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Apple commits to be 100% carbon neutral across its entire business, manufacturing supply chain, and product life cycle by 2030 — Already carbon neutral today for corporate emissions worldwide, the company plans to bring its entire carbon footprint to net zero 20 years sooner than IPCC targets
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Spotify launches video podcasts worldwide, starting with select creators, letting free and paid users seamlessly move between the video and audio versions — Spotify today announced the global launch of video podcasts. The new feature at launch will allow users, including both free users …
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LinkedIn says it will cut ~960 jobs, or 6% of its global workforce, as the pandemic is having a sustained impact on demand for its recruitment products — (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp's (MSFT.O) professional networking site LinkedIn said on Tuesday it would cut about 960 jobs …
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Ahead of next week's antitrust hearing, sources say the committee spoke with Microsoft's Brad Smith on his concerns about how Apple operates its App Store — Apple CEO Tim Cook, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, Alphabet/Google CEO Sundar Pichai, and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg are all set to participate …
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AMD unveils 7nm Ryzen 4000 series desktop processors based on its Zen 2 architecture, but says they will only come in prebuilt OEM systems first — The new lineup is only coming to prebuilt OEM systems first, though — AMD is beginning to bring its latest 7nm Ryzen 4000 chips based …
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A deep dive into how Robinhood makes money and how its UX design and algorithmic nudges can lead some inexperienced investors to undertake riskier trades — Don't be the gravy … For someone who clearly has strong opinions they enjoy communicating with others, investing occupies a weird place for me.
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Dance, an e-bike subscription service created by SoundCloud founders, initially launches in Berlin for €59 per month, backed by BlueYard Capital — You've heard of e-bike and e-scooter rentals startups spreading across cities. But today three veterans of the startup world will launch … | Politico: |
US House of Representatives votes to ban TikTok on federal devices, as part of a package of amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act — The House on Monday voted to bar federal employees from downloading the video-sharing app TikTok on government-issued devices as part of a $741 billion defense policy bill.| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Norway-based classified ads publisher Adevinta acquires eBay's classifieds business unit in a $9.2B deal — Consolidation continues apace in the world of e-commerce, and today it was the turn of the classified ads market. Today, eBay announced that it had reached a deal to sell off …
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Linux Foundation announces initiative to help public health officials in pandemic battle, launches two COVID-19 tracker apps using Google and Apple APIs — The project will use the Google Apple Exposure Notification system to support public health authority's testing, tracing, and isolation practices.
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Home insurance tech startup Hippo, raises $150M at a valuation of $1.5B; CEO says it's on track for $100M+ of revenue in the next year — - Dragoneer, Ribbit Capital joined $150 million funding round — Insurance tech firm's CEO preparing for IPO next year| Patrick McGee / Financial Times: |
The autonomous vehicle industry is gravitating toward “highway-only autonomy”, including long-haul trucks, as its hyped pursuit of “go-anywhere” taxis stalls — Sector focuses on long-haul trucks and passenger vehicles after ‘autonomous disillusionment’| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Instagram is testing a Personal Fundraiser feature, first in the US, UK, and Ireland on Android — Instagram today announced a new tool for personal fundraisers. The company says it's beginning a small test of the feature, which will allow users to link directly to a fundraiser from their profile page.
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