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| The Korea Herald: |
Apple will let developers use alternative payment systems in South Korea, complying with a law banning app store operators from forcing their own IAP systems — Apple will allow alternative payment systems in South Korea in compliance with a new local law that bans app store operators …
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| Wall Street Journal: |
Citadel Securities, an electronic trading firm that works with Robinhood and others, raises $1.15B from Sequoia Capital and Paradigm, valuing it at ~$22B — Sequoia Capital's and Paradigm's $1.15 billion investment values the electronic-trading firm at around $22 billion
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| Kara Swisher / New York Times: |
Interview with Microsoft's Phil Spencer on why he thinks the metaverse is an extension of gaming, sexual misconduct allegations at Activision Blizzard, and more — When you walk in the room, do you have sway? — I'm Kara Swisher, and you're listening to “Sway.”
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| Mary Ann Azevedo / TechCrunch: |
Brex, which offers online financial tools for startups and SMBs, raises a $300M Series D-2 at a $12.3B valuation, bringing its total funding to $1.2B — In the latest fintech megaround, Brex has confirmed that it has raised $300 million in a Series D-2 round that ups its valuation to $12.3 billion.
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| Jonathan Greig / ZDNet: |
Check Point: the number of cyber attacks per week on corporate networks in 2021 grew 50% YoY, peaking towards the end of the year, largely due to the Log4j flaw — Check Point Research said that among its customers, there was a 50% increase in overall attacks per week on corporate networks compared to 2020.
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| TechCrunch: |
Peer-to-peer car sharing marketplace Turo files its S-1, showing it had a $97.1M net loss on net revenue of $149.9M in 2020, up 6% YoY — Peer-to-peer car-sharing startup Turo has released its filing to become a publicly traded company in the United States, a process the company began confidentially in August.
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| Kif Leswing / CNBC: |
Meta delays a full return to offices until March 28 and requires that staff prove they got a COVID-19 booster shot; a deferral must be requested for remote work — - Facebook parent Meta Platforms said on Monday that it will require Covid-19 booster shots for employees.
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| Susan Decker / Bloomberg: |
Research: Huawei received 2,770 US patents in 2021, behind IBM, Samsung, Canon, and TSMC; US companies got under half of the 327,329 US patents issued in 2021 — Huawei Technologies Co. is continuing to move up the list of companies getting the most U.S. patents, according to a new study …
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| The Cloudflare Blog: |
Ransom DDoS attacks in Q4 2021 rose 29% YoY and 175% QoQ; China has the highest percentage of originating network traffic for application-layer attacks — This post is also available in 日本語, Deutsch, Français, Español, 한국어.
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Miami-based Novo, a neobank for SMBs, raises a $90M Series B led by Stripes at a $700M valuation — Novo, the startup building a new kind of banking service from the ground up for small and medium businesses, has closed a significant round of funding to take the next step in growing its platform.
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| Sean Hollister / The Verge: |
Google SVP Hiroshi Lockheimer says by not supporting RCS in iMessage, Apple is “holding back” the industry and UX for not just Android but its own customers — Android boss says it's not about iMessage — it's about RCS — On Saturday, Android boss Hiroshi Lockheimer accused Apple of …
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| Javier Espinoza / Financial Times: |
As the EU finalizes its Digital Markets Act, Google is making a last-ditch lobbying effort with ads, emails, and social media posts targeted at politicians — Group targets Brussels officials and politicians with advertising, emails and social media posts — Google is making a last-ditch effort … | David Cohen / Adweek: |
Mozilla's data sharing project Rally and The Markup launch Facebook Pixel Hunt, a study to investigate Meta's data collection and tracking practices — Firefox users who opt into ‘Facebook Pixel Hunt’ will use tools in the Rally browser extension
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| Niloofer Shaikh / Seeking Alpha: |
Automotive supplier Aptiv to buy Wind River, which makes embedded and edge computing software, from TPG for $4.3B in cash; Wind River had ~$400M in 2021 revenue — - Aptiv PLC (NYSE:APTV) is acquiring Wind River from TPG Capital for $4.3B in cash. — Wind River is delivering software for the intelligent edge.
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| Washington Post: |
Sources: Trump declined offers from Gettr and Parler in favor of his own social media startup, and is frustrated with the slow development of TRUTH Social — Advisers say the former president is frustrated by the pace of development of his promised website, still months away from its launch
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| Mitchell Clark / The Verge: |
The Associated Press will launch a photojournalism NFT marketplace built by blockchain tech provider Xooa on January 31, with sales used to fund its journalism — It's offering collectors ‘exclusive, historic, and stunning visual content’ — The Associated Press, or AP …
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Xbox players are frustrated with forced crossplay, arguing PC users are cheating; Phil Spencer rejected crossplay in 2016, saying a mouse and keyboard is faster — Xbox players can't escape some PC cheaters — Xbox players are growing increasingly frustrated at being forced to play against PC gamers.
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Game Rant, Halo Waypoint, XBoX Forums, TechRadar, and purexbox.com
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| Ben Dummett / Wall Street Journal: |
Paris-based Back Market, an online marketplace for refurbished iPhones and other devices, raises $510M led by Sprints Capital at a $5.7B valuation — Fresh funding for electronics reseller underscores heady market for startups in Europe — Back Market, an online marketplace … | Romain Dillet / TechCrunch: |
Qonto, a French challenger bank focused on business accounts for SMBs and freelancers, raises a $552M Series D led by Tiger Global and TCV at a $5B valuation — French startup Qonto has raised a $552 million Series D funding round (€486 million). Following this investment … | Alex Knapp / Forbes: |
Transcarent, an app-based medical concierge service for businesses, raises a $200M Series C led by Kinnevik and Human Capital, sources say at a $1.62B valuation — I write about the future of science, technology, and culture. — Glen Tullman, CEO of digital healthcare startup Transcarent, wasn't looking to raise more capital.Sponsor Posts
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