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Report: hackers scraped data of 500M LinkedIn users and posted it for sale online; LinkedIn confirms the dataset includes publicly viewable info from its site
Tim Cook says Facebook’s objections to letting people pick whether or not to be tracked are ‘flimsy arguments’
Mark Zuckerberg's phone number appeared among the leaked data of Facebook users
Personally identifiable data of 533M Facebook users has been posted online; Facebook says the data comes from an old leak that was reported on and fixed in 2019
SCOTUS sides with Facebook, ruling that its text alerts on suspicious logins do not qualify as robocalls, in what experts say is a major win for telemarketers
Newly created Twitter accounts labeled as Amazon employees are defending the company amid a union drive; Amazon admitted in 2018 to paying for similar tweets
Techmeme · 2 weeks ago
Amazon’s recent spate of Twitter feuds happened because Jeff Bezos told execs to ‘fight back’ against critics, report says
YouTube has temporarily suspended monetization for three channels operated by David Dobrik following a rape allegation against a former Vlog Squad member
Dominion projects $600 million loss over next 8 years due to ‘severity, pervasiveness, and permanence of the viral disinformation campaign’ about 2020 election
Massachusetts court rejects Uber and Lyft's request to dismiss a lawsuit accusing them of misclassifying drivers as independent contractors instead of employees
Amazon workers leading a historic push for unionization in Alabama describe midnight ‘education’ meetings, an unexpected mailbox, and streams of anti-union flyers as they go up against one of the world’s most powerful companies
Reddit · 2 weeks ago
The DOJ is creating maps from subpoenaed cell phone data to identify rioters involved with the Capitol insurrection
Google hogs traffic for itself, according to data showing nearly two-thirds of searches ended without a click in 2020
Clubhouse could finally arrive on Android and ditch invite-only joining by the summer, CEO Paul Davison said
Report: Amazon has added 3,700 new sellers every day in 2021 so far on its website for a total of 295,000; 26% of new sellers are in the US while 10.1% in India
Techmeme · 3 weeks ago
Microsoft will open up its US headquarters to more employees by the end of the month as it embraces a hybrid workplace
Clubhouse is being investigated by a French internet watchdog, following a complaint over data privacy
After taking on Wall Street bears, Redditors are pumping their money into saving gorillas
A Tesla with Autopilot engaged crashed into a Michigan police car that had pulled over with its lights on, authorities say
Facebook found that a vast amount of its anti-vaxx content comes from a hard core of only 111 accounts
A look at the high-profile athletes, especially NBA stars, investing in tech startups like Marqeta, Brigit, Whoop, Tonal, and more over the past few years
A lawsuit that accused Google of collecting the data of people who were using incognito mode can continue, said a federal judge
Flatfile, which helps businesses with onboarding customer data, raises $35M Series A led by Scale Venture Partners at a $185M valuation
Source: TikTok has 3000+ staff in Europe, up from 1600 since September, with plans for 3 London offices, despite calling off London as its global HQ last July
Source: 800+ Amazon staffers are now working on its voice command-enabled home robot with multiple cameras, codenamed Vesta, that's the size of "two small cats"
Techmeme · 1 month ago
Qualcomm believes the semiconductor shortage will last until the end of the year
Report: 96.9% of Bay Area tech startups remained in the region in 2020; of those that moved, 21% moved to New York, 21% to other parts of CA, and 12% to TX
India threatens to jail Facebook, Twitter workers over farmer protests
Google announces major shift away from precision-targeting of ads based on everything you do on the internet
A California city just voted to ban new gas stations as the state eyes an all-electric future
The singer Grimes made $5.8M selling ~10 pieces of NFT-based artwork within 20 minutes of debuting her collection on trading platform Nifty Gateway on Sunday
Valve is fighting to stop Apple from demanding troves of information as part of its fight with ‘Fortnite’ maker Epic Games
Internal email: Mailchimp CEO tells staff that "we have work to do" on pay equity and inclusion, after company denied allegations of bias from engineer who quit
Mark Zuckerberg, Jack Dorsey, and Sundar Pichai will testify before Congress at a hearing on digital misinformation
GameStop trader ‘Roaring Kitty’ slipped a reference to the viral cat-lawyer meme into his Congressional testimony: ‘I am not a cat’
Tesla cuts the price of its base Model 3 and Model Y cars by as much as $2,000
How reporter Rob Price got an inside look into Gaia and its world of conspiracy theories and alternative media
Ahead of Congressional hearing on GameStop, Vlad Tenev denies Robinhood colluded with hedge funds, asks for revision of SEC rule so trades settle in real-time
Renowned GameStop investor ‘Roaring Kitty’ sued for securities fraud over his role in the stock’s epic surge
TikTok breaches users’ rights and fails to protect children from hidden advertising, according to a consumer group’s complaint to the …
Microsoft is reportedly testing a new browser-based streaming service that would let you play Xbox games on your PC and iPhone
GENERATION ROBINHOOD: How the trading app conditioned its inexperienced users to obsessively play the market
Donald Trump reportedly called Mark Zuckerberg and asked him to make changes to the panel that’s now responsible for reviewing Trump’s ban from the platform
Apple can surge another 25% by adding cryptocurrency services to its Wallet app, RBC says
China reportedly blocks Clubhouse after users flock to chat politics
Elon Musk says don’t buy a Tesla during production ramps for best quality
Mark Zuckerberg made a surprise appearance on Clubhouse on Thursday, discussing VR, AR, Facebook's Reality Labs group, and remote work
PayPal reports Q4 revenue of $6.12B, up 23% YoY, total payments volume of $277B, up 36% YoY, and 16M new active accounts, up 72% YoY; stock up 5%+
After Amazon, Jeff Bezos will devote his time to building multi-billion dollar rockets. Here’s how his space company, Blue Origin, hopes to colonize the solar system.
Reddit · 2 months ago