Interviews with more than 50 people show how Facebook stumbled in dealing with multiple crises, which Zuckerberg and Sandberg initially tried to obscure
and that it might be toxic Lauren Johnson / Business Insider : Quartz's new app is banking on big names like Richard Branson to help create a 'constructive … Recode : Recode Daily: Facebook battles re...
Facebook's board says it pushed Zuckerberg and Sandberg to respond to Russian interference faster and calls NYT report “grossly unfair”
AREN'T YOU ON THE BOARD? WHAT'S REAL ANYMORE???) Will Oremus / @willoremus : Reporter (@dseetharaman): Have you actually fired anybody over the missteps that have been made over the last two years? Zu...
Facebook has ended its relationship with Definers Public Affairs, the consulting firm which cast George Soros as a force behind Facebook's critics
New York Times :
How Definers provided reporters with ammunition to suggest senators grilling Sheryl Sandberg were hypocritical for criticizing Facebook
SAN FRANCISCO — A small firm called Definers Public Affairs brought the dark arts of Washington's back-room politics to Silicon Valley when …
Facebook to demote borderline content in News Feed by default, publish minutes of policy meetings, and let users appeal content decisions to an independent body
My focus in 2018 has been addressing the most important issues facing Facebook. As the year wraps up, I'm writing a series …
Sheryl Sandberg says allegations that she and Zuckerberg hid info about Russian interference are untrue, claims she didn't know Facebook hired Definers
I want to address some of the claims that have been made in the last 24 hours. — On a number of issues - including spotting …
Sony says it will not attend next year's E3, the annual video game trade show, the first time in E3's 24-year history that Sony will not be there
Sony Interactive Entertainment, currently riding high on record sales of its PlayStation 4 gaming console, won't be hosting its annual press conference …
Microsoft has begun accepting 64-bit ARM apps for the Microsoft Store, updated Visual Studio to support recompiling Win32 apps to run natively on ARM devices
Developers can now recompile Win32 apps to run natively on Windows 10 on Arm devices. — With new Lenovo and Samsung Windows 10 …
Source: Facebook General Counsel Colin Stretch, who said he was leaving in July, will now stay until mid-2019 or longer to help with multiple ongoing crises
The Spreading Gloom Over the Technology Sector AJ Dellinger / Engadget : Facebook's top lawyer delays departure as crisis continues Sean Wolfe / Business Insider : Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak has so...
Sony says it has sold 86.1M units of PlayStation 4 since the console debuted 5 years ago, 777.9M copies of software were sold on the platform
Sony revealed today that the PlayStation 4 has sold over 86.1 million systems. The info came in a blog post celebrating the console's fifth anniversary.
One reason for Facebook's aggressive PR against competitors was to manage declining morale, and retain employees who would otherwise jump ship
Casey Newton / The Interface :
Facebook's second content moderation report: from April to September, 1.5B fake accounts were closed and 23.3M instances of violent content were removed
Adi Robertson / The Verge :
Voxox left database unsecured, exposing a near real-time stream of millions of SMS texts including password reset links and 2FA codes from Google, Yahoo, others
A security lapse has exposed a massive database containing tens of millions of text messages, including password reset links …
BlackBerry to acquire cybersecurity firm Cylance, which provides an AI-based advanced threat detection platform, for $1.4B in cash
The rumors, it seems, were true — BlackBerry is acquiring cybersecurity startup Cylance in an all-cash deal worth $1.4 billion.
Nvidia Q3: revenue of $3.18B, up 21% YoY, vs. $3.24B est., gaming revenue of $1.76B, vs. $1.89B est., and net income of $1.2B; stock down 16%+
Nvidia stock fell as much as 19 percent Thursday after the company reported earnings for the third quarter of its 2019 fiscal year, which ended on Oct. 28.
Apple adds third-party workflow extensions to Final Cut Pro X for the first time, with support from Frame.io, Shutterstock, and CatDV at launch
Apple has released a major update to its video editing software professionals with Final Cut Pro X version 10.4.4.
Oracle to acquire San Jose-based SD-WAN company Talari Networks, which was founded in 2009 and has so far received $53.5M in VC funding
Oracle Corp. said today it's acquiring a software-defined wide area network company called Talari Networks Inc. in order to build out its cloud and networking businesses.
Code reveals Facebook is testing a new feature that would let users watch videos together on Messenger and chat about them
Netflix and chill from afar? Facebook Messenger is now internally testing simultaneous co-viewing of videos. That means you and your favorite people could watch …
Japan's new cybersecurity strategy chief, in charge of anti-hacking preparations for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, says he has never used a computer in his life
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MailChimp partners with Square to let its users create landing pages with built-in e-commerce features, says 50% of its revenue now comes from e-commerce
Mailchimp, the popular email newsletter service and marketing platform, today announced a partnership with Square that will allow … Tweets: @alex Tweets: in SF alex / @alex : Like @yoda said, that per...
Sources: Airbnb recognized “substantially more” than $1B in Q3 revenue, on track to record EBITDA profits for 2018, and earned $100M on $2.6B in revenue in 2017
- A source told CNBC the company is on track to be profitable for the second straight year, as measured by earnings before interest …
Facebook publishes 13 NSLs between 2014 and 2017 for several Facebook and Instagram accounts, says number of worldwide government requests for data rose 26% YoY
Facebook has published the details of 13 historical national security letters it's received for user data.
Airspace Technologies, an online platform for time-critical shipping like getting blood samples delivered to a lab or organs to a hospital, raises $20M Series B
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The latest startup aiming to bring new technology to the business of moving around cargo …
FCC gives SpaceX permission to deploy over 7,000 Starlink internet satellites, as part of a full network of 12,000
Brian Fung / Washington Post :
MapAnything raises $42.5M Series C led by GM Ventures to expand its mapping platform for businesses to new markets
The location of things (LoT) market — which comprises technology that enables developers to make use of geographic data — is projected to be worth $71.6 billion by 2025 …
FCC approves an order that will let some US phones access EU's Galileo satellite system, potentially improving GPS
Makena Kelly / The Verge :
Google announces new naming convention for Wear OS, details System Version H with enhanced battery life and app switching, rolling out over the coming months
Ben Schoon / 9to5Google :
Canalys: 19.7M smart speakers were sold globally in Q3, up 137% from 8.3M in Q3 2017; US and China now account for 70% of the global market
Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat :
DHS' ICT Supply Chain Task Force, which assesses the security of global tech supply chains, now has 24+ members, including Microsoft, Samsung, Cisco, and Intel
Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch :
Lyft will make default tipping widely available in 2019 and will give drivers default five-star ratings from December if users don't give a rating
Jon Fingas / Engadget :
Instagram adds new shopping features: redesigned business profiles, shop items from video posts, and save items to a shopping collection
Ashley Carman / The Verge :
Citrix says it acquired Sapho, which makes micro-apps for team collaboration apps like Slack, for $200M in an all cash deal; Sapho has raised $27.9M
Khari Johnson / VentureBeat :
Salesforce makes undisclosed “strategic investment” in Docker, companies will cross-sell MuleSoft and Docker Enterprise
Tom Krazit / GeekWire :
Raspberry Pi Foundation announces $25 Pi 3 Model A+, with a quad-core 1.4GHz CPU but less RAM and USB ports than the $35 Model B+
Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge :
Alphabet to close its Schaft robotics unit and dissolve the project later this year, after seeking other options when a deal to sell it to SoftBank collapsed
Robotic process automation startup Automation Anywhere raises $300M from SoftBank's Vision Fund at a $2.6B valuation, says it now has 1,500 enterprise customers
Wall Street Journal :
Twitter's Explore tab starts sorting stories into topic-based sections, such as News, Sports, Fun, and Entertainment, in the US for iOS
Mariella Moon / Engadget :
Profile of Manik Gupta, Uber's newly promoted chief product officer, who grew up in India and spent time working for HP and launching Google Maps in India
Josh Constine / TechCrunch : Tweets: @joshconstine Tweets: Josh Constine / @joshconstine : Uber appoints a new Chief Product Officer 6 months after Jeff Holden left...and promptly gets the news burie...
Airtable, which wants to make database management mainstream by using drag and drop, raises $100M at a $1.1B valuation
Steven Bertoni / Forbes :
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