Microsoft says attackers are exploiting a critical zero-day flaw in font rendering that is found in all supported versions of Windows; no patch is available
Microsoft says attackers are exploiting a previously undisclosed security vulnerability found in all supported versions of Windows, including Windows 10.
iPad Pro 2020 review: it is fast and has trackpad support and a great display, but iPadOS limitations still grate, and it lacks a headphone jack
An iterative year-over-year update — Apple's tagline for the new 2020 iPad Pro models is “Your next computer is not a computer.”
Apple announces that the App Store is launching in 20 new countries this year, including Afghanistan, Iraq, Serbia, Morocco, and Myanmar
In a post on its developer website this afternoon, Apple has announced that the App Store is launching in 20 new countries this year.
Study: speech recognition systems from Amazon, Apple, Google, IBM, and Microsoft misidentify words 19% of the time with white people vs. 35% with black people
Technology from Amazon, Apple, Google, IBM and Microsoft misidentified 35 percent of words from people who were black.
Amazon now offers all US part-time and seasonal delivery employees paid time off amid COVID-19 outbreak; an employee group had been pressuring Amazon since Dec.
Thousands of Amazon Logistics employees will start accruing paid time off for the first time today, according to photos …
Instagram announces Co-Watching, a feature that lets users browse the app together over video chat
- Facebook's Instagram announced a feature that lets users browse the app with friends over video chat. — The feature is called Co-Watching, and it allows users in direct-message conversations …
Mobile operators in Italy, Germany, and Austria are now sharing anonymized aggregated data with health authorities, to map people's concentrations and movements
MILAN/BERLIN (Reuters) - Mobile carriers are sharing data with the health authorities in Italy, Germany and Austria …
Civil liberties experts argue that governments turning to electronic surveillance to track COVID-19 opens the door to future abuses, as happened after 9/11
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Google unveils the Stadia Makers program to attract more indie developers, promising funding, technical assistance from Unity experts, free developer hardware
At the virtual Google for Games Developer Summit today, the company announced “Stadia Makers” to bring more indie titles to the platform.
Mobile-only banking app Revolut, which has 10M+ customers in Europe, is launching in the US today
European fintech startup Revolut is launching its app and service in the U.S. Starting today, anybody can sign up and get a Revolut debit card. In the U.S., Revolut has partnered …
Google unveils new tools for game developers including Android Performance Tuner, Android GPU Inspector, and a NoSQL cloud database called Cloud Firestore
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Streaming services see signup spikes over the past week, boosted by free trials, with Disney+ up 300%+, HBO Now 90%, Showtime 78%, Netflix 47%, and Apple 10%
Topline: As Americans brace for spending weeks (or months) inside as the coronavirus pandemic spreads, they are subscribing …
The UK government has no system for sending mass emergency alerts to Britons, after repeatedly ignoring its own findings that building one would be helpful
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Mozilla launches Firefox Better Web with Scroll for Firefox tracking protection and Scroll's ad-free browsing experience for $2.50/mo. for the first six months
Mozilla just announced a new initiative called Firefox Better Web with Scroll, which combines the tracking protection built …
Sources: Facebook's in talks to buy a multibillion-dollar stake in Reliance Jio to expand its presence in India; source says it was nearing deal for a 10% share
Deal seeks to expand social media giant's presence in India stalled by coronavirus travel ban
India launches a WhatsApp chatbot to create awareness about coronavirus and asks social media services to curb spread of misinformation
India is turning to WhatsApp, the most popular app in the country, to create awareness about the coronavirus pandemic and has urged social media services …
Twitter withdraws Q1 guidance due to COVID-19, says it expects Q1 revenue to be down YoY but the number of monetizable DAUs has hit 164M, up 8% QoQ and 23% YoY
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Kenya fast tracks permit for Alphabet's Loon internet balloons as the country looks to boost communication capabilities to help fight the spread of COVID-19
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Kuo: Apple is planning a high-end 6.7-inch iPhone in 2020 with sensor-shift image stabilization, expanding to two or three new iPhone models in 2021
here's why that matters Taylor Lyles / The Verge : Apple may include improved image stabilization on one of the next iPhones Joseph Patrick / International Business Times : iPhone 2020 Rumors: Apple T...
The spread of COVID-19 has marked an uptick in livestreamed funerals and ancestor ceremonies, forcing the technological stagnant death industry to adapt
It's easier than ever to bury your loved ones online — Shanghai last spring, more than two million people flocked to their local cemeteries … Tweets: @yeahyeahyasmin , @elliepses , @dlberes , @bcmer...
Foxconn says it has secured enough workers to meet “seasonal demand” at all major Chinese plants ahead of schedule
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Google open sources SEED RL, a TensorFlow 2.0-based architecture for scaling AI model training to thousands of machines while reducing costs by up to 80%
Google researchers recently published a paper describing a framework — SEED RL — that scales AI model training to thousands of machines.
In a letter to Trump, Uber CEO seeks updated labor laws to provide a “third way” of classifying workers, between contractors and employees
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Apple's request for Apple Watches to be excluded from a 7.5% US tariff on Chinese imports has been approved
Jenny Leonard / Bloomberg :
Lilium, a German electric flying taxi manufacturer, has raised $240M from existing investors led by Tencent, to launch an on-demand flying taxi service by 2025
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch :
Nvidia announces Deep Learning Super Sampling 2.0, hoping to show that using machine learning to upscale a game's resolution boosts both performance and visuals
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Instacart plans to add 300,000 workers in US and Canada over next three months; all in-store shoppers get sick pay access, extended pay for those with COVID-19
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Q&A with Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield on COVID-19 and its impact on the company, competing with Microsoft and Zoom, and Slack's new redesign
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The New York Times Company acquires Audm, a subscription-based audio app offering listeners longform articles read by actors and celebrities for $8.99 per month
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Sources: EU reconsiders its digital strategy, unveiled last month, after the pandemic highlights issues like the limitations imposed by proposed AI regulation
Chris Nuttall / Financial Times :
Chinese mobile carriers report losing 20M+ users; the world's largest carrier China Mobile dropped by 8M subs over Jan. and Feb., its first net drop in decades
Shirley Zhao / Bloomberg :
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.