Chinese Facial Recognition Software Company Seeks Domestic IPO After U.S. Sanctions
Megvii, owner of Face++ had initially sought a listing in Hong Kong before it was put on a U.S. blacklist.
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AWS Said It Repeatedly Warned Parler About Posts Urging Murder
No matter what happens with Parler, sooner or later the U.S. Supreme Court will be asked to consider a lawsuit filed by a "de-platformed" conservative-leaning figure or app as a test case of Big Tech’s influence over content.
YouTube Blocks New Trump Videos for at Least a Week
It's the latest effort by an online content platform to limit the president's reach as he continues to lie about the election results following last week's deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Affirm Is Said to Price IPO at $49
That’s above Affirm’s initial pricing range of $41 to $44, which had already been raised once.
Several Hot Tech Stocks Reach All-Time Highs
DoorDash, Asana, Uber, Pinterest and Snap all closed at their highest prices ever.
Stripe Hires LinkedIn’s Ex-CMO to Lead Communications
At LinkedIn and OpenTable, Shannon Brayton managed communications during the startups’ IPOs.
Three Cloud Firms Issue Convertible Notes and Bonds
DocuSign, Crowdstrike and Box all decided to cushion their balance sheets this week.
Visa Calls Off Purchase of Plaid Following Antitrust Scrutiny
The news comes one year after Visa first announced the $5.3 billion acquisition.
Netflix Announces Beefed Up 2021 Film Slate
The company says it will be debuting a new movie a week for the year.
GitHub Fires Jewish Employee Who Described Capitol Rioters as ‘Nazis’
GitHub, which is no stranger to controversy, is facing a backlash from employees stemming from last week's riots in Washington, D.C.
Checkout.com Raises $450 Million at $15 Billion Value
Tiger Global Management led the financing, with participation from Insight Partners.
Lawmaker Calls for Resignations of Zuckerberg, Top Facebook Executives
At least one Democrat is seething over Facebook's decision to drop political donations to both political parties even though the insurrection was incited by President Trump.
Zoom Video to Raise $1.5 Billion in Stock Offering
Zoom has plenty of cash already but it also has ambitious expansion plans, including launching a corporate email service.
SoftBank’s 5G Tech Allegedly Stolen by Former Employee
Japanese authorities have accused a former SoftBank employee of stealing company secrets on 5G mobile technology and giving them to rival Rakuten Mobile.
Salesforce Says It Won’t Let RNC Incite Violence in Emails
The cloud software provider becomes the latest tech company to restrict or ban President Trump and his affiliates from using their services.
Facebook, Google, Microsoft Join Firms Suspending Political Donations
Tech firms are joining a long list of companies that are, at least temporarily, pausing political donations.
Facebook Removing ‘Stop the Steal’ References
Two weeks into 2021, Facebook finds itself under fire from Democrats who say it did too little too late, while Republicans say it is biased against conservatives.
Affirm, Poshmark, Playtika IPOs Expected to Trade This Week
The three initial public offerings mark the start of a busy year for tech listings.
Internet Association Hires New CEO
The Internet Association finally hired a new CEO after the post sat vacant for almost a year.
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