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LG will license its webOS software to other TV brands

The Verge

LG tonight announced that the company’s webOS smart TV platform will soon be found on TVs from other brands. RCA, Ayonz, and Konka are some of the companies that have already signed on. Others who’ve come to appreciate the more colorful and “fun” webOS hope LG will keep webOS 6 off their TVs from 2020 and earlier.

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Uber granted 30-month license to continue operating in London

The Verge

Uber has secured a 30-month — or two-and-a-half-year — license to keep its ridesharing services up and running in London, according to a report from the BBC. The company later won a 15-month appeal in court , only to have its license taken away yet again in 2019 after TfL said the company was still not “fit and proper” to operate in the city.

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Microsoft unbundles Office and Teams globally in new attempt to appease antitrust regulators

GeekWire

The company says Office 365 suites with Teams will no longer be sold to new business subscribers, but will continue to be available for existing customers that opt to continue using the bundled products, even upon renewal. The EU investigation was sparked by a Slack complaint in 2020, prior to Slack’s acquisition by Salesforce.

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Seattle launches permit system for companies testing self-driving vehicles on city streets

GeekWire

Tech companies and automakers that want to test self-driving cars on Seattle streets now have to obtain a permit showing they comply with safety and liability regulations. Companies seeking a permit will have to notify the city before beginning testing and display company logos prominently on their self-driving cars.

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98point6 hit by new layoffs in latest change at health tech startup

GeekWire

(98point6 Photo) Seattle-based digital healthcare startup 98point6 has conducted a new round of layoffs, the company confirmed Tuesday. Another worker who joined the company more than six years ago called her layoff an “unplanned departure.” ” The company has around 100 employees in the U.S.,

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Data breach exposes 1.6 million Washington state residents who filed unemployment claims in 2020

GeekWire

million people who filed for unemployment claims in the state in 2020. State Auditor Pat McCarthy’s office blamed the breach on a third party software provider named Accellion , whose services are used to transmit computer files. “I SAO was reviewing all claims data as part of an audit of that fraud incident.

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Avalara nabs nearly $1B in debt securities to fuel growing tax compliance software business

GeekWire

The money will be used to fuel the company’s compliance automation software that helps more than 30,000 companies across 95 countries manage their sales and other types of taxes. Customers include companies such as Zillow, Pinterest, Converse, Roku, Thule, and others. Avalara said last week that it added $959.9

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