Sources: Marriott hack part of Chinese intelligence effort that also hacked health insurers, other hotels, and security clearance files of millions of Americans
WASHINGTON — The cyberattack on the Marriott hotel chain that collected passport information or other personal details …
Recap of Pichai's testimony before Congress, where he said Google had 100+ people working on a Chinese search engine but has no plans to launch it “right now”
does it? Washington Post : Google CEO Pichai says in Post interview the company is still figuring out China and hate speech … Ina Fried / Axios : Google's Pichai on antitrust: There's more internation...
Intel unveils its next CPU architecture, Sunny Cove, built to execute more instructions in parallel with lower latency, better cryptography support, and more
Finally, a move away from just bundling more cores together. — In 2019, Intel will release Core and Xeon chips built around a new architecture …
Microsoft's latest update to its Office 365 suite for macOS brings full compatibility with Mojave with support for Dark Mode, Continuity Camera, and more
Microsoft has today released an update to its Office 365 suite for the Mac. Today's update brings full compatibility with the latest macOS release, Mojave.
Intel demos Foverus, a new way to build 3D chips by stacking logic chips atop one another, with a new power delivery process, without sacrificing performance
THE COMPANIES THAT make processors have a long-held obsession with getting smaller. The famous—and increasingly obsolete …
Congress and tech companies are failing the public with hearings that point fingers and duck questions, should instead have talks that work toward solutions
Both sides are failing to make tech companies accountable. — Here's what I learned from watching Mr. Pichai go to Washington …
DuckDuckGo says Google transferred ownership of Duck.com, which previously redirected to Google, after complaining publicly in July
Clearing up confusion for users — DuckDuckGo, the privacy focused search engine, has acquired Duck.com from Google, reports NamePros.
Microsoft patches zero-day privilege escalation bug in Windows kernel as part of Patch Tuesday updates, which addressed ~40 vulnerabilities
Microsoft's Patch Tuesday updates for December 2018 address nearly 40 vulnerabilities, including a zero-day flaw affecting the Windows kernel.
Sources: Apple plans to relaunch Texture as a paid news subscription service, built into the Apple News app, as soon as spring 2019, but publishers remain wary
- Texture is set to evolve into Apple News subscription feature — Media executives remain wary of Apple's latest media foray
ZeniMax and Facebook agree to settle dispute over Oculus tech, after ZeniMax was awarded $250M in June 2018; terms of the settlement were not disclosed
- Google Unveils 2018 Top-Trending Searches: ‘Black Panther,’ Stan Lee, ‘Roseanne’ Among Most Popular Queries
Algoriddim updates its djay iOS app, making it a single universal app for iPhone and iPad, and shifts to a subscription model with pro features for $4.99/month
Algoriddim is releasing a major new version of djay for iOS today with loads of new features and a new business model that makes …
Sundar Pichai's appearance before Congress was another in a long line of pointless hearings, where lawmakers display limited knowledge and execs are evasive
It's hard to imagine how these hearings will result in anything more substantial than a few less-than-viral soundbites. Tweets: @rakeshlobster , @drphilgoff , @wiczipedia , @cwarzel , @caseyjohnston ,...
Online banking platform Good Money, which offers each customer an equity share and asks them to vote on sustainable causes to invest in, raises $30M Series A
In a given year, the biggest banks in the U.S.-Wells Fargo, Citi, Bank of America, and JP Morgan Chase-rake in billions of dollars …
China-based Tencent Music raises ~$1.1B in US IPO, valuing the company at $21.3B, after pricing its shares at the bottom of its targeted range
NEW YORK/HONG KONG (Reuters) - China-based music streaming company Tencent Music Entertainment Group (TME.N) has raised close to $1.1 billion …
NPR announces RAD, an open source podcast analytics technology that aims to collect better listening metrics while respecting user privacy
Internet users are already being tracked to death, with ads that follow us around, search histories that are collected and stored …
Following last week's launch of eSIM support on the latest iPhones, Verizon now allows new US customers to activate eSIM using the My Verizon app for iOS
It is now possible to use the My Verizon app to activate eSIM service on an iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, or iPhone XR in the United States.
Epic Games pulls Infinity Blade trilogy from the App Store, says it has become increasingly difficult to support the series at a level that meets its standards
The App Store had evolved considerably over the years, but one of the most distinct divisions of time in the early days …
NinjaCart, an Indian marketing and delivery platform for agricultural produce, raises $35M Series B led by Accel and Syngeta Ventures
NinjaCart, a marketing and delivery platform for agricultural produce, has raised $35 million ( Rs 250 crore) in a Series B funding round led by Accel Partners …
Facebook updates its Life Events feature for profiles, letting users add animated photos or videos and more
Facebook today announced a redesign of its “Life Events” feature, which allows people to share significant milestones in their life, like an engagement, graduation, a new job, a move to a new city, an...
How uncensored viral videos of people's overdoses posted online by police and strangers with cameras are doing little else than publicly shaming drug users
Amid an opioid crisis, police and strangers with cameras are posting raw images of drug users passed out. Tweets: @guardianjessica , @shatterproofhq , @aishaannhakim , @avocourto , @danabranham , @nyt...
Israeli startup Optibus, which uses AI to optimize bus routes, raises $40M Series B led by Insight Venture Partners
Real-time transit can be a real dilemma for municipalities that lack digital infrastructure. Things like routes, timing, and asset management are challenging to optimize without …
Sources: SoftBank plans to sell its stake in Nvidia early next year, as Nvidia's stock continues to slide, and could make $3B in profit from the trade
- Japanese investor could make profit of $3 billion on the sale — Softbank is fourth largest investor in California chipmaker
Edtech startup Byju's, which makes a tutoring app and courses for students, raises $400M at a $4B valuation, making it the fourth most valuable startup in India
The latest investment in Byju's comes at a time when investors are writing big cheques — Bengaluru: Online tutoring start-up Byju's …
Tokopedia, Indonesia's largest online marketplace, says it has raised $1.1B led by SoftBank's Vision Fund and Alibaba; source: the deal values company at $7B
another massive e-commerce firm in Asia https://techcrunch.com/... Jon Russell / @jonrussell : The deal gives Tokopedia a valuation of $7B which makes it Southeast Asia's third largest private tech co...
A misconfigured domain led to an exploit in Microsoft's login system, now fixed, that made it possible to hijack anyone's Office account, researcher finds
Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch :
DHS watchdog finds numerous problems with Customs and Border Protection's data security, including leaving data copied from traveler's devices on thumb drives
Matt Novak / Gizmodo :
Switzerland-based Nexthink, which monitors and aims to improve employees' IT experience, raises $85M led by Index Ventures
As companies compete for talent, a startup that has built a platform to help ensure that the talent — once it's working for you — doesn't get bogged down by IT frustration …
Giphy updates its iOS app with a new sticker-making tool and a keyboard extension for quicker GIF sharing
Shannon Liao / The Verge :
Qualcomm's win in China over the import and sale of iPhones only applies to iOS 11 devices; sources: Apple believes iOS 12 solves Qualcomm patent violations
Mike Wuerthele / AppleInsider :
Hardware maker Supermicro says review by an outside investigations firm found no evidence of any malicious chips in its current or older motherboards
the story was massively damaging to Supermicro. Brianna Wu / @briannawu : All respect to the many fine journalists at Bloomberg I know, but this story was obviously fake and should not have been publi...
Dell votes to buy back VMware tracking stock and go public again, to trade on NYSE beginning December 28 under the symbol DELL
Ron Miller / TechCrunch :
Report: Uber operations manager sent 890-word email to execs with serious concerns about autonomous program just days before an Uber vehicle killed a pedestrian
Jon Porter / The Verge :
AtScale, which helps companies move massive amounts of data into business intelligence and analytics tools, raises $50M Series D led by Morgan Stanley
Ron Miller / TechCrunch :
Verizon writes down the value of its AOL and Yahoo acquisitions by $4.6B in filing, amid tough competition in the digital advertising industry
Yahoo, Aol, HuffPo—worth only $200m, 30% less than HuffPo alone was worth when Aol bought it. What were they thinking? https://www.cnn.com/... Ben Walsh / @bendwalsh : yiiikes in hindsight, you have t...
Sidecar, an early ride-hailing player that shut down in 2015, is suing Uber, alleging that tactics like sending “fraudulent ride requests” were used against it
And What it Means for Innovation and Competition Rob Thubron / TechSpot : Defunct ride-sharing firm Sidecar sues Uber for using “illegal” market-dominating tactics Dara Kerr / CNET : Uber's ‘clandesti...
Facebook is testing search ads in its search bar and Marketplace in the US and Canada, directly competing with Google's AdWords
Josh Constine / TechCrunch :
Plaid, which makes tools to let other apps connect to users' bank accounts, raises $250M Series C led by Mary Meeker, source says at a $2.65B valuation
Kate Rooney / CNBC :
Four years after launching in the US, Apple brings Apple Pay to Germany with 15 supported banks and services
Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch :
LogDNA, which helps devs assess log data, raises $25M Series B led by Emergence Capital with participation from YC and Alexis Ohanian's firm Initialized Capital
Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat :
Sources say Japanese firms hold stakes worth at least $13B combined in US ride-hailing startups: SoftBank holds 15%+ of Uber and Rakuten holds 10%+ of Lyft
Eric Newcomer / Bloomberg :
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