Technology
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A look at the impact of the funding crunch on India's tech startups, which raised $24.7B from January to November 2022, down 35% YoY, per data provider Tracxn (Chloe Cornish/Financial Times)
Chloe Cornish / Financial Times: A look at the impact of the funding crunch on India’s tech startups, which raised…
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Verizon decommissioned its 3G network on December 31, the last major US carrier to do so after AT&T and T-Mobile turned off services earlier in 2022 (Mitchell Clark/The Verge)
Mitchell Clark / The Verge: Verizon decommissioned its 3G network on December 31, the last major US carrier to do…
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A look at the rise and fall of Alameda Research, whose troubles began well before the crypto crash as it took big gambles, winning some and losing plenty (Wall Street Journal)
Wall Street Journal: A look at the rise and fall of Alameda Research, whose troubles began well before the crypto…
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Google has agreed to pay $29.5M to settle lawsuits with Washington DC and Indiana over location tracking practices, after agreeing to pay ~$392M to 40 US states (Jared Gans/The Hill)
Jared Gans / The Hill: Google has agreed to pay $29.5M to settle lawsuits with Washington DC and Indiana over…
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Grubhub was ordered to pay $3.5M to settle a lawsuit filed by the Washington DC AG's office for charging hidden fees and using deceptive marketing techniques (Mariella Moon/Engadget)
Mariella Moon / Engadget: Grubhub was ordered to pay $3.5M to settle a lawsuit filed by the Washington DC AG’s…
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First pretrial hearing in the FTC's case against Microsoft's $69B bid to take over Activision Blizzard set for January 3, 2023 (Alexandra Alper/Reuters)
Alexandra Alper / Reuters: First pretrial hearing in the FTC’s case against Microsoft’s $69B bid to take over Activision Blizzard…
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Employment in tech occupations grew 12% YoY to a record 6.39M in November 2022, as workers eye banking, retail, health care, and manufacturing amid tech layoffs (New York Times)
New York Times: Employment in tech occupations grew 12% YoY to a record 6.39M in November 2022, as workers eye…
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A look at ABBA Voyage, the hit London concert performed by 3D digital avatars of the band created from motion capture, as its producers plan a global expansion (Jenni Reid/CNBC)
Jenni Reid / CNBC: A look at ABBA Voyage, the hit London concert performed by 3D digital avatars of the…
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Leaked screener copies of big movies tend to surface at year's end, but didn't in 2022, probably due to more security, streaming, and shorter release windows (Ernesto Van der Sar/TorrentFreak)
Ernesto Van der Sar / TorrentFreak: Leaked screener copies of big movies tend to surface at year’s end, but didn’t…
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