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Mark Di Stefano

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Mark Di Stefano is a London-based reporter for The Information covering Europe tech and Amazon. He previously covered the media, tech and politics beats at BuzzFeed News, the Financial Times and ABC News in Australia. He is the author of a book about Australia’s 2016 election, "What A Time To Be Alive: That and Other Lies of the 2016 Election Campaign." He grew up on the Northern Beaches of Sydney. You can reach him at mark@theinformation.com.

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Markets Uber/Lyft

Didi Chuxing Seeks Possible European Expansion

Feb. 24, 2021 · 9:29 AM PST
The Chinese ride-sharing giant Didi Chuxing is plotting an expansion in Europe in the first half of this year.
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Policy Uber/Lyft

Europe Sets Sights on Gig Worker Conditions

Feb. 24, 2021 · 9:13 AM PST
Europe's main antitrust enforcer is making the labor conditions of gig workers a new target in its regulatory push against global tech companies.
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E-commerce Amazon

Amazon Executive Jeff Blackburn Leaves Company Following Sabbatical

Feb. 23, 2021 · 11:21 AM PST
Jeff Blackburn, one of Amazon’s most senior and longest-tenured executives, is leaving the company following a sabbatical,
Katana's Kristjan Vilosius (from left to right), Priit Kaasik and Hannes Kert. Photo provided by Katana
As Shopify Surges, So Are the Software Startups Riding Its Coattails
By Mark Di Stefano · Feb. 22, 2021 3:00 PM PST
Katana's Kristjan Vilosius (from left to right), Priit Kaasik and Hannes Kert. Photo provided by Katana
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Venture Capital Startups

As Shopify Surges, So Are the Software Startups Riding Its Coattails

By Mark Di Stefano · Feb. 22, 2021 3:00 PM PST
Shopify’s stock has more than quadrupled since shoppers began flocking at the start of the pandemic to the online stores of the smaller merchants Shopify serves. And now investors are getting interested in business tool startups that piggyback on Shopify. In the latest example, a small Estonian startup, Katana, has raised $11 million in... Shopify’s stock has more than quadrupled since shoppers began flocking at the start of the...
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Uber/Lyft

U.K. Court Rules Uber Must Classify Drivers as Employees

Feb. 19, 2021 · 5:28 AM PST
The ruling has echoes of fights Uber has had in the U.S. on the same issue, particularly in California, which it won by backing a referendum on the subject.
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E-commerce Amazon

Amazon Skirted Local Laws in India, Report Says

Feb. 17, 2021 · 9:00 AM 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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Policy Entertainment

Epic Games Takes Antitrust Fight Against Apple to Europe

Feb. 17, 2021 · 7:10 AM 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.
Clockwise from top-left: Alicia Boler Davis, Dilip Kumar, Mai-Lan Tomsen Bukovec and Rohit Prasad. Photos by Bloomberg
Amazon’s Bench: Ten Executives From the Company’s Next Generation of Leaders
By Mark Di Stefano · Feb. 17, 2021 6:00 AM PST · 2 comments
Clockwise from top-left: Alicia Boler Davis, Dilip Kumar, Mai-Lan Tomsen Bukovec and Rohit Prasad. Photos by Bloomberg
Enterprise E-commerce

Amazon’s Bench: Ten Executives From the Company’s Next Generation of Leaders

By Mark Di Stefano · Feb. 17, 2021 6:00 AM PST · 2 comments
Get ready to hear more from a new cast of Amazon executives. That includes people in the most senior leadership positions at the internet giant, including Andy Jassy, the longtime head of its cloud unit, who will replace Jeff Bezos as CEO later this year, and Dave Clark, its logistics head, who will become the new chief of its worldwide consumer... Get ready to hear more from a new cast of Amazon executives. That includes people in the most...
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Entertainment Facebook

Facebook to Crack Down on Users Sending Racist Messages to English Footballers

Feb. 11, 2021 · 7:18 AM PST
Several top athletes were bombarded with racist comments over Instagram recently.
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Policy Semiconductors

EU Seeks Partners for New Semiconductor Factory

Feb. 11, 2021 · 7:12 AM PST
A continent-based foundry would help European industries be less reliant on U.S. and Asian chipmakers.
Gennady Golovkin celebrates his victory over Kamil Szeremeta during a middleweight title fight in December. Photo by AP
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Media/Telecom Entertainment

A Netflix for Sports Rolls With the Punches

By Jessica Toonkel, Tom Dotan and Mark Di Stefano · Feb. 10, 2021 6:01 AM PST
A few years ago, it seemed like DAZN had all the ingredients for fulfilling its vision of becoming a global Netflix for sports, including a billionaire backer who had already made a killing betting on media and a leader who was the onetime head of ESPN. It even had a goofy, vowel-challenged name (pronounced dah-zone) that hinted at its plans for... A few years ago, it seemed like DAZN had all the ingredients for fulfilling its vision of...
The Europeans Deciding Tech’s Future
By Mark Di Stefano · Feb. 8, 2021 9:02 AM PST · 3 comments
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Policy Google

The Europeans Deciding Tech’s Future

By Mark Di Stefano · Feb. 8, 2021 9:02 AM PST · 3 comments
The European Commission, after spending years penalizing giant tech firms with fines, has decided to step up the fight against what authorities see as abuses of power. How the battle with Facebook, Amazon and other tech titans plays out depends in part on a major policy difference brewing between the continent’s top two regulators on the... The European Commission, after spending years penalizing giant tech firms with fines, has decided...
A still image from an Amazon instructional video about its new deliver van cameras. Credit: Amazon via Vimeo
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E-commerce Amazon

Amazon Plans AI-Powered Cameras to Monitor Delivery Van Drivers

By Mark Di Stefano · Feb. 3, 2021 12:01 PM PST
Big Brother could be coming to Amazon’s delivery vans soon. The company plans to install high-tech video cameras in Amazon delivery vans in a move that it says is aimed at improving safety but that will surely ignite questions about privacy. The company recently disclosed the plans by sharing an instructional video explaining the cameras... Big Brother could be coming to Amazon’s delivery vans soon. The company plans to install...
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Apple

E.U. Claims Court Was Wrong to Overturn Apple’s $15 Billion Tax Bill

Feb. 1, 2021 · 6:12 AM PST
The European Union is appealing a court ruling that overturned a $15 billion penalty against Apple.
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Media/Telecom

Former NYT and FT Bosses Buy Pro-European Newspaper

Feb. 1, 2021 · 6:07 AM PST
The newspaper had been acquired by a private equity firm last year.
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Policy Facebook

Facebook’s Purchase of Giphy to Be Investigated by U.K. Regulators

Jan. 28, 2021 · 7:22 AM PST
The probe, to be completed by March, comes as U.K. authorities pursue their own antitrust policy apart from the European Union.
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E-commerce Amazon

Amazon Plots Further European Expansion With Polish Store

Jan. 27, 2021 · 8:56 AM PST
Amazon said it will open a dedicated online store for Poland, continuing a European expansion in the face of antitrust charges from the continent’s regulators.
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Startups

Finnish Delivery Start-up Raises $530m To Fund Expansion

Jan. 25, 2021 · 8:20 AM PST
The fundraising will empower the Finnish firm to compete with bigger online delivery firms in Europe.
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Facebook Google

Google and Facebook Threaten Australia Over News Payment Plans

Jan. 22, 2021 · 5:51 AM PST
Google and Facebook are making clear what's at stake.
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Policy Google

Google Makes Deal to Pay French Publishers for News

Jan. 21, 2021 · 8:52 AM PST
The deal follows a French court ruling last year that said Google's inclusion of news content in search results breached European copyright laws.