Facebook outta tax haven, Chinaโs trust issues, and a new jet fuel
Tech, Media, and Business News Headlines โ issue no. 197
๐ฐ #Facebook closed Irish subsidiary and moved billions in profits back to #US following #IRS suit; Irish subsidiary paid $101M in #tax on $15B profit in 2018 ๐
โฝ๏ธ Scientists turn CO2 into jet fuel ๐
๐ #AppleCar's unclear development schedule means it may launch in 2025-2027, while changes in EV/self-driving market may push the launch to 2028 ๐
๐จ๐ณ #China's central bank tells #AntGroup it must overhaul its lending, insurance, and wealth management businesses and come up with a timetable as soon as possible ๐
๐ Analysis of the top 1M pages on the web finds that HTTP/2 is now more common than HTTP/1.1; #jQuery, #GoogleAnalytics were the top #JavaScript libraries by usage ๐
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Tech, Media, and Business News Headlines โ issue no. 197
๐ฐ #Facebook closed Irish subsidiary and moved billions in profits back to #US following #IRS suit; Irish subsidiary paid $101M in #tax on $15B profit in 2018 ๐
โฝ๏ธ Scientists turn CO2 into jet fuel ๐
๐ #AppleCar's unclear development schedule means it may launch in 2025-2027, while changes in EV/self-driving market may push the launch to 2028 ๐
๐จ๐ณ #China's central bank tells #AntGroup it must overhaul its lending, insurance, and wealth management businesses and come up with a timetable as soon as possible ๐
๐ Analysis of the top 1M pages on the web finds that HTTP/2 is now more common than HTTP/1.1; #jQuery, #GoogleAnalytics were the top #JavaScript libraries by usage ๐
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XRPโs problems, Trumpโs fight with TikTok, and Teslaโs expansions
Tech, Media, and Business News Headlines โ issue no. 198
โ #Coinbase says it will suspend trading of #XRP on January 19, 2021, following the #SEC's suit against #RippleLabs ๐
๐ #FAA lays out its Remote ID 'license plate for #drones' requirements ๐
๐งโโ๏ธ #NewYorkPostโs #HunterBiden laptop source sues #Twitter for defamation ๐
๐ฎ๐ณ #Tesla will reportedly start selling the Model 3 in #India next year ๐
๐ #Trump administration appeals yet another #TikTok ruling ๐
๐คณ #Canon patents an #Osmo-style camera with interchangeable lenses ๐
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Tech, Media, and Business News Headlines โ issue no. 198
โ #Coinbase says it will suspend trading of #XRP on January 19, 2021, following the #SEC's suit against #RippleLabs ๐
๐ #FAA lays out its Remote ID 'license plate for #drones' requirements ๐
๐งโโ๏ธ #NewYorkPostโs #HunterBiden laptop source sues #Twitter for defamation ๐
๐ฎ๐ณ #Tesla will reportedly start selling the Model 3 in #India next year ๐
๐ #Trump administration appeals yet another #TikTok ruling ๐
๐คณ #Canon patents an #Osmo-style camera with interchangeable lenses ๐
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โโAnother vaccine for the UK, Fair use wins against Apple, and Robots
Tech, Media, and Business News Headlines โ issue no. 199
๐ #OxfordAstraZeneca #COVID19 vaccine approved for use in the #UK ๐
๐งโโ๏ธ Federal judge dismisses #Apple's claims that mobile device virtualisation company #Corellium violated copyright law with its software to run #iOS on #PC ๐
๐ Leaked docs: #Lens, a supplier for #Apple, #Tesla, #Amazon, used alleged forced #Uighur labor; Apple says it has confirmed its suppliers have not used forced labor ๐
๐ฑ #US #smartphone activations on #ChristmasDay fell 23% YoY as #iPhones dominated the top 10 activated smartphones and budget devices, like #LG K30, surge ๐
๐จ #Google is shutting down #GoogleCloudPrint this week ๐
๐ธ #Google removed the #Pixel 5's and 4a 5G's ultrawide astrophotograhy mode ๐
๐ค Watch the #BostonDynamics robot family dance like 2020 was a good year ๐๐
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Tech, Media, and Business News Headlines โ issue no. 199
๐ #OxfordAstraZeneca #COVID19 vaccine approved for use in the #UK ๐
๐งโโ๏ธ Federal judge dismisses #Apple's claims that mobile device virtualisation company #Corellium violated copyright law with its software to run #iOS on #PC ๐
๐ Leaked docs: #Lens, a supplier for #Apple, #Tesla, #Amazon, used alleged forced #Uighur labor; Apple says it has confirmed its suppliers have not used forced labor ๐
๐ฑ #US #smartphone activations on #ChristmasDay fell 23% YoY as #iPhones dominated the top 10 activated smartphones and budget devices, like #LG K30, surge ๐
๐จ #Google is shutting down #GoogleCloudPrint this week ๐
๐ธ #Google removed the #Pixel 5's and 4a 5G's ultrawide astrophotograhy mode ๐
๐ค Watch the #BostonDynamics robot family dance like 2020 was a good year ๐๐
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Amazon goes after Spotify, XRPโs problems continue, and a $10 million fine for hacking a rival
Tech, Media, and Business News Headlines โ issue no. 200
๐ง #Amazon acquires podcast network #Wondery, which will join #AmazonMusic ๐
โ๏ธ #Binance says #US users will not be able to deposit or trade #XRP beginning January 13, joining #Coinbase and several other exchanges in delisting or suspending XRP ๐
๐ฑ Consumers worldwide spent $407.6M across the #AppStore and #GooglePlay on #Christmas, up 34.5% YoY; mobile games rose 27% YoY to $295.6M, led by Honor of Kings ๐
๐ #Ticketmaster pays $10 million fine after hacking a startup rival ๐ #hack
๐ #Google experiments with surfacing #TikTok and #Instagram videos in search ๐
๐ #Brave's privacy-focused browser rolls out a version for #Apple's M1 Macs ๐
๐ #Google's #Pixel phones only use adaptive charging if there's an alarm to guide it ๐
๐ Thank you to everyone who reads and shares iXDaily. This is the 200th and the last issue of 2020. We wish you all a great 2021! Happy New Year!
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Tech, Media, and Business News Headlines โ issue no. 200
๐ง #Amazon acquires podcast network #Wondery, which will join #AmazonMusic ๐
โ๏ธ #Binance says #US users will not be able to deposit or trade #XRP beginning January 13, joining #Coinbase and several other exchanges in delisting or suspending XRP ๐
๐ฑ Consumers worldwide spent $407.6M across the #AppStore and #GooglePlay on #Christmas, up 34.5% YoY; mobile games rose 27% YoY to $295.6M, led by Honor of Kings ๐
๐ #Ticketmaster pays $10 million fine after hacking a startup rival ๐ #hack
๐ #Google experiments with surfacing #TikTok and #Instagram videos in search ๐
๐ #Brave's privacy-focused browser rolls out a version for #Apple's M1 Macs ๐
๐ #Google's #Pixel phones only use adaptive charging if there's an alarm to guide it ๐
๐ Thank you to everyone who reads and shares iXDaily. This is the 200th and the last issue of 2020. We wish you all a great 2021! Happy New Year!
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SolarWinds keep blowing in the US, Zyxelโs backdoor, and Bitcoinโs surge
Tech, Media, and Business News Headlines โ issue no. 201
๐จ Sources: investigators are checking if #SolarWinds was hacked via its offices in #Czechia, #Poland, and #Belarus, where the company moved much of its engineering ๐ #hack
๐ More than 100K #Zyxel firewalls and #VPN gateways have a hardcoded admin-level backdoor that can grant attackers root access to devices ๐
๐ #Bitcoin crossed $34K to reach an all-time high, after growing almost 50% in December ๐
๐ #Facebook says there were 1.4B+ voice and video calls on #WhatsApp on #NYE2020 globally, up 50%+ YoY, and 55M+ live streams across Facebook and #Instagram ๐
๐ #Samsung announces its #GalaxyUnpacked event will be held on January 14, where it's expected to unveil the Galaxy S21, S21 Plus, and S21 Ultra ๐
๐ Some #TMobile customersโ call records may have been accessed in a recent breach ๐ #hack
๐ #Tesla delivers nearly half a million vehicles in 2020 ๐
๐ฎ #Sony to launch #PlayStation5 in #India on February 2 ๐
๐ฎ๐ณ #Amazonโs first TV is only available in #India ๐
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Tech, Media, and Business News Headlines โ issue no. 201
๐จ Sources: investigators are checking if #SolarWinds was hacked via its offices in #Czechia, #Poland, and #Belarus, where the company moved much of its engineering ๐ #hack
๐ More than 100K #Zyxel firewalls and #VPN gateways have a hardcoded admin-level backdoor that can grant attackers root access to devices ๐
๐ #Bitcoin crossed $34K to reach an all-time high, after growing almost 50% in December ๐
๐ #Facebook says there were 1.4B+ voice and video calls on #WhatsApp on #NYE2020 globally, up 50%+ YoY, and 55M+ live streams across Facebook and #Instagram ๐
๐ #Samsung announces its #GalaxyUnpacked event will be held on January 14, where it's expected to unveil the Galaxy S21, S21 Plus, and S21 Ultra ๐
๐ Some #TMobile customersโ call records may have been accessed in a recent breach ๐ #hack
๐ #Tesla delivers nearly half a million vehicles in 2020 ๐
๐ฎ #Sony to launch #PlayStation5 in #India on February 2 ๐
๐ฎ๐ณ #Amazonโs first TV is only available in #India ๐
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โโUnionisation at Google, Update in Instagram Stories, and Apple rumours 2021
Tech, Media, and Business News Headlines โ issue no. 202
๐ A group of over 200 #Google and #Alphabet workers have announced their plan to form a union, open to both employees and contractors ๐
๐ #Haven, the #Amazon + #Berkshire + #JPMorgan venture to disrupt healthcare, is disbanding after three years ๐
๐ #Apple to release an #AR device, #AirTags item trackers, its first devices with Mini-LED displays, more #AppleSilicon Macs, and new #AirPods in 2021 according to #Kuo ๐
๐ #Slack confirmed it suffered a widespread outage Monday morning but resolved most problems as of 3pm ET, except for some integrations and email notifications ๐
๐ While #Facebook touts e2e #encryption on #WhatsApp, #Apple's privacy labels highlight how much user metadata #WhatsApp collects compared to #iMessage ๐
๐ #JackDorsey says proposed #cryptocurrency regulation would create โperverse incentivesโ ๐
๐ธ๐ฌ #Singapore police can access data from the country's contract tracing app ๐
๐ #Instagram tests new design for #InstagramStories on desktop ๐
๐ฌ๐ง #Apple temporarily closes all remaining Apple Stores in the #UK ๐
๐ #Twitter has acquired social podcasting app #Breaker, whose team will join Twitter to help build #TwitterSpaces; Breaker app will shut down on January 15 ๐
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Tech, Media, and Business News Headlines โ issue no. 202
๐ A group of over 200 #Google and #Alphabet workers have announced their plan to form a union, open to both employees and contractors ๐
๐ #Haven, the #Amazon + #Berkshire + #JPMorgan venture to disrupt healthcare, is disbanding after three years ๐
๐ #Apple to release an #AR device, #AirTags item trackers, its first devices with Mini-LED displays, more #AppleSilicon Macs, and new #AirPods in 2021 according to #Kuo ๐
๐ #Slack confirmed it suffered a widespread outage Monday morning but resolved most problems as of 3pm ET, except for some integrations and email notifications ๐
๐ While #Facebook touts e2e #encryption on #WhatsApp, #Apple's privacy labels highlight how much user metadata #WhatsApp collects compared to #iMessage ๐
๐ #JackDorsey says proposed #cryptocurrency regulation would create โperverse incentivesโ ๐
๐ธ๐ฌ #Singapore police can access data from the country's contract tracing app ๐
๐ #Instagram tests new design for #InstagramStories on desktop ๐
๐ฌ๐ง #Apple temporarily closes all remaining Apple Stores in the #UK ๐
๐ #Twitter has acquired social podcasting app #Breaker, whose team will join Twitter to help build #TwitterSpaces; Breaker app will shut down on January 15 ๐
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US-China wrestling, US-Iran sanction exemption, and Amazon buying Boeings
Tech, Media, and Business News Headlines โ issue no. 203
๐บ๐ธ๐จ๐ณ #Trump signs an executive order banning transactions with #AntGroup's #Alipay, #Tencent's #WeChatPay and #QQ, and five other Chinese payment apps ๐
๐บ๐ธ๐จ๐ณ After #NYSE said it wouldn't delist #ChinaMobile, #ChinaTelecom, and #ChinaUnicom, it now mulls reverting to original plan following #StevenMnuchin call to NYSEโs President #StaceyCunningham ๐
๐ฉ #Amazon says it is buying 11 used #Boeing767-300 planes from #Delta and #WestJet, the first time the company has purchased aircraft for its air cargo operation ๐
๐บ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ท #GitHub says it has secured a license from the #US government to offer GitHub to developers in #Iran, after it was forced to block them in 2019 due to sanctions ๐
๐ฌ๐ง๐ช๐บ As #Brexit progresses, 81K .eu domains registered by 50,000 #UK citizens are suspended, with three months given to transfer domains or demonstrate #EU citizenship ๐
๐ฎ๐ณ #Internet shutdowns cost #India $2.8B in 2020, more than double the losses in 2019, and India's shutdowns accounted for about 75% of the $4B lost worldwide ๐
๐ฎ๐น A court in #Italy rules a โreliability indexโ algorithm used by food delivery app #Deliveroo to rank riders was discriminatory, ordering โฌ50K paid to suing parties ๐
๐ณ๐ด Electric Vehicles (#EV) made up more than half of car sales in #Norway last year ๐
๐บ #YouTube has suspended a #NewsCorporation-owned radio station for violating YouTube's Community Guidelines ๐
๐ฑโ๏ธ #Apple patents point to using your #MacBook to wirelessly charge your #iPhone and #AppleWatch ๐
๐บ๐ธ Study of 58 #Facebook users' feeds in Georgia found partisan content elbowed out traditional news sites after Facebook reversed its political ad ban ๐ #USElection
๐ #Google to add #AppStore #privacy labels to its #iOS apps as soon as this week ๐
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Tech, Media, and Business News Headlines โ issue no. 203
๐บ๐ธ๐จ๐ณ #Trump signs an executive order banning transactions with #AntGroup's #Alipay, #Tencent's #WeChatPay and #QQ, and five other Chinese payment apps ๐
๐บ๐ธ๐จ๐ณ After #NYSE said it wouldn't delist #ChinaMobile, #ChinaTelecom, and #ChinaUnicom, it now mulls reverting to original plan following #StevenMnuchin call to NYSEโs President #StaceyCunningham ๐
๐ฉ #Amazon says it is buying 11 used #Boeing767-300 planes from #Delta and #WestJet, the first time the company has purchased aircraft for its air cargo operation ๐
๐บ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ท #GitHub says it has secured a license from the #US government to offer GitHub to developers in #Iran, after it was forced to block them in 2019 due to sanctions ๐
๐ฌ๐ง๐ช๐บ As #Brexit progresses, 81K .eu domains registered by 50,000 #UK citizens are suspended, with three months given to transfer domains or demonstrate #EU citizenship ๐
๐ฎ๐ณ #Internet shutdowns cost #India $2.8B in 2020, more than double the losses in 2019, and India's shutdowns accounted for about 75% of the $4B lost worldwide ๐
๐ฎ๐น A court in #Italy rules a โreliability indexโ algorithm used by food delivery app #Deliveroo to rank riders was discriminatory, ordering โฌ50K paid to suing parties ๐
๐ณ๐ด Electric Vehicles (#EV) made up more than half of car sales in #Norway last year ๐
๐บ #YouTube has suspended a #NewsCorporation-owned radio station for violating YouTube's Community Guidelines ๐
๐ฑโ๏ธ #Apple patents point to using your #MacBook to wirelessly charge your #iPhone and #AppleWatch ๐
๐บ๐ธ Study of 58 #Facebook users' feeds in Georgia found partisan content elbowed out traditional news sites after Facebook reversed its political ad ban ๐ #USElection
๐ #Google to add #AppStore #privacy labels to its #iOS apps as soon as this week ๐
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โโTrump, Pro-Trumps, and Social platforms
Tech, Media, and Business News Headlines โ issue no. 204
๐บ๐ธ As a mob of #Trump supporters stormed the #US Capitol building, #Facebook and #Twitter allowed Trump to cheer them on using their platforms ๐
๐ฆ #Twitter says #Trump's account will be locked for 12 hours following removal of recent tweets, and further violations will result in permanent suspension ๐
๐ #Facebook and #YouTube have removed a video of #Trump addressing supporters; Facebook says it risked adding to violence, YouTube says it violated #USElection rules ๐
๐ #Apple says #AppStore users spent $1.8B on goods and services between December 24 and New Year's Eve and $540M on New Year's Day alone; #AppleBooks has 90M MAUs ๐
๐ #WhatsApp updates its Terms and #Privacy Policy to mandate data sharing with #Facebook, including transaction data, mobile device information, IP address, and more ๐
๐ #Facebook's #AndrewBosworth says its #SmartGlasses, built in partnership with #RayBan, will arrive โsooner than laterโ in 2021 without #AR features ๐
๐ #Roku says it now has 51.2M active user accounts, up by about 14M in 2020, and users streamed 58.7B hours in 2020 ๐
๐ #US intelligence agencies say #Russia was likely behind the #SolarWinds #hack ๐
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Tech, Media, and Business News Headlines โ issue no. 204
๐บ๐ธ As a mob of #Trump supporters stormed the #US Capitol building, #Facebook and #Twitter allowed Trump to cheer them on using their platforms ๐
๐ฆ #Twitter says #Trump's account will be locked for 12 hours following removal of recent tweets, and further violations will result in permanent suspension ๐
๐ #Facebook and #YouTube have removed a video of #Trump addressing supporters; Facebook says it risked adding to violence, YouTube says it violated #USElection rules ๐
๐ #Apple says #AppStore users spent $1.8B on goods and services between December 24 and New Year's Eve and $540M on New Year's Day alone; #AppleBooks has 90M MAUs ๐
๐ #WhatsApp updates its Terms and #Privacy Policy to mandate data sharing with #Facebook, including transaction data, mobile device information, IP address, and more ๐
๐ #Facebook's #AndrewBosworth says its #SmartGlasses, built in partnership with #RayBan, will arrive โsooner than laterโ in 2021 without #AR features ๐
๐ #Roku says it now has 51.2M active user accounts, up by about 14M in 2020, and users streamed 58.7B hours in 2020 ๐
๐ #US intelligence agencies say #Russia was likely behind the #SolarWinds #hack ๐
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Social platforms flexing their power, Jeff Bezos losing his spot, and Boeingโs $b fine
Tech, Media, and Business News Headlines โ issue no. 205
๐บ๐ธ #MarkZuckerberg says #Facebook is extending the block it has placed on #Trump's #Facebook and #Instagram accounts โindefinitely and for at least the next two weeksโ ๐
๐ Also, other platforms like #Instagram ๐, #YouTube ๐, #Shopify ๐, and #Twitch ๐ take action against #Trump and his accounts by bans and restrictions.
๐ฐ #ElonMusk dethrones #JeffBezos as the worldโs richest person ๐
๐ฑ #Signal sees surge in new signups after boost from #ElonMusk and #WhatsApp controversy ๐
๐ฌ #Boeing criminally charged for lying about 737 Max crashes, fined $2.5 billion ๐
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Tech, Media, and Business News Headlines โ issue no. 205
๐บ๐ธ #MarkZuckerberg says #Facebook is extending the block it has placed on #Trump's #Facebook and #Instagram accounts โindefinitely and for at least the next two weeksโ ๐
๐ Also, other platforms like #Instagram ๐, #YouTube ๐, #Shopify ๐, and #Twitch ๐ take action against #Trump and his accounts by bans and restrictions.
๐ฐ #ElonMusk dethrones #JeffBezos as the worldโs richest person ๐
๐ฑ #Signal sees surge in new signups after boost from #ElonMusk and #WhatsApp controversy ๐
๐ฌ #Boeing criminally charged for lying about 737 Max crashes, fined $2.5 billion ๐
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โโTrump got banned from Twitter, tried to cheat it, but it didnโt work
Tech, Media, and Business News Headlines โ issue no. 206
๐ฆ #Twitter permanently suspended #Trump's realDonaldTrump account โdue to the risk of further incitement of violenceโ ๐
๐คฆโโ๏ธ Then, #Trump tried to evade his ban with POTUS, but those tweets were instantly deleted ๐
๐ #Google suspends #Parler from the #PlayStore over moderation and enforcement policies, citing an โongoing and urgent public safety threatโ ๐
๐ And #Apple gives #Parler 24 hours to institute a full moderation policy or face expulsion from the #AppStore, according to emails between the two companies ๐
๐ #Roku has acquired global rights for #Quibi content, apparently for less than $100M, and will make it available free to stream in 2021 on the Roku Channel ๐
๐ #Substack says it plans to roll out a โmultipubโ tool, which will let users aggregate newsletters and podcasts they manage under one publication, in February ๐
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Tech, Media, and Business News Headlines โ issue no. 206
๐ฆ #Twitter permanently suspended #Trump's realDonaldTrump account โdue to the risk of further incitement of violenceโ ๐
๐คฆโโ๏ธ Then, #Trump tried to evade his ban with POTUS, but those tweets were instantly deleted ๐
๐ #Google suspends #Parler from the #PlayStore over moderation and enforcement policies, citing an โongoing and urgent public safety threatโ ๐
๐ And #Apple gives #Parler 24 hours to institute a full moderation policy or face expulsion from the #AppStore, according to emails between the two companies ๐
๐ #Roku has acquired global rights for #Quibi content, apparently for less than $100M, and will make it available free to stream in 2021 on the Roku Channel ๐
๐ #Substack says it plans to roll out a โmultipubโ tool, which will let users aggregate newsletters and podcasts they manage under one publication, in February ๐
๐ join Attentixn on Substack.
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Apple Car, Trump bans, and two weeks of battery
Tech, Media, and Business News Headlines โ issue no. 207
๐๐ #Hyundai and #Apple plan to sign a partnership deal on autonomous electric cars by March and start production in the #US as early as 2024 ๐
๐ซ A list of platforms that banned or limited #Trump-affiliated accounts: #Facebook, #Twitter, #Google, #YouTube, #Apple, #Snapchat, #TikTok, #Shopify, #Pinterest, and more ๐
๐ #Stripe will no longer process payments for #Trump's campaign website and fundraising efforts, after violations of policies against encouraging violence ๐
๐จ๐ณ #Chinaโs search giant #Baidu to set up an #EV making venture ๐
โ๏ธ #OnePlusโ first wearable is a budget fitness tracker with two week battery ๐
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Tech, Media, and Business News Headlines โ issue no. 207
๐๐ #Hyundai and #Apple plan to sign a partnership deal on autonomous electric cars by March and start production in the #US as early as 2024 ๐
๐ซ A list of platforms that banned or limited #Trump-affiliated accounts: #Facebook, #Twitter, #Google, #YouTube, #Apple, #Snapchat, #TikTok, #Shopify, #Pinterest, and more ๐
๐ #Stripe will no longer process payments for #Trump's campaign website and fundraising efforts, after violations of policies against encouraging violence ๐
๐จ๐ณ #Chinaโs search giant #Baidu to set up an #EV making venture ๐
โ๏ธ #OnePlusโ first wearable is a budget fitness tracker with two week battery ๐
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Another Muslim prayer app selling data, the livestreaming boom, and a Trumpless Twitter
Tech, Media, and Business News Headlines โ issue no. 208
๐ #SalaatFirst, an app used by millions of Muslims for prayer times and to determine the direction of Mecca, tracked the precise movements of its users and sold them to Predicio, which is linked to a #US contractor which works with #ICE and #DHS ๐
๐ฅ #Livestreaming report: #Twitch had 17B watch hours in 2020, up 83% YoY; #FacebookGaming had 3.59B, up 166%; #YouTube had 100B watch hours across live and VOD ๐
๐ #Twitter stock fell 7%+ in first trading since permanently banning #Trump ๐
๐ฉ๐ช #Germany's #AngelaMerkel calls #Twitter banning #Trump โproblematicโ, arguing speech moderation should happen by law, not corporate decision, a sentiment echoed by #France ๐
๐ #Parler sues #Amazon after its #AmazonAWS suspension, levelling far-fetched #antitrust allegations including Amazon hoping to reduce competition for #Twitter ๐
๐ #Facebook says itโs banning the phrase #StopTheSteal ๐
๐ #Snap acquires location data startup #StreetCred ๐
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Tech, Media, and Business News Headlines โ issue no. 208
๐ #SalaatFirst, an app used by millions of Muslims for prayer times and to determine the direction of Mecca, tracked the precise movements of its users and sold them to Predicio, which is linked to a #US contractor which works with #ICE and #DHS ๐
๐ฅ #Livestreaming report: #Twitch had 17B watch hours in 2020, up 83% YoY; #FacebookGaming had 3.59B, up 166%; #YouTube had 100B watch hours across live and VOD ๐
๐ #Twitter stock fell 7%+ in first trading since permanently banning #Trump ๐
๐ฉ๐ช #Germany's #AngelaMerkel calls #Twitter banning #Trump โproblematicโ, arguing speech moderation should happen by law, not corporate decision, a sentiment echoed by #France ๐
๐ #Parler sues #Amazon after its #AmazonAWS suspension, levelling far-fetched #antitrust allegations including Amazon hoping to reduce competition for #Twitter ๐
๐ #Facebook says itโs banning the phrase #StopTheSteal ๐
๐ #Snap acquires location data startup #StreetCred ๐
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Parlerโs data, metadata, and breaches, WhatsAppโs clarification, and Samsungโs next Exynos
Tech, Media, and Business News Headlines โ issue no. 209
๐ GPS metadata from videos posted to #Parler on Jan. 6 shows several users deep inside the #Capitol; source: #FBI has expressed interest in examining the data ๐
๐ After reports of all of #Parler's data being downloaded by third parties, analysis shows Parler lacked basic security measures to prevent such a data breach ๐
๐ #WhatsApp clarifies its new data sharing policy with #Facebook, which mostly concerns businesses, after recent backlash and surge in #Telegram and #Signal downloads ๐
๐๐ #Apple held talks with #EV startup #Canoo in 2020 ๐
๐ #Samsung unveils the #Exynos 2100 flagship SoC, produced on a 5nm process node, touting 19% better single core and 33% better multi-core performance than the last gen ๐
๐ #Nvidia unveils RTX 3060, 3070, and 3080 GPUs, suited for mobile gaming, and says laptops with the RTX 3070 and 3080 will start rolling out this month ๐
๐จ๐ณ Chinese startup #Socialarks leaked 400GB of scraped data of 200M+ #Facebook, #Instagram, and #LinkedIn users ๐
๐ #Twitter says it has suspended over 70K accounts involved in spreading harmful #QAnon-associated content since Friday ๐
๐บ๐ธ #Airbnb is banning anyone who took part in the attempted coup at the #Capitol ๐
๐๐ #Uber and #Moderna partner on #COVID19 #vaccine access and information ๐
๐งโโ๏ธ #Bitcoin exchange owner who helped #scam #eBay buyers sentenced to 10 years in prison ๐
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Tech, Media, and Business News Headlines โ issue no. 209
๐ GPS metadata from videos posted to #Parler on Jan. 6 shows several users deep inside the #Capitol; source: #FBI has expressed interest in examining the data ๐
๐ After reports of all of #Parler's data being downloaded by third parties, analysis shows Parler lacked basic security measures to prevent such a data breach ๐
๐ #WhatsApp clarifies its new data sharing policy with #Facebook, which mostly concerns businesses, after recent backlash and surge in #Telegram and #Signal downloads ๐
๐๐ #Apple held talks with #EV startup #Canoo in 2020 ๐
๐ #Samsung unveils the #Exynos 2100 flagship SoC, produced on a 5nm process node, touting 19% better single core and 33% better multi-core performance than the last gen ๐
๐ #Nvidia unveils RTX 3060, 3070, and 3080 GPUs, suited for mobile gaming, and says laptops with the RTX 3070 and 3080 will start rolling out this month ๐
๐จ๐ณ Chinese startup #Socialarks leaked 400GB of scraped data of 200M+ #Facebook, #Instagram, and #LinkedIn users ๐
๐ #Twitter says it has suspended over 70K accounts involved in spreading harmful #QAnon-associated content since Friday ๐
๐บ๐ธ #Airbnb is banning anyone who took part in the attempted coup at the #Capitol ๐
๐๐ #Uber and #Moderna partner on #COVID19 #vaccine access and information ๐
๐งโโ๏ธ #Bitcoin exchange owner who helped #scam #eBay buyers sentenced to 10 years in prison ๐
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No Airbnb in DC, More bans for Trump, and A little more privacy on TikTok
Tech, Media, and Business News Headlines โ issue no. 210
๐ #Airbnb says it is canceling and blocking reservations made for the week of #Biden's inauguration in the Washington, DC ๐
๐ #Qualcomm acquires chip startup #Nuvia for $1.4B ๐
โ #TikTok makes accounts of users aged 13 to 15 private by default, limiting who can comment on the videos and how other users can download or remix their videos ๐ #privacy
๐ป #Snapchat will permanently terminate #Trumpโs account ๐
๐ซ #Telegram blocks โdozensโ of channels threatening violence ๐
๐ค #Intel CEO #BobSwan will step down on February 15 and #VMware CEO #PatGelsinger will replace him ๐
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Tech, Media, and Business News Headlines โ issue no. 210
๐ #Airbnb says it is canceling and blocking reservations made for the week of #Biden's inauguration in the Washington, DC ๐
๐ #Qualcomm acquires chip startup #Nuvia for $1.4B ๐
โ #TikTok makes accounts of users aged 13 to 15 private by default, limiting who can comment on the videos and how other users can download or remix their videos ๐ #privacy
๐ป #Snapchat will permanently terminate #Trumpโs account ๐
๐ซ #Telegram blocks โdozensโ of channels threatening violence ๐
๐ค #Intel CEO #BobSwan will step down on February 15 and #VMware CEO #PatGelsinger will replace him ๐
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โโSamsungโs new lineup, Windows 10X leaks, TouchBar-less MacBook Pros
Tech, Media, and Business News Headlines โ issue no. 211
๐ฑ #Samsung unveils $799 #GalaxyS21, $999 Galaxy S21+, and $1,199 Galaxy S21 Ultra, available now to preorder and launching on January 29 ๐
๐ #Samsung announces #GalaxySmartTag, a $29.99 #Tile competitor that works only with #SamsungGalaxy devices ๐
๐ #Samsung partners with #Audi, #BMW, #Ford, and #Genesis to turn your phone into a car key ๐
๐ A #leak of a near-final version of #Windows10X shows a strong similarity to #ChromeOS, with the Start button centered on the taskbar, lack of Live Tiles, more ๐
๐ป 2021 #Appleโs #MacBookPro will ditch the Touch Bar and bring back MagSafe, says #Kuo ๐
๐ #Google completes #Fitbit acquisition, vows to protect users' #privacy, says โdeal has always been about devices, not dataโ ๐
๐ #Spotifyโs Car Thing shows up in FCC filings with a new design and bigger screen ๐
๐ #Facebook says it has filed a suit against the makers of four malicious #GoogleChrome extensions used for scraping user data and other info from Facebook's website ๐ #privacy
๐จ๐ณ #PayPal has become the first foreign operator with 100% control of a payment platform in #China, after buying the remaining 30% stake in #GoPay on December 31 ๐
๐ #Netflix #Diversity report: women make up 47.1% of its global workforce; 8% of US staff are Black, more than 2x the share in 2017; 8.1% of employees are Hispanic ๐
๐บ๐ธ๐จ๐ณ #Trump administration adds #Chinaโs #Xiaomi and #Comac along with 7 other firms, to a blacklist of alleged Chinese military companies, forcing #US investors to divest by Nov. 11 ๐
ยฉ๏ธ Image Credit: theVerge.
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Tech, Media, and Business News Headlines โ issue no. 211
๐ฑ #Samsung unveils $799 #GalaxyS21, $999 Galaxy S21+, and $1,199 Galaxy S21 Ultra, available now to preorder and launching on January 29 ๐
๐ #Samsung announces #GalaxySmartTag, a $29.99 #Tile competitor that works only with #SamsungGalaxy devices ๐
๐ #Samsung partners with #Audi, #BMW, #Ford, and #Genesis to turn your phone into a car key ๐
๐ A #leak of a near-final version of #Windows10X shows a strong similarity to #ChromeOS, with the Start button centered on the taskbar, lack of Live Tiles, more ๐
๐ป 2021 #Appleโs #MacBookPro will ditch the Touch Bar and bring back MagSafe, says #Kuo ๐
๐ #Google completes #Fitbit acquisition, vows to protect users' #privacy, says โdeal has always been about devices, not dataโ ๐
๐ #Spotifyโs Car Thing shows up in FCC filings with a new design and bigger screen ๐
๐ #Facebook says it has filed a suit against the makers of four malicious #GoogleChrome extensions used for scraping user data and other info from Facebook's website ๐ #privacy
๐จ๐ณ #PayPal has become the first foreign operator with 100% control of a payment platform in #China, after buying the remaining 30% stake in #GoPay on December 31 ๐
๐ #Netflix #Diversity report: women make up 47.1% of its global workforce; 8% of US staff are Black, more than 2x the share in 2017; 8.1% of employees are Hispanic ๐
๐บ๐ธ๐จ๐ณ #Trump administration adds #Chinaโs #Xiaomi and #Comac along with 7 other firms, to a blacklist of alleged Chinese military companies, forcing #US investors to divest by Nov. 11 ๐
ยฉ๏ธ Image Credit: theVerge.
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Apple rumours, WhatsAppโs second thoughts, and Facebookโs Inauguration Day plans
Tech, Media, and Business News Headlines โ issue no. 212
๐๐ฅ #Apple to launch redesigned #iMacs this year with a Pro Display XDR-like design, and is working on two new Mac Pros, one of which may use #Intel CPUs ๐
๐๐ฑ #Apple has begun preliminary work on an #iPhone model with a foldable screen, while testing an in-screen fingerprint reader for 2021 ๐
โ #WhatsApp to delay new #privacy policy by three months following widespread confusion over whether the policy would mandate data sharing with #Facebook ๐
๐ Leaked screenshots show #GitHub employees using the term โNaziโ in its internal Slack to protest the unexplained firing of an employee that used the same word ๐
๐ฆ #Apple is temporarily closing more stores due to #COVID19 ๐
๐ #Apple is blocking #AppleSilicon Mac users from sideloading #iPhone apps ๐
๐ซ #Facebook is blocking events near the #WhiteHouse through #InaugurationDay ๐
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Tech, Media, and Business News Headlines โ issue no. 212
๐๐ฅ #Apple to launch redesigned #iMacs this year with a Pro Display XDR-like design, and is working on two new Mac Pros, one of which may use #Intel CPUs ๐
๐๐ฑ #Apple has begun preliminary work on an #iPhone model with a foldable screen, while testing an in-screen fingerprint reader for 2021 ๐
โ #WhatsApp to delay new #privacy policy by three months following widespread confusion over whether the policy would mandate data sharing with #Facebook ๐
๐ Leaked screenshots show #GitHub employees using the term โNaziโ in its internal Slack to protest the unexplained firing of an employee that used the same word ๐
๐ฆ #Apple is temporarily closing more stores due to #COVID19 ๐
๐ #Apple is blocking #AppleSilicon Mac users from sideloading #iPhone apps ๐
๐ซ #Facebook is blocking events near the #WhiteHouse through #InaugurationDay ๐
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Githubโs late apology, Signalโs return, and guess whoโs going back to prison!?
Tech, Media, and Business News Headlines โ issue no. 213
๐คฆ #GitHub apologises to the employee it has fired for using the term โNazisโ on Jan. 6 and offers him his job back, says the company's head of HR has resigned ๐
๐ฑ Signal is back after an outage that lasted more than 24 hours ๐
๐ #ZignalLabs: online misinformation about election fraud dropped 73% in the week after several #socialmedia sites suspended #Trump and key allies ๐ #disinfo
๐ Dating apps like #Tinder and #Bumble are banning users identified in photos from the #Capitol riot ๐
๐ฆ #DuckDuckGo surpassed 100M daily search queries for the first time on Jan. 11; since August 2020, the search engine began seeing over 2B search queries per month ๐
๐จ๐ณ #Signal and #Telegram are also growing in #China โ for now ๐
๐ #Samsung heir #JayYLee is going back to jail for bribery ๐
๐ฎ๐ณ #Twitter is bringing Moments to #Dailyhunt in #India ๐
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Tech, Media, and Business News Headlines โ issue no. 213
๐คฆ #GitHub apologises to the employee it has fired for using the term โNazisโ on Jan. 6 and offers him his job back, says the company's head of HR has resigned ๐
๐ฑ Signal is back after an outage that lasted more than 24 hours ๐
๐ #ZignalLabs: online misinformation about election fraud dropped 73% in the week after several #socialmedia sites suspended #Trump and key allies ๐ #disinfo
๐ Dating apps like #Tinder and #Bumble are banning users identified in photos from the #Capitol riot ๐
๐ฆ #DuckDuckGo surpassed 100M daily search queries for the first time on Jan. 11; since August 2020, the search engine began seeing over 2B search queries per month ๐
๐จ๐ณ #Signal and #Telegram are also growing in #China โ for now ๐
๐ #Samsung heir #JayYLee is going back to jail for bribery ๐
๐ฎ๐ณ #Twitter is bringing Moments to #Dailyhunt in #India ๐
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Crowdsourcing for justice, Social Media algos, and Telegram under pressure
Tech, Media, and Business News Headlines โ issue no. 214
๐ Amateur digital sleuths have joined massive crowdsourcing efforts on social media to track violent Capitol rioters, passing the evidence to authorities ๐
๐ #SocialMedia algorithms amplify the reach of incendiary, misinformation-filled conspiracy theories, and users have no control over them ๐ #disinfo
๐ #MicrosoftEdge beta is now optimised for your #AppleSilicon M1 Mac ๐
๐ #Parler's website is back up, but the service is still unavailable ๐
๐ #Telegram says it โshut down hundreds of public calls for violenceโ in #US last week ๐
๐จ๐ณ #TikTokโs Chinese version #Douyin launches an e-wallet ๐
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Tech, Media, and Business News Headlines โ issue no. 214
๐ Amateur digital sleuths have joined massive crowdsourcing efforts on social media to track violent Capitol rioters, passing the evidence to authorities ๐
๐ #SocialMedia algorithms amplify the reach of incendiary, misinformation-filled conspiracy theories, and users have no control over them ๐ #disinfo
๐ #MicrosoftEdge beta is now optimised for your #AppleSilicon M1 Mac ๐
๐ #Parler's website is back up, but the service is still unavailable ๐
๐ #Telegram says it โshut down hundreds of public calls for violenceโ in #US last week ๐
๐จ๐ณ #TikTokโs Chinese version #Douyin launches an e-wallet ๐
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Turkey pissed off at Twitter & Pinterest, India pissed off at WhatsApp, and Netflixโs earnings
Tech, Media, and Business News Headlines โ issue no. 215
๐ #Qualcomm unveils #Snapdragon 870 with a similar design to the 865 and 865 Plus, clocked at 3.2GHz, making it about 10% faster than the 865 ๐
๐น๐ท #Turkey bans ads on #Twitter and #Pinterest for not appointing local representatives as mandated by #SocialMedia law, says their bandwidth will be cut 50% in April ๐
๐ #Brave becomes the first major browser to natively support #IPFS protocol, useful for accessing censored content; #Wikipedia and other sites offer IPFS versions ๐
๐ฎ๐ณ #India asks #WhatsApp to withdraw the planned change to its privacy policy over โgrave concernsโ and questions why users in the #EU are exempt from it ๐
๐ #YouTube says it will extend its suspension of #Trump's channel for another week over โongoing potential for violenceโ ๐
๐ค #WeChat says it facilitated ~$250B in annual transactions through its third-party โmini programsโ, double the value of transactions in 2019 ๐
๐ #Microsoft invests in #Cruise in new $2 billion round ๐
๐ป #Biden plans #InaugurationDay #Snapchat filter alongside locked-down live event ๐
๐ #Trump pardons ex #Google #Waymo, #Uber engineer #AnthonyLevandowski ๐
#๏ธโฃ #EarningsCalls
๐ฒ #Netflix Q4: revenue of $6.64B vs. $6.63B est., up 21.5% YoY, global streaming paid memberships 203.7M, up 8.5M vs. 6.5M est. ๐
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Tech, Media, and Business News Headlines โ issue no. 215
๐ #Qualcomm unveils #Snapdragon 870 with a similar design to the 865 and 865 Plus, clocked at 3.2GHz, making it about 10% faster than the 865 ๐
๐น๐ท #Turkey bans ads on #Twitter and #Pinterest for not appointing local representatives as mandated by #SocialMedia law, says their bandwidth will be cut 50% in April ๐
๐ #Brave becomes the first major browser to natively support #IPFS protocol, useful for accessing censored content; #Wikipedia and other sites offer IPFS versions ๐
๐ฎ๐ณ #India asks #WhatsApp to withdraw the planned change to its privacy policy over โgrave concernsโ and questions why users in the #EU are exempt from it ๐
๐ #YouTube says it will extend its suspension of #Trump's channel for another week over โongoing potential for violenceโ ๐
๐ค #WeChat says it facilitated ~$250B in annual transactions through its third-party โmini programsโ, double the value of transactions in 2019 ๐
๐ #Microsoft invests in #Cruise in new $2 billion round ๐
๐ป #Biden plans #InaugurationDay #Snapchat filter alongside locked-down live event ๐
๐ #Trump pardons ex #Google #Waymo, #Uber engineer #AnthonyLevandowski ๐
#๏ธโฃ #EarningsCalls
๐ฒ #Netflix Q4: revenue of $6.64B vs. $6.63B est., up 21.5% YoY, global streaming paid memberships 203.7M, up 8.5M vs. 6.5M est. ๐
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Amazon extending helping hand toward Biden, Opera goes after gamers, and TikTokโs new feature
Tech, Media, and Business News Headlines โ issue no. 216
๐ #Amazon says it wants to help the #Biden administration's vaccination efforts, says non #WFH Amazon staff should be vaccinated โat the earliest appropriate timeโ ๐
๐ #Opera acquires #YoYoGames for $10M and launches #OperaGaming division to monetise its gaming efforts; Opera GX gaming browser had 7M MAUs in Dec., up 350% YoY ๐
๐ #Airbnb has been quietly using #SocialMedia to root out and ban extremists ๐
๐ฆ As promised, #Twitter made Joe #Bidenโs POTUS account start with zero followers ๐
๐ฆ #Monzo founder #TomBlomfield is departing the challenger bank and says heโs โstruggledโ during the pandemic ๐
๐ #TikTokโs new Q&A feature lets creators respond to fan questions using text or video ๐
๐ #Google is investigating an #AI researcher over the handling of sensitive data ๐
๐ #Firefox extensions are now easier to install on #Android devices ๐
๐จ๐ณ #Twitter locks out #Chinaโs #US embassy after โbaby-making machinesโ tweet ๐
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Tech, Media, and Business News Headlines โ issue no. 216
๐ #Amazon says it wants to help the #Biden administration's vaccination efforts, says non #WFH Amazon staff should be vaccinated โat the earliest appropriate timeโ ๐
๐ #Opera acquires #YoYoGames for $10M and launches #OperaGaming division to monetise its gaming efforts; Opera GX gaming browser had 7M MAUs in Dec., up 350% YoY ๐
๐ #Airbnb has been quietly using #SocialMedia to root out and ban extremists ๐
๐ฆ As promised, #Twitter made Joe #Bidenโs POTUS account start with zero followers ๐
๐ฆ #Monzo founder #TomBlomfield is departing the challenger bank and says heโs โstruggledโ during the pandemic ๐
๐ #TikTokโs new Q&A feature lets creators respond to fan questions using text or video ๐
๐ #Google is investigating an #AI researcher over the handling of sensitive data ๐
๐ #Firefox extensions are now easier to install on #Android devices ๐
๐จ๐ณ #Twitter locks out #Chinaโs #US embassy after โbaby-making machinesโ tweet ๐
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Appleโs VR headset, Facebookโs Oversight board, and the Search for Australia
Tech, Media, and Business News Headlines โ issue no. 217
๐ #Apple's first #VR headset, planned for 2022 with a focus on gaming, video, and communication but with limited #AR features ๐
๐ฆ๐บ #Google threatens to remove its search engine from #Australia if new law goes into effect ๐
๐ #Facebook is referring its decision to indefinitely suspend #Trump's accounts to the #OversightBoard and says the accounts will remain suspended in the meantime ๐
๐คฆ #Instacart cuts 1,877 jobs, including its only union roles ๐
๐ #Bluesky, #Twitter's decentralized social networking project, releases a review of the existing decentralised web ecosystem, says it still seeks a project lead ๐
๐ #Linux has been ported to run on M1 #AppleSilicon Macs ๐
๐งโโ๏ธ Judge refuses to reinstate #Parlerโs #Amazon account ๐
๐จ #ElonMusk announces $100 million prize for new carbon capture tech ๐
#๏ธโฃ #EarningsCalls
๐ฒ #Intel Q4: revenue of $20B, down 1% YoY, vs $17.49B est.; Data Center Group revenue of $6.1B, down 16% YoY ๐
๐ฒ #IBM Q4: revenue of $20.37B, down 6% YoY, vs $20.67B est., Cloud and Cognitive Software revenue, which includes Red Hat, was $6.84B, down 5% YoY ๐
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Tech, Media, and Business News Headlines โ issue no. 217
๐ #Apple's first #VR headset, planned for 2022 with a focus on gaming, video, and communication but with limited #AR features ๐
๐ฆ๐บ #Google threatens to remove its search engine from #Australia if new law goes into effect ๐
๐ #Facebook is referring its decision to indefinitely suspend #Trump's accounts to the #OversightBoard and says the accounts will remain suspended in the meantime ๐
๐คฆ #Instacart cuts 1,877 jobs, including its only union roles ๐
๐ #Bluesky, #Twitter's decentralized social networking project, releases a review of the existing decentralised web ecosystem, says it still seeks a project lead ๐
๐ #Linux has been ported to run on M1 #AppleSilicon Macs ๐
๐งโโ๏ธ Judge refuses to reinstate #Parlerโs #Amazon account ๐
๐จ #ElonMusk announces $100 million prize for new carbon capture tech ๐
#๏ธโฃ #EarningsCalls
๐ฒ #Intel Q4: revenue of $20B, down 1% YoY, vs $17.49B est.; Data Center Group revenue of $6.1B, down 16% YoY ๐
๐ฒ #IBM Q4: revenue of $20.37B, down 6% YoY, vs $20.67B est., Cloud and Cognitive Software revenue, which includes Red Hat, was $6.84B, down 5% YoY ๐
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