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Mark Zuckerberg names Nick Clegg as President of Global Affairs, reporting to Zuckerberg, meaning less involvement in policy for Zuckerberg and Sandberg — Meta Platforms Inc. Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg has promoted his top policy executive, Nick Clegg, to an even greater role inside …
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Amazon reaches an agreement to accept Visa cards globally and will no longer charge Visa users an extra fee in Singapore and Australia — Amazon.com Inc. has agreed to accept Visa Inc.'s cards across its global network, settling a feud that threatened to damage the financial giant's business and disrupt e-commerce payments.
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| Eric Benjamin Seufert / Mobile Dev Memo: |
An in-depth look at Privacy Sandbox for Android: a two-year transition with ad industry input, a marked change from Apple's ATT, which had little external input — plans to bring a Privacy Sandbox effort to Android. Google's — original Privacy Sandbox| Daisuke Wakabayashi / New York Times: |
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| Lawrence Abrams / BleepingComputer: |
Mozilla warns that Firefox and Chrome 100 versions may break some sites, including HBO Go and Yahoo, due to user-agent strings with three-digit version numbers — Mozilla is warning website developers that the upcoming Firefox 100 and Chrome 100 versions may break websites …
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| Corin Faife / The Verge: |
CISA, FBI, and NSA say Russian state-sponsored hackers targeted US defense contractors for at least two years, acquiring export-controlled technology and more — The state-sponsored actors acquired information on weapons, aircraft design, and combat communications systems over a period of years
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| CoinDesk: |
Canadian authorities have ordered regulated financial firms to cease transactions from 34 crypto wallets, worth over $870K, tied to funding the “Freedom Convoy” — Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, Monero and Cardano addresses are all on the list. — The Ontario Provincial Police …
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| Ashley Carman / The Verge: |
Spotify is acquiring Chartable and Podsights, two podcast analytics companies that let podcasters and networks include tags in shows to track listeners — Chartable and Podsights are being bought — Spotify is making more podcast acquisitions. The company announced today it's acquiring …
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft releases a new Windows 11 Preview build with a customizable Start menu, five new touch gestures, Live Captions, Task Manager redesign, and more — Microsoft is also bringing drag and drop back to the taskbar — Microsoft is bringing new touch gestures, Start menu folders …
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| Dan Taylor / Tech.eu: |
Finland-based Relex Solutions, which helps retailers predict demand using AI, raises €500M at a €5B valuation, bringing its total funding to €700M — Finland's Relex Solutions help retailers and brands avoid food waste and tackle disruptions in global supply chains, raises €500, and now valued at €5 billion| Tom Metcalf / Bloomberg: |
Global financial watchdog FSB warns digital assets could soon threaten financial stability as they become more interconnected with the wider financial system — Global financial regulators said digital assets could soon threaten global financial stability due to their scale …
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| Casey Newton / Platformer: |
Q&A with longtime Wikipedia contributor Molly White about her website “Web3 is going just great”, why Web3 won't create new Wikipedia-style projects, and more — Q&A with Molly White of Web 3 Is Going Just Great … Whenever a fresh disaster happens on the blockchain …
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| Kif Leswing / CNBC: |
Nvidia reports Q4 revenue of $7.64B, vs. $7.42B est., up 53% YoY, Gaming revenue of $3.42B, up 37% YoY, and Data Center revenue of $3.26B, up 71% YoY — - Nvidia reported fiscal fourth-quarter earnings on Wednesday. — Data center sales rose 71%. — Nvidia has been boosted …
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| Drew Harwell / Washington Post: |
Leaked pitch deck: Clearview AI told investors that it will have 100B facial photos in its database within a year, after growing to 10B+ since early 2020 — The facial recognition company Clearview AI is telling investors it is on track to have 100 billion facial photos in its database within a year …
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| Phelim Kine / Politico: |
Experts say automated transcription app Otter.ai and its competitors offer only lax security that could endanger sources — Otter.ai has saved reporters countless hours transcribing interviews. Caveat emptor. — Mustafa Aksu is a wanted man. — Though he lives in Washington, D.C. …
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| Wes Fenlon / PC Gamer: |
Valve partners with iFixit to sell replacement parts for Steam Deck and Valve Index VR on iFixit.com — The news comes with a new teardown video of the hardware, too. — Audio player loading... Last week Valve released the CAD files for the Steam Deck so that anyone can 3D-print their own system shell … | Mary Ann Azevedo / TechCrunch: |
Denver-based Nomad, a startup that offers financial services for small-time landlords, renters, and potential home buyers, raises a $20M Series A — Nomad, a marketplace that aims to provide small-time rental property owners with “guaranteed rent,” has raised $20 million in a Series A funding round led by Silicon Valley Bank Capital.Thanks:@bayareawriter
| Jon Fingas / Engadget: |
Twitter expands tipping options to let creators add ethereum addresses, along with bitcoin addresses, and adds support for Paytm and other payment services — Twitter isn't limiting crypto fans to tipping with Bitcoin. The social network has expanded its tipping options to let creators add their Ethereum address.
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| Bloomberg: |
India's 30% tax on crypto trading profits, effectively legitimizing the industry, has caused usage of Binance-owned WazirX, CoinSwitch, and others to surge — India's decision to impose a 30% tax on profits from cryptocurrency trading is turning out to be a boon for the country's digital-asset exchanges.Sponsor Posts
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