Twitter launches Spaces, its Clubhouse-like service, in private beta on iOS, limited to select individuals, largely from under-represented backgrounds (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)
Twitter launches Spaces, its Clubhouse-like service, in private beta on iOS, limited to select individuals, largely from under-represented backgrounds — Last month, Twitter announced it would soon begin testing a…
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Global app revenue grew 32% YoY in Q3 2020 to more than $29B; consumer spending in the App Store grew 31% to $19B while Play Store grew ~34% YoY to $10.3B (Stephanie Chan/Sensor Tower Blog)
Global app revenue grew 32% YoY in Q3 2020 to more than $29B; consumer spending in the App Store grew 31% to $19B while Play Store grew ~34% YoY to…
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Bangalore-based Razorpay, which helps SMBs process and manage digital payments, raises $100M Series D co-led by GIC and Sequoia India at a valuation of $1B+ (Manish Singh/TechCrunch)
Bangalore-based Razorpay, which helps SMBs process and manage digital payments, raises $100M Series D co-led by GIC and Sequoia India at a valuation of $1B+ — Bangalore-headquartered Razorpay, one of…
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Investigators say suspected Russian hack extends far beyond SolarWinds, with ~30% of the victims having no connection to the software (Wall Street Journal)
Investigators say suspected Russian hack extends far beyond SolarWinds, with ~30% of the victims having no connection to the software — Roughly 30% of victims are said to have no…
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CD Projekt sued in CA federal court by investor seeking class action status, claiming the company made “false and/or misleading” statements about Cyberpunk 2077 (Nicole Carpenter/Polygon)
CD Projekt sued in CA federal court by investor seeking class action status, claiming the company made “false and/or misleading” statements about Cyberpunk 2077 — A New York-based law firm…
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Medium is acquiring Glose, a digital platform for buying, reading, and discussing books; Glose’s 20 employees, most of whom are based in Paris, will join Medium (Kerry Flynn/CNN)
Medium is acquiring Glose, a digital platform for buying, reading, and discussing books; Glose’s 20 employees, most of whom are based in Paris, will join Medium — New York (CNN…
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Wi-Fi’s biggest upgrade in decades is starting to arrive
Wi-Fi is about to get a lot better. Many of this year’s new phones, laptops, TVs, routers, and more will come with support for Wi-Fi 6E, a new upgrade to Wi-Fi…
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Ticketmaster agrees to pay a $10M fine after admitting to hiring an ex-CrowdSurge staffer and using his credentials to access the rival ticket seller’s systems (Adi Robertson/The Verge)
Ticketmaster agrees to pay a $10M fine after admitting to hiring an ex-CrowdSurge staffer and using his credentials to access the rival ticket seller’s systems — It used stolen login…
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A former Blackwater contractor pardoned by Trump said he ‘acted correctly’ and feels at ‘peace’ for his role in death of 14 Iraqi civilians
In this June 11, 2014 photo, former Blackwater Worldwide guard Evan Liberty, right, arrives at federal court in Washington. AP Photo/Cliff Owen Evan Liberty, one of the former Blackwater contractors…
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