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Researcher: Twitter is working on Twitter Blue, a $2.99/month subscription offering with “Collections” to organize favorite tweets and an “undo tweet” function — Twitter has been working on its subscription service for a while now.
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| Matthew Gault / VICE: |
Study: being corrected by another user for posting false political news increases subsequent sharing of low quality, partisan, and toxic content — Twitter is a hellscape and it only gets worse when you point out some is sharing bad information. — Matthew Gault
Tweets: @iansherr, @katie_roof, and @adrienneroyer
| Manish Singh / TechCrunch: |
Clubhouse, which launched its Android app in beta in the US last week, to expand the app to Japan, Brazil, and Russia on Tuesday, and globally by Friday — Voice social network Clubhouse said on Sunday it will expand its Android app worldwide in a week, days after launching a beta version …
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| New York Times: |
Sources: long after his marriage, Bill Gates would pursue women at Microsoft, at times creating an uncomfortable workplace environment — Melinda French Gates voiced concerns about her husband's relationship with Jeffrey Epstein and a harassment claim against his money manager.
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Insider and New York Post
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| Joshua Swingle / PhoneArena: |
Jon Prosser leaks what he claims are Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro renders, as well as a promo video and images of Android 12, ahead of Google I/O — Google is rumored to be revamping Wear OS this year and the update is said to be so substantial that even Samsung is on board with the plans.
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| Zeke Faux / Bloomberg: |
An examination of Chamath Palihapitiya-sponsored SPACs, including Clover Health, which have plunged 50% on average after the SPAC market hit its peak in mid-Feb — One morning last October, as wildfires raged across Northern California, President Donald Trump convalesced from Covid‑ …
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| Clive Thompson / New York Times: |
A brief history of NFTs and cryptoart, including interviews with artists who kickstarted the NFT boom, as celebrities and major brands fuel the frenzy — Digital creators used the blockchain to create a whole new art scene. Then their work started selling for thousands — sometimes millions of dollars.
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Gizmodo. Tweets: @thesarahshow, @emilynussbaum, @coldie, @pamthur, @tezos, @wasthatawolf, @farahlearned, @chriswallace, @pomeranian99, and @etyoung
| Ax Sharma / BleepingComputer: |
Insurer AXA is suffering ransomware and DDoS attacks on its Asia-based branches, a week after saying it would no longer reimburse ransoms paid by French clients — Branches of insurance giant AXA based in Thailand, Malaysia, Hong Kong, and the Philippines have been struck by a ransomware cyber attack.
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| Adriana Hamacher / Decrypt: |
Q&A with Dogecoin developer Ross Nicoll about its coming upgrade, and working with Elon Musk, who Nicoll says has been in touch with Doge developers since 2019 — Dogecoin developers have turned down funding from Elon Musk, choosing instead to tap his brain to make the cryptocurrency a greener …
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TechCrunch, Bloomberg, Bitcoin News, CryptoGlobe, BGR, Socialnomics, Wccftech, TechRadar, Finbold, The Capital, Washington Post, and The Daily Hodl
| Matt Burgess / Wired UK: |
A look at WhatsApp's approach to detecting child porn, as police worry that wider use of end-to-end encryption online will make it harder to catch predators — A trail of clues helped police close in on a dangerous predator. Now, a battle over the future of end-to-end encryption could change the rules of engagement| Stephanie Chan / Sensor Tower Blog: |
After WhatsApp's privacy policy changes, in the first four months of 2021, Telegram's installs rose 98% YoY and Signal's first-time downloads were up 1,192% YoY — Popular mobile messenger WhatsApp encountered backlash in January when it was announced that users would need to accept … | Ryan Browne / CNBC: |
A look at apps promising 10-minute grocery delivery in Europe, where VC-backed grocery delivery firms have raised $1.56B in 2021 so far, according to PitchBook — - Turkey's Getir, Germany's Gorillas and Britain's Dija are just a few of the apps promising users 10-minute grocery deliveries.
Tweets: @ryan_browne_, @hkanji, @gavinsbaker, and @geoffcutmore
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