Facebook slams Apple privacy change again, suggesting it will kill free apps
The day after launching an attack on Apple's upcoming privacy change, Facebook is running new ads around content monetization.
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Bitcoin hits new all-time high above $23,000, extending its wild 2020 rally
Bitcoin's price is now up more than 200% since the start of the year.
Facebook criticizes Apple as it welcomes Europe's new tech rules
Facebook accused Apple of using its power to "harm developers and consumers" and welcomed draft laws outlined by the European Commission.
Alphabet-backed fintech GoCardless nears $1 billion valuation amid digital payments boom
Payments technology start-up GoCardless raised $95 million in an investment round that values it at $970 million.
China brings moon rocks back to Earth in a first for the country as space race with U.S. heats up
China is only the third country in the world to retrieve lunar samples after the efforts by the U.S. in the 1960s and the Soviet Union in the 1970s.
Facebook blasts Apple in new ads over iPhone privacy change
Facebook is running ads decrying Apple over a privacy change that it claims "threatens the personalized ads that millions of small businesses rely on."
Texas and nine other states file new antitrust lawsuit against Google — here's the full complaint
The announcement follows a separate complaint from the Department of Justice claiming Google has illegally maintained a monopoly in online general search.
HBO Max launches on Roku Thursday
HBO Max debuted in May for phones and a variety of smart TV platforms, but was notably absent from Roku.
These new screens in Apple's App Store help explain why Facebook and Apple are at odds
Facebook and Apple have two different business models, and they are increasingly coming in conflict.
Amazon vies for its workers to get priority access to Covid vaccine
A top Amazon executive wrote to a CDC panel asking that the company's front-line employees "receive the Covid-19 vaccine at the earliest appropriate time."
Former Google exec explains why he didn't use a SPAC to take his company Upstart public
"To me a SPAC feels like reaching the next level of a video game and handing the joystick to somebody else," said Upstart CEO Dave Girouard.
SolarWinds hack has shaved 23% from software company's stock this week
The meltdown began on Dec. 13 when Reuters reported that hackers had gained access to email systems at government agencies via SolarWinds software updates.
Discount marketplace Wish slides after opening below IPO price in market debut
The opening trade was $22.75 per share, below its IPO pricing of $24 per share.
Twitter will label and remove misinformation about Covid-19 vaccines
Twitter on Wednesday announced that it will moderate and in some cases remove content that spreads harmful misinformation about the Covid-19 vaccines.
Amazon streamed 4K video from a satellite with a prototype antenna for its Kuiper internet network
Amazon passed a critical early milestone in developing the hardware needed for its planned Project Kuiper satellite internet network.
Bitcoin breaks above $20,000 for the first time ever
It comes as big-name investors like Paul Tudor Jones and Stanley Druckenmiller have invested in the cryptocurrency.
Europe tries to set the global narrative on regulating Big Tech
The EU unveiled its Digital Services and Markets Acts, major reforms that are seen as part of a wider fight against U.S. tech giants.
European Uber rival Bolt raises more than $180 million for A.I. drive
Bolt said it will use the money to develop driver face verification and use machine learning to prevent potential incidents.
Chinese chipmaker SMIC falls 5% as co-CEO plans to resign and it faces removal from MSCI indexes
Chinese chipmaker SMIC said it had become "aware" of co-CEO Mong Song Liang's "intention of conditional resignation."
Amazon encourages California warehouse and Whole Foods workers to get weekly Covid tests
Amazon sent the notice to California employees in response to new emergency workplace regulations enacted by the state.
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