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Slack's struggles to succeed as a standalone company mirror the fortunes of other one-time innovators in enterprise productivity who struggled with distribution — And why the era of worker-centered work tools may be over — Slack's life as an underdog darling of Silicon Valley ended on November 2, 2016.
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| Nikhilesh De / CoinDesk: |
Three Democratic lawmakers introduce a bill that would require stablecoin issuers to obtain a banking charter, approval from the Federal Reserve and FDIC, more — A new U.S. Congressional bill would require stablecoin issuers to secure bank charters and secure regulatory approval prior to circulating any stablecoins.
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| Brian Barrett / Wired: |
A sophisticated global phishing campaign is targeting the companies involved in the cold chain necessary to the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine — As vaccines await US approval, a sophisticated global phishing campaign has tried to harvest credentials from companies involved in their distribution.
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Google will let users with ARCore-compatible Android phones submit Street View imagery, starting in Toronto, NY, Austin, Nigeria, Indonesia, and Costa Rica — No special equipment required — Google Maps is getting a new update that lets you create Street View photos using just a phone.
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| Reuters: |
Source: a group of more than 40 US states, led by New York, plans to file an antitrust suit against Facebook next week — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of U.S. states led by New York is investigating Facebook Inc for possible antitrust violations and plans to file a lawsuit …
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| Manish Singh / TechCrunch: |
PhonePe is partially spinning off, reducing Flipkart's stake from 100% to 87%, and raises $700M led by Walmart at a post-money valuation of $5.5B — PhonePe, the crown jewel in Flipkart's acquisition by Walmart, is “partially” spinning off, the financial services firm said on Thursday.
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| Nick Statt / The Verge: |
Alphabet transitions its navigation system for its fleet of Loon high-altitude balloons to one controlled by AI, a first for commercial aerospace systems — The company's new AI flight control system outperforms its human-made one — Alphabet's Loon, the team responsible for beaming internet …
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| Anna Irrera / Reuters: |
S&P Dow Jones Indices says it will launch cryptocurrency indices in 2021, using data from crypto company Lukka on more than 550 of the top traded coins — LONDON (Reuters) - S&P Dow Jones Indices, a division of financial data provider S&P Global Inc, said on Thursday … | Washington Post: |
Leaked docs: Facebook to start policing anti-Black hate speech more aggressively than anti-White comments, reversing years of “race-blind” practices — The company is overhauling its algorithms that detect hate speech and deprioritizing hateful comments against Whites, men and Americans.
Tweets: @iansherr
| Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: |
ESET researchers detail Crutch malware, used by Russian APT Turla to steal sensitive docs from an EU foreign ministry and exfiltrate them via Dropbox accounts — Russian-backed hacking group Turla has used a previously undocumented malware toolset to deploy backdoors and steal sensitive documents …
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| Andrei Frumusanu / AnandTech: |
Interview with Qualcomm's Alex Katouzian on the launch of Snapdragon 888, working with mmWave and Sub-6 5G networks, Apple's M1, Windows on Snapdragon, and more — Within today's Qualcomm Tech Summit 2020, we've seen the announcement of the new Snapdragon 888 which we've detailed extensively in our dedicated coverage article.
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| Caitlin Dewey / OneZero : |
How Americans are using Cash App and Venmo to practice direct giving to one another in a new way, as an alternative to giving through charitable institutions — In 2020, Venmoing total strangers in need became a radical act of support — and trust — aised in a six-bedroom mansion …
Tweets: @dlberes, @ozm, @doctoryasmin, @gaetaamy, @caitlindewey, @ozm, @daniellesacks, @dannygroner, and @ozm
| Khari Johnson / VentureBeat: |
GitHub: JavaScript, Python, and Java remain most popular languages on GitHub in 2020, followed by TypeScript; open source project creation jumped up to 40% YoY — GitHub released its annual Octoverse report today to reveal trends found in one of the largest developer communities on the planet …
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| Chris Welch / The Verge: |
Amazon adds webcam support to the 2nd-gen Fire TV Cube, enabling video calls with Alexa-enabled devices, rolling out in the coming weeks in US, UK, elsewhere — Call any Alexa-enabled device with a screen, including smartphones, Fire tablets, and the Echo Show| Lily Hay Newman / Wired: |
A look at MANRS, a group of ~600 participants including Google, which aims to add safeguards to the Border Gateway Protocol, improving internet routing security — Efforts to secure the Border Gateway Protocol have picked up critical momentum, including a big assist from Google.
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MANRS. Tweets: @lilyhnewman, @campuscodi, @gadgetlab, @amatwyshyn, @k8em0, @kimzetter, @stevebellovin, @paul_ipv6, and @wired
| Thomas Black / Bloomberg: |
FedEx has agreed to buy e-commerce shipping service ShopRunner, which will operate as a subsidiary of FedEx Services, for an undisclosed sum — FedEx Corp. has agreed to acquire ShopRunner, an e-commerce service that provides shipping for more than 100 brands, as the courier seeks to deepen its ties with online shoppers.
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Business Wire, PYMNTS.com, EcommerceBytes, Memphis Business Journal, Chicago Business, The Motley Fool, DC Velocity, FreightWaves, and PYMNTS.com. Tweets: @brianroemmele
| Mike Butcher / TechCrunch: |
Pigment, which builds a dashboard in real-time through charts, simulations, and continuous modeling for business forecasting, raises $25.9M Series A — Realizing that modern, complex businesses can no longer be adequately managed using spreadsheet-style programs, the founders of Pigment decided there had to be a better solution.
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Forbes, Tech.eu, VentureBeat, FinSMEs, and EU-Startups
| Lucas Matney / TechCrunch: |
Google is shutting down its Poly 3D object library for AR/VR development platforms on June 30, 2021, after discontinuing most of its other AR/VR tools — Google is almost running out of AR/VR projects to kill off. — The company announced today in an email to Poly users …
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Engadget, 9to5Google, SlashGear, Gizmodo, BleepingComputer, and VRScout
Tweets: @lookinggdlouis and @mikeelgan
| Byron Tau / Wall Street Journal: |
DHS' IG says it's probing the department's practice of tracking people without a warrant by buying brokered cellphone data, after Democratic senators' request — Inspector general to investigate legality of tracking Americans without a warrant — WASHINGTON—The Department …
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Tweets: @josephfcox, @josephfcox, @josephfcox, @airavn, @josephfcox, @hypervisible, @haleaziz, and @hoofnagle
| Ryan Browne / CNBC: |
Facebook says it will start removing false claims about coronavirus vaccines that have been debunked by public health experts — - So far, Facebook's policy has been to remove false claims about Covid-19 which it says could lead to “imminent physical harm.”
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The Independent, Bloomberg, BBC, The Guardian, and Reuters
Tweets: @alexhern, @oliverdarcy, @xml_jim, @megancgraham, @mikebutcher, and @ryan_browne_
| Karissa Bell / Engadget: |
Twitter expands its hate speech policies to “prohibit language that dehumanizes people on the basis of race, ethnicity, or national origin” — Twitter is once again expanding its hate speech policies. The company updated its rules to “prohibit language that dehumanizes people … | Mike Butcher / TechCrunch: |
Bizay, which has created a marketplace for highly customized products for SMBs, raises €32M Series C co-led by Indico Capital and the European Investment Bank — Bizay, a marketplace for small-to-medium-sized businesses allowing them to create highly customized products (such as merchandise) …
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| Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: |
Ultimate.ai, which develops virtual customer service agents to automate customer service interactions, raises $20M Series A led by Omers Ventures — Ultimate.ai, a virtual customer service agent builder, has closed a $20 million Series A round of funding, led by Omers Ventures with participation …
Tweets: @paavoraisanen
| Chris Welch / The Verge: |
Hulu's Watch Party feature is now expanding to all subscribers, allows up to seven other subscribers to join, and will have a “click to catch up button” — Hulu was first among the big streamers to embrace the co-watch trend during quarantine — Hulu was first among …
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