US officials say ToTok, a chat app gaining popularity around the world, is a spying tool by the government of UAE; Google and Apple have now removed the app
ToTok, an Emirati messaging app that has been downloaded to millions of phones, is the latest escalation of a digital arms race.
Sources: Bytedance is considering setting up a global headquarters for TikTok outside of China, as part of its effort to shake off its Chinese image
Singapore, London and Dublin are among cities being considered; no U.S. city made shortlist — Bytedance Inc. is considering setting …
US Navy bans TikTok from government-issued mobile devices citing a cybersecurity threat, will block devices with the app from the Navy Marine Corps Intranet
(Reuters) - Earlier this week the United States Navy banned the social media app TikTok from government-issued mobile devices …
The 84 biggest flops, fails, and dead dreams of the 2010s, from the Fire phone and Google Glass to the undoing of net neutrality in the US
A decade of failures — The world never changes quite the way you expect. But at The Verge, we've had a front-row seat while technology …
San Francisco's surveillance law, which banned city agencies from using facial recognition in May, has been amended to allow for Face ID on city-issued iPhones
San Francisco quietly amends its municipal surveillance law to allow for Apple's Face ID, though the ban on facial recognition still applies.
iOS and macOS are so fundamentally different that the whole notion of getting a cohesive UX with minimal effort by using Catalyst to port an iPad app is absurd
If there is one word I would use to describe what makes an Apple-like experience, it's “cohesion”.
Emails show how ICE uses datasets from data brokers like Thomson Reuters alongside social media sleuthing to track down suspected illegal immigrants
Emails sent by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials expose how ICE used social media and information gleaned by for-profit data brokers …
DraftKings to go public via a reverse merger with a special purpose acquisition company and SBTech sports betting tech platform, targeting a $3.3B valuation
DraftKings on Monday announced that it will go public via a reverse merger with a blank-check acquisition company called Diamond Eagle …
In Argentina, delivery apps Glovo and Rappi, which allow users to send and receive all kinds of packages, have been found to deliver drugs in ~10 cases so far
There, they can be hired to transport anything — including illegal drugs — and poorly enforced laws leave them responsible
Inside the seven-year-long fight by a number of non-profits that took down three websites hosting child exploitation images
Several websites popular with sexual predators were thwarted last month after a determined campaign by groups dedicated to eliminating the content. It was a rare victory in an unending war. Tweets: @...
Text messages show how the head of DOJ antitrust division Makan Delrahim steered the T-Mobile-Sprint deal and played a crucial role in getting Dish involved
a foregone conclusion given the industry's concentration—but rather the viability of the “fix” Good coverage here by @russellbrandom & @kellymakena via @verge https://www.theverge.com/... Makena Kelly...
Applied AI and big data startup Quantiphi raises $20M from private equity firm Multiples Alternate Asset Management
Renuka Ramnath-led private equity firm says scouting for more deep-technology bets — Multiples Alternate Asset Management has invested $20 million (about Rs 142 crore) …
Lt. Gen. Jack Shanahan, head of the Joint AI Center for the DOD, talks integrating AI into its weapons systems, building predictive maintenance tools, and more
but he does want artificial intelligence to occupy a central role in warfighting. https://www.wired.com/... @cnastech : “Let's say a human being is correct 99.99 percent of the time. Is it fine for th...
California DMV to start approving permits for self-driving delivery vehicles, with and without backup drivers, from Jan. 17, both for testing and commercial use
which include minivans, pickup trucks, utility vans, and step vans — can receive permits for testing and commercial deliveries . . ."https://www.theverge.com/...
A look at New York City's slow attempts to increase transparency around its use of algorithms, which govern many policy areas, including policing
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The story of Daniel Kaye, aka Spdrman, who was one of the most wanted hackers when he took down Liberia's internet in 2016 and will soon be released from prison
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MasterCard acquires RiskRecon, a startup that had raised $40M to make cybersecurity risk assessments of third party vendors from publicly available data
MasterCard announced today that it is acquiring RiskRecon, a Salt Lake City startup that uses publicly available data to build security assessments of organizations.
TheSoul, a Russian web publisher with YouTube channels like 5-Minute Crafts, has the most reach among entertainment groups on YouTube, after Disney, WarnerMedia
by Russians. Although most content is apolitical, they also post videos that are overtly pro-Russian — with millions of views. #DefendOurDemocracy #InformationWarfare #PsyOps https://www.lawfareblog.c...
How a new class of online lending apps, which promise to “advance” users' wages, are much the same as traditional payday lenders
except that the high-tech gloss also means that in addition to money, users are forking over an immense amount of data” https://www.theatlantic.com/ ... Anne Fleming / @aflemingesq : Alex Horowitz of ...
China releases new rules for online content, requiring platforms and app operators to use AI-based moderation; the rules are set to come into effect in March
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German classifieds group Scout24 agrees to sell its European automotive digital marketplace, AutoScout24, to private equity firm Hellman & Friedman for $3.2B
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.