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Nike and Coca-Cola Lobby Against Xinjiang Forced Labor Bill - The New York Times 1 December 2020

According to a document viewed by The New York Times, Apple’s suggested edits to the bill included extending some deadlines for compliance, releasing certain information about supply chains to congressional committees rather than to the public, and requiring Chinese entities to be “designated by the United States government” as helping to surveil or detain Muslim […]

Americans of all ages are spending more on video games | VentureBeat 1 December 2020

In its “2020 Evolution of Entertainment” report, NPD found that 4-out-of-5 consumers in the U.S. played a game in the last six months. More important for the industry, those consumers are spending 26% more time and 33% more money on games than the same period in the previous year.

Companies Urged to Adjust Hiring Requirements for Cyber Jobs - WSJ 1 December 2020

Around 3.1 million professionals are needed to bridge the cybersecurity talent gap, a trade association for cybersecurity professionals estimated in a November report. The International Information System Security Certification Consortium, known as ISC2, said world-wide employment in the field would need to grow 89% to meet security requirements.

Amazon announces record Black Friday Cyber Monday 2020 results 1 December 2020

Amazon is widely expected to be one of the biggest winners this holiday season, with one Wall Street firm estimating it could capture 42 cents of every dollar spent during the busy shopping period.

Reddit Claims 52 Million Daily Users, Revealing a Key Figure for Social-Media Platforms - WSJ 1 December 2020

Reddit’s number pales compared with that of Facebook Inc., which said it averaged 1.82 billion daily active users on its namesake social network in September, and is less than a third that of Twitter Inc., which said it averaged 187 million monetizable daily users in the third quarter.

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