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Biden signs an EO calling on regulators to enact reforms such as increasing scrutiny of tech mergers and focusing more on moves like “killer acquisitions” — - President Joe Biden signed a new executive order aimed at cracking down on anti-competitive practices in Big Tech, labor and numerous other sectors.
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Sources: Apple has had discussions with NFL execs to buy streaming rights for Sunday Ticket games, which currently air on DirecTV — Apple has expressed interest in the streaming rights for a package of National Football League games the NFL is now auctioning, said people familiar with the situation …
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Sources: the FTC has opened an in-depth investigation into Amazon's purchase of MGM — Any hopes that Amazon had of completing its $8.5 billion purchase of movie and TV studio MGM anytime soon may have just gone out the window. — The Federal Trade Commission on Friday opened … | Deanna Paul / Wall Street Journal: |
New York City opens a real-time cyberattack defense center, the first major US metropolitan area to do so, with 282 partners sharing info on potential threats — Initiative brings together government agencies and business groups to share intelligence and respond to digital threats
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TikTok tests auto-deletion of videos as they are uploaded, for categories like minor safety, adult nudity and sexual activities, violent and graphic content — TikTok is rolling out a new system that will allow the company to block videos that violate its policies automatically when they're uploaded.
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Instacart hired at least 55 engineers, product managers, recruiters, designers, and data scientists from Facebook this year, based on analysis of LinkedIn data — Instacart CEO Apoorva Mehta's decision to hire his replacement as the grocery delivery firm prepares a public stock debut surprised most of its employees and investors.
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Crypto exchange Bullish, unveiled in May as a subsidiary of Block.one, to go public via a SPAC merger at a $9B valuation — The deal is expected to be completed by the end of 2021. — Crypto exchange Bullish is set for a public listing through a merger with the special purpose acquisition company led …
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Square announces it will build a hardware wallet for bitcoin, after Jack Dorsey had discussed the possibility of creating one in June — CEO Jack Dorsey said the company was considering one in June — Square is going to make a hardware wallet for bitcoin, the company's hardware lead, Jesse Dorogusker, announced on Thursday.
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News Corp has shut down its news aggregation service Knewz after just 18 months of operation, citing lack of profits — News Corp shuttered its the aggregation site Knewz on Friday, just 18 months after its launch. Users who navigated to the site found an announcement declaring, “Knewz is no more.”
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Biden warns Putin in a call that the US “will take any necessary action” to defend its people and critical infrastructure, after the latest ransomware attacks — President Biden told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday that the United States will take “any necessary action” …
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Latest iOS 14.7 beta fixes a bug that caused certain network names to disable iPhone's WiFi — Over the last several weeks, a flaw has emerged in iOS that means a handful of network names can actually disable Wi-Fi on your iPhone altogether. In the latest beta of iOS 14.7 … | Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal: |
App Annie says it is exploring strategic options, including going public; sources: it had about $120M in revenue last year and is considering a possible sale — Analytics firm's review comes amid a wave of deals and public offerings in ad tech — App research company App Annie Inc …
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Book review of An Ugly Truth: an effective examination of every major Facebook scandal and shortcomings in Facebook's leadership, structure, and accountability — AN UGLY TRUTH — Inside Facebook's Battle for Domination — On Jan. 6, after monitoring the messages domestic extremists …
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