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Mark Zuckerberg leveraged Facebook user data to fight rivals and help friends, leaked documents show — NBC News

According to about 4,000 pages of leaked company documents largely spanning 2011 to 2015 and obtained by NBC News, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg leveraged the social network’s data as bargaining chip, writes Olivia Solon and Cyrus Farivar.

Here is the link: https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-media/mark-zuckerberg-leveraged-facebook-user-data-fight-rivals-help-friends-n994706

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ServiceNow expands workflow capabilities with two acquisitions

Digital workflow company ServiceNow has announced the acquisition of 4Industry, a technology firm from the Netherlands, and the completion of its acquisition of Smart Daily Management, a digital application developed by EY. 

Apple expands Restore Fund with $80M new investments from TSMC, Murata

Apple has announced that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and Murata Manufacturing are joining as new investors in the Restore Fund, a project aimed at investing in carbon removal and ecosystem protection globally.

Mercedes hires humanoid robots to work at its factories — PCMag

Mercedes-Benz is adding Apptronik's Apollo humanoid robots to its factories to complete physically intensive and "low-skill" tasks, the car manufacturer and robotics firm announced Friday, writes Kate Irwin. 

LinkedIn plans to add gaming to its platform — TC

TechCrunch has learned and confirmed that LinkedIn is working on a new games experience. It will be doing so by tapping into the same wave of puzzle-mania that helped simple games like Wordle find viral success and millions of players, writes Ingrid Lunden. 

Quintessent raises $11.5M

Santa Barbara, Calif.-based Quintessent, a company specializing in silicon photonics and quantum dot laser technology, has completed its Seed funding round with over $11.5 million.