS, that the barbarians crashed the gates; from The Online Photographer:
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PitchBook: 3,000+ angel investors are expected to make their first deal in 2021, up from 2,725 in 2020; angels have invested $2.1B in H1 2021 vs. $2.6B in 2020 — The once-clubby world of start-up deal making known as “angel investing” has had an influx of new participants.
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India's Supreme Court rules that Amazon and Walmart's Flipkart must face antitrust investigations ordered against them last year by the competition commission — Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) and Walmart's (WMT.N) Flipkart must face antitrust investigations ordered against them in India …
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When Amazon customers leave negative reviews, some sellers hound them to revise or delete them, in exchange for refunds or gift cards, violating Amazon policies — Don't share personal information in reviews or with Amazon sellers; save messages in case you decide to report them
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Filings: Google is planning a campus in Silicon Valley, made up of five buildings, dedicated to hardware development; Google spent $389M on the land since 2018 — - Google is planning another new Silicon Valley campus dubbed “Midpoint.” — The five-building office campus will sit adjacent …
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Facebook redesigns its data transfer tool to let users move images to Photobucket and event listings to Google Calendar, as part of the Data Transfer Project — announced that it has added two new destinations for when you want to move your data from the social network.
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As part of a lottery, Amazon will offer cash prizes up to $500K, cars, and vacation packages to warehouse employees who can prove they have been vaccinated — - ‘Max your Vax’ contest open to warehouse, frontline workers — Amazon now mandates masking, but not shots, in the U.S.| Bloomberg: |
Alibaba fires a manager accused of rape by a female employee, after the allegation led to a police investigation; two executives also resigned for mismanagement — - Female staff accused boss of rape after drinking with client — Two executives who mishandled allegation have also resigned| Amelia Tait / The Guardian: |
Creatives on Instagram are angry about its move to video, specifically Reels, and complain Instagram's new changes hurt their engagement — The social media platform was once a favourite of artists and photographers, but a shift towards TikTok-type videos and shopping could leave them looking for a new home online| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Data labeling service Snorkel AI raises $85M Series C at a $1B valuation led by Addition and BlackRock, bringing its total raised to $135M — All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. — Data labeling platform Snorkel AI today announced …
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