Apple launches App Store, iCloud, Apple Arcade, and Apple Podcasts in 20 new countries; Apple Music expands to 52 new countries
Cupertino, California — Apple announced that starting today, even more customers around the world can enjoy many of Apple's most popular Services.
Sonos launches Sonos Radio, a free streaming radio service preloaded in the Sonos app, with 60K+ stations from multiple partners alongside original programming
Sonos Radio will now be the default service available for the company's speakers — Sonos has always been the neutral manager …
Google will let merchants list their products for free in Shopping search results, as part of an effort to better compete against Amazon in product search
After 8 years, Google will bring free listings into its Shopping results as part of an evolution to better compete against Amazon in product search.
France says its contact-tracing application, which would likely send tracking data to a state-run server, won't work with iOS Bluetooth privacy protections
- Minister says Apple protocol slows government's app deployment — Government developing app without using Google-Apple platform
Samsung says its blood pressure monitoring app for Galaxy Watch has been approved by a South Korean regulator and will be available in Q3
The app measures blood pressure when paired with a smartwatch. — Samsung's app that measures blood pressure on its smartwatch has been approved …
Google's head of quantum computing hardware John Martinis resigned from his position this month after disagreements with Hartmut Neven, its quantum AI director
John Martinis brought a long record of quantum computing breakthroughs when he joined Google in 2014. He quit after being reassigned to an advisory role.
Nvidia's GeForce Now loses more titles from developers including Xbox Game Studios and Warner Bros. even as it works to bring in more games ahead of June launch
But it's gaining more Ubisoft titles — Nvidia's GeForce Now cloud gaming service is losing access to more titles later this month, the company announced on Monday.
HBO Max to launch on May 27 for $15 per month with 10,000 hours of programming
The streaming service is set to debut amid the shutdown brought about by the novel coronavirus outbreaking, bringing with it 10,000 hours of library programming from across the WarnerMedia catalog.
SAP names Christian Klein as sole CEO effective April 30, as co-CEO Jennifer Morgan departs; both were named co-CEOs in Oct. after Bill McDermott stepped down
SAP's move to co-CEOs didn't last long as Jennifer Morgan departs and Christian Klein becomes sole CEO.
Security firm buys a database, first seen last month, with info on 267M+ mostly US Facebook users, including full names and phone numbers, for £500 on dark web
Threat actors are selling over 267 million Facebook profiles for £500 ($623) on dark web sites and hacker forums.
Internal memo: Kickstarter announced it will likely lay off employees and restructure the business as projects are down ~35% YoY with “no clear sign of rebound”
Talks are starting with the union — Kickstarter announced in an internal memo today that it's likely going to lay off employees.
Google rolls out BeyondCorp Remote Access, a cloud-based tool that lets employees securely access their company's internal web apps without using a VPN
Google is rolling out the product now as organizations figure out how to accommodate remote workforces through the Covid-19 pandemic.
Apple Magic Keyboard with trackpad review: great typing experience and excellent trackpad, but it's heavy and thick, expensive, and has no function row
and not even the very good Magic Keyboard can change that.” Put that in your pipe and smoke it https://www.theverge.com/... Dieter Bohn / @backlon : Here's my review of the Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro...
Facebook removes some events calling for protests of stay-at-home orders, saying “events that defy government's guidance on social distancing aren't allowed”
> this is manipulation of their network. It's also disinformation / astroturfing... 👇 https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... Jordan Schachtel / @jordanschachtel : Facebook is purging groups to protest lo...
Google's Cloud Healthcare API, which is aimed at making patient data interoperable between various health care systems and apps, is now generally available
- Google Cloud is moving to open up its Healthcare API. — The company says the tool will make it easier for health systems to connect and share data in a unified view.
Confluent, the company behind open source streaming data project Apache Kafka, raises $250M Series E at a $4.5B valuation, following last year's $125M Series D
The pandemic may feel all-encompassing at the moment, but Confluent announced a $250 million Series E today …
Sources: Microsoft's upcoming Surface Go 2, which could debut in May, will have a larger 10.5" display with smaller bezels, 4GB RAM, 64GB storage in base model
Zac Bowden / Windows Central :
NBCUniversal's movie ticketing company Fandango has agreed to buy Walmart's on-demand video streaming service Vudu for an undisclosed sum
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch :
Facebook releases initial results of Carnegie Mellon's COVID-19 survey in the US and interactive maps based on de-identified, aggregated data, updated daily
he says Facebook won't have access to health data users share.... https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... Alex Belardinelli / @abelardinelli : Writing in the @washingtonpost Mark Zuckerberg explains how d...
ForgeRock, which provides digital identity management services, raises $93.5M Series E led by Riverwood Capital and Accenture Ventures
For better or worse, digital identity management services — the process of identifying and authenticating users on networks to access services …
The hacker that stole ~$25M worth of cryptocurrency from dForce-based Lendf.Me returns ~$24M through a series of transactions involving different token types
Wolfie Zhao / CoinDesk :
IBM reports Q1 revenue of $17.6B, down 3.4% YoY, total cloud revenue of $5.4B, up 19% YoY, says it's withdrawing full year guidance amid the COVID-19 crisis
Jordan Novet / CNBC :
Huawei reports Q1 revenue of $25.8B, up 1.4% YoY, compared to 39% growth in 2019, and net profit margin of 7.3%, down from 8% in Q1 2019
Ryan Browne / CNBC :
Austrian startup Adverity, which provides marketing data intelligence and analytics tools, raises $30M Series C led by Sapphire Ventures
Charlotte Tucker / EU-Startups :
Uber says it will test two new delivery initiatives during the pandemic: Direct, aimed at retailers and businesses, and Connect, aimed at personal items
Financial Times :
Sources including employees at Foxconn and Pegatron facilities say iPhone factories have slowed production, cutting overtime and reducing staff, as demand dips
Financial Times :
Sources: Didi Chuxing's bike-sharing unit Qingju raised $150M from SoftBank and Legend Capital in its latest round, while Didi itself invested ~$850M
Yunan Zhang / The Information : Tweets: @coryweinberg and @amir Tweets: Cory Weinberg / @coryweinberg : Big new funding for Chinese bikesharing in <checks notes> 2020. “While most Chinese are returni...
After the pandemic shut down live music venues, some artists have turned to sites like Stageit to livestream performances with typical viewers paying around $15
up from just 747 in February—and the company booked more than $1 million in revenue for the month, double what it made during all of last year. 😮 https://www.bloomberg.com/... Rhett Miller / @rhettmil...
Alibaba says it will invest $28B over the next three years to expand cloud infrastructure, such as data centers, to extend its cloud services to more countries
Zheping Huang / Bloomberg :
Guru, an enterprise-focused knowledge management software provider, raised $30M Series C led by Accel with Slack among returning investors
Mary Ann Azevedo / Crunchbase News : Tweets: @dinvesting . Thanks: @bayareawriter Tweets: Elliot Silver / @dinvesting : Despite all the money this company has raised, it is using the off-brand http:/...
Unlearn.ai, which builds “digital twin” software tools for clinical research to reduce human participation in trials, raises $12M Series A led by 8VC
Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat :
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.