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Thursday, April 8, 2021

Google-backed TAE Technologies raises $280 million from new, existing investors

The fresh capital will mostly be deployed towards further fusion work and a new reactor scale facility, the company said https://ift.tt/32cFx1H

Baidu defeats US shareholder lawsuit over China internet law compliance

In a Wednesday night decision, U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh rejected claims in the proposed class action that 12 statements that Baidu made from March 2019 to March 2020 were false and misleading and inflated the Beijing-based company's share price. https://ift.tt/2Q9nA10

Data of 500 million LinkedIn users on sale

An archive with data purportedly scraped from 500 million LinkedIn profiles has been put for sale on a popular hacker forum, with another 2 million records leaked as a proof-of-concept sample by people behind the hack. https://ift.tt/31XG9rw

Loved the Zemo Dance From Falcon & Winter Soldier? Here's 60 Minutes of It

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier episode 3 saw Baron Zemo (Daniel Brühl) crack some moves on the dance floor. Marvel has now released an hour-long video of Zemo dancing. https://ift.tt/3muGlZ1

Amazon Takes Early Lead as Labour Union Vote Count Gets Underway

Vote counting in the labour union push at an Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama, US, is underway but a winner may not be determined until today. https://ift.tt/2OwDS3y

Epic Games and Apple Duel in Filings as App Store Trial Nears

Epic Games and Apple duelled in legal filings ahead of a trial over whether to break the iPhone maker's tight grip on the App Store. https://ift.tt/2PNPG23

Facebook Sued by Muslim Civil Rights Group Over Hate Speech

A civil rights group is suing Facebook and its executives, saying CEO Mark Zuckerberg made "false and deceptive" statements to US Congress when he said the social network giant removes hate speech... https://ift.tt/3wG94yF

Amid a mental health crisis because of COVID-19, Stanford researchers found that most tech platforms have no policies related to discussions of self-harm (Casey Newton/Platformer)

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Amid a mental health crisis because of COVID-19, Stanford researchers found that most tech platforms have no policies related to discussions of self-harm — Exclusive: Amid a rising mental health crisis, Stanford researchers find many companies ignoring posts about self-harm

Nokia phones maker HMD Global working closely with EMS companies; keen on making India export hub

The government had introduced a PLI scheme offering incentives to companies manufacturing smartphones in the country. The proposals cleared under the scheme include those from domestic and international companies entailing an investment of Rs 11,000 crore to manufacture mobile phones worth Rs 10.5 lakh crore over the next five years. https://ift.tt/3wFjZIW

Amazon app quiz April 9, 2021: Get answers to these five questions to win Rs 15,000 in Amazon Pay balance

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This is how the first business card of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates looked like

Mcirosoft was founded on April 4, 1975 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, US. Remembering the initial days, Microsoft released the ‘funky’ business cards from the company’s first office, leased in 1976. https://ift.tt/39U2Gdg

Roughly 500 ballots challenged in Amazon's landmark union election

Roughly 500 ballots submitted in Amazon.com Inc's landmark union election have been challenged in a contest that will determine whether an Alabama warehouse becomes the online retailer's first organized workplace in the United States, people familiar with the matter said. https://ift.tt/2PMvfCF