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.
Turkey lifted a two-and-a-half year ban on Wikipedia on Wednesday, restoring access after the country's top court ruled that blocking it was unconstitutional
The country's top court had ruled that the move was unconstitutional. — The Turkish government lifted a two-and-a-half-year ban …
Fitbit confirms it has begun the rollout of blood oxygen monitoring feature to some of its wearables
Fitbit's devices from recent years have blood oxygen monitoring (SpO2) hardware, but they haven't used it — until now. Users on Reddit and elsewhere have noticed that their Versa …
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
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Internal memo: Mozilla lays off ~70 after its 2019 plans to boost revenue streams outside of search, like new subscription products, did not pan out
Mozilla laid off about 70 employees today, TechCrunch has learned. — In an internal memo, Mozilla chairwoman and interim CEO Mitchell …
Google sets timeline for phasing out support for Chrome Apps across all operating systems by July 2022; the change won't affect Chrome extensions
Back in 2016, Google announced that it was killing Chrome Apps in favor of the web. This process began with that category disappearing …
Apple confirms it acquired Seattle-based Xnor.ai, which develops low-power, edge-based AI image recognition tools, sources say for around $200M
Apple has acquired Xnor.ai, a Seattle startup specializing in low-power, edge-based artificial intelligence tools, sources with knowledge of the deal told GeekWire.
Google announces Premium Support plan for enterprise cloud customers, starting at $12.5K per month with 15-minute response times for mission-critical situations
Keeping up its push to get more large enterprises to use its cloud, Google LLC today announced a new Premium Support plan …
PitchBook: West Coast's share of total US VC deal value dropped to 50.2% in 2019 vs. 62.3% in 2018; 78% of funding went to CA, NY, and MA, up from 75% in 2018
Venture capital investment is seeping out from Silicon Valley to the rest of the country, but the West Coast still dominates the market by a wide margin.
As tech becomes the dominant force in the modern economy, Silicon Valley's culture since 1970s of nimble startups successfully challenging incumbents is fading
For decades, whole regions, nations even, have tried to model themselves on a particular ideal of innovation, the lifeblood of the modern economy.
Bose to close all 119 of its retail stores in N. America, Europe, Japan, and Australia due to the shift to online shopping but will maintain stores elsewhere
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In a Q&A, Jack Dorsey discusses Twitter's thinking around an edit button and says “we'll probably never do it”
the edit function will only add bends to that maze. https://twitter.com/...
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
here's how it works Buster Hein / Cult of Mac : Google now lets you use iPhone as a physical security key Asif Shaik / iPhone Hacks : You Can Now Use Your iPhone As Google Security Keys for Two-Factor...
A look at Utah's “Silicon Slopes” tech startup scene, where Mormonism defines the training and business ethics of CEOs but makes attracting diverse talent hard
Welcome to the world of billion-dollar startups, ex-missionary CEOs, and a big diversity problem Tweets: @elisabethos , @willwilkinson , @daniellesacks , @daniellesacks , @vonlibertad , @adambluestein...
WorkBoard, a SaaS startup that makes goal setting and management software, raises $30M Series C led by a16z, less than a year after a $23M Series B
WorkBoard, a SaaS startup that provides goal setting and management software to other companies, announced today that it has closed …
Microsoft begins rolling out its Chromium-based Edge browser, available now for Windows and macOS
here's how to use them Devindra Hardawar / Engadget : Microsoft's Chromium Edge browser is here Mayank Parmar / BleepingComputer : Microsoft's New Edge Browser Released, What You Need to Know Mauro Hu...
Nanox, which says it has digitized traditional X-rays using low-cost scanners and wants to offer an AI-based pay-per-scan service, raises $26M led by Foxconn
Medical imaging startup Nanox hopes to reinvent the X-ray with hardware inspired by Star Trek's biobed.
US and China trade deal will clamp down on counterfeit and pirated goods, some of which end up on Amazon and other platforms
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A look at the role of liquidators in the decentralized finance ecosystem, who make money by liquidating under-collateralized loans on crypto lending platforms
the anonymous actors who keep DeFi solvent. Like miners, they are critical for the security of the ecosystem. And some of them, it turns out, are making millions. https://twitter.com/... Ashwin / @ash...
App Annie: consumers downloaded 204B apps in 2019, up 6% YoY, and spent $120B on apps, subscriptions, and in-app features globally
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch :
YouTube launches Profile cards that show user's public information and comment history on the current channel, starting with Android
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch :
NextNav raises $120M for its positioning system that uses a cellular signal to determine vertical position of smartphones inside multi-story buildings
Kirsten Korosec / TechCrunch :
Epsagon, which offers a microservices application monitoring service, raises $16M Series A, says it has quadrupled its customer roster in the past 12 months
Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat :
The e-sports industry is increasingly coming under tax scrutiny by US states, amid ever-rising sums of prize money and an uptick in interstate competitions
Ellen Zavian / Washington Post : Tweets: @walldo , @launcherwp , and @leadergrev Tweets: Brandon Wall / @walldo : This was a neat read on the state of e-sports and paying taxes. Seems like a giant me...
Sophos researchers find 25 “fleeceware” apps on the Play Store, installed by 600M+ users, that abuse the apps' free trial mechanic to charge obscene fees
Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet :
Productboard, a platform for product managers, raises $45M Series B led by Sequoia and Bessemer Venture Partners, source says at a $350M post-money valuation
Alex Konrad / Forbes :
As companies comply with privacy laws like GDPR and CCPA, many have insecure practices for giving users their data and some outsource user identity verification
but it could let snoops & hackers see it too. Researchers have proved they can use access rights to get other people's files & @jeanqasaur had her Spotify data downloaded by a miscreant: https://www.n...
A look at India's food delivery market, where the prospect of continued cash-burn is forcing market leaders Swiggy and Zomato to explore other business areas
Financial Times : Tweets: @financialtimes Tweets: @financialtimes : Having muscled out their competitors, Zomato and Swiggy together account for around four-fifths of the market and claim to be in so...
Research: in 2019, there were 455 giant $100M+ VC rounds, totaling ~$108B or 47% of dollar volume, which is down from 467 such rounds totaling ~$148B in 2018
Jason D. Rowley / Crunchbase News :
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.