Russia bans sale of gadgets including smartphones, computers, and smart TVs that are not pre-installed with alternative Russian software starting July 2020
Russia has passed a law banning the sale of certain devices that are not pre-installed with Russian software.
Twitter says users can now enroll in 2FA without a phone number and disable SMS-based 2FA as default, allows other methods such as mobile authenticator apps
And it only took Twitter's CEO getting hacked to happen. — Twitter announced today that users will finally be able to disable SMS-based …
Sources say Apple AirPods shipments expected to double to 60M in 2019, driven by much higher than expected demand for the AirPods Pro model
- Demand for AirPods Pro ‘much higher’ than original estimate — Wearables drive Apple's growth as smartphone shipments plateau
Google says Cloud Print, its cloud-based printing service that has been in beta since 2010, will no longer be supported as of December 31, 2020
Google has announced that Cloud Print, its cloud-based printing solution, is being retired at the end of next year.
Microsoft delays the release of Surface Earbuds, which it said earlier were coming in the fall, until Spring 2020
Microsoft's October hardware event brought many new devices to market, but it was Surface Earbuds that had an IOU for release. While the original plan was to have at least …
Airbnb's COO Belinda Johnson announced in an email that she is stepping down in March; she will join Airbnb's board of directors as its ninth member
- Airbnb's Belinda Johnson announced that she is stepping down as COO Friday in an email to staff viewed by CNBC.
Tim Cook and Apple did not correct Trump after he took credit for opening a Texas manufacturing plant that has been in operation since 2013
owned by a company called Flex, not Apple itself — has been producing the Mac Pro since 2013. Here's the article from 2013. https://www.statesman.com/... pic.twitter.com/1Qdzw7gkEM Sam Stein / @samst...
Travis Kalanick has sold ~$1.5B worth of Uber stock since a post-IPO lockup expired on Nov. 6; a Nov. 11 filing suggests Kalanick could offload his entire stake
- Uber co-founder has sold more than half his stake in November — Stake in ride-hailing company is now a minority of his fortune
Y Combinator ends plans to establish YC China, cites changing leadership and strategy, says YC China CEO Qi Lu is leaving to set up his own fund, MiraclePlus
Prolific startup accelerator Y Combinator has abandoned plans to establish a branch of the program in China.
Apple removed the “Ratings & Reviews” section from all product pages on its website over the weekend, with no stated reason
Amber Neely / AppleInsider :
Twitter rolls out its “Hide Replies” feature to all users globally
here's how Stephanie Mlot / Geek.com : Twitter Rolls Out ‘Hide Replies’ Feature Globally Shereesa Moodley / Memeburn : Twitter's ‘hide replies’ feature now available in South Africa Andrew Hutchinson ...
President Donald Trump hosted an undisclosed dinner with Mark Zuckerberg and Peter Thiel at the White House in October, Facebook confirmed on Wednesday
a major Trump donor—had a secret dinner with Trump. This is corruption, plain and simple. https://www.nbcnews.com/... Mehdi Hasan / @mehdirhasan : Don't forget: Mark Zuckerberg openly attacked Elizabe...
Google brings Smart Compose to Google Docs as a beta, initially available in English for G Suite users on the web
Mehedi Hassan / Thurrott :
Google's limits on microtargeting of political ads for state and federal candidates shakes up ad plans and frustrates both Democrats and Republicans
but it's a secret April Glaser / Slate : Will Google's Changes to Political Ads Hurt Democrats or Republicans More? Washington Post : Google's new political ad rules unite Democratic and Republican ca...
Susan Wojcicki says YouTube is working to bring ads to edgier content and updating its policy to differentiate between real world violence and gaming violence
Julia Alexander / The Verge :
Google increases rewards for Titan M secure element exploits on Pixels to $1.5M and to $750K for other exploits; Android hack rewards used to top out at $200K
Dan Goodin / Ars Technica :
Walmart's Jet.com is shutting its fresh-food delivery business just a year after introducing the service in NYC; source: Jet was losing about $20 on every order
- Retailer will close warehouse, eliminating more than 200 jobs — Jet's grocery service has struggled since its debut a year ago Tweets: @ekovarski Tweets: Eddie / @ekovarski : Seems like Walmart i...
Sources: at an AWS conference in July, Amazon banned participating companies from mentioning its cloud competitors and using phrases such as “multi-cloud”
Online retailing giant Amazon has a new strategy for dealing with threats to its cash-cow cloud business: Pretend they don't exist. Tweets: @counternotions and @delrey Tweets: Kontra / @counternotions...
ZecOps, which automates detection, analysis, and response to cyberattacks on endpoints and servers, raises $10.2M seed round
Juniper Research pegs the number of digital records that will be stolen in 2023 at 33 billion, compared with the 12 billion stolen in 2018.
A look at Syniverse, the company behind the delayed Valentine's Day texts, and its hardball tactics which have given it power over routing SMS between carriers
On November 7th, tens of thousands of people across the US woke up to strange text messages from friends and loved ones … Tweets: @waltmossberg , @jake_k , and @reckless Tweets: Walt Mossberg / @waltm...
Counterpoint: in Q3, smartphone sales online grew 55% YoY in India to 22.5M units, of a total of 49M sold, with 57% of them sold via Flipkart and 33% via Amazon
The Financial Express :
Alphabet's Loon signs a new deal with Telefonica's Internet para Todos, which is backed in part by Facebook, to provide internet to remote parts of the Amazon
Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch :
Google Duplex launches on the web as Google Assistant in Chrome, lets users buy movie tickets from 70+ cinemas and ticketing services in the US
Abner Li / 9to5Google :
Google reveals new details about Russia-linked “Sandworm” hacking group behind NotPetya, the attacks on Winter Olympics, French election, and more
and compromised — the Macron campaign: https://www.wired.com/... pic.twitter.com/P2SzFdBEqR
Binance acquires Mumbai-based bitcoin exchange WazirX, sources say at ~$5M-$10M; Indian crypto exchanges have struggled due to the lack of regulatory clarity
Sanghamitra Kar / The Economic Times :
Gmail on Android and iOS to gain support for dynamic email starting on Nov. 21, letting users take actions, like purchasing products, directly within a message
Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat :
BigPanda, an IT management company with a machine learning-based alert service to detect and resolve IT outages, raises $50M Series C led by Insight Partners
BigPanda develops a machine learning-based service that aggregates multiple data sources and alerts into specific, manageable issues for enterprise IT teams
Banyan Security, which offers a zero-trust remote access client for cloud and hybrid environments, raises $17M Series A led by Shasta Ventures
Duncan Riley / SiliconANGLE :
Facebook brings Stories to Facebook Dating, letting users add their Facebook or Instagram Stories to dating profiles
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch :
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