Facebook announces plans to launch Libra, a new cryptocurrency, and Calibra, a newly formed Facebook subsidiary to oversee financial services for Libra
A New Digital Wallet for a New Digital Currency — Today we're sharing plans for Calibra, a newly formed Facebook subsidiary whose goal …
Facebook announces an independent consortium, Libra Association, with 28 founding members including Visa, Mastercard, PayPal, Uber, Lyft, Coinbase, and others
You don't have to have a Facebook account to use Libra. — That's the hands-off approach the social media giant is working toward …
Facebook says user Libra transaction data will not be shared with Facebook and will not be used for ad targeting or ranking users' News Feed
The use cases, technology, and motive behind the new digital money — Facebook has finally revealed the details of its cryptocurrency Libra …
Facebook's Calibra subsidiary will launch a digital wallet for Libra, as a standalone iOS and Android app and within WhatsApp and Messenger
It's called Calibra, and it's a new subsidiary of Facebook the company is launching to build financial services and software on top of the Libra blockchain.
Ripple to take a 8-10% stake in the money transfer service MoneyGram, which will use the digital currency XRP as part of its day-to-day operations
Cryptocurrency company Ripple on Monday announced a major partnership with MoneyGram, which will see the money transfer service use …
French Finance Minister calls on the Group of Seven central bank governors to review Facebook's Libra, citing concerns it may become a “sovereign currency”
- French finance chief says it can't be a ‘sovereign currency’ — Germany's Ferber sees Facebook becoming a shadow bank
Palm opens preorders for an unlocked version of its tiny $350 3.2-inch smartphone with Snapdragon 435, expected to ship in the next six to eight weeks
As much as Palm's tiny phone has improved over the past several months, there's still been one glaring limitation: you've had to use it on Verizon …
YouTube Kids, intended as a haven from the dangers of the main YouTube site, is used by just 20M+ people a week, compared to the main site's 2B+ monthly users
There's a safer version of YouTube, but the company knows most children don't watch it — In late May, the advocacy group …
Apple adds support for Picture in Picture to tvOS 13 beta 2, letting Apple TV users watch two shows at once for content provided by Apple in the Apple TV app
Apple TV is getting a Picture-in-Picture mode that will allow users to stream two shows at the same time, TechCrunch has confirmed.
Google says Android users in UK and France can, later this month, opt in to RCS Chat services provided directly by Google instead of waiting for carrier support
That seems like yet another minor status check-in on the service meant to replace SMS, but in fact it's a huge shift in strategy …
Top500: China has 219 of the world's fastest supercomputers, with the US still lagging behind at 116; Lenovo edged out IBM and Cray as the top vendor
To kick off the festivities at the International Supercomputing Conference (ISC) in Frankfurt, Germany this morning, the Top500 …
Amazon leases 15 more Boeing planes to expand its air cargo network by more than a quarter to 70 planes by 2021
Amazon has announced plans to expand its air cargo network by more than a quarter to 70 planes by 2021, after signing a deal with GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) to lease 15 Boeing 737-800 aircra...
Robocalls are overwhelming hospitals, where every lost second affects patient treatment; Tufts Medical Center has registered 4,500+ robocalls in a 2-hour period
In the heart of Boston, Tufts Medical Center treats scores of health conditions, administering measles vaccines for children …
NewtonX, which connects companies with subject matter experts, raises $12M Series A led by Two Sigma Ventures
Knowledge is the fuel of business. Every decision requires a full understanding of the data underlying it, and that means reaching out not only to an organization's own staff for insight …
Amazon's Twitch has acquired social networking platform Bebo, source says for $25M, to bolster its esports business
While Facebook makes a bold move into cryptocurrency to capitalise on its multi-billion user base, a social network that was once a credible competitor to it has quietly been snapped up by a subsidiar...
London-based Zego, which offers flexible insurance policies with pricing based on usage data from vehicles, raises $42M Series B led by Target Global
A couple of years ago London-based startup Zego realised gig-economy workers would need insurance, and went on to raise a very healthy £6 million …
After a rush of openings, the unmanned convenience store boom across China has cooled since the start of 2018 due to falling sales after the novelty wore off
Companies that learn from closures could still win the future of retail — TOKYO — When Chinese tech companies started rushing …
Optimizely, which offers tools for A/B testing and personalization on the web and in mobile apps, raises $50M Series D led by Goldman Sachs Private Capital
Optimizely, a platform that offers tools for A/B testing and personalization on the web and in mobile apps, today announced that it has raised a total of $105 million.
A look at the state of diversity and inclusion in the US tech industry, and why new startups and VCs with inclusive-minded CEOs are critical for change
Where the industry needs to go from here — Silicon Valley is entering a new phase in its quest for diversity and inclusion in the technology industry. Tweets: @amydiehl , @steven_aquino , @arlanwash...
Analysis: 50K+ US license plate numbers leaked in CBP subcontractor breach reported last week; CBP says the subcontractor was not authorized to keep the info
After pulling Huawei notebooks from its online store last month, Microsoft now says it's “resuming the sale of existing inventory of Huawei devices”
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Token, an open banking and digital money platform that enables lower cost instant payments, raises $16.5M from Opera Tech Ventures, Octopus Ventures, others
Token, a San Francisco, CA- and London, UK-based open banking platform, raised $16.5m in funding.
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
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Europol, FBI, Bitdefender, and others release a free tool to decrypt GandCrab ransomware, thought to have infected 1.5M+ Windows PCs since January 2018
Recover Files for Free Mark Wyciślik-Wilson / BetaNews : BitDefender releases free decryption tool for GandCrab ransomware Shaun Nichols / The Register : Smash GandCrab: Free tools released to decrypt...
Dish launches OnTech, a professional installation service for smart home devices from Nest, Ring, and others, in 11 cities initially, for a flat fee of $99
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US-based cybersecurity company publicly discloses two zero-days in two of Facebook's official WordPress plugins, one with 200K users and one with 20K+ users
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Cloudflare announces The League of Entropy, a project that provides public random numbers using eight independent, globally distributed randomness beacons
Dina Kozlov / The Cloudflare Blog :
India-based Razorpay, which helps businesses process and manage digital payments, raises $75M Series C at what sources say is a valuation of ~$450M
Biswarup Gooptu / The Economic Times :
Nvidia says it will collaborate with Arm to bring CUDA acceleration to Arm CPUs and will share its AI and high-performance computing software with Arm by 2020
which accelerates more than 600 HPC applications and all AI frameworks — by year's end. https://nvidianews.nvidia.com/ ... https://twitter.com/...
In a case that may affect social media, SCOTUS says First Amendment rules against “state actors” controlling speech don't apply to public access TV operators
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Comcast adds eye control as an accessibility feature to its web-based remote control, says it supports all popular eye gaze hardware and software
Chris Welch / The Verge :
Atlassian says it has spent over $1B to acquire more than 20 companies, publishes its term sheet document used for acquisitions
now it wants to make them less stressful by laying out some clear rules https://www.cnbc.com/... Jordan Novet / @jordannovet : Atlassian has released its acquisition term sheet, similar to how YC and ...
Tech giants like Google, Amazon, and Netflix are reshaping LA's real estate market as they pour hundreds of millions into campuses for their entertainment units
Roger Vincent / Los Angeles Times :
Sources: FINRA has stalled for months in responding to roughly 40 applications from companies needing licenses for dealing in crypto assets in US
Nikhilesh De / CoinDesk :
Ironscales, a phishing prevention, detection, and response platform that integrates with Office 365, Exchange, and G Suite, raises $15M Series B
Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat :
Collective Health, a San Francisco-based maker of employer health benefits management software, raises $205M Series E led by SoftBank's Vision Fund
Bob Herman / Axios :
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