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David Heaney / UploadVR: Finland-based Varjo launches the XR-4, a $3,990 mixed reality headset aimed at businesses, touting a 120-degree field of view, 4K displays, and more  —  Varjo just announced the XR-4 series, its latest range of ultra high end PC-based headsets for enterprise and governments. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kellen / Droid Life: YouTube Premium rolls out Playables, which lets users play games on mobile and desktop with no need to download, available until March 28, 2024  —  YouTube Premium’s benefits expanded this holiday week with the addition of Playables into the app.  Playables, as the name sort of suggests … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Samantha Cole / 404 Media: Big names like Kelsey Hightower pull out of the DevTernity conference after allegations its founder made fake profiles of female speakers to boost diversity  —  The founder of a software developer conference has been accused of creating fake female speakers to bolster diversity numbers … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Wall Street Journal: Sources: fast-fashion giant Shein confidentially files for a US IPO, potentially in 2024, with Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, and Morgan Stanley as underwriters  —  The Chinese company was valued at $66 billion earlier this year  —  Shein, the China-founded online fashion company that won … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: Sources: Reddit is talking with potential investors for an IPO as soon as in Q1 2024; cloud data management startup Rubrik is also considering an IPO in Q1 2024  —  – Social media firm working with Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs  — Kim Kardashian’s Skims also weighing options including IPO Lees verder op Tech Meme

Leah Nylen / Bloomberg: The FTC can proceed with changes to Meta’s 2020 $5B privacy settlement, like barring monetization of kids’ data, after a judge denied Meta’s move to go to court  —  – Meta, under FTC order on privacy, sought federal court review  — Agency opened proceeding on alleged new privacy violations Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ben Schoon / 9to5Google: Google says it is investigating an issue caused by Google Drive’s desktop app, after users’ reports in recent days that some of their files have disappeared  —  Over the past few days, quite a few Google Drive users have noticed files go missing, and now Google is confirming that it is looking … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Hannah Lang / Reuters: A US judge rules ex-Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao cannot leave the US until a court considers whether he should remain through his sentencing hearing in February  —  Former Binance chief Changpeng Zhao cannot leave the United States for the time being, a federal judge said on Monday … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Foo Yun Chee / Reuters: The European Commission says Amazon’s $1.4B iRobot acquisition may restrict competition; Amazon says it’s working to address the EC’s concerns; IRBT drops 18%+  —  EU antitrust regulators said on Monday Amazon’s (AMZN.O) $1.4 billion acquisition of robot vacuum maker iRobot (IRBT.O) … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Cate Lawrence / Tech.eu: UK-based Oxford Quantum Circuits, which offers quantum-computing-as-a-service, announces a new 32-qubit system and an ongoing $100M Series B led by Japan’s SBI  —  The company also announced the public availability of OQC Toshiko, the world’s first enterprise-ready quantum computing platform. Lees verder op Tech Meme