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The US FCC adds Kaspersky Lab, China Telecom Americas, and China Mobile International USA to its national security threat list, barring them from its USF funds — The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Friday added Russia's AO Kaspersky Lab, China Telecom (Americas) Corp (0728.HK) …
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Sources: Apple paid $100K to $200K in stock-based bonuses to select software and hardware engineers, after giving similar bonuses in December to retain talent — Apple Inc. is paying a small number of engineers another round of special stock bonuses as part of an unusual push to retain key talent …
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Mike Frazzini, a longtime Amazon employee who helped start Amazon Games and its current head, is stepping down to focus on his family — Mike Frazzini, a longtime Amazon.com Inc. employee who helped start Amazon Game Studios, is stepping down. The executive told staff Friday he was leaving … | Javier Espinoza / Financial Times: |
Apple and Google criticize the newly unveiled Digital Markets Act that will force companies designated as gatekeepers to open up their platforms to competitors — Apple and Google criticise newly unveiled Digital Markets Act that will force a radical overhaul of their global operations
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| Russell Brandom / The Verge: |
An ex-employee alleges Microsoft spends about $200M+/year on bribes and kickbacks via its foreign contracts business; Microsoft says the claims were addressed — In 2016, Yasser Elabd noticed a $40,000 payment to a client in Africa that didn't smell right.
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| Naureen S Malik / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Exxon has a pilot with Crusoe to use excess natural gas from North Dakota oil wells for crypto mining and is considering expanding the test globally — Exxon Mobil Corp. is running a pilot program using excess natural gas that would otherwise be burned off from North Dakota oil wells … | Adi Robertson / The Verge: |
Ukraine will start selling 54 NFTs next week chronicling the war's first three days to support its army and civilians, replacing a canceled crypto airdrop plan — Proceeds will go toward Ukraine's army and civilians — Ukraine's government is raising funds by selling non-fungible tokens …
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| Miles Kruppa / Financial Times: |
As some crypto startups seek to avoid oversight, VCs are passing on board seats to win deals; investors in FTX, which has raised $1.8B+, have no board seats — Founders of digital asset groups seek to avoid investor oversight in new Silicon Valley trend — Jack Lu received eight proposals …
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| Chris Metinko / Crunchbase News: |
Spectro Cloud, which offers a Kubernetes management service for enterprises, raises a $40M Series B led by Stripes, bringing its total funding to $67.5M — Santa Clara, California-based Spectro Cloud closed a $40 million Series B led by Stripes, as the company looks to help companies build on the open-source Kubernetes platform.| Ann-Marie Alcántara / Wall Street Journal: |
Brands including Forever 21, DKNY, and Estée Lauder have joined the first Metaverse Fashion Week, which began on Thursday and runs until Sunday in Decentraland — Brands including Forever 21, DKNY and Estée Lauder are using the digital event in part to study how consumers will shop in virtual worlds
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| Alex Soderstrom / Orlando Business Journal: |
Orlando-based Beep, which is developing autonomous shuttles, raises a $25M Series A extension led by ABS Capital, bringing its total funding to about $50M — The next 24 months will be a critical time for Beep Inc. — The Orlando-based self-driving shuttle operator on March 22 announced it raised $25 million from investors.
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A unit of 12 Google Fiber workers in Kansas City, Missouri, becomes the first NLRB-recognized bargaining unit of the Alphabet Workers Union, a branch of the CWA — “We're really hoping that we're the first in a line of dominos.” — Lauren Kaori Gurley — Google Fiber workers in Kansas City …
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