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March 21, 2022, 10:00 AM

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New York Times:
Brazil's Supreme Court reverses its decision to ban Telegram, which it had ordered on Friday, after Telegram suddenly worked to comply with the court's orders  —  Brazil's Supreme Court blocked Telegram on Friday.  The messaging app then responded with measures to fight misinformation, and the court quickly lifted its ban.
Alex Sherman / CNBC:
A look at the fallout between Bob Chapek and Bob Iger as Disney restructures for a world where streaming dominates and legacy distribution models fade away  —  Bob Iger, left, and Bob Chapek of Disney  —  April 12, 2020.  That's the day former Disney CEO Bob Iger's relationship …
Hartley Charlton / MacRumors:
A researcher shows Apple's Studio Display has 64GB of onboard storage and uses only 2GB; the storage might be related to Apple's A13 Bionic chip  —  Apple's Studio Display contains 64GB of onboard storage, but only 2GB are actually used by the display, a developer has discovered.
Javier Espinoza / Financial Times:
As EU lawmakers finalize the Digital Markets Act, big US tech companies have failed to lobby for substantial changes and are now focused on compliance  —  Brussels is set to finalise stringent new legislation targeting Silicon Valley giants, whose desperate lobbying has fallen on deaf ears
Miriam Gottfried / Wall Street Journal:
Thoma Bravo has agreed to buy Anaplan for $10.7B or $66/share, after the maker of cloud-based business planning software closed at $50.59 on Friday  —  Anaplan shareholders are to receive $66 a share in cash  —  Private-equity firm Thoma Bravo LP has struck a deal to buy Anaplan Inc. for $10.7 billion …
CBS San Francisco:
A former Apple employee faces federal charges for allegedly defrauding the company out of $10M+, taking kickbacks, stealing parts, evading taxes, and more  —  CUPERTINO (CBS SF) - A former Apple employee is facing federal charges after he allegedly defrauded the tech giant out of millions …
Coco Liu / Bloomberg:
Chinese e-commerce company Pinduoduo misses with ~$4.3B in Q4 revenue, up 3% YoY, as Beijing's crackdown and a delisting threat from the US worry investors  —  Pinduoduo Inc. reported revenue that missed estimates, the third straight quarter it's disappointed investors after China's economic slowdown sapped online consumption.
More: Reuters
Nathan Baschez / Every:
How Substack is trying to balance the constraints of its own ideology of putting authors and readers first with its commitment to growth via its new mobile app  —  In the Spring of 2018 I got invited by the CEO of Substack to come to Toronto for a couple days to hang out with the whole team …

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