Apple, Amazon, Google, and the Zigbee Alliance announce a partnership to create a universal smart home standard, called the “Project Connected Home over IP”
- Amazon, Apple, Google and the Zigbee Alliance announced a new partnership. — It's called Project Connected Home over IP …
Leaked dataset from a location data company reveals a log of the movements of 12M+ Americans with 50B location pings across major cities between 2016 and 2017
EVERY MINUTE OF EVERY DAY, everywhere on the planet, dozens of companies — largely unregulated, little scrutinized …
Facebook bans misleading posts, photos, ads, and other content about the 2020 US Census, even if posted by a politician, on Facebook and Instagram
The new rules, announced Thursday, includes those placed by politicians — SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook will remove posts …
MyShake, an app that uses data from the USGS alert system that senses earthquakes, sent out its first public alert for a 4.3 magnitude earthquake on Tuesday
In a milestone, California's new statewide earthquake early warning cellphone app sent out its first public alert for a magnitude 4.3 earthquake …
Lawmakers balk after Facebook explains how it collects and monetizes smartphone location data of users who have location tracking turned off for its app
- In response to a letter from Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., and Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., Facebook explained why it tracks users' locations …
TiVo announces a ~$3 billion merger with Xperi, a company that sells audio, imaging and computing tech, scrapping its plan to split into two companies
TiVo has scrapped plans to split itself into two separate companies, and instead announced a $3 billion merger with Xperi …
The Epilepsy Foundation files criminal complaint against 30+ unidentified Twitter users for coordinated attack of seizure-inducing videos to its feed last month
but it's a reminder platforms can be weaponized to cause physical harm. https://www.cyberscoop.com/... Catalin Cimpanu / @campuscodi : NEW: The Epilepsy Foundation files a criminal complaint against u...
Report: Facebook has tasked a co-author of Windows NT with building an OS from scratch, in order to stop relying on Android for products like Oculus and Portal
Facebook doesn't want its hardware like Oculus and Portal to be at the mercy of Google because they rely on its Android operating system. Source: The Information . Tweets: @joshconstine , @oduneweniyi...
Facebook acquires Spanish cloud gaming startup PlayGiga, reportedly for ~€70M
- Facebook has acquired PlayGiga, a Madrid-based company that specializes in cloud gaming. — Over the past few years, Facebook has been expanding its efforts in gaming.
Spotify is prototyping Tastebuds, a social feature that allows users to interact with and discover music by searching the people they follow
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US government says Uber will pay $4.4M to victims of alleged gender discrimination and strengthen sexual harassment defenses, following an EEOC investigation
Faiz Siddiqui / Washington Post :
After a cyber attack, Canadian medical lab LifeLabs paid a ransom to recover the stolen data of 15M+ customers, which included login info and test results
Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet :
Adviser to EU's highest court issues a complex legal opinion that adds uncertainty for the future of EU-US Privacy Shield personal data transfer mechanism
Facebook tried to block the referral but today an influential advisor to Europe's top court has issued a legal opinion …
Sources: Facebook is pursuing rights to music videos from record labels to boost interest in Watch, has already begun testing music videos in Thailand and India
Facebook Inc. is pursuing rights to music videos from major record labels, programming that could boost interest in its Watch video service …
Facebook says it will ban any branded content, including influencers' posts, promoting tobacco products, vaping, or weapons on Facebook and Instagram
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Airbnb avoids stricter regulation in Europe as EU court rules the company does not require an estate agent license as it is an information society service
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A look at Cross River, a bank that is underwriting loans at a rate of $1B+ per month to customers of some popular fintech apps, including Affirm and Upstart
If you want a glimpse of the future of banking, don't look to Silicon Valley or Manhattan's financial district. Tweets: @mdudas , @antoinegara , and @jake_bernstein Tweets: Mike Dudas / @mdudas : “The...
Snackpass, an order-ahead takeout app with a social feed and shareable loyalty points, available on 11 college campuses across the US, raises $21M Series A
“We were in the back washing blenders so they could keep taking Snackpass orders" recalls co-founder and CEO Kevin Tan. Tweets: @joshconstine . Thanks: @erinmfirst Tweets: Josh Constine / @joshconstin...
State of startups survey: 33%+ of founders worry about the end of a tech bubble, 65% say 2020 fundraising will be hard, and diversity and mental health are key
concerns are at a 4-year high. Over two-thirds of founders who shared an opinion think we're in a bubble for tech companies, up 12% from 2018 and 25% from 2017. https://stateofstartups2019.firstround....
Spanish startup Glovo, an on-demand delivery service for food, groceries, pharmaceuticals, and more, raises €150M Series E led by Abu Dhabi's Mubadala
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After tests in Chicago, Uber to expand Uber Works, its marketplace for short-term jobs in hospitality, events, light industrial, and other sectors, to Miami
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A look at Photo Roulette, a guessing game app for up to 50 players that picks a random photo from any phone and shows it to all players for five seconds
Julie Jargon / Wall Street Journal :
Evisort raises $15M Series A co-led by Microsoft's investment arm M12 for its AI-powered contract management software
Nat Levy / GeekWire :
German court bans Uber in the country, says it is using rental cars without a necessary license; source: Uber will change the way it operates in Germany
Arno Schuetze / Reuters :
Finland-based Smartly.io, which helps advertisers automate campaigns across social media platforms, sells a majority stake to Providence Equity for €200M
Anthony Ha / TechCrunch :
Boston-based OM1, a healthcare industry startup which organizes and analyzes large datasets to measure and predict clinical outcomes, raises $50M Series C
Dave Muoio / MobiHealthNews :
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.