Google halts Chrome 79 rollout on Android, which was ~50% complete, after the misconfigured update wipes user data from many apps using Android's native WebView
Chrome 79 started rolling out on desktop and mobile platforms a few days ago. Unfortunately, a bug has cropped up that wipes data …
Source: Uber is in advanced talks to sell Uber Eats India to local rival Zomato in a deal that values Uber Eats India at ~$400M
Uber is in advanced stages of talks to sell its food delivery service (Uber Eats India) to local rival Zomato as the American ride-hailing giant looks to cut …
Intel acquires Israel-based AI chip maker Habana Labs for $2B
Senior Analyst, Machine Learning and HPC — In a strategic move in its datacenter AI plans, Intel has announced that it will acquire Israeli chip startup Habana Labs for $2B. Intel had reaffirmed it...
How social media and apps like FaceTune led to a widespread pursuit of a generic “Instagram Face” look, enabled by non-invasive cosmetic medical procedures
How social media, FaceTune, and plastic surgery created a single, cyborgian look. — This past summer …
Q&A with Google's head of AI Jeff Dean on using ML for better chip design, ML energy use and climate change, and acting on Google's AI ethics principles
Jeff Dean says the company is trying to build systems that have general smarts, rather than highly specialized intelligence.
Some contractors at Google's Austin content moderation facility say they are overworked and begin seeing severe mental health consequences after just six months
These moderators help keep Google and YouTube free of violent extremism — and now some of them have PTSD Tweets: @caseynewton , @zoeschiffer , @anotherhelen , @jenn_elias , @mslopatto , @reckless , an...
Palantir wins a one year $111M contract to connect US Army's operations systems into a single dashboard; Palantir reportedly took over Project Maven
- Company beats Microsoft, Ernst & Young, Accenture, Deloitte — Peter Thiel-backed company is also working on Project Maven
How delivery workers in Mexico City use WhatsApp groups to share real time info on crashes, robberies, harassment, and their deliveries in high crime areas
A 1,000-person WhatsApp community keeps delivery workers safe — a recent Tuesday night, Luisa Amezquita, a Rappi company delivery worker … Tweets: @ozm , @went1955 , and @llchristyll Tweets: OneZero...
Researchers: deep learning, which led to great advances in AI over the past decade, is nearing its limits and new approaches are needed for further progress
Tom Simonite / Wired : Tweets: @jkleske , @wired , @juansequeda , @alessianigretti , and @joemckendrick Tweets: Johannes Kleske / @jkleske : Another signal for your AI scenarios: “Leaders in artifici...
Q&A with NYT's Taylor Lorenz on how she covers internet culture and how online harassment of women is fueled by closed, moderated spaces like Facebook groups
Taylor Lorenz, who writes about internet culture, explains how she keeps her finger on the pulse. Tweets: @petersuderman , @theannagat , and @joshuarush See also Mediagazer Tweets: Peter Suderman / @p...
A top exec at AFRINIC, one of the world's five regional internet registries, resigned after accusations he sold IPv4 addresses worth $50M+ on the black market
A top executive at the nonprofit entity responsible for doling out chunks of Internet addresses to businesses and other organizations … Tweets: @akanygren and @wxcafe Tweets: Erik / @akanygren : Story...
Keybase CEO says an onslaught of spammers derailed an airdrop of Stellar coins for Keybase users, initially pitched as a ~$120M giveaway
Brady Dale / CoinDesk :
Bangalore-based Licious, which sells fresh meat and seafood online in seven cities in India, raises $30M Series E led by Singapore-based Vertex Growth Fund
Licious, a Bangalore-based startup that sells fresh meat and seafood online, has secured $30 million in a new financing round as it looks to expand its footprint in the nation.
Australian Securities Exchange is working with Digital Asset to convert part of its settlement process to blockchain, invests in the startup's $35M Series C
Ian Allison / CoinDesk :
CallMiner, which provides call centers with AI-powered speech and text analytics software, raises $75M from Goldman Sachs, bringing its total raised to ~$160M
Despite people of a certain generation's preference for texting, phone calls haven't gone the way of the dodo.
Argo AI CEO says the company plans to charge per mile for using its autonomous tech in commercial vehicles; sources: Ford and VW each own around 40% of Argo AI
Shopify's new AI commerce stack
Their VP of Product digs into just-launched products to help entrepreneurs and developers build with the latest AI and tech.
Email fatigue is real: Here's how smart email tools help you regain control
Picture this: It's Monday morning. You walk into the office feeling energized and ready to take on the week.
Protecting your Cloud Applications Data
Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Box data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.