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- Parler is back with a new CEO. Mark Meckler, an attorney, political activist, and founder of the Tea Party Patriots, $4 and co-founder John Matze.
- ByteDance is walking away from an Oracle-TikTok deal. A source told the South China Morning Post that $4 to "entertain demands from the Trump administration," but now that Trump is gone, "the raison d'être of the deal is gone with him."
- Google signed a media deal in Australia. Google has $4 with Seven West Media, one of the biggest news publishers in Australia, amid $4 over its relationship with the media.
- New startup Nothing has acquired Essential. Nothing, the smart device startup that OnePlus co-founder and CEO Carl Pei $4, has acquired the branding of Andy Rubin's defunct firm Essential, $4.
- The pandemic has caused a global chip shortage. The pandemic $4 in the supply chain and factory closures, and a shortage of chips that existed even before the pandemic hit has only been exacerbated.
- India's Supreme Court wants answers from WhatsApp. A case $4 from implementing a new privacy policy in the country.
- France fined Google. Google France and Google Ireland$4 after a probe found its hotel results could be misleading.
- The Kremlin is open to Clubhouse. The Kremlin $4 Elon Musk's offer to chat with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the audio app.
- Exclusive: Iconiq Capital wants to launch in Europe. Iconiq manages the wealth of Silicon Valley elites like Mark Zuckerberg, and $4.
- Exclusive: Zego is raising a major funding round. The gig economy insurance startup $4 $150 million led by DST Global.