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Facebook axes 16,000 accounts for trading fake reviews after UK intervenes
U.S. adds seven Chinese supercomputing entities to economic blacklist
Autonomous trucking startup TuSimple is aiming to raise ~$1.3B in its US IPO, with expected share price between $35-$39, and is targeting a valuation of $8B+
Facebook says it did not notify users about the 2019 data leak affecting 533M accounts at the time and doesn't plan to do so now
Facebook does not plan to notify half-billion users affected by data leak
Twitch will ban users for 'severe misconduct' that occurs away from its site
Facebook does not plan to notify half-billion users affected by data leak
A third of Covid survivors suffer neurological or mental disorders
Google AI scientist Bengio resigns after colleagues' firings – email
Russia says it will extend a punitive slowdown of Twitter until May 15, after talks on April 1, and acknowledged faster deletions of banned content by Twitter
Banking software maker Alkami says it plans to raise as much as $150M, aiming for a valuation of up to $2.08B in its IPO, pricing shares at $22-$25
Sources: Tencent's gaming studio TiMi Studios, which makes Honor of Kings and Call of Duty Mobile, generated $10B revenue in 2020
Myanmar orders wireless internet shutdown until further notice: telecoms sources
Sources: Myanmar's military has ordered ISPs to shut down mobile internet services until further notice
Pfizer 91% effective in updated data, protective against South African variant
Plus, which develops self-driving trucks, raises $220M Series B extension, after raising $200M in Feb.; source: Plus is in advanced talks to merge with a SPAC
During an address, President Biden said Amazon uses "various loopholes" to avoid paying any federal income taxes, but says he doesn't want to "punish" them
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Microsoft wins $21.9B contract with U.S. Army to supply AR headsets
Hitachi to buy U.S. software developer GlobalLogic for $9.6B
Apple to build battery-based solar energy storage project in California
UPDATE 1-Google’s ‘Teacher approved’ apps mislead on kids’ privacy, activists tell FTC
Seats filled for first all-civilian spaceflight crew
WhatsApp gets approval from Brazil's Central Bank to offer P2P payments via Mastercard and Visa, but is still seeking approval to operate with merchants
Volkswagen will not change name of U.S. operations: sources
PayPal says it has started letting US customers use cryptocurrency holdings to pay millions of its online merchants globally
Japan asks Taiwan manufacturers to cooperate in chip production
Visa moves to allow payment settlements using cryptocurrency
Visa says it will allow the use of cryptocurrency USD Coin to settle transactions on its payment network and has launched a pilot program with Crypto.com
Applied Materials drops multi-billion dollar purchase of Japanese chip-making equipment company Kokusai Electric after approval delays from Chinese regulators
Suez Canal says traffic in channel resumes after stranded ship refloated
Gen X emerging from pandemic with firmer grip on America's wallet
Boston Dynamics introduces ‘Stretch’, new warehouse worker robot
German union calls four-day strike at Amazon sites ahead of Easter
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