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Robinhood says due to “recent volatility” it is restricting trading in some stocks, including GameStop, AMC, BlackBerry, and Nokia, to “position closing only” — Amid the flurry of speculative activity in GameStop, brokers took steps to restrict the trading …
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Under the Hood, TechCrunch, The Verge, Bloomberg, TechCrunch, VICE, CoinDesk, The Verge, Protocol, 9to5Google, CNET, 9to5Mac, Mashable, PYMNTS.com, and SlashGear
Tweets: @robinhoodapp, @aoc, @slasher, @tedcruz, @rashidatlaib, @jarule, @dellcam, @casey, @austin_rief, @normative, @normative, @spencerdailey, @tyler, @kysportsradio, @omarjimenez, @rokhanna, @timcast, @lukewearechange, @moneyries, @mims, @bhwags, @zamosta, @johnbattelle, @hshaban, @mikeisaac, @panzer, @holysmkes, @reckless, @ericajoy, @pulte, @backlon, @rivatez, @popehat, @profgalloway, @micsolana, @artemr, @cloud_opinion, @calbucci, @aricohn, @benthompson, @toadsanime, @dcseifert, @themaxburns, @rubberninja, @melissastetten, @chandlerriggs, @nycsouthpaw, @micahgrimes, @sawyerhackett, @nktpnd, @stoolpresidente, @km, @samueloakford, @rebeccajarvis, @dcseifert, @josephfcox, @paleofuture, @tomwarren, @matthew_d_green, @carnage4life, @jackholmes0, @andyholloway, @tomgara, and @alexjamesfitz
| Jordan Pearson / VICE: |
According to a pop-up on Robinhood's app homepage, 56% of its users own at least some GameStop stock — With the market in chaos, even Robinhood has now turned on retail investors pumping dark horse stocks. — Jordan Pearson — Robinhood, the fee-free investment app that has helped Redditors …
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Mediaite, Bloomberg, theblockcrypto.com, The Hill, Forbes, Finextra, Techdirt, GameSpot, Game Rant, Fortune, BGR, and SlashGear
Tweets: @motherboard, @jason_koebler, and @learmonth
| 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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The Verge, CoinDesk, Ars Technica, Bloomberg, Polygon, Decrypt, CNBC, TIME, GamesIndustry.biz, and Telecoms.com
Tweets: @jbillinson, @josephpalbanese, @slasher, @tomwarren, @slasher, @shawngorlando, @slasher, @my2k, @thestalwart, @mcclure111, @ericlevitz, @xychelsea, @lanceulanoff, and @coopercooperco
| 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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Margins, CNET, Markets Weekly, New York Times, Ars Technica, Bloomberg, Cult of Mac, TechCrunch, CoinDesk, CNBC, Bloomberg, New York Magazine, The Verge, The Defiant, Droid Life, GameSpot, and Bloomberg
Tweets: @profgalloway, @jeneps, @nope_its_lily, @alibreland, @cirnoplusplus, @hshaban, @khoustephanie, @ericbalchunas, @thestalwart, @senwarren, @alexstamos, @jbarro, @cnbcnow, @haymarketbooks, @slasher, @teroterotero, @thestalwart, @tomgara, @broderick, @mattzeitlin, @jmountfordfp, @charliebilello, @asymco, @zeithistoriker, @balajis, @b_fung, @senwarren, @mannyfidel, @benedictevans, and @syndicate
| The Information: |
Sources: Facebook is preparing an antitrust lawsuit against Apple for forcing developers to abide by App Store rules that Apple's own apps don't have to follow — A long-simmering public dispute between Facebook and Apple has neared a boiling point. With the aid of outside legal counsel …
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MacRumors, 9to5Mac, NBC News, Business Insider, Engadget, AppleInsider, CNET, MacDailyNews, iPhone Hacks, Apple Terminal, iClarified, iMore, and The Mac Observer
| Michael Potuck / 9to5Mac: |
Tim Cook tells EU data protection conference that valuing engagement over privacy leads to “polarization” and “violence” and such businesses need reform — Speaking at the EU data protection conference CPDP today, Tim Cook gave the opening keynote with his talk entitled …
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YouTube, MacRumors, Bloomberg, CNBC, and iMore
Tweets: @jsnell, @nat_droz, @joannastern, @pkafka, and @reneritchie
| 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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The Verge, Washington Post, MacRumors, 9to5Mac, ZDNet, KnowTechie, The Register, iPhone Hacks, Fast Company, and The Mac Observer
Tweets: @kurtwagner8, @reneritchie, @dylanbyers, @mattmcgee, @fintwitfb, @martinsfp, @gartenberg, and @jason_kint
| Dylan Byers / NBC News: |
Facebook's Oversight Board issues first-ever rulings, which Facebook said it will abide by, overturning four out of the five cases it reviewed — Facebook's Oversight Board on Thursday issued its first round of decisions, overturning several of the company's decisions to remove posts …
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Oversight Board, About Facebook, TechCrunch, The Verge, Wall Street Journal, Reuters, Washington Post, Bloomberg, USA Today, The Hill, Associated Press, and Hindustan Times
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Facebook adds opt-in biometric fingerprint, face, or iris scan authentication for WhatsApp on desktop or web — WhatsApp, the Facebook-owned popular messaging app with more than 2 billion users, has been getting a lot of heat and losing users in recent weeks after announcing (and then delaying) changes to how it uses your data.
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Engadget, The Verge, The Next Web, Android Authority, appleosophy.com, USA Today, AppleInsider, Windows Central, 9to5Mac, WinBuzzer, Pocketnow, NextPit, and 9to5Google. Tweets: @whatsapp
| Kif Leswing / CNBC: |
IDC says Apple has shipped 90.1M iPhones in Q1, the largest number of shipments in a single quarter since IDC started tracking smartphones — - The iPhone is booming: Sales were up 17% year-over-year to a whopping $65.6 billion in a single quarter. — Research firm IDC estimates …
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IDC, Counterpoint Research, Canalys.com, The Verge, Ars Technica, TechCrunch, SamMobile, Silicon Republic, The Register, MacRumors, 9to5Mac, Android Authority, iMore, Gizchina, Huawei Central, and XDA Developers
Tweets: @fjeronimo, @munster_gene, @fjeronimo, @benbajarin, and @vladsavov
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Tweets: @cnbc, @joannastern, @neilcybart, and @joannastern
| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
| 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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Apple, Wall Street Journal, The Hill, VentureBeat, Macworld, AppleInsider, CNBC, Business Insider, Patently Apple, MacStories, CNET, ZDNet, iDownloadBlog.com, MacRumors, and iPhone in Canada Blog
Tweets: @gregjoz, @laurengoode, @mrinaldesai, @zackwhittaker, and @hoofnagle
| 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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Europol, ZDNet, Krebs on Security, Threatpost, HealthITSecurity, CyberNews, ComputerWeekly.com, BBC, BetaNews, Team Cymru, Check Point Software, and The Hacker News
Tweets: @europol, @joetidy, @hatr, @dannyjpalmer, @modernhomesla, @bobbychesney, @malwaretechblog, @ergobtc, and @ericgeller. 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.| 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 …
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Samsung Global Newsroom, Laptop Mag, Ars Technica, CNET, Neowin, The Verge, and Android Central
| Paul Sawers / VentureBeat: |
HR software company Workday acquires Peakon, which provides SaaS tools for employee retention, in a $700M all-cash deal — Enterprise cloud software giant Workday has announced plans to acquire data-driven human resources (HR) startup Peakon in an all-cash deal worth $700 million.
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FinSMEs, ZDNet, Tech.eu, Peakon, TechCrunch, and Workday Blog
| Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal: |
Walmart Media Group, now Walmart Connect, has launched a demand-side platform that provides data for ad targeting as it seeks to become a top 10 ad company — The retail giant is launching advertising technology that lets brands use Walmart data to buy ads outside its digital platforms| 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.| Jonathan Browning / Bloomberg: |
UK's CMA launches a formal investigation into Facebook's $400M Giphy acquisition over competition in the supply of video clips and animated images — - CMA to look at how $400 million takeover changes market — Agency sets March 25 deadline for initial decision in review
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TechCrunch, Associated Press, PYMNTS.com, and CNBC
| 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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