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Debby Wu / Bloomberg : TSMC says it plans to spend $100B over the next three years to expand its chip fabrication capacity   —  Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. plans to spend $100 billion over the next three years to expand its chip fabrication capacity, the company said Thursday. source http://www.techmeme.com/210331/p59#a210331p59

Debby Wu / Bloomberg : TSMC says it plans to spend $100B over the next three years to expand its chip fabrication capacity   —  Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. plans to spend $100 billion over the next three years to expand its chip fabrication capacity, the company said Thursday. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/3sG0ygP via IFTTT

JP Mangalindan / TechCrunch : Tonal, which makes a smart home strength training workout system, raises $250M Series E at a $1.6B valuation; Tonal's sales rose 800% from Dec. 2019-Dec. 2020   —  When the pandemic unfolded last year, demand for at-home fitness equipment skyrocketed, and Tonal was no exception. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/39u3xkU via IFTTT

JP Mangalindan / TechCrunch : Tonal, which makes a smart home strength training workout system, raises $250M Series E at a $1.6B valuation; Tonal's sales rose 800% from Dec. 2019-Dec. 2020   —  When the pandemic unfolded last year, demand for at-home fitness equipment skyrocketed, and Tonal was no exception. source http://www.techmeme.com/210331/p58#a210331p58

Tim Hardwick / MacRumors : Microsoft has officially discontinued its Cortana mobile app for both iOS and Android   —  As expected, Microsoft today discontinued its Cortana mobile app.  As a result, the company has ended all support for third-party Cortana skills and eliminated the Cortana app for iOS and Android devices. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/3cEGo0O via IFTTT

Tim Hardwick / MacRumors : Microsoft has officially discontinued its Cortana mobile app for both iOS and Android   —  As expected, Microsoft today discontinued its Cortana mobile app.  As a result, the company has ended all support for third-party Cortana skills and eliminated the Cortana app for iOS and Android devices. source http://www.techmeme.com/210331/p57#a210331p57

Nandita Bose / Reuters : During an address, President Biden said Amazon uses “various loopholes” to avoid paying any federal income taxes, but says he doesn't want to “punish” them   —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden on Wednesday singled out Amazon.com Inc for not paying federal taxes during … source http://www.techmeme.com/210331/p56#a210331p56

Nandita Bose / Reuters : During an address, President Biden said Amazon uses “various loopholes” to avoid paying any federal income taxes, but says he doesn't want to “punish” them   —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden on Wednesday singled out Amazon.com Inc for not paying federal taxes during … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/31ygCoK via IFTTT

Bloomberg : Sources: draft Biden executive order would require companies doing business with the federal government to report hacks of their networks within a few days   —  - Biden using cyber crisis to mandate tighter security practices  — Order would require basic security practices for U.S. agencies source http://www.techmeme.com/210331/p55#a210331p55

Bloomberg : Sources: draft Biden executive order would require companies doing business with the federal government to report hacks of their networks within a few days   —  - Biden using cyber crisis to mandate tighter security practices  — Order would require basic security practices for U.S. agencies from Techmeme https://ift.tt/3ucp1KK via IFTTT

John Tozzi / Bloomberg : BrightInsight, which helps drug/device makers build apps for patients and doctors, raises $101M Series C led by General Catalyst, source says at $750M valuation   —  - Startup builds digital tools for drugmakers, medical devices  — Investors have put $26 billion into digital health ventures source http://www.techmeme.com/210331/p4#a210331p4

John Tozzi / Bloomberg : BrightInsight, which helps drug/device makers build apps for patients and doctors, raises $101M Series C led by General Catalyst, source says at $750M valuation   —  - Startup builds digital tools for drugmakers, medical devices  — Investors have put $26 billion into digital health ventures from Techmeme https://ift.tt/3rytPIV via IFTTT

The news: Ahead of a landmark vote that could lead to the formation of the first-ever labor union at a US-based Amazon warehouse, new Twitter accounts purporting to be Amazon employees started appearing. The profiles used deepfake photos as profile pictures and were tweeting some pretty laughable, over-the-top defenses of Amazon’s working practices. They didn’t seem real, but they still led to confusion among the public. Was Amazon really behind them? Was this some terrible new anti-union social media strategy? The answer is almost certainly not—but the usage of deepfakes in this context points to a more concerning trend overall. The back story: There’s a reason these new deepfake profiles seemed familiar. In 2018, Amazon began a very real program to convince the public that it was treating its warehouse workers just fine. It set up computer stations in those warehouses and created Twitter accounts for a small group of employees, known as “Amazon FC Ambassadors,” who could tweet ab...

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch : Deliveroo debuts on the LSE at £3.31, down ~30% on its private pricing of £3.90 valuing the company at £7.59B; poor debut likely due to labor practice issues   —  Update: It seems that the market is volatile indeed.  After pricing its shares at the lower end of the range … source http://www.techmeme.com/210331/p3#a210331p3

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch : Deliveroo debuts on the LSE at £3.31, down ~15% on its private pricing of £3.90 valuing the company at £7.59B; poor debut likely due to labor practice issues   —  Update: It seems that the market is volatile indeed.  After pricing its shares at the lower end of the range … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/31vZ24K via IFTTT

Swetha Gopinath / Bloomberg : Deliveroo IPO raises $2.1B, after pricing shares at 390 pence per share, amid rider and investor revolt   —  - Shares price at 390 pence apiece, bottom end of initial range  — Food-delivery startup's IPO was beset by investor revolt  —  Food-delivery startup Deliveroo Holdings Plc sank … source http://www.techmeme.com/210331/p2#a210331p2

Swetha Gopinath / Bloomberg : Deliveroo IPO raises $2.1B, after pricing shares at 390 pence per share, amid rider and investor revolt   —  - Shares price at 390 pence apiece, bottom end of initial range  — Food-delivery startup's IPO was beset by investor revolt  —  Food-delivery startup Deliveroo Holdings Plc … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/2QTeXIp via IFTTT

Bloomberg : Coursera prices its shares at the top of the IPO range, at $33, raising $519M and giving it a market value of ~$4.3B   —  Online education provider Coursera Inc. priced its shares at the top of a marketed range in an initial public offering to raise $519 million. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/3w89huh via IFTTT

Bloomberg : Coursera prices its shares at the top of the IPO range, at $33, raising $519M and giving it a market value of ~$4.3B   —  Online education provider Coursera Inc. priced its shares at the top of a marketed range in an initial public offering to raise $519 million. source http://www.techmeme.com/210331/p1#a210331p1

Katie Jennings / Forbes : Rightway, maker of an app that helps employees at its client companies navigate digital care and pharmacy benefits, raises $100M Series C at a $1.1B valuation   —  I am a staff writer covering healthcare.  Email me at kjennings@forbes.com.  —  Growing up Jordan Feldman could always call on his dad … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/2QWIHEp via IFTTT

Katie Jennings / Forbes : Rightway, maker of an app that helps employees at its client companies navigate digital care and pharmacy benefits, raises $100M Series C at a $1.1B valuation   —  I am a staff writer covering healthcare.  Email me at kjennings@forbes.com.  —  Growing up Jordan Feldman could always call on his dad … source http://www.techmeme.com/210330/p55#a210330p55

Lulu Yilun Chen / Bloomberg : Chinese grocery app Nice Tuan, which focuses on community group buying and claims to have 15M orders per day, raises $750M led by Alibaba and DST Global   —  - D.E. Shaw, Anatole, Jeneration Capital invest in grocery app  — Nice Tuan also attracts backing from CDH, GGV, Kunlun Capital source http://www.techmeme.com/210330/p54#a210330p54

Lulu Yilun Chen / Bloomberg : Chinese grocery app Nice Tuan, which focuses on community group buying and claims to have 15M orders per day, raises $750M led by Alibaba and DST Global   —  - D.E. Shaw, Anatole, Jeneration Capital invest in grocery app  — Nice Tuan also attracts backing from CDH, GGV, Kunlun Capital from Techmeme https://ift.tt/3mhY45X via IFTTT

Ken Klippenstein / The Intercept : Leaked doc sheds light on “Veritas”, an Amazon FC Ambassador program conceived in 2018 that sought to train employees to defend Amazon and Bezos on social media   —  Amazon's small Twitter army of “ambassadors” was quietly conceived in 2018 under the codename “Veritas,” … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/3rDExh2 via IFTTT

Ken Klippenstein / The Intercept : Leaked doc sheds light on “Veritas”, an Amazon FC Ambassador program conceived in 2018 that sought to train employees to defend Amazon and Bezos on social media   —  Amazon's small Twitter army of “ambassadors” was quietly conceived in 2018 under the codename “Veritas,” … source http://www.techmeme.com/210330/p53#a210330p53

Politico : Sources: suspected Russian hackers stole thousands of State Department officials' emails last year; the classified network doesn't appear to have been accessed   —  A previously unreported breach reveals new details of Russian access to U.S. government communications. source http://www.techmeme.com/210330/p52#a210330p52