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Two groups of senators say they are nearing a last-minute deal on crypto oversight, but an agreement may come too late to get added to the infrastructure bill — - Senators say they are nearing last-minute crypto compromise — The amendment may not get called up for a vote in Senate
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Fight for the Future, Washington Post, AppleInsider, Politico, Vox, Finbold, Wall Street Journal, BitcoinExchangeGuide, Forkast, CNBC, Cryptonews, CoinDesk, Forbes, and blockchain.news
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| Ben Lovejoy / 9to5Mac: |
Apple publishes a CSAM FAQ to address misconceptions and concerns about photo scanning, but leaves potential government pressure unaddressed — Apple has responded to misconceptions and concerns about its photo scanning announcements by publishing a CSAM FAQ - answering frequently asked questions about the features.
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Apple, The Hacker Factor Blog, The Verge, Protocol, Wall Street Journal, Macworld, Tom's Guide, Forbes, SlashGear, Philip Elmer‑DeWitt, Neowin, AppleInsider, BetaNews, BGR, iPhone in Canada Blog, MacRumors, Cult of Mac, iMore, The Eclectic Light Company, and Apple Privacy Letter
Tweets: @sjmurdoch, @profwoodward, @normative, @howelloneill, @howelloneill, @howelloneill, @jasonaten, @jasonaten, @jasonaten, @jasonaten, @martinsfp, @aral, @kaepora, @kaepora, @kaepora, @kaepora, and @alexstamos
| Matt Day / Bloomberg: |
As part of a lottery, Amazon will offer cash prizes up to $500K, cars, and vacation packages to warehouse employees who can prove they have been vaccinated — - ‘Max your Vax’ contest open to warehouse, frontline workers — Amazon now mandates masking, but not shots, in the U.S.| Bloomberg: |
Alibaba fires a manager accused of rape by a female employee, after the allegation led to a police investigation; two executives also resigned for mismanagement — - Female staff accused boss of rape after drinking with client — Two executives who mishandled allegation have also resigned| Reuters: |
India's Supreme Court rules that Amazon and Walmart's Flipkart must face antitrust investigations ordered against them last year by the competition commission — Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) and Walmart's (WMT.N) Flipkart must face antitrust investigations ordered against them in India …
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Entrackr, Inc42 Media, Bloomberg, and Tech in Asia
Tweets: @dhakatribune, @economictimes, and @adityakalra
| Tim Copeland / The Block: |
SEC fines crypto exchange Poloniex $10M for operating an unregistered exchange; Circle bought Poloniex for $400M in 2018 before spinning it out in 2019 — The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has fined crypto exchange Poloniex $10 million for operating an “unregistered online digital asset exchange.”
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U.S. Securities …, Decrypt, CoinDesk, Crowdfund Insider, BitcoinExchangeGuide, and Cointelegraph. Tweets: @imkialikethecar
| Nicole Nguyen / Wall Street Journal: |
When Amazon customers leave negative reviews, some sellers hound them to revise or delete them, in exchange for refunds or gift cards, violating Amazon policies — Don't share personal information in reviews or with Amazon sellers; save messages in case you decide to report them
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Insider, Gizmodo, The Verge, and The Overspill
Tweets: @nicnguyen, @joannastern, and @shortformernie
| Amelia Tait / The Guardian: |
Creatives on Instagram are angry about its move to video, specifically Reels, and complain Instagram's new changes hurt their engagement — The social media platform was once a favourite of artists and photographers, but a shift towards TikTok-type videos and shopping could leave them looking for a new home online| Jennifer Elias / CNBC: |
Filings: Google is planning a campus in Silicon Valley, made up of five buildings, dedicated to hardware development; Google spent $389M on the land since 2018 — - Google is planning another new Silicon Valley campus dubbed “Midpoint.” — The five-building office campus will sit adjacent …
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9to5Google, Pocketnow, Android Central, and The Verge. Tweets: @jenn_elias. Thanks:@mattrosoff
| Daniel Cooper / Engadget: |
Facebook redesigns its data transfer tool to let users move images to Photobucket and event listings to Google Calendar, as part of the Data Transfer Project — announced that it has added two new destinations for when you want to move your data from the social network.| Mike Butcher / TechCrunch: |
London-based Kroo, which offers banking services alongside social features, like the ability to create payment groups with friends, raises $24.5M Series A — Launched in February 2018, Kroo, the London-based consumer-facing fintech raised some seed funding last year for its prepaid card service …
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FinSMEs, Tech.eu, and Daily News
| Sam Shead / CNBC: |
Delivery Hero takes a 5.09% stake, worth around £400M, in rival Deliveroo, sending shares of Deliveroo up over 10% from £3.36 to £3.60 per share — - The firm's stock climbed from £3.36 ($4.66) per share to £3.60 per share in early deals on the London Stock Exchange Monday … Sponsor Posts
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