Apple releases iOS 13 with Dark Mode, QuickPath swipe keyboard, a redesigned Reminders app, and more
Dark mode is the big new addition — Apple's new iOS 13 update is now available to download on compatible iPhones today, with an iPhone 6S release to follow soon.
French court rules that European consumers can resell games they bought on Steam, just as they are able to resell packaged, physical games
Valve pledges to fight ruling — A French high court this week delivered a blow to Valve, ruling that European consumers are legally free …
iOS 13 review: has some much needed quality-of-life improvements, Dark Mode and new Photos app are great, but it's buggy and there are few truly new features
here's the trick Luke Filipowicz / iMore : These five features we love are missing from iOS 13 (for now) Joanna Stern / Wall Street Journal : iOS 13, Apple's Latest iPhone Update, Is Out—Just Be Cauti...
Extensive iOS 13 and iPadOS review: Apple clearly considers iOS to be a platform, not just an OS, and is building upon that with updates for everyone
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Jeff Bezos announces the Climate Pledge, for businesses like Amazon to commit to meet the Paris Agreement's zero-carbon goal by 2040, 10 years ahead of schedule
During a news conference at the National Press Club in Washington this morning, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos alongside former United …
Twitter suspends more state-backed accounts for information operations; this batch originated in China, UAE, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Spain, and Ecuador
In October 2018, we disclosed the first comprehensive archive of state-backed information operations on Twitter.
Apple brings the release date of iOS 13.1 and iPadOS forward by six days to September 24
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Mark Zuckerberg met with President Trump during his visit to Washington, where the Facebook CEO also met with a number of members of Congress
- Senator Hawley urged Facebook to sell WhatsApp, Instagram — CEO also pressed on privacy, independent content audits, bias
Google says it will invest €3B over the next two years to expand its data centers across Europe, and €600M in 2020 to expand its data center in Hamina, Finland
Today I am in Helsinki, Finland, to meet with Finnish Prime Minister Rinne to discuss his priorities for the European Union Presidency …
Google updates Chrome with customizable themes on desktop and tab grouping on Android
Google says some more improvements are coming to Chrome later in the fall. — What you need to know — Google is introducing new features to its Chrome browser for both desktop and Android users.
A Facebook employee has died in an apparent suicide at the company's Menlo Park headquarters; Facebook says it is cooperating with the police
- A Facebook employee is dead by suicide after jumping from the fourth floor of an office building, police said. — The individual was an adult male.
Sources: Tinder will release a six-episode choose-your-own-adventure series in October and intends to use viewers' choices to make matches
Popular dating app Tinder is set to release a choose-your-own-adventure-style original series in early October, marking its first outing …
A look at the new privacy features in iOS 13, including reminders about app location track, one-time location sharing, and removing metadata from images
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Survey: 47% of enterprises across a variety of industries now have cyber insurance, up from 34% in 2017, as execs concerns over cyberattacks increase
Business leaders have grown more nervous about cyberattacks over the past two years. — Cyberattacks are now considered by most execs …
YouTube to tighten creator verification in October, focusing on channels with a need for proof of authenticity and clarifying verification isn't an endorsement
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On-demand storage and removals company Clutter acquires The Storage Fox, which offers self-storage services in urban areas, for $152M
The world of on-demand storage has seen some ups and downs, with some of the biggest hopefuls pivoting into new areas, some as unrelated as cryptocurrency …
Datadog, an app performance monitoring and analytics platform, closes up 39% on its first day of trading, after raising $648M in an IPO at a $7.8B valuation
right now he's $60 million short, per @Forbes estimates. Stay tuned to see if he makes it: https://www.forbes.com/... Jonathan Lehr / @fendien : It's official. NYC Tech 1.0 was adtech (DoubleClick, Ap...
Huawei unveils its first flagship without Google-licensed apps, the 6.53" Mate 30 Pro with Kirin 990 chip, 8GB RAM, 4,500mAh battery, fast 27W wireless charging
except what you need most Leo Kelion / BBC : Huawei: Microsoft president seeks end to US tech ban Christopher Baugh / iPhone in Canada Blog : Huawei Unveils Flagship Mate 30 Series, Confirms It Won't ...
Airbnb, which generated revenue of more than $1B in Q2, says it intends to go public in 2020
Airbnb is not in a rush to go public. Tweets: Erin Griffith / @eringriffith : it's really weird for a company to formally announce that they are going public sometime next year. why did airbnb do that...
Vianai, a startup launched by former Infosys CEO Vishal Sikka that wants to simplify building AI products for the enterprise, raises $50M seed funding
You don't see a startup get a $50 million seed round all that often, but such was the case with Vianai, an early stage startup launched by Vishal Sikka …
Interview with Google News VP Richard Gingras on the algorithm change to spotlight original reporting, the difficulty of defining the term, raters, and more
Google's VP of News explains the wider implications of the new search algorithm. — Last week, Google said it had made changes …
Roku unveils smaller $29.99 Express, a faster $99.99 Ultra with a customizable remote, and Roku OS 9.2 with new content discovery tools and voice capabilities
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Google says Google Pay in India has 67M monthly active users and has processed transactions worth $110B+ in the last 12 months and unveils Pay for Business
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Identity management company Ping Identity closes up 30% on its first day of trading after raising $188M in its IPO, which valued the company at $1.16B
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Automattic raises $300M Series D from Salesforce Ventures at a post-money valuation of $3B
Today Automattic announced it has closed … Sara Fischer / Axios : WordPress.com owner Automattic raises $300 million Mary Ann Azevedo / Crunchbase News : Automattic Raises $300M Series D from Salesfor...
Alphabet's Wing says it will test drone delivery in Christiansburg, Virginia with Walgreens, FedEx, and local retailer Sugar Magnolia
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Stripe raises $250M from Sequoia Capital, General Catalyst, and a16z at a $35B valuation, up about 50% from an early 2019 funding round
Peter Rudegeair / Wall Street Journal :
Court dismisses the sex-abuse lawsuit against Michael Goguen, which was the reason the venture capitalist was fired from Sequoia Capital in 2016
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Postmates, which confidentially filed for an IPO in February, raises $225M from private equity firm GPI Capital at a $2.4B valuation, up from $1.85B in January
Biz Carson / Forbes :
Sources: Procore has hired Goldman Sachs in preparation for an IPO that could value the construction-management software platform at more than $4B
- Construction software provider may list as soon as this year — Backers include Tiger Global Management and Iconiq Capital
HappyOrNot, a Finland-based customer survey platform, raises $25M Series A led by Verdane, bringing its total raised to $40M
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch :
UK supermarket Tesco shuts down its parking validation web app after tens of millions of photos of cars with visible license plates were left unsecured online
Gareth Corfield / The Register :
Huawei announces Watch GT 2, available in two sizes, running its LiteOS with Kirin A1 chipset and claimed two week battery life, shipping in October for €229
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