Livestream of Mark Zuckerberg's testimony before the House Financial Services Committee on the Libra cryptocurrency
Wednesday, October 23, 2019 (10:00 AM) —Hearing: “ An Examination of Facebook and Its Impact on the Financial Services and Housing Sectors” Connect with the House Financial …
Google claims “quantum supremacy” breakthrough: its quantum computer performed a mathematical calculation at a speed inconceivable with today's technology
SAN FRANCISCO — Google said on Wednesday that it had achieved a long-sought breakthrough called “quantum supremacy,” …
WeWork says SoftBank will provide $5B in new financing and buy up to $3B in shares from existing shareholders, which would give SoftBank an 80% stake in WeWork
- CNBC's David Faber previously reported that SoftBank was seeking to take control of WeWork through a financing package.
IBM says Google's experiment is an excellent demo of quantum computing progress, but not a proof that quantum computers are “supreme” over classical computers
Quantum computers are starting to approach the limit of classical simulation and it is important that we continue …
In prepared remarks for Congress, Mark Zuckerberg argues Libra “will extend America's financial leadership” and that China is pursuing similar projects
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US lawmakers debut a bipartisan bill that would force tech giants to make user data portable and interoperable via an API-like interface for secure transfers
Mark Zuckerberg wants his own apps to be interoperable, but not like this — Over the past few months, lawmakers have taken aim at Big Tech …
Apple Pay overtook Starbucks as the top mobile payment app in US in 2018 with 27.7M users, will grow to 30.3M users in 2019 representing a 47.3% market share
Nearly 30% of US smartphone users will use a mobile payment app … For the first time, a generic mobile payment app is more popular …
A deep dive into the debate surrounding video game addiction, as the scientific understanding of what it means to be addicted continues to evolve
The latest research suggests it's not far-fetched at all — especially when you consider all the societal and cultural factors that make today's games so attractive. Tweets: @cecianasta , @ferrisjabr ,...
Interview with Sundar Pichai on achieving “quantum supremacy” and why quantum computing could be as important for Google as AI
In an exclusive interview with MIT Technology Review, Pichai explains why quantum computing could be as important for Google as AI. — Google for MIT Technology Review
Huawei says the Mate X foldable phone will launch in China next month for ~$2,400, and has shipped 200M smartphones so far in 2019, 64 days faster than 2018
Though times are turbulent for Huawei, it has still managed to ship 200 million smartphones already this year, beating a previous record …
Amazon debuts a free, ad-supported news aggregation app for Fire TV in the US, letting users watch clips and live feeds from nearly 20 outlets like Reuters, CBS
Beginning today, Amazon will be rolling out a news aggregation app for Fire TV users in the U.S. The app serves …
Snap reports it added 7M DAUs in Q3 to hit 210M, up 13% YoY, revenue of $446M, up 50% YoY, and a net loss of $227M, down from $325M a year ago
The Snap-back continues. Snapchat blew past earnings expectations for a big beat in Q3, as it added 7 million daily active users this quarter to hit 210 million, up 13% year-over-year.
Leaked presentation shows Comcast is lobbying US lawmakers against Google and Mozilla's plan to encrypt DNS data, making it harder for ISPs to track users
Motherboard has obtained a leaked presentation internet service providers are using to try and lobby lawmakers against a form of encrypted browsing data.
Researchers: China's state sponsored hackers have switched tactics over the last few years, focusing increasingly sophisticated attacks on its ethnic minorities
SAN FRANCISCO — China's state-sponsored hackers have drastically changed how they operate over the last three years … Tweets: @liyuan6 , @nytimes , @nicoleperlroth , and @paulmozur Tweets: Li Yuan / @...
Israel-based Fabric, formerly called CommonSense Robotics, which helps retailers with on-demand fulfillment, raises $100M Series B led by Corner Ventures
Fabric, the Israeli startup formerly called CommonSense Robotics, has raised a $110 million Series B led by Corner Ventures …
Defense Secretary Esper recuses himself from JEDI contract decisions to avoid conflict of interest with his son's employer IBM, an original contract bidder
Facebook announces a pledge of $1B in a package of grants, loans, and land as part of a partnership with California to help build more affordable housing
SAN FRANCISCO — The technology industry's biggest companies show no signs of leaving the places they call home.
Q&A with Steve Roddy, vice president of the machine learning group at Arm, on culling neural nets for embedded devices, competing with Nvidia and Intel, more
Arm may be a bit late to the whole machine learning and artificial intelligence bandwagon, at least with specialized designs for modern chips.
How McDonald's is using AI and experimenting with voice recognition tech for new ways to lure customers, as fast-food sales decline across the US
The fast-food chain is turning to artificial intelligence and machine learning in the hopes of predicting what customers want before they decide. Tweets: @dealbook , @krystalball , and @nytimes Tweets...
Viz.ai, which uses AI to help medical professionals spot early signs of stroke, raises $50M Series B led by Greenoaks, bringing its total raised to ~$80M
Viz.ai, a healthcare startup that's using artificial intelligence (AI) to help medical professionals spot the early signs of stroke …
EV Connect, which develops a cloud-based platform to manage electric vehicle charging, raises $12M Series B, bringing its total raised to $25M
EV Connect, the Los Angeles-based company that sells software to manage electric vehicle charging, has raised $12 million in a Series B round led …
Profile of São Paulo-based Nubank, which is disrupting the region's banking sector with 14M customers, $245M revenue in 1H 2019, and a valuation of $10B
São Paulo-based Nubank, valued at $10 billion, is disrupting the region's banking sector.
A deep dive into the debate whether the Americans with Disabilities Act should apply to websites and apps, and what lies in the future for accessibility
Is the Web subject to the ADA? “Of course,” says congressman who wrote the ADA. — The US Supreme Court last week formally declined … Tweets: @arstechnica and @kcoxdc Tweets: @arstechnica : When com...
Cision, a media monitoring firm and parent of PR Newswire, to go private after being acquired for $2.74B by an affiliate of PE firm Platinum Equity
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New York State's attorney general says 46 attorneys general have joined its antitrust probe into Facebook, separate from DOJ and FTC investigations
Support comes from political leaders as diverse as Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who is a Tea Party conservative, to Pennsylvania's Democratic AG Josh Shapiro. https://www.vox.com/... Bowen Xiao ...
Verizon is giving away Disney+ for free for one year to all of its wireless customers on unlimited-data plans and to FiOS and 5G home internet customers
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Former SAP CEO Bill McDermott has been named chief executive of cloud automation platform ServiceNow; he replaces John Donahoe, who will become CEO of Nike
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A look at HireVue's controversial AI-driven face and voice scanning “employability” assessment tool, used by 100+ employers including Hilton and Goldman Sachs
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Trend Micro acquires Cloud Conformity for $70M, says the acquisition will help it address security issues caused by cloud infrastructure misconfigurations
Aimee Chanthadavong / ZDNet :
GoPro Max review: the most accessible 360 camera with durable hardware, great audio and display, but stabilization is jittery and non-fisheye footage is grainy
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The Pixel 4 and 4 XL support fast wireless charging on any Qi charger, unlike the Pixel 3, which needed Google's own Pixel Stand for fast charging
so long as they're EPP-certified https://www.androidcentral.com/ ...
SkyWater, a Minnesota-based chip maker spun off from Cypress Semiconductor, receives up to $170M from DOD to make radiation-hardened chips that work in space
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Browser-based UI design and prototyping tool Figma gives users public profiles to share design files and works in progress, as part of a new Community platform
but this new release, which enables public sharing, remixing & more — this is rocket fuel, not just for Figma, but for design generally. I'm really excited about it. https://www.figma.com/...
PeerNova, a blockchain-based platform for financial institutions to synchronize data internally and externally, raises $31M, bringing the total raised to $74M
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Profile of Colin Yao, head of Tencent's game development subsidiary TiMi Studios, responsible for building some of the most played games in China
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Calgary-based Benevity, a platform helping employees of companies like Apple and Google give donations, raises $40M Series C from JMI Equity, General Atlantic
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Report: France's AI startup scene grew 38% in 2019 with government and investor backing; from 2014 to 2019 French AI startups raised $1.27B vs. $1.24B in the UK
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Task management app Todoist gets a major update to its mobile, desktop, and web apps, adding sections inside projects for better organization, and more
in fact, we picked it as our favorite about 18 months ago. But when huge companies like Microsoft and Apple are making major changes to... https://www.engadget.com/... https://twitter.com/...
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