Doug Field, former SVP of engineering at Tesla, returns to Apple, sources say to work in Bob Mansfield's project Titan group
Here's some interesting hiring news I've heard through the little birdie grapevine:1 Doug Field — who left Tesla in May after overseeing Model 3 production …
Macs can be remotely hacked when connecting to Wi-Fi for first time; issue fixed in macOS High Sierra 10.13.6, but machines with older OSes remain vulnerable
APPLE'S SUPPLY CHAIN is one of the most closely monitored and analyzed in the world, both because of the control the company exerts and keen interest from third parties.
Analysis of Infowars Twitter content shows videos that led to YouTube and other bans were still live, while other tweets showed more Twitter rules violations
Why Facebook,YouTube and Apple are removing InfoWars content — Twitter's vice president for trust and safety, Del Harvey …
Twitter needs a code of values requiring it to make tough calls on high-profile and malevolent figures like Alex Jones
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Sources: Tesla's board to meet with advisers to discuss Musk's take-private proposal; source: Musk previously talked with Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund
- The Tesla board is taking Elon Musk's offer to take the company private at $420-per-share seriously and may tell Musk to recuse himself …
Qualcomm has reached a settlement with Taiwan's antitrust regulators that reverses most of a $773M fine levied last year, forgoing the ~$89M it has already paid
- Regulators agree to cut $773 million fine by roughly 88% — Qualcomm pledges to boost investment and build a Taiwan base
Facebook shuts down Friend List feeds, which had let users view posts from groups of specific friends, but keeps Friend Lists
Facebook is shutting down Friend List Feeds sometime today, according to a message posted in the Facebook app. The feature allowed users to scroll through …
Report: Apple Pay has an estimated 38M active users in the US and 215M globally, which equates to 31% of the active iPhone base compared to 25% a year ago
There's hope for the digital wallet. Despite 5 plus years of announcements from Google, Samsung, PayPal, Venmo, Square, Stripe …
Motion picture academy and Linux Foundation partner to launch Academy Software Foundation, an open source forum for developers in motion picture and media space
Open source is everywhere now, so maybe it's no surprise that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (yes …
Microsoft's AltspaceVR releases tools that let users create their own shareable spaces using a drag-and-drop interface
AltspaceVR has released tools to let users create their own sharable spaces in virtual reality. — It uses a drag-and-drop interface, allowing you to place objects …
Hands-on with the Galaxy Note9: a solid refinement over the Note8 with a similar design and the same camera as the Galaxy S9+; microSD slot is a nice addition
Samsung ships a bigger battery, not much else Ryan Whitwam / Android Police : [Deal Alert] Samsung Galaxy Note 8 (128GB) on sale for $685.99 via eBay Dani Deahl / The Verge : Samsung says the Galaxy N...
Global unicorn funding on track to surpass record levels set in 2017 as over $73B has been invested in first 7 months of 2018, or about 75% of 2017's $98B
Unicorns are not zoo animals. If they were, someone might have put up a “No Feeding” sign. — Instead, investors keep throwing bigger portions at these mythical creatures.
Philippine Competition Commission approves Grab-Uber deal with conditions including price range controls, minimum ride acceptance rates, and more
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Samsung and Spotify partner to build Spotify's services into smartphones, Bixby, and other Samsung devices
and Ready to Take On Apple Seung Lee / Mercury News : Apple Music free for six months? Deal with this phone carrier is making it available Timi Cantisano / Neowin : Spotify and Samsung join forces to ...
“User lobbying” by tech firms to sway regulators is now so common that campaign software companies mainly used by nonprofits are now signing deals with startups
Despite $415 million in funding and a giant fleet of electric scooters scattered all across the streets of San Francisco … Tweets: @ceodonovan Tweets: Caroline O'Donovan / @ceodonovan : “Startups can ...
Microsoft Azure threatened to block microblogging site Gab.ai if two posts from a neo-Nazi were not removed within 48 hours; the author then removed the posts
Ali Breland / The Hill :
VP of policy details Facebook's limits to free speech: physically or financially endangering people, intimidating via hateful words, tricking people for profit
just downranking and redirecting you to Snopes” is rapidly becoming Silicon Valley's go-to answer to charges of censorship or playing arbiter of truth. http://newsroom.fb.com/... http://twitter.com/.....
Dropbox reports Q2 revenue of $339.2M, up 27% YoY, vs $331M est., 11.9M paid users, up from 9.9M YoY, announces COO Dennis Woodside is leaving; stock down 8%+
Matthew Lynley / TechCrunch :
Facebook's David Marcus is stepping down from Coinbase board citing his new assignment to lead the social media giant's blockchain strategy
David Marcus is stepping down from the board of directors at cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, citing his new assignment at Facebook leading the social media giant's blockchain strategy.
IBM and Maersk's blockchain platform TradeLens launches globally with 94 clients, says it has captured 154M+ shipping events during the 12-month trial
Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat :
Amazon announces open source Alexa Auto SDK, available on GitHub, to let automakers integrate Alexa into cars and infotainment systems
Khari Johnson / VentureBeat :
Google launches Cameos, a Q&A app for iOS that lets users respond to commonly searched questions about themselves, as part of its Posts on Google platform
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch :
Trustwave releases Social Mapper, an open source tool using facial recognition to find people's social profiles at scale, says it will help ethical hackers
Melanie Ehrenkranz / Gizmodo :
NYC-based online pharmacy Capsule, which provides real-time access to pharmacists and same-day delivery, raises $50M to expand nationally within 12 to 18 months
Sharon Terlep / Wall Street Journal :
After treating Facebook-fueled violence as occurring only in developing countries, the company now finds wealthier places aren't immune from hate speech issues
Max Fisher / New York Times : Tweets: @hshaban See also Mediagazer Tweets: Hamza Shaban / @hshaban : The Facebook experience abroad suggests a history of things to come in the US: Reality-distorting ...
L'Oreal's ModiFace partners with Facebook to test AR experiences for shoppers, such as trying on virtual foundation shades or eyebrow shapes and hues
Yelp's stock rose 26%+ after the company reported Q2 revenue of $226M, up 21% YoY, and record growth in paying advertising accounts
Aisha Al-Muslim / Wall Street Journal :
Taxfix, a Berlin-based developer of a mobile assistant to help file tax returns, raises $13M Series A led by Valar Ventures for international expansion
Steve O'Hear / TechCrunch :
Anchor announces Listener Support, a Patreon-style service that lets listeners pledge $0.99, $4.99, or $9.99 a month to podcasters
Brian Heater / TechCrunch :
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