Twitter says it proactively suspended ~200K “spammy” accounts, before they became “substantially active”, alongside its initial ban of 936 China-linked accounts
We are disclosing a significant state-backed information operation focused on the situation in Hong Kong …
Sources: Apple is planning to roll out Apple TV+, its subscription service, by November and is considering $9.99/month pricing after a free trial
- Company builds array of new services to augment hardware sales — Apple Inc. plans to roll out the Apple TV+ movie and TV subscription service …
Apple announces that Apple Card is now available to all iPhone users in the United States, with a 3% cashback offer for Uber and Uber Eats
Apple today announced that Apple Card is available to everyone in the United States from today. To sign up, simply open the Wallet app on your iPhone and begin the application process.
After a tip from Twitter, Facebook removes 7 Pages, 3 Groups, 5 accounts originating in China “involved in coordinated inauthentic behavior” regarding Hong Kong
Today, we removed seven Pages, three Groups and five Facebook accounts involved in coordinated inauthentic behavior …
Sources: Apple has committed $6B+ for original shows and movies, many featuring huge names, ahead of Apple TV+'s launch, expected within the next two months
Apple has committed more than $6bn for original shows and movies ahead of the launch of its new video streaming service …
Sony Interactive Entertainment says it is acquiring Insomniac Games, developer of PS4 hit Marvel's Spider-Man; Insomniac to join PlayStation's Worldwide Studios
Developer of Ratchet & Clank, Spyro, and Marvel's Spider-Man joins the PlayStation family — Sony is buying Insomniac Games …
Twitter says it will no longer accept advertising from state-controlled news media entities, but the rule does not apply to “taxpayer-funded entities”
Facebook to hire a small team of journalists to curate a Top News section in its upcoming news tab, which it plans to release as a test before the year-end
SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook has long relied on algorithms to select news stories for its users to see.
After announcing the Clear History privacy tool over a year ago, Facebook finally begins rolling it out in Ireland, South Korea, and Spain
But the United States isn't one of them — It was nearly a year and a half ago that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, standing onstage …
Yubico launches USB-C and Lightning-compatible Yubikey 5Ci, with native support for iOS apps like LastPass and 1Password out of the box, for $70
But it won't work with USB-C iPad Pros — If you've wanted to just plug a physical security key into your iPhone to log into apps securely …
Twitter accuses China of running a disinformation campaign against Hong Kong protesters, attempting to “sow political discord”, suspends 936 associated accounts
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FogCam, a webcam set up by two San Francisco State students on a campus roof and widely deemed to be the longest-running webcam, is shutting down after 25 years
“As far as I know, they were the first cats live on the Internet,” Jeff Schwartz says. He's talking about Petunia and Web …
Microsoft acquires jClarity, which provides performance tuning tools for Java developers, to help optimize Java workloads on Azure
Microsoft Corp. today divulged that it has acquired jClarity Ltd., a British provider of tools for Java software projects.
Facebook debuts first findings from conservative bias audit led by former GOP senator, says it influenced policy changes like creating a content oversight board
Facebook will release the findings of a roughly year-long conservative bias audit Tuesday, along with changes to its advertising policies …
Sources: a group of as many as 20 states will launch a joint antitrust investigation of big tech companies as soon as next month
Investigation would put additional scrutiny on an industry already under a federal spotlight — WASHINGTON—A group of states is preparing to move forward …
Without evidence or any attempt at further explanation, Trump accuses Google of manipulating millions of votes in 2016's election, says Google “should be sued”
The President this morning lashed out at Google on Twitter, accusing the company of manipulating millions of votes …
Starship Technologies, which builds autonomous sidewalk delivery robots, raises $40M Series A led by Morpheus Ventures, says it has crossed 100K deliveries
Starship Technologies invented the category of rolling autonomous sidewalk delivery robots, and to date, the company …
Nvidia says that its GeForce Now game streaming service, which is in public beta for Mac, PC, and Shield TV, will be coming to Android later this year
Ahead of the next Stadia Connect livestream where Google will announce more games, Nvidia revealed that its competing GeForce Now streaming service will be coming to Android.
Sources: a slew of staff have left Apple's health unit as some feel it could be tackling more ambitious projects but is limited to wellness and prevention goals
KEY POINTS — The company has described health care as one of its focus areas, with CEO Tim Cook noting that he hopes …
Inside China's ambitious program to dominate the emerging field of quantum technology, overseen by physicist Pan Jian-Wei, as it pours billions into R&D
China's drive to dominate a field with big economic and military applications outpaces some U.S. strides Tweets: @rokhanna , @keithboykin , @ritholtz , and @mbrookerhk Tweets: Ro Khanna / @rokhanna : ...
Baidu reports Q2 revenue of ~$3.73B, up 12% YoY, beating estimates, and a net income of ~$344M, down 62% YoY; iQiyi revenue topped ~$1.01B, up 15% YoY
Manish Singh / TechCrunch :
A roundup of the 84 companies that launched at Y Combinator's Summer 2019 Demo Day 1, including education, finance, AI, and AR/VR startups
It's that time of year, Silicon Valley's investor technocrati and advice-giving Twitter celebrities descended upon Pier 48 in San Francisco to judge …
H2O.ai, which provides an open source machine learning platform to build smart applications, raises $72.5M led by Goldman Sachs and Ping An Global Voyager Fund
AI and machine learning can be complicated stuff to the layperson, yet surveys show this hasn't deterred enterprises from adopting it in droves.
Cerebras Systems unveils the world's biggest semiconductor chip that is the size of a large mousepad, with 400K cores, 1.2T transistors, and 18GB of SRAM memory
In the late 1970s, I sat down with technologist … Colm Gorey / Silicon Republic : World's largest semiconductor with 1.2trn transistors could supercharge AI Andy Hock / Cerebras : Introducing Cerebras...
Sources: WhatsApp is in talks with multiple digital payment firms in Indonesia to integrate their mobile transaction services in the country
Fanny Potkin / Reuters :
Bill Stasior, former longtime Apple exec who oversaw Siri, has joined Microsoft as corporate VP of technology, reporting to CTO Kevin Scott
Aaron Tilley / The Information :
Xiaomi misses expectations with Q2 revenue of $7.36B, up 15% YoY, and profit of $277M, down 87% YoY; total smartphone shipments rose to 32M
YouTube sues an alleged copyright troll who, using 15+ identities, filed fraudulent strikes against multiple Minecraft YouTubers and demanded money from them
Julia Alexander / The Verge :
Twitter open-sources Rezolus telemetry tool, designed to uncover resource utilization spikes too brief to be captured through normal metrics systems
Brian Martin / Twitter :
FTC chairman says he intends to complete the Facebook antitrust probe before 2020 election and WhatsApp-Instagram integration would make breaking it up harder
Kadhim Shubber / Financial Times :
A look at Amazon's efforts to compete with Apple and Google in cars, with Audi and BMW agreeing to include Alexa in some models by default
Matt Day / Bloomberg :
Zendrive, which uses AI to lower insurance premiums by accounting for good driving habits, raises $37M Series B led by XL Innovate
Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat :
Reputation.com, formerly known as ReputationDefender, which helps businesses track and improve online reviews, raises $30M led by Ascension Ventures
Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat :
TikTok launches a feature that allows users to shop for products associated with a sponsored Hashtag Challenge without leaving its app
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch :
Facebook is expanding its data abuse bounty program, first introduced after Cambridge Analytica, to Instagram after more data incidents
Facebook expands the Data Abuse Bounty program to include Instagram apps, besides the reports about Facebook apps it was accepting until today. https://www.zdnet.com/... https://twitter.com/...
A deep look at Spotify's Android app shows the company is working on Stories for Playlists, opened by tapping a profile picture at the top of the playlist page
Jane Manchun Wong :
Amazon raises seller fees by 3% for thousands of SMBs in France, blaming the country's new digital tax
Elizabeth Schulze / CNBC :
US Commerce Department adds 46 Huawei affiliates to its Entity List and extends the temporary general license by 90 days for US firms doing business with Huawei
Brian Heater / TechCrunch :
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