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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, CNET, 9to5Mac, Forbes, SlashGear, and SlashGear
Tweets: @slasher, @robinhoodapp, @casey, @rashidatlaib, @backlon, @rivatez, @popehat, @profgalloway, @micsolana, @artemr, @cloud_opinion, @calbucci, @aricohn, @benthompson, @toadsanime, @dcseifert, @themaxburns, @rubberninja, @melissastetten, @chandlerriggs, @nycsouthpaw, @micahgrimes, @sawyerhackett, @nktpnd, @stoolpresidente, @km, @tomwarren, @alex, @carnage4life, @samueloakford, @rebeccajarvis, @paleofuture, @jackholmes0, @andyholloway, @alexjamesfitz, @zachdcarter, @paulcharchian, @sarthakgh, @tomgara, @josephfcox, @dcseifert, @matthew_d_green, and @fintechfrank
| 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, Ars Technica, Bloomberg, CoinDesk, Decrypt, CNBC, Telecoms.com, CNN, Forbes, and GamesIndustry.biz
| 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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| 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, AppleInsider, 9to5Mac, CNET, iMore, and The Mac Observer
Tweets: @alexeheath, @shiraovide, @shiraovide, @reneritchie, @camcron, @tonyromm, @jesselehrich, @stevekovach, @ali_heston, @ow, @thehonorableat, @joannastern, and @iansherr
| 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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| 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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| 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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Canalys.com, IDC, Counterpoint Research, 9to5Google, Silicon Republic, 9to5Mac, The Register, MacRumors, Gizchina, Android Authority, iMore, Huawei Central, Huawei Central, and XDA Developers
Tweets: @fjeronimo, @munster_gene, @fjeronimo, @benbajarin, @vladsavov, and @fjeronimo
| Stephen Nellis / Reuters: |
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Tweets: @neilcybart, @neilcybart, @caro_milanesi, @mgsiegler, @benedictevans, and @asymco
| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
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Tweets: @denverbitcoin and @mikeelgan
| 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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The Verge, Engadget, The Next Web, Android Authority, USA Today, AppleInsider, Windows Central, 9to5Mac, PCMag, iDownloadBlog.com, Android Headlines, NextPit, 9to5Google, and The Economic Times
Tweets: @whatsapp and @samerkamal
| 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, Washington Post, USA Today, Hindustan Times, and Engadget
Tweets: @oversightboard, @axios, @davidakaye, @fbnewsroom, @dylanbyers, @willmcavoyacn, @cbradleytweets, @seamushughes, @shannonpareil, @marjorie_bu, @craigsilverman, @samuelstolton, @nini_politics, @seana_davis, @martinsfp, @jonathanhaynes, @dylanbyers, @rasmus_kleis, @deray, @robpegoraro, and @ceciliakang
| 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, AppleInsider, CNET, ZDNet, The Next Web, MacDailyNews, CNBC, Cult of Mac, iDownloadBlog.com, MacRumors, iPhone in Canada Blog, and AppleInsider
Tweets: @mrinaldesai and @zackwhittaker
| 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, BetaNews, HealthITSecurity, CyberNews, ComputerWeekly.com, SecurityWeek, BBC, Team Cymru, Check Point Software, and The Hacker News
Tweets: @europol, @joetidy, @hatr, @dannyjpalmer, @modernhomesla, @bobbychesney, @malwaretechblog, @ergobtc, @ericgeller, @briankrebs, and @k3r3n3. 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 … | 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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TechSpot. Tweets: @sarahfrier, @kurtwagner8, @kurtwagner8, @sarahfrier, @benedictevans, @sarthakgh, @baekdal, @atharproject, @luca, and @_andyburrows
| Jennifer Elias / CNBC: |
YouTube says its TikTok competitor Shorts is getting 3.5B views per day in its test run in India and plans to expand the feature into more markets in 2021 — - YouTube's short video feature is gaining traction in India, the company's CEO, Susan Wojcicki, said Tuesday.| 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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Axios and BBC
Tweets: @karissabe, @slpng_giants, @elisethoma5, @ctnewsjunkie, @awzurcher, @ericgarland, @yunjid, @skooks, @jamesrbuk, @sivavaid, @mattzeitlin, @parkermolloy, @sivavaid, @epro, @venkatananth, @malinowski, @lucasmtny, @ellenlweintraub, @sunhahong, @jjohnsonlaw, @rmac18, @raeuberhose, @fboversight, @campuscodi, @cwarzel, @alexjamesfitz, @sivavaid, @jessicalessin, and @oneunderscore__
| Ron Miller / TechCrunch: |
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