Kuo: Apple to launch several Mac notebooks and desktop computers with its own custom Arm-based processors in 2021; USB4 support will come to Macs in 2022
Apple plans to launch several Mac notebooks and desktop computers with its own custom designed Arm-based processors in 2021 …
Zoom iOS app, like many using Facebook SDKs, sends data to FB even if there's no linked account, but Zoom's privacy policy fails to clearly mention the practice
As people work and socialize from home, video conferencing software Zoom has exploded in popularity.
Researcher: a vulnerability affecting iOS 13.3.1 and later prevents VPNs from encrypting some traffic, potentially exposing user data or leaking IP addresses
A currently unpatched security vulnerability affecting iOS 13.3.1 or later prevents virtual private network (VPNs) …
Google sent users 40K warnings about phishing or malware attempts from nation-states in 2019, a 25% drop YoY; journalist and news outlet impersonations up
Google's Threat Analysis Group (TAG) works to counter targeted and government-backed hacking against Google and the people who use our products.
Sony to spin off its consumer electronics, imaging, and mobile businesses into new intermediate holding company Sony Electronics Corporation on April 1
Early this morning, Sony announced that it would be spinning off its entire “Electronics Products & Solutions” (EP&S) segment …
An international group of ~400 cybersecurity experts from over 40 countries have come together to fight hacking related to the novel coronavirus
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - An international group of nearly 400 volunteers with expertise in cybersecurity formed on Wednesday to fight hacking related to the novel coronavirus.
Interviews with 12 Amazon warehouse workers: limited options from Amazon are forcing them to work in crowded warehouses with few essentials, like sanitizers
- A dozen Amazon workers told CNBC they're terrified to go to work during the pandemic, while others have expressed frustration …
Amazon admits it unintentionally hid competitors' faster delivery options and is working on a fix, after pushing back delivery on some items to April 21
The company is working on a fix after Recode alerted it to the issue. — Amazon surprised millions of customers last weekend …
Yelp pauses automatically creating fundraising campaigns with profiles of local businesses after outcry that there is no easy way for businesses to opt out
A fundraising program that Yelp and GoFundMe put in place this week to help local businesses impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic …
Apple launches an app and a website that provides information and guidance on COVID-19, in partnership with CDC, FEMA, and the Coronavirus Task Force
Tools Offer Up-to-Date Guidance and Information for People Across the US — Apple today released a new screening tool and set of resources …
Epic Games launches Epic Games Publishing, a label that will cover up to 100% of development costs while game creators retain 100% of IP and creative control
Andrew Webster / The Verge :
Kaspersky says Google's TAG links DarkHotel, a S. Korean hacking group with gov ties, to attacks on N. Koreans; 0-day exploits demonstrate rare sophistication
Andy Greenberg / Wired :
Amazon says a returns warehouse in Kentucky where three workers tested positive for COVID-19 has been closed by the order of the state's governor until April 1
Matt Day / Bloomberg :
Instacart workers say they are planning a nationwide strike from Monday after the company failed to offer protections like hazard pay, sanitizer, and paid leave
Instacart shoppers are planning a nationwide mass revolt over the grocery delivery app's response to the coronavirus pandemic. Tweets: @jason_koebler and @rmc031 Tweets: Jason Koebler / @jason_koebler...
Microsoft acquires Affirmed Networks, which provides fully virtualized, cloud-native networking tech to telecom operators, with a focus on 5G and edge computing
Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch :
Beijing-based big data and AI company MiningLamp, often dubbed “China's Palantir”, raises $300M Series E co-led by Temasek and Tencent
Beijing-based big data company MiningLamp's new funding round was led by Singapore's state investor Temasek Holdings and Chinese internet …
Patreon says 30,000+ creators signed up in the first three weeks of March; average new patron growth in 6 countries, including US and Italy, was 36.2% over Feb.
> https://blog.patreon.com/... @om : I would love if @gofundme would be decent enough to donate all the commissions on the COVID-19 related donations to the charities. https://twitter.com/... Rani Mol...
AMD confirms someone claimed in December to have “test files” related to current and future graphics products; some files recently posted online were removed
and they want $100 million for it Tom Warren / The Verge : Xbox Series X graphics source code stolen and leaked online Joanna Nelius / Gizmodo : PS5 and Xbox Series X Code Stolen From AMD and Briefly ...
On Twitter, Slack CEO discussed some of the dramatic changes Slack has seen over the last few weeks, like quickly adding 9K net new customers; stock up 10%+
thread by Slack CEO about the last 2 weeks: tough choices re: corona & staff, earnings call, stock market crash, usage surge. We glorify entrepreneurship, but it's no cakewalk https://twitter.com/... ...
Hooq, a streaming service backed by Singapore's Singtel, Sony Pictures, and Warner Bros, which had raised $95M, files for liquidation
On-demand video streaming service Hooq said on Friday it has filed for liquidation after it failed to grow rapidly and cover its increasing operating costs. See also Mediagazer
Huawei rolls out Celia, its multilingual AI assistant for phones outside China, initially on P40 in UK, France, Spain, Chile, Mexico, and Colombia
Paul Sawers / VentureBeat :
Autonomous truck startup TuSimple partners with supplier ZF to develop tech including cameras, lidar, and other sensors; plans driverless truck tests by 2021
Antuan Goodwin / CNET :
Cybersecurity insurance provider Chubb confirms it is investigating a “security incident” involving the unauthorized access of data belonging to a third-party
Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch :
Munich-based DataGuard, which helps businesses comply with regional regulations like GDPR, raises $20M Series A
Watchdogs have started to raise the issue that new working practices and online activity necessitated by the spread of the coronavirus pandemic are creating new sets of privacy, security and data prot...
Google says it will resume Chrome and Chrome OS releases after pausing them last week due to the adjusted employee work schedules during the pandemic
Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet :
Airbnb says it will subsidize hosting costs for up to 100K healthcare professionals, relief workers, and first responders around the world
Airbnb Newsroom :
Apptopia: COVID-19 quarantines have seen global downloads of Houseparty, Discord, Zoom, and Marco Polo skyrocket; Houseparty has seen ~652K downloads/day
Welcome to the Civic Signals newsletter … Alison DeNisco Rayome / CNET : 10 free video chat apps to use if you're social distancing Gabriel Brangers / Chrome Unboxed : How to use Zoom Meetings without...
MIT, Princeton, Microsoft, and others form a consortium to launch the C3.ai Digital Transformation Institute to investigate big issues, like pandemics, using AI
William J. Broad / New York Times :
Blockchain startup Block.one invests $150M in its social media app Voice, to kickstart its independent operations; Voice lets users post for token rewards
Celia Wan / The Block :
CData, a Chapel Hill, NC-based provider of cloud data access and connectivity software, raises $20M Series A from Updata Partners
WRAL TechWire :
The COVID-19 pandemic could signal a truce between EU and Big Tech, as Netflix and others limit video quality and stamping out misinformation becomes a priority
Laura Kayali / Politico :
Shopify's new AI commerce stack
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