AWS will maintain an open source fork of Elasticsearch and Kibana, after criticism from Elastic which changed its licensing terms to monetize cloud-service use (Tom Krazit/Protocol) admin January 22, 2021 Daily Updates
Tastytrade, a Chicago-based online brokerage and financial media company, to be acquired by UK's IG Group in a deal worth over $1B in cash and stock (Bloomberg) admin January 22, 2021 Daily Updates
Intel says it's investigating the leak of an infographic related to its Q4 earnings report, which prompted its release ahead of stock market close on Thu. (Richard Waters/Financial Times) admin January 22, 2021 Daily Updates
Report: 70% of Americans now have access to a broadband plan costing $60 or less, up from 52% at the end of 2019 (Joanna Nelius/Gizmodo) admin January 22, 2021 Daily Updates
In an Australian Senate hearing, a Google executive said that a law forcing Google to pay news outlets for links could prompt it to stop offering Search (Josh Taylor/The Guardian) admin January 22, 2021 Daily Updates
Facebook's Oversight Board decision on Trump's suspension will set important precedents for online deplatforming and for the Board's long-term legitimacy (Evelyn Douek/Lawfare) admin January 22, 2021 Daily Updates
Alphabet says that it is shutting down Loon, its internet balloon project, calling it "a successful experiment" (Steven Levy/Wired) admin January 22, 2021 Daily Updates
Plaid to seek financing that could triple its valuation to ~$15B according to a source, amid a surge in investor interest following Visa’s abandoned acquisition (Kate Clark/The Information) admin January 22, 2021 Daily Updates
Biden designates Jessica Rosenworcel, currently a Democratic commissioner at the FCC, as acting chairwoman of the agency (Margaret Harding McGill/Axios) admin January 21, 2021 Daily Updates
Internal memo: Facebook's VP told staff in December to build products prioritizing privacy, as the public's expectations around privacy have shifted (Alex Kantrowitz/OneZero ) admin January 21, 2021 Daily Updates
