Uber’s mates, Big tech against Hong Kong police, and Instagram to fill a TikTok-shaped hole in India
Tech, Media, and Business News Headlines — issue no. 55
👉 #Uber buys food delivery service #Postmates for $2.65B in an all-stock deal 🔗
👉 #Facebook, #Telegram, #Google, and #Twitter say they have suspended requests for user data from #HongKong police, following a new national security law by #China 🔗
👉 #Instagram expands its #TikTok rival, #Reels, to #India in the wake of the country's ban on Chinese apps 🔗
👉 #Yahoo engineer gets no jail time after hacking 6,000 accounts to look for sexually explicit content 🔗
👉 A Nigerian man with 2.4M #Instagram followers, who allegedly conspired to use hacked email accounts to trick others into sending money, was extradited to the #US to face cyber trial for fraud 🔗
👉 #GooglePlus is officially gone after its mobile apps are rebranded as #GoogleCurrents 🔗
👉 #DisneyPlus saw a 74% increase in app downloads over the weekend because of Hamilton’s release 🔗
👉 #ICE says international students must take in-person classes to remain in the US 🔗 where
🐦 Harvard just announced they’re charging the full $50k a year for 100% remote classes this coming year 🔗
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Tech, Media, and Business News Headlines — issue no. 55
👉 #Uber buys food delivery service #Postmates for $2.65B in an all-stock deal 🔗
👉 #Facebook, #Telegram, #Google, and #Twitter say they have suspended requests for user data from #HongKong police, following a new national security law by #China 🔗
👉 #Instagram expands its #TikTok rival, #Reels, to #India in the wake of the country's ban on Chinese apps 🔗
👉 #Yahoo engineer gets no jail time after hacking 6,000 accounts to look for sexually explicit content 🔗
👉 A Nigerian man with 2.4M #Instagram followers, who allegedly conspired to use hacked email accounts to trick others into sending money, was extradited to the #US to face cyber trial for fraud 🔗
👉 #GooglePlus is officially gone after its mobile apps are rebranded as #GoogleCurrents 🔗
👉 #DisneyPlus saw a 74% increase in app downloads over the weekend because of Hamilton’s release 🔗
👉 #ICE says international students must take in-person classes to remain in the US 🔗 where
🐦 Harvard just announced they’re charging the full $50k a year for 100% remote classes this coming year 🔗
❗️ Sorry about the last few days. We’ve had some technical issues while trying to get iXDaily to you earlier in the day!
📰 @iXDaily by @PerspectiveIX
💌 Weekly Newsletter.