Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei says there is “no way the US can crush us” and that “our company will never undertake any spying activities”
The founder of Huawei has said there is “no way the US can crush” the company, in an exclusive interview with the BBC.
Qualcomm announces the Snapdragon X55, its second generation 5G modem, with a maximum download speed of 7 Gbps, up 40% from the X50's 5 Gbps
The Snapdragon X55 adds support for more 5G technologies — Even before most phone makers have launched their first 5G handsets, Qualcomm …
Google publishes 30-page paper on how it combats disinformation across YouTube, Search, News, Ads: product improvements, experience with spam, context for users
Over the weekend, Google presented a white paper at the Munich Security Conference detailing how it fights disinformation across its largest services.
Report details Huawei's efforts to steal Apple's IP, including pressing suppliers for Apple Watch details, copying a MacBook Pro component, debriefing new hires
Mitchel Broussard / MacRumors :
Coinbase buys Neutrino, which helps monitor, analyze, and track cryptocurrency flows, for an undisclosed sum
Coinbase, the world's most valuable crypto company, is gearing up to add more cryptocurrencies to its exchange thanks to its latest acquisition.
A deep dive on the widespread and ongoing DNS hijacking attacks, which the DHS issued an emergency directive about last month
The U.S. government — along with a number of leading security companies — recently warned about a series of highly complex and widespread attacks …
Twitter expands its policy for political ad transparency to the EU, India, and Australia, will show billing information, ad spend, impressions per tweet, more
We continue to be committed to enforcing stricter policies for political advertisers and providing clear, transparent disclosure for all ads on Twitter.
As emoji become a critical part of communication, unprepared courts are increasingly having to interpret their myriad meanings in criminal cases
What does a crown emoji really mean? — Bay Area prosecutors were trying to prove that a man arrested during a prostitution sting was guilty …
Walmart reports US e-commerce sales rose 43% YoY in Q4, thanks to its growing online grocery business, including the expansion of grocery pickups and deliveries
Walmart this morning posted strong holiday sales growth for its holiday quarter, with U.S. sales up 4.2 percent over the same time last year …
YouTube updates community guidelines with a new system for rule-breaking channels, which now get a consequence-free, one-time warning for their first violation
Channels will now get a consequence-free, one-time warning for their first violation — YouTube is overhauling its community guidelines …
Q&A with Amazon Studios Chief Jennifer Salke on her content acquisition strategy, potentially broadcasting a ceremony such as the Oscars one day, and more
The studio head opened up about her Sundance buying spree, blockbuster ambitions and the secret room where Amazon's 'Lord …
Code and imagery found in Instagram's Android app reveal Fundraiser stickers for Instagram Stories; Facebook says they are coming later this year
Mark Zuckerberg recently revealed that commerce is a huge part of the 2019 roadmap for Facebook's family of apps.
Sources: Bitmain posts a net loss of ~$500M in the third quarter of 2018; the company had disclosed profits of $1B in the first half of 2018
Mining hardware giant Bitmain lost about $500 million in the third quarter of 2018 amid an overall bearish market for cryptocurrency, CoinDesk has learned.
Sources: Saudi Arabia PIF and Mubadala, the biggest outside investors in SoftBank's Vision Fund, have complained about high valuations paid for tech companies
High valuations of Vision Fund investments—and the decision-making role of SoftBank chief Masayoshi Son—have led to concerns
Behind the scenes at Mithril Capital, Peter Thiel's other fund, primarily run by Ajay Royan, which sources describe as an investment firm in disarray
A dozen former employees, investors in the fund, and other people close to the matter describe an investment firm in disarray.
NsKnox, which provides real-time payment fraud detection services, raises $15M Series A co-led by Viola Ventures and Microsoft's M12
Payments fraud is on the rise, and not even corporate giants are immune. In April 2017, a U.S. Justice Department investigation revealed that Facebook …
Australia's PM says the country's parliament and three largest political parties have been hacked by a “sophisticated state actor” ahead of a federal election
Sydney Morning Herald :
Kuo: MacBook Pro with 16"-to-16.5" screen and new design, 31.6" “6k3k” monitor, upgradeable Mac Pro, iPhones with bilateral charging, new iPad mini out in 2019
Chance Miller / 9to5Mac :
Samsung's One UI is thoughtfully designed and the best software Samsung's ever put on a smartphone, but getting major software updates quickly is still doubtful
But will it get updates? — Believe it or not, Samsung has done something many of us didn't think was possible: it has made great software. Tweets: @backlon Tweets: Dieter Bohn / @backlon : Ahead of ...
Report: 2.7M patient calls to Sweden's healthcare hotline were found exposed on an unprotected server, along with other sensitive personal information
Már Másson Maack / The Next Web :
Palo Alto Networks is buying Demisto, an Israeli firm that provides an automated incident response platform, for ~$560M; Demisto had raised $69M to date
Shoshanna Solomon / The Times of Israel :
Google announces plans to acquire cloud migration startup Alooma, which has raised around $15M to date
- Google announced Tuesday it plans to acquire cloud migration company Alooma, marking its next play in the competitive space. — Google's new cloud chief said at a conference earlier …
UK parliament's report on fake news and disinformation says “digital gangster” Facebook deliberately broke laws, calls for antitrust, data abuse investigations
for the UK Shona Ghosh / Business Insider : Facebook was destroyed by British lawmakers for its disastrous year, but new laws should not … Adam Satariano / New York Times : Facebook Targeted in Scathi...
SendBird, which helps developers integrate chat and messaging features in their apps, raises $52M Series B led by Iconiq Capital
Paul Sawers / VentureBeat :
Redis Labs, which offers commercial services around the Redis in-memory data store, raises $60M Series E led by private equity firm Francisco Partners
Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch :
Voicebot: the number of Google Assistant Actions in the US reached 4,253 in January 2019, up 2.5X YoY, trailing Amazon, which has touted 56,750 US Alexa skills
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch :
Days after Greenpeace dings Amazon's “dirty cloud” in report the company disputes, Amazon debuts initiative to make half of its shipments carbon neutral by 2030
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch :
Berlin-based Mambu raises €30M Series C for its SaaS banking platform used by banking and financial services startups, such as N26 and OakNorth, in 50 countries
Mary Loritz / EU-Startups :
Loom, which equips enterprises with instant video messaging tools, raises $11M Series A led by Kleiner Perkins, says it's signed up 1.1M users from 18,000 firms
If a picture is worth a thousand words, how many emails can you replace with a video? As offices fragment into remote teams … Tweets: @joshconstine , @ilyaf , and @kleinerperkins Tweets: Josh Constin...
London-based GoCardless, which processes recurring direct debit payments, raises $75M Series E co-led by GV and PE firm Adams Street Partners
Ryan Browne / CNBC :
Q&A with Chris Lattner, developer of Swift, on its origins and evolution, the original team, Craig Federighi, and community feedback
Ole Begemann :
Sources: the Chinese Communist Party propaganda app Xuexi Qiangguo, which became the most popular app in Apple's App Store in China, was developed by Alibaba
not wishing to brag — but @ritacyliao was the first by weeks then Chinese New Year came https://techcrunch.com/... Zheping Huang / @pingroma : Yes, I believe I'm the first to write about the Xi app....
The Pentagon needs Silicon Valley's brightest minds to work on AI but struggles to attract them because of job instability, poor compensation, and more
Amy Webb / Wired : Tweets: @aparanjape and @nxthompson Tweets: Amit Paranjape / @aparanjape : “Using #AI techniques, a military can “win” by destabilizing an economy rather than demolishing countrysi...
How AR could enable the “mirrorworld,” a virtual parallel of the real world where all things and places are machine-readable and have a full-sized digital twin
every street, lamppost, building, and room—will have its full-size digital twin in the mirrorworld - @kevin2kelly explores some of the consequences http://www.wired.com/... Garry Tan / @garrytan : Mir...
Profile of Recruit Holdings, once a scandal-plagued Japanese internet pioneer that now has a ~$46B valuation and 350 apps that span many categories
all under one roof.” Similar story to Meituan-Dianping in China. How to defend on 20 fronts?http://www.bloomberg.com/ ... Thanks: @pelstrom
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