DoorDash tests a wildly new business model: employees! Apple launches a Winter War in Russia. Two stories of US telecom companies doing what US telecom companies do: act shady. And Buzzfeed finally hits the public markets.

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• DoorDash breaks gig worker model to hire couriers as employees in New York trial (Financial Times)
• Apple Attempts to Stop Developers Promoting Alternative Payment Options for In-App Purchases in Russia (MacRumors)
• Crypto exchange BitMart confirms hack resulting in loss of $150 million in crypto (The Block)
• The Verizon app might be collecting your browsing history and more (The Verge)
• Apple iPhone 13 Rebates Fail to Deliver for Some Buyers (Bloomberg)
• BuzzFeed Tumbles in Turbulent Debut for Digital Media (Bloomberg)

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