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| Sam Byford / The Verge: |
In an Instagram video, Joe Rogan defends his decision to book contentious guests, apologizes to Spotify for the backlash, and details how the podcast may change — 'I'm very sorry that this is happening to them.' — Joe Rogan has issued a response to the ongoing controversy …
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| Daniel Ek / Spotify: |
Spotify publishes its long-standing Platform Rules and says it is working to add a content advisory to podcast episodes that discuss COVID-19 — A decade ago, we created Spotify to enable the work of creators around the world to be heard and enjoyed by listeners around the world.
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| Frank Chaparro / The Block: |
Crypto exchange FTX raises a $400M Series C from SoftBank, Paradigm, Tiger Global, and others at a $32B valuation, up from $25B in October 2021 — The frothy venture capital market continues to buoy the empire of billionaire trader and entrepreneur Sam Bankman-Fried.
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| John Luttig / luttig's learnings: |
A deep dive into Microsoft: unpacking its success with Azure, which hit a $10B run rate faster than AWS, how it could become the first $10T company, and more — Understanding the behemoth in Redmond teaches us valuable lessons in cloud infrastructure, startup strategy, and the future of software.| Reuters: |
Citrix Systems says Elliott Management and Vista Equity have agreed to buy the company for $16.5B — Hedge fund Elliott Management and investment firm Vista Equity Partners have agreed to buy Citrix Systems (CTXS.O) in a deal valued at $16.5 billion, the cloud computing company said on Monday.
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| New York Times: |
Current and former Meta employees say its move towards the metaverse has caused disruption and uncertainty, as some feel funnelled towards AR and VR initiatives — Shifting a 68,000-person social networking company toward the theoretical metaverse has caused internal disruption and uncertainty.| Jeff John Roberts / Decrypt: |
Coinbase adds Shopify CEO Tobias Lütke to its board, citing Lütke's early support for crypto — Coinbase announced on Monday that Tobias Lütke, who leads the ecommerce giant Shopify, will be joining its board of directors. — In a blog post, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong …
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| Bloomberg: |
Gay dating app Grindr disappears from Apple's App Store in China as well as Tencent's and Huawei's Android app stores — Grindr, a popular gay dating app, has been removed from Apple Inc.'s App Store in China, days after Beijing said it was going to renew its campaign to police online content.
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| Elizabeth Culliford / Reuters: |
Meta plans to break out the results of its AR and VR hardware unit, Reality Labs, for the first time when it reports Q4 results on February 2 — Since October, Facebook has renamed the company, articulated a vision of the internet where people can digitally connect through virtual-reality avatars … | Gethin Chamberlain / The Guardian: |
A Chinese whistleblower, whose revelations about Amazon's supply chain led to Foxconn paying compensation to workers, says he was tortured before being jailed — Tang Mingfang is willing to risk reprisals to clear his name over Foxconn revelations - and to get backing from Jeff Bezos
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| Jan Stryjak / Counterpoint Research: |
European smartphone sales rose 8% YoY in 2021; Samsung led with a 32% share, Apple had 26%, Xiaomi had 20%, and Oppo had 8%; Huawei dropped from 4th to 8th — London, Boston, Toronto, New Delhi, Beijing, Taipei, Seoul - January 31, 2022 — 2021 was another a rollercoaster year for the European smartphone market.
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| Ryan Weeks / The Block: |
Meta joins the Crypto Open Patent Alliance, a trade body that promotes the free use of innovative crypto tech; Block established the group in 2020 — Meta, formerly known as Facebook, has signed up to a trade body that promotes the free use of innovative technology in the crypto sector, according to an announcement.Sponsor Posts
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