Source: Apple is planning to release an iPad keyboard with a built-in trackpad, likely with the next version of the iPad Pro, later this year
Apple is planning to release an iPad keyboard accessory later this year that will include a built-in trackpad, the latest step in its effort …
Microsoft says it will not attend Game Developers Conference due to coronavirus concerns and will make sessions and experiences available in a digital event
The move follows Sony, Facebook, and Unity. — What you need to know — Microsoft Game Stack announced it's pulling out of GDC due to coronavirus concerns.
Docs show Best Buy and Walmart, alongside ICE, DOJ, and FBI, are among the 2,200+ companies and law enforcement agencies listed as clients of Clearview AI
The United States' main immigration enforcement agency, the Department of Justice, retailers including Best Buy and Macy's …
Facebook cancels its F8 developer conference amid growing concerns around COVID-19, says it is planning “locally hosted events” and livestreamed content instead
Facebook said Thursday it's cancelling its annual F8 developers conference, the social media giant's biggest event of the year …
Sources: FCC proposes fining AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint, and Verizon at least $200M in total for improperly disclosing some real-time location data of users
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission is set to propose fining four major U.S. mobile phone companies …
Twitter verified the account of a fake candidate for Congress created by a 17-year-old to test its election integrity efforts; the account is now suspended
New York (CNN Business)Andrew Walz calls himself a “proven business leader” and a “passionate advocate for students.”
Researchers argue that fear of rising data center usage, accounting for 1% of global electricity demand, is overblown and will be offset by improved efficiency
Researchers argue that new technology and greater efficiency could offset energy demands — The climate impact of the data centers …
Senate passes bill that bans the government from purchasing Huawei and ZTE equipment, funds small telecoms to replace equipment; bill heads to Trump for signing
The Senate unanimously approved legislation on Thursday that would ban the use of federal funds to purchase telecommunications equipment …
Counterpoint: iPhone XR was the best selling phone globally for 2019, followed by the iPhone 11, with the Samsung Galaxy A50 coming in third
According to Counterpoint Research's Market Pulse, iPhone 11 raced to become the second-best selling model globally for 2019 despite it being launched in September.
Amazon says it has barred 1M+ products from sale in recent weeks that had inaccurately claimed to cure or defend against the coronavirus
(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc has barred more than 1 million products from sale in recent weeks that had inaccurately claimed to cure or defend against the coronavirus …
Officials say ICE has run facial recognition searches on millions of Maryland drivers' photos without court approval; activists fear searches target immigrants
Washington Post : Tweets: @profcarroll Tweets: @profcarroll : ICE running facial recog searches on Maryland drivers license database without specific oversight and few details while the Trump/Miller ...
Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra review: 120Hz screen is nice and battery life is good but the main camera often acts like a first-gen product with first-gen problems
Dieter Bohn / The Verge :
YouTube community guidelines report: 5M videos and 2M+ channels were removed between Oct. and Dec. 2019; 109K video removals were appealed and 23K reinstated
Of 109,000 removals appealed, YouTube reinstated 23,000 — In three months, YouTube received nearly 110,000 appeals from creators … Tweets: @stokel and @loudmouthjulia Tweets: Chris Stokel-Walker / @...
Let's Encrypt says it has issued 1B free TLS certificates on around 192M unique domains in the four years since its launch
a digital data package that lets websites protect privacy and block tampering using encryption. They used to cost $$$ but Let's Encrypt offers them free. https://letsencrypt.org/...
Researchers find an Android malware strain Cerberus that can extract and steal one-time passwords generated by Google's Authenticator mobile app
Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet :
Inside the bitter battle Carl Icahn-backed Xerox is waging to take over HP and its printer business, potentially sparking a fight worth at least $35B
The HP 63 Tri-color ink cartridge retails for $28.99 at Staples. Stuffed with foam sponges drenched in a fraction of an ounce of cyan … Tweets: @bw and @josheidelson Tweets: @bw : HP and Xerox are in...
Baidu reports Q4 revenue of $4.15B, up 6% YoY, and iQIYI revenue of $1.08B, up 7% YoY; iQIYI subscribers grew to 106.9M and membership revenue grew 21% YoY
Baidu Inc :
Facebook sues data analytics firm OneAudience, claiming it paid app developers to install its SDK in their apps so it could harvest data on Facebook users
Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet :
Pakistan to review new internet censorship rules after a group representing Facebook, Google, and Twitter writes a letter threatening to leave the country
New York Times :
DoorDash announces it has confidentially filed documents for an IPO with the SEC
not to mention GrubHub showing in latest earnings reports how tough the business is. $GRUB down 5%. https://www.prnewswire.com/... Brendless / @bplewis : well color me shocked they might go the direct...
DocuSign acquires Seal Software, which develops AI-powered contract discovery and management software, for $188M in cash
Mary Ann Azevedo / Crunchbase News :
YouTube says it is testing a way for creators to sell ads directly to brands “with whom they already have a relationship”
James Hale / Tubefilter :
A look at IBM and Google's efforts to build a practical quantum computer, as Google chases quantum supremacy as a milestone while IBM chases “quantum advantage”
Gideon Lichfield / MIT Technology Review : Tweets: @inakib Tweets: Inaki Berenguer / @inakib : IBM vs Google race to build the best quantum computer. IBM will benefit from its “full stack” expertise ...
Google Stadia's APK shows Stadia may get a free tier and features like YouTube streaming, family game sharing, and more
Kyle Bradshaw / 9to5Google :
VMware reports Q4 revenue of $3.07B, up 11% YoY, subscription and SaaS revenue up 14% YoY, but misses expectations, stock down 6% after hours
Stephanie Condon / ZDNet :
Dahmakan, a Malaysia-based food delivery startup that creates its own meals based on customer data and market research, raises $18M Series B
Catherine Shu / TechCrunch :
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.
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