Samsung forecasts decline in Q4 operating profit to ~$9.65B, below analyst estimates of ~$12.4B, due to weak memory chip demand and competition in smartphones
Samsung Electronics Co. posted fourth-quarter profit below estimates as demand for memory chips slumps amid deteriorating relations between the U.S. and China.
Coinbase says it's halted Ethereum Classic transactions, withdrawals, and deposits, after a 51% attack on the cryptocurrency led to coin double-spending
Crypto exchange Coinbase has halted all ethereum classic transactions, withdrawals and deposits due to a series of blockchain history reorganizations on the network.
Apple erred on China and “S” cycles, XR, and growth strategies, but reasons for optimism remain as headwinds, like cheap battery swaps, will fade
As rare as last week's Apple revenue warning from CEO Tim Cook may have been — the company last issued a revenue warning in June 2002 …
Intel demos its first 10nm Ice Lake chip, which is based on its Sunny Cove architecture, says PCs with the processor will ship by the end of 2019
Dell promises an Ice Lake laptop for end of 2019 — Intel announced a major rethink of its chip design back in December, just before it finally delivers 10nm chips for PCs and laptops.
A Facebook ad campaign associating Roy Moore with calls for a state alcohol ban during Alabama's Senate race was a false flag operation by Democratic activists
The “Dry Alabama” Facebook page, illustrated with stark images of car wrecks and videos of families ruined by drink …
HTC unveils Vive Pro Eye, a new VR headset with eye-tracking capabilities, coming in April, and teases the Vive Cosmos, a new consumer-friendly headset
HTC wants to make it easier for everyone to get into virtual reality. And it hopes to do it through the Vive Cosmos.
Facebook is investigating whether News for Democracy, a left-leaning organization backed by Reid Hoffman, violated its community standards and ad policies
Facebook said it is investigating whether an organization backed by Internet billionaire and Democratic megadonor Reid Hoffman violated …
AT&T has rolled out software updates to some Android phones changing its branding of 4G LTE to “5G E”, says that 5G with mmWave technology will be branded “5G+”
AT&T starts swapping out “4G” status bar icons with “5GE.” — There's a new cellular network technology …
Plaid, which links US bank accounts to popular fintech apps like Venmo and Robinhood, is buying competitor Quovo, source says for ~$200M
- Plaid, which links one quarter of U.S. bank accounts to popular fintech apps, is buying a similar data company called Quovo.
Sony says its new 4K and 8K TVs launching later this year, which run Android TV, will support AirPlay 2 and HomeKit
Soon you'll be able to tell Siri to play something on Android TV — In yet another surprise amid Apple's sudden expansion of AirPlay 2 across popular TV brands here at CES …
Vizio says it is adding support for AirPlay 2 and HomeKit to its SmartCast-enabled TVs, which can now be controlled using Siri, Alexa, or Google Assistant
more than 27 million active accounts Rose Behar / Android Police : YouTube TV app now available on all Vizio SmartCast TVs Stefan Etienne / The Verge : LG will bring AirPlay 2 support to its 2019 TVs ...
Lambda School, which trains students online to be software engineers in exchange for a share of future income, raises $30M Series B from Bedrock, GV, YC, others
Income Sharing Agreements are gaining the attention of higher education and Wall Street. One early success story is getting a boost from venture capital.
HTC partners with Mozilla to bring Firefox's virtual reality web browser to the Vive headset
Nick Statt / The Verge :
Samsung unveils two 13.3" laptops: the Notebook 9 Pro, price TBA, and the Notebook Flash, starting at $350 with a fingerprint scanner and Windows 10 Home
Samsung kicks off each year by unveiling a range of laptops at the CES trade show. CES 2019, which officially started today, is no different.
Yubico unveils the first Lightning security key for iPhones, which has received Apple's approval and is slated to launch this year
The Apple-approved device is currently in private preview, aiming to launch sometime this year — Yubico has announced a new version of its popular Security Key …
HTC announces subscription service Viveport Infinity, coming April 5, to give users unlimited access to a catalog of 500+ VR apps and games
Janko Roettgers / Variety :
Samsung announces Notebook Odyssey gaming laptop with Nvidia RTX 2080 graphics and a 15.6-inch 1080p display at 144Hz with G-Sync support
Devindra Hardawar / Engadget :
Alibaba acquires Berlin-based Data Artisans, which provides distributed systems and large-scale data streaming services for enterprises, for €90M
Alibaba has paid €90 million ($103 million) to acquire Data Artisans, a Berlin-based startup that provides distributed systems …
Leaked docs from last March: Uber projected net revenue of $14.2B by 2019, up 2X from 2017, and its 2019 EBITDA losses to shrink to $500M from ~$1.7B in 2018
When Wall Street banks last fall were pitching to take Uber public, some suggested the ride-hailing giant could hit the public market with a valuation of $120 billion.
Key By Amazon, formerly Amazon Key, adds garage and business delivery, new locks, and Ring compatibility
Alexa may be front and center for Amazon's play this CES, but the just unloaded a whole bunch of news about Amazon Key. The list includes a name change to the more passive Key By Amazon …
Amazon's Ring unveils a $199 Door View Cam, which captures peephole video and detects knocks, alongside several new devices for smart outdoor lighting and more
Khari Johnson / VentureBeat :
Twenty-year-old German man admits to stealing and publishing data on hundreds of lawmakers, journalists, and other figures from every party except far-right AfD
Melissa Eddy / New York Times :
Amazon is quietly piloting a program for brands like Folgers to pay to send free samples to Amazon users, who are likely to enjoy them based on order history
Amazon is quietly piloting a program to let brands like Maybelline and Folgers pay to send free samples to consumers …
Samsung says Google is bringing some of its services to Bixby, including Gmail, YouTube, Google Maps, and Google Play, but does not offer a time frame
Bixby took centerstage at today's big Samsung CES presser. The company has been pushing to make its smart assistant a kind …
Hulu says it passed 25M subscribers at the end of 2018, a ~47% YoY increase, with avg. daily watch time up 20% for the year; ad revenue rose 45%+ YoY to ~$1.5B
Todd Spangler / Variety :
IBM unveils its first commercial quantum computer, a 20-qubit system that combines quantum and classical computing parts and is still lacking breakthrough speed
Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch :
GitHub now gives users of its free plan access to unlimited private repositories, but those repos are limited to three collaborators apiece
Matthew Hughes / The Next Web :
Sources: SoftBank has radically scaled back plans for fresh investment in WeWork, is now planning a $2B investment, down from $16B considered late last year
Financial Times :
Intel signs deal with Comcast to provide tech for Xfinity enabling 10 Gbps broadband speeds and in-home Wi-Fi 6, with the first devices rolling out this year
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch :
A federal appeals court said, in a 3-0 decision, that a Virginia politician violated the Constitution by temporarily blocking a critic from her Facebook page
There's No Doubt Self-Driving Cars Are On the Way, But Not Soon Cyrus Farivar / Ars Technica : Court: Politicians who block citizens on social media violate 1st Amendment
Kroger partners with Microsoft, rolls out a pilot project in two stores with digital shelves, guided shopping, personalized ads, and “pick-to-light” shelf tech
Paul Sawers / VentureBeat :
Autonomous checkout startup Standard Cognition buys mapping technology company Explorer.ai for an undisclosed sum
Josh Constine / TechCrunch :
Roku discloses preliminary Q4 2018 data, saying there are now over 27M active accounts and streaming hours are up about 68% YoY to ~7.3B hours; stock jumps 24%+
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch :
Google expects Assistant to be on 1B devices by end of Jan., up from 500M last May, says global active users up 4X YoY, and feature phones will get Assistant
10x Amazon Alexa's install base Ben Schoon / 9to5Google : Hum by Verizon will bring a Google Assistant speaker to your car, handy voice actions Cohen Coberly / TechSpot : Google's Assistant AI could r...
Akamai acquires Portland-based identity management provider Janrain to boost its security portfolio and complement its Bot Manager service
Maria Deutscher / SiliconANGLE :
Intel announces Project Athena, a multiyear roadmap for Windows- and Chrome-powered laptops specced with 5G, AI, and more; first devices shipping in H2 2019
Mark Hachman / PCWorld :
Twitter renews its ad-selling partnership with BuzzFeed for its live morning show, “AM to DM”, for a year; BuzzFeed says full episodes average 400,000 views
Sahil Patel / Digiday : Tweets: @ohmdee See also Mediagazer Tweets: @ohmdee : “A BuzzFeed spokesperson said the show is profitable for the company, which has a staff of more than 20 people working on...
Qualcomm expands its car computer chip lineup, says it is working with Amazon to include Alexa, Amazon Music, Prime Video, Fire TV, and Audible on car computers
Stephen Nellis / Reuters :
Nvidia launches Drive AutoPilot, an automated driving system for Level 2+ autonomous cars, says partners will start shipping cars using the system in 2020
Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat :
AI-powered law for startups
Soxton automates startup legal so founders can move faster and sleep better. We handle incorporation, advisor, employment and commercial contracts. Join the waitlist for early access!
Zoho CRM Plus in 2025: A year of thoughtful CX improvements
2025 marked 11 years of building a customer experience platform designed to support organizations as customer expectations, channels …
Protecting your Cloud Applications Data
Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Box data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.