Reddit says it has cut ties with a controversial former UK politician who it had recently hired, after 200+ subreddits, like r/Music, went private to protest (Paul Tamburro/GameRevolution)

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Reddit says it has cut ties with a controversial former UK politician who it had recently hired, after 200+ subreddits, like r/Music, went private to protest  —  UPDATE: Reddit has now confirmed that it has fired Aimee Knight from her position with the company.

Arizona Senate skips vote on bill HB2005, which would have forced Apple and Google to let apps in their app stores use alternative in-app payment systems (Nick Statt/The Verge)

Nick Statt / The Verge:
Arizona Senate skips vote on bill HB2005, which would have forced Apple and Google to let apps in their app stores use alternative in-app payment systems  —  The bill went poof  —  The Arizona State Senate was scheduled to vote an unprecedented and controversial bill on Wednesday …

YouTube says it won't remove livestreamed US mass shooting video: Report

Despite facing criticism, Google-owned YouTube has said it will not remove a controversial livestreamed video of a mass shooting in Boulder, Colorado in the US. https://ift.tt/3ckMtQc

Interviews with 14 current and former Medium employees portray a dysfunctional company; Medium started 2021 with 700K paid subs, on track for $35M+ in revenue (Casey Newton/The Verge)

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Interviews with 14 current and former Medium employees portray a dysfunctional company; Medium started 2021 with 700K paid subs, on track for $35M+ in revenue  —  I.  —  Last week, a partnerships manager at Medium working with the White House found that there was a strange problem with the platform …

Intel to spend $20 billion on US chip plants as CEO challenges Asia dominance

Intel Corp will greatly expand its advanced chip manufacturing capacity as the new chief executive announced plans to spend as much as $20 billion to build two factories in Arizona and to open up its factories to outside customers. https://ift.tt/399Tj96

Xiaomi to launch Mi 11 Pro, Mi 11 Ultra and Mi Notebook Pro on March 29 in China

Xiaomi has confirmed that it is set to expand its Mi 11 series in its home country China on March 2.The launch event will take place at 7:30pm CST (5pm IST). As part of the series, the company will launch the Mi 11 Ultra and the Mi 11 Pro. There are rumours that it may launch a third device too, called Mi 11 Lite. https://ift.tt/3cYCXRL