Facebook launches Messenger Rooms for group video chat, rolling out globally in the coming weeks, and says it will allow up to 50 people to join a call
Facebook is greatly expanding its video chat offerings to keep up with rising demand — Facebook is rolling out a suite of new products to expand its capabilities in video chat.
As Apple Watch celebrates its 5th anniversary, watch enthusiasts reflect on its impact and how its mainstream appeal brought new interest in mechanical watches
After half a decade, the Apple Watch's lasting impact is clear. — There are certain moments that stand out as true game-changers.
John Legere abruptly resigns from T-Mobile board, effective immediately, in order to “pursue other options”, after previously stating he would leave on June 4
Whatever his next move is couldn't wait until June — John Legere has formally cut ties with T-Mobile US, the company he led as CEO for over seven years.
Facebook expands WhatsApp group video call limits up to eight people and adds new live video features for Facebook, Instagram, Portal, and Facebook Dating
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Research: ~150 new domain registrations starting with “reopen”, and many ending with US place names, are tied to state GOP orgs and other conservative groups
The past few weeks have seen a large number of new domain registrations beginning with the word “reopen” and ending with U.S. city or state names.
Sources: Facebook and Zoom worked since January to launch a video call product on Portal in May, but stopped after Zoom decided to pause new feature development
New York Times :
In court documents, WhatsApp claims that NSO Group used US-based servers to direct malware to WhatsApp user devices
The legal battle between software surveillance vendor NSO Group and Facebook continues (Greg Otto/Scoop News Group) — Lawyers for WhatsApp's parent company alleged …
Telegram says it now has 400M MAUs, up from 300M a year ago, and will offer secure group video calls sometime this year
Now that the coronavirus pandemic has made video calls increasingly popular and critical, services like Zoom, Google Meet, WhatsApp and Telegram are vying for attention.
The COVID-19 outbreak is accelerating the adoption of autonomous sidewalk delivery robots in the US, as startups Starship and Kiwibot scramble to meet demand
“We saw that business double overnight,” startup says of UK grocery deliveries. — On the morning of March 30 …
SF supervisor says Uber is retaliating against the city's temporary cap on food delivery commissions by ceasing deliveries to low income neighborhoods
San Francisco Supervisor Matt Haney accused Uber of redlining after it cut off access to Uber Eats for Treasure Island residents …
A text string in the Sindhi language can crash iPhone, iPad, Mac, or Watch when devices receive a notification with it; bug seems to be fixed in iOS 13.4.5 beta
Chance Miller / 9to5Mac :
A look at the challenges workers of Silicon Valley giants like Apple, Facebook, and Google encounter working from home and how the companies are responding
Apple, Google, Facebook, LinkedIn and Uber set new policies for employees working from home as tech culture clashes with family life.
AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson to step down, President and COO John Stankey will take over the position on July 1
Lauren Feiner / CNBC :
Apple and Google release FAQ for contact tracing APIs, describe changes made to address privacy concerns, and pledge to disable APIs once pandemic is contained
Russell Brandom / The Verge :
Nintendo says 160K Nintendo accounts were compromised since the beginning of April using credentials obtained illegally by “some means other than our service”
We would like to provide an update on the recent incidents … Tom Phillips / Eurogamer.net : Nintendo confirms up to 160,000 accounts accessed in huge privacy breach Lindsey O'Donnell / Threatpost : Ni...
Sources: OnePlus downsized some European offices, including UK and Germany, by as much as 80%, while offices in Finland, where it sees potential, are unaffected
Richard Lai / Engadget :
Federal court officially approves the $5B settlement Facebook reached with the FTC last July
Carrie Mihalcik / CNET :
Sources: China orders ByteDance to temporarily remove its Slack-style office app Feishu, after discovering content from banned sites like Facebook and Twitter
- Regulators found the app allowed access to Facebook, Twitter — The decision deals a blow to ByteDance's internet ambitions
Profile of Josh Zimmerman, a life coach for influencers, who says his clients' careers have become more consuming, uncertain, and scrutinized during COVID-19
Taylor Lorenz / New York Times : Tweets: @thecreatorcoach , @faris , @taylorlorenz , @taylorlorenz , @taylorlorenz , @taylorlorenz , @taylorlorenz , and @taylorlorenz Tweets: Josh Zimmerman / @thecre...
Amazon loses appeal of French court ruling to limit customer orders to essential items; must conduct risk evaluations with unions to resume nonessential sales
Liz Alderman / New York Times :
US officials say government agencies, hospitals, research labs, and pharma companies are being targeted by Chinese hackers trying to steal coronavirus research
Washington (CNN)The Trump administration is pointing the finger at China for attempting to steal coronavirus research as officials …
E-commerce stocks soar amid pandemic as analysts expect upcoming results will reveal a potentially permanent shift in consumer behavior toward online shopping
- Online retail is making in-roads into categories like grocery — Amazon, eBay, Wayfair and Shopify among the outperformers
Apple says it found no evidence of hackers exploiting the newly discovered vulnerabilities in the Mail app for iPhone and iPad
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg :
Distribution of child sexual abuse materials increases across major sites including Facebook and YouTube, as moderation efforts are constrained during pandemic
particularly Facebook and Mega. Nobody wants to this stuff on their platform https://www.nbcnews.com/...
A look at Beijing-based Red Date, the company responsible for the tech of China's upcoming Blockchain Service Network, and BSN's alliance with AWS, China Mobile
David Pan / CoinDesk :
Profile of Mobilize, a tool for helping organizations manage events and recruit volunteers, which has become nearly ubiquitous among Democratic campaigns
and it's getting creative. https://www.wired.com/... Caitlin Kelly / @caitlin__kelly : New @GiladEdelman on how the Dems' top events platform is adjusting to covid-19. “Before the pandemic, about 25 p...
Sources: cloud collaboration service Airtable is in talks to raise at least $50M at a valuation between $2.5B and $4B; Airtable was valued at $1.1B in 2018
Kate Clark / The Information : Tweets: @sehaj23 , @mdudas , @kateclarktweets , @amir , and @jessicalessin Tweets: Sehaj Singh / @sehaj23 : Great product. The final news should be in public within nex...
Interview with IBM's Executive VP John Kelly III on the company's plans to build ethical AI systems during and after the COVID-19 pandemic
Linda Kinstler / Protocol : Tweets: @protocol and @mcwm . Thanks: @mcwm Tweets: @protocol : IBM has stepped in to fight the coronavirus pandemic. Among the things it's doing is working on ways to tra...
Ireland's prime minister says the government should consider copying Australia's plan to force Facebook and Google to share advertising revenue with local media
Conor Humphries / Reuters :
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.