Apple Music on the web exits beta and is available to all subscribers worldwide
Last September, Apple launched a web-based Apple Music experience, offering users a similar experience to the Mac version of the Music app with “For You,” “Browse,” and “Radio” sections, along with pl...
Netflix is releasing ten documentary films and series on YouTube for free for use by teachers, accompanied by study guides and Q&As with creators
Netflix has unlocked a selection of educational documentary films and series — available now for free on YouTube — saying it's a way to help teachers during the COVID-19 quarantine.
Researchers discovered 725 Ruby libraries on the official RubyGems repository contained malware intended to copy users' clipboards, targeting bitcoin payments
Typosquatting barrage on RubyGems software repository users — Tomislav Maljic, Threat Analyst at ReversingLabs. ,
FBI says it is receiving ~3,000-4,000 cybersecurity complaints per day during the pandemic, up from ~1,000 complaints it was receiving daily before the outbreak
The FBI has seen a spike in cyber crimes reported to its Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic …
Facebook to add two new “Care Reactions”: an emoji hugging a heart on the main Facebook app and a pulsating heart on Messenger
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Shopify CTO says the platform is “now handling Black Friday level traffic every day”; Shopify stock gained 50% in the last 7 days, adding $23B in market value
Shopify Inc. shares are on track for a record high after an executive said the e-commerce company was experiencing traffic similar …
Google says it is now displaying information for over 2,000 COVID-19 testing centers across 43 US states in search results for terms related to the disease
It will list more than 2,000 COVID-19 testing centers across 43 states — Google searches for terms related to COVID-19 …
Apple Music head Oliver Schusser will take over Beats, replacing its president, Luke Wood, who's leaving the company on April 30
but with a twist: the ear cups and headband are magnetic so you can swap them out like you can customize an Apple Watch https://www.bloomberg.com/... Thanks: @rogerwcheng See also Mediagazer
Sources: Google is working on a “Google card”, a debit card co-branded with banks including Citi, to set itself apart from rival payment services
Venmo Adds Direct Deposits—Bank & Fintech Apps See Downtime Tyler Lee / Phandroid : It looks like Google could be making their own debit card Sam Rutherford / Gizmodo : Leaks Emerge About Google's Upc...
In a setback to Amazon, a federal judge put its JEDI cloud contract lawsuit on hold, following a DOD report failing to establish White House interference
A U.S. judge on Friday put on hold a suit by Amazon.com Inc challenging the Pentagon's decision to award a $10 billion contract to Microsoft Corp.
Sales of Raspberry Pi's single-board computers hit 640K in March, its second biggest month ever, as Pi evolves from hobbyist toy to general purpose computer
From ending battles over the only PC in the house to supporting 3D printing and ventilator projects, the tiny single-board computer is suddenly in great demand. Tweets: @raspberry_pi and @ihnatko . Th...
Sources: Amazon has started replacing thermometers with thermal cameras at its US warehouses to speed up screening for workers with fevers
(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc has started to use thermal cameras at its warehouses to speed up screening for feverish workers who could be infected with the coronavirus, employees told Reuters. Tweets: @...
Interview with and profile of Xu Lei, CEO of JD Retail who is viewed as heir apparent to JD.com, as founder and CEO Richard Liu retreats from the spotlight
- Richard Liu is grooming lieutenant Xu Lei for key roles — The sales and marketing expert shares his thoughts on JD 2.0 Tweets: @pingroma , @pingroma , @business , and @pingroma Tweets: Zheping Hu...
Trump's campaign is poised to replicate its 2016 success on Facebook, exploiting how FB's AI ad tools automatically distribute ad spend and target audiences
Look at a thousand of the millions of Facebook ads Donald Trump has run, and it's hard to believe that they represent a winning strategy. Tweets: @therealquags , @brianweeden , @antoniogm , @larryrose...
Binance launches a white paper for Binance Smart Chain, an Ethereum-compatible proof-of-stake blockchain for smart contracts with BNB as a native token
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The tech industry, with an eye towards improving its reputation, is quickly pivoting to offer remedies to the pandemic crisis
Before the pandemic, Yiying Lu was known for her work designing the Twitter Fail Whale and the dumpling and boba tea emojis. In the past few weeks, Lu said she was called to a higher purpose. Tweets:...
UK's competition watchdog provisionally approves Amazon's investment in Deliveroo, after concluding the startup risked collapse absent new funds
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Source: AWS is restructuring large contracts but is not flexible with small startups; report: Microsoft, Google gave some customers more time to pay cloud bills
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UK-based Perspectum closes $36M round as it looks to commercialize its software that helps detect chronic liver disorders by analyzing data from MRI scans
Lime to reactivate small fleets of scooters in some US and European cities and offer free 30-minute rides for health workers and law enforcement officers
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Sources: ICANN delays review period for selling .org registry to Ethos Capital until May 4, after California's AG raised concerns it would hurt non-profits
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London-based BenevolentAI, which uses drug industry data and research to discover new drug applications, highlights the promise of AI in fight against COVID-19
Tom Simonite / Wired : Tweets: @robcrilly , @wired , and @nxthompson Tweets: Rob Crilly / @robcrilly : How AI is contributing to fight against Covid-19 https://www.wired.com/... @wired : Benevolent A...
Sources: Amazon UK to launch an “Ultra Fast Fresh” service, merging Amazon Fresh and Prime Now, retrofitting nine existing depots to handle fresh produce
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Sources: design software company Figma is in talks to raise at least $50M from a16z at a valuation of $2B
Alex Konrad / Forbes : Tweets: @nbt , @bizcarson , @alexrkonrad , and @alex . Thanks: @alexrkonrad Tweets: Nikhil Basu Trivedi / @nbt : The intersection of creative and collaborative software was alr...
Profile of Nextdoor CEO Sarah Friar, as the social network becomes a hub to help neighbors during the pandemic with DAUs up 80% globally from February to March
Financial Times : Tweets: @daveleeft Tweets: Dave Lee / @daveleeft : I'm sorry, but how adorable is the FT's cartoon of Next Door's Sarah Friar? Great piece by @MsHannahMurphy about the woman who is ...
Shopify's new AI commerce stack
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