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| Joshua Benton / Nieman Lab: |
Facebook's Australia news ban shows tech giants don't mind giving up money to appease regulators and business, but will not give up control over platforms — [Warning: Violent and gruesome metaphor ahead.] — In The Usual Suspects (1995), there's a scene in which the true extent …
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| Nick Clegg / About Facebook: |
Facebook defends its stance in Australia, says it invested $600M since 2018 to support the news industry and plans at least $1B more over the next three years — Last week, in a move that will have felt abrupt and dramatic to many, Facebook announced it was stopping the sharing of news on its service in Australia.
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The Guardian, The Irish Times, Reuters, CNBC, Micky, iMore, Daily Maverick, iPhone in Canada Blog, and The Economic Times
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| Georgia Hitch / ABC: |
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Tweets: @nicholasvinocur, @damiancollins, @jeffjarvis, @matthewstoller, @damiancollins, @tamaleaver, @alexeheath, @alexeheath, @alexeheath, @jmgrygiel, @jeffjarvis, @alexeheath, @mathewi, @zsk, @jeffjarvis, @matthewstoller, @matthewstoller, @kantrowitz, @ryanlcooper, @mikeisaac, @profcarroll, @unenergy, @fbnewsroom, @iboy, @joshgnosis, @fboversight, @fboversight, @likebutterfield, @theshovel, @slpng_giants, @robpegoraro, @harriettatham, @qanda, @privacyfocused, and @caseynewton
| New York Times: |
Myanmar's draconian draft cybersecurity law follows a yearslong effort to build out Myanmar's surveillance capabilities, following cues from China — As the military seized power again, the generals moved quickly to take the country offline, criminalize online dissent and block social media.| Sean Hollister / The Verge: |
California's 2018 net neutrality law, SB 822, can go into effect after a California judge declined to grant the telecom industry a preliminary injunction — It survived challenges from Trump's DOJ, and now one from telecom industry too — Net neutrality died a horrible death in 2017 …
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Washington Post, CNN, Fight for the Future, CNET, Android Central, New York Times, and Gizmodo
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| Selena Deckelmann / The Mozilla Blog: |
Firefox update adds support for multiple picture-in-picture windows and “Total Cookie Protection”, to prevent the use of cookies to track users across sites — Beginning last year, the internet began playing a bigger role in our lives than ever before.
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Mozilla Security Blog, Mozilla Hacks, TechCrunch, Mozilla, Windows Central, Engadget, iMore, The Register, SlashGear, SecurityWeek, MacRumors, XDA Developers, HackRead, PCMag, TechRadar, and Neowin
Tweets: @aral, @missig_geek, @carnage4life, @simoahava, @_loganmcdonald, @viss, @firefox, @firefoxsupport, @jamescridland, @pt, @scott_helme, @suhail, and @tabithagold
| Scott Chipolina / Decrypt: |
Business intelligence firm MicroStrategy buys 19,452 Bitcoin, worth $1.0261B, and now holds ~90K Bitcoin, worth ~$4.5B at current prices — Business intelligence firm MicroStrategy today announced the purchase of yet another tranche of Bitcoin. — Bitcoin — In brief
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| Chris Welch / The Verge: |
LG says that it will license its webOS software to other TV brands, such as RCA, Ayonz, and Konka; LG's redesigned webOS 5.0 version will not be included — The modern webOS is no longer exclusive to LG's TV lineup — LG tonight announced that the company's webOS smart TV platform will soon be found on TVs from other brands.
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| Maggie Miller / The Hill: |
At Tuesday's SolarWinds hearing, Microsoft and FireEye urged Congress to create mandatory breach reporting requirements for companies — Top executives from Microsoft and FireEye on Tuesday urged Congress to create mandatory breach reporting requirements for companies following …
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Washington Post, The Guardian, VentureBeat, MUO, The Register, iTnews, CyberScoop, CNBC, Reuters, and Wall Street Journal
Tweets: @josephfcox, @kimzetter, @kimzetter, @kimzetter, @dnvolz, @dnvolz, @wb40pl, @b_fung, and @kimzetter
| Square - Investor Relations: |
Square announces it spent $170M to acquire 3,318 bitcoins at an average price of $51,236, following its earlier $50M bet on the cryptocurrency — Square also announced a $170 million purchase in bitcoin as part of its ongoing commitment to the cryptocurrency
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CNBC, Ethereum World News, Forbes, Bitcoinist.com, coinspeaker.com, The Daily Hodl, Crypto Briefing, CryptoGlobe, Blockonomi, Coin Journal, Cryptonews, PYMNTS.com, ZDNet, Decrypt, CoinDesk, and BTC Times
Tweets: @ryan_browne_, @mattwiiiemsen, @kr00ney, and @mdudas
| Emily Bary / MarketWatch: |
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Tweets: @marketwatch and @lamonicabuzz
| Stephen Warwick / iMore: |
Some M1 Mac owners report a worryingly large number of writes to their Macs' SSDs, though in some cases it could be explained by faulty monitoring tools — “If this is accurate, some of these machines aren't going to last half a year” — What you need to know
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| Kris Holt / Engadget: |
Facebook says it is testing more tools to combat child exploitation on its platform, including a measure warning users of “non-malicious sharing” of viral memes — Facebook says it is testing more tools to help the social network prevent people from sharing content that — exploits children.
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft now allows Word for web and OneNote users to embed Pinterest Pins into their documents as interactive content — Microsoft's Pinterest integration is aimed at students — Microsoft is now allowing Word for web and OneNote users to embed Pinterest Pins into their documents.| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Google announces new features for Android, including a way to schedule texts and a Password Checkup tool to notify users of compromised credentials — Google today announced the next set of features coming to Android, including a new password checkup tool, a way to schedule your texts …
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Tweets: @kent_walker and @sundarpichai
| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Google makes GameSnacks, a collection of 100+ lightweight HTML5 games, more accessible in Chrome, Pay, Discover, and Assistant in some countries, like India — A year ago, Google's Area 120 incubator launched an HTML5 gaming platform to “test whether lightweight, casual games would resonate …
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Tweets: @glenngabe and @stshank
| Dan Seifert / The Verge: |
Amazon Echo Show 10 review: adjustable screen angle, good sound quality, silent motorized movement, but photo/video options heavily reliant on Amazon services — Since its inception in 2015, Amazon's Alexa virtual assistant has always been a disembodied digital form trapped in a box of electronics.
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Wall Street Journal, techadvisor.co.uk, CNET, TechCrunch, Engadget, and Android Central. Tweets: @dcseifert
| Josh Sisco / The Information: |
Sources: the DOJ is investigating if Apple's use of its “Sign in with Apple” button makes it more difficult for users to switch to a rival device maker — More and more iPhone apps are offering people the option of signing up by using information stored with Apple …
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AppleInsider, MacRumors, AppleInsider, 9to5Mac, Ubergizmo, MacRumors, iMore, iMore, CNET, iDownloadBlog.com, and iClarified
Tweets: @kylesethgray, @kylesethgray, and @chrismessina
| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Blueshift, which develops customer data analytics software, raises $30M Series C led by Fort Ross Ventures, bringing its total raised to $65M — Customer data analytics company Blueshift today announced it has closed a $30 million series C round, bringing its total raised to $65 million.
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FinSMEs, TechCrunch, and Blueshift
| Casey Newton / Platformer: |
The rise of TikTok, Clubhouse, and Substack shows that social networks have gotten competitive again, amid antitrust pressure on Facebook from the US government — Facebook's surprising new challengers in audio, video, photos, and text — Lately, the consumer internet …
Tweets: @caseynewton, @ingridlunden, @s8mb, @sarthakgh, and @hamishmckenzie
| Todd Bishop / GeekWire: |
Internal memo: Amazon SVP Jeff Blackburn, a close lieutenant to Jeff Bezos for more than 22 years, says he is leaving the company, after a year-long sabbatical — Another Jeff is moving on from his longtime Amazon executive role, filling out the picture of what has become a massive leadership transition at the tech giant.| Nikkei Asia: |
Draft executive order from Biden admin orders development of a US supply chain strategy less reliant on China, focused on chips, batteries, rare-earth metals — Exclusive: Biden to sign presidential order to bolster chip, battery and rare-earth industries — WASHINGTON/TAIPEI …
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The Irish Times, The Hill, The Verge, Bloomberg, Financial Times, and Wall Street Journal
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| Makena Kelly / The Verge: |
TikTok says it removed 300K+ videos in the US for election misinformation in H2 2020, and 441K videos from its For You recommendation page for misinformation — And another 400,000 were removed from the For You page — TikTok removed over 340,000 videos in the US for breaking … | Taylor Lyles / The Verge: |
HP says it is acquiring gaming peripheral company HyperX for $425M, giving the company a major foothold in the gaming accessory market — The acquisition means HP owns the HyperX brand — HP has announced that it is acquiring gaming peripheral company HyperX for $425 million.
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HP Inc., AnandTech, Tom's Hardware, Windows Central, Engadget, PC Gamer, Neowin, and MSPoweruser
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