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Google discontinues Google Translate in mainland China
Google has discontinued its Google Translate services in mainland China, removing one of the company’s few remaining services that it…
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Prosus Ventures terminates its deal to acquire Indian payments company BillDesk for $4.7B in cash, saying "certain conditions precedent" were unfulfilled (Manish Singh/TechCrunch)
Manish Singh / TechCrunch: Prosus Ventures terminates its deal to acquire Indian payments company BillDesk for $4.7B in cash, saying…
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Nobel panel to announce winner of medicine prize
The winner, or winners, of the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine will be announced Monday at the Karolinska Institute…
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What if Musk loses the Twitter case but defies the court?
Twitter wants a Delaware court to order Elon Musk to buy the social media service for $44 billion, as he…
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NXP Semiconductors' CEO estimates the EU must invest €500B to hit its goal of a 20% global share in chips by 2030, well short of the EU Chips Act's €43B package (Tristan Fiedler/Politico)
Tristan Fiedler / Politico: NXP Semiconductors’ CEO estimates the EU must invest €500B to hit its goal of a 20%…
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New Pegasus attacks on Mexican activists and reporters from 2019-2021 found using 0-click exploits, after the new president called Pegasus a thing of the past (The Citizen Lab)
The Citizen Lab: New Pegasus attacks on Mexican activists and reporters from 2019-2021 found using 0-click exploits, after the new…
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From shutting down services only in Texas to letting users opt out of hateful content, tech companies are gaming out responses to the state's social media law (Elizabeth Dwoskin/Washington Post)
Elizabeth Dwoskin / Washington Post: From shutting down services only in Texas to letting users opt out of hateful content,…
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Instagram food photography is becoming more realistic, driven by generational changes, more diverse food creators, and a frustration with the curation culture (Bettina Makalintal/Eater)
Bettina Makalintal / Eater: Instagram food photography is becoming more realistic, driven by generational changes, more diverse food creators, and…
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A look at the fake online traffic business, as some ad exchanges look the other way and advertisers are embarrassed to admit they purchased fraudulent inventory (Morgan Meaker/Wired)
Morgan Meaker / Wired: A look at the fake online traffic business, as some ad exchanges look the other way…
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Tencent is no longer China's most valuable company after its shares dropped 64% since Jan. 2021, wiping $623B in market value, more than any other firm globally (Jeanny Yu/Bloomberg)
Jeanny Yu / Bloomberg: Tencent is no longer China’s most valuable company after its shares dropped 64% since Jan. 2021,…
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