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Chinese ride-hail company Didi Chuxing files for a US IPO, reports a $1.7B loss on $21.6B in revenue for 2020
Twitter launches Tomorrow, a weather news service, which includes newsletters, ticketed audio sessions, Q&As, and is led by climate journalist Eric Holthaus
Tech groups sue Florida over content moderation law
The Covid lab-leak theory goes mainstream
Apple says it parted ways with recent hire Antonio García Martínez, an ex-Facebook staffer and author, after employee petition citing "misogynistic statements"
Sources: blockchain-based gaming infrastructure startup Forte raises $185M Series B at a $1B post-money valuation led by Griffin Gaming Partners
TikTok launching jobs service for Gen Z
Game developers break silence around salaries
Study: daily social media interactions on stories about Trump fell from ~49M in early Jan. to ~2M by March, thanks largely to no Trump tweets for media to cover
YouTube TV removed from Roku channel store amid Google contract dispute
Roku says it may lose YouTube TV app after Google made anti-competitive demands
CDC panel recommends resuming use of Johnson and Johnson vaccine
Zuckerberg says Facebook is planning a short-form audio product called Soundbites, a podcast discovery tool, and more audio products for the next 3 to 6 months
2.5B T. rex inhabited the planet, researchers say
Senator Josh Hawley unveils a proposal aimed at Big Tech that would bolster antitrust laws and ban acquisitions by companies with a market cap of over $100B
Microsoft buys Nuance for nearly $20B
Using brain interfaces to learn about learning
FDA approves new ADHD drug for children
SCOTUS vacates lower court ruling that Trump's Twitter blocks violated 1A; Justice Thomas says he is wary of social platforms' "unprecedented" power over speech
LG is getting out of the mobile phone business
Egypt holds grand procession of ancient mummies in Cairo
Dish complains to FCC that T-Mobile, its partner for wireless services, plans to shut down the CDMA network used by millions of Dish's Boost Mobile users
Baltimore plant ruins 15M Johnson and Johnson coronavirus vaccines
Memo: Google tells employees that it expects some US-based workers to return to the office in April, but won't require employees to come in until at least Sept.
Sources: Substack is raising $65M at a $650M valuation; a16z will lead the round
Verizon Media Group plans to rebrand most of its media franchises, including TechCrunch, as Yahoo products and group them on Yahoo+, a new subscription platform
Rep. Cicilline says he's crafting around 10 smaller antitrust bills, to be ready in May, instead of a one huge bill that would be easier for Big Tech to defeat
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