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| Daisuke Wakabayashi / New York Times: |
The US ITC issues a final ruling declaring Google infringed on five Sonos audio tech patents and is banned from importing products that violate Sonos' IP — The company will not be allowed to import products that infringe on Sonos patents, including smart speakers, video streaming devices, and some computers and phones.
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| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Following the US ITC's ruling in favor of Sonos, Google changes Assistant device setup and Speaker Groups, which now require adjusting speakers individually — Following the US ITC ruling in favor of Sonos, Google this afternoon announced a series of changes to how Speaker Groups and its Assistant devices work.
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| Ben Horowitz / Andreessen Horowitz: |
a16z raises $9B across three funds: a $1.5B Bio fund, a $5B Growth fund, and a $2.5B Venture fund — I am excited to announce that Andreessen Horowitz just raised a fresh $9B to invest via our Venture, Growth, and Bio Funds. We are grateful to our Limited Partners who have believed in us …
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Tweets: @a16z, @pt, @davidgeorge83, @ericnewcomer, @sarthakgh, @davidu, @cindygallop, @vijaypande, @ktmboyle, and @bhorowitz
| Jiyoung Sohn / Wall Street Journal: |
Samsung expects Q4 operating profit of $11.4B, up 52% YoY, on revenue of $63B, up ~24%, thanks to demand for memory chips and its contract chip-making business — South Korean company benefits from continued strength of the semiconductor business — SEOUL— Samsung Electronics Co …
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| Iris Deng / South China Morning Post: |
Shenzhen police send Walmart a warning for not quickly fixing 19 cybersecurity loopholes, days after China slammed Walmart for removing Xinjiang-made products — Public security authorities in Shenzhen found 19 cybersecurity loopholes in November in the online network of Walmart's China …
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| Sarah E. Needleman / Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: GameStop has hired more than 20 people to run a new division developing an NFT marketplace and establishing cryptocurrency partnerships — The retailer is launching a division dedicated to the buzzy new technologies amid a push to turn a profit — GameStop Corp. is launching …
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Tweets: @stevematthews12, @fintechfrank, @nigeleccles, @matt_kohrs, and @cgasparino
| Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: |
ESA says E3 2022 will be an online-only event in the summer due to COVID-19 concerns — The Entertainment Software Association is shifting the Electronic Entertainment Expo to an online-only event out of concerns around the pandemic. — “Due to the ongoing health risks surrounding COVID-19 …
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| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
Mozilla pauses accepting crypto donations following a widespread backlash, mostly over carbon emissions, including from co-founder Jamie Zawinski — Mozilla is the latest company to take heat for its involvement with cryptocurrency — Mozilla, the nonprofit organization that makes …
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Tweets: @jwz, @mozilla, @plinss, @deadalnix, @vers_lalune, @ben_mckenzie, @mikeinspace, @harryhalpin, @parismarx, @algodtrading, @j4vv4d, @aridavidpaul, @dwr, @jgarzik, and @nneuman
| Ry Crist / CNET: |
Amazon debuts Sidewalk Bridge Pro by Ring for farms, factories, and other nonresidential settings, capable of sending and receiving device data up to five miles — A new, dedicated Sidewalk bridge will bring farms, factories and other nonresidential zones online with Amazon's long-range, low-power IoT network.
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The Verge, About Amazon, TechRadar, Internet of Things News, GeekWire, SiliconANGLE, and Thingy IOT
Tweets: @quinnypig and @rycrist
| Filipe Espósito / 9to5Mac: |
Twitter says it is testing “Quote Tweet with reaction”, an option to let iOS users retweet and attach a video reaction — Twitter on Thursday launched a new feature in its iOS app for a small group of users. With this option, it's now possible to retweet someone's post and add your own video reaction using your camera.
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| Kenrick Cai / Forbes: |
Labelbox, which offers data annotation and labeling software, raises a $110M Series D led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2; CEO says Labelbox is “basically a unicorn” — With funding for data startups in a frenzy, data annotation company Labelbox found itself fielding offers …
Tweets: @glenrdixon, @glenrdixon, @glenrdixon, @kenrickcai, and @firstround
| Manish Singh / TechCrunch: |
Avataar, which makes 3D renditions of products for e-commerce sites and direct-to-consumer brands, raises a $45M Series B led by Tiger Global — The vast majority of e-commerce customers prefer to preview the product before making the purchase. That's the reason why the likes of Amazon … | Igor Bonifacic / Engadget: |
Clubhouse starts testing Web Listening, letting US users listen to Replays and live rooms with Replays enabled, compatible with most major browsers — Since its debut in 2020, joining a conversation on Clubhouse has involved opening the app. But that's no longer the case.
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Clubhouse Blog, PhoneArena, iMore, PCMag, BGR India, and 9to5Mac
Tweets: @clubhouse, @philyoussef, @zacsweers, @bitinn, and @9to5mac
| Ionut Ilascu / BleepingComputer: |
Online appointment scheduling service FlexBooker discloses a breach that saw info stolen from 3.7M+ accounts, including partial credit card info, on December 23 — Accounts of more than three million users of the U.S.-based FlexBooker appointment scheduling service have been stolen in an attack …
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Security Affairs, VPNoverview.com, Engadget, Have I Been Pwned …, and The Record. Tweets: @haveibeenpwned
| Crystal Kim / Bloomberg: |
Dogecoin and Shiba Inu, which experienced meteoric rises as meme coins, are down 80% and 65% from their peaks in May and October respectively — - Dogecoin, Shiba, other meme inspired tokens are near lows — Advocates wonder if a Shib price of one cent is still feasible
Tweets: @russellbrandom
| Brandy Betz / CoinDesk: |
DeFi credit protocol Goldfinch raises a $25M Series A extension led by a16z, which also led its $11M Series A last year, and announces the Goldfinch Foundation — Decentralized credit protocol Goldfinch has raised $25 million in a Series A extension round led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) …
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goldfinch_fi, Andreessen Horowitz, FinLedger, PYMNTS.com, Fortune, and TechCrunch
Tweets: @ariannasimpson, @viktorbunin, @acsventures, @wizaj, @mrjasonchoi, @km, @iandaos, and @a16z
| Axios: |
Filing: Parler, the social media app that was temporarily booted from app stores in the aftermath of the January 6 Capitol riot, raises $20M — Parler, the social media app that was temporarily booted from app stores in the aftermath of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, has raised $20 million in new funding … Sponsor Posts
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