Ahead of the Epic vs. Apple trial, which starts on Monday, a look at what is at stake, how the trial will work, key witnesses who will testify, and more (David Pierce/Protocol)

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CA appellate court rules Amazon is responsible for the safety of third-party products it sells, rejecting Amazon's claim of merely connecting buyers and sellers (David Lazarus/Los Angeles Times)

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China says 33 apps, including apps made by Baidu and Tencent, violate rules in gathering personal information, which must be rectified within 10 working days (Bloomberg)

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IDC: global tablet shipments grew 55.2% YoY, most since 2013, to reach 39.9M units in Q1; Apple led with 12.7M shipments, up 64.3% YoY; Samsung 8M, up 60.8% YoY (Mike Peterson/AppleInsider)

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Florida plans to fine social media for banning politicians The Florida bill proposes fines up to $250,000 per day for companies which violate the rules. May 01, 2021 at 05:56AM

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Ransomware victims urged to go to police Using malicious software gangs encrypt an organisation's data and then demand money to restore it. April 30, 2021 at 09:59PM

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Facebook, Twitter, and Apple should reconsider their subscription plans to accommodate independent creators like Spotify has, instead of trying to capture them (Ben Thompson/Stratechery)

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Roku has removed YouTube TV from its channel store after Roku and Google failed to come to a distribution agreement; existing users will continue to have access (Chris Welch/The Verge)

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Facebook details DINO self-supervised AI for object discovery and segmentation in images/videos, and PAWS, a new ML approach to classify poorly labelled images (Kyle Wiggers/VentureBeat)

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English soccer and cricket clubs and other sporting bodies begin a four-day boycott of Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, protesting abuse on the platforms (BBC)

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Google is experimenting with post-pandemic designs in 10% of its global work spaces, including inflatable balloon walls, hybrid meeting rooms, open-air tents (New York Times)

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ByteDance announces that its CFO Shouzi Chew will now also become the CEO of TikTok; TikTok's interim head Vanessa Pappas will be TikTok's COO (David Pierce/Protocol)

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TikTok Names CEO and COO (TikTok)

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DOJ says SAP voluntarily admitted to violating Iran sanctions and exporting software to users in the country 20K+ times between 2010 and 2017, and will pay $8M+ (Charlie Osborne/ZDNet)

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Man arrested for faking Covid-19 check-in QR codes When members of the public attempted to sign in, they were directed to an anti-vaccination website. April 30, 2021 at 05:33PM

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Roku has removed YouTube TV from its channel store after Roku and Google failed to come to a distribution agreement; existing users will continue to have access (Sara Fischer/Axios)

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Darktrace shares jumped as much as 40% on its London Stock Exchange debut, after its IPO raised £165M at an opening value of £1.7B (Tim Bradshaw/Financial Times)

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Apple charged over 'anti-competitive' app polices The tech giant faces a huge fine and may be forced to make changes to the App Store. April 30, 2021 at 03:55PM

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Robotic arm harvests apples and other technology news LJ Rich looks at some of the best technology news stories of the week. April 30, 2021 at 03:52PM

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EU charged Apple with antitrust violations saying the iPhone maker squeezed rival music streaming apps by requiring them to use Apple's in-app payments system (Sam Schechner/Wall Street Journal)

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Tech Tent: Apple’s ad-tracking bombshell The programme examines the impact of Apple's new operating system on the ad industry. April 30, 2021 at 03:08PM

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From Sutter Hill's Snowflake investment to Accel's bet on UiPath, Altos Ventures' bet on Roblox, and more, a look at VC firms poised to reap blockbuster profits (Eliot Brown/Wall Street Journal)

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These people aren't real but could help tackle bias in tech How technology that generates fake faces is helping to tackle bias in facial recognition systems. April 30, 2021 at 01:43PM

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Amazon hopes pandemic habits stick after profits triple The tech giant may be entering a "golden age" as the pandemic boosts its range of businesses. April 30, 2021 at 04:03AM

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Experts detail how Apple AirTags can be used by an abuser to discreetly track a partner despite built-in protections, especially when victims are not iOS users (Mark Wilson/Fast Company)

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The ransomware surge ruining lives A coalition is calling for action from governments as victims describe crippling cyber-attacks. April 30, 2021 at 05:06AM

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Plus One Robotics, which makes computer vision software for robotics in logistics and warehouse settings, raises $33M Series B, bringing total raised to $40M+ (Brian Heater/TechCrunch)

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Combined revenue of Amazon, Apple, Alphabet, Microsoft, and Facebook hit ~$1.2T this year, up 25% since March 2020, benefitting from a "perfect positive storm" (Shira Ovide/New York Times)

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App used by emergency services under scrutiny What3Words is used by 100 emergency services but one security researcher has found potential issues. April 29, 2021 at 05:51PM

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Vectra AI, which uses AI to analyze network traffic and help companies detect cyberattacks, raises $130M led by Blackstone Growth at $1.2B post-money valuation (Kyle Wiggers/VentureBeat)

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RapidDeploy, which provides computer-aided dispatch tech as a cloud-based service for 911 centers, raises $29M Series B led by Morpheus Ventures (Ingrid Lunden/TechCrunch)

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Paxos Trust, which offers crypto trading settlement services, raises $300M Series D led by Oak HC/FT at a $2.4B valuation (Matthew Leising/Bloomberg)

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Vivid Money, an all-in-one financial app for sending, saving, spending, and investment, raises €60M Series B led by Greenoaks, at a €360M valuation (Romain Dillet/TechCrunch)

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Cloud data storage startup Wasabi raises $112M Series C led by Fidelity Management, bringing its total raised to $219M (Kyle Wiggers/VentureBeat)

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Canalys: Q1 global smartphone shipments reach 347M, up 27% YoY; Samsung took first place shipping 76.5M for a 22% share, Apple shipping 52.4M for a 15% share (Canalys.com)

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Confusion over use of NHS App as Covid passport The NHS App cannot "imminently" be used as a Covid passport, the BBC has learned. April 29, 2021 at 04:54PM

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Judge declines to dismiss Amazon's Trump allegation The tech giant claims the former President used his influence to award Microsoft a defence contract. April 29, 2021 at 05:06PM

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Manna, a drone delivery service for food, groceries, and more, raises $25M Series A led by Draper Esprit to expand into the US and add more services (Natalia Drozdiak/Bloomberg)

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TravelPerk, a business trip booking service, raises $160M Series D in equity and debt, led by growth equity firm Greyhound Capital (Natasha Lomas/TechCrunch)

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Q&A: Evelyn Douek, a lecturer and Ph.D. student at Harvard studying online speech regulation, on why a "proportional" approach to online speech is a good thing (Gilad Edelman/Wired)

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A federal appeals court rules that plans for 3D-printed "ghost guns" can be posted online without US State Department approval, reinstating a Trump admin order (Associated Press)

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Apple profits double as it squares up to Facebook Tech rivals both enjoy bumper profits but Apple's latest move could dent Facebook's future sales. April 29, 2021 at 03:47AM

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Samsung handsets push profits to pre-pandemic high The South Korean business saw its income dented by disappointing results for its chips business. April 29, 2021 at 08:00AM

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Berlin-based digital asset custody and financial services provider Finoa raises $22M Series A led by Balderton Capital (Mike Butcher/TechCrunch)

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Samsung reports Q1 net profit of $6.4B, up 46% YoY, driven by 66% profit surge in mobile business to $3.97B, and revenue of $59B, up 18% YoY (Reuters)

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After 526 days of its initial launch, Google finally gives users a way to search through Stadia's 172 games available on the service (Chaim Gartenberg/The Verge)

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Super, an Indonesian hyperlocal social commerce startup, raises $28M Series B led by SoftBank Ventures Asia, bringing its total raised to $36M+ (Catherine Shu/TechCrunch)

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Cryptocurrency derivatives exchange GlobeDX raises $18M seed from investors including Y Combinator, Pantera Capital, and Draper Dragon (NewsBTC)

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ElasticRun, which helps neighborhood stores in India secure capital and boost sales by working with e-commerce firms, raises $75M Series D (Manish Singh/TechCrunch)

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Tim Cook says supply shortages will likely impact the Mac and iPad lineups in Q3 due to "legacy node" chip production that uses older manufacturing methods (Chance Miller/9to5Mac)

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