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YipitData: average Uber and Lyft fares in the US hit a record high in April, as they drew ~20% fewer riders and 35% fewer trips in Q1 2022 compared to Q1 2019(Preetika Rana/Wall Street Journal)

YipitData: average Uber and Lyft fares in the US hit a record high in April, as they drew ~20% fewer…

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The NYT overstated the influence of both Slate Star Codex and the Rationalist community on Silicon Valley, and falsely portrayed the tech industry as right-wing(Noah Smith/Noahpinion)

The NYT overstated the influence of both Slate Star Codex and the Rationalist community on Silicon Valley, and falsely portrayed…

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Foxconn reports Q1 net profit rose 5% YoY to ~$985M but warns Q2 revenue could slip due to rising inflation, cooling demand, and escalating supply chain issues(Reuters)

Foxconn reports Q1 net profit rose 5% YoY to ~$985M but warns Q2 revenue could slip due to rising inflation,…

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Sources: travel booking site Trip.com, formerly called Ctrip, plans to raise ~$1.09B in its Hong Kong secondary listing; its US shares have risen ~4% this year(Julia Fioretti/Bloomberg)

Sources: travel booking site Trip.com, formerly called Ctrip, plans to raise ~$1.09B in its Hong Kong secondary listing; its US…

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Sources say Discord is exploring a sale that could value it at $10B+, with one source saying it is in the final stage of negotiations(Dean Takahashi/VentureBeat)

Sources say Discord is exploring a sale that could value it at $10B+, with one source saying it is in…

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Amazon says its ad-supported streaming video content now reaches more than 120M users every month, up from 20M in January 2020, driven by Twitch(Megan Graham/CNBC)

Amazon says its ad-supported streaming video content now reaches more than 120M users every month, up from 20M in January…

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German startup lemon.markets, which makes APIs for developers to build stock trading features, raises a €15M seed led by Lakestar and Lightspeed(Tom Matsuda/The Block)

German startup lemon.markets, which makes APIs for developers to build stock trading features, raises a €15M seed led by Lakestar…

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Troy Hunt claims that Carding Mafia, a forum for trading stolen credit card data, has been hacked, exposing emails, usernames, and passwords of ~300K hackers(Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai/VICE)

Troy Hunt claims that Carding Mafia, a forum for trading stolen credit card data, has been hacked, exposing emails, usernames,…

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After leaving Meta, CrowdTangle co-founder Brandon Silverman has helped a bipartisan group of US senators craft a bill to boost social networks’ transparency(Ben Smith/New York Times)

After leaving Meta, CrowdTangle co-founder Brandon Silverman has helped a bipartisan group of US senators craft a bill to boost…

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Discord bans pro-Trump server “The Donald” because of “its overt connection to an online forum used to incite violence and plan an armed insurrection”(Jay Peters/The Verge)

Discord bans pro-Trump server “The Donald” because of “its overt connection to an online forum used to incite violence and…

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