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Platformer is leaving Substack and migrating to Ghost, saying the outlet doesn't believe Substack will publicly commit to proactively removing pro-Nazi material — After much consideration, we have decided to move Platformer off of Substack. Over the next few days, the publication …
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| Zac Hall / 9to5Mac: |
Apple says pre-ordering the Vision Pro requires an iPhone or an iPad with Face ID to perform a scan to help determine the right size Light Seal and head bands — Apple Vision Pro pre-orders are a week away, and Apple is sharing new information about the buying process.
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| CNN: |
Security researchers say they warned Apple as early as 2019 about AirDrop vulnerabilities that Chinese authorities claim they recently used to identify users — Editor's Note: Sign up for CNN's Meanwhile in China newsletter, which explores what you need to know about the country's rise and how it impacts the world.
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| Leo Schwartz / Fortune: |
Genesis agrees to settle with the NYDFS, under the terms of which the company will surrender its BitLicense, cease operations in New York, and pay an $8M fine — The New York Department of Financial Services plans to announce later today a settlement with Genesis Global Trading … | Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: |
Google plans to support more types of real-money games on the Play Store, starting with India, Brazil, and Mexico in June 2024, in compliance with local laws — Google announced today that the company plans to support more real-money games (RMG) on the Play Store this year by allowing … | Tom Coates / plasticbag.org: |
Notes on Meta's plans to integrate Threads with the fediverse, which, at least superficially, the company seems to be trying to do cautiously and in good faith — This is an exceptionally long post detailing pretty much everything I learned at an event shortly before Christmas at Meta's offices in San Francisco.
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LSEG: US bitcoin ETFs saw $4.6B worth of shares traded on January 11, their first day of trading; Grayscale, BlackRock, and Fidelity dominated trading volumes — U.S.-listed bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) saw $4.6 billion worth of shares trade hands as of Thursday afternoon …
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| Kylie Robison / Fortune: |
Cal Henderson, Slack's CTO and sole remaining cofounder, is stepping down effective immediately, to be replaced by Salesforce cofounder and CTO Parker Harris — Slack cofounder Cal Henderson is leaving the Salesforce-owned company — The cofounder and CTO of Slack is leaving the company Fortune … | Marissa Newman / Bloomberg: |
Palantir EVP Josh Harris says Palantir and Israel agreed to a strategic partnership to use “Palantir's advanced technology in support of war-related missions” — - US company will provide services for ‘war-related missions’ — Agreement follows co-founders' visit to Israel this week
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| Jessica Mathews / Fortune: |
An interview with Garry Tan, who confirms that Y Combinator moved its HQ from Mountain View to SF, saying “you sort of have to be in San Francisco” these days — Garry Tan, president, chief executive officer and cofounder of Y Combinator, during an interview on an episode of “The Circuit” at Y Combinator offices.| Jon Victor / The Information: |
Alphabet Union says Wednesday's layoffs at Google impacted more than 1,000 people, making it the largest round of cuts since January 2023 — A spokesman for a union representing workers at Google's owner, Alphabet, said Wednesday's layoffs at Google impacted more than 1,000 people …
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| Alex Kantrowitz / Big Technology: |
Apptopia: WhatsApp's daily business users increased by 80% in the US in 2023 after a 122% jump in 2022, and daily users in the US grew by 9% in 2023 — The leading global messaging app is having its breakout moment in the U.S. with some help from Tim Cook and a bit of planning.
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