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| Cheng Ting-Fang / Nikkei Asian Review: |
Sources: TSMC, the biggest contract chipmaker, has halted new orders from Huawei in response to new US export controls; orders placed before are not impacted — Taiwan chipmaker's relationship with its second biggest customer under fire — TAIPEI — Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. …
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| Bloomberg: |
Chinese state-backed funds invest $2.25B in chip factory of local company Semiconductor Manufacturing International, amid US move to limit chips sold to Huawei — - State-backed funds invest in Semiconductor Manufacturing plant — China is aiming to increase monthly capacity by 5 times
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| Bloomberg: |
Apple says it's reopening 25 US stores this week plus 12 stores in Canada, adding to nearly 100 global locations that have reopened so far — - Company has 100 stores back in operation after virus closures — Plans temperature checks and face coverings at every location
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| Sam Nussey / Reuters: |
Alibaba's Jack Ma resigns from SoftBank board, as he pulls back from formal business roles to focus on philanthropy; SoftBank to propose three new appointments — TOKYO (Reuters) - SoftBank Group Corp said on Monday that Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma will resign from its board …
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| Pavel Alpeyev / Bloomberg: |
SoftBank Vision Fund records $17.7B loss in the last fiscal year after writing down investments including WeWork and Uber, reports a net loss of $8.96B — SoftBank Group Corp. said its Vision Fund business lost 1.9 trillion yen ($17.7 billion) last fiscal year after writing down the value of investments …
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| Ranjan Roy / Margins: |
How Doordash listing restaurants on its service without their permission can lead to inaccurate menus, unhappy customers, and even arbitrage opportunities — There is such a thing as a free lunch — If capitalism is driven by a search for profit, the food delivery business confuses the hell out of me.
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft says Minecraft has now topped 200M sales, up from 100M in 2016, with 126M monthly players; Minecraft saw a 25% increase in new players last month — Minecraft continues to grow despite being 11 years old — Minecraft sales have officially topped 200 million, with 126 million people playing the game monthly.
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| Hagop Kavafian / Android Police: |
Google Meet, which became free to use at the end of April, passes 50M installs on the Play Store, after passing 5M at the beginning of March — Due to the coronavirus pandemic, most people are stuck at home and looking for ways to keep in touch with each other.
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| Annie Musgrove / Tech.eu: |
London-based Fly Now Pay Later, which provides flexible financing for travelers, raises £35M Series A led by Revenio Capital — Fly Now Pay Later, a London-based payment provider for the travel sector, has raised £35 million in a Series A round led by Revenio Capital … | Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
Edison Mail says it has “rolled back” an iOS app update that gave a “small percentage” of users full access to other users' email accounts — Edison Mail is one of the more popular third-party email applications for iPhone, iPad, and Mac, but an apparent bug in the service is raising major privacy concerns.
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| Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security: |
US Secret Service memo warns a crime ring is targeting state unemployment insurance programs to commit fraud by using data belonging to identity theft victims — A well-organized Nigerian crime ring is exploiting the COVID-19 crisis by committing large-scale fraud against multiple state …
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| Sachin Ravikumar / Reuters: |
Indian food delivery startup Swiggy says it will lay off 1,100 employees, or nearly 14% of its workforce, to cut costs amid the pandemic — BENGALURU (Reuters) - Indian food delivery startup Swiggy said on Monday it would lay off 1,100 employees, or nearly 14% of its workforce, to cut costs …
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| Aditi Shrivastava / The Economic Times: |
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| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
Logitech announces its new privacy-focused Circle View smart camera with Apple's HomeKit Secure Video, shipping this month for $159.99 — Logitech has officially unveiled its new Circle View smart camera that works exclusively with Apple's HomeKit Secure Video platform.
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