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Canada's competition tribunal approves Rogers' $14.77B bid to acquire Shaw, saying the deal is "not likely to prevent or lessen competition substantially" (Reuters)
Reuters: Canada’s competition tribunal approves Rogers’ $14.77B bid to acquire Shaw, saying the deal is “not likely to prevent or…
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Report: Twitter is closing its Seattle office, the company's second-largest engineering hub outside of San Francisco, asking employees to work from home instead (Taylor Soper/GeekWire)
Taylor Soper / GeekWire: Report: Twitter is closing its Seattle office, the company’s second-largest engineering hub outside of San Francisco,…
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Sources: the FBI is investigating the leak of ~100K API keys linked to users of crypto trading service 3Commas, as a victims group claims to have lost over $20M (Sam Kessler/CoinDesk)
Sam Kessler / CoinDesk: Sources: the FBI is investigating the leak of ~100K API keys linked to users of crypto…
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Sources detail Elon Musk's Twitter cost-cutting measures, including closing a data center, reducing training for new staff, and canceling janitorial services (New York Times)
New York Times: Sources detail Elon Musk’s Twitter cost-cutting measures, including closing a data center, reducing training for new staff,…
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An obituary of Dark Sky, which changed how people consume weather forecasts but is disparaged by scientists, as Apple shuts the iOS app down on January 1 (Russell Jacobs/Slate)
Russell Jacobs / Slate: An obituary of Dark Sky, which changed how people consume weather forecasts but is disparaged by…
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A look at India's plan to build a semiconductor supply chain, including via a ~$10B incentive program, issues with the Foxconn-Vedanta joint venture, and more (Dylan Patel/SemiAnalysis)
Dylan Patel / SemiAnalysis: A look at India’s plan to build a semiconductor supply chain, including via a ~$10B incentive…
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India says it will prioritize the development of global regulation of unbacked crypto assets, including their possible prohibition, under its G20 presidency (Manish Singh/TechCrunch)
Manish Singh / TechCrunch: India says it will prioritize the development of global regulation of unbacked crypto assets, including their…
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Amazon starts Prime Air drone deliveries in Lockeford, California, and College Station, Texas, delivering small packages with a maximum payload of 5 lbs (Eric Bangeman/Ars Technica)
Eric Bangeman / Ars Technica: Amazon starts Prime Air drone deliveries in Lockeford, California, and College Station, Texas, delivering small…
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After a hacker demanded $200K to delete data on 400M Twitter accounts, Ireland's DPC plans to examine "that security issue"; Twitter has not yet commented (Chris Vallance/BBC)
Chris Vallance / BBC: After a hacker demanded $200K to delete data on 400M Twitter accounts, Ireland’s DPC plans to…
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