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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, Gizmodo, Cult of Mac, TmoNews, The Register, Ubergizmo, Input, TechSpot, AppleInsider, MSPoweruser, iPhone Hacks, and XDA Developers
| 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, ric.eth newsletter, Engadget, Reuters, The Hacker News, iTnews, Benzinga, Platformer, The Register, Android Police, Android Central, ZDNet, Transistori, PCMag, BGR India, Financial Times, CNET, and Bloomberg
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, Mark Pincus, Video Games Chronicle, Decrypt, Bloomberg, The Information, and International Business Times
Tweets: @markpinc, @reidhoffman, @markpinc, @fredwilson, @zynga, @bowknowsbiz, @eric_seufert, @markpinc, @eric_seufert, @eric_seufert, @roshancariappa, @blader, @fwiz, @dwehner, @lanceulanoff, @eric_seufert, @eric_seufert, @eric_seufert, @eric_seufert, @eric_seufert, @eric_seufert, @paulbz, @markpinc, @eric_seufert, @markpinc, @eric_seufert, @jbillinson, @nintyprime, @endocrimes, @jasonschreier, @mikejmika, @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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CNN, Forkast, CryptoSlate, The Information, CoinGape, and Cryptopolitan
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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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| 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
| 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 … | 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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TechCrunch, Things I Write. ✍ …, BetaKit, and The Information
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| 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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| 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, @jason_kint, @rsbutner, and @mediaevan
| 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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EU-Startups, TechCrunch, Tech.eu, Forbes, Sifted, and Silicon Canals
| 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 CSV at a $5B valuation — French startup Qonto has raised a $552 million Series D funding round (€486 million). Following this investment … | Mary Ann Azevedo / TechCrunch: |
Brex, which offers online financial tools for 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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Protocol, FinSMEs, CTech, and Business Wire
| 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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Engadget, TechCrunch, Livemint, iThinkDifferent, Reuters, Patently Apple, iPhone Hacks, MacRumors, and AppleInsider. Tweets: @timsweeneyepic
| 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, @bigblackjacobin, @migueldeicaza, @lorenzofb, @jordanuhl, @dealbook, @josephfcox, @_jack_poulson, @dabeard, @alexhanna, @daiwaka, and @mer__edith
| 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| Kif Leswing / CNBC: |
Meta delays a full return to the office until March 28 and will require COVID-19 booster shots for returning staff — - Facebook parent Meta Platforms said on Monday that it will require Covid-19 booster shots for employees. — It is also delaying employees' return to U.S. offices until March 28 from Jan. 31.
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Wall Street Journal, Neowin, CNET, Bloomberg, The Verge, Reuters, Engadget, Insider, and Protocol
Tweets: @epro, @markgurman, @kurtwagner8, and @tomaxwell
| 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 … | Gillian Tan / Bloomberg: |
Supply chain visibility company Project44 raises $240M led by TPG, Thoma Bravo, and Goldman Sachs at a $2.4B valuation — Project44, a startup that enables the world's largest companies to track shipments across the global supply chain, reached a $2.4 billion valuation after raising $240 million … | Catherine Shu / TechCrunch: |
Jakarta-based KoinWorks, a P2P lending service for SMBs, raises a $108M Series C, made up of $43M in equity and $65M in debt, bringing its total raised to $180M — The backbone of Indonesia's economy are its estimated more than 60 million SMEs. But many lack access to working capital and …
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Finextra, FinSMEs, and Tech in Asia
| 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, EU-Startups, Sifted, The Economic Times, CNBC, and Silicon Canals. Thanks:@ingridlunden
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