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| Megan Graham / CNBC: |
Snap says Apple's changes to IDFA will interrupt demand; Unity says IDFA changes will affect how mobile game developers “optimize lifetime customer value” — - Snap and Unity Software, which reported fourth quarter earnings after the bell Thursday, both warned of the upcoming impact …
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Financial Times, VentureBeat, CNET, Ad Age, The Information, AppleInsider, Reuters, Barron's Online, and AdExchanger
Tweets: @mtatsis, @munster_gene, @munster_gene, @garettsloane, and @modestproposal1
| Ben Thompson / Stratechery: |
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Mobile Dev Memo, The Economist, AdExchanger, and Mobile Dev Memo
| Cherlynn Low / Engadget: |
Google says Pixel users will be able to use their phone cameras to measure pulse and breath rates through the Google Fit app, starting next month — Like many of us, Google is getting more interested in our health. The company is announcing today new features that will allow …
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The Keyword, The Verge, The Economic Times, BGR India, Gizchina, Phandroid, Firstpost Tech, TechRadar, Pricebaba.com Daily, Pocket-lint, Input, PCMag, Android Beat, Mashable, and AndroidGuys
Tweets: @google, @glenngabe, @thekenyeung, @derekmross, @backlon, @jake_k, and @jeff_delgado
| Josh Eidelson / Bloomberg: |
In a NLRB filing, the Alphabet Workers Union accuses Google vendor Adecco of violating US labor law by forbidding contract workers from discussing their pay — - New labor group accuses Google vendor of violating labor law — Worker says Facebook post got her suspended by contractor
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Bloomberg, Insider, Forbes, CNET, and The Verge
Tweets: @josheidelson, @econ_marshall, @googlewalkout, @josheidelson, @mattdpearce, and @gigworkersrise
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Kuaishou's shares jumped 194% in its Hong Kong debut after raising $5.4B in an IPO, valuing the company at $179B — - Tencent-backed short-video startup raised $5.4 billion in IPO — Debut performance is second best globally after Alibaba.com — Kuaishou Technology …
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Reuters, South China Morning Post, Tech Xplore, TechCrunch, Tech in Asia, CNBC, and caixinglobal.com. Tweets: @pingroma
| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Google starts rolling out Google News Showcase in Australia, paying local and regional publishers, amid an ongoing dispute over Australia's proposed media rules — Google has a $1 billion plan to pay publishers for content that appears in a cross-service “News Showcase” product.| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Google is exploring a less-stringent Android alternative to Apple's App Tracking Transparency feature, resembling planned Chrome changes — - Internet giant mulls bringing web privacy approach to Android — Google balancing user privacy with developer, advertiser needs
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Engadget, The Next Web, Android Authority, Phandroid, Gizmodo, Social Media Today, SlashGear, Trusted Reviews, Pocketnow, The Verge, 9to5Google, MacDailyNews, and XDA Developers
Tweets: @johnwilander, @joshuaswingle, @markgurman, @lukemiani, @jessedamiani, and @swodinsky
| Lauren Kaori Gurley / VICE: |
Amazon is quietly transitioning its US warehouse workers to 10-hour graveyard shifts; labor experts say the move is to cut costs and pay for fewer benefits — The company has been quietly transitioning warehouse workers at Amazon warehouses nationwide to a 10-hour graveyard shift, known as the “megacycle.”
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SiliconANGLE, The Verge, Engadget, Insider, and Input
Tweets: @evan_greer, @darakerr, @josephfcox, @josephfcox, @brian_callaci, @swopusa, @laurenkgurley, @gregmexico760, @ustechworkers, @chrisheuer, @johnsemley3000, @joanaramirouk, @marwilliamson, @rafaelshimunov, @sad13, @drebastion, @repjayapal, @awolfeful, @kikuhughes, @selenalarson, @nickwingfield, @robzacny, @hamiltonnolan, @bigblackjacobin, @laurenkgurley, @katiedrumm, @emanuelmaiberg, @a_cado_appears, @jason_koebler, @bigblackjacobin, @jane24477, @terrigerstein, @ldignan, and @wolfiechristl
| Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge: |
Snap says Spotlight had 100M MAUs in January, two months after its launch, with the feature receiving an average of 175K video submissions per day — A surprisingly successful debut — Snap says its TikTok competitor, Spotlight, had 100 million users in January 2021, just two months after it launched.
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Business Wire, WeRSM, Social Media Today, Hollywood Reporter, and Engadget
Tweets: @ashleyrcarman and @robinwauters
| Salvador Rodriguez / CNBC: |
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Tweets: @richlightshed, @karissabe, @charliebilello, @charliebilello, and @megancgraham
| Kyle Bradshaw / 9to5Google: |
Google delists the popular Chrome extension The Great Suspender for containing malware and is disabling the extension for those who installed it — This afternoon, Google has delisted the popular extension The Great Suspender for containing malware and is proactively disabling the extension for those who have it.
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XDA Developers, Lifehacker, GitHub, Chrome Unboxed, Gizmodo, Neowin, SlashGear, HotHardware.com News, The Verge, Android Central, Android Police, and Windows Central
Tweets: @bcrypt, @obrien, and @chrisnelder
| Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security: |
Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter took coordinated action to take down top members of account hijacking forum OGUsers and seized hundreds of accounts — Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter this week all took steps to crack down on users involved in trafficking hijacked user accounts across their platforms.
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New York Times, Wired, BGR India, VICE, CyberNews, Input, Reuters, Engadget, The Verge, and CyberScoop
| Alex Kantrowitz / Big Technology: |
Apptopia: since Trump was banned from Twitter, daily use of Twitter has remained remarkably consistent — Trump's presence on Twitter had no impact on how much people used it, contrary to the popular narrative. … For as long as Donald Trump was president, there was a common misconception that Twitter's fate was tied to his.
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The Overspill. Tweets: @elipariser, @randfish, @beltzner, @digiphile, @sarthakgh, @elliotturn, and @philnobilejr
| Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: |
Activision Blizzard reports Q4 net revenue of $2.41B, up 21% YoY, driven by a record year for Call of Duty, which had full year premium unit sales up 40% YoY — Activision Blizzard reported earnings today that beat Wall Street's expectations with 21% revenue growth to $2.41 billion for the fourth quarter ended December 31.
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Activision Blizzard, GamingBolt, Yahoo Finance, MarketWatch, PC Games Insider, Wccftech, Game Rant, Twinfinite, Benzinga, Windows Central, Forbes, Investor's Business Daily, and Bloomberg. Tweets: @slasher
| Hamish McKenzie / Substack Blog: |
Substack co-founder says Facebook and Twitter getting into paid newsletters is a positive thing for writers and the media ecosystem, implores them to go all in — When Twitter announced that it had acquired the email newsletter provider Revue to create a Substack competitor, I tweeted a smartass response:| Eric Martin / Bloomberg: |
Biden's nominee for Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo says she sees “no reason” Huawei, ZTE, and other Chinese companies should be removed from US blacklist — - Gina Raimondo responds to written questions from GOP senators — Huawei, other Chinese companies are also on U.S. Entity List| The Information: |
Source: Apple is planning a $3,000+ mixed-reality headset with 8K displays, eye-tracking tech, and 12+ cameras to track hand movements and show the real world — A mixed-reality headset Apple is developing will be equipped with more than a dozen cameras for tracking hand movements …
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The Verge, UploadVR, The Next Web, SlashGear, BGR India, Ars Technica, 9to5Mac, Tom's Guide, TechRadar, Ubergizmo, OnMSFT.com, Loup TV, Pocket-lint, Tom's Hardware, HotHardware.com News, Game Rant, VRScout, BGR, MSPoweruser, Input, Trusted Reviews, ExtremeTech, CNET, Gizmodo, Engadget, PetaPixel, and GameSpot
Tweets: @alexeheath, @brianroemmele, @alexeheath, @lucasmtny, @floppyadult, @msitarzewski, @jasminezroberts, @jeffcannata, @scobleizer, @gavinpurcell, @tailosivetech, @lazerwalker, @kahjahkins, @mcwm, @anshelsag, @rengle820, @anshelsag, @scobleizer, @glenngabe, @lauramandaro, @greengart, @raywongy, @jank0, @bzamayo, @gregnibler, @kylebrussell, @dylanmcd8, @lanceulanoff, @caitlin__kelly, @parkerortolani, @yoda, @scobleizer, @anshelsag, @jank0, @raywongy, @patrickklepek, @alex, @waltmossberg, @loh, @krausefx, @kylebrussell, @cityofthetown, @taynixster, @amir, @jetscott, @jetscott, @kosmatos, @kylebrussell, @realharveymark, and @jessicalessin
| Liam Tung / ZDNet: |
Five high-ranking Google engineers propose new rules for developers working on “critical” open source projects, including no unilateral code changes — If your open-source software project is considered “critical”, you could be facing a lot more work and responsibility in the future.| Felix Salmon / Axios: |
Wikimedia Foundation announces CEO Katherine Maher will step down as of April 15, says its annual budget doubled to estimated $140M in 2021 under her leadership — Katherine Maher, the Wikimedia Foundation's CEO, will step down as of April 15, she tells Axios, leaving the nonprofit … | Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge: |
Ford will increase its investment in autonomous vehicles to ~$7B over 10 years through 2025, $5B of that from 2021 onward, as part of its Ford Mobility efforts — The Blue Oval is putting more money on its electric bet — Ford is increasing its investment in electric and autonomous vehicles … Sponsor Posts
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