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| Ryan Browne / CNBC: |
As r/WallStreetBets causes GameStop, BlackBerry, and others to surge, online trading platforms like Robinhood and WeBull have rapidly climbed US app store ranks — - The flurry of Redditors taking on Wall Street appears to have resulted in a usage boom for share trading apps.
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Tweets: @jeneps, @alibreland, @ericbalchunas, @cirnoplusplus, @thestalwart, @hshaban, @slasher, @mattzeitlin, @asymco, @thestalwart, @zeithistoriker, @mmasnick, @charliebilello, @rsg, @broderick, @libertyrpf, @edmundlee, @broderick, @antoniogm, @tysonbrody, @hshaban, @brandyljensen, @theepicdept, @ohheckerman, @ositanwanevu, @mattyglesias, @haymarketbooks, @alexstamos, @b_fung, @paleofuture, @oneunderscore__, @carnage4life, @johnsemley3000, @jordanuhl, @jordanuhl, @francisokc, @financialtimes, @miriamelder, @thestalwart, @thestalwart, @jyarow, @axios, @oneunderscore__, @fakemikemulloy, @kylekulinski, @pwnallthethings, @eeberquist, @b_fung, @malwaretechblog, @romwidme, @blindside233, @malwaretechblog, @sub8u, @levie, @tomgara, @obrien, @tomgara, @nuffsaidny, @catholicdad420, @anthony, @rustybrick, @tomgara, @peterjhasson, @wsj, @bgurley, @josephfcox, @respectablelaw, @9_volt_, @tomwarren, @jbarro, @nkulw, @bocxtop, @tomgara, and @business
| Pippa Stevens / CNBC: |
As Reddit's r/WallStreetBets pushes GameStop's stock to record levels, other stocks mentioned in the subreddit surge, like AMC, which is up 200%+ — - Shares of AMC Entertainment jumped more than 300% at the opening bell on Wednesday. — In addition to GameStop, individual investors …
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Tweets: @josephpalbanese, @miakhalifa, @business, @alexstamos, @alexstamos, @tonyromm, and @wongmjane
| Bloomberg: |
Tweets: @slasher, @jmountfordfp, @cesveez, @josephfcox, @stokel, @chrismessina, @chrismessina, @spiritnght, @defiwhale1, and @business
| Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: |
Google details the impact of Apple's upcoming IDFA ad privacy changes, including reducing visibility into app install metrics and affecting bidding on some ads — Apple has prioritized user privacy over targeted advertising, and Google is spelling out today what that means for itself as well as game and app developers.
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| John Gruber / Daring Fireball: |
After saying on Jan. 5 that it would add Apple's privacy labels to its apps “this week or the next week”, Google's flagship apps still do not have the labels — Juli Clover, writing a week ago at MacRumors: … One week later and still, none of Google's flagship apps have privacy nutrition info.
| Nikkei Asia: |
Source: Apple is expanding production of iPhones, iPads, Macs, and other products in Vietnam and India, as the company increasingly shifts away from China — Move is part of wider shift from China that includes Macs, AirPods and more — TAIPEI — Apple is ramping up the production of iPhones …
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Tweets: @grimes_ce, @robertalanward, and @nikkeiasia
| Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge: |
Amazon's Ring announces $60 Video Doorbell Wired, its cheapest and smallest doorbell, arriving on February 24 — Available on February 24th, with preorders starting today — Amazon's Ring has debuted its latest video doorbell, the (blandly named) Ring Video Doorbell Wired which, at $59.99 …
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| Will Oremus / OneZero : |
How the social network Nextdoor is replacing local newspapers as a news and opinion hub, letting governments bypass the media and present a one-sided picture — While Facebook and Twitter get the scrutiny, Nextdoor is reshaping politics one neighborhood at a time
Tweets: @emilybell, @sarahfkessler, @dlberes, @willoremus, @willoremus, and @kerrymflynn
| Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: |
In today's iOS 14.4 update, Apple fixes three 0-days, tipped by an anonymous researcher, and acknowledges a report that they may have been exploited in the wild — Fixes come after Apple patched another set of three zero-days last November. — Apple has released today security updates … | Ashley Carman / The Verge: |
Instagram updates its interface for Stories on desktop, adding a carousel that shows upcoming previews and what just played — See what stories are up next — Instagram is making its Stories feature more complete on the desktop. In a small interface refresh today … | Cory Weinberg / The Information: |
Sources: Bird is finalizing a deal to raise $100M in convertible debt, led by Sequoia Capital and Valor Equity, amid discussions about going public via SPAC — The scooter operators already were struggling when Covid-19 hit, robbing them of customers. As the companies position themselves … | Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge: |
New docs from Epic vs. Apple lawsuit reveal internal Apple discussions on fees to charge paid TV and streaming channels and how that may affect the App Store — In Apple and Epic's ongoing court battle over App Store fees, one of the key sticking points has been Apple's insistence on maintaining …
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beta.documentcloud.org, The Mac Observer, iPhone in Canada Blog, MacRumors, iPhone Hacks, and iMore
Tweets: @benedictevans, @jamesclayton5, and @gartenberg
| Jai Vardhan / Entrackr: |
Sources: ByteDance has decided to wrap up its India operations and is laying off 90%, or over 1,800 employees, following India's permanent ban on TikTok — Bytedance has decided to wrap up its India operations and is cutting a large chunk of its employee base citing an absence of a clear direction …
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TechCrunch, Business Standard, iMore, CNN, PingWest, CNBC, TechCircle, New York Post, BGR India, KrASIA, Inc42 Media, Financial Times, Reuters, and The Economic Times. Tweets: @schmmuck
| Maziar Motamedi / Al Jazeera: |
Iran blocks Signal after Iranians flocked to the messaging service due to privacy concerns about WhatsApp — With Signal shut down, WhatsApp and Instagram remain the only two unblocked major social media platforms. — Tehran, Iran - Iran's government has moved to block Signal … | Stef W. Kight / Axios: |
Survey of 852 US college students shows 51% say the government should do more to regulate major tech companies and 77% think social media has “too much” power — The next generation of college-educated Americans thinks social media companies have too much power and influence … | Ryan Gallagher / Bloomberg: |
Profile of PE firm Francisco Partners, whose portfolio includes companies like Sandvine and NSO Group, which have both pursued deals with authoritarian regimes — Don Bowman, co-founder of Sandvine Inc., was always aware of the risks his company's products posed.
Tweets: @jshilad, @gwbstr, @techwontsaveus, @rj_gallagher, @bradstone, @aaschapiro, @elinor_carmi, @bw, and @natynettle
| Anna Kramer / Protocol: |
Profile of Tracy Chou, diversity activist and founder of Block Party, which lets users filter out trolling and harassing Tweets so they can be reviewed later — When Tracy Chou decided to host a Reddit “Ask Me Anything” about online harassment over the summer, she knew it probably …
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San Francisco Chronicle. Tweets: @thisismissem, @bijanstephen, @alexia, @mjb_sf, @primesuspect, @ekp, and @triketora
| Jay Bonggolto / Neowin: |
Sony announces Xperia Pro 5G, which has an HDMI input that lets content creators turn the smartphone into an external monitor, shipping now for $2,500 — Sony announced today its newest 5G smartphone with an HDMI input, the first of its kind to include that feature.
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Tweets: @dcseifert, @backlon, @joeallam, and @sdw
| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
DriveNets, which provides software-based routing tools to service providers, raises $208M Series B at a $1B+ valuation — People and businesses are relying on the internet to get things done more than ever before, an opportunity but also an infrastructure headache for service providers … | Mike Butcher / TechCrunch: |
Booksy, a salon appointment app that also runs a marketplace for beauty products, raises $70M Series C led by Cat Rock, bringing its total raised to $119M — Beauty and wellness appointment booking apps have proliferated of the last few years, but it appears the race is still on as today one of the leaders …
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| Tony Romm / Washington Post: |
Pressure is rising on Biden's administration to revive net neutrality, which may be difficult while the FCC is deadlocked with two Democrats and two Republicans — The party is under pressure to deliver on its past promises to restore open-Internet protections, but doing so — at least at first — may not be easy
Tweets: @evan_greer and @tonyromm
| Sarah Jaffe / Wired: |
Behind the rise of Game Workers Unite, one of the first video game workers unions aimed at remedying grueling working conditions across the industry — What began as a Facebook group, and then a chat on Discord, soon became a massive campaign to remedy grueling working conditions across the industry.
Tweets: @wired, @gadgetlab, and @sarahljaffe
| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Tel Aviv-based Classiq, which is building tools to develop quantum algorithms and apps, raises $10.5M Series A led by Team8 Capital and Wing Capital — Classiq, a Tel Aviv-based startup that aims to make it easier for computer scientists and developers to create quantum algorithms and applications … | Paul Sawers / VentureBeat: |
Splashtop, a remote access and support service for businesses, raises $50M led by Sapphire Ventures at a $1B valuation — Splashtop, a remote access and support platform for businesses, has raised $50 million in a round of funding led by Sapphire Ventures, valuing the company at $1 billion.
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| Swetha Gopinath / Bloomberg: |
Polish postal locker service InPost raised €2.8B in its IPO, Europe's biggest since 2018, selling shares at €16 and valuing the company at over €8B — - IPO prices at 16 euros a share, top end of the initial range — Sale of 35% stake values Polish company at 8 billion euros
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| Ron Miller / TechCrunch: |
Pinecone, which is developing a vector database to help build machine learning apps faster, raises $10M seed led by Wing Venture Capital — Pinecone, a new startup from the folks who helped launch Amazon SageMaker, has built a vector database that generates data in a specialized format …
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