OCC says banks and savings associations can now run crypto nodes and use associated stablecoins for “permissible payment activities”
National banks and federal savings associations can use public blockchains and stablecoins for settlement, The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency …
Leak shows Microsoft is working on One Outlook, a version of its Outlook app that will merge existing mail and calendar apps for desktops; release goal is 2022
Designed to replace the built-in Windows 10 Mail app — Microsoft is testing a new Outlook app that will replace its built-in Mail and Calendar apps on Windows 10.
A group of over 200 Google and Alphabet workers have announced their plan to form a union, open to both employees and contractors
A group of more than 200 Google and Alphabet workers have announced the formation of the Alphabet Workers Union, The New York Times first reported.
Twitter has acquired social podcasting app Breaker and its team will join Twitter to help build Twitter Spaces; Breaker app will shut down on January 15
Twitter has acquired social broadcasting app Breaker, the companies announced today via a combination of blog posts and tweets.
Executives of the Alphabet Workers Union say discrimination and harassment continue and the company cracks down on those who are to speak out
Square says US FinCEN's proposed cryptocurrency regulation will inhibit widespread adoption of cryptocurrencies and hinder current law enforcement efforts
Square is the latest company to go public with its opposition to proposed rulemaking from the U.S. Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). Source: Square .
NYSE says it no longer plans to delist China Mobile, China Telecom, and China Unicom, but will continue to evaluate applicability of an US EO to the companies
The New York Stock Exchange announced late Monday it no longer plans to delist three Chinese companies. Source: Intercontinental Exchange .
Qualcomm announces CEO Steve Mollenkopf is retiring and current president, Cristiano Amon, will take over on June 30
- Qualcomm CEO Steve Mollenkopf is retiring this year, the company just announced. — The company has recently emerged from a thicket of challenges including business model scrutiny …
After Facebook turned on political advertising for the Georgia election, partisan content elbowed out traditional news sites in users' news feeds
Ahead of crucial senate runoffs, Facebook reversed its political ad ban, and the impact was visible on users' feeds
Kuo: Apple to release an AR device, “AirTags” item trackers, its first devices with Mini-LED displays, more Apple Silicon Macs, and new AirPods in 2021
including first AR device Samuel Martinez / Pocketnow : Apple could finally launch AirTags and a new augmented reality device in 2021 Ewan Spence / Forbes : New Apple Leak Reveals Powerful MacBook Pro...
Global consumer spending in mobile apps reached a record $111B in 2020, up 30.2% YoY, of which $72.3B was spent on the App Store and $38.6B on the Play Store
2020 was a record-setting year for both mobile games and non-game apps, and consumer spending on Apple's App Store and Google Play soared …
Sources: Indonesia's Gojek is in advanced talks for a merger with local e-commerce giant PT Tokopedia; the combined entity would be valued over $18B
- The deal would combine Indonesia's two most valuable startups — Discussions with Grab hit impasse over question of control
Slack confirmed it suffered a widespread outage Monday morning but resolved most problems as of 3pm ET, except for some integrations and email notifications
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Singapore now says local law enforcement can access COVID-19 contact tracing data; 78% of its population has adopted the TraceTogether app and wearable token
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None of Google's iOS apps have been updated since December 7, the day before Apple began requiring developers submit info for privacy labels
As of December 8, Apple requires developers to publish privacy labels for their apps. The last time Google updated any of its iOS apps was the day before.
Alibaba founder Jack Ma has not appeared in a public setting since a late October forum in Shanghai, where he was critical of China's regulatory system
Manage your Stratechery subscription. — One of the most well-known papers … Danielle Ong / International Business Times : Jack Ma ‘Jail And Die’: Guo Wengui's 2019 Prediction About Alibaba CEO Resur...
A British judge rules against extraditing Julian Assange to the US, which has accused him of violating the Espionage Act, citing mental health concerns
A British judge has rejected the United States' request to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to face espionage charges, saying it would be “oppressive” because of his mental health. The U.S. ...
Venmo launches a check cashing feature for eligible users in the US, says it is waiving stimulus check deposit fees for a limited time
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Jamf says it is now managing 20M Apple devices for over 47K customers, and added 16M devices in the past five years compared to 4M devices in its first 13 years
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Study: internet shutdowns cost India $2.8B in 2020, more than double the losses in 2019, and they accounted for about 75% of the $4B lost worldwide
- Lack of internet access cost $4 billion globally, study says — Blocking web access coincided with protests, freedom curbs
Haven, the Amazon-Berkshire-JPMorgan venture to disrupt healthcare, is disbanding after three years
Industrial sensor giant Teledyne says it will acquire thermal imaging sensor maker FLIR for $8B in cash and stock
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SolarWinds hack is an example of private equity firms wrecking software companies and degrading their products' security to the detriment of national security
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Beijing high court rules Amazon can't use its AWS logo in China, as it belongs to a Chinese software company, and must pay compensation, a setback for Amazon
The AWS trademark belongs to a Chinese software services company, Beijing's high court rules — Amazon. com Inc. can't use …
Divvy, an expense management service for businesses, raises $165M Series D at a $1.6B valuation
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Because going public via a SPAC is seen as a merger, startups doing so face fewer restrictions on promoting stock vs. normal IPOs, which have a “quiet period”
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Oxygen, a digital banking startup that focuses on helping freelancers and others with multiple revenue streams, raises $17M Series A led by Runa Capital
Shopify's new AI commerce stack
Their VP of Product digs into just-launched products to help entrepreneurs and developers build with the latest AI and tech.
Email fatigue is real: Here's how smart email tools help you regain control
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Protecting your Cloud Applications Data
Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Box data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.