Ahead of proposed media law, Facebook bans Australians from sharing or viewing news and all users from sharing and viewing news on Australian news Pages
In response to Australia's proposed new Media Bargaining law, Facebook will restrict publishers and people in Australia from sharing …
News Corp announces a multi-year, global partnership with Google to provide content from its news sites “in return for significant payments by Google”
In the face of proposed regulation in Australia that would require tech giants … Jared Newman / Fast Company : Facebook has banned Australian news, but there's a workaround Financial Times : Big Tech ...
Australian authorities in public health, weather, and other areas say Facebook has removed posts from their feeds following Facebook's news ban
Facebook has restricted access to news in Australia, and so far the tech giant seems to have taken a pretty broad definition of news.
NVIDIA announces dedicated crypto mining GPUs and says RTX 3060 GPU will detect the Ethereum cryptocurrency mining algorithm and limit the hash rate by 50%
NVIDIA has finally conceded to the overwhelming mining demand facing the GPU market right now and launched a lineup …
Banning Australian news makes sense for Facebook and may prompt people to visit news sites directly; Google's payoffs, though, will invite global shakedowns
But Google gives in. What's next? — Yesterday, I wrote that Australia's News Media Bargaining Code threatened to splinter the internet.
Job listings show Apple is looking to hire engineers to start work on 6G, indicating it wants to be a leader in the technology
- Company wants to rely less on others for new technology — Job listings posted for positions in San Diego, Silicon Valley
Former Waze CEO reflects on his time at Google and the impact of the acquisition on autonomy, the brand, hiring and firing, distribution, compensation, and more
It's been two weeks since I left Google and I keep getting asked “why did I leave now”? I think the better question is “why did I stay for so long”?
Facebook says it will expand its program to fight climate lies to other regions, will debunk climate change myths, adds labels to climate change posts in the UK
Facebook is expanding the geographic reach of its recently launched online portal to counter misinformation about climate change …
Court filing says a Facebook manager warned that the company reported revenues it “should have never made” by overstating how many users advertisers could reach
Lawsuit cites product executive's qualms over figures provided to advertisers — A Facebook employee warned …
Google launches over 50 new features for its education products, including Classroom, Meet, and Workspace, with a focus on meeting educators' and admins' needs
Google today introduced a suite of updates for its online education tools whose adoption and further development have been accelerated …
Sources: Google will restructure its Responsible AI teams to centralize them under a single Black executive, Marian Croak, in wake of Timnit Gebru's departure
- Company seeks to stabilize department amid internal rancor — Responsible AI teams to be centralized under single executive
Sources: Apple is lobbying to participate in a new scheme to boost India's computer exports, as part of plans to bring iPad manufacturing to the country
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Apple Inc is angling to participate in a new scheme to boost India's exports of computer products …
FCC launches the Broadband Data Task Force to collect data and develop more precise maps of US broadband availability, which currently rely on ISP-provided data
You can't fix a problem you don't understand. And for decades the US has refused to accurately measure the full scope of US broadband market failure.
YouTube says YouTube Kids app now has 35M weekly active users and launches new tools for creators to make money from their fans, including an applause feature
- Company says feature called Shorts still in testing stage — Google unit also introduces new revenue tools for creators
CrowdStrike to acquire log data analysis startup Humio for approximately $400M
CrowdStrike, a cloud-native cybersecurity company focused on endpoint protection and threat intelligence for enterprises, has announced plans to acquire U.K.-based log-analysis and observability start...
Recent deals like the iHeart Media's purchase of Triton Digital suggest that ad tech, not exclusive content, will be the key to long-term success in podcasting
iHeart Media acquires Triton Digital for $230 million — iHeartMedia, the company behind podcasts like Stuff You Should Know and hundreds …
Ahead of Congressional hearing on GameStop, Vlad Tenev denies Robinhood colluded with hedge funds, asks for revision of SEC rule so trades settle in real-time
- Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev released his testimony ahead of Thursday's Congressional hearing. — The House asked Tenev …
A high-profile engineer at Mailchimp accuses the company of “sexism and bullying” in her resignation announcement
- Mailchimp engineer Kelly Ellis quit Wednesday after accusing the company of “sexism and bullying.” — Ellis said in a Twitter thread that she resigned after a conversation about pay “went south.” Tw...
Razer Book 13 review: the 16:10 touch display is great for multitasking and integrated graphics performance is very good but feels clunkier than competition
Business on the lid, party in the keyboard — For years, Razer has made some of the best gaming laptops on the market.
US federal judge rules that Citibank isn't entitled to be returned $500M it accidentally sent to creditors early via Flexcube software, which had a confusing UI
Citibank was trying to make $7.8M in interest payments. It sent $900M instead. — A federal judge has ruled that Citibank … Tweets: @carnage4life and @sarasoueidan Tweets: Dare Obasanjo / @carnage4l...
Oracle has been marketing its data analytics software to police in China, detailing its ability to mine DNA, vehicle records, and facial recognition databases
Police in China's Liaoning province were sitting on mounds of data collected through invasive means: financial records … Tweets: @marahvistendahl , @bethanyallenebr , @gadyepstein , @globalhighered , ...
Twitter starts testing voice DMs, which can be up to 140 seconds long, on iOS in India, Brazil, and Japan
Babu Mohan / Android Central :
Biden admin says SolarWinds attack was executed from within the US, though Russia was responsible, and nine federal agencies and ~100 companies were compromised
Bloomberg :
Webull, the Chinese-owned brokerage that runs one of the fastest-growing retail trading platforms in the US, raises $150M, sources say at a $1B+ valuation
Webull, the Chinese-owned brokerage that runs one of the fastest-growing retail trading platforms in the U.S., raised $150 million …
Sentry, which monitors apps to help developers fix crashes in real time, raises $60M Series D, led by Accel and NEA, at a post-money valuation of $1B
Application performance monitoring startup Sentry announced today that it has reached unicorn status, raising a $60 million Series D with a post-funding valuation of $1 billion.
DOJ charges three suspected North Korean hackers for allegedly conspiring to steal and extort over $1.3B in cash and cryptocurrencies from banks and businesses
AppleJeus: Analysis of North Korea's Cryptocurrency Malware — Summary Andy Greenberg / Wired : Feds Indict North Korean Hackers for Years of Heists and Scams Tweets: Eric Geller / @ericgeller : Brea...
India banning crypto is technically, socially, and politically infeasible; instead, India should use its remittance-friendly regulations to legalize crypto
This is a very sound way to determine one's stand on the proposed ban. It's difficult to be for one and against the other. https://twitter.com/... Sumit Gupta / @smtgpt : Another beautiful post by @ba...
Census, which lets businesses sync their customer data with business tools like Salesforce and Marketo, raises $16M Series A led by Sequoia Capital
Census, a startup that helps businesses sync their customer data from their data warehouses to their various business tools like Salesforce and Marketo …
JD.com plans to list its shipping business in Hong Kong through an IPO that sources say could raise approximately $5B and value JD Logistics at about $40B
Bloomberg :
Grip, which enables networking across virtual, hybrid, and live events, raises $13M Series A led by Kennet Partners, bringing its total raised to $14.5M
Mike Butcher / TechCrunch :
Internal docs: Amazon India has secretly favored big sellers, misrepresented its ties with them, and used them to circumvent tough foreign investment rules
I reckon Amazon would be kaput in India for this part alone! https://twitter.com/... Ajit Datta / @ajitdatta : Shameful. Much like their other Big Tech siblings, they're functioning in India as a law ...
How the success of California's Prop 22, driven by gig economy companies, is affecting negotiations between unions and businesses across the US
Josh Eidelson / Bloomberg :
Replit, a browser-based IDE for cross-platform collaborative coding, raises $20M Series A led by A.Capital Ventures
Replit, a browser-based integrated development environment (IDE) built for cross-platform collaborative coding, has raised $20 million in a series A round of funding led by A.Capital Ventures.
Artie, a startup pivoting from AR avatars to mobile games playable inside social media apps without any additional app downloads, raises $10M seed
Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat :
Baidu reports Q4 revenue of $4.64B, up 4.8% YoY, driven by a 52% increase in its non-ad businesses, and forecasts sales of $4B-$4.4B for Q1, topping estimates
Zheping Huang / Bloomberg : Tweets: @business Tweets: @business : Baidu's quarterly revenue rose a better-than-expected 5% after the company lured users and advertisers back to its core search busine...
Amazon announces Build It, a Kickstarter-like program that lets customers vote on products and says it will build those that get enough support within 30 days
Winter storms in Texas have caused Samsung, NXP, and other chipmakers based there to shut down some factories, potentially worsening ongoing chip shortages
Twilio reports Q4 revenue of $548.1M, up 65% YoY, vs. $454.7M est.; says it now has 221,000 active customer accounts, up from 179,000 at the end of 2019
Natalie Gagliordi / ZDNet : Tweets: @mattrosoff Tweets: Matt Rosoff / @mattrosoff : Big pop - $TWLO +12% after hours. Company is now worth more than $70B which is astounding. https://twitter.com/...
Sources: Coinbase facilitated Tesla's $1.5B bitcoin purchase during the first week of Feb.; source says Coinbase has over five Fortune 500 companies as clients
The Block :
Waymo says it has begun testing its autonomous robotaxi service with employee volunteers in San Francisco, its first expansion beyond the Phoenix metro area
Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat :
Photomath, which develops an AI-powered math tutoring app, raises $23M Series B led by Menlo Ventures, bringing its total raised to $29M+
Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat :
Uber hires author and labor researcher Alex Rosenblat, who wrote a book criticizing Uber's treatment of workers, to help improve its relations with drivers
Profile of Corey Quinn, a “cloud economist” who consults for AWS clients like WaPo and Epic on cloud computing costs and often lampoons Amazon on Twitter
but I found the one person who seems to consistently find something funny to say about the least funny things. My profile of @QuinnyPig https://www.nytimes.com/... Jay Cuthrell / @jaycuthrell : Now im...
Triller CEO says the company never inflated user numbers after a report said the app had half the 50M users it claimed
Sean Burch / The Wrap :
Stock trading service Public.com raises $220M Series D at a $1.2B valuation from Greycroft, Accel, Tiger Global, and others
Sources: Twitter has told employees that they will receive just 57% of their 2020 bonus target after the company missed internal revenue and profit goals
Massachusetts-based warehouse robotics startup Locus Robotics raises $150M Series E at a $1B post-money valuation
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.
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