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April 20, 2022, 11:30 PM
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| MacKenzie Sigalos / CNBC: |
The US Treasury sanctions Russian bitcoin miners, including BitRiver; Cambridge University: Russia is the world's third-biggest destination for bitcoin mining — - For the first time ever, the U.S. Department of the Treasury is taking aim at bitcoin miners operating in Russia, as Putin's war on Ukraine approaches its third month.
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70% of employees at an Atlanta Apple Store agree to hold a union election, making the Apple Store the first to file for a union election with the CWA — The petition for a union vote continues a trend of organizing at service-sector employers like Starbucks and Amazon.
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| Yogita Khatri / The Block: |
Coinbase launches its NFT marketplace in beta with Ethereum-based NFTs and ETH payments; 1.5M+ joined the waitlist after the service's unveiling in October 2021 — Quick Take Coinbase NFT has gone live in beta form. It currently supports Ethereum-based NFTs and payments in ETH.
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| Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: |
Instagram plans to tweak its ranking algorithm to highlight original content more, recommending accounts that aggregate and reshare other users' content less — Instagram head Adam Mosseri announced today that the company is going to tweak its ranking algorithm to highlight original content more on its platform.
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| Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: |
Cybersecurity authorities of Five Eyes countries warn of Russia-backed hacking groups targeting critical infrastructure organizations in and outside Ukraine — Today, Five Eyes cybersecurity authorities warned critical infrastructure network defenders of an increased risk that Russia-backed hacking groups …
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| Logan Plant / IGN: |
Report: Sony is working on a PlayStation program to let select partners insert ads within free-to-play games, similar to a reported Microsoft effort for Xbox — Sony is reportedly planning its own program to insert ads into games. — After last week's report that Xbox is looking to include …
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| Alex Hern / The Guardian: |
Apple to debut an opt-in child safety feature for iPhones in the UK that scans messages for nudity, but drops some controversial aspects, like notifying parents — Feature that searches messages will go ahead after delays over privacy and safety concerns — A safety feature that uses AI technology … | Alex Weprin / Hollywood Reporter: |
Netflix's Q1 earnings show that Disney, Paramount, and other companies that reorganized around streaming video must deal with consistent subscriber volatility — The entire entertainment industry is watching to see what happens as the streaming giant throws everything it has at the wall.| Peter Vercoe / Bloomberg: |
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| Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: |
The European Parliament's consumer protection committee votes 43 to 2 for a USB-C consumer electronics charging standard, ahead of a full parliament vote in May — European Union lawmakers have taken a step closer to agreeing rules to standardize how a range of mobile gadgetry is charged.
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| David Pierce / The Verge: |
Zoom updates its desktop app with gesture recognition support for giving a thumbs-up or a raised hand emoji, after adding them to its iPad app in August 2021 — So you can raise your hand, by raising your hand — Zoom's reaction emoji are one of the platform's handiest features … | Maria Deutscher / SiliconANGLE: |
Statsig, which offers a cloud-based tool for companies to streamline A/B testing for their apps and websites, raises a $43M Series B led by Sequoia Capital — Sequoia Capital has led a $43 million funding round for Statsig Inc., a startup that helps companies find ways to improve their applications and websites.
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| Catarina Moura / The Block: |
Spruce, a decentralized identity authentication startup that offers a sign-in with Ethereum function, raises a $34M Series A led by a16z — Spruce, a startup that developed a toolkit for decentralized identity, has raised $34 million in a Series A round led by a16z.
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| Steven Burke / CRN: |
ThreatLocker, which offers a zero-trust endpoint security tool for enterprises, raises a $100M Series C led by General Atlantic, and says it has 23,000 clients — “I'm confident we are going to hit unicorn valuation this year,' says ThreatLocker co-founder and CEO Danny Jenkins.
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| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
Unlearn, a startup developing an AI-powered “digital twin” service of patients for clinical trials, raises a $50M Series B led by Insight Partners — The idea of digital twins — digital representations of humans built with computer models — for medical research is gaining traction … | Joseph Menn / Washington Post: |
A look at Russian tech's downfall amid Vladimir Putin's crackdown; Yandex is trying to sell its news unit, Group-IB's founder was arrested for treason, and more — Yandex, VKontakte and Kaspersky all ran afoul of the Kremlin's need to control Internet access, despite the efforts of their founders| Mike Butcher / TechCrunch: |
Nue Life Health, a startup building a mental health wellness platform integrating psychedelic-assisted therapies, raises a $23M Series A led by Obvious Ventures — Last year we covered the $3.3 million seed round for NUE Life Health, a US-based telemedicine startup in the US …
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PR Newswire, South Florida Business Journal, Fierce Healthcare, and FinSMEs. Tweets: @andykleinman
| Paul Sawers / VentureBeat: |
Cal.com, which develops an open source meeting and event scheduling service, raises a $25M Series A led by Seven Seven Six and launches an app store and new API — Sign up here. — Cal.com, the company behind an open source scheduling platform and Calendly alternative … | Bloomberg: |
Sources: Barack and Michelle Obama's production company Higher Ground doesn't plan to re-sign with Spotify, and is talking to Audible, iHeartMedia, and others — Barack and Michelle Obama's time with Spotify Technology SA is coming to an end. — The former first family's production company … | Bloomberg: |
Google and Meta restrict the accounts of Hong Kong's sole chief executive candidate, John Lee, citing US sanctions from 2020 for quashing pro-democracy protests — Google and Meta Platforms Inc. moved on Wednesday to curtail the social media presence of Hong Kong's sole chief executive candidate … Sponsor Posts
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