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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft announces Windows 11, with a simplified UI, new Windows store, Start menu, Teams integrated into taskbar, and more, available free to Windows 10 users — A new version of Windows is officially on the way — Microsoft is officially confirming the name for the next release of Windows today: Windows 11.
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft says it is bringing Android apps to Windows 11 through Amazon's Appstore — A surprise addition to Windows 11 — Microsoft is bringing Android apps to Windows 11. The software giant revealed its surprise Windows 11 addition during its special Windows event today.
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| Dina Bass / Bloomberg: |
Microsoft's bundling of Teams into Windows 11 is a throwback to its anticompetitive behavior in the 1990s, even as it now criticizes rivals over similar tactics — Teams software gets a leg up on Slack, Zoom with addition to the latest PC operating system — Microsoft Corp.'s Windows 11 … | Pradeep / MSPoweruser: |
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| Lawrence Abrams / BleepingComputer: |
Western Digital says some My Book Live devices are being compromised by malware leading to a factory reset erasing all data, believes its servers weren't hacked — Western Digital My Book NAS owners worldwide found that their devices have been mysteriously factory reset and all of their files deleted.
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| Stephen Shankland / CNET: |
Google delays plans to block third-party cookies from early 2022 to late 2023, says it wants to find ways to protect privacy without hurting ad-dependent sites — Google has delayed a major privacy change to its Chrome browser, pushing back a plan to block third-party cookies until late 2023 …
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| Makena Kelly / The Verge: |
After approving five major antitrust bills on Wed., House committee approves the Ending Platform Monopolies Act on Thursday; all bills now head to House floor — I'm going to sleep — This story is part of a group of stories called — After nearly two years of investigations …
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| Eva Mathews / Reuters: |
The Teamsters, one of the largest labor unions in the US, votes to support, fund, and supply resources to employees of Amazon in their unionization efforts — The International Brotherhood of Teamsters, a labor union in the United States and Canada, said on Thursday it has voted to formalize …
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| Byron Tau / Wall Street Journal: |
A look at Premise, an app that pays users around the world for tasks like taking photos, and has clients like US military using the data to gather intelligence — The Premise app pays users, many in the developing world, to do tasks like taking photos and completing surveys for clients including the U.S. military
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| Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: |
Researchers discover four major vulnerabilities in Dell SupportAssist's BIOSConnect feature, letting hackers remotely execute code, affecting 129 Dell models — Security researchers have found four major security vulnerabilities in the BIOSConnect feature of Dell SupportAssist …
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| Kate Rooney / CNBC: |
Andreessen Horowitz raises $2.2B for its third fund focused on crypto startups and cryptocurrencies — - The Silicon Valley venture capital firm just announced a new $2.2 billion cryptocurrency-focused fund. — “We believe that the next wave of computing innovation will be driven by crypto …
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| Ashley Carman / The Verge: |
Amazon acquires Art19, a major podcast hosting and monetization platform, for an undisclosed sum — Art19 goes to Amazon Music — Amazon Music is getting more serious about its podcast endeavors. Today, the company announced that it's acquiring Art19, a major podcast hosting and monetization platform for an undisclosed sum.| Diane Bartz / Reuters: |
FTC's Khan appoints Erie Meyer as chief technologist, Holly Vedova as acting head of Bureau of Competition, Sam Levine as head of Bureau of Consumer Protection — Tech critic and the new chair of the Federal Trade Commission, Lina Khan, has named three top staffers in a signal that the agency … | Corrie Driebusch / Wall Street Journal: |
Twilio and Asana, both listed on NYSE, agree to list on Silicon Valley-based Long-Term Stock Exchange, the first two companies to agree to dual list on LTSE — Exchange hopes to be signal to investors of which companies have sustainable practices — A Silicon Valley stock exchange …
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| Katie Roof / Bloomberg: |
Doximity, a networking platform for doctors, closed at $53 per share, up 104%, in its trading debut after raising about $606M, valuing the company at $9.5B — - Health-care platform reaches $9.5 billion market value — More than 80% of U.S. doctors use Doximity's platform
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| Michael Potuck / 9to5Mac: |
Instagram starts to quietly roll out the option to publish posts from its website on desktop, but iPad is not supported — After we got a sneak peek at the feature last month, Instagram has quietly rolled out the option to create and publish posts from its website on desktop (but not on iPad).
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| Corrie Driebusch / Wall Street Journal: |
Filing: Chinese ride-hailing company Didi Global is looking to raise ~$3.9B in its NYSE debut, sets a targeted range of $13-$14 per ADS at a $62B-$67B valuation — Chinese ride-hailing company looks to raise $3.9 billion at midpoint of its price range — Didi Global Inc. …
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| TechCrunch: |
New York-based SmartAsset, a marketplace that connects consumers to financial advisors, raises $110M Series D led by TTV Capital at over $1B valuation — SmartAsset, a marketplace that connects consumers to financial advisors, announced today that it has raised $110 million in a Series D round of funding.Thanks:@bayareawriter
| Paul Sawers / VentureBeat: |
Google extends its Open Source Vulnerabilities database to include vulnerability databases from major open source projects, including Python, Rust, Go, and DWF — Where does your enterprise stand on the AI adoption curve? Take our AI survey to find out. — Google today announced … | Lizette Chapman / Bloomberg: |
UI design and prototyping tool Figma raises $200M at a valuation of $10B, quintupling its valuation since last year — Software design company Figma Inc. has raised fresh funding at a valuation of $10 billion, quintupling its pricetag since last year. The company, which allows customers …
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