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| Moxie Marlinspike / Signal Blog: |
Signal CEO Moxie Marlinspike steps down; WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton will act as the interim CEO as the search for a permanent replacement begins — It's a new year, and I've decided it's a good time to replace myself as the CEO of Signal. — I have now been working on Signal for almost a decade.
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| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
Report: European carriers voice opposition to Apple's Private Relay, as T-Mobile and others begin blocking the VPN-like service in the US and parts of Europe — Earlier today, a report indicated that some European carriers were blocking the Private Relay feature introduced by Apple with iOS 15.
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| Sean Hollister / The Verge: |
Android lead Hiroshi Lockheimer says Apple is “holding back” the messaging experience for not just Android but its own users by not supporting RCS in iMessage — Android boss says it's not about iMessage — it's about RCS — On Saturday, Android boss Hiroshi Lockheimer accused Apple of …
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| The Korea Herald: |
Apple will let developers use alternative payment systems in South Korea, complying with a law banning app store operators from forcing their own IAP systems — Apple will allow alternative payment systems in South Korea in compliance with a new local law that bans app store operators …
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Reuters, XDA Developers, TechCrunch, The Verge, 9to5Mac, MacDailyNews, Engadget, MacRumors, MACお宝 …, iMore, iThinkDifferent, AppleInsider, iPhone Hacks, MediaNama, Cult of Mac, Livemint, Slashdot, WRAL TechWire, Patently Apple, and GSMArena.com. Tweets: @timsweeneyepic
| Mary Ann Azevedo / TechCrunch: |
Brex, which offers online financial tools for SMBs, raises a $300M Series D-2 at a $12.3B valuation, bringing its total funding to $1.2B — In the latest fintech megaround, Brex has confirmed that it has raised $300 million in a Series D-2 round that ups its valuation to $12.3 billion.
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Protocol, Finextra, Crowdfund Insider, FinSMEs, and CTech
| Kara Swisher / New York Times: |
Interview with Microsoft's Phil Spencer on why he thinks the metaverse is an extension of gaming, sexual misconduct allegations at Activision Blizzard, and more — When you walk in the room, do you have sway? — I'm Kara Swisher, and you're listening to “Sway.”
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| Javier Espinoza / Financial Times: |
As the EU finalizes its Digital Markets Act, Google is making a last-ditch lobbying effort with ads, emails, and social media posts targeted at politicians — Group targets Brussels officials and politicians with advertising, emails and social media posts — Google is making a last-ditch effort … | Jonathan Greig / ZDNet: |
Report: the number of cyber attacks per week on corporate networks globally grew 50% YoY in 2021, peaking towards the end of Q4, largely due to the Log4j flaw — Check Point Research said that among its customers, there was a 50% increase in overall attacks per week on corporate networks compared to 2020.
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| David Cohen / Adweek: |
Mozilla's data sharing project Rally and The Markup launch Facebook Pixel Hunt, a study to investigate Meta's data collection and tracking practices — Firefox users who opt into ‘Facebook Pixel Hunt’ will use tools in the Rally browser extension
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Miami-based Novo, a neobank for SMBs, raises a $90M Series B led by Stripes at a $700M valuation — Novo, the startup building a new kind of banking service from the ground up for small and medium businesses, has closed a significant round of funding to take the next step in growing its platform.
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| The Cloudflare Blog: |
Ransom DDoS attacks in Q4 2021 rose 29% YoY and 175% QoQ; China has the highest percentage of originating network traffic for application-layer attacks — This post is also available in 日本語, Deutsch, Français, Español, 한국어.
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| Susan Decker / Bloomberg: |
Research: Huawei received 2,770 US patents in 2021, behind Samsung, Canon, TSMC, and IBM; US companies received under half of 327,329 US patents issued in 2021 — Huawei Technologies Co. is continuing to move up the list of companies getting the most U.S. patents, according to a new study …
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| Romain Dillet / TechCrunch: |
Qonto, a French challenger bank focused on business accounts for SMBs and freelancers, raises a $552M Series D led by Tiger Global and TCV at a $5B valuation — French startup Qonto has raised a $552 million Series D funding round (€486 million). Following this investment … | Joe Rossignol / MacRumors: |
Apple shares 2021 highlights: developers made $260B+ via the App Store since its debut, up from $200B+ YoY, US and Canadian consumers used 30M tickets in Wallet — Apple today highlighted the continued growth and expansion of its services in 2021, including the App Store, Apple Music … | Mitchell Clark / The Verge: |
The Associated Press will launch a photojournalism NFT marketplace built by blockchain tech provider Xooa on Jan. 31, with proceeds used to fund its journalism — It's offering collectors ‘exclusive, historic, and stunning visual content’ — The Associated Press, or AP …
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| Bloomberg: |
Profile of Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao, worth an estimated $96B, as the company generated an estimated $20B+ in revenue in 2021 — The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix draws princes, movie stars and world-famous athletes every year to party on Yas Island, the entertainment hub about 30 minutes from the center of downtown.
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| TechCrunch: |
Peer-to-peer car sharing marketplace Turo files its S-1, showing it had a $97.1M net loss on net revenue of $149.9M in 2020, up 6% YoY — Peer-to-peer car-sharing startup Turo has released its filing to become a publicly traded company in the United States, a process the company began confidentially in August.
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Wall Street Journal and Reuters
| Sarah E. Needleman / Wall Street Journal: |
Take-Two will acquire Zynga for $12.7B, or $9.86 per share, a 64% premium on Zynga's January 7 closing price; Take-Two develops GTA, Red Dead, and other titles — Deal would be about a 64% premium to Zynga's Friday closing stock price — Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. agreed …
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| Kif Leswing / CNBC: |
Meta delays a full return to the office until March 28 and will require COVID-19 booster shots for returning staff — - Facebook parent Meta Platforms said on Monday that it will require Covid-19 booster shots for employees. — It is also delaying employees' return to U.S. offices until March 28 from Jan. 31.
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| Ben Dummett / Wall Street Journal: |
Paris-based Back Market, an online marketplace for refurbished iPhones and other devices, raises $510M led by Sprints Capital at a $5.7B valuation — Fresh funding for electronics reseller underscores heady market for startups in Europe — Back Market, an online marketplace … | Washington Post: |
Sources: Trump declined offers from Gettr and Parler in favor of his own social media startup, and is frustrated with the slow development of TRUTH Social — Advisers say the former president is frustrated by the pace of development of his promised website, still months away from its launch| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Ride hailing and food delivery app Bolt raises €628M at a €7.4B valuation co-led by Sequoia Capital and Fidelity Management — Economies of scale are an essential cornerstone for on-demand companies, and to that end one of the hopefuls in the space has raised a big round to grow its business.
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