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Sources: ByteDance will allow restricted shares held by US employees to vest before the company’s IPO, in an effort to appease restless employees (Echo Wang/Reuters)

Echo Wang / Reuters: Sources: ByteDance will allow restricted shares held by US employees to vest before the company’s IPO, in an effort to appease restless employees  —  ByteDance, the Chinese owner of short video app TikTok, will allow shares owned by U.S. employees to vest without waiting for the company …

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Accounting firm KPMG plans to invest $2B in AI and cloud services globally over the next five years through an expanded partnership with Microsoft (Mark Maurer/Wall Street Journal)

Mark Maurer / Wall Street Journal: Accounting firm KPMG plans to invest $2B in AI and cloud services globally over the next five years through an expanded partnership with Microsoft  —  Expanded partnership with Microsoft is expected to bring in $12 billion in revenue for KPMG over five years, the Big Four accounting firm says

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Tritium to Bring Fast EV Chargers to Hawaii

Tritium DCFC has taken a significant step toward the electrification of highways and interstates by securing a groundbreaking order from the state of Hawaii through the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Program (NEVI). This initiative from the federal government aims to hasten the transition to electric vehicles (EVs) and create a robust charging infrastructure across the

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Is Windows 11 good for gaming in 2023?

Gamers are usually on the cutting edge of PC tech, whether it involves apps, specs, or accessories. But if you’ve got a Windows 10 machine that’s functioning just fine, there may not be any obvious reason to upgrade your operating system to Windows 11, apart from eliminating annoying marketing by Microsoft. There could even be

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India’s Goods and Services Tax Council agrees to levy a 28% indirect tax on online gaming, casinos, and horse racing, rejecting that they are “games of skill” (TechCrunch)

TechCrunch: India’s Goods and Services Tax Council agrees to levy a 28% indirect tax on online gaming, casinos, and horse racing, rejecting that they are “games of skill”  —  India plans to impose a significant tax on the fund that online gaming firms collect from consumers in a major blow …

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Jenny Craig’s E-Commerce Revival: Embracing the Future

In today’s fast-paced and convenience-driven world, e-commerce has revolutionized the way we shop for products and services. This digital transformation has extended its reach to various industries, including the weight loss sector. Companies like Jenny Craig are recognizing the need to adapt to this changing landscape by embracing a direct-to-consumer (D2C) delivery model. In this

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Your Personal Medical Information May Have Been Stolen

Data breaches have become all too common in today’s digital landscape, and even the largest healthcare providers are not immune. HCA Healthcare, a prominent U.S. healthcare giant, recently announced that the personal data of approximately 11 million patients may have been compromised. The breach was discovered after a cybercrime forum post claimed to be selling

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Meta now lets avatars be used to answer and make video calls on Instagram and Messenger and adds ways to share animated avatar stickers (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch)

Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: Meta now lets avatars be used to answer and make video calls on Instagram and Messenger and adds ways to share animated avatar stickers  —  Meta announced today that users can now use their avatars to answer and make video calls on Instagram and Messenger.  The company says the new functionality

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Roger Thomas Clark, who was Silk Road’s second-in-command, behind Ross Ulbricht, is sentenced to 20 years, following his extradition from Thailand in 2018 (Andy Greenberg/Wired)

Andy Greenberg / Wired: Roger Thomas Clark, who was Silk Road’s second-in-command, behind Ross Ulbricht, is sentenced to 20 years, following his extradition from Thailand in 2018  —  Roger Thomas Clark, also known as Variety Jones, will spend much of the rest of his life in prison for his key role in building the world’s

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