After AG Barr called on Apple to unlock Pensacola shooter's iPhones, Apple releases statement rejecting backdoors but highlighting its help in the investigation
“We reject the characterization that Apple has not provided substantive assistance in the Pensacola investigation," the company said in a statement.
Sources: Microsoft to push a fix for a critical flaw in a cryptographic component present in all versions of Windows; NSA says it alerted Microsoft to the bug
Sources tell KrebsOnSecurity that Microsoft Corp. is slated to release a software update on Tuesday to fix an extraordinarily …
Sony Interactive Entertainment says it won't participate in E3 again this year, will instead attend “hundreds of consumer events” globally ahead of PS5 launch
The company will instead attend ‘hundreds of consumer events across the globe’ — PlayStation will miss E3 for a second year in a row.
Visa is buying Plaid, which helps popular fintech apps connect to users' bank accounts, for $5.3B
- Visa is buying Plaid in a deal worth $5.3 billion — roughly double the start-up's last private valuation. — Plaid's API software lets start-ups connect to users' bank accounts and works with Venmo ...
Security experts say Russia's GRU phished login credentials, accessed servers for Burisma, a gas company on whose board Hunter Biden served, starting Nov. 2019
With President Trump facing an impeachment trial over his efforts to pressure Ukraine to investigate former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr …
In Q4, Gartner estimates global PC shipments grew 2.3% to 70.6M units; IDC estimates 4.8% growth to 71.8M units; both say Lenovo and HP lead PC shipment growth
After years of bad news, the PC market has a reason to celebrate before computer makers start shipping 5G and dual-screen devices.
Instagram says it is testing letting some users access DMs from its website
As Facebook increases its focus on messaging — Instagram is finally bringing direct messages to the web. Starting today, a “small percentage” of the platform's global users will be able to access t...
Google says it will phase out support for third-party cookies in Chrome within two years
Google's Chrome team, advancing its web privacy effort, later this year will begin testing the “privacy sandbox” proposals it unveiled in 2019. The Chrome tests, which Google announced Tuesday …
New study shows how popular apps including Grindr, OkCupid, Tinder, and the period-tracking apps Clue and MyDays share intimate user data with data brokers
A new study shows how information about your sexuality, religion, and location is sent straight from phones to data brokers
Leaked photos confirm the name Galaxy S20 for the next Samsung flagship and a large four-camera setup on the back
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Epic says its PC game store, which serves as Fortnite's launcher, has 108M users and generated $251M in 3rd-party game sales since its debut in December 2018
The company is also extending its free games program through 2020 — Epic has some new metrics for the Epic Game Store a little over a year after its launch.
Ahead of Boris Johnson's expected decision on Huawei equipment in the UK, the US showed his government a dossier with allegedly damning info on the company
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Google plans to phase out support for user-agent strings in Chrome, opting for a new technology called Client Hints, as part of its Privacy Sandbox project
Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet : Tweets: @campuscodi Tweets: Catalin Cimpanu / @campuscodi : NEW: Google to phase out user-agent strings in Chrome * UA strings to be replaced with Client Hints * Move is par...
Google acquires Dublin-based Pointy, a startup helping brick-and-mortar retailers track which products they have in stock, a source says for $163M
Google has been on a long-term mission to build inroads into the world of e-commerce by working more closely with brick-and-mortar retailers …
Cloudera names former Hortonworks CEO Rob Bearden as its new CEO; Cloudera's market cap is $3.4B, less than its $5.2B valuation when it merged with Hortonworks
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Internal memo: Uber's Rachel Holt, a longtime executive and chief of New Modalities, which includes scooters and bikes, is leaving to launch a VC firm
Rachel Holt, a longtime Uber executive who joined the ride-hailing company in 2011, is leaving Uber to launch a venture capital firm …
Spotify signs global licensing agreement with Warner Music's publishing firm, making its music available in India, ending a year-long dispute
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A look at Islamic fintechs, which adhere to halal finance rules, but still face challenges, like convincing people to switch from traditional to digital banks
Isabel Woodford / Sifted :
Researchers: AT&T, T-Mobile, Tracfone, US Mobile, and Verizon use vulnerable procedures for customer support that put users at risk of SIM swapping attacks
Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet :
London-based higher ed startup Jolt raises $14.1M Series A to expand its modular, self-designed, pay-as-you-go curriculum across the UK, Israel, and the US
Annie Musgrove / Tech.eu :
Sensor Tower: mobile players spent $61.7B on games in 2019, up 12.8% YoY, with games making up 68% of total iOS App Store revenue vs 84% for the Play Store
Mike Minotti / VentureBeat :
aCommerce, which helps brands sell their products online in Southeast Asia, raises $15M from Indies Capital Partners, bringing its total raised to ~$118.8M
Mars W. Mosqueda Jr. / Deal Street Asia :
A look at tech catering to the needs of the elderly showcased at CES; US citizens over 50 are projected to spend $84B on tech products over the next decade
Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat :
Hesai Technology, a China-based LiDAR manufacturer with customers like Bosch, Lyft, and TuSimple, raises $173M Series C co-led by the Bosch Group and Lightspeed
Steve Crowe / The Robot Report :
A look at India's upcoming “account aggregator” system, aimed at giving citizens easy access to their financial data, which they can share to get loans and more
Saritha Rai / Bloomberg : Tweets: @privacyproject , @ks1729 , and @somnath1978 Tweets: @privacyproject : “India's ‘account aggregators’ are part of a broad push to comply with a 2017 Supreme Court ru...
HP Spectre x360 13 (2019) review: an excellent high-end laptop with nice port selection, good performance, and great battery life, but its trackpad is narrow
Valentina Palladino / Ars Technica :
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.