EU lawmakers provisionally agree on the DMA, which mandates messaging service interoperability, limits bundling services, prohibits self-preferencing, and more
The European Union today adopted landmark rules clamping down on anti-competitive abuses by the world's largest technology platforms …
Ukraine next week plans to start selling 54 NFTs chronicling the first three days of Russia's invasion; the funds will go to the country's “army and civilians”
Proceeds will go toward Ukraine's army and civilians — Ukraine's government is raising funds by selling non-fungible tokens … Source: Meta History .
Apple and Google criticize the newly unveiled Digital Markets Act that will force companies designated as gatekeepers to open up their platforms to competitors
the apps ATT matters the most for will just leave the App Store, rendering ATT effectively useless Alex Stamos / @alexstamos : @matrixdotorg ... If your messaging standard does not provide the same le...
Mike Frazzini, a longtime Amazon employee who helped start Amazon Games and its current head, is stepping down to focus on his family
Mike Frazzini, a longtime Amazon.com Inc. employee who helped start Amazon Game Studios, is stepping down. The executive told staff Friday he was leaving …
The US FCC adds Kaspersky Lab, China Telecom Americas, and China Mobile International USA to its national security threat list, barring them from its USF funds
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Friday added Russia's AO Kaspersky Lab, China Telecom (Americas) Corp (0728.HK) …
Sources: Apple paid $100K to $200K in stock-based bonuses to select software and hardware engineers, after giving similar bonuses in December to retain talent
Apple Inc. is paying a small number of engineers another round of special stock bonuses as part of an unusual push to retain key talent …
The EU and US reach a preliminary deal to store data about Europeans on US soil, after the EU declared the previous pact illegal in 2020
leaving U.S. companies in the lurch. https://twitter.com/... @dcms : We welcome the announcement of an agreement in principle on adequacy between the EU and the US Global events show that it is more i...
The DOJ charges four Russian officials for alleged hacking campaigns from 2012 to 2018 on critical US infrastructure, including a Kansas nuclear power plant
Saturday, March 26, 2022 // (IG): BB //Weekly Sponsor: DiyGarage SoCal Gary Warner / CyberCrime & Doing Time : Russia's Invasion of Ukraine and CISA/FBI's New Era of Transparency Cynthia Brumfield / M...
As some crypto startups seek to avoid investor oversight, VCs pass on board seats to win deals; investors in FTX, which has raised $1.8B+, have no board seats
Founders of digital asset groups seek to avoid investor oversight in new Silicon Valley trend — Jack Lu received eight proposals …
A unit of 12 Google Fiber workers in Kansas City, Missouri, becomes the first NLRB-recognized bargaining unit of the Alphabet Workers Union, a branch of the CWA
Eris Derickson, member of 1st AWU-CWA bargaining unit. https://www.vice.com/... @motherboard : NEW: Google Fiber workers in Kansas City, Missouri have voted overwhelmingly to unionize, after a months-...
India's parliament approves a 30% capital gains tax on crypto transactions, effective as of April 1, and no option to take deductions for losses
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Sources: Exxon has a pilot with Crusoe to use excess natural gas from North Dakota oil wells for crypto mining and is considering expanding the test globally
I'll hold my breath this morning as to not jinx the moves we've seen … Audrey Carleton / VICE : Exxon Considering Expanding Bitcoin Mining Pilot to 4 Countries: Report Sebastian Sinclair / Blockworks ...
After suspending its paid subscription service in Russia on March 9, Spotify now plans to fully suspend its service in the country citing the new censorship law
other than the online store and some Apple Pay features because of financial sanctions. https://twitter.com/... Ed Zitron / @edzitron : Finally we can stop the Russian troops from getting fired up lis...
An ex-employee alleges Microsoft spends about $200M+/year on bribes and kickbacks via its foreign contracts business; Microsoft says the claims were addressed
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Brands including Forever 21, DKNY, and Estée Lauder have joined the first Metaverse Fashion Week, which began on Thursday and runs until Sunday in Decentraland
Brands including Forever 21, DKNY and Estée Lauder are using the digital event in part to study how consumers will shop in virtual worldsTweets:@wsjcmoand@davidleetongTweets:@wsjcmo:A new Fashion Week...
Transport for London grants Uber a 30-month license to continue operating in London, ending a years-long spat with the agency, which twice revoked its license
- Uber has been granted a 30-month license to operate in London, according to Transport for London.
WorkRamp, which offers digital workplace training tools, raises a $40M Series C co-led by Salesforce Ventures, Slack Fund, and Susa Ventures
WorkRamp, a provider of learning management systems (LMS), today announced that it has raised $40 million in a series C funding round co-led by Salesforce Ventures …
Orlando-based Beep, which is developing autonomous shuttles, raises a $25M Series A extension led by ABS Capital, bringing its total funding to about $50M
The next 24 months will be a critical time for Beep Inc. — The Orlando-based self-driving shuttle operator on March 22 announced it raised $25 million from investors.
A look at Intrepid Response, an app the Minnesota police used to collect photos and data on journalists at protests and share across law enforcement agencies
In April of last year, a freelance photojournalist named J.D. Duggan was covering a protest in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota … Tweets: @mat , @techreview , @cendemtech , and @hypervisible See also Mediag...
Spectro Cloud, which offers a Kubernetes management service for enterprises, raises a $40M Series B led by Stripes, bringing its total funding to $67.5M
Santa Clara, California-based Spectro Cloud closed a $40 million Series B led by Stripes, as the company looks to help companies build on the open-source Kubernetes platform.
Theta Lake, which provides compliance and security tools for collaboration platforms such as Zoom and Slack, raises a $50M Series B led by Battery Ventures
Theta Lake, which offers a security and compliance solution for popular collaboration applications, has closed a $50 million series B funding round …
Sources: Polish postal locker service InPost is attracting takeover interest from CVC Capital and others, as its stock is down 70%+ since its January 2021 IPO
InPost SA, the Polish operator of self-service lockers for e-commerce, is attracting potential takeover interest from private equity firms …
Netflix acquires Boss Fight Entertainment, a mobile game developer with 130 employees, its third studio purchase since sharing its gaming ambitions last summer
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Sources: Sequoia China, whose portfolio includes ByteDance and online fashion startup Shein, is in early talks to raise $8B+ across four new funds
Ohio-based Triple Whale, an analytics platform for Shopify customers, raises a $27.7M extended Series A led by Elephant VC
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