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Inside Google Stadia's failure as sources say it missed targets for controller sales and MAUs by hundreds of thousands after spending tens of millions on games — The tech giant likes to test and tweak. Stadia promised to change the industry and failed to deliver.
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Facebook's NPE division launches BARS, a TikTok-like app for rappers to create and share their raps using professionally created beats, in closed beta — Facebook's internal R&D group, NPE Team, is today launching its next experimental app, called BARS. The app makes it possible for rappers … | Marlow Stern / The Daily Beast: |
Advanced deepfakes of Tom Cruise are going viral on TikTok, with the account deeptomcruise amassing 200K+ followers in a few days — FOR THE LOVE OF XENU — Be afraid. Be very afraid. — Three days ago, a TikTok account going by @deeptomcruise began posting video clips …
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| Michelle Price / Reuters: |
Analysis finds bots programmatically hyping “meme” stocks across Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube, but did not measure their influence — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Bots on major social media platforms have been hyping up GameStop Corp and other “meme” stocks … | Jason Del Rey / Vox: |
More than a dozen current and ex-Amazon corporate employees say its Black staff often face direct and insidious bias that harms their careers and personal lives — Interviews with diversity managers and internal data obtained by Recode indicate that Black Amazon employees are promoted less frequently …
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| Vignesh Ramachandran / Stanford News: |
Researchers identify causes for Zoom fatigue: intense close-up eye contact, constantly seeing own reflection, reduced mobility, and increased cognitive load — It's not just Zoom. Popular video chat platforms have design flaws that exhaust the human mind and body. But there are easy ways to mitigate their effects.
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| Cecilia Kang / New York Times: |
FCC approves a $50/month high-speed internet subsidy for low-income households and a one-time discount of up to $100 on a computer or tablet for eligible homes — The money, aimed at low-income households, is part of an effort to bridge the access gap to broadband connectivity amid the pandemic.
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| Filipe Espósito / 9to5Mac: |
Apple begins showing a repairability index for devices like the iPhone and Mac in France, due to local regulations set by the Minister of Ecological Transition — Apple surprisingly began to show a repair index for devices like the iPhone and Mac in the Apple Store app and the Apple Online Store in France this week.
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Twitter's Super Follows represent a surge of interest in tools that let individuals create real economic value for themselves on social networks — Will Super Follows shake up the media industry? — 16 hr ago — Today let's talk about Twitter's move into subscriptions … | Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge: |
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| Tiffany Hsu / New York Times: |
The use of “+” to name on-demand services was fine when streaming was new but has become a cliché and a minus — An idea that seemed like a real plus when streaming was newer has fallen into cliché. — First there was e. — Then came i. — Now it's +.| Tim Anderson / The Register: |
Security researcher finds seven embedded trackers in the Android app for LastPass password manager; LastPass says users can opt out if they want — Third-party code in security-critical apps is obviously suboptimal, but company says you can opt out — A security researcher has recommended …
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| Financial Times: |
Treasury secretary Janet Yellen told G20 ministers that US will drop its “safe harbor” provision for tech companies, allowing a global deal on digital tax — Biden administration drops insistence on ‘safe harbour’ for companies, opening door to agreement
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| Nathaniel Meyersohn / CNN: |
Best Buy says it laid off 5,000 workers and will close more stores as it expects 40% of sales to come from online purchases this year, up from 19% two years ago — New York (CNN Business)Best Buy said Thursday that it laid off 5,000 workers this month and is planning to close more stores …
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| Jan Stryjak / Counterpoint Research: |
European smartphone market shrank by 14% YoY in 2020, with Xiaomi up 85% and Huawei down 62%; Apple hit record market share of 30% in Q4 helped by iPhone 12 — Boston, Toronto, London, New Delhi, Beijing, Taipei, Seoul - February 26, 2021 — 2020 was a rollercoaster year for the European smartphone market.Sponsor Posts
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