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Thursday 28 January 2021

They found a way to limit Big Tech's power: Using the design of Bitcoin

When YouTube and Facebook barred tens of thousands of Trump’s supporters and white supremacists this month, many flocked to alternative apps such as LBRY, Minds and Sessions.

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Quess Corp enters the gig economy by investing in Taskmo

The investment marks Quess' entry in the Indian digital gig economy and makes it the first organised staffing player to do so.

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Over 13,000 malware threats detected every hour in 2020: Seqrite Threat Report 2021

While the total number of malware attacks dropped by 35 million compared to 2019, that was mainly a reduction in threats like Adware and PUA that are the least detrimental in nature.

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Wednesday 27 January 2021

Apple to produce iPhone 12 series in India this quarter: Report

Apple is reportedly ramping up production of iPhones, iPads, Macs, and other devices in India and Vietnam to end its dependence on China and new iPhone 12 series could be assembled in India "as soon as this quarter", Nikkei Asia reported on Thursday.

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Mobile Premier League raises $500,000 from employees

Under the employee investment plan, employees of the company could invest anywhere between $2,300 and $23,000 in the company

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Explainer: Google, Facebook battle Australia over proposed revenue-sharing law

The dispute is being closely watched worldwide since it would be the biggest challenge yet to how the U.S. tech companies that dominate social media and search engines use news on their websites.

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Chiratae Ventures appoints Andreas Hettich to its global advisory board

Hettich said he was bullish about the Indian market and expects new-age companies to take their digital solutions and products to European markets, especially Germany.

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