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Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica : 135+ subreddits have gone private in protest of Reddit's refusal to ban communities that spread misinformation about the COVID pandemic and vaccines   —  PokemonGo, Futurology among big subreddits going private until Reddit takes action.  —  Over 135 subreddits have gone dark this week … source http://www.techmeme.com/210831/p42#a210831p42

Vildana Hajric / Bloomberg : FTX acquires US-regulated crypto derivatives exchange LedgerX for an undisclosed sum, to expand its futures and options products in the US   —  - Strategy is to offer array of assets in regulated markets  — Majority of global crypto volume trades through derivatives from Techmeme https://ift.tt/3yxvXUH via IFTTT

Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica : 135+ subreddits have gone private in protest of Reddit's refusal to ban communities that spread misinformation about the COVID pandemic and vaccines   —  PokemonGo, Futurology among big subreddits going private until Reddit takes action.  —  Over 135 subreddits have gone dark this week … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/3BolZ9U via IFTTT

Ash Parrish / The Verge : Streamers organize #ADayOffTwitch walkout to bring awareness to the recent increase of “hate raids”, and say Twitch isn't taking the issue seriously enough   —  On Wednesday, September 1st, a number of channels on Twitch will go dark as streamers participate in #ADayOffTwitch … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/3jwMxj4 via IFTTT

Ash Parrish / The Verge : Streamers organize #ADayOffTwitch walkout to bring awareness to the recent increase of “hate raids”, and say Twitch isn't taking the issue seriously enough   —  On Wednesday, September 1st, a number of channels on Twitch will go dark as streamers participate in #ADayOffTwitch … source http://www.techmeme.com/210831/p41#a210831p41

Dan Primack / Axios : Syndicate, a decentralized investing platform that wants to make it easier for users to create DAOs, raises $20M Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz   —  Syndicate, a decentralized investing platform, raised $20 million in Series A funding led by Andreessen Horowitz. source http://www.techmeme.com/210831/p40#a210831p40

Bloomberg : Source: Apple's upcoming Watch is suffering production snags as manufacturers adjust to a new design, likely leading to supply restraints or shipment delays   —  - Revamped device has a larger screen and other new features  — Wearables category has been one of fastest-growing for Apple source http://www.techmeme.com/210831/p39#a210831p39

Dan Primack / Axios : Syndicate, a decentralized investing platform that wants to make it easier for users to create DAOs, raises $20M Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz   —  Syndicate, a decentralized investing platform, raised $20 million in Series A funding led by Andreessen Horowitz. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/3jvkEb9 via IFTTT

Bloomberg : Source: Apple's upcoming Watch is suffering production snags as manufacturers adjust to a new design, likely leading to supply restraints or shipment delays   —  - Revamped device has a larger screen and other new features  — Wearables category has been one of fastest-growing for Apple from Techmeme https://ift.tt/2V1QzXl via IFTTT

Alex Wilhelm / TechCrunch : Alpaca, which offers APIs for fintech apps to connect and trade in US stocks, raises $50M Series B led by Tribe Capital and says it is expanding into crypto   —  Alpaca said this morning that it has closed a massive $50 million Series B round of capital.  TechCrunch previously covered … source http://www.techmeme.com/210831/p38#a210831p38

Alex Wilhelm / TechCrunch : Alpaca, which offers APIs for fintech apps to connect and trade in US stocks, raises $50M Series B led by Tribe Capital and says it is expanding into crypto   —  Alpaca said this morning that it has closed a massive $50 million Series B round of capital.  TechCrunch previously covered … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/3mWPxay via IFTTT

Paul Bischoff / Comparitech : Study: in 2020, 77 ransomware attacks affected over 1,740 US schools and colleges, potentially impacting 1.36M students and costing ~$6.6B in downtime alone   —  In 2020, 77 individual ransomware attacks affected over 1,740 schools and colleges, potentially impacting 1.36 million students. source http://www.techmeme.com/210831/p37#a210831p37

Paul Bischoff / Comparitech : Study: in 2020, 77 ransomware attacks affected over 1,740 US schools and colleges, potentially impacting 1.36M students and costing ~$6.6B in downtime alone   —  In 2020, 77 individual ransomware attacks affected over 1,740 schools and colleges, potentially impacting 1.36 million students. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/2WIbe32 via IFTTT

Global warming is underscoring the point, again and again and again , that the infrastructure in the US was built for the climate conditions of the past. Hurricane Ida, turbocharged by unusually warm waters in the Gulf of Mexico, plunged New Orleans into darkness after reportedly knocking out all eight of the transmission lines into the city. That and other damage to the power system left more than a million customers without electricity across the broader region, which is grappling with the aftermath of the storm and oppressively hot temperatures. The main utility, Entergy New Orleans, has said it could take weeks to fully restore service. Ida follows the record-setting heat waves in the Pacific Northwest in June, during which soaring electricity demands knocked out power in some areas and forced utilities to institute rolling outages to prevent worse problems. That, in turn, closely followed outages in Texas that left four million without electricity for days in February, as...

Zoe Schiffer / The Verge : Apple bars staff from making a Slack channel about pay equity; Apple says it's because it's not work related, despite other channels on pets and jokes   —  The company's rules around Slack usage are not being evenly enforced  —  Apple has barred employees from creating a Slack channel to discuss pay equity. source http://www.techmeme.com/210831/p36#a210831p36

Zoe Schiffer / The Verge : Apple bars staff from making a Slack channel about pay equity; Apple says it's because it's not work related, despite other channels on pets and jokes   —  The company's rules around Slack usage are not being evenly enforced  —  Apple has barred employees from creating a Slack channel to discuss pay equity. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/3jv9P8Z via IFTTT

Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter : United Talent Agency signs NFT art projects CryptoPunks, Meebits, and Autoglyphs, all created by Larva Labs, for representation across film, TV, games, and more   —  The agency will represent the crypto-art projects from Larva Labs for film, TV, video games, and publishing projects … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/3zyuv5P via IFTTT

Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter : United Talent Agency signs NFT art projects CryptoPunks, Meebits, and Autoglyphs, all created by Larva Labs, for representation across film, TV, games, and more   —  The agency will represent the crypto-art projects from Larva Labs for film, TV, video games, and publishing projects … source http://www.techmeme.com/210831/p35#a210831p35

Zoë Schiffer / @zoeschiffer : [Thread] Apple bars staff from making a Slack channel about pay equity; Apple says it's because it's not work related, despite other channels on pets and jokes   —  NEW: Apple employees were just barred from creating a Slack channel to discuss pay equity. Here's what Apple HR had to say about it: 1/ source http://www.techmeme.com/210831/p34#a210831p34

Wall Street Journal : Wall Street institutions are increasingly tracking amateurs on Reddit, Twitter, and Discord to find trading opportunities, following GameStop's meteoric rise   —  Deep-pocketed banks and hedge funds now take their cues from armies of Main Street traders  —  Wall Street professionals tell everyday investors what stocks to buy. source http://www.techmeme.com/210831/p33#a210831p33

Zoë Schiffer / @zoeschiffer : [Thread] Apple bars staff from making a Slack channel about pay equity; Apple says it's because it's not work related, despite other channels on pets and jokes   —  NEW: Apple employees were just barred from creating a Slack channel to discuss pay equity. Here's what Apple HR had to say about it: 1/ from Techmeme https://ift.tt/3yBNrzc via IFTTT

Wall Street Journal : Wall Street institutions are increasingly tracking amateurs on Reddit, Twitter, and Discord to find trading opportunities, following GameStop's meteoric rise   —  Deep-pocketed banks and hedge funds now take their cues from armies of Main Street traders  —  Wall Street professionals tell everyday investors what stocks to buy. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/3gOUVIZ via IFTTT

A year ago, vaccines to tackle the covid pandemic still seemed like a far-off idea. Today, though, doses have been delivered to almost 40% of the world’s people—and some are being asked to prove they’re among them, leading to the rise of so-called vaccine passports . The details of these credentials vary from place to place, but at their heart they are the same: digital health records, stored on your phone, to use as proof that you are a low risk to others. Supporters of digital vaccination credentials say the benefits are clear: they make congregating less risky while incentivizing vaccinations. But critics see drawbacks and disadvantages. They say introducing restrictions infringes on civil liberties, unfairly punishes those who cannot get vaccinated (and discriminates against those who will not), unleashes another form of surveillance, and worsens inequalities rather than eradicating them.  Faced with this divergence of views, governments are taking very different approaches....

Dave Nyczepir / FedScoop : WH announces the US Digital Corps, a two-year fellowship aiming to recruit early-career software engineers and other technologists to work at federal agencies   —  The White House launched a two-year fellowship Monday designed to place early-career software engineers, data scientists and other technologists at federal agencies. source http://www.techmeme.com/210830/p22#a210830p22

Kristie Neo / DealStreetAsia : Singapore-based telemedicine startup Doctor Anywhere raises ~$65.3M Series C led by Asia Partners, bringing its total raised to $140M   —  Singapore-based digital health platform Doctor Anywhere has closed a S$88 million ($65.3 million) Series C round led by Asia Partners, confirming an earlier report by DealStreetAsia. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/3mUbXt0 via IFTTT

Dave Nyczepir / FedScoop : WH announces the US Digital Corps, a two-year fellowship aiming to recruit early-career software engineers and other technologists to work at federal agencies   —  The White House launched a two-year fellowship Monday designed to place early-career software engineers, data scientists and other technologists at federal agencies. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/3DyFVZN via IFTTT

Larry Dignan / ZDNet : Cloudera reports Q2 revenue of $236.06M, up 10% YoY, subscription revenue of $213.3M, up 11% YoY, and ARR of $832M, up 13% YoY, announces departure of its CPO   —  Cloudera also said Arun Murthy, chief product officer, will leave the company effective immediately. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/3gLpGi9 via IFTTT

Larry Dignan / ZDNet : Cloudera reports Q2 revenue of $236.06M, up 10% YoY, subscription revenue of $213.3M, up 11% YoY, and ARR of $832M, up 13% YoY, announces departure of its CPO   —  Cloudera also said Arun Murthy, chief product officer, will leave the company effective immediately. source http://www.techmeme.com/210830/p21#a210830p21