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Apple announces Self Service Repair, a program starting next year that will publish repair manuals, let customers buy parts and tools, and more — The tech giant says it will publish repair manuals and allow everyday customers to buy the same parts and tools certified technicians and repair shops use.
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| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Cher Scarlett, a leader of #AppleToo, is leaving Apple and will withdraw her NLRB complaint after reaching a settlement — Cher Scarlett, an Apple Inc. employee who created a protest movement within the company over pay transparency and other workplace issues, is leaving the iPhone maker after reaching a settlement.
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Instagram says it is shutting down its standalone mobile messaging app Threads by December 31 — Instagram's standalone messaging app Threads is shutting down. The app will no longer be supported by the end of December 2021, the company confirmed to TechCrunch after reports began circulating …
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| Dan Mangan / CNBC: |
The US DOJ will sell $56M worth of cryptocurrency it seized as part of the BitConnect fraud case; victims can apply to be reimbursed — - The U.S. Justice Department will sell off $56 million worth of cryptocurrency it seized as part of a massive Ponzi scheme case against a man who promoted the crypto lending program BitConnect.| Mitchell Clark / The Verge: |
Apple releases iOS 15.1.1 to solve an issue with dropped calls on iPhone 12 and 13 models — iOS 15.1.1 promises improvements to the smartphones' phone — A new iOS update is starting to hit phones — no, not the seemingly feature-packed iOS 15.2, but iOS 15.1.1, which Apple says will solve an issue with calls dropping.| Emma Roth / The Verge: |
Google releases a Pixel 6 and 6 Pro update slightly improving the fingerprint scanner, which some have called slow to unlock and unreliable — The 15MB update brings unspecified adjustments to the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro — Google quietly rolled out a Pixel 6 update that addresses …
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| Shannon Liao / Washington Post: |
Over 100 Activision Blizzard employees staged a walkout on Tuesday, the second in four months, demanding CEO Bobby Kotick step down, after a WSJ report — This story has been updated from a previous version. — IRVINE, Calif. — Employees at beleaguered video game company Activision Blizzard walked …
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Spotify expands Podcast Subscriptions globally and now includes 20 price points from $0.50 to $150 and a way for creators to download subscribers' contact info — Just a few months after launching support for podcast subscriptions to U.S. creators, Spotify today is making the service available to creators in global markets.
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| Katie Roof / Bloomberg: |
Marketing management software startup Braze jumps 44% in its Nasdaq debut, after raising $520M in its IPO, at an $8.4B valuation — - CEO credits first-day gain of 44% to roadshow going well — Braze reaches diluted value of more than $9.6 billion — Customer engagement software … | Jordan Novet / CNBC: |
Cisco reports Q1 revenue of $12.9B, up 8% YoY, total annualized recurring revenue of $21.6B, up 10% YoY, and total product order growth up 33% YoY — - Cisco fell short of analysts' estimates on revenue in the quarter. — The company also issued guidance that missed analyst' predictions.
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TikTok releases commissioned research into harmful challenges and hoaxes, which often go viral on TikTok, and adds a Safety Center section about such content — TikTok has developed a bad reputation for hosting dangerous viral “challenges” on its app, which at their worst …
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| Daniel Howley / Yahoo Finance: |
Nvidia beats with record Q3 revenue of $7.1B vs. $6.82B estimated, up 50% YoY, Gaming revenue of $3.22B, up 42%, and Data Center revenue of $2.94B, up 55% — Nvidia (NVDA) reported its Q3 earnings after the bell on Wednesday beating analysts' predictions on the top and bottom line as revenue jumped 50% year-over-year.
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Amazon tells UK customers it won't accept Visa credit cards issued in the UK from January 19, 2022, citing high transaction fees — - Customers told the change will come into effect in Jan. 2022 — Amazon cites high fees charged by Visa as reason for change
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AllTrails, an app with 40M+ downloads and 1M+ paid subscribers that provides resources for hikers, bikers, and climbers, raises $150M from Permira — Following a COVID-driven boost, the popular AllTrails resource for hikers, bikers, climbers, and anyone else who enjoys the outdoors … | Agence France-Presse: |
Google will begin paying Agence France-Presse for news content in Europe as part of a 5-year partnership, the first with a news agency under a 2019 EU directive — Under the agreement with Google, AFP will also offer fact-checking training on several continents (AFP/Kenzo TRIBOUILLARD)
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| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Alluxio, which develops data orchestration software for on-premises, hybrid cloud, and multi-cloud environments, raises a $50M Series C from a16z and others — San Mateo, California-based Alluxio, a data orchestration platform, today announced that it raised $50 million …
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| Emma Betuel / TechCrunch: |
H1, a social network for health care professionals, raises a $100M Series C led by Altimeter Capital, 11 months after raising a $58M Series B — Fresh off of a $58 million Series B round, and just one year after graduating from Y combinator, H1, a “LinkedIn for the healthcare industry” has raised even more cash.
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Airwallex, a payments platform for international purchases, raises $100M led by Lone Pine Capital at a $5.5B valuation, adding to its September $200M Series E — E-commerce and other online businesses are becoming increasingly global in their operations and customer bases …
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| Kate Park / TechCrunch: |
Australia-based Practice Ignition, which offers client engagement and commerce services for businesses, raises a $50M Series C led by JMI Equity — Practice ignition, an Australia-based client engagement and commerce platform for professional service businesses, has raised $50 million … | Sam Dean / Los Angeles Times: |
LA's iconic Staples Center to be renamed as Crypto.com Arena, sources say in a deal worth $700M+ for 20 years — Staples Center is getting a new name for Christmas: Crypto.com Arena. — The downtown Los Angeles venue — home of the Lakers, Clippers, Kings and Sparks … | Brandy Betz / CoinDesk: |
Anoma Foundation, which offers a blockchain for exchanging cryptocurrencies at the best market rate, raises $26M led by Polychain Capital at a $260M valuation — Polychain Capital led the round, which valued Anoma at $260 million. — The Anoma Foundation, a blockchain technology company …
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| Tom Matsuda / The Block: |
ConsenSys, which develops and invests in projects built on the Ethereum blockchain, raises $200M at a $3.2B valuation from HSBC, Coinbase Ventures, and others — Quick Take — ConsenSys, a company that develops and invests in the ethereum blockchain, has raised $200 million …
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| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Netlify, which offers a cloud service for automating web development projects, raises a $105M Series D at a $2B valuation, bringing its total funding to $200M+ — Netlify, a platform as a service that builds, deploys, and hosts websites and apps, today announced that it raised $105 million … | Joe Woelfel / Barron's Online: |
Baidu beats in Q3 with revenue of $4.95B, up 13% YoY, Core revenue of $3.83B, up 15% YoY, and losses of $2.6B — Baidu, the Chinese search-engine giant, reported a third-quarter loss of 16.6 billion yuan ($2.6 billion) after recording significant charges, but revenue jumped 13% and beat analysts' estimates.
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