Sources: when Telegram raised $1.7B in 2018, it told investors it will deliver Gram by Oct. 31, 2019, or give back the money, and now says it is still on track
While Facebook's big cryptocurrency plans have hit a wall with regulators, another big social network, Telegram, is charging ahead with its own digital currency.
Facebook tightens rules on political advertisers, requiring further identity proof such as tax-identification number or Federal Election Commission registration
Facebook on Wednesday announced it would tighten some of its rules around political advertising ahead of the 2020 presidential election …
LCG Entertainment, a new company formed by game industry veterans, to buy defunct studio Telltale Games, sell some of their back catalog, and work on new games
A new attempt to relaunch the episodic adventure company — Telltale Games, which shut down last year, is coming back after its assets …
Apple announces changes to its Siri audio clip review process, making it opt-in for users, bringing the work in-house, and saying it won't retain recordings
The top line news is that Apple is making changes to the way that Siri audio review, or ‘grading’ works across all of its devices.
Peloton's public S-1 shows revenue of $915M in fiscal 2019, up 110% YoY, and an annualized subscriber growth of ~144% over the past 3 years, to 511K this June
Today, Peloton, the maker of pricey in-home bicycles and treadmills paired with on-demand fitness classes, filed its S-1 …
Hands-on with Fitbit Versa 2, an Alexa-enabled AMOLED smartwatch with an upgraded processor, Spotify integration, available to order on September 15 for $200
I really liked the Fitbit Versa when I reviewed it last year. For just $200, it offered a robust set of health-tracking tools in an attractive …
Report: US officials are trying to block an undersea cable backed by Google and Facebook connecting Los Angeles to Hong Kong over national security concerns
- An 8,000-mile undersea cable connecting Los Angeles to Hong Kong is at risk of being abandoned over national-security threats, The Wall Street Journal reported. Source: Wall Street Journal .
Dutch data protection agency says it found that Windows 10 may still be unlawfully collecting user data, refers Microsoft to its EU privacy regulator in Ireland
The Dutch data protection agency has asked Microsoft's lead privacy regulator in Europe to investigate ongoing concerns it has attached to how Windows 10 gathers user data.
Report: Google plans to move some production of Pixel 3A from China to Vietnam later this year and aims to have shipped 8M-10M smartphones by the end of 2019
According to a report from Japanese news outlet Nikkei, Google is set to move production of the Pixel from China to Vietnam amid the growing US-China trade war. Source: Nikkei Asian Review .
Fitbit launches a premium subscription service for $9.99/month, or $79.99/year, with detailed health reports, contextual advice, games, challenges, and more
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Amazon's Ring has partnerships with over 400 US police forces, granting them access to footage by request, higher than previously believed
The doorbell-camera company Ring has quietly forged video-sharing partnerships with more than 400 police forces across the United States …
Google to shut down Google Hire, a job application tracking system for small to medium sized businesses it launched two years ago, in September 2020
Add another one to the Google Cemetery. — Google has disclosed that it will shut down Google Hire, the job application tracking system it launched just two years ago.
Google says its Nest Hello video doorbell can now detect package deliveries and notify US users who are subscribed to its $5/month Nest Aware service
So you can stop checking every time the camera detects passersby — Google says that, starting today, its Nest Hello video doorbell …
CBP searched 30,000 devices last year without a warrant, up ~4x from three years prior, and increasingly denies entry to people over content sent by others
Travelers are increasingly being denied entry to the United States as border officials hold them accountable for messages …
Investigation finds cyber insurers often prefer to pay the ransom for ransomware attacks, even when backup files could be recovered, to save claim costs
Even when public agencies and companies hit by ransomware could recover their files on their own, insurers prefer to pay the ransom. Why?
Pinterest says it will begin surfacing fact-based search results, from the WHO and others, when users search for 200 vaccine-related queries
Users who search for terms related to vaccines will be presented with information from major public health organizations
US government charges Anthony Levandowski, a former star engineer at Google and Uber, with 33 counts of theft and attempted theft of Google trade secrets
this time in criminal court Maria Deutscher / SiliconANGLE : Former Waymo lidar lead Anthony Levandowski charged with stealing trade secrets Sasha Lekach / Mashable : Former Google and Uber exec faces...
Unless Facebook delivers promised data to researchers by Sept. 30, consortium of funders will recommend Social Science Research Council wind down the project
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ThoughtSpot, a business intelligence and data analytics startup, raises $248M Series E led by Lightspeed Ventures at a $1.95B valuation
ThoughtSpot, the business intelligence startup that offers data analytics searches as simple to use as Google, hit unicorn status on Wednesday …
Analysis of dozens of searches shows Amazon pitching its own private-label brands as customers add rival products to their baskets
The move shows how the e-commerce giant can use its powerful platform to favor its brands just as shoppers are about to purchase rival items.
As Ethereum's network is increasingly used for Tether transactions, the cost of running smart contracts has spiked, and Ether's network utilization has hit ~90%
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Profile of Beeban Kidron, a member of the UK Parliament, who has successfully pushed stricter limits on how tech companies can target children online in the UK
MENLO PARK, Calif. — Beeban Kidron, Silicon Valley's latest antagonist, sat on the patio of a boutique hotel near Facebook's … Tweets: @nytimesbusiness and @satariano Tweets: @nytimesbusiness : Childr...
Google Maps is rolling out the ability for users to combine different transit modes, like biking, public transit, and ride-sharing, in their directions
yikes for @Uber and @Lyft? https://www.blog.google/...
Sources: US Commerce Department has received 130+ applications from companies for licenses to sell US goods to Huawei, but none have been granted
Source: judge rules Craig Wright must turn over half of his bitcoin holdings and IP from before 2014 to the estate of Dave Kleiman in $10B lawsuit filed in 2018
Nikhilesh De / CoinDesk :
Following a US ban, ZTE returns to the US smartphone market with the Axon 10, featuring Snapdragon 855 and 256GB storage for $550, shipping in mid-September
Sam Rutherford / Gizmodo :
Cisco to buy customer analytics startup CloudCherry, which has raised $16M in venture funding from Cisco, Microsoft, and others
Maria Deutscher / SiliconANGLE :
Privacy fundamentalism, which does not consider the inherent nature of the internet and the unavoidable trade-offs, is a surefire way to get policy wrong
and this is exactly the kind of fallout we're preventing with our Privacy Sandbox proposal. https://stratechery.com/... Will Oremus / @willoremus : This makes some fine points on the micro level. But ...
YouTube Kids introduces a new content filtering tier for preschoolers, ages four and under, and will launch a web version “later this week”
Rita El Khoury / Android Police :
German data protection authority is probing Facebook over transcribing audio of its users, adding to an investigation into Google's speech assistant
- Social network is facing intense regulatory scrutiny in Europe — Speech recognition forms new front for tech privacy probes
Fairphone debuts Fairphone 3, its ethical, repairable smartphone made of responsibly sourced, recyclable materials, available from September 3 for €450
Jon Porter / The Verge :
In a rare move, Apple debuts iOS 13.1's first beta, well ahead of iOS 13's ship date, improving mouse support and bringing back Automation, a Shortcuts feature
Juli Clover / MacRumors :
Amazon debuts Eero Secure and Eero Secure+, $3/month and $10/month services for its home Wi-Fi products, to add security with malware warnings, VPN access, more
digital security and parental controls, delivering peace-of-mind for only $2.99/month Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge : Eero's routers get a cheaper $2.99 monthly subscription for added security features...
Yelp adds personalized search results based on users' diet, lifestyle, accessibility, and other preferences, to its iOS app
Nathan Ingraham / Engadget :
Verizon will enable spam call filtering by default on many Android phones, after an FCC vote to let carriers do so; iOS users will need the Call Filter app
Jon Porter / The Verge :
The Web Services Dynamic Discovery protocol, popular with IoT devices like printers and DVRs, is now being regularly abused in large DDoS attacks
Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet :
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