Russian court fines Google ~$98M and Meta ~$27M for repeated failure to delete content it deems illegal, Russia's first two revenue-based fines of their kind
A Moscow court on Friday said it was fining Alphabet's Google (GOOGL.O) 7.2 billion roubles ($98 million) for what it said was a repeated failure …
Dutch antitrust regulator orders Apple to let dating apps in the App Store offer alternative payment systems by January 15 or face up to a €50M fine
The Netherlands' top competition regulator on Friday said Apple Inc (AAPL.O) broke the country's competition laws and ordered changes …
Tesla agrees to release a software update that blocks its Passenger Play gaming feature while the vehicle is in motion, after the NHTSA opened an investigation
Tesla has agreed to modify software in its cars to prevent drivers and passengers from playing video games on the dashboard screens …
Microsoft cancels in-person plans for CES, joining Google, Meta, Amazon, Twitter, and others, amid ongoing concerns over COVID-19
Microsoft joins Intel, GM, Amazon, and Google in canceling — Microsoft is the latest company to drop a physical presence at CES, as the increased prevalence of COVID-19 spooks exhibitors.
Leaked Android 13 “Tiramisu” screenshots show features like per-app language selection, runtime permissions for notifications, and lock screen clock layouts
Android 12 is the current flavor of the season as OEMs go on to update their skins with this new release as their base.
Analysis: Terra becomes the second largest blockchain for DeFi protocols by total value locked at $18B+, up 42,000% YoY and surpassing Binance Smart Chain
Decentralized payments network Terra is now the second-largest blockchain for decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols in terms of total value locked (TVL).
[Thread] For media and advertising, Web3's focus on decentralization and tokenization solves few, if any, problems and is the last thing ad tech needs
This web3 shit is starting to annoy me, so here's a thread with my opinions on the relevance to media and advertising. 1/21 🧵 Tweets: @davlgd , @dustinwstout , @zachweinberg , @levie , @livepaola , @c...
The White House invites major software companies and developers to discuss improving open-source security, starting with a one-day event in January
White House officials are asking major software companies and developers to work with them to improve the security of open-source software, according to an administration official.
Proxymity, a UK-based digital investor communications service for real-time virtual proxy voting and automated shareholder disclosure, raises a €27.5M Series B
Proxymity, a UK-based digital investor communications platform, has secured €27.5M in a Series B round of funding from an existing consortium of members.
Research: Indian startups have raised a record ~$36B in 2021, up from ~$11B in 2020; SoftBank invested $3B+ and Tiger Global was among the most active investors
India's startup ecosystem has notched up record investment of nearly $ 36 billion in privately held companies this year as demand … Tweets: @omkar_raii Tweets: Dr.Omkar Rai / @omkar_raii : Indian star...
A look at autonomous sidewalk delivery robots serving students across US college campuses, which are an ideal proving ground for the sidewalk delivery concept
Robot 509 from Starship Technologies is both patient and skittish. The autonomous machine, which resembles a Yeti cooler crossed … Tweets: @humanprogress , @citylab , and @citylab Tweets: @humanprogr...
Q&A with Clubhouse CEO Paul Davison: copycat features from big rivals have not impacted the company “in any real way” and making money is not a pressing concern
The app was pegged as the future of social media. After a lukewarm end to 2021, it faces an uphill battle to turn a profit Tweets: @chrismatyszczyk , @psb_dc , @carnage4life , and @edzitron Tweets: C...
Research: centralized crypto exchanges reported over $14T in 2021 trading volume, up 689% YoY; Binance facilitated 67% of the total volume, or over $9.5T
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In January, DoorDash is reinstating its WeDash policy that has all employees, including the CEO, make deliveries or shadow customer service workers once a month
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As Bakkt's stock drops from $50 to ~$9 two months after its SPAC merger, president and founding executive Adam White says he is leaving the company next week
Pregnancy app What to Expect says it invested significantly in content moderation, as vaccine misinformation rises in the community sections of pregnancy apps
Washington Post : Tweets: @afettersmaloy Tweets: Ashley Fetters Maloy / @afettersmaloy : Pregnancy apps have become a battleground of vaccine misinformation. One leading app is figuring out how to fi...
Privoro, which makes security devices for smartphones, including a case with intelligent audio masking and camera blocking, raises a $30M Series B
Automation Anywhere plans to acquire FortressIQ, a process discovery startup that uses AI to automate mapping of internal processes; FortressIQ has raised $46M
Ron Miller / TechCrunch :
Berlin-based Pliant, which offers digital corporate credit card management and accounting software, raises a €18M seed led by Alstin Capital
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Chinese app stores had 2.78M total apps by October, down from 4.52M at the end of 2018, a 38.5% drop amid the government's new data laws and clean-up campaigns
Jane Zhang / South China Morning Post :
Sources: cybersecurity startup Snyk is preparing for an IPO that could happen as soon as mid-2022, with a target to exceed its $8.6B valuation from September
Katie Roof / Bloomberg :
Ahead of the holidays, the biggest game releases from EA, Take-Two, and Activision have received poor reviews, capping a difficult year for the industry
Dan Gallagher / Wall Street Journal :
At least 14 senior Meta executives, including from its Workplace and Novi divisions, left in 2021 or announced plans to depart in the coming months
Salvador Rodriguez / CNBC : Tweets: @accountabletech and @fboversight Tweets: @accountabletech : Turns out, people don't want to work for a company that lies to elected officials, hides internal rese...
Shopify's new AI commerce stack
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