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| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
Report: European carriers voice opposition to Apple's Private Relay, as T-Mobile and others begin blocking the VPN-like service in the US and parts of Europe — Earlier today, a report indicated that some European carriers were blocking the Private Relay feature introduced by Apple with iOS 15.
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Telegraph. More:
The T-Mo Report, Daring Fireball, Slashdot, The Register, Gizmodo, Cult of Mac, AppleInsider, TmoNews, MSPoweruser, Input, TechSpot, Ubergizmo, iPhone Hacks, XDA Developers, and PhoneArena
| Moxie Marlinspike / Signal Blog: |
Signal CEO Moxie Marlinspike steps down; WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton will act as the interim CEO as the search for a permanent replacement begins — It's a new year, and I've decided it's a good time to replace myself as the CEO of Signal. — I have now been working on Signal for almost a decade.
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The Verge, Engadget, VICE, iTnews, Reuters, Benzinga, Platformer, PCMag, The Register, Android Police, Android Central, ZDNet, Financial Times, Transistori, CNET, Bloomberg, BGR India, Protocol, Gizmodo, and iPhone in Canada Blog
Tweets: @moxie, @corbett, @evacide, @diakayyali, @howelloneill, @apollozac, @johnhering, @dinodaizovi, @moxie, @mer__edith, @valkenburgh, @josephmenn, @seldo, @mcwm, @ariannasimpson, @zooko, @iainthomson, @williamturton, @ncweaver, and @bascule
| Sarah E. Needleman / Wall Street Journal: |
Take-Two will acquire Zynga for $12.7B, or $9.86 per share, a 64% premium on Zynga's January 7 closing price; Take-Two develops GTA, Red Dead, and other titles — Deal would be about a 64% premium to Zynga's Friday closing stock price — Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. agreed …
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Take-Two Interactive …, CNBC, Video Games Chronicle, Mark Pincus, International Business Times, Decrypt, Bloomberg, The Information, Input, Gameranx, SlashGear, UPROXX, and CNET
Tweets: @markpinc, @zynga, @roshancariappa, @blader, @fwiz, @dwehner, @paulbz, @bowknowsbiz, @eric_seufert, @markpinc, @eric_seufert, @jbillinson, @eric_seufert, @nintyprime, @lanceulanoff, @endocrimes, @eric_seufert, @eric_seufert, @eric_seufert, @eric_seufert, @eric_seufert, @jasonschreier, @eric_seufert, @mikejmika, @markpinc, @eric_seufert, @markpinc, @eric_seufert, @julianklymochko, @robmoff, @jaredhecht, @zynga, @danprimack, @stevekovach, @stevekovach, @brandolightshed, and @zynga
| Bloomberg: |
Profile of Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao, worth an estimated $96B, as the company generated an estimated $20B+ in revenue in 2021 — The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix draws princes, movie stars and world-famous athletes every year to party on Yas Island, the entertainment hub about 30 minutes from the center of downtown.
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| Mitchell Clark / The Verge: |
The Associated Press will launch a photojournalism NFT marketplace built by blockchain tech provider Xooa on Jan. 31, with proceeds used to fund its journalism — It's offering collectors ‘exclusive, historic, and stunning visual content’ — The Associated Press, or AP …
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| Joe Rossignol / MacRumors: |
Apple shares 2021 highlights: developers made $260B+ via the App Store since its debut, up from $200B+ YoY, US and Canadian consumers used 30M tickets in Wallet — Apple today highlighted the continued growth and expansion of its services in 2021, including the App Store, Apple Music …
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TechCrunch, Bloomberg, The Verge, SiliconANGLE, Digital Trends, Benzinga, iMore, iPhone Hacks, MacDailyNews, and iThinkDifferent
| Geoff Ralston / Y Combinator: |
YC announces a new standard deal: a $125K investment for 7% of the startup and a further $375K at terms founders can negotiate with future investors — We have a new standard deal at Y Combinator. When a company is accepted into the YC batch program, we now invest a total of $500,000.
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The Information, TechCrunch, Things I Write. ✍ …, and BetaKit
Tweets: @ycombinator, @bchesky, @immad, @pt, @ericnewcomer, @patio11, @ceonyc, @judegomila, @garrytan, @katmanalac, @adamdraper, @judegomila, @svkpham, @pitdesi, @towersben, @benparr, @alex, @rowghani, @gralston, @mochievous, @kevinakwok, @mgv_vc, @mochievous, @davemcclure, @braddwyer, @pitdesi, @aaron_epstein, @galeforcevc, @ulonnaya, @dunkhippo33, @jbrowder1, @mochievous, @okassim, @austen, @darrenmarble, @chrisjbakke, @kateclarktweets, @gabrielnocode, and @saraduit
| 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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Tweets: @nytopinion, @italianclownz, @yangcliu, @tomwarren, @xcloudtimdog, and @rjcc
| Sean Hollister / The Verge: |
Android lead Hiroshi Lockheimer says Apple is “holding back” the messaging experience for not just Android but its own users by not supporting RCS in iMessage — 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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@lockheimer and @lockheimer. More:
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| 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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The Mozilla Blog and The Hill
Tweets: @juliaangwin, @baekdal, @jkosseff, @mmasnick, @mediaevan, @jason_kint, and @rsbutner
| Lauren Kaori Gurley / VICE: |
Court documents show Google ran a campaign from 2018 to 2020 to “convince” staff that “unions suck”; Google refuses a judge's order to produce more documents — New court documents reveal how Google ran its anti-union campaign, ‘Project Vivian,’ between late 2018 and early 2020.
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New York Times, Wired, and CNN
Tweets: @jenn_elias, @dabeard, @bigblackjacobin, @migueldeicaza, @lorenzofb, @jordanuhl, @dealbook, @josephfcox, @mer__edith, @alexhanna, @_jack_poulson, and @daiwaka
| Yoko Kubota / Wall Street Journal: |
A look at China's HSMC and QXIC, now-defunct chipmakers that received hundreds of millions of dollars from the Chinese government yet failed to make any chips — Foundries with ties to a little-known Chinese entrepreneur set out to match TSMC and Samsung, but never commercially produced an advanced semiconductor| Yonhap / The Korea Herald: |
Apple to allow alternative payment systems in South Korea, complying with a new law banning app store operators from forcing their own in-app payment 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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TechCrunch, iThinkDifferent, Livemint, Reuters, AppleInsider, MacRumors, and iPhone Hacks. Tweets: @timsweeneyepic
| Charlotte Peet / Rest of World: |
As Uber and Didi's 99 grapple with driver shortages and high fuel prices in Brazil, Taxi.Rio, an app developed by the Rio city government, is gaining riders — Rio de Janeiro's Taxi.Rio app has caught up to Uber's technology, now it has a few other aces up its sleeve. — • RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL
Tweets: @alexgonzor, @restofworld, @charlottepeet11, and @mvzelenks
| The Guardian: |
EU data watchdog orders Europol to delete much of a vast trove of personal data it obtained unlawfully; internal documents show Europol has at least 4PB of data — EU police body accused of unlawfully holding information and aspiring to become an NSA-style mass surveillance agency
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European Data Protection …, MediaNama, The Record, The Hacker News, The Verge, Blocks and Files, and Gizmodo
Tweets: @sophieintveld, @gabrielazanfir, and @fabiochiusi
| Ivan Levingston / Bloomberg: |
Vienna-based GoStudent, which connects K-12 students with online tutors, raises €300M led by Prosus NV at a €3B valuation — Vienna-based education technology startup GoStudent GmbH has raised 300 million euros ($340 million) in a new round of funding to expand and make acquisitions.
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Forbes, Sifted, and EU-Startups
| Javier Espinoza / Financial Times: |
As EU finalizes the 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 …
Tweets: @andreas_schwab and @stewartmcdonald
| Dr. Ian Cutress / AnandTech: |
Intel names Micron's David Zinsner as CFO, replacing George Davis on January 17, and announces the exit of Gregory Bryant as GM of its Client Computing Group — At the close of play today, Intel is announcing two major changes at the top of its organization.
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Intel, Business Wire, ZDNet, CRN, Bloomberg, TechPowerUp, The Register, SiliconANGLE, Wall Street Journal, MarketWatch, Oregonian, Reuters, Portland Business Journal, CRN, PCWorld, Silicon Valley Business …, Protocol, and Barron's Online. Thanks:@anandtech
| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Ride hailing and food delivery app Bolt raises €628M at a €7.4B valuation co-led by Sequoia Capital and Fidelity Management — Economies of scale are an essential cornerstone for on-demand companies, and to that end one of the hopefuls in the space has raised a big round to grow its business.
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Tech.eu, Sifted, EU-Startups, The Economic Times, Silicon Canals, and CNBC. Thanks:@ingridlunden
| Aislinn Keely / The Block: |
Pakistan seeks records from Binance as part of a probe into a scam alleging Binance wallets and integrated apps were used to defraud ~$100M from Pakistani users — The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) of Pakistan has sent an inquiry to Binance as part of a criminal investigation into a scam … | Natasha Mascarenhas / TechCrunch: |
Career Karma, which helps employees find educational resources and courses, raises a $40M Series B as it looks to become a common company-provided benefit — Career Karma raised its first millions off of a pitch that resonates with anyone who has ever googled coding bootcamps … Sponsor Posts
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