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In response to Australian regulator, Facebook says it will not pay for shared news links and that not having them at all would not significantly impact business (Amanda Meade/The Guardian)

Amanda Meade / The Guardian: In response to Australian regulator, Facebook says it will not pay for shared news links and that not having them at all would not significantly impact business  —  Social media giant rejects ACCC proposal, saying it could cut out news completely without any significant impact on its business In response

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PayPal, Square, others make some businesses wait for weeks to access funds, to protect themselves against the rise of disputed transactions during the pandemic (Wall Street Journal)

Wall Street Journal: PayPal, Square, others make some businesses wait for weeks to access funds, to protect themselves against the rise of disputed transactions during the pandemic  —  More people are demanding refunds for things bought before the pandemic.  PayPal, Square and others are trying to protect themselves … PayPal, Square, others make some businesses

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Sources: SoftBank has invested $500M+ into Credit Suisse supply-chain finance funds that then made big bets on the debt of struggling SoftBank-backed startups (Financial Times)

{$inline_image} Financial Times: Sources: SoftBank has invested $500M+ into Credit Suisse supply-chain finance funds that then made big bets on the debt of struggling SoftBank-backed startups  —  Japanese conglomerate engages in circular flow of financing to Vision Fund start-ups  —  SoftBank has quietly poured more than $500m … Sources: SoftBank has invested 0M+ into Credit

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GitHub CEO says company is working to replace the name "master" for the default version of source code repositories with a more neutral term (Catalin Cimpanu/ZDNet)

Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: GitHub CEO says company is working to replace the name “master” for the default version of source code repositories with a more neutral term  —  GitHub getting on board legitimizes movement aimed at removing racially-charged language from software. GitHub CEO says company is working to replace the name "master" for the

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Apple is building an OS for health to become a chokepoint that all healthcare players, from providers to device makers, must integrate with to get distribution (Nathan Baschez/Divinations)

Nathan Baschez / Divinations: Apple is building an OS for health to become a chokepoint that all healthcare players, from providers to device makers, must integrate with to get distribution  —  Apple is building an operating system for health  —  This essay was co-authored by Rob Litterst and Nathan Baschez Apple is building an OS

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