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EU data regulator issues first-ever sanction of an EU institution, against the European parliament over its use of US-based NationBuilder to process voter data (Natasha Lomas/TechCrunch)

Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: EU data regulator issues first-ever sanction of an EU institution, against the European parliament over its use of US-based NationBuilder to process voter data  —  Europe’s lead data regulator has issued its first ever sanction of an EU institution — taking enforcement action … EU data regulator issues first-ever sanction of

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Reddit’s DataIsBeautiful is sick of bar chart races — so it’s banning them

You can forget about reveling in dramatic bar chart races on Reddit‘s DataIsBeautiful community for the time being. The subreddit’s moderator team has announced it’s temporarily banning all race charts until the hype has cooled off. “The subreddit is currently experiencing a large surge in racing bar charts,” moderator AskLubich said. “To make matters more transparent, we

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Facebook and Instagram are experiencing intermittent outages across the globe (James Vincent/The Verge)

James Vincent / The Verge: Facebook and Instagram are experiencing intermittent outages across the globe  —  Users on both apps are reporting intermittent problems  —  If you were trying to share Thanksgiving photos today you may have noticed that both Facebook and Instagram have been suffering intermittent outages. Facebook and Instagram are experiencing intermittent outages

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Panasonic says it will sell its loss-making semiconductor unit to Taiwan's Nuvoton for $250M (Reuters)

Reuters: Panasonic says it will sell its loss-making semiconductor unit to Taiwan’s Nuvoton for $250M  —  TOKYO (Reuters) – Panasonic Corp (6752.T) said it would sell its loss-making semiconductor unit to Taiwan’s Nuvoton Technology Corp (4919.TW) for $250 million as the Japanese electronics giant struggles … Panasonic says it will sell its loss-making semiconductor unit

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Copia, an e-commerce and logistics startup for unbanked customers operating in central Kenya, raises $26M Series B led by UK's LGT Lightstone (Yomi Kazeem/Quartz)

Yomi Kazeem / Quartz: Copia, an e-commerce and logistics startup for unbanked customers operating in central Kenya, raises $26M Series B led by UK’s LGT Lightstone  —  The promise of e-commerce over the past decade across Africa’s urban middle class lies in the ease and convenience of making and paying for purchases via … Copia,

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