Tuesday, February 2, 2021

Mobility-as-a-service startup Hip, an app that connects commuters with third-party bus and shuttle operators, says it has raised $12M and added B2B offerings (Kirsten Korosec/TechCrunch)

Kirsten Korosec / TechCrunch:
Mobility-as-a-service startup Hip, an app that connects commuters with third-party bus and shuttle operators, says it has raised $12M and added B2B offerings  —  Nearly a year ago, the spread of COVID-19 ended the daily commute for millions of Americans, an abrupt change that sent the ridesharing industry into a free fall.



Apple reportedly plans $3.6B investment in Kia, may sign a deal on Feb. 17, aims to start making cars in Georgia in 2024, with initial target of 100K cars/year (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg:
Apple reportedly plans $3.6B investment in Kia, may sign a deal on Feb. 17, aims to start making cars in Georgia in 2024, with initial target of 100K cars/year  —  - Local media report says deal may be signed later this month  — Hyundai last month confirmed then backed away from Apple talks



As Alabama warehouse workers prepare to vote on unionization, Amazon is sending workers 5 texts/day and putting flyers in bathrooms urging them not to unionize (Jay Greene/Washington Post)

Jay Greene / Washington Post:
As Alabama warehouse workers prepare to vote on unionization, Amazon is sending workers 5 texts/day and putting flyers in bathrooms urging them not to unionize  —  The stakes couldn't be higher for the e-commerce giant, which is fighting the biggest labor battle in its history on U.S. soil



SpaceX Starship prototype rocket explodes on landing after test launch

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Microsoft backs Australia's proposed media laws, eyes expansion

Microsoft Corp said it fully supported proposed new laws in Australia that would force internet giants Google and Facebook Inc to pay domestic media outlets for their content. https://ift.tt/3pL4riK

Amazon app quiz February 3, 2021: Get answers to these questions and win Rs 10,000 in Amazon Pay balance

Results of today’s quiz will be announced on February 4. https://ift.tt/39FTfyk

Your 'searches' helped Google make billions of dollars

The company revealed that in the fourth quarter of 2020, the revenue from Google Search and Other category was $31.9 billion. https://ift.tt/36yWFAX

Google has a new feature to help you 'be confident' before you join Google Meet meetings

Through this new feature, users will be able to confirm that peripheral devices are properly configured and corrected. Further, they will be able to check the status of their network connectivity and lastly the impact of noise cancellation on their audio. https://ift.tt/3asq2q3

Flipkart quiz February 3, 2021: Get answers to these five questions to win gifts, discount coupons and Flipkart Super coins

Only first 50,000 participants will be eligible for the quiz prize. https://ift.tt/3pIsVJL

Amazon gets new CEO as sales cross $100 billion

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos will transition to the role of executive chairman after handing over the helm to Amazon Web Services' (AWS) Andy Jassy in the third quarter of 2021. https://ift.tt/3jeadY4

Bangalore-based Zetwerk, which operates a B2B marketplace for manufacturing items, raises $120M Series D led by Greenoaks Capital and Lightspeed (Manish Singh/TechCrunch)

Manish Singh / TechCrunch:
Bangalore-based Zetwerk, which operates a B2B marketplace for manufacturing items, raises $120M Series D led by Greenoaks Capital and Lightspeed  —  When you want to buy a refrigerator or a television, you can walk to the nearby electronics store or visit an e-commerce website like Amazon.



Amazon vs Reliance Retail: What Delhi HC order against Future Group means

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Poco M3 vs Realme 7i vs Micromax In note 1 vs Xiaomi Redmi 9 Power: How Poco M3 compares against its competitors

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A researcher has discovered that the recently disclosed Sudo vulnerability, which can be exploited to grant root access to any local user, also impacts macOS (Catalin Cimpanu/ZDNet)

Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet:
A researcher has discovered that the recently disclosed Sudo vulnerability, which can be exploited to grant root access to any local user, also impacts macOS  —  A bug in the Sudo app can let attackers with access to a local system to elevate their access to a root-level account.



EA reports Q3 revenue of $1.67B, up 5% YoY; says it plans to bring back college football video games, announced a multiyear EA Sports FIFA game exclusivity deal (Wall Street Journal)

Wall Street Journal:
EA reports Q3 revenue of $1.67B, up 5% YoY; says it plans to bring back college football video games, announced a multiyear EA Sports FIFA game exclusivity deal  —  Company is planning new games featuring real schools—but without the names or likenesses of specific athletes



Russia's finance minister says Russian companies have begun using bitcoin and other digital currencies in international payments to counter Western sanctions (Gleb Bryanski/Reuters)

Gleb Bryanski / Reuters : Russia's finance minister says Russian companies have begun using bitcoin and other digital currencies in i...