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Bitcoin 2021 Might Have Been a Covid Super Spreader Event

Jun 10, 2021 · 2:24pm PDT
The conference, attended by more than 12,000 participants, took place in a tightly packed warehouse where mask usage was negligible. There were also complaints about long, crowded lines. 
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Senators Say More U.S. Chip Production Is Critical

Jun 10, 2021 · 2:16pm PDT
Lawmakers say the pandemic made it clear that the U.S. can't rely too heavily on foreign suppliers for semiconductors and other goods.
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Intel Reportedly Trying to Acquire Chip Startup SiFive

Jun 10, 2021 · 1:28pm PDT
As Nvidia's $40 billion acquisition of Arm moves slowly through the regulatory approval process, Intel is eyeing a similar startup.
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Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon Says SPAC Activity Has ‘Peaked,’ But IPO Market Remains Strong

Jun 10, 2021 · 1:14pm PDT
In a Clubhouse event hosted by the bank, Solomon and other bankers said they were bullish on the tech IPO market, including the future of direct listings.
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Target Taps Former Disney Exec to Help Avoid Outages

Jun 10, 2021 · 12:14pm PDT
After experiencing some high-profile service disruptions in recent years, Target hires a veteran engineering executive who has also worked at Yahoo, Salesforce and Oracle.
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Amazon Announces Corporate Employees Can Work Remotely Two Days a Week

Jun 10, 2021 · 12:03pm PDT
Amazon will allow corporate employees to indefinitely work remotely two days a week.
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Microsoft Building Xbox App for TVs, Streaming Device

Jun 10, 2021 · 8:33am PDT
Microsoft plans to let people play Xbox games on TV sets without requiring consoles.
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Alibaba Says Will Develop an Autonomous Truck

Jun 10, 2021 · 2:11am PDT
Alibaba’s Chief Technology Officer Cheng Li will partner with its logistics subsidiary Cainiao to make a self-driving truck.
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Singapore’s Grab Pushes Back Target Date for $40 Billion SPAC Merger

Jun 10, 2021 · 12:18am PDT
SoftBank-backed Grab, which originally aimed to complete its merger with Altimeter Growth by July, now expects to close the deal in the fourth quarter.
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Starz Sues Disney Over Star+

Jun 9, 2021 · 1:03pm PDT
Starz is suing over copyright infringement arguing the streaming service is too similar to its own StarzPlay offering
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Sequoia Capital Considers Modifications to Fund Structure

Jun 9, 2021 · 12:15pm PDT
The changes could help the Silicon Valley firm avoid increased taxes to carried interest proposed by the Biden administration.
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Facebook’s Carolyn Everson Announces she is Leaving Company

Jun 9, 2021 · 11:13am PDT
"I recognize this news is sudden," outgoing chief revenue officer David Fischer wrote in an internal post.
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Google, Apple, Amazon Could Stifle Competition in Connected Device Market, EU Says

Jun 9, 2021 · 10:41am PDT
The preliminary findings from a European Commission study could lead to enforcement actions.
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Biden Revokes Trump Orders Banning TikTok and WeChat

Jun 9, 2021 · 10:01am PDT
President orders review of apps with ties to foreign adversaries that pose security threats.
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WarnerMedia to Keep Half of its Movies in Coming Years on HBO Max

Jun 9, 2021 · 6:45am PDT
The company said that about 10-12 movies will go straight to HBO Max in coming years.
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DoorDash Enters Japan in First Expansion Into Asia

Jun 9, 2021 · 2:58am PDT · 1 comment
In Japan, DoorDash will face competition from Uber Eats, Finland's Wolt and SoftBank-backed Japanese app Demae-can.
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Senate Passes $250 Billion Bipartisan Bill to Counter China Tech Threat

Jun 9, 2021 · 1:03am PDT
The bill would boost government funding for technology research and development, including in key areas such as semiconductors.
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Online Grocery Apps Dingdong Maicai and Missfresh File for U.S. IPOs

Jun 9, 2021 · 12:00am PDT
Sequoia Capital China-backed Dingdong Maicai and Tencent-backed Missfresh have filed to list in the U.S. as China’s tech giants fight for a piece of the large domestic market.
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Ohio AG Sues to Regulate Google as a Public Utility

Jun 8, 2021 · 11:11am PDT
U.S. Supreme Court order from Justice Clarence Thomas recently advocated for public utility regulation of large internet platforms.
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Fastly Glitch Takes Down Major U.S., European Websites

Jun 8, 2021 · 11:06am PDT
An as-yet unexplained issue at Fastly, a content delivery network company, rendered many popular websites inaccessible for about an hour.