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Immigration: Is US-Mexico border seeing a surge in migrants? Immigration: Is US-Mexico border seeing a surge in migrants? Reviewed by swadu on June 30, 2021 Rating: 5
A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction blocking Florida's Stop Social Media Censorship Act from going into effect, which was scheduled for Thursday (David Ingram/NBC News) A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction blocking Florida's Stop Social Media Censorship Act from going into effect, which was scheduled for Thursday (David Ingram/NBC News) Reviewed by swadu on June 30, 2021 Rating: 5
Content recommendation company Taboola closed down 2% in its first day of trading after going public via merger with a SPAC (Megan Graham/CNBC) Content recommendation company Taboola closed down 2% in its first day of trading after going public via merger with a SPAC (Megan Graham/CNBC) Reviewed by swadu on June 30, 2021 Rating: 5
Integral Ad Science, which helps keep digital ads non-fraudulent and "brand safe", closes up 14% in its debut after its IPO, valuing the company at ~$3.3B (Megan Graham/CNBC) Integral Ad Science, which helps keep digital ads non-fraudulent and "brand safe", closes up 14% in its debut after its IPO, valuing the company at ~$3.3B (Megan Graham/CNBC) Reviewed by swadu on June 30, 2021 Rating: 5
Shares of Xometry, a marketplace for on-demand manufacturing, closed up nearly 99% at $87.39 in trading debut, after raising $303.6M in its US IPO (Luisa Beltran/Barron's Online) Shares of Xometry, a marketplace for on-demand manufacturing, closed up nearly 99% at $87.39 in trading debut, after raising $303.6M in its US IPO (Luisa Beltran/Barron's Online) Reviewed by swadu on June 30, 2021 Rating: 5
China celebrates Communist Party's 100th anniversary China celebrates Communist Party's 100th anniversary Reviewed by swadu on June 30, 2021 Rating: 5

How to handle China at 100

June 30, 2021
There is much debate about how to deal with China's authoritarian politics, reports the BBC's John Sudworth. from BBC News - World...
How to handle China at 100 How to handle China at 100 Reviewed by swadu on June 30, 2021 Rating: 5
Mozambique attack: Timeline of terror Mozambique attack: Timeline of terror Reviewed by swadu on June 30, 2021 Rating: 5
Adam Mosseri says Instagram plans to test video more broadly, calls TikTok and YouTube competitors, and says Instagram is "no longer a photo-sharing app" (Salvador Rodriguez/CNBC) Adam Mosseri says Instagram plans to test video more broadly, calls TikTok and YouTube competitors, and says Instagram is "no longer a photo-sharing app" (Salvador Rodriguez/CNBC) Reviewed by swadu on June 30, 2021 Rating: 5
Serbian ex-spy chiefs jailed for Balkans war crimes Serbian ex-spy chiefs jailed for Balkans war crimes Reviewed by swadu on June 30, 2021 Rating: 5
Trump Organization expected to be charged with tax crimes Trump Organization expected to be charged with tax crimes Reviewed by swadu on June 30, 2021 Rating: 5
Nxivm cult: Actress Allison Mack sentenced to three years in prison Nxivm cult: Actress Allison Mack sentenced to three years in prison Reviewed by swadu on June 30, 2021 Rating: 5
Miami building collapse: Four more bodies found in rubble Miami building collapse: Four more bodies found in rubble Reviewed by swadu on June 30, 2021 Rating: 5
Bill Cosby: The rise, fall and release of 'America's Dad' Bill Cosby: The rise, fall and release of 'America's Dad' Reviewed by swadu on June 30, 2021 Rating: 5
Shares of LegalZoom, which helps customers create legal documents online, close up ~35% at $37.85 in trading debut, giving LegalZoom a market cap of $7.35B (Pia Singh/CNBC) Shares of LegalZoom, which helps customers create legal documents online, close up ~35% at $37.85 in trading debut, giving LegalZoom a market cap of $7.35B (Pia Singh/CNBC) Reviewed by swadu on June 30, 2021 Rating: 5
SentinelOne closed up 21% at $42.50 per share in its debut, valuing the company at $10B+; SentinelOne had the highest valued cybersecurity IPO in history (Riley de León/CNBC) SentinelOne closed up 21% at $42.50 per share in its debut, valuing the company at $10B+; SentinelOne had the highest valued cybersecurity IPO in history (Riley de León/CNBC) Reviewed by swadu on June 30, 2021 Rating: 5
Trudeau pays respects to Canada heatwave victims Trudeau pays respects to Canada heatwave victims Reviewed by swadu on June 30, 2021 Rating: 5

Obituary: Donald Rumsfeld

June 30, 2021
Ruthless, resilient and divisive - he served as Secretary of Defense twice in a career spanning decades. from BBC News - World https://ift...
Obituary: Donald Rumsfeld Obituary: Donald Rumsfeld Reviewed by swadu on June 30, 2021 Rating: 5
Ex-US defence secretary Donald Rumsfeld dead at 88 Ex-US defence secretary Donald Rumsfeld dead at 88 Reviewed by swadu on June 30, 2021 Rating: 5
Twitter and Facebook are fighting new Indian rules they say curtail privacy and free speech; the regulations include potential jail terms for executives (Bloomberg) Twitter and Facebook are fighting new Indian rules they say curtail privacy and free speech; the regulations include potential jail terms for executives (Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on June 30, 2021 Rating: 5
Clearview AI data shows GAO's recent report on government use of facial recognition overlooked usage by five agencies, including IRS, TSA, and US Capitol Police (BuzzFeed News) Clearview AI data shows GAO's recent report on government use of facial recognition overlooked usage by five agencies, including IRS, TSA, and US Capitol Police (BuzzFeed News) Reviewed by swadu on June 30, 2021 Rating: 5
Hands-on with Apple's watchOS 8 public beta: a welcome focus on helping users reduce stress induced by gadgets with a rebranded Mindfulness app, Focus, and more (Victoria Song/Gizmodo) Hands-on with Apple's watchOS 8 public beta: a welcome focus on helping users reduce stress induced by gadgets with a rebranded Mindfulness app, Focus, and more (Victoria Song/Gizmodo) Reviewed by swadu on June 30, 2021 Rating: 5
Tim Berners-Lee sells an NFT for $5.4M that represents time-stamped files of the source code for the world wide web and other items, via a Sotheby's auction (BBC) Tim Berners-Lee sells an NFT for $5.4M that represents time-stamped files of the source code for the world wide web and other items, via a Sotheby's auction (BBC) Reviewed by swadu on June 30, 2021 Rating: 5
Quizizz, which helps teachers create gamified quizzes and interactive lessons that generate instant student feedback, raises $31.5M Series B led by Tiger Global (Tarush Bhalla/Livemint) Quizizz, which helps teachers create gamified quizzes and interactive lessons that generate instant student feedback, raises $31.5M Series B led by Tiger Global (Tarush Bhalla/Livemint) Reviewed by swadu on June 29, 2021 Rating: 5
Convertible flying car takes to the sky Convertible flying car takes to the sky Reviewed by swadu on June 29, 2021 Rating: 5
TCGplayer, an online marketplace for trading card games, raises $35M from Vista Credit Partners to expand into collectibles such as sports cards and comic books (Dean Takahashi/VentureBeat) TCGplayer, an online marketplace for trading card games, raises $35M from Vista Credit Partners to expand into collectibles such as sports cards and comic books (Dean Takahashi/VentureBeat) Reviewed by swadu on June 29, 2021 Rating: 5
Hong Kong: How life has changed under the national security law Hong Kong: How life has changed under the national security law Reviewed by swadu on June 29, 2021 Rating: 5
Lady Boss documentary film "recasts Jackie Collins as feminist icon Lady Boss documentary film "recasts Jackie Collins as feminist icon Reviewed by swadu on June 29, 2021 Rating: 5
Pinjra Tod: Women's rights activists finally free in India Pinjra Tod: Women's rights activists finally free in India Reviewed by swadu on June 29, 2021 Rating: 5
Senator Warren asks the FTC for a "broad and meticulous review" of Amazon's MGM acquisition, citing Amazon's anticompetitive history and growing monopoly power (Catie Keck/The Verge) Senator Warren asks the FTC for a "broad and meticulous review" of Amazon's MGM acquisition, citing Amazon's anticompetitive history and growing monopoly power (Catie Keck/The Verge) Reviewed by swadu on June 29, 2021 Rating: 5
Afghanistan: US commander warns of possible civil war after withdrawal Afghanistan: US commander warns of possible civil war after withdrawal Reviewed by swadu on June 29, 2021 Rating: 5
GAO report finds 20 out of 42 federal agencies surveyed use facial recognition tech and sheds light on how deeply the tech is integrated into federal agencies (Gerrit De Vynck/Washington Post) GAO report finds 20 out of 42 federal agencies surveyed use facial recognition tech and sheds light on how deeply the tech is integrated into federal agencies (Gerrit De Vynck/Washington Post) Reviewed by swadu on June 29, 2021 Rating: 5
Miami building collapse: Letter in April warned of worsening damage Miami building collapse: Letter in April warned of worsening damage Reviewed by swadu on June 29, 2021 Rating: 5
Portugal's top art collector Joe Berardo arrested over fraud allegations Portugal's top art collector Joe Berardo arrested over fraud allegations Reviewed by swadu on June 29, 2021 Rating: 5
Twitter has begun removing its "Latest" chronological feed option from its web app for many users, though it's still available on iOS, Android, and Mac apps (Chance Miller/9to5Mac) Twitter has begun removing its "Latest" chronological feed option from its web app for many users, though it's still available on iOS, Android, and Mac apps (Chance Miller/9to5Mac) Reviewed by swadu on June 29, 2021 Rating: 5
Ethiopia Tigray conflict: Rebels build on capture of capital Ethiopia Tigray conflict: Rebels build on capture of capital Reviewed by swadu on June 29, 2021 Rating: 5
Portugal exempts under-18s from quarantine Portugal exempts under-18s from quarantine Reviewed by swadu on June 29, 2021 Rating: 5
Source: enterprise AI company DataRobot has raised ~$250M in new funding led by Altimeter Capital Management and Tiger Global at a ~$6B pre-money valuation (Dan Primack/Axios) Source: enterprise AI company DataRobot has raised ~$250M in new funding led by Altimeter Capital Management and Tiger Global at a ~$6B pre-money valuation (Dan Primack/Axios) Reviewed by swadu on June 29, 2021 Rating: 5
Forum Brands, which provides market intelligence for e-commerce acquisitions, raises $27M Series A led by Norwest Venture Partners (Mary Ann Azevedo/TechCrunch) Forum Brands, which provides market intelligence for e-commerce acquisitions, raises $27M Series A led by Norwest Venture Partners (Mary Ann Azevedo/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on June 29, 2021 Rating: 5
T-Mobile is letting owners of eSIM-compatible iPhones try out its cell network with a 30-day free trial just by installing an app; no billing info is required (Allison Johnson/The Verge) T-Mobile is letting owners of eSIM-compatible iPhones try out its cell network with a 30-day free trial just by installing an app; no billing info is required (Allison Johnson/The Verge) Reviewed by swadu on June 29, 2021 Rating: 5
Shopify drops Shopify App Store's cut to 0% on devs' first $1M in revenue, says app developer partners earned $233M in 2020, more than 2018 and 2019 combined (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch) Shopify drops Shopify App Store's cut to 0% on devs' first $1M in revenue, says app developer partners earned $233M in 2020, more than 2018 and 2019 combined (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on June 29, 2021 Rating: 5
5,000-year-old man was 'oldest plague victim' 5,000-year-old man was 'oldest plague victim' Reviewed by swadu on June 29, 2021 Rating: 5
Wimbledon 2021: Serena Williams retires injured against Aliaksandra Sasnovich Wimbledon 2021: Serena Williams retires injured against Aliaksandra Sasnovich Reviewed by swadu on June 29, 2021 Rating: 5
Data on 700M LinkedIn users for sale on a forum, with info like names, addresses, inferred salary; LinkedIn says it seems some of the data is from other sources (Madeleine Hodson/PrivacySharks) Data on 700M LinkedIn users for sale on a forum, with info like names, addresses, inferred salary; LinkedIn says it seems some of the data is from other sources (Madeleine Hodson/PrivacySharks) Reviewed by swadu on June 29, 2021 Rating: 5
Facebook unveils Bulletin, its Substack newsletter competitor, but is not yet accepting signups and says it won't take a cut of creators' revenue "at launch" (Jacob Kastrenakes/The Verge) Facebook unveils Bulletin, its Substack newsletter competitor, but is not yet accepting signups and says it won't take a cut of creators' revenue "at launch" (Jacob Kastrenakes/The Verge) Reviewed by swadu on June 29, 2021 Rating: 5
Studies have found that certain neighborhoods across the US that were redlined in the past are the same areas without fast home internet service today (Shara Tibken/CNET) Studies have found that certain neighborhoods across the US that were redlined in the past are the same areas without fast home internet service today (Shara Tibken/CNET) Reviewed by swadu on June 29, 2021 Rating: 5
Coinbase is granted a crypto custody license from Germany's Financial Supervisory Authority, the first company to get such a license according to the regulator (Nate DiCamillo/CoinDesk) Coinbase is granted a crypto custody license from Germany's Financial Supervisory Authority, the first company to get such a license according to the regulator (Nate DiCamillo/CoinDesk) Reviewed by swadu on June 28, 2021 Rating: 5
Duolingo files for US IPO, reveals revenue growth of 129% YoY in 2020, and reports $55.4M in revenue during Q1 2021 (TechCrunch) Duolingo files for US IPO, reveals revenue growth of 129% YoY in 2020, and reports $55.4M in revenue during Q1 2021 (TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on June 28, 2021 Rating: 5
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