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- February 9, 2021
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Facebook, Twitter Outpaced by Smaller Platforms in Fight Against Harmful Content: Agency | Technology News
(Reuters) – Facebook, Twitter and Alphabet’s YouTube made smaller strides than their social media rivals including TikTok and Reddit at battling harmful content such as hate speech and misinformation during…
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- February 9, 2021
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Hackers Tried to Poison a Florida City’s Water Supply
Screenshot: Lucas Ropek: Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office Authorities in Oldsmar, Fla., are investigating after someone hijacked the computer system at the city’s water treatment facility and tried to drive up…
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- February 9, 2021
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Kong raises $100 million for software that scales cloud infrastructure
As APIs and microservices become critical tools to drive innovation and automation for a wider range of companies, they are also creating new management challenges. Enterprises are attracted by their…
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- February 9, 2021
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Here’s what that glitchy Reddit commercial said during the Super Bowl
If you were reaching for another scoop of nacho dip, you probably missed it. Yet, a five-second-long Reddit commercial that aired during the Super Bowl still managed to make most…
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- February 9, 2021
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Mexican Senator Proposes Regulating Facebook, Twitter to Protect ‘Freedom of Expression’ | Technology News
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A prominent senator from Mexico’s ruling party has proposed regulating major social media networks, including Twitter and Facebook, to protect “freedom of expression”, according to a…
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- February 9, 2021
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Another coder has built a COVID vaccine appointment website for Mass. residents
Olivia Adams, a local software developer on maternity leave, made national news for building a website to improve on the process for Massachusetts residents to get COVID-19 vaccine shots. Now,…
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- February 9, 2021
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SpaceX subpoena battle with the DOJ set for March court hearing
A Falcon 9 rocket is displayed outside the Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) headquarters on January 28, 2021 in Hawthorne, California. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images The…
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- February 9, 2021
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Fitbit Is Rolling Out Blood Glucose-Tracking for Diabetic Users
Image: Fitbit Fitbit already gives you the ability to monitor your heart health, stress, and blood oxygen levels on some of its watches. Now the company is eyeing blood glucose-monitoring…
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- February 9, 2021
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Tesla invests in Bitcoin, will start accepting it as payment soon
Dan Ives, managing director of equity research at Wedbush Securities, called Tesla’s embrace of bitcoin a potentially “game-changing move.” “This morning’s news formalizes the strategy of Musk and Tesla diving…
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- February 9, 2021
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Reddit, the Talk of the Internet, Raises $250 Million
SAN FRANCISCO — Fresh off a winning Super Bowl ad and a role at the center of a recent stock market frenzy, Reddit announced on Monday that it had raised…
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- February 9, 2021
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Should I Rehire an Employee With a Bad Attitude?
Inc.com columnist Alison Green answers questions about workplace and management issues–everything from how to deal with a micromanaging boss to how to talk to someone on your team about body…
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- February 9, 2021
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Clubhouse blocked in China as censors shut down rare space for sensitive political debate
It gave a brief and tantalizing glimpse into what a free Chinese internet might have looked like. © Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/Shutterstock Mandatory Credit: Photo by Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/Shutterstock (11751637k) In…
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- February 9, 2021
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Nvidia, Semiconductor Stocks Climb on Dialog Deal, Chip Shortage
Nvidia (NVDA) – Get Report and other semiconductor companies were rising Monday, following news of Dialog Semiconductor’s DLGNF acquisition by Renesas Electronics RNECY and an ongoing chip shortage. Nvidia was up…
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- February 9, 2021
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Tencent Music Entertainment Group Invests in Audio Entertainment Ecosystem to Drive Long-term Growth
SHENZHEN, China, Feb. 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Tencent Music Entertainment Group (“Tencent Music,” “TME,” or the “Company”) (NYSE: TME), the leading online music entertainment platform in China, has made significant…
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- February 9, 2021
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Family Sues Trading App Robinhood Over Suicide
The family of a college student who killed himself after thinking he’d lost a fortune using Robinhood sued the free trading app Monday. A message left behind by Alex Kearns…
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- February 9, 2021
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Electronic Arts Buying Glu Mobile To Boost Mobile Game Business
Electronic Arts (EA) – Get Report said Monday it’s buying Glu Mobile (GLUU) – Get Report for $12.50 a share cash, or $2.4 billion, in a deal to boost its mobile-games…
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- February 9, 2021
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Seattle’s Porch marks new era as public company with first Super Bowl ad touting home services tech
Editor’s note: A previous version of this story incorrectly stated the amount Porch paid for a Super Bowl ad. The story and headline have been updated. Porch has been on…
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- February 9, 2021
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Tesla buys $1.5B in Bitcoin, will accept as payment soon
SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — Holders of Bitcoin may be able to cash in some of their investment in the digital currency for a brand new electric car. Electric automaker…
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- February 9, 2021
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Wipro Appoints Tomoaki Takeuchi as Country Head & Managing Director for Japan
TOKYO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Feb 8, 2021– Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE: WIPRO), a leading global information technology, consulting and business process services company, today announced the appointment of Tomoaki Takeuchi…
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- February 9, 2021
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Mexican senator proposes regulating Facebook, Twitter to protect ‘freedom of expression’
FILE PHOTO: 3D printed Facebook and Twitter logos are placed on a computer motherboard in this illustration taken January 21, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A prominent senator…
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- February 9, 2021
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Russia wages online battle against TikTok and YouTube
Image Credit: Supplied Moscow: “I’m an American!” a young Russian under the username Neurolera exclaims in English on the popular video-sharing app TikTok as she explains how to impersonate a…
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- February 9, 2021
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Parler website partially returns with support from Russian-owned technology firm | Social media
Parler, the social network popular with Donald Trump supporters, has partially returned online with the help of a Russian-owned technology company. The network vanished from the internet after it was…
