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| Mike Masnick / Techdirt: |
Facebook's refusal to pay a misguided media tax, pushed by Rupert Murdoch, is a defense of the open web and criticizing it for rejecting a link tax is bizarre — None of this should have been a surprise. Back in September we wrote about Facebook publicly saying that if Australia went forward …
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CNN, Sydney Morning Herald, and Whither news?
Tweets: @mmasnick, @daphnehk, @jayrosen_nyu, @markscott82, @breakfastnews, @evan_greer, @bradchacos, @randyebarnett, and @chriskeall
| Damien Cave / New York Times: |
As news disappears from Facebook in Australia, while leaving plenty of conspiracy theories, many Australians are outraged but remain divided over what to do — The social network's decision to block journalism rather than pay for it erased more than expected, leaving many outraged and debating what should happen next.
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NBC News, Crikey, and Amnesty International USA
Tweets: @mattyglesias, @carolecadwalla, @chrismartin17, @pomeranian99, @widlore, @maximillian_alv, and @shiraovide
| Nicholas McElroy / ABC: |
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The Guardian, Reuters, and WebProNews
| Casey Newton / Platformer: |
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New York Times, CNN, Sydney Morning Herald, Associated Press, Financial Times, news.com.au, Reuters, and BBC
Tweets: @caseynewton, @jayrosen_nyu, @billyez2, @nxthompson, @julianknight15, @karaswisher, and @marietjeschaake
| Benedict Evans: |
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Financial Times and news.com.au
Tweets: @carnage4life, @benedictevans, @benedictevans, and @benedictevans
| William Easton / About Facebook: |
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HotHardware.com News, The Guardian, BBC, news.com.au, Insider, Digiday, Sydney Morning Herald, TechCrunch, Washington Post, New York Times, Associated Press, BBC, Wall Street Journal, CNN, New York Times, Fast Company, Nieman Lab, The Irish Times, Gizchina, Tech Policy Press, New York Post, The Independent, ConsumerAffairs.com, London Evening Standard, NBC News, Sky News Australia, The Guardian, ABC, The Ararat Advertiser, Infinity World News …, Australian Financial Review, SBS News, 9News, Ars Technica, The National, Verdict, Financial Times, Sky News, KIIS 1065 Sydney, Vox, Bloomberg, Reason, Android Central, Nikkei Asia, BestTechie, Marketing Land, AppleInsider, Hollywood Reporter, Telecoms.com, Axios, Search Engine Roundtable, diginomica, iMore, Reuters, Politico, and Fortune
Facebook: Scott Morrison. Tweets: @joshfrydenberg, @caseybriggs, @davidcicilline, @emilybell, @mikeisaac, @max_fisher, @campbell_brown, @mathewi, @caseynewton, @maxchalm, @jameeljaffer, @katecrawford, @issielapowsky, @emilybell, @kurtwagner8, @clairlemon, @joshuawells93, @caseynewton, @mmasnick, @matthewstoller, @kurtwagner8, @mattnavarra, @normative, @kenklippenstein, @campbell_brown, @jeffjarvis, @maxchalm, @benedictevans, @matthewstoller, @evelyndouek, @rmac18, @matthewstoller, @jeffjarvis, @paulfletchermp, @antoniogm, @shanehuntley, @vindugoel, @defspaladin, @mrkrudd, @rasmus_kleis, and @halsinger
| Todd Spangler / Variety: |
Google adds the Apple TV app to its newest Chromecast device with Google TV and has made it available on Sony and TCL smart TVs that have Google TV — Plugging a notable gap in its streaming lineup, Google has added the Apple TV app — the only way to get the Apple TV Plus service — to its newest Chromecast device.
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The Keyword, Android Authority, Gizmodo, Macworld, XDA Developers, Trusted Reviews, The Irish Times, MUO, The Ambient, Android Central, and The Verge
Tweets: @madebygoogle and @richlightshed
| Usman Pirzada / Wccftech: |
Nvidia announces dedicated crypto mining GPUs and says RTX 3060 GPU will detect the Ethereum cryptocurrency mining algorithm and limit the hash rate by 50% — NVIDIA has finally conceded to the overwhelming mining demand facing the GPU market right now and launched a lineup …
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The Official NVIDIA Blog, The Verge, Financial Times, CoinDesk, ZDNet, Gizmodo, IGN, PC Gamer, CNBC, Rock, Paper, Shotgun, PCMag, and TechPowerUp
Tweets: @film_girl, @nathanblawrence, @film_girl, @ryansmithat, @tomwarren, @joonian, and @officialpcmr. Thanks:@usmanpirzada
| Dieter Bohn / The Verge: |
Google releases Android 12 developer preview, available for Pixel devices, with under-the-hood changes adding security, support for more media formats, and more — The big, consumer-facing changes will come later this year — Google is releasing a developer preview for the next version of Android …
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Android Developers Blog, The Keyword, Android Developers, 9to5Google, Android Police, 9to5Google, HotHardware.com News, ZDNet, Android Developers, 9to5Google, Android Police, XDA Developers, CNET, SiliconANGLE, Android Police, Android Police, 9to5Google, 9to5Google, TechCrunch, Engadget, TechRepublic, TechRadar, iPhone Hacks, Droid Life, and Android Headlines
Tweets: @mishaalrahman, @androiddev, @artemr, @mishaalrahman, @androidstudio, and @mishaalrahman
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft announces new standalone versions of Office: Office 2021, available for Windows and macOS later this year, and Office LTSC for commercial customers — Microsoft Office LTSC is also arriving for businesses — Microsoft is announcing two new versions of Office today …
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Microsoft 365 Blog, ZDNet, TechCrunch, Ars Technica, AppleInsider, MacRumors, 9to5Mac, Pocketnow, MSPoweruser, and iDownloadBlog.com
| Hannah Murphy / Financial Times: |
Court filing says a Facebook manager warned that the company reported revenues it “should have never made” by overstating how many users advertisers could reach — Lawsuit cites product executive's qualms over figures provided to advertisers — A Facebook employee warned …
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TechCrunch, The Verge, Engadget, Gizmodo, CNBC, Insider, TechSpot, and MUO
| Noam Bardin: |
Former Waze CEO reflects on his time at Google and the impact of the acquisition on autonomy, the brand, hiring and firing, distribution, compensation, and more — It's been two weeks since I left Google and I keep getting asked “why did I leave now”? I think the better question is “why did I stay for so long”?
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CTech and hunterwalk.medium.com
Tweets: @reillybrennan, @katcoleatl, @amix3k, @brian_armstrong, @hunterwalk, @paulg, @mohapatrahemant, @carnage4life, @garrytan, and @shripriya
| YouTube: |
Livestream of House Financial Services Committee hearing on GameStop stock with CEOs of Robinhood, Citadel, and Reddit, and YouTube streamer “Roaring Kitty” — Executives from Robinhood, Reddit, Citadel and Melvin Capital, are headed to Washington for Thursday's highly anticipated GameStop hearing at the U.S. Congress.
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New York Times, Kotaku, CNET, Insider, Engadget, CNBC, Associated Press, CNBC, Insider, and Fast Company
Tweets: @hshaban, @theroaringkitty, @mikeisaac, @hshaban, @hshaban, @dmac1, @issielapowsky, @iansherr, @felixsalmon, @iansherr, @issielapowsky, @lisafleisher, @iansherr, @iansherr, @iansherr, @b_fung, @iansherr, @b_fung, @iansherr, and @issielapowsky
| Ben Geman / Axios: |
Facebook says it will expand its program to fight climate lies to other regions, will debunk climate change myths, adds labels to climate change posts in the UK — Facebook is expanding the geographic reach of its recently launched online portal to counter misinformation about climate change …
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About Facebook, The Verge, CNET, Social Media Today, The Guardian, USA Today, and MUO
Tweets: @johnfocook, @alexvoica, and @alexvoica
| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Google will restructure its Responsible AI teams to centralize them under a single Black executive, Marian Croak, in wake of Timnit Gebru's departure — - Company seeks to stabilize department amid internal rancor — Responsible AI teams to be centralized under single executive
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Livemint, The Next Web, VentureBeat, The Keyword, TechCrunch, and The Verge
Tweets: @nicoagrant, @mmitchell_ai, @alexhanna, @timnitgebru, @timnitgebru, @dinabass, @mjb_sf, and @timnitgebru
| Ian Carlos Campbell / The Verge: |
WhatsApp says it will offer users the ability to review its new privacy policy through a banner inside its app, ahead of the update's May 15 launch — The company is trying to set the record straight on private messages and what's changing — WhatsApp has a new plan to explain …
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WhatsApp.com, The Next Web, TechCrunch, Android Police, Mashable, and hackernoon.com. Tweets: @wcathcart
| Mara Hvistendahl / The Intercept: |
Docs: Oracle has been marketing its data analytics tools to Chinese police, touting its ability to mine DNA, vehicle records, and facial recognition databases — Police in China's Liaoning province were sitting on mounds of data collected through invasive means: financial records …
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Protocol and Security Boulevard
| Tim Anderson / The Register: |
Microsoft releases version 1.0 of Dapr, one of its open-source projects to simplify app development for Kubernetes — API now stable, more on the way — Microsoft has released version 1.0 of its Distributed Application Runtime (Dapr), aimed at providing building blocks to simplify application development for Kubernetes.
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blog.dapr.io, Thurrott, TechCrunch, Neowin, and Open Source Blog
| João Carrasqueira / Neowin: |
Facebook adds multi-user support and app sharing to Oculus Quest, so that purchases from one account can be shared with the rest of the users on the same device — Facebook is making Oculus Quest headsets easier to share with others with a couple of new features being rolled out starting today.| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Job listings show Apple is looking to hire engineers to start work on 6G, which industry watchers don't expect will be rolled out broadly until about 2030 — - Company wants to rely less on others for new technology — Job listings posted for positions in San Diego, Silicon Valley
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Ars Technica, Macworld, Softpedia News, appleosophy.com, Gizmodo, phonearena.com, MacRumors, The Mac Observer, Redmond Pie, Apple Terminal, MacDailyNews, SlashGear, TechRadar, 9to5Mac, iPhone Hacks, and iPhone in Canada Blog
Tweets: @trengriffin, @wholemarsblog, and @mgsiegler
| Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: |
Microsoft completes its probe into its SolarWinds-related breach, finds hackers stole some source code but no evidence that they abused its internal systems — Microsoft says it has completed its investigation into its SolarWinds-related breach. — Microsoft's security team said today … | Sankalp Phartiyal / Reuters: |
Sources: Apple is lobbying to participate in a new scheme to boost India's computer exports, as part of plans to bring iPad manufacturing to the country — NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Apple Inc is angling to participate in a new scheme to boost India's exports of computer products …
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Philip Elmer‑DeWitt, 9to5Mac, iPhone in Canada Blog, MacDailyNews, MacRumors, iMore, Patently Apple, Apple Terminal, and TechRadar. Tweets: @reutersbiz
| Natalie Gagliordi / ZDNet: |
Dropbox beats Q4 expectations with revenue of $504.1M, up 14% YoY, vs. estimates of $498M, says it has 15.48M paying users, up from 14.31M YoY — The company said paying users now sit at 15.48 million, as compared to 14.31 million for the same period last year.
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Dropbox
| Paul Sawers / VentureBeat: |
CrowdStrike announces plans to acquire UK-based log data analysis startup Humio for $400M; Humio had raised $30M+ to date from backers including Dell and Accel — CrowdStrike, a cloud-native cybersecurity company focused on endpoint protection and threat intelligence for enterprises …
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CrowdStrike, SiliconANGLE, CRN, Tech.eu, Business Wire, and TechCrunch
Tweets: @crowdstrike and @stockmarketnerd
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
App Annie: Clubhouse grew from over 3.5M global downloads on February 1, 2021, to reach 8.1M by February 16, 2021 — Social audio app Clubhouse has now topped 8 million global downloads, despite still being in a prelaunch, invite-only mode, according to new data released today by mobile data and analytics firm App Annie.
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VentureBeat and App Annie
| Bloomberg: |
Webull, the Chinese-owned brokerage that runs one of the fastest-growing retail trading platforms in the US, raises $150M, sources say at a $1B+ valuation — Webull, the Chinese-owned brokerage that runs one of the fastest-growing retail trading platforms in the U.S., raised $150 million … | Timothy B. Lee / Ars Technica: |
US federal judge rules that Citibank isn't entitled to be returned $500M it accidentally sent to creditors early via Flexcube software, which had a confusing UI — Citibank was trying to make $7.8M in interest payments. It sent $900M instead. — A federal judge has ruled that Citibank …
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Modern Treasury. Tweets: @paulg, @rsg, @shortformernie, @wolfgangbremer, @sarasoueidan, and @carnage4life
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