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Sources: more Chinese government agencies and state-backed firms have ordered staff to stop bringing iPhones, Samsung phones, and other foreign devices to work (Bloomberg)
Bloomberg: Sources: more Chinese government agencies and state-backed firms have ordered staff to stop bringing iPhones, Samsung phones, and other…
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Sources: DOJ cleared its antitrust chief Jonathan Kanter to oversee probes involving Google; Google had sought his recusal, citing his work with Yelp and others (Wall Street Journal)
Wall Street Journal: Sources: DOJ cleared its antitrust chief Jonathan Kanter to oversee probes involving Google; Google had sought his…
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Employment scams, which lure applicants via fake job offers and websites to reveal sensitive data or pay for work equipment, are targeting laid-off tech workers (Imani Moise/Wall Street Journal)
Imani Moise / Wall Street Journal: Employment scams, which lure applicants via fake job offers and websites to reveal sensitive…
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Alphabet's life sciences unit Verily lays off about 15% of its staff, or more than 200 employees, and discontinues work on several products (Miles Kruppa/Wall Street Journal)
Miles Kruppa / Wall Street Journal: Alphabet’s life sciences unit Verily lays off about 15% of its staff, or more…
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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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An interview with Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen, in the role since 2007, on acquiring Figma for $20B, the state of the industry, hybrid work, longevity, and more (Chip Cutter/Wall Street Journal)
Chip Cutter / Wall Street Journal: An interview with Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen, in the role since 2007, on acquiring…
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A report details Apple's work on its AR/VR headset, which could cost ~$3,000, says manufacturer Pegatron assembled initial testing units in 2022, and more (Hartley Charlton/MacRumors)
Hartley Charlton / MacRumors: A report details Apple’s work on its AR/VR headset, which could cost ~$3,000, says manufacturer Pegatron…
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Crypto has built a toy financial system and had a toy financial crisis; in order to work in the long run it has to prove its real usefulness outside of finance (Matt Levine/Bloomberg)
Matt Levine / Bloomberg: Crypto has built a toy financial system and had a toy financial crisis; in order to…
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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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