In a tweet, Trump criticizes Apple for refusing to unlock phones of violent criminals and says his administration helps Apple “all of the time” on trade
- In a tweet, president Donald Trump addressed the conflict between the FBI and Apple over locked iPhones used by the suspected Pensacola shooter.
In a Q&A, Jack Dorsey discusses Twitter's thinking around an edit button and says “we'll probably never do it”
You've got to live with your mistakes, which includes joining Twitter — Twitter users have been asking for the option to edit tweets ever since the service launched in 2006 …
Sources: Apple is preparing for a legal fight with the DOJ, similar to San Bernardino, which was not legally resolved before FBI dropped the case
The Silicon Valley giant is preparing for a legal fight over encryption, even as it works to reduce tensions with the Justice Department.
Google Smart Lock on iOS now leverages Secure Enclave to enable the iPhone's use as a physical 2FA key to sign in to Google apps via Chrome on nearby devices
Last year, Google announced that all Android 7+ devices can be used as two-factor authentication when signing into Gmail, Drive, and other first-party services.
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
Visa's Plaid acquisition will pay off if Visa can leverage Plaid's fintech network and make it worthwhile for banks to build out the APIs Plaid needs
Before the network, there is the job. — In the case of Visa, or, to be more exact, the Bank Americard that would eventually be spun …
How cloud-native gaming on platforms like Google's Stadia has the potential to usher in entirely new gameplay experiences and business models
Much of the buzz around cloud gaming has centered on its potential to “kill the console”—to remove the need for local hardware to play games. Tweets: @patrickmoorhead , @sjsivak , @a16z , and @tocelot...
Former Microsoft employees and third-party developers reflect on the rise and fall of Microsoft Kinect, which was once billed as the future of Xbox
For a moment a decade ago, the game industry looked like a very different place — Illustrations by Cobysoft Joe for Polygon Tweets: @papakipos , @simulacracid , @samitsarkar , @johntdrake , @phacktw...
Facebook will now notify users via email and the Facebook App when their account is used to login into a third-party app or website
It's pretty easy to forget where you use your Facebook credentials to log in, especially since using it is as easy as clicking a single button.
A look at how US pressure, driven by national security and trade concerns, has led to China seeking increased technological self-sufficiency
The acrimony between China and the US over technology transfers has created plenty of losers during the past year.
Source: hands-on with a leaked Samsung Galaxy S20+ shows it has a 120Hz 3200 x 1440 display, ultrasonic under-display fingerprint scanner, and no headphone jack
The Samsung Galaxy S20 series is Samsung's next mainstream flagship series, and all eyes are set on the top Android OEM for its biggest guns yet.
Interview with US CTO Michael Kratsios on the government's recent regulatory framework for AI, the potential for an AI cold war with China, and more
In a WIRED Q&A, the US chief technology officer warns against overregulating tech, underestimating the Chinese, and losing America's lead in quantum computing. Tweets: @sarahnemerson , @wiredbusiness ...
Google acquires no-code app development platform AppSheet, which had raised ~$19M to date, with plans to migrate AppSheet services to Google Cloud
Google is on something of a buying spree. On the heels of its acquisition of retail inventory management startup Pointy …
Zinier, which provides workplace automation tools, raises $90M Series C led by ICONIQ Capital, bringing its total raised to $100M+
It's anticipated that workplace automation tools will see an uptick in adoption in the next few years. One company leading the charge is San Francisco-based Zinier …
Microsoft pushes a fix for a critical flaw in a cryptographic component present in all versions of Windows; NSA says it alerted Microsoft to the bug
rather than weaponizing it Robert Hackett / Fortune : The NSA patches up its reputation with a gift to Microsoft Mark Wyciślik-Wilson / BetaNews : Microsoft turns the screws on Windows 7 users with fu...
Amid an antitrust probe and protests by small merchants, Jeff Bezos travels to India to announce a further $1B investment into Amazon's operations over 5 years
India welcomed Jeff Bezos this week with an antitrust probe. On top of that, thousands of small merchants who typically compete …
Equifax to pay $380.5M to members of a class action suit whose data was compromised in 2017 breach, after a federal judge approved the final settlement Monday
Equifax has agreed to pay $380.5 million to resolve allegations related to the 2017 data breach in which hackers stole information belonging …
Cloudflare says it will provide its security services, including DDoS mitigation, load balancing, and anti-bot protections, free for US political campaigns
Network security giant Cloudflare said it will provide its free security tools and services to U.S. political campaigns …
YouTube for iOS adds filters for its Subscriptions tab, letting users sort videos via tags like All, Today, Unwatched, Continue Watching, Live, and Posts
Last year, Google made YouTube's Home tab more manageable by adding a carousel of personalized topics.
Google says it will phase out support for third-party cookies in Chrome within two years
just not anytime soon Tweets: Justin Schuh / @justinschuh : We shared an update today on our plans to phase out 3P tracking from the Web over the next two years. https://blog.chromium.org/... Mengxi L...
6Sense, which helps automate B2B sales processes with AI, raises $40M Series C led by Insight Partners, bringing its total raised to $105M
Business-to-business buyers are typically 57% of the way to a buying decision before they engage with sales and marketing departments.
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
they work Jacob Siegal / BGR : Epic Games Store giving away free games every week through 2020 Tweets: @polygon : Epic Games Store to continue giving away games weekly in 2020 https://www.polygon.com/...
Twitter suspends Grindr from its ad platform as it investigates report that the dating app shared sensitive data with ad tech partners including Twitter's MoPub
Garett Sloane / Ad Age : Tweets: @thezedwards Tweets: @thezedwards : It's great to see Twitter taking action to remove Grindr from their Mopub ads platform ( https://adage.com/... ) but that's not re...
Instagram says it is testing letting some users access DMs from its website
we need to make sure it works well — but we hope to bring this to everyone soon. https://www.theverge.com/... @instagram : DMs, but make them desktop. 👍 We're currently testing Direct messaging on the...
French mobile payments app Lydia raises $45M Series B led by Tencent and says it has 3M users in France
French startup Lydia is raising a $45 million Series B round (€40 million). Tencent is leading the round with existing investors CNP Assurances, XAnge and New Alpha also participating.
Austin-based startup FlashParking, which develops a parking management platform, raises $60M from L Catterton
Austin-based startup FlashParking has raised $60 million from L Catterton's Growth Fund, the company announced Wednesday. — FlashParking sells its parking technology to parking garage owners or mana...
Amazon reinstates FedEx's ground delivery for Prime shipments, saying the shipper has consistently met its delivery requirements, after suspending it last month
Annie Palmer / CNBC :
Anyline, which develops optical character recognition tech that developers can use to build OCR functions in their apps, raises $12M Series A led by Project A
Anyline, the Vienna-based provider of optical character recognition (OCR) technology that developers use to build OCR functions …
Analysis: European startups raised over $36B from VCs in 2019, up 25% from 2018 to reach a five-year high, and more than double the amount raised in 2015
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Hotel and flight search service Hipmunk says it's shutting down on January 23, over three years after SAP Concur acquired it
no mean feat — but nobody beat Hipmunk for presenting flight information in a really useful graphical way that emphasized flight times and durations. Online travel booking remains slow, unpleasant, an...
Toyota launches Kinto in Europe, a package of four separate mobility programs including car sharing, car pooling, and subscription-based leasing
Michael Thomsen / Daily Mail :
Oviva, which provides a tech-based approach for Type 2 diabetes treatment in Europe, raises $21M Series B led by MTIP, bringing its total raised to $34M
Steve O'Hear / TechCrunch :
Google acquires Dublin-based Pointy, a startup helping brick-and-mortar retailers track which products they have in stock, a source says for $163M
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch :
US data center giant Equinix announces it is acquiring bare metal cloud provider Packet, a NYC startup that has raised over $36M
Ron Miller / TechCrunch :
Cellebrite, whose tech was likely used to unlock the San Bernardino shooter's iPhone, buys BlackBag for $33M to expand its capabilities beyond smartphones
Chance Miller / 9to5Mac :
Verbit, which provides AI-assisted transcription and captioning services to professional users, raises $31M Series B led by growth equity firm Stripes
Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch :
Pandora debuts Test & Tune, a suite of audience measurement tools in open beta that provide insights into campaigns' effectiveness while they are underway
David Cohen / Adweek : Tweets: @pandorabrands Tweets: Pandora For Brands / @pandorabrands : Don't wait to optimize your campaign 😮 With our new tools, you can get results in real time. @Adweek https:...
Passwordless authentication platform Trusona raises $20M led by Georgian Partners, with participation from Microsoft's M12, Kleiner Perkins, Akamai, others
Paul Sawers / VentureBeat :
KeyMe, which uses AI to duplicate keys at 3,000+ locations in 49 states, supporting ~85% of all auto keys, raises $35M following its $50M raise in 2019
Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat :
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.