Dell Cameron / Gizmodo:A researcher says she archived 99.9% of posts on Parler, many with users’ location data, as Apple, Google, and Amazon shut down the website — In the wake of the violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol by scores of President Trump’s supporters, a lone researcher began an effort to catalogue …
A burst of mandates on Monday confirmed what many market participants had expected: a rise in emerging market corporate bond supply.
Julie Zhu / Reuters:Sources: China will push tech giants, including Ant Group, Tencent, and JD.com, to share consumer credit data in a bid to prevent excess borrowing and fraud — HONG KONG (Reuters) – China plans to push tech giants including Ant Group, Tencent and JD.com to share consumer loan data …
Thomas Seal / Bloomberg:Twitter stock fell ~7% in pre-market trading after permanently banning Trump; analyst says Twitter could be inviting regulation by making editorial decisions — – Platform confirmed move in blog post after Capitol violence — Ban shows Twitter is making editorial decisions, says analyst
Wilson Rothman / Wall Street Journal:As CES kicks off, a look at how the mammoth trade show pivoted to a virtual event this year with ~1,900 exhibitors participating, far shy of 2020’s 4,500 — This week’s show will be held online—and exhibitors and attendees aren’t quite sure what to expect — CES, the world’s largest…
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FinSMEs:Italian grocery delivery service Cortilia raises €34M Series C led by Red Circle Investments — Cortilia, a Milan, Italy based online quality fresh food company, closed a €34m Series C round of financing. — The round was led by Red Circle Investments, the investment company of Renzo Rosso …
While forward-looking banks and other progressive financial service companies explore ways to develop new eCommerce offerings for online customers, there’s still growing momentum within some legacy organizations to pursue an enhancement to traditional in-store payment technologies. Up to 2.5 million biometric payment cards will be issued in 2021 as the market reaps the benefits of…
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Peter W. Singer / Defense One:After years of dodging the issue, companies like Twitter finally seem to acknowledge that social media is not just a communication space but a conflict space — Platform companies have finally come to grips with their roles as owners of battlefields. — COMMENTARY – INFOWAR – DOMESTIC EXTREMISM – WHITE…
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Bloomberg:Turkey starts an antitrust investigation into Facebook and WhatsApp over new data sharing terms that have sparked privacy concerns — Turkey’s antitrust board launched an investigation into Facebook Inc. and its messaging service WhatsApp Inc. over new usage terms that have sparked privacy concerns.
France 24:Facebook says it has shut down a slew of accounts run by Ugandan government officials accused of seeking to manipulate public debate ahead of elections — Facebook has shut a slew of accounts belonging to Ugandan government officials accused of seeking to manipulate public debate ahead …