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A CA court dismissed bribery charges against Apple's security chief Thomas Moyer, saying accusation of iPad donations for gun permits was “pure speculation” — A court in California on Tuesday dismissed bribery charges against Apple Inc's (AAPL.O) security chief … | Nikhilesh De / CoinDesk: |
Coinbase says Coinbase Pro users will be able to trade dogecoin starting Thursday “if liquidity conditions are met” — The exchange typically adds cryptocurrencies to its retail platform a few weeks after first listing on the professional version.
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| Michael Hirtzer / Bloomberg: |
JBS says it has made “significant progress” to resolve the cyberattack impacting operations and the “vast majority” of its meat plants will be operational Wed. — JBS SA has made “significant progress” to resolve the cyberattack that impacted operations this week …
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JBS, the world's top meatpacker, is hit by a ransomware attack, leading it to pause its Australian operations, livestock slaughter in many US states, and more — - The attack caused JBS's Australian operations to shut down on Monday. The company, the world's largest meatpacker, said it was working to resolve the incident.
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| Annie Palmer / CNBC: |
Amazon announces this year's Prime Day will take place on June 21 and 22, returning to its typical summertime slot — - Amazon's annual Prime Day event will take place June 21 and 22, the company announced Wednesday. — Prime Day is returning to its normal summertime slot after Amazon postponed … | Nikkei Asia: |
Analysis: Apple had more suppliers in China than any other country including Taiwan in 2020; number of Apple suppliers in US also slid despite Trump's trade war — Number of US companies in supply chain also slides despite Trump's trade war — TAIPEI — China now boasts more Apple suppliers …
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| Elizabeth Paton / New York Times: |
Etsy says it is buying the London-based fashion resale app Depop, popular with Gen Z, for $1.6B in an all-cash deal — The acquisition is the latest to underscore the skyrocketing popularity of secondhand fashion platforms amid the pandemic. — Depop, the fashion resale marketplace beloved …
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| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Source: Apple has lost at least three top managers of its self-driving car team in recent months — - Company sees at least three departures from top of car group — Apple has begun early work on an autonomous electric vehicle — Apple Inc. has lost multiple top managers … | Jon Porter / The Verge: |
Huawei announces first smartwatches running HarmonyOS: the Huawei Watch 3 and Huawei Watch 3 Pro for £349.99 and £499.99 in the UK, available June 18 and 28 — With eSIM compatibility and support for video calls over MeeTime — Huawei has announced its first smartwatches running …
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TSMC has started construction on its 5nm semiconductor factory in Arizona and says 3nm production in Taiwan is on track to start volume production in H2 2022 — Construction has started at a site in Arizona where Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (2330.TW) (TSMC) …
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Documents: SEC told Tesla last year that Elon Musk twice violated a court-ordered policy requiring his tweets be vetted by lawyers in 2019 and 2020 — SEC said Musk flouted court-ordered policy in 2019 and 2020, records show — WASHINGTON—Securities regulators told Tesla Inc. last year … | Mary Ann Azevedo / TechCrunch: |
Yieldstreet, which lets users make alternative investments in areas like real estate and shipping, raises $100M Series C, bringing its total raised to $278.5M — These days, investing goes way beyond the stock market. And in recent years there's been a growing number of startups which aim …
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Nvidia GeForce RTX 3030 Ti review: very quiet, ideal for 1440p and 4K gaming, and DLSS is great, but expensive at $1,199, runs hot, and has a clunky adaptor — Nvidia goes back to 4K for more than $1K — Last year's Nvidia RTX 3080 was the first GPU to make 4K gaming finally feasible.| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
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| Thomas Brewster / Forbes: |
Researcher finds that Alibaba-owned UC Browser app on iOS and Android sends information on every website a user visits to UCWeb servers, even in incognito mode — If you went to download Alibaba-owned app UC Browser this month, whether from Google's Android Play store or Apple's iOS App Store …
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| Daphne Leprince-Ringuet / ZDNet: |
TrendForce report: the combined revenue of the top 10 foundries, which make silicon wafers for semiconductors, reached a record-high of $22.75B in Q1 2021 — A new report shows that in the face of unprecedented demand, chip manufacturers are increasing the price of wafers, leading to exceptional revenues across the industry.
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| Charles Duhigg / New Yorker: |
A close look at Chamath Palihapitiya and SPACs, which could become a fixture of the economy as investors develop proper skepticism and regulations emerge — Chamath Palihapitiya says that the investment tool lets ordinary people get rich off startups. It may be hype—but hype can be its own economic engine.
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| Selena Deckelmann / The Mozilla Blog: |
Mozilla updates Firefox desktop and mobile apps with a revamped design, details the data-driven process used to guide the creation of the new streamlined look — We set out in 2021 to reimagine Firefox's design to be fast, modern and inviting the first time you run it and every day after.
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Cognigy, which offers a low-code conversational AI platform for businesses to create text and voice virtual agents, raises $44M Series B led by Insight Partners — Artificial intelligence is becoming an increasingly common part of how customer service works — a trend that was accelerated …
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| Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: |
London-based Divido, a marketplace for lenders that offers B2C and B2B financing to customers at checkout, raises $30M Series B led by HSBC and ING — London-based Divido, a whitelabel platform for retail finance that integrates with ecommerce platforms (but can also support omni-channel) …
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A draft EU proposal, set to be unveiled Thursday, details a plan for European Digital Identity Wallets, letting citizens access services across the bloc — - European Digital Identity proposal to be unveiled on Thursday — Digital wallet will offer access to services across the bloc| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Munich-based on-demand mass transportation service FlixMobility raises $650M Series G, as a mix of equity and debt, at a $3B valuation — As consumers around the world slowly start to get moving again — and fingers crossed that new waves of Covid-19 cases do not set that back … | The Hill: |
A Pentagon audit from May cleared the use of two DJI drones built for government use, after the Interior Dept. grounded its fleet of China-made drones in Jan. — Two drone models made by China's largest manufacturer have been cleared for use by a Pentagon audit, according to a report summary obtained by The Hill.
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| Natasha Mascarenhas / TechCrunch: |
Guild Education, a learning marketplace that pairs employees with employer-sponsored programs, raises $150M Series E at a $3.75B valuation — Guild Education, which pairs employees with employer-sponsored learning opportunities, has raised $150 million in a Series E round.Sponsor Posts
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