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| 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.”
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| Mitchell Clark / The Verge: |
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 …
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| Dieter Bohn / The Verge: |
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 …
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| Igor Bonifacic / Engadget: |
1Password partners with email host Fastmail to introduce Masked Email, which creates unique emails for logins — Sign in with Apple has allowed iPhone and Mac users to protect their privacy by allowing them to generate random email addresses when they need to access a new website, service or app.| Mishaal Rahman / XDA Developers: |
Hands-on with an Android 12.1 build with support for foldable devices, including an updated taskbar, split-screen view, and more — Google is expected to release the next major update to Android, Android 12, next week, but ahead of its release, we're already hearing about Google's plans for a follow-up update.
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| 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
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| 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.
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| 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 …
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| 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: |
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’
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| 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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| 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 …
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| Ashley Carman / The Verge: |
Six creators from Clubhouse's 25-person creator program say it did not deliver sponsorships for their shows, leading them to look elsewhere — Dozens of Clubhouse creators had been anticipating their first sponsorship meeting for months. As the inaugural class of Clubhouse's “Creator First” … | Kellen Browning / New York Times: |
Activision Blizzard settles with the US EEOC over its workplace harassment lawsuit, and will create a $18M fund to compensate “eligible claimants” — The video game publisher Activision Blizzard said Monday that it would pay $18 million in a settlement with a federal employment agency …
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| 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 …
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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 … | Igor Bonifacic / Engadget: |
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.| Christine Hall / TechCrunch: |
Gem, which integrates with LinkedIn to help automate data collection and follow-up correspondence with job candidates, raises $100M Series C at $1.2B valuation — Steve Bartel saw for himself how important hiring is. He was among the first hires at Dropbox and acted as hiring manager …
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| Carly Page / TechCrunch: |
Coalition, which offers cybersecurity tools and insurance to 50,000+ customers, raises $205M Series E at a $3.5B+ valuation, bringing total funding to $500M+ — Coalition, a San Francisco-based cybersecurity insurance company, has raised $205 million in Series E funding, valuing the pre-IPO company at more than $3.5 billion.
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