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Australian Charities and Government Websites Also Blocked in Facebook’s Fight Over News

Feb 18, 2021 · 12:41am PST
Facebook's wielding its clout by cutting off Australian non-profit organization and even government Covid-19 health sites in its escalating fight with the government over news.
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Shopify Posts Strong Quarter, Warns of Post-Pandemic Lull

Feb 17, 2021 · 3:44pm PST
Buoyed by legions of homebound consumers, the Canadian e-commerce platform reported impressive growth on Wednesday
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Databricks Strikes Analytics Pact With Google Cloud

Feb 17, 2021 · 2:56pm PST
Databricks already sells its software through Microsoft and Amazon Web Services, and now it's adding Google Cloud to the mix.
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Robinhood CEO Tenev Says Company Had $3 Billion Deficit Ahead of Trading Limits

Feb 17, 2021 · 1:20pm PST
Tenev is set to argue that stock trades should be settled in real-time and not be subjected to a two-day delay.
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Facebook Says it Will Block All News Content in Australia

Feb 17, 2021 · 12:24pm PST · 2 comments
Facebook’s decision shows how it would likely react to similar moves by other countries to force payouts to news publishers.
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SpaceX Raises $850 Million

Feb 17, 2021 · 11:32am PST
The new fundraising values SpaceX at about $74 billion.
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Bitcoin’s Price Tops $51,000

Feb 17, 2021 · 10:38am PST
The value of the world’s largest cryptocurrency has soared in the past year, but skeptics warn about the market’s volatility.
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EW Scripps Sells Audio Ad Tech Business to iHeartMedia

Feb 17, 2021 · 9:55am PST
The move strengthens iHeartMedia's podcasting play and furthers Scripps' winding down of that business.
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Stock Trading App Public Confirms $1.2 Billion Valuation

Feb 17, 2021 · 9:35am PST
The Robinhood competitor has raised $220 million from investment firm Tiger Global.
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North Korean hackers charged with cryptocurrency theft, Sony Pictures cyberattack

Feb 17, 2021 · 9:26am PST
The charges expanded on allegations relating to the 2014 hack of Sony Pictures as well as the theft of cash and cryptocurrency.
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Amazon Skirted Local Laws in India, Report Says

Feb 17, 2021 · 9:00am PST
Amazon skirted local laws in India in an effort to expand in that country's lucrative ecommerce market, an investigation by Reuters revealed. 
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Epic Games Takes Antitrust Fight Against Apple to Europe

Feb 17, 2021 · 7:10am PST
The maker of Fortnite submitted an antitrust complaint with European regulators against Apple, the latest salvo in the game company’s battle with the tech giant.
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Google and News Corp Reach Deal on Payments for News

Feb 17, 2021 · 6:41am PST
The deal ends a long standoff between Murdoch's news empire and Australian regulators.
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Lunar New Year Helps China Box Office Set New Record

Feb 17, 2021 · 2:25am PST
China is on track to overtake the U.S. in box office receipts for a second year due to ticket sales during the Lunar New Year holiday
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China Blocked Ant IPO Over Concerns About Politically Connected Shareholders

Feb 17, 2021 · 2:19am PST
Ant's investors who stood to gain from the IPO included those with ties to political families that represent a potential challenge to President Xi Jinping.
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Local Rival Gains From Twitter’s Trouble in India

Feb 17, 2021 · 1:51am PST
The Koo app, which lets users post brief messages in English and several Indian languages, has seen the number of downloads surge while Twitter battles over censorship.
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DOJ Opens In-Depth Antitrust Review of Salesforce’s $27.7 Billion Slack Deal

Feb 16, 2021 · 5:42pm PST
Deals between companies that don't compete with each other no longer get a free pass from antitrust regulators.
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Amazon Acquires Shopify Competitor Selz

Feb 16, 2021 · 3:33pm PST
The move speaks to Amazon’s growing ambitions in the third-party seller space
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North Dakota Senate Blocks Epic-Backed Bill

Feb 16, 2021 · 2:46pm PST
The bill is likely to be the first of a series of state bills aimed at watering down Apple and Google's control of their app stores.
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Palantir Stock Falls as Firm Forecasts Slower Growth in 2021

Feb 16, 2021 · 8:54am PST
Palantir's revenue growth rate rebounded this year but its cash burn also doubled, a sign it is spending more to accelerate growth.