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No emoji better suited 2022’s ups and downs than the saluting face, used by laid-off Twitter employees and many others to express irony, reassurance, and more (Miles Klee/Rolling Stone)

Miles Klee / Rolling Stone: No emoji better suited 2022’s ups and downs than the saluting face, used by laid-off Twitter employees and many others to express irony, reassurance, and more  —  The stern little face has become an unlikely beacon of solidarity and support — while making us laugh every time

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MarginEdge, which provides software for restaurant management and bill payment, raised a $45M Series C led by Ten Coves, bringing its total funding to $71M+ (Christine Hall/TechCrunch)

Christine Hall / TechCrunch: MarginEdge, which provides software for restaurant management and bill payment, raised a $45M Series C led by Ten Coves, bringing its total funding to $71M+  —  The global pandemic was tough on the restaurant industry, one that was already slow to adopt technology but then also had to quickly learn …

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Elon Musk says Twitter is working on an update that will tell users if they’ve been “shadowbanned”, the reason why, and how to appeal (Nick Turner/Bloomberg)

Nick Turner / Bloomberg: Elon Musk says Twitter is working on an update that will tell users if they’ve been “shadowbanned”, the reason why, and how to appeal  —  Twitter Inc. owner Elon Musk, continuing a shake-up of the platform he acquired in October for $44 billion, said the company will begin telling users …

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An interview with Tim Sweeney about his crusade to break Apple’s power over the App Store, and how it is increasingly a problem for speech and not just business (Alex Heath/The Verge)

Alex Heath / The Verge: An interview with Tim Sweeney about his crusade to break Apple’s power over the App Store, and how it is increasingly a problem for speech and not just business  —  Sweeney says he’s willing to go to the Supreme Court to fight Apple’s control of the App Store.  But first,

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Tokyo-based Ubie, which offers an AI-powered patient symptom questionnaire for medical care guidance, closed a $45M Series C, bringing its total funding to $76M (Jasmine Pennic/hitconsultant.net)

Jasmine Pennic / hitconsultant.net: Tokyo-based Ubie, which offers an AI-powered patient symptom questionnaire for medical care guidance, closed a $45M Series C, bringing its total funding to $76M  —  What You Should Know:  — Ubie, Inc., a Tokyo-based healthcare startup, announced it has closed its Series C round at $45M by raising $19M in an

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Power Over Ethernet, Explained

Most readers will be familiar with Ethernet networks in some form, in particular the Cat5 cables which may snake around the back of our benches. In a similar vein, we’ll have used power over Ethernet, or PoE, to power devices such as webcams. Buy a PoE router or switch, plug in a cable, and away

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NordVPN: stolen data of 5 million people globally, including 600,000 Indians, have been sold on the Genesis, Russian, and 2easy bot markets for ~$6 on average (Anuran Sadhu/Reuters)

Anuran Sadhu / Reuters: NordVPN: stolen data of 5 million people globally, including 600,000 Indians, have been sold on the Genesis, Russian, and 2easy bot markets for ~$6 on average  —  Around five million people globally have had their data stolen and sold on the bot market till date, of which 600,000 are from India

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