Sources: 2013 “Assembled in USA” Mac Pro was delayed due to custom screw shortage in US, illustrating why Apple is unlikely to move manufacturing out of China
SAN FRANCISCO — Despite a trade war between the United States and China and past admonishments from President Trump …
Sources: Apple is planning a subscription service for games; it began discussions with game developers in the second half of 2018
Apple is planning a subscription service for games, according to five people familiar with the matter. — The service would function like Netflix for games …
References are found in iOS 12.2 to four new iPad models without FaceID, two of which are WiFi-only, and a new iPod Touch without FaceID or TouchID
Earlier today, registration info for seven new iPad models was discovered in the Eurasian Economic Commission Database …
Dropbox is buying San Francisco-based electronic signature startup HelloSign for $230M, in the company's largest acquisition since its founding in 2007
Dropbox on Monday said it's acquiring electronic signature start-up HelloSign for $230 million in cash.
Nvidia lowers revenue guidance from $2.7B to $2.2B for Q4 2019 due to “deteriorating macroeconomic conditions, particularly in China”; stock down 14%+
- The company reports earnings on Feb. 14, and now expects quarterly revenue of $2.20 billion, down from previously stated guidance of $2.70 billion.
GDPR complaint against Google and IAB by privacy advocates claims that ad category lists enable mass broadcasting of intimate personal data
Male impotence, substance abuse, right-wing politics, left-wing politics, sexually transmitted diseases, cancer, mental health.
Internal docs and sources describe how Facebook educates moderators about political issues and potential “PR fires” that are particular to different elections
Internal Facebook documents obtained by Motherboard show specific steps and strategies taken by the company …
US court dismisses lawsuit from RIAA labels against foreign YouTube-ripping sites, citing lack of jurisdiction since no US users or businesses were targeted
YouTube rippers are seen as the largest piracy threat to the music industry, and record labels are doing their best to shut them down.
Sandbox VR, which offers VR experiences at seven public locations like malls in US, Canada, and Asia, raises $68M Series A to expand to new locations
- Sandbox VR makes virtual reality experiences which combine off-the-shelf hardware, green screens, and custom content.
ContentSquare, an analytics platform that helps businesses understand user interaction with websites and apps, raises $60M Series C led by Eurazeo
Paris-based analytics platform ContentSquare said Monday that it's raised a $60 million Series C just one year after announcing its $42 million Series B.
Despite Facebook spending ~$1B last year on Watch, its would-be YouTube killer is a jumble of ads with no hit shows and a tiny slice of overall video revenue
Three long years ago, when the world knew little about Cambridge Analytica and laughed off the specter of fake news, Mark Zuckerberg had a very different kind of problem. Tweets: @simonowens Tweets: S...
Mosyle, a mobile device management platform for Apple devices used by 8500 schools in 70+ countries, raises $16M Series A to expand into enterprise markets
Mosyle is on a mission to streamline IT management of iPads, iPhones, Macs, Apple TVs, and other Apple devices.
Research: 97 startups attained a unicorn status in China in 2018, bringing the total number of unicorns to 186, with a combined estimated valuation of ~$736B
Jane Zhang / South China Morning Post :
To truly understand how screen time affects our mental health, independent researchers need to get data from the tech giants about how people use their devices
Robbie Gonzalez / Wired :
Naspers invests $1.16B in Avito, Russia's top classifieds site, taking its ownership to over 99% and valuing the company at $3.85B
TechCrunch :
Testing GDPR's “Right of Access”, a reporter received 138GB of raw personal data from Apple, Amazon, Facebook, and Google, much of which was very hard to parse
Jon Porter / The Verge :
Virginia-based Urgent.ly, which offers a digital-first roadside assistance service, raises $21M Series B from venture arms of BMW, Jaguar, Porsche, and others
Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat :
Sensor Tower: mobile users spent an estimated $1.27B in the top 10 US streaming video apps in 2018, up 62% from $781M spent in 2017 and 3x the spending in 2016
Randy Nelson / Sensor Tower :
The GOP-majority National Labor Relations Board voted that van drivers for Texas-based SuperShuttle are independent contractors, a win for companies like Uber
Alison Griswold / Quartz :
Fernish, a startup that rents and refurbishes well-made furniture from popular brands targeting millennials, raises $30M Series A
Elizabeth Segran / Fast Company :
Xinhua: China has approved a plan to set up a Nasdaq-style exchange for tech companies in Shanghai
Austin-based legal tech services startup Disco raises $83M Series E, bringing the total raised to $135M, to expand beyond AI-powered e-discovery
Angela Shah / Xconomy :
Psychiatrists notice an uptick in cases and US in-patient treatment programs for internet addiction, but some key institutions don't recognize it as a disorder
Gabriella Borter / Reuters :
How satellite data startups like Orbital Insight and SpaceKnow track businesses, illegal mining, oil tankers, and more for clients like hedge funds and banks
add to this cameras and drones that will soon be everywhere and have an Orwellian nightmare. Especially if Facebook gets hold of this @nytimes : With 2,200 observation satellites going into orbit in t...
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