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Epic Games files a formal antitrust complaint against Apple to the European Commission, claiming that Apple imposes commercially unviable burdens on rivals — Filing is latest shot in escalating feud between ‘Fortnite’ developer and Silicon Valley giant — Epic Games has filed …
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| Karen Weise / New York Times: |
NY AG sues Amazon, alleging it inadequately protected workers from COVID-19 in Staten Island and Queens, and retaliated against employees who raised concerns — The case focuses on two of the company's facilities in New York. — New York's attorney general, Letitia James …
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| Sean Endicott / Windows Central: |
Microsoft begins testing a Kids Mode for Edge, with Bing SafeSearch on and tracking prevention set to strict by default, plus other safety features — Kids Mode helps parents provide a more child-friendly browsing experience on Edge. — What you need to know
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Windows Blog, The Verge, The Verge, Neowin, Ubergizmo, SlashGear, Pocket-lint, gHacks Technology News, OnMSFT.com, MUO, BleepingComputer, PCWorld, Engadget, Digital Trends, ZDNet, MSPoweruser, and OnMSFT.com
Tweets: @toukochan, @msedgedev, and @whatthebit
| Wall Street Journal: |
A hacker claims to have stolen and posted files from global law firm Jones Day on the dark web; Jones Day says a file-sharing company it used was compromised — Firm disputes network breach, says its file-transfer company was compromised — A hacker claims to have stolen files belonging …
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| Jeremy Burge / Emojipedia: |
A look at the new 217 new emojis coming in iOS 14.5, including a syringe without blood, couples with a mix of skin tones, AirPod Max headphones, and more — New emojis have arrived on iOS as part of the latest iOS 14.5 beta. These include a heart on fire, exhaling face, and gender options for the people with beards.
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Tweets: @stevemoser, @rcalo, @ballmatthew, @reneritchie, and @4theculture____
| Igor Bonifacic / Engadget: |
Microsoft has created a game accessibility testing program, letting studios send in their games for in-person validation based on Microsoft's updated guidelines — Xbox Adaptive Controller in 2018, Microsoft has placed a greater emphasis on making its games more accessible to those with disabilities and impairments.
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Xbox Wire, Microsoft Docs, The Verge, Windows Central, PC Games Insider, IGN, Trusted Reviews, SlashGear, Neowin, and Kotaku
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| Cathy Applefeld Olson / Forbes: |
20 music streaming services have paid $424M+ in historical unmatched royalties to Mechanical Licensing Collective; Apple paid $163M, Spotify $153M, Amazon $42M — The Mechanical Licensing Collective has received a total of $424.38 million in accrued historical unmatched royalties …
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| Kif Leswing / CNBC: |
North Dakota state Senate blocks bill that would have required app stores to allow devs to use their own payment systems; Epic lobbied in favor of the bill — - The North Dakota state senate voted 36-11 on Tuesday not to pass a bill that would have required app stores to enable software developers …
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| Kotaku: |
Sources: Google's Stadia VP Phil Harrison sent an email to Stadia's game studios lauding their “great progress”, despite knowledge of its impending shutdown — Developers at Google's recently formed game studios were shocked February 1 when they were notified that the studios would be shut down …
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Tweets: @tiedtiger, @brianfagioli, @evilprimate, @sanatanamishra, @mm2k, and @yoda
| The Markup: |
Survey of 2,200+ Facebook users from Dec.-Jan.: 330+ saw flagged posts about controversial issues, like 2020 election, but “false” label was added only 12 times — Data from Citizen Browser shows how rare it is for a post to be called “false”—especially if you're the president
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Tweets: @themarkup, @themarkup, @justinhendrix, @emilybell, @jason_kint, and @corintxt
| Times Now: |
Sources: Indian conglomerate Tata Group is buying a 68% stake in online grocery delivery service BigBasket for ~$1.3B, valuing the startup at ~$1.85B — Tata's stake will translate into an enterprise value of Rs 13,500 crore for BigBasket, ET Now reported.
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| Taylor Soper / GeekWire: |
Amazon confirms it has acquired Australian e-commerce startup Selz, a Shopify competitor that employs less than 50 people and has raised $11M — Amazon has acquired Selz, a 7-year-old startup that helps entrepreneurs sell products online. The deal signals Amazon's continued focus …
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Tweets: @juokaz, @delrey, @delrey, @benparr, and @caseynewton
| Micah Singleton / Billboard: |
Triller didn't deny the claim from a source that it inflates MAUs to the public and says there's “no legal definition of MAU/DAU”, ahead of expected SPAC merger — “There is no legal definition of MAU/DAU,” says Mike Lu, Triller CEO. “We are an open ecosystem ... Triller's value is in monetizing users, not MAU or DAU.”
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| Ben Schoon / 9to5Google: |
LastPass Free users must choose between mobile or computers for unlimited device access starting March 16; email support limited to paid plans starting May 17 — One of the most attractive features of the popular password manager LastPass is that, if you choose to, you can use it pretty effectively without paying a dime.
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Tweets: @jason_koebler, @urbanstrata, @flargh, @ow, @roobots, @aantonop, @snubs, @xor, @pt, @katelibc, @timhaines, @mariannedh, @bytemaster7, @spazef0rze, @hunterwalk, @kottke, @jake_k, @evacide, @sarahlane, @dcseifert, @thisisnoahevans, @tron, @katebevan, @coolacid, @dcseifert, and @dcseifert. Thanks:@nexusben
| Nick Statt / The Verge: |
Atlassian updates Trello with a visual overhaul, new card customization, and new board views; Trello says it has 50M+ users — The app is getting a visual overhaul and new features — Productivity app Trello, a virtual whiteboard-style platform for organizing and managing projects …
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TechCrunch, Trello Blog, Fast Company, Engadget, ZDNet, Protocol, VentureBeat, and SiliconANGLE
Tweets: @trello, @jrraphael, @hrishiptweets, @harrymccracken, @mcannonbrookes, and @nikitonsky
| Manish Singh / TechCrunch: |
Zolve, a two-month-old neobank aimed at individuals moving between India and the US, says it has raised $15M seed led by Accel and Lightspeed — Millions of students and professionals leave their home nation each year for work and pursue higher education. Even after spending months …
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