Q&A: Alec MacGillis, author of the book “Fulfillment”, on working conditions in Amazon warehouses, the filming of “Nomadland” inside Amazon warehouses, and more (Hirsh Chitkara/Protocol)
Hirsh Chitkara / Protocol:Q&A: Alec MacGillis, author of the book Fulfillment, on working conditions in Amazon warehouses, the filming of Nomadland inside Amazon warehouses, and moreRegional inequality was making parts…
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Australian online design service Canva says it has 50M MAUs and has acquired Austrian visual AI startup Kaleido.ai and e-commerce startup Smartmockups (Yoolim Lee/Bloomberg)
Yoolim Lee / Bloomberg:Australian online design service Canva says it has 50M MAUs and has acquired Austrian visual AI startup Kaleido.ai and e-commerce startup Smartmockups- Online design unicorn bolsters its…
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Valve and five PC games publishers fined $9.4M for illegal geo-blocking
A four-year antitrust investigation into PC games geo-blocking in the European Union by distribution platform Valve and five games publishers has led to fines totalling ‘7.8 million (~$9.4M) after the…
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Ada Support, which develops AI-driven customer support chatbots, raises $130M led by Spark Capital at a $1.2B valuation (Katie Roof/Bloomberg)
Katie Roof / Bloomberg:Ada Support, which develops AI-driven customer support chatbots, raises $130M led by Spark Capital at a $1.2B valuation- Zoom, Facebook use Ada bots for customer interactionsSpark, Tiger…
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A new Golang-based worm has been actively dropping XMRig cryptocurrency malware on Windows and Linux servers since early December, mining Monero (Sergiu Gatlan/BleepingComputer)
Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer:A new Golang-based worm has been actively dropping XMRig cryptocurrency malware on Windows and Linux servers since early December, mining MoneroA newly discovered and self-spreading Golang-based malware…
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Dublin-based food ordering service Flipdish raises 40M round from Tiger Global Management (Amy Lewin/Sifted)
Amy Lewin / Sifted:Dublin-based food ordering service Flipdish raises 40M round from Tiger Global ManagementPre-Covid, says McCarthy, lots of restaurants relied on platforms like Deliveroo for a small portion of…
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PayPal says it acquired Tel Aviv-based Curv, which facilitates secure storage of cryptocurrency, source says for nearly $200M (Jeff John Roberts/Decrypt)
Jeff John Roberts / Decrypt:PayPal says it acquired Tel Aviv-based Curv, which facilitates secure storage of cryptocurrency, source says for nearly $200MPayPal announced on Monday it has acquired Curv, a…
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Facebook Oversight Board member told UK Parliament that the panel feels constrained when reviewing decisions on a case-by-case basis, may seek algorithm access (Dell Cameron/Gizmodo)
Dell Cameron / Gizmodo:Facebook Oversight Board member told UK Parliament that the panel feels constrained when reviewing decisions on a case-by-case basis, may seek algorithm accessFacebook’s so-called Supreme Court is…
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WeLeakInfo, which sold access to 12B+ stolen credentials before the FBI seized its domain, leaked account and payment info of over 24,000 of its own customers (Brian Krebs/Krebs on Security)
Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security:WeLeakInfo, which sold access to 12B+ stolen credentials before the FBI seized its domain, leaked account and payment info of over 24,000 of its own…
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Squarespace raises $300M in a round valuing it at $10B, two months after it filed confidentially to go public via a direct listing or an IPO (Mary Ann Azevedo/TechCrunch)
Mary Ann Azevedo / TechCrunch:Squarespace raises $300M in a round valuing it at $10B, two months after it filed confidentially to go public via a direct listing or an IPOSquarespace…
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Facebook Strikes Last-Minute Deal With Australia Around News Content
Facebook on Monday said it had struck a deal with Australian lawmakers to pay local publishers for their news content, after the government finally agreed to change some of the…
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Nashville-based XSOLIS, which uses AI to improve healthcare operations and communication between hospitals and insurance companies, raises $75M (Joel Stinnett/Silicon Valley …)
Joel Stinnett / Silicon Valley Business Journal:Nashville-based XSOLIS, which uses AI to improve healthcare operations and communication between hospitals and insurance companies, raises $75MOne of Nashville’s largest health tech firms…
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