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Sources: Apple issued rare bonuses of restricted stock worth $50K-$180K to select engineers, after Meta poached ~100 Apple engineers over the past few months — Apple Inc. has issued unusual and significant stock bonuses to some engineers in an effort to retain talent …
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| Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: |
Some LastPass users say their master passwords were compromised and used in blocked login attempts from unknown IPs; LastPass blames “credential stuffing” — Many LastPass users report that their master passwords have been compromised after receiving email warnings that someone tried …
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| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Waymo partners with Chinese automotive company Geely to bring a “rider-first” EV with no steering wheel to its US robotaxi Waymo One fleet in the coming years — Waymo One is Alphabet's Lyft/Uber competitor that's live in Phoenix and currently undergoing testing in San Francisco.
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| Tanzeel Akhtar / CoinDesk: |
DeBank, which lets users track and analyze their DeFi investments, raises $25M led by Sequoia China at a $200M valuation — Decentralized finance (DeFi) portfolio firm DeBank has raised $25 million in a funding round that was led by venture capital firm Sequoia China.
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| Kris Holt / Engadget: |
Adam Mosseri says in 2022 Instagram will “double down” on video, consolidate its video products around Reels, and focus on creators, transparency, and messaging — In a brief year-end video message, Instagram head Adam Mosseri offered some insight into what's ahead for the platform.| Bloomberg: |
Apple places Foxconn's southern India factory on probation following worker protests and an investigation that revealed substandard living conditions — - Foxconn apologized for lapses in worker living conditions — Apple has asked for corrective actions before factory reopens| Michail / GSMArena.com: |
Xiaomi unveils the 6.28-inch 12 and 6.73-inch 12 Pro with Snapdragon 8, 50MP camera, up to 12GB of RAM and 256GB SSD, coming December 31 starting at ~$580 — After months of leaks and rumors, Xiaomi's 12 series is now official with two entries - Xiaomi 12 and Xiaomi 12 Pro.
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| BBC: |
Amazon says it has updated Alexa after the voice assistant “challenged” a 10-year-old girl to touch a penny to the prongs of a half-inserted plug — Amazon has updated its Alexa voice assistant after it “challenged” a 10-year-old girl to touch a coin to the prongs of a half-inserted plug.
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| Reuters: |
A California federal judge rules that Sundar Pichai can be questioned for up to two hours in a privacy lawsuit over Chrome's Incognito mode — Dec 28 (Reuters) - Plaintiffs who accused Alphabet Inc's (GOOGL.O) Google of unlawfully tracking their internet use while on “Incognito” … | Laura Forman / Wall Street Journal: |
Early pandemic winners, including Cathie Wood's ARK fund, Peloton, Zoom, Poshmark, DocuSign, Chegg, and Zillow, have seen their market value decline in 2021 — Those former tech sweethearts that experienced a reversal in fortune this year could remain in the dumps in 2022| Debarghya Sil / Inc42: |
Indian B2B manufacturing services marketplace Zetwerk raises a $210M Series F led by Greenoaks at a $2.5B valuation, four months after raising $150M — D1 Capital, IIFL, ICONIQ, and Steadview Capital also participated in the new round — As per Inc42 analysis, the new round will help Zetwerk's valuation soar to $2.5 Bn
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| Mariam Baksh / Nextgov: |
Biden signs the annual defense bill codifying voluntary cybersecurity frameworks for the private sector, which operates the bulk of US's critical infrastructure — Major breaches over the past year were a double-edged sword in efforts to pass a crucial mandatory reporting measure … Sponsor Posts
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