NY State AG sues Bitfinex for allegedly using Tether reserve funds to cover withdrawals, after the loss or theft of ~$851M from Bitfinex's payments processor
if they service a substantial # of US customers they don't immunize themselves from US regulations and laws by locating offshore http://www.wsj.com/... Jeff Roberts / @jeffjohnroberts : You go to pris...
Sony has told reporters that the next-generation PlayStation won't launch within the next 12 months, says PS4 sales now total 96.98M, up from 86.1M in November
The next-gen battle is set for 2020 — Sony recently revealed that its next-generation PlayStation, we'll call it the PS5, won't be ready for 2019.
Slack files for an IPO via direct listing, reports loss of $138M on $400M revenue for FY 2019 ending Jan. 31, compared to $140M loss and $220M revenue for 2018
- Slack follows several tech companies that have already debuted on the public market in 2019, including Lyft, PagerDuty, Pinterest and Zoom.
Source: E*Trade is preparing to let customers trade cryptocurrencies on its platform starting with Bitcoin and Ethereum, will consider adding other currencies
- The brokerage giant will offer Bitcoin and Ethereum trades — Service will compete with startups like Coinbase and Robinhood
Sources: starting last summer, Apple held talks with Intel about acquiring parts of its smartphone modem chip business, but talks halted recently
Talks have cooled and Intel plans to seek out other buyers — Apple Inc. held talks with Intel Corp. about acquiring parts …
Two organizers of the Google walkout held a meeting, attended by hundreds of staff, to discuss claims of “systemic” internal retaliation for company criticism
Hundreds of Google staffers met on Friday and discussed what activists allege is a frequent consequence of criticizing the company: Retaliation.
Analysis: Apple removed or restricted 11 of the 17 most downloaded screen-time and parental-control apps; two app developers made an antitrust complaint to EU
SAN FRANCISCO — They all tell a similar story: They ran apps that helped people limit the time they and their children spent on iPhones.
How Bitfinex lost access to $850M it held with the shady Panama-based payments processor Crypto Capital and tried to cover the loss by borrowing from Tether
Also Uber, Slack and mortgage settlements. — Matt Levine is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering finance.
Report: Intel CEO Bob Swan says the chip company decided to exit the mobile 5G business after Apple and Qualcomm announced their settlement
not vice versa as many thought. http://www.wsj.com/... via Alexei Oreskovic / @lexnfx : World class euphemism-game by Intel management on earnings call: After cutting full year rev expectations by $2....
Inside the criminal investigation of an IT support technician who ordered his wife's murder on a dark web site, which was a scam, and then killed her himself
ON A BRISK day in March 2016, Stephen Allwine walked into a Wendy's in Minneapolis. The smell of old fryer grease hung in the air … Tweets: @c0up , @deardara , and @marahvistendahl Tweets: Abhilash /...
In a chat with the historian Yuval Noah Harari, Zuckerberg says Facebook will not comply with the laws of authoritarian countries requiring local data centers
If free nations demand companies store data locally, it legitimizes that practice for authoritarian nations which can then steal …
BBC iPlayer, once a trailblazer in streaming services but hamstrung by tight media regulations, saw its UK marketshare decline from 40% in 2014 to 15% now
Corporation wants to be able to show programmes for up to a year in attempt to stem decline — The BBC has admitted iPlayer has lost …
As car companies roll out semi-autonomous features, regulators must recognize the need for retraining drivers, akin to industry-wide solutions in aviation
The future of driving is supposed to feel like flying. The names some car companies give their newest technology—Autopilot … Tweets: @a_w_gordon , @a_w_gordon , @a_w_gordon , and @a_w_gordon Tweets: ...
When low-income people fall victim to an online fraud or a data breach, the cascade of repercussions, both online and offline, can be devastating
When someone who is living paycheck to paycheck falls victim to an online fraud or a breach, the cascade of repercussions can be devastating.
iFixit says it has removed its Samsung Galaxy Fold teardown at Samsung's request through a “trusted partner” who supplied iFixit with the phone
Dieter Bohn / The Verge :
Uber sets IPO price range of $44 to $50 per share, plans to raise up to $10.35B at a valuation of up to ~$84B
or maybe it's $91.5 billion. Depends how you like to count shares. https://www.bloomberg.com/... Ingrid / @ingridlunden : The reasons for the huge drop: last year it divested in Russia and SE Asia and...
Intuit is deliberately hiding TurboTax's free tax filing site from Google and other search engines; Intuit says it's reviewing its search practices
Justin Elliott / ProPublica :
August says it is halting shipments of its new View doorbell camera 17 days after launch, following reports of connectivity and streaming issues
Dan Seifert / The Verge :
While many foreign phone carriers are sharing real-time SIM swap data with banks to stop financial fraud, US carriers are dragging their feet
AROUND A YEAR ago, André Tenreiro was called into a meeting between the chief technology officer of the phone carrier he worked for … Tweets: @dinodaizovi and @jessysaurusrex Tweets: Dino A. Dai Zovi ...
Comcast says its customers' monthly median data use rose to 200GB in Q1 2018, up 34% YoY, driven by streaming video, especially in 4K
Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica :
Vimeo launches Showcase, a toolkit allowing creators to launch portfolio sites with access controls, branded smart TV channels on Roku and Amazon Fire, and more
Geoff Weiss / Tubefilter :
Crowdfunding site Indiegogo says it will no longer allow anti-vaccine fundraisers or any projects making health claims that do not have a scientific backing
Claudia Koerner / BuzzFeed News : Tweets: @buzzfeednews and @passantino Tweets: @buzzfeednews : Anti-vaccine fundraisers will be banned on Indiegogo. The move comes after the crowdfunding site was us...
Filing: Amazon has spent $1.7B on video and music content in Q1 2019, up 13% YoY
Eugene Kim / CNBC :
Lattice, a cloud-based HR platform focused on performance reviews and used at startups like Reddit, Slack, Coinbase, raises $15M Series B led by Shasta Ventures
Kate Clark / TechCrunch :
Seattle-based AppSheet, a no-code app development platform used by nearly 6,000 enterprise customers, raises $15M Series A led by Shasta Ventures
Taylor Soper / GeekWire :
A look at smart home security companies August, Netatmo, Wyze, and SimpliSafe, which are entering markets dominated by Google and Amazon
Jared Newman / Fast Company : Tweets: @onejarednewman and @harrymccracken Tweets: Jared Newman / @onejarednewman : I asked a bunch of smart home security companies how they plan to avoid getting subs...
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