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| Ina Fried / Axios: |
Margaret Mitchell, co-lead of Google's Ethical AI team, says she has been fired; Google says an employee conduct review confirmed multiple policy violations — Margaret Mitchell, the co-lead of Google's Ethical AI team, says that the company has fired her following an investigation into her use of corporate email.
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| Ina Fried / Axios: |
Report: Google's AI Chief Jeff Dean apologizes in an email after Timnit Gebru's exit, saying his team should have managed the situation “with more sensitivity” — Google told employees Friday it has wrapped up its investigation into the ouster of prominent AI researcher Timnit Gebru.
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| Ian Carlos Campbell / The Verge: |
App Annie: Australian Broadcasting Corporation's news app was briefly the most downloaded app on the AU App Store after Facebook's news ban and is now second — Readers may be going directly to the source — The Australian Broadcast Company's ABC News app shot to the top of Apple's App Store charts …
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Mashable. Tweets: @umabp, @caseynewton, @chrismessina, @jeffjarvis, @umabp, @brooklynmarie, @umabp, @neerajka, @dhh, @umabp, @macotani, @nathanblawrence, @umabp, @brianboyer, and @rasmus_kleis
| Mike Masnick / Techdirt: |
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| Rich Stanton / PC Gamer: |
Court filings: Apple is asking Valve to provide extensive sales data for about 600 games on Steam, as part of Epic lawsuit; Valve has rejected the demand — These lawyers are getting steamed up. — A new court filing has revealed that, as part of the ongoing legal battle between Apple and Epic Games …
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Tweets: @keleftheriou, @tolmasky, @slasher, @jollywangcore, @gheeyom, @fosspatents, @b_fung, @tonycoxphoto, @harrymccracken, @jonyiveparody, and @slasher
| Ryan Browne / CNBC: |
UK Supreme Court rules that Uber drivers should be classified as workers, not independent contractors, concluding an almost five-year legal battle — - The U.K.'s Supreme Court upheld a ruling that Uber's drivers should be classified as workers rather than independent contractors.
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| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple is working on a magnetically attached battery pack for iPhone 12 that would wirelessly charge the handset — - Accessory has faced development issues related to software — Wireless charging unit may be popular with frequent users — Apple Inc. is working …
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The Verge, 9to5Mac, CNET, TheStreet, BGR, Laptop Mag, CNN, XDA Developers, MacRumors, Pocket-lint, Ars Technica, Wccftech, Trusted Reviews, iDownloadBlog.com, Input, phonearena.com, TechSpot, Insider, Redmond Pie, Gizmodo, ZDNet, KnowTechie, GSMArena.com, Apple Terminal, Pocketnow, Mashable, iMore, Gizchina, SlashGear, Macworld, PCMag, iClarified, Engadget, MacDailyNews, Ubergizmo, iPhone in Canada Blog, iPhone Hacks, New York Post, AppleInsider, and TheStreet
Tweets: @joannastern, @shiraovide, @stevemoser, @markgurman, and @lanceulanoff
| Wolfie Zhao / The Block: |
Bitcoin's market capitalization passes $1T as its price surges above $56K — Bitcoin's market capitalization has crossed the $1 trillion milestone for the first time after over a decade's development as it gains increasing mainstream attention. — Bitcoin's price set new record highs …
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Tweets: @qwqiao, @evan_rosenfeld, and @jonerlichman
| Dan Primack / Axios: |
Sources: Coinbase was valued at $100B+ in private share sale ahead of direct listing; docs reveal $141M net income on $691M revenue for first 9 months of 2020 — Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase was valued at just over $100 billion in a recent private market share sale ahead of its upcoming public listing …
Tweets: @michaelbatnick, @ellliotttb, @danprimack, @levie, @abnormalreturns, @mayazi, and @c2prods
| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple is in talks with suppliers for next-gen lidar sensors for self-driving cars, that will be considered cutting edge four to five years from now — - Vetting of laser sensor vendors is developmental milestone — iPhone maker has several years of work ahead on autonomous car
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BGR, SlashGear, iPhone in Canada Blog, MacDailyNews, Patently Apple, iPhone Hacks, iDownloadBlog.com, AppleInsider, 9to5Mac, MacRumors, and iMore. Tweets: @sawyermerritt
| Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: |
Researchers say Brave browser's Tor mode was sending queries for .onion domains to public internet DNS resolvers rather than Tor nodes; the bug is now fixed — DNS leak leaves footprints in DNS server logs for a Brave user's Tor traffic. — The Tor mode included with the Brave web browser allows users …
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| Amir Efrati / The Information: |
Sources: LinkedIn is developing a new service called Marketplaces to let its 740M users find and book freelancers, with plans to launch as soon as September — LinkedIn is developing a new service called Marketplaces to let its 740 million users find and book freelancers …
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Social Media Today and MSPoweruser
Tweets: @amir, @lauramandaro, @glenngabe, @jessicalessin, @mattcharney, and @thekenyeung
| Alexander Osipovich / Wall Street Journal: |
Kalshi, an online trading startup letting users bet on “yes/no” questions about future events, raises $30M from Sequoia and others ahead of planned March launch — Sequoia, Chuck Schwab are among those backing Kalshi, which plans to launch in March
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Kalshi and PYMNTS.com
Tweets: @_rainerds, @enriqueabeyta, @ycombinator, @rexsalisbury, @tomi, and @jeremylneufeld
| FinSMEs: |
1Kosmos, which provides biometrics-based digital identity proofing and passwordless authentication through a blockchain, exits stealth and raises $15M Series A — 1Kosmos, a Somerset, N.J.-based cybersecurity solution to provide digital identity proofing and passwordless authentication, raised $15m in Series A funding.
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The Economic Times, Business Wire, Biometric Update, SecurityWeek, and SecurityWeek
| PYMNTS.com: |
SaaS startup ReverseLogix, which helps businesses automate and manage workflows surrounding product returns, repairs, and after-sales care, raises $20M Series A — The last mile can often be the most taxing — and in logistics, customers' expectations continue to intensify when it comes to shipping and delivery.
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