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.
The internet tailwinds that propelled meteoric growth in Silicon Valley are stalling, which will accelerate zero-sum games between startups and incumbents
The Internet tailwinds that propelled Silicon Valley's meteoric growth for decades are stalling out. The ripple effects will jolt the tech industry.
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 …
A look at the origin of the conspiracy theory linking 5G to COVID-19, which went mainstream as influential people and celebrities started amplifying it in March
Damaged cabling and telecommunications equipment is pictured following a fire at a phone mast attached to a chimney in Huddersfield, northern England, on April 17.
Germany says it will adopt a decentralized approach to digital contact tracing backed by Apple and Google, abandoning its home-grown alternative
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany changed course on Sunday over which type of smartphone technology it wanted to use to trace coronavirus infections …
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
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China-based Bitcoin miner maker Ebang files for a US IPO; Ebang had revenue of $109M in 2019, down from $319M in 2018
Ebang International, one of the world's largest bitcoin mining machines manufacturers, has just formally filed for an initial public offering (IPO) in the U.S.
Two former Huawei employees, who had labor disputes with the company, say they were detained by China after discussing Huawei sales to Iran in a WeChat group
China arrested five former employees who had discussed the tech giant's Iranian sales in a chat group, raising questions about its government ties. Tweets: @hadinili , @mdubowitz , @julianku , @scs_di...
Interview with Thomas Kurian, CEO of Google Cloud, on rearranged priorities due to the COVID-19 crisis, competition, his evolving strategy around M&A, and more
Locked in an uphill battle against AWS and Microsoft in infrastructure cloud computing, Google Cloud has made the adjustments needed …
While others like Disney and WarnerMedia change schedules to try to salvage part of the year, Netflix says it has enough content to not move its 2020 slate
The streamer's 2020 slate won't move around, exec says — The most pressing issue entertainment companies around the world … Tweets: @loudmouthjulia , @mattlynley , @hkanji , and @hshaban Tweets: Jul...
Executives at construction startups discuss how they are automating parts of their work and what it will take to create fully autonomous construction projects
Built Robotics executives are fond of saying that their autonomous system for construction equipment, like dozers and excavators …
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.
Etsy says it is seeing Cyber Monday like demand in April for fabric-based face masks, as its stock price rises to all-time highs from a record low in March
Price climbs from record low to new high as 50,000 sellers turn to making coronavirus protection — At the end of March, Etsy … Tweets: @tonytassell and @jangles Tweets: Tony Tassell / @tonytassell :...
US officials say government agencies, hospitals, research labs, and pharma companies are being targeted by Chinese hackers trying to steal coronavirus research
which oversees the CDC — has been struck by a surge of daily cyber attacks by foreign hackers, sources tell CNN. US officials are pointing the finger at China. New w/ @MarquardtA https://www.cnn.com/....
SF supervisor says Uber is retaliating against the city's temporary cap on food delivery commissions by ceasing deliveries to low income neighborhoods
as opposed to letting the free market decide. Do @DoorDash @postmates and @Grubhub still deliver to treasure island? https://twitter.com/... @thesoulcab : @dkhos @tonywest are shitty liars, they don't...
How activists are protesting online, like dropping pins with protest messages beside Russian government buildings on Yandex.Maps, holding Zoom conferences, more
Christopher Miller / BuzzFeed News : Tweets: @christopherjm , @kadiagoba , @buzzfeed , and @christopherjm Tweets: Christopher Miller / @christopherjm : The deadly coronavirus pandemic has disrupted p...
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: @ashkan , @thecreatorcoach , @faris , @taylorlorenz , @taylorlorenz , @taylorlorenz , @taylorlorenz , @taylorlorenz , and @taylorlorenz Tweets: Ashkan Karbasf...
A look at Luminary Media, a year after its launch as “the Netflix of podcasting”: company says subscriber base grew by 14% in the past six weeks amid lockdown
not some PE/VC firm. https://twitter.com/... Felix Gillette / @felixgillette : Luminary, at the one year mark: “Over the last 90 days, the company hasn't cracked the Top 500 entertainment apps in the ...
Sources: China orders ByteDance to temporarily remove its Slack-style office app Feishu, after discovering content from banned sites like Facebook and Twitter
a mash-up of Slack, Skype and Google Docs — competes in China against similar offerings from other Chinese companies https://www.livemint.com/... Zheping Huang / @pingroma : Scoop: Chinese regulators ...
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
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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...
E-commerce stocks soar amid pandemic as analysts expect upcoming results will reveal a potentially permanent shift in consumer behavior toward online shopping
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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.