Kuo: Apple to launch three iPhones in 2020, high-end 5.4" and 6.7" models with 5G and a lower-end 6.1" model; Apple's 5G modem to be ready by 2022 or 2023
Apple plans to release three new iPhones in the second half of 2020, including high-end 5.4-inch and 6.7-inch models with OLED displays …
Huawei CEO says the company expects its revenues to drop $30B below forecast over the next two years; sources: some carriers passing on new Honor 20 flagship
- Apple rival could see significant sales plunge amid Trump ban — The Chinese firm sets sights on 50% domestic market share
Instagram says it is testing new features that make it easier for users to regain access to hacked accounts, will rollout a username freezing feature to iOS
Motherboard previously reported how hackers were holding high-profile Instagram accounts for ransom, and how some influencers had to turn to white-hat hackers for help.
Comcast adds eye control as an accessibility feature to its web-based remote control, says it supports all popular eye gaze hardware and software
Comcast is introducing eye control to its X1 cable platform, a new effort that the company says will improve the experience of watching TV …
With the infrastructure for ubiquitous surveillance being deployed at scale, we have lost “ambient privacy”: everyday interactions that should stay unremembered
The need to regulate online privacy is a truth so universally acknowledged that even Facebook and Google have joined the chorus of voices crying for change. Tweets: @michaelbd , @danfostertype , @thom...
Amazon's IMDb renames its ad-supported streaming service FreeDive as IMDb TV, says it plans to launch in Europe later this year
Amazon's IMDb is upping the ante in the free, ad-supported premium video game. — IMDb has dumped Freedive as the name for the service it launched in January …
Akamai: there were 55B credential stuffing attacks between Nov. '17 and March '19; US was the top source and target, with 67% of attacks targeting US-based orgs
Hackers have targeted the gaming industry by carrying out 12 billion credential stuffing attacks against gaming websites …
Prenda Law's Paul Hansmeier sentenced to 14 years for a fraud scheme that involved uploading porn videos and then threatening to sue people who downloaded them
Judge blasts Hansmeier for “almost incalculable” harms to justice. — A federal judge in Minneapolis has sentenced Paul Hansmeier …
Clockwise, which uses AI to free up blocks of time in the calendars of both individuals and organizations, raises $11M Series A co-led by Greylock and Accel
Almost every organization, regardless of size, is inundated with meetings, so much so it's often hard to find dedicated time do actual work.
Survey of 1,000+ US adults: 46% never use voice assistants, 19% use them less than once a month, while 29% use them daily or weekly
iPhones dominate usage, despite aggressive promotion of the Google Assistant. — A popular Bill Gates quotation reads, “Most people overestimate …
PayFit, a France-based payroll and HR SaaS startup for small and medium-sized businesses, raises $79M from Eurazeo and Bpifrance
French startup PayFit is raising a new $79 million funding round (€70 million) from Eurazeo and Bpifrance. The company first started with a payroll service for small and medium companies in France.
Citymapper says it's shutting down Ride, its hybrid taxi and bus service in London, on July 14, due to onerous regulations and a desire to focus on other ideas
It's focusing on reinventing the travel pass instead — Transport app Citymapper is reliably, even admirably inventive, but not all its experiments work out.
Broadcom forecasts that US-China trade tensions and the Huawei ban would reduce its sales by $2B this year, sending a shockwave through the chipmaking industry
US is the only country making high-band spectrum the core of 5G rollout, which may leave it behind in mid-band tech needed to cover less populated areas in 5G
It's a worldwide race. It's a security challenge. It's a geopolitical battle between the United States and China. Tweets: @trengriffin , @wired , @robert_spalding , @jrosenworcel , and @johnhemmings...
Q&A with Qualcomm SVP Dean Brenner on dynamic spectrum sharing that will let 5G/4G share bands, upcoming 2nd-gen 5G chips, and problems with 5G “race” metaphor
Jeremy Horwitz / VentureBeat : Tweets: @horwitz and @skhazaka Tweets: Jeremy Horwitz / @horwitz : Cell phone users didn't need to understand wireless “spectrum” in the 1G-4G eras, but it's critical f...
Germany's ProSieben says Joyn, its free streaming service with Discovery, will launch on June 18 with ~50 channels, with a premium version coming this winter
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How non-profit Thorn uses Amazon Rekognition's DetectText, which extracts text from images, and IndexFaces, which detects faces, to fight child sex trafficking
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German mobile banking startup N26 says it now has 3.5M users across 24 European markets, handles €2B worth of transactions per month, and has 1,300 employees
Romain Dillet / TechCrunch : Tweets: @ursbolt Tweets: @ursbolt : #N26 metrics: ➡️ 3.5 million customers; ➡️ 24 European markets; ➡️ €2 Billion volume/month; ➡️ 400 transactions/minute; ➡️ 1'300 emplo...
IRL, a teen-focused social calendar that provides event recommendations and allows users to follow curators, headliners, and venues, raises $8M Series A
Josh Constine / TechCrunch : Tweets: @m2jr , @irl_app , and @joshconstine Tweets: Mike Maples / @m2jr : Really like this team and what they're doing. Calendar influencers? Event social network IRL ra...
A spate of breakups and makeups in self-driving industry in 2019 may be a sign of industry consolidation, as many expect the enabling tech to become a commodity
Aarian Marshall / Wired : Tweets: @wired Tweets: @wired : Volkswagen + Ford Aurora + Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Aurora + Hyundai Toyota + Uber Uber + Volvo Honda + General Motors The autonomous vehicl...
Lifen, a France-based messaging platform for hospitals and healthcare practitioners, which also allows users to send letters via post, raises $22.7M Series B
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Amazon CTO says AI tools like Lex are the next big thing after AWS, and it's not Amazon's responsibility to ensure Rekognition is used accurately or ethically
Dave Lee / BBC : Tweets: @aaronklein and @noelsharkey Tweets: Aaron Klein / @aaronklein : Yes. Just because there is cloud architecture does not mean the platform should be policing its use. We don't...
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