
Kuo: 14" and 16" MacBook Pros coming in 2021 with Apple Silicon, MagSafe charging, no Touch Bar, new design with squared-off sides and more built-in IO ports (Benjamin Mayo/9to5Mac)
Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: Kuo: 14" and 16" MacBook Pros coming in 2021 with Apple Silicon,...

Nayya, which uses AI to help guide employees in selecting a health plan offered by their employers, raises $11M Series A led by Felicis Ventures (Kyle Wiggers/VentureBeat)
Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: Nayya, which uses AI to help guide employees in selecting a health...

X1 Card, which offers a credit card with limits based on current and future income instead of credit score, raises $12M funding round led by Spark Capital (Romain Dillet/TechCrunch)
Romain Dillet / TechCrunch: X1 Card, which offers a credit card with limits based on current...

Computational diagnostics startup Paige raises $100M Series C led by Casdin Capital and Johnson & Johnson Innovation (FinSMEs)
FinSMEs: Computational diagnostics startup Paige raises $100M Series C led by Casdin Capital and Johnson &...

Hagens Berman files suit against Amazon alleging it colluded with five big publishers to fix eBook prices; Hagens Berman previously sued Apple for the same (Rebecca Klar/The Hill)
Rebecca Klar / The Hill: Hagens Berman files suit against Amazon alleging it colluded with five...

After Facebook and Twitter suspended Trump's account, activists and human rights groups have urged the companies to apply their policies evenly around the world (Adam Satariano/New York Times)
Adam Satariano / New York Times: After Facebook and Twitter suspended Trump's account, activists and human...

Intel updates its NUC desktop line with 11th-gen processors, adds a gaming-focused model called NUC 11 Enthusiast, and a NUC Pro line that can drive 8K displays (Mitchell Clark/The Verge)
Mitchell Clark / The Verge: Intel updates its NUC desktop line with 11th-gen processors, adds a...

Samsung debuts the Galaxy Book Flex2 5G, its first 5G laptop, featuring a 2-in-1 design, 11th-gen Intel CPUs, S Pen stylus, for preorder in the UK from £1,649 (Andy Boxall/Digital Trends)
Andy Boxall / Digital Trends: Samsung debuts the Galaxy Book Flex2 5G, its first 5G laptop,...

Source: Sequoia Capital recently bought shares of online automation firm Zapier from its founders on the secondary market, with the sale valuing Zapier at $4B+ (Kate Clark/The Information)
Kate Clark / The Information: Source: Sequoia Capital recently bought shares of online automation firm Zapier...

Facebook says it has filed a suit against the makers of four malicious Chrome extensions used for scraping user data and other info from Facebook's website (Sergiu Gatlan/BleepingComputer)
Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: Facebook says it has filed a suit against the makers of four...

IBM says it will acquire Taos, an IT firm that helps companies migrate from in-house servers to cloud infrastructure; terms of the deal were not disclosed (Jared Council/Wall Street Journal)
Jared Council / Wall Street Journal: IBM says it will acquire Taos, an IT firm that...

Apple has removed a controversial feature in macOS 11.2 beta 2 that allowed its own apps to bypass third-party firewalls, security tools, and VPNs (Catalin Cimpanu/ZDNet)
Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: Apple has removed a controversial feature in macOS 11.2 beta 2 that...

The Trump admin adds Xiaomi, along with 8 other Chinese firms, to a blacklist of alleged Chinese military companies, forcing US investors to divest by Nov. 11 (Mike Stone/Reuters)
Mike Stone / Reuters: The Trump admin adds Xiaomi, along with 8 other Chinese firms, to...

Accolade, a health care service for employees to manage benefits, is buying telemedicine startup 2nd.MD for up to $460M, in a split cash and stock deal (Hugh Son/CNBC)
Hugh Son / CNBC: Accolade, a health care service for employees to manage benefits, is buying...

Netflix diversity report: women make up 47.1% of its global workforce; 8% of US staff are Black, more than 2x the share in 2017; 8.1% of employees are Hispanic (Bloomberg)
Bloomberg: Netflix diversity report: women make up 47.1% of its global workforce; 8% of US staff...

Asus announces Chromebook Flip CX9 for enterprises, with Titan C security, and CX5 for students, both equipped with Intel 11th-gen Core i7 and Iris Xe graphics (John Callaham/Android Authority)
John Callaham / Android Authority: Asus announces Chromebook Flip CX9 for enterprises, with Titan C security,...

What to expect from Samsung's Galaxy Unpacked event: Galaxy S21, S21 Plus, and S21 Ultra, with S Pen support, Galaxy Buds Pro, SmartTag, and more (Jay Peters/The Verge)
Jay Peters / The Verge: What to expect from Samsung's Galaxy Unpacked event: Galaxy S21, S21...

Ontario-based Prodigy Education, which offers an e-learning platform and math-focused games for elementary and middle school students, raises $159M CAD Series B (Isabelle Kirkwood/BetaKit)
Isabelle Kirkwood / BetaKit: Ontario-based Prodigy Education, which offers an e-learning platform and math-focused games for...

Report: VC funding in the US reached a record high of $130B in 2020, up 14% YoY, but the total number of deals fell to 6,022, down for the second year in a row (Lizette Chapman/Bloomberg)
Lizette Chapman / Bloomberg: Report: VC funding in the US reached a record high of $130B...

Grab raises $300M led by Hanwha Asset Management for its financial services business, which spun out of Grab in 2018 and is now valued at $3B (Mercedes Ruehl/Financial Times)
Mercedes Ruehl / Financial Times: Grab raises $300M led by Hanwha Asset Management for its financial...

Audio and chat logs of walkie-talkie app Zello reveal some Capitol rioters communicated via the app; Zello says it has now deleted 2K+ militia-related channels (The Guardian)
The Guardian: Audio and chat logs of walkie-talkie app Zello reveal some Capitol rioters communicated via...

Telehealth startup NeuroFlow, which uses applied AI to treat patients with behavioral health conditions, raises $20M Series B led by Magellan Health (Kyle Wiggers/VentureBeat)
Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: Telehealth startup NeuroFlow, which uses applied AI to treat patients with behavioral...

Jack Dorsey says Trump ban was the right decision for Twitter, but reflects a "failure" to promote healthy conversation and sets a dangerous precedent (Elizabeth Dwoskin/Washington Post)
Elizabeth Dwoskin / Washington Post: Jack Dorsey says Trump ban was the right decision for Twitter,...

Japan-based SODA, which operates sneaker reselling marketplace SNKRDUNK, raises $22M Series B led by SoftBank Ventures Asia (Catherine Shu/TechCrunch)
Catherine Shu / TechCrunch: Japan-based SODA, which operates sneaker reselling marketplace SNKRDUNK, raises $22M Series B...

Facebook says it's removing posts of fliers promoting events leading up to Biden's inauguration, echoing warnings from law enforcement about another attack (Kurt Wagner/Bloomberg)
Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg: Facebook says it's removing posts of fliers promoting events leading up to...

Snapchat says it will permanently ban Trump's account on January 20 in the interest of public safety and based on repeated violations of Snapchat's guidelines (Sara Fischer/Axios)
Sara Fischer / Axios: Snapchat says it will permanently ban Trump's account on January 20 in...

Google says it will pause political ads, and those referencing "impeachment, inauguration or protests at the US Capitol" on all its platforms starting Jan. 14 (Megan Graham/CNBC)
Megan Graham / CNBC: Google says it will pause political ads, and those referencing “impeachment, inauguration...

In an interview, Parler CEO John Matze says he is not sure whether the social network will ever return after being cut off by service providers (Elizabeth Culliford/Reuters)
Elizabeth Culliford / Reuters: In an interview, Parler CEO John Matze says he is not sure...

Sources: Poshmark is pricing its IPO at $42 per share, raising $277M, up from its $35-$39 price initially noted in an earlier filing (Bloomberg)
Bloomberg: Sources: Poshmark is pricing its IPO at $42 per share, raising $277M, up from its...

UK-based Weezy, whose grocery delivery app claims delivery in 15 minutes, raises $20M Series A led by Left Lane Capital (Mike Butcher/TechCrunch)
Mike Butcher / TechCrunch: UK-based Weezy, whose grocery delivery app claims delivery in 15 minutes, raises...

YouTube says it has taken down newly posted video content from Trump for violating its policies against inciting violence, bans new uploads for a week (Axios)
Axios: YouTube says it has taken down newly posted video content from Trump for violating its...

Source: Chinese video platform Bilibili files for a secondary Hong Kong listing, which could raise over $2B (Arjun Kharpal/CNBC)
Arjun Kharpal / CNBC: Source: Chinese video platform Bilibili files for a secondary Hong Kong listing,...

Facebook has long embraced a "view from nowhere", favoring political neutrality, but comments from Instagram's head suggest that agnostic stance is changing (Will Oremus/OneZero)
Will Oremus / OneZero: Facebook has long embraced a “view from nowhere”, favoring political neutrality, but...

Interview with Dr. Lisa Su, AMD's CEO, on the new Ryzen 5000 Series Mobile lineup, Apple's M1 chip, supply shortages, AMD's acquisition of Xilinx, and more (Dr. Ian Cutress/AnandTech)
Dr. Ian Cutress / AnandTech: Interview with Dr. Lisa Su, AMD's CEO, on the new Ryzen...

Outdoor grill company Weber has acquired smart oven startup June for undisclosed sum; June worked previously to help develop Weber's smart grilling system (Billy Steele/Engadget)
Billy Steele / Engadget: Outdoor grill company Weber has acquired smart oven startup June for undisclosed...

European Medicines Agency says that hackers leaked third-party documents on COVID-19 vaccines and medicines as part of a breach discovered late last year (Maggie Miller/The Hill)
Maggie Miller / The Hill: European Medicines Agency says that hackers leaked third-party documents on COVID-19...

Sources: Affirm priced its IPO at $49 per share, above the marketed range of $33 to $38 set earlier this week, raising roughly $1.2B (Bloomberg)
Bloomberg: Sources: Affirm priced its IPO at $49 per share, above the marketed range of $33...

AMD says it will now directly sell Threadripper Pro CPUs to consumers, which support up to 128 PCIe 4.0 lanes and eight-channel memory, starting in March (Gavin Bonshor/AnandTech)
Gavin Bonshor / AnandTech: AMD says it will now directly sell Threadripper Pro CPUs to consumers,...

White House launches the National AI Initiative Office, which will implement national AI strategy and coordinate research across gov., industry, and academia (Dave Nyczepir/FedScoop)
Dave Nyczepir / FedScoop: White House launches the National AI Initiative Office, which will implement national...

Report: GitHub fired an employee who used the term "Nazis" in an internal Slack during the US Capitol riot; ~200 staff signed a letter questioning the firing (Zoe Schiffer/The Verge)
Zoe Schiffer / The Verge: Report: GitHub fired an employee who used the term “Nazis” in...

How right-wing extremists are using Telegram channels, including some affiliated with Proud Boys, to call for violence against government officials on Jan. 20 (Anna Schecter/NBC News)
Anna Schecter / NBC News: How right-wing extremists are using Telegram channels, including some affiliated with...

Sources: Apple held talks with EV startup Canoo in 2020; Apple was largely interested in Canoo's unique scalable electric vehicle platform (Sean O'Kane/The Verge)
Sean O'Kane / The Verge: Sources: Apple held talks with EV startup Canoo in 2020; Apple...

Survey of 9,220 US adults: 53% get news from social media at least sometimes; 36% regularly get news from Facebook, 23% from YouTube, 15% from Twitter (Pew Research Center)
Pew Research Center: Survey of 9,220 US adults: 53% get news from social media at least...

Visa is abandoning its $5.3B planned acquisition of fintech firm Plaid after the DOJ sued over antitrust concerns in November (Wall Street Journal)
Wall Street Journal: Visa is abandoning its $5.3B planned acquisition of fintech firm Plaid after the...

E-commerce infrastructure startup Nacelle closes $18M Series A led by Inovia, after closing a $4.8M seed round in mid-2020 (Lucas Matney/TechCrunch)
Lucas Matney / TechCrunch: E-commerce infrastructure startup Nacelle closes $18M Series A led by Inovia, after...

CEO of London-based payments company Checkout.com says it raised $450M in funding led by Tiger Global at a $15B post-money valuation, up from $5.5B last year (Katie Roof/Bloomberg)
Katie Roof / Bloomberg: CEO of London-based payments company Checkout.com says it raised $450M in funding...

Intel previews 14nm Rocket Lake Core i9-11900K, its next consumer flagship processor, coming in Q1, promises up to 50% better integrated graphics performance (Dr. Ian Cutress/AnandTech)
Dr. Ian Cutress / AnandTech: Intel previews 14nm Rocket Lake Core i9-11900K, its next consumer flagship...

Lenovo announces ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga: less than half an inch thick, 2K touch display with 450 nits of brightness, 11th-gen Intel i7 vPro, starts at $1,899 (Monica Chin/The Verge)
Monica Chin / The Verge: Lenovo announces ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga: less than half an inch...

Twitter says it has suspended over 70,000 accounts involved in spreading harmful QAnon-associated content since Friday (Twitter)
Twitter: Twitter says it has suspended over 70,000 accounts involved in spreading harmful QAnon-associated content since...

North Idaho ISP Your T1 WIFI will block Facebook and Twitter for customers that request it after it received complaints over censorship (Emily Czachor/Newsweek)
Emily Czachor / Newsweek: North Idaho ISP Your T1 WIFI will block Facebook and Twitter for...