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Tim Higgins / Wall Street Journal : Analysis: Apple's operating profits from games in FY 2019 totaled $8.5B, $2B more than the combined profits of Sony, Activision, Nintendo, and Microsoft   —  CEO Tim Cook quietly turned the iPhone company into a superpower in the videogame business.  Now he's fighting rivals in a multiplayer universe.

Xinmei Shen / South China Morning Post : China releases its first set of guidelines on AI ethics, emphasizing user rights and data control, that align with Beijing's efforts to crack down on Big Tech   —  China released the country's first set of guidelines on AI ethics, emphasising user rights and data control The guidelines are part …

Mary Lennighan / Telecoms.com : 1NCE, which offers cloud-based IoT connectivity services, raises $50M from SoftBank, Deutsche Telekom, and others, claims it manages 10M connections worldwide   —  Germany's 1NCE, an IoT connectivity specialist, has raised US$50 million in new financing to help fund its international expansion and drive growth.

Dan Taylor / Tech.eu : Germany-based Schüttflix, whose app connects suppliers and buyers in the construction industry, raises $50M Series A led by Draper Esprit to expand in Europe   —  German construction site bulk materials marketplace Schüttflix has raised $50 million in a new Draper Esprit-led funding round.

Richard Waters / Financial Times : Ethereum is becoming the platform of choice for DeFi projects, but remains behind schedule with complex technical upgrades, as nimbler rivals emerge   —  Developers are flocking to the platform's blockchain but nimbler rivals are emerging  —  Is ethereum the future of the internet?

Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, said she believes the Texas law banning most abortions in the state, which took effect last month, is “extreme, inhumane and unconstitutional," according to the Associated Press.

Chants of “F*** Joe Biden” rained down from the crowd at Alabama’s  Talladega Superspeedway after Brandon Brown captured his first NASCAR Xfinity Series race victory.

Mike Isaac / New York Times : Internal memo by Nick Clegg says a whistleblower is expected to appear on Sunday's “60 Minutes” and accuse Facebook of contributing to US political polarization   —  In an internal memo, Facebook defended itself and said that social media was not a primary cause of polarization.

Two people have died and a third is not expected to survive after authorities say a man went on a rampage with a baseball bat and a knife.

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell on Saturday accused Democratic leadership of "letting the radical left run Capitol Hill" after a bipartisan infrastructure bill stalled in the House amid demands from the far-left wing of the Democratic caucus that a $3.5 trillion spending package be passed first.

Amanda Bynes stepped out in a rare sighting with her fiancé Paul Michael on Thursday for a romantic walk in West Hollywood, California.

Los Angeles Police shot a man armed with a knife near the city's famed Hollywood Blvd as violent crime continues to surge across the country.

Brandon Katz / Observer : A look at Apple's TV+ progress and strategy as it navigates a crowded streaming video market   —  Why Apple TV+ isn't necessarily competing with Netflix.  —  Nearly two years after launching Apple TV+ in November of 2019, Apple has remained notoriously secretive about its fledgling streaming service.

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., on Saturday tore into House Democrats over what she described as an “inexcusable” failure to hold a vote on a bipartisan infrastructure bill -- a move she said betrays the trust of the American people.

Former President George W. Bush took to Instagram Saturday to announce the birth of a new granddaughter.

Britney Spears wants her fans to know that she's still on a path toward healing.

Queen Elizabeth II opened the sixth session of the Scottish Parliament on Saturday and reflected on memories of her late husband, Prince Philip, for the first time publicly since his death.

New York Times : Sources: emergency meetings continue inside Facebook amid WSJ expose, as some research staff decry Facebook's public response in group chats   —  The social network has been all hands on deck as it grapples with revelations that it knew the harmful effects its Instagram photo-sharing app was having on teenagers.

Bloomberg : Informatica, an enterprise cloud data management provider, files for an IPO; source says at a valuation of ~$10B, double the $5.3B it went private for in 2015   —  - Company could be valued at around $10 billion in offering  — Informatica went private in 2015 for about $5.3 billion

A health department hearing committee sustained multiple of counts of professional misconduct against Danielle Roberts, who belonged to a secret women's group within NXIVM called DOS that required a “vow of obedience” between master and slave.

"Dateline" correspondent and journalist Natalie Morales has announced her exit from NBC News after 22 years with the outlet.

Recently, Woodley revealed she struggled with an undisclosed illness but is "on the tail end of it."

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor refused to block a New York City requirement mandating that public school teachers and employees must be vaccinated against the coronavirus.

Steve Kovach / CNBC : Amazon's new PC game New World is a hit, with hundreds of thousands on Steam playing it at any given time, representing a leap for Amazon's gaming ambitions   —  - Amazon released a new video game for PCs this week called “New World.”  — The game is already a smash hit …

Carano, 39, was booted from her role of Cara Dune in the Disney+ series after two seasons after she made a series of racist and controversial tweets that led to her ousting.

Milano took to Instagram on Thursday and posted a headline from The Washington Post that said Aldean “used to keep his politics private. Now his toddlers are on Instagram wearing anti-Biden T-shirts.”

A group that represents school boards is asking the Biden administration to review threats and violence against education administrators and schools to determine if they violate the Patriot Act and hate crime laws amid clashes between angry parents and educators over COVID-19 policies and critical race theory being taught in classrooms. 

Gov. Kristi Noem is hitting the reset button on South Dakota's proposed social studies curriculum, discarding her administration's previous standards and changing up who crafts the new ones. 

Democratic Rep. Pramila Jayapal acknowledged that the total price tag of the controversial spending bill currently being debated on Capitol Hill will have to be lowered in order to push it through Congress.

Psaki told reporters that the Biden administration has not received a response from the North Koreans despite reaching out to the Kim regime.

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki acknowledged Friday that President Joe Biden is likely to receive only a portion of his proposed $3.5 trillion spending package, saying “compromise is necessary” and “inevitable.”

Kelly Sheridan / Dark Reading : PE firm Symphony Technology Group says it plans to merge McAfee Enterprise and FireEye Products into a single entity with nearly $2B in annual revenue   —  McAfee Enterprise and FireEye Products will merge into a single entity with nearly $2 billion in revenue following the close …

Mary Ann Azevedo / TechCrunch : Vareto, which makes software to help companies with financial planning, raises $4.2M seed led by Menlo Ventures and $20M Series A led by GV   —  Vareto, a startup aiming to help companies conduct more forward-looking financial planning and analysis, is coming out of stealth today with $24 million in total funding.

Robertson, 91, said in a statement that he hosted the network's flagship program for the last time on Friday, and that his son Gordon Robertson will take over the weekday show starting on Monday.

Psaki suggested that Senate Republicans who voted against the measure were pressured by party leadership and "special interests" to do so.

Catalin Cimpanu / The Record : Google announces a $1M sponsorship for Linux Foundation's Secure Open Source, a new pilot program to enhance the security of critical open source projects   —  Google has announced today a $1 million sponsorship for a new pilot program aimed at enhancing the security of critical open source software projects.

The former pair began dating in 2016 and married at her father Lenny Kravitz’s home in Paris 2019.