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Google agrees to pay $700M and make certain changes to its app store to settle a 2021 antitrust lawsuit brought by 36 US states and the District of Columbia (Ben Glickman/Wall Street Journal)
Ben Glickman / Wall Street Journal: Google agrees to pay $700M and make certain changes to its app store to…
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Block opens preorders for its self-custodial Bitcoin wallet Bitkey in 95 countries, available in early 2024 for $150 in the US (Ben Weiss/Fortune)
Ben Weiss / Fortune: Block opens preorders for its self-custodial Bitcoin wallet Bitkey in 95 countries, available in early 2024…
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Twitter users say Tweetbot, Twitterrific, and other third-party apps are broken, possibly due to Twitter's API being down; Twitter has offered no explanation (Ben Schoon/9to5Google)
Ben Schoon / 9to5Google: Twitter users say Tweetbot, Twitterrific, and other third-party apps are broken, possibly due to Twitter’s API…
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Nothing Phone (1) rolls out in the US via a $299 "beta membership" offered through June 2023, but the company says the phone "may not work with all US carriers" (Ben Schoon/9to5Google)
Ben Schoon / 9to5Google: Nothing Phone (1) rolls out in the US via a $299 “beta membership” offered through June…
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Sources: founder Richard Liu berated JD.com executives for poor performance and remains the undisputed decision maker despite having quit many frontline roles (Ben Jiang/South China Morning Post)
Ben Jiang / South China Morning Post: Sources: founder Richard Liu berated JD.com executives for poor performance and remains the…
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A look at the Central African Republic's decision to adopt bitcoin in September 2021 and launch its own "Sangocoin" currency, which has stalled after weak sales (Ben Hunte/VICE)
Ben Hunte / VICE: A look at the Central African Republic’s decision to adopt bitcoin in September 2021 and launch…
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[Thread] Twitter suspends accounts of journalists who cover Elon Musk, including WaPo's Drew Harwell, NYT's Ryan Mac, CNN's Donie O'Sullivan, and Aaron Rupar (Ben Collins/@oneunderscore__)
Ben Collins / @oneunderscore__: [Thread] Twitter suspends accounts of journalists who cover Elon Musk, including WaPo’s Drew Harwell, NYT’s Ryan…
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A brief history of the video game industry, the rise of Nintendo, the dominance of Sony, and what Microsoft's Activision deal means for competition (Ben Thompson/Stratechery)
Ben Thompson / Stratechery: A brief history of the video game industry, the rise of Nintendo, the dominance of Sony,…
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