🚚 Over 100 Amazon delivery companies are banding together to form a new kind of challenger to UPS and FedEx
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Over 100 Amazon delivery companies are banding together to form a new kind of challenger to UPS and FedEx. A new national last-mile delivery company has entered the market: the Frontdoor Collective. It's a coalition of more than 100 small delivery companies, most of which deliver for Amazon. (Emma Cosgrove via Business Insider)
Apple's privacy mythology doesn't match reality. In 2021, Apple has cast itself as the world's superhero of privacy. Its leadership insists “privacy has been central to our work … from the very beginning” and that it's a “ fundamental human right.” Its new… (Albert Fox Cahn, Evan Selinger via WIRED)
Facebook is rebuilding its ads to know a lot less about you. Facebook's massive business was built on its ability to track users across the internet. But now, thanks to looming regulation and other moves to restrict such data collection, that is changing. (Alex Heath via The Verge)
Here's Where MacKenzie Scott Is Donating Her Billions. One email about a $15 million gift, suspected of phishing, sat unopened for a month. Several others about a $20 million pledge went ignored by an assistant, who thought the nondescript sender was fake. (Sophie Alexander via Bloomberg)
2020 Census Results to Guide Redistricting, May Show First Drop in White Population. The first detailed results of the 2020 census, scheduled for release Thursday, are expected to show a nation that is aging, diversifying and continuing to grow faster in the South and Southwest. (Paul Overberg via Wall Street Journal)
Twitter redesigns website with new font, less clutter, and high contrast features. Twitter today is introducing a revamped version of its website, which the company says will make the site more accessible, less cluttered and easier to use. (Sarah Perez via TechCrunch)
Snap creators say they're leaving the app's Spotlight feature as payments dry up. Creators say they're leaving Snapchat's Spotlight feature after payments on the service had dried up. Instead, they're heading to rival social networks like TikTok, Instagram and YouTube. (Salvador Rodriguez via CNBC)
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