Alphabet's Chief Legal Officer David Drummond is leaving on January 31; company says he will not be receiving an exit package
Alphabet's controversial chief legal officer, David Drummond, is leaving the company, effective January 31. — Drummond, an employee of nearly 20 years …
Facebook's corporate comms have felt combative and sloppy since late 2018, and now even rank and file employees are facing public vilification
Becoming the villain. — 5 hr — Ranjan here, writing about how Facebook's communication operations feel completely broken and wondering whether …
CES roundup: flexible screens are coming, battle between Intel and AMD will intensify, tech fetishization with AI, 8K, 5G lessened, sex tech on the rise, more
iCES is over, and I am quite sure you'll be happy to be done with it. We still have more to come today and perhaps a little next week.
Apple launches replacement program for Smart Battery Cases for iPhone XS, XS Max, and XR manufactured between January 2019 and October 2019
Apple today launched a battery case replacement program for Smart Battery Cases designed for the iPhone XS, XS Max, and iPhone XR.
Instagram rolls out one of the biggest upgrades to Boomerang, an app for creating short looping videos, with trim feature and three new effects including SloMo
TikTok has spawned countless memes formats from its creative effects, challenging Instagram for the filtered video crown.
Instagram is removing posts and suspending accounts that voice support for slain Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani, says it is complying with US sanctions
News agencies, human rights activists and influencers have had their accounts deactivated. — After a U.S. drone strike killed …
Facebook shares closed at an all-time high of $218.30 on Thursday, valuing it at $622B and surpassing the previous high of $217.50 reached in July 2018
Facebook's share price has hit an all-time high, surpassing the peak it reached before a series of privacy scandals in 2018 and despite attacks …
Thai startup Lightnet, which aims to provide remittance services in Southeast Asia through its Stellar-based blockchain network, raises $31.2M Series A
SINGAPORE (THE BUSINESS TIMES) - UOB Venture Management, the private equity unit of UOB, has co-led a US$31.2 million (S$42.2 million) …
Researchers: cable modems with Broadcom chips, including an estimated 200M in Europe alone, are vulnerable to the remote exploit codenamed Cable Haunt
Cable modems using Broadcom chips are vulnerable to a new vulnerability named Cable Haunt, researchers say.
Q&A with legendary designer Yves Behar on designing the 4th-gen August Wi-Fi Smart Lock, tech he's excited about, the materials best for sustainability, more
Yves Béhar doesn't really need any introduction. The world-renowned Swiss designer is a frequent creative artist in the gadget realm. Tweets: @joshuatopolsky and @raywongy Tweets: Joshua Topolsky / @...
Sources: Quibi's projections from 2019 show the upcoming streaming service is expected to spend ~$1.5B in its first year; Quibi has raised $1.4B so far
If there's one thing to be said for Quibi, the short-form streaming service coming from Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman this spring …
A look at problems actors in video games face, including a lack of standard contracts, as the profession falls in a legal gray area between technology and art
In early November, Jessica Jefferies gathered in a room with representatives from Equity UK, the actors union, Spotlight … Tweets: @martholio , @jessicajcasting , and @newmediarights Tweets: Marta Sve...
Uber to end operations in Colombia on January 31, after courts side with the local competition authority, which found that Uber broke market rules
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India's Supreme Court says the indefinite shutdown of the internet in Kashmir is illegal, rebuking the government for the communications lockdown
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PayU to acquire India-based PaySense at a valuation of $185M and will merge it with its credit business LazyPay; the combined entity will be valued at $300M
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EcoVadis, which assesses and rates companies' supply chains on sustainability, social responsibility, and other issues, raises $200M from CVC Growth Partners
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Amid intense scrutiny, Grubhub says it is revising its ordering system to avoid charging restaurants for calls placed via the app that don't lead to a delivery
David Yaffe-Bellany / New York Times : Tweets: @nytimesbusiness Tweets: @nytimesbusiness : Grubhub customers who tap on a phone number on a restaurant's page will now be asked whether they are placin...
No known arrests or prosecutions stemmed from San Diego's 7-year facial recognition program, which compiled 65K face scans; the program ended Dec. 31, 2019
DJ Pangburn / Fast Company : Tweets: @lizjosullivan , @donttag , @liz_in_shanghai , @matt_cagle , and @rogre Tweets: @lizjosullivan : People often ask me why I really want to ban facial recognition w...
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
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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.