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Facebook defines its metaverse and plans to invest $50M over two years in programs and external research to “responsibly” build the “next computing platform” — It defines the metaverse and calls it the ‘next computing platform’ — Facebook has announced … | Karissa Bell / Engadget: |
Nick Clegg says Facebook will release two internal slide decks central to WSJ's story on Instagram's impact on teens to the public “in the next few days” — Facebook will publish two internal slide decks detailing its research into how Instagram affects teens' mental health sometime “in the next few days.”| Casey Newton / Platformer: |
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In an interview, Satya Nadella described Microsoft's failed TikTok deal as the “strangest thing” he has ever worked on and says TikTok came to Microsoft — Remember when wild policy swings like this happened all the time? — It's difficult to remember now … | Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / VICE: |
The researcher who disclosed three iOS zero-days last week says Apple apologized for the delayed response and said it is still investigating the vulnerabilities — Apple apologized for the delay in responding to the researcher, but experts think Apple needs to do better. — Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai| Kate Rooney / CNBC: |
Coinbase says it will let US users directly deposit any percentage of their paychecks into their Coinbase account, in USD or cryptocurrencies — - Coinbase will let U.S. users deposit any percentage of their paychecks directly into their accounts in the coming weeks.| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
LinkedIn confirms it is testing a new, paid ticketed events service and says 21M people attended an Event on LinkedIn in 2020 — LinkedIn earlier this month unveiled a new push around creators to bring more original content (and engagement) to its platform, but that's not the only effort … | David Shepardson / Reuters: |
FCC details a $1.9B program to reimburse mostly rural US telecom carriers for removing network equipment made by Chinese companies like Huawei and ZTE — The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Monday said it would open a $1.9 billion program to reimburse mostly rural U.S. telecom carriers … | Todd Spangler / Variety: |
TikTok says it now has 1B MAUs — TikTok says it has crossed a key milestone: The social video app claims it now counts more than 1 billion monthly active users. — TikTok is the successor to Musical.ly, the short-form video app that was acquired by Chinese internet giant ByteDance in 2017 … | Bloomberg: |
Alibaba adds Tencent's WeChat Pay to some of its apps, excluding its flagship e-commerce Taobao app, after Beijing called for interoperability — - Tencent had earlier allowed external links on WeChat — China pressures tech giants to dismantle ‘walled gardens’| Kellen Browning / New York Times: |
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Warner Music signs a deal to use Twitch's new content reporting system and launch dedicated Twitch channels for its artists — terms with the National Music Publishers' Association (NMPA), Twitch has — signed a deal with Warner Music Group. In partnering with the record label … | Romain Dillet / TechCrunch: |
French startup Swan, which offers “banking-as-a-service” tools to companies, raises €16M Series A led by Accel — French startup Swan has raised an $18.7 million Series A funding round (€16 million) led by Accel. The company provides a banking-as-a-service platform for other products and services.| James Vincent / The Verge: |
Image sharing service Imgur has been acquired by MediaLab, which owns Kik, Whisper, Genius, WorldStarHipHop, and other brands; Imgur says it has 300M users — The image-hosting service started life as an adjunct to Reddit — Popular image-sharing site Imgur has been acquired by MediaLab … | Jessica Davis / SC Media: |
Report: 22% of health care providers saw an increase in patient mortality following a cyberattack, driven by COVID-19 and third-party vendor security gaps — A new report from the Ponemon Institute reinforces the patient safety risks posed by ransomware attacks: 22% of surveyed providers saw … | Jennifer Hiller / Wall Street Journal: |
Some bitcoin miners, including TeraWulf and Compass Mining, are partnering with nuclear power plant owners amid criticism from environmentalists — Some cryptocurrency miners are striking deals with operators of struggling nuclear plants, which are carbon-free and have excess power capacity to spare| Bloomberg: |
UK-based robotic process automation company Blue Prism to be acquired by private equity firm Vista Equity Partners for about £1.1B — Private equity firm Vista Equity Partners is to acquire British automation software developer Blue Prism Group Plc for about 1.1 billion pounds ($1.5 billion).| Kurt Schlosser / GeekWire: |
Syndio, which provides workplace analytics software for companies to resolve pay equity issues, raises $50M Series C co-led by Emerson Collective and Bessemer — In its quest to help companies treat all employees fairly, Seattle-based Syndio has raised $50 million in new funding, the startup announced Monday.| Manish Singh / TechCrunch: |
Bangalore-based Capital Float, which offers a buy now pay later service on Amazon and other sites in India, raises $50M Series D led by Lightrock India — Capital Float, an Amazon-backed startup that offers its buy now, pay later service on many popular online platforms in India including …
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