Google says it paid $6.7M in 2020, up from $6.5M in 2019, to 662 researchers from 62 countries as part of its bug bounty program (Catalin Cimpanu/ZDNet)

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Google says it paid $6.7M in 2020, up from $6.5M in 2019, to 662 researchers from 62 countries as part of its bug bounty program  —  Sum is up from the $6.5 million the company paid security researchers a year before, in 2019.  —  Google said today it paid more than $6.7 million …

The Central Bank of Nigeria has ordered all banks to close accounts belonging to crypto exchanges or businesses transacting in cryptocurrencies in the country (Osato Avan-Nomayo/Cointelegraph)

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The Central Bank of Nigeria has ordered all banks to close accounts belonging to crypto exchanges or businesses transacting in cryptocurrencies in the country  —  Nigeria's central bank has prohibited commercial banks from providing account services to crypto exchanges.  —  4326 Total views

0x Labs, the startup behind the 0x exchange protocol and a provider of decentralized exchange infrastructure, raises $15M Series A led by Pantera Capital (Michael McSweeney/The Block)

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0x Labs, the startup behind the 0x exchange protocol and a provider of decentralized exchange infrastructure, raises $15M Series A led by Pantera Capital  —  Quick Take  — 0x Labs has raised $15 million in a Series A equity round  — Pantera Capital led the round …

DTC health insurance service Oscar Health files S-1 for its IPO, reports 2020 revenue of $1.67B, up from $1.04B in 2019; David Plouffe joins board (Kia Kokalitcheva/Axios)

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DTC health insurance service Oscar Health files S-1 for its IPO, reports 2020 revenue of $1.67B, up from $1.04B in 2019; David Plouffe joins board  —  Oscar Health, the health insurance company co-founded by Jared Kushner's brother, Joshua, has filed for an IPO and announced …

Graphcore, which designs chips for AI applications, asks UK regulator to block Nvidia's acquisition of Arm on the grounds that it is anti-competitive (Sam Shead/CNBC)

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Graphcore, which designs chips for AI applications, asks UK regulator to block Nvidia's acquisition of Arm on the grounds that it is anti-competitive  —  - Graphcore has objected to Nvidia's $40 billion acquisition of Arm Holdings, according to a key member of the British chipmaker's early developments

PayPal to shut down India business: What will work, what not

PayPal Holdings Inc will wind down its domestic payments business in India from April 1, the company said in a statement on Friday. San Jose, California-based PayPal will instead focus on its cross-border payments business, which means global customers will still be able to pay Indian merchants using the service. https://ift.tt/3oPQSgM

SoftBank Q3 earnings recovery seen driven by IPO boom

SoftBank Group Corp is expected to extend earnings recovery when it reports third quarter results as frothy markets drive a rally in the value of its tech investment portfolio and offer fertile ground for listings. https://ift.tt/2MEmKYC

Robinhood lifts trading restrictions on all stocks, including GameStop

Online brokerage app Robinhood said it has removed temporary trading restrictions on all stocks, including GameStop Corp and AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc, according to an update on its website. https://ift.tt/3pUAmxi

Samsung considers Austin for $17 billion chip plant, eyes tax breaks of at least $806 million: Documents

Samsung said in its filings that if Austin is selected, the company would break ground on the site in the second quarter of this year and that the plant will become operational in the third quarter of 2023. https://ift.tt/2N0HOs7

Looming Apple privacy changes weigh on Snap despite revenue growth

Apple's planned changes, to ask iPhone users for consent to track their data for personalized ads, could present a "risk" to advertiser demand, Snap said, but added it was unclear how that could affect business in the long-run. https://ift.tt/3tsyP3H

SMIC Says Unable to Keep Up With Customer Demand for Certain Types of Chips

China's SMIC cannot meet customer demands for certain mature technologies and its plants have been running "fully loaded" for several quarters, it said on Friday. https://ift.tt/3jjLe5n

Amazon US Facility's Unionisation Effort Pulls in White House

The White House and the labour leaders connected with the Retail, Wholesale & Department Store Union have discussed the group's effort to unionise an Amazon facility in Alabama, an RWDSU official... https://ift.tt/3tqTXHH

PayPal to Shut Down Domestic Payments Business in India From April 1

PayPal will wind down its domestic payments business in India from April 1, the company said in a statement. https://ift.tt/2O33X9L

Google Fit App to Use Smartphone Cameras to Measure Heart Rate and Breathing

Google unveiled an upgraded Google Fit app which uses smartphone camera capabilities to measure respiration and heart rate. https://ift.tt/2YNmwks

6 new features that make using an iPhone different from Android smartphone

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