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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: @profgalloway, @jeneps, @alibreland, @nope_its_lily, @cirnoplusplus, @hshaban, @ericbalchunas, @thestalwart, @alexstamos, @senwarren, @slasher, @haymarketbooks, @thestalwart, @tomgara, @mattzeitlin, @asymco, @charliebilello, @zeithistoriker, @broderick, @b_fung, @mmasnick, @edmundlee, @brandyljensen, @johnsemley3000, @barry, @mannyfidel, @iowahawkblog, @tysonbrody, @grady_booch, @mattyglesias, @pwnallthethings, @antoniogm, @broderick, @ohheckerman, @theepicdept, @syndicate, @senwarren, @senwarren, @bdsams, @oneunderscore__, @ositanwanevu, @cnbc, @libertyrpf, @bopinion, @countdankulatv, @hshaban, @markets, @carnage4life, @carnage4life, @pattymo, and @jordanuhl
| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
r/WallStreetBets was made private by moderators for about an hour, but is back online; Discord banned r/WallStreetBets' server, claiming hate speech violations — It went dark for nearly an hour — The r/WallStreetBets subreddit's own moderators made it private for a little less than an hour …
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| 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 closed up 300%+ — - Shares of AMC Entertainment jumped more than 300% at the opening bell on Wednesday. — In addition to GameStop …
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| Apple: |
Apple reports Q1 revenue of $111.4B, up 21% YoY, with international sales making up 64% of Q1 revenue; iPhone, Wearables, and Services set new revenue records — Revenue up 21 percent and EPS up 35 percent to new all-time records — iPhone, Wearables, and Services set new revenue records
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| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
Apple's Q1 net income was $28.8B, up from $22.2B YoY; revenue for iPhone was $65.6B, up from $56B YoY, Mac was $8.7B, up from $7.2B, and Services grew to $15.8B — Apple (AAPL) has officially reported its earnings for Q1 2021, covering the lucrative holiday shopping season.
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| Stephen Nellis / Reuters: |
In an interview, Tim Cook says Apple has an active installed base of 1.65B devices, up from 1.5B a year ago, including an installed base of over 1B iPhones — (Reuters) - Apple Inc on Wednesday reported holiday quarter sales and profits that beat Wall Street expectations …
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| Facebook: |
Facebook reports Q4: $28.1B revenue, up 33% YoY, 1.84B DAUs, up 11% YoY, 2.6B people used a Facebook service daily, up 15% YoY; headcount up 30% YoY to 58,604 — Facebook, Inc. (Nasdaq: FB) today reported financial results for the quarter and full year ended December 31, 2020.
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| Salvador Rodriguez / CNBC: |
Zuckerberg says Facebook will stop recommending civic and political groups to users permanently and is considering reducing political content in News Feeds — - Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday announced that the company will no longer recommend civic and political groups to its users.
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| Megan Graham / CNBC: |
Zuckerberg says Apple is one of Facebook's “biggest competitors” and uses its dominant position to preference apps like iMessage against WhatsApp and Messenger — - Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg used the opening remarks of the company's fourth quarter earnings call to blast Apple …
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| Reuters: |
Samsung reports Q4 earnings with total revenue of ~$55.2B, up 3% YoY, and operating profit of ~$8.2B, up 26% YoY, but sees mobile sales drop 11% YoY to $19.3B — SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Thursday it expects its overall profit to weaken in the first quarter of 2021 … | TechCrunch: |
Apple says its App Tracking Transparency feature, which will be enabled by default, will roll out with iOS 14, iPadOS 14, and tvOS 14 updates in early spring — Apple has shared a few more details about its much-discussed privacy changes in iOS 14. The company first announced at WWDC …
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| Danny Palmer / ZDNet: |
Europol, the FBI, and other law enforcement agencies worldwide have seized control of malware botnet Emotet's infrastructure and disrupted it from the inside — Europol and FBI among agencies that have taken control of the botnet infrastructure used by cyber criminals behind some of the most prolific malware and ransomware attacks.
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Tweets: @europol, @joetidy, @hatr, @dannyjpalmer, @modernhomesla, @bobbychesney, @malwaretechblog, @ergobtc, @ericgeller, and @briankrebs. Thanks:@steveranger
| Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security: |
US and Bulgarian authorities seize a dark web site used to publish data stolen from victims of NetWalker, which has been among the most rapacious ransomware — U.S. and Bulgarian authorities this week seized the darkweb site used by the NetWalker ransomware cybercrime group to publish data stolen from its victims.| Ron Miller / TechCrunch: |
SAP to acquire Signavio, a Berlin-based business process automation company, reportedly for $1.2B — Rumors have been flying this week that SAP was going to buy Berlin business process automation startup Signavio, and sure enough the company made it official today.| 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: @willoremus, @sarahnemerson, @emilybell, @sarahfkessler, @jtramsay, and @dlberes
| 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 … | Melissa Repko / CNBC: |
Walmart plans to expand its use of automation to pick and pack online grocery orders, and work with several companies including Alert Innovation and Dematic — - Walmart will expand its use of automated systems to pick-and-pack shoppers' online grocery orders.
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| Elena Schneider / Politico: |
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