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Akane Otani / Wall Street Journal:Profile of r/WallStreetBets founder Jaime Rogozinski, who hasn’t moderated since April and describes the GameStop surge a train wreck happening in real timeJaime Rogozinski likens recent surge in GameStop shares to a train wreck happening in real time Click here to read full news..

The chief executive officer of YouTube, Susan Wojcicki, is stepping down after nine years. Wojcicki, who joined Google as its 16th employee in 1999, made this known in a statement on Thursday. She revealed that she would be starting a “new chapter focused on my family, health, and personal projects I’m passionate about.” Related News  YouTube, AFRIMA collaborate to empower one million Africans  Kizz Daniel’s ‘Buga’ hits 100m views on YouTube  Nigerians making millions on YouTube increase by 60% Her statement read in part, “Today, after nearly 25 years here, I’ve decided to step back from my role as the…

Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat:Physna, a Cincinnati-based startup developing an AI-powered 3D modeling platform for industrial engineering, raises $20M Series B led by SequoiaPhysna, a Cincinnati, Ohio-based startup developing an AI-powered 3D modeling platform for industrial engineering, today announced that it raised $20 million. Click here to read full news..

Duncan Riley / SiliconANGLE:Israel’s Cynet, which provides AI-powered endpoint security and response to stop cyberattacks, raises $40M Series C to help it expand in N. America and EuropeAutonomous breach protection startup Cynet Security Ltd. announced today it has raised $40 million in new funding to expand Click here to read full news..

Scott Chipolina / Decrypt:A look at Valuables, a service from crypto casino online company Cent that lets users sell their tweets as non-fungible tokens in exchange for EthereumA new platform that lets users buy and sell tweets has already seen $270,000 in offers. Here’s how it works.Individuals are now buying Click here to read full news..

Catalin Cimpanu / The Record:DC-based exploit broker Zerodium is now seeking to buy 0-days in ExpressVPN, NordVPN, and Surfshark’s PC apps, namely those disclosing user info or allowing RCEExploit broker Zerodium announced its intention today to buy zero-day vulnerabilities in the Windows clients of three major VPN providers Click here to read full news..

Tage Kene-Okafor / TechCrunch:Interview with co-CEO of Jumia, whose stock is up 3,000%+ in the last year and remains unprofitable, on African e-commerce, its path to profitability, and moreThis month, African e-commerce giant Jumia released its second full-year financials for Q4 and its fiscal year 2020. Click here to read full news..

Facebook strikes last-minute deal with Australia around news content Click here to read full news..

Matt Stoller: Louis Rossmann is an important YouTube personality who talks about, among other things, the fact that big firms block their customers from repairing equipment so they can extract after-market profits with replacement parts. And he’s very much noticed the Biden executive order, which calls for agencies to curtail this practice (as well as the FTC report on it). Rossmann did a series of videos on this order, one of which focused on the order calling for the Pentagon to stop contracting with firms that block soldiers from being able to repair equipment. He cited Elle Ekman’s New York…

Alex Konrad / Forbes:Q&A with Chris Sacca on his brief retirement, Trump and Biden, investing in climate startups, how investing has changed, NFTs, and moreIn 2015, venture capitalist Chris Sacca was one of Silicon Valley’s most influential investors, No. 3 on the Midas List with more than one million Twitter followers Click here to read full news..