https://ift.tt/spXdCzg2J Monica Alleven / Fierce Wireless : Meta will wind down Express Wi-Fi later this year, its program, launched in 2...
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Monday, January 31, 2022
Doc: the US is pressing EU officials to revise the Digital Markets Act to focus less on tech giants and ensure that the act covers tech firms outside of the US (Samuel Stolton/Politico)
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January 31, 2022
https://ift.tt/eKATEBmhn Samuel Stolton / Politico : Doc: the US is pressing EU officials to revise the Digital Markets Act to focus less...
Silvergate Bank confirms it's purchasing the Diem Association's IP and other assets, issuing $132M in stock and paying an additional $50M in cash for the deal (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)
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January 31, 2022
https://ift.tt/6nQDJMuw0 Nikhilesh De / CoinDesk : Silvergate Bank confirms it's purchasing the Diem Association's IP and other a...
The New York Times acquires Wordle, the simple word game that has amassed "millions of daily players", for "an undisclosed price in the low-seven figures" (The New York Times Company)
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January 31, 2022
https://ift.tt/JCazA3ZTH The New York Times Company : The New York Times acquires Wordle, the simple word game that has amassed “millions...
Antenna: Apple TV+, Disney+, HBO Max, and others struggle to retain US subscribers who joined to watch a hit show; some subscribers only stay for a few months (Wall Street Journal)
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January 31, 2022
https://ift.tt/uz0HIoUxi Wall Street Journal : Antenna: Apple TV+, Disney+, HBO Max, and others struggle to retain US subscribers who joi...
Interview with Roblox's VP of Product Bjorn Book-Larsson about the evolution of the game's avatars, having more contractors than staff for moderation, and more (Harrison Abbott/Newsweek)
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January 31, 2022
https://ift.tt/sMTN12urA Harrison Abbott / Newsweek : Interview with Roblox's VP of Product Bjorn Book-Larsson about the evolution of...
Egyptian startup Brimore, which connects SMB suppliers with a network of sellers, raises a $25M Series A led by IFC and Endure Capital (Tage Kene-Okafor/TechCrunch)
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January 31, 2022
https://ift.tt/DjQXUeY5I Tage Kene-Okafor / TechCrunch : Egyptian startup Brimore, which connects SMB suppliers with a network of sellers...
Sunday, January 30, 2022
In an Instagram video, Joe Rogan defends his decision to book contentious guests, apologizes to Spotify for the backlash, and details how the podcast may change (Sam Byford/The Verge)
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January 30, 2022
https://ift.tt/zEQ6c7u9U Sam Byford / The Verge : In an Instagram video, Joe Rogan defends his decision to book contentious guests, apolo...
A profile of Celsius Network, which has been valued at $3B+ and promises up to 18% annual interest on cryptocurrency deposits, as it attracts SEC scrutiny (Bloomberg)
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https://ift.tt/MVjKdNu8c Bloomberg : A profile of Celsius Network, which has been valued at $3B+ and promises up to 18% annual interest o...
Gartner: global chip sales rose 25% YoY in 2021 to a record $583.5B and are projected to grow by 9% this year; capital expenditures grew to at least $146B (Wall Street Journal)
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https://ift.tt/Qw0KRZMNy Wall Street Journal : Gartner: global chip sales rose 25% YoY in 2021 to a record $583.5B and are projected to g...
Spotify publishes its long-standing Platform Rules and says it is working to add a content advisory to podcast episodes that include a discussion about COVID-19 (Daniel Ek/Spotify)
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January 30, 2022
https://ift.tt/Q2FG6ZJ1P Daniel Ek / Spotify : Spotify publishes its long-standing Platform Rules and says it is working to add a content...
Many China-based sellers who were kicked off Amazon for rule violations have turned to Walmart's online marketplace to reach US consumers (Bloomberg)
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https://ift.tt/nEGJkucsg Bloomberg : Many China-based sellers who were kicked off Amazon for rule violations have turned to Walmart's...
Saturday, January 29, 2022
Profile of artist Seneca, who says she is the lead designer behind the original Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT collection and has seen relatively little compensation (Samantha Hissong/Rolling Stone)
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https://ift.tt/6J0rGgOt7 Samantha Hissong / Rolling Stone : Profile of artist Seneca, who says she is the lead designer behind the origin...
Blockdaemon, which provides blockchain infrastructure for node management and staking, raises a $207M Series C at a $3.25B post-money valuation (Zack Seward/CoinDesk)
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January 29, 2022
https://ift.tt/K5YIiOJRx Zack Seward / CoinDesk : Blockdaemon, which provides blockchain infrastructure for node management and staking, ...
Filings and interviews with decision makers and legal experts reveal bureaucracy with competing mandates at the FAA and FCC caused the 5G launch blowup (Brian Fung/CNN)
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https://ift.tt/tCPnf8HMw Brian Fung / CNN : Filings and interviews with decision makers and legal experts reveal bureaucracy with competi...
FCC announces $1.2B in funding through the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund to expand broadband services across 32 states, provided by 23 telecom companies (Emma Roth/The Verge)
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https://ift.tt/eyLRazY2E Emma Roth / The Verge : FCC announces $1.2B in funding through the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund to expand broa...
How Lina Khan's FTC is using the concept of "monopsony", a market where one buyer is pre-eminent, to push for Big Tech antitrust regulation (Christopher Mims/Wall Street Journal)
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January 29, 2022
https://ift.tt/PKIRZ48SY Christopher Mims / Wall Street Journal : How Lina Khan's FTC is using the concept of “monopsony”, a market w...
Visa says customers made $2.5B in payments with its crypto-linked cards in its fiscal Q1 of 2022, which was 70% of its crypto volume for all of FY 2021 (Frank Holland/CNBC)
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https://ift.tt/qMOAptfFh Frank Holland / CNBC : Visa says customers made $2.5B in payments with its crypto-linked cards in its fiscal Q1 ...
Friday, January 28, 2022
YouTuber Hank Green unfavorably compares TikTok's creator fund, where a creator's revenue falls as more join, to YouTube, which pays a percentage of ad revenue (James Hale/Tubefilter)
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https://ift.tt/3IGAf1o James Hale / Tubefilter : YouTuber Hank Green unfavorably compares TikTok's creator fund, where a creator'...
Interview with two Ubisoft executives, who say NFTs are a paradigm shift in gaming and gamers "don't get what a digital secondary market can bring to them" (Chris Stead/Finder)
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January 28, 2022
https://ift.tt/3IP4sM2 Chris Stead / Finder : Interview with two Ubisoft executives, who say NFTs are a paradigm shift in gaming and game...
Counterpoint and IDC: smartphone shipments grew about 5% to 1.35B+ units in 2021; Samsung took the top spot with 270M+ units, followed by Apple with 235M+ (Corinne Reichert/CNET)
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https://ift.tt/3uoOuEr Corinne Reichert / CNET : Counterpoint and IDC: smartphone shipments grew about 5% to 1.35B+ units in 2021; Samsun...
France's top administrative court sides with privacy watchdog against Google, in an appeal over a €100M fine for placing cookies before getting user's consent (Gaspard Sebag/Bloomberg)
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January 28, 2022
https://ift.tt/3KOUKee Gaspard Sebag / Bloomberg : France's top administrative court sides with privacy watchdog against Google, in a...
Apple adds unlisted app distribution to the App Store, letting developers publish an app that can only be installed via a direct link and not found via search (Benjamin Mayo/9to5Mac)
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January 28, 2022
https://ift.tt/3Hbl4wZ Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac : Apple adds unlisted app distribution to the App Store, letting developers publish an app...
A US appeals court upholds California's net neutrality law, saying a 2017 decision by the FCC to reverse federal internet protections could not bar state action (David Shepardson/Reuters)
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https://ift.tt/3ud2zo6 David Shepardson / Reuters : A US appeals court upholds California's net neutrality law, saying a 2017 decisio...
Thursday, January 27, 2022
OpenAI says InstructGPT, its new GPT-3 version, is better at following instructions, producing less offensive language, less misinformation, and fewer mistakes (Will Douglas Heaven/MIT Technology Review)
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https://ift.tt/3uaolJ9 Will Douglas Heaven / MIT Technology Review : OpenAI says InstructGPT, its new GPT-3 version, is better at followi...