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Under pressure, Deliveroo, Uber, and others in Europe are looking to reach labor agreements that offer some benefits without making workers full employees (Adam Clark/Wall Street Journal)

Adam Clark / Wall Street Journal: Under pressure, Deliveroo, Uber, and others in Europe are looking to reach labor agreements that offer some benefits without making workers full employees  —  Food-delivery platforms in Europe are offering couriers extra benefits in the hope of averting costly legislation on employment rights Under pressure, Deliveroo, Uber, and others

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Parks Associates: 20% of US broadband households currently use ad-supported streaming services and 15% use a freemium service, like Peacock (Karlene Lukovitz/MediaPost)

Karlene Lukovitz / MediaPost: Parks Associates: 20% of US broadband households currently use ad-supported streaming services and 15% use a freemium service, like Peacock  —  Twenty percent of U.S. broadband households currently use an ad-supported OTT service, and 15% use a “freemium” service, according to Parks Associates research. Parks Associates: 20% of US broadband households

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An overview of tech to expect in 2021: better webcams, portable UV sanitizers, "assisted reality" glasses, more subscription services attached to hardware (Wall Street Journal)

Wall Street Journal: An overview of tech to expect in 2021: better webcams, portable UV sanitizers, “assisted reality” glasses, more subscription services attached to hardware  —  New ways to work, exercise, see the doctor, watch movies and sanitize every surface in sight will continue to proliferate. An overview of tech to expect in 2021: better

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SolarWinds hack may be much worse than originally feared

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The Russia-linked SolarWinds hack which targeted US government agencies and private corporations may be even worse than officials first realized, with some 250 federal agencies and business now believed affected, the New York Times reported. Microsoft has said the hackers compromised SolarWinds’ Orion monitoring and management software, allowing

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Facebook says there were 1.4B+ voice and video calls on WhatsApp on NYE 2020 globally, up 50%+ YoY, and 55M+ live streams across Facebook and Instagram (About Facebook)

About Facebook: Facebook says there were 1.4B+ voice and video calls on WhatsApp on NYE 2020 globally, up 50%+ YoY, and 55M+ live streams across Facebook and Instagram  —  Like all of 2020, last night’s New Year’s Eve was different.  There were fewer crowds celebrating in the streets around the world. Facebook says there were

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