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January 8, 2021, 2:25 PM

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Mark Zuckerberg / Facebook:
Zuckerberg says Facebook is extending the block it has placed on Trump's Facebook and Instagram accounts “indefinitely and for at least the next two weeks”  —  The shocking events of the last 24 hours clearly demonstrate that President Donald Trump intends to use his remaining …
Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge:
Trump's Twitter account is unlocked following a 12-hour ban after he deleted several tweets; Twitter says he risks a permanent ban if he further violates rules  —  A little too late for that  —  Twitter has lifted its ban on President Donald Trump, and his latest tweet is very different than the ones we've seen for many months.
Gizmodo:
A look at the digital archives preserving the posts rioters made of themselves at the US Capitol; the valuable crowdsourced evidence otherwise faces removal  —  Yesterday, a nauseated and tired public witnessed a clear, on-the-ground, real-time feed of Trump supporters committing countless potential felonies and misdemeanors.
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Reddit bans one of its largest Trump supporting subreddits, r/donaldtrump, due to repeated policy violations with regard to the violence at the Capitol  —  Reddit has banned the subreddit group “r/DonaldTrump,” a spokesperson confirmed to Axios.  —  Why it matters: While not an official group …
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Wall Street Journal:
Roku has acquired global rights for Quibi content, sources say for less than $100M, and will make it available free to stream in 2021 on the Roku Channel  —  Maker of the biggest U.S. streaming video-player plans to put the content in its ad-supported channel
Saheli Roy Choudhury / CNBC:
Hyundai confirms that it is in early discussions with Apple on collaborating to develop a self-driving car, and says Apple is in talks with several car makers  —  - South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor said it's in the early stages of discussions with Apple over potentially working together to develop an electric car.
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Tanishaa Nadkar / Reuters:
UK's competition watchdog says it is investigating Google's proposals to remove third-party cookies from Chrome over concerns it could curb rival advertising  —  (Reuters) - UK's competition watchdog said on Friday it has launched an investigation into Google's proposals to remove third-party cookies …
Financial Times:
Car makers including Volkswagen, Daimler, GM, and Renault are facing a crippling shortage of semiconductors; Volkswagen said it'll produce 100K fewer cars in Q1  —  Volkswagen, Daimler, GM and Renault vie with consumer electronics groups for scarce chips  —  The world's largest carmakers …
Bloomberg:
Sources: Intercontinental Exchange's Bakkt is in advanced talks to go public via a merger with SPAC; combined entity could be valued at $2B  —  Bakkt, the cryptocurrency platform majority owned by Intercontinental Exchange Inc., is in advanced talks to go public through a merger …
Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge:
Substack says it plans to roll out a “multipub” tool, which will let users aggregate newsletters and podcasts they manage under one publication, in February  —  Substack is adding a long-awaited new feature today: the ability to change the look of newsletters.
Jessica Toonkel / The Information:
Sources: AT&T couldn't get an HBO Max distribution deal for Amazon's Fire TV devices before WarnerMedia agreed to extend its contract for AWS services  —  For six months after WarnerMedia launched HBO Max, the growth of the high-profile new streaming service suffered because the company …

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