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Reddit raises $410M+ led by Fidelity Investments at a $10B+ valuation, up from $6B six months ago when it raised $250M; the new round could reach ~$700M — Reddit, the virtual town square of the consumer internet, has raised a fresh $410 million in funding, valuing it at more than $10 billion, the company said on Thursday.
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| Felix Salmon / Axios: |
Circle announces intention to become a bank, fully regulated by Federal Reserve, OCC, and FDIC, which could make USDC a de facto central bank digital currency — Crypto giant Circle has announced its intention to become a bank, fully regulated by the Federal Reserve, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and the FDIC.
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| Naman Ramachandran / Variety: |
UK's CMA says it has provisionally found that Facebook's Giphy acquisition could negatively impact competition, such as by denying competitors access to GIFs — The merger of social media giant Facebook and Giphy, the largest provider of GIFs, has run into a roadblock from the U.K.'s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).
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| Bloomberg: |
Facebook delays its office reopenings in the US until January 2022; Facebook originally hoped for 50% office capacity by September and 100% by October — - Company originally planned to have employees back by October — Facebook will also require vaccinations for U.S. staff members
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
TikTok details upcoming protections for users aged 13 to 17, including turning in-app messaging off by default and changes to notifications — TikTok today becomes the latest tech company to roll out increased protections for minors on its platform in the wake of increased regulatory scrutiny.
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| Jason Schreier / Bloomberg: |
In an internal memo, Amazon drops guidelines that claimed ownership rights to video games made by staff after work hours, following criticism from developers — - Memo from Game Studios chief suggests rules were too broad — Company previously claimed rights to games made outside work| Simon Evans / Reuters: |
Lionel Messi's new contract with Paris St Germain includes a “large number” of crypto $PSG Fan Tokens from Socios.com, which let holders vote on minor decisions — Argentine soccer star Lionel Messi's transfer to French club Paris St Germain included a payment in cryptocurrency fan tokens …
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| Joseph Cox / VICE: |
Google says it banned location data company SafeGraph in early June, meaning apps using SafeGuard location SDK had to remove it — SafeGraph sells smartphone location data to essentially anyone. Google banned the company in June. — Joseph Cox — Google has banned SafeGraph …
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| Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / VICE: |
Nvidia says part of its April keynote was led by a virtual replica of CEO Jensen Huang, created by scanning Huang and then training an AI to mimic his gestures — Nvidia pulled off a stunt to promote and showcase its latest technology by digitizing its CEO Jensen Huang in a conference keynote.
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| Nathan Grayson / Washington Post: |
Thousands of marginalized streamers implore Twitch to counter “hate raids”, where groups of malicious users fill a streamer's chat with targeted abuse — During an Aug. 6 broadcast, the Twitch streamer RekItRaven — who is Black and uses they/them pronouns …
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| Joseph Cox / VICE: |
Internal docs: Amazon plans to monitor keyboard strokes and mouse movements of customer service staff to stop rogue workers or hackers accessing customer data — An internal document also mentions cases where imposters have stolen Amazon customer data. — Joseph Cox
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| Kelly Gilblom / Bloomberg: |
Study of 6K websites and 900 apps that host pirated movies and TV finds they make ~$1.3B per year from ads, including from ads by Amazon, Facebook, and Google — - Stolen-content providers make $1.3 billion a year, study says — Amazon, Facebook, Google contribute ads to the websites
Tweets: @creativefuture and @raju
| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Atlanta-based Mailchimp is exploring strategic options, including a sale at a $10B+ valuation; source says Mailchimp's EBITDA reached $300M in 2020 — - Marketing company attracts interest from PE firms, strategics — Atlanta-based firm is currently 100% owned by founders
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| Mary Ann Azevedo / TechCrunch: |
Agora, a materials management platform for building contractors, raises $33M Series B led by Tiger Global, bringing its total raised to about $45M — Agora, a startup that has built a materials management platform for contractors, has raised $33 million in a Series B round of funding led by Tiger Global Management.| Andrew Deck / Rest of World: |
As Substack expands abroad, writers say it needs local payment options and customer service in other languages; some worry about legal support in hostile states — From India to Brazil, Substack is awarding grants and lending journalists editorial resources. How far will that support really go?
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| Gael Fashingbauer Cooper / CNET: |
Twitter rolls out a web and app redesign, implementing its first proprietary font, Chirp, high-contrast black and white follow and unfollow buttons, and more — It's inevitable: Twitter changes Twitter, and Twitter users complain on Twitter. But does Chirp make you feel like a woodpecker is pounding on your skull?
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| Salvador Rodriguez / CNBC: |
Airbnb reports Q2 revenue of $1.34B, up nearly 300% YoY, with Gross Booking Value of $13.4B, up 320% YoY, and net loss of $68M, down 88% YoY — - Airbnb beat Wall Street's expectations for revenue and bookings in the second quarter, but the company warned about expected volatility from the Covid delta variant.| Christine Hall / TechCrunch: |
Talkdesk, which provides cloud-based call center software, raises $230M Series D at a $10B valuation, following $143M Series C at a $3B valuation from last July — Talkdesk, a provider of cloud-based contact center software, announced $230 million in new Series D funding that more than triples …
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| Jon Porter / The Verge: |
Honor unveils Magic 3 series, its first post-Huawei smartphones, all with 6.76-inch displays, Google services, up to 512GB and 12GB RAM, starting at €899 — Honor has announced its first flagship smartphones since being sold off by former parent company Huawei: the Magic 3 series.| Kevin Roose / New York Times: |
A look at community NFT projects like Pudgy Penguins, which have become a new kind of financial and social status symbol on the internet — Is this what the metaverse looks like? — Earlier this week, I got attacked by penguins. — Not real ones, mind you.| David Uberti / Wall Street Journal: |
A look at efforts to shape federal rules for companies disclosing cyberattacks, with a group representing Alphabet and Amazon pushing for a 72-hour window — Companies and trade groups want at least 72 hours to report cyberattacks — Companies are pushing to narrow legislation … | Wolfie Zhao / The Block: |
The attacker who stole $611M from Poly Network has now returned over $342M in USDC, BTCB, SHIBA, and others, after saying they were “ready to surrender” — Quick Take — Poly Network attacker has started returning the funds that were stolen in the largest DeFi hack to date.
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| Zoe Schiffer / The Verge: |
Daversa, an executive recruitment firm for companies like Instacart and Spotify, is facing allegations of male-on-male harassment and assault in a new lawsuit — The company places senior leadership in fast-growing startups to help them become stable, safe work environments
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| Li Jin / Li's Newsletter: |
A look at how centralized social media platforms have made the creator economy corrosive for online workers and what can be done to remedy the issue — The creator economy is becoming the gig economy—but there's still time to turn things around — Nearly two years ago, I published …
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Snap creators say they are leaving Snapchat's Spotlight feature as payments have dried up after June 1, with some moving to YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok — - Creators say they're leaving Snapchat's Spotlight feature after payments on the service had dried up.| Reuters: |
Foxconn reports Q2 profit of $1.07B, up 30% YoY, on revenue of $48.5B, up 20% YoY, due to strong demand from Apple and other clients — Taiwan's Foxconn (2317.TW) reported a better-than expected quarterly profit on Thursday due to strong demand for technology products from clients …
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