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Profile of Chamath Palihapitiya, who has become a public icon of the SPAC and amateur trading booms; sources: Social Capital raised $3.7B for five SPACs in 2020 (Wall Street Journal)
Wall Street Journal: Profile of Chamath Palihapitiya, who has become a public icon of the SPAC and amateur trading booms;…
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The new Google Pay app that came out of beta this week replaces a perfectly fine service for P2P users with a less-functional service that has more fees (Ron Amadeo/Ars Technica)
Ron Amadeo / Ars Technica: The new Google Pay app that came out of beta this week replaces a perfectly…
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Some popular YouTubers are building their own video sites, like Floatplane and Nebula, to help other creators publish and monetize niche video content (David Molloy/BBC)
David Molloy / BBC: Some popular YouTubers are building their own video sites, like Floatplane and Nebula, to help other…
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Kuo: Apple plans to release a mixed reality headset in mid-2022 for around $1K, followed by AR glasses by 2025, and "contact lens type" devices by 2030-2040 (Joe Rossignol/MacRumors)
Joe Rossignol / MacRumors: Kuo: Apple plans to release a mixed reality headset in mid-2022 for around $1K, followed by…
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Profile of Salesforce Ventures, an investment arm which helped the CRM cloud software giant post $2.17B annual gain from stakes in other tech companies in 2020 (Ari Levy/CNBC)
Ari Levy / CNBC: Profile of Salesforce Ventures, an investment arm which helped the CRM cloud software giant post $2.17B…
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Report: in 2020, China overtook the US in the number of AI research citations, fewer AI startups got funded, and the US Congress talked about AI more than ever (Khari Johnson/VentureBeat)
Khari Johnson / VentureBeat: Report: in 2020, China overtook the US in the number of AI research citations, fewer AI…
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Interviews with more than a dozen designers on Jeff Bezos's design philosophy, and why the retail infrastructure, not industrial design, is Amazon's true legacy (Mark Wilson/Fast Company)
Mark Wilson / Fast Company: Interviews with more than a dozen designers on Jeff Bezos’s design philosophy, and why the…
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States are increasingly granting small delivery robots generous access to city sidewalks; in PA, they are classified as "pedestrians" and can drive up to 12 mph (Jennifer A. Kingson/Axios)
Jennifer A. Kingson / Axios: States are increasingly granting small delivery robots generous access to city sidewalks; in PA, they…
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Postscript, which helps Shopify merchants stay in touch with customers via SMS, announces $35M Series B led by Greylock, with participation from YC and others (Greg Kumparak/TechCrunch)
Greg Kumparak / TechCrunch: Postscript, which helps Shopify merchants stay in touch with customers via SMS, announces $35M Series B…
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Sources: a Russian intelligence agency and Chinese spies targeted the European Medicines Agency last year; they had access to EMA systems for over a month (Bart Meijer/Reuters)
Bart Meijer / Reuters: Sources: a Russian intelligence agency and Chinese spies targeted the European Medicines Agency last year; they…
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