Disney's top streaming exec, Kevin Mayer, resigns to become CEO of TikTok and COO of parent company ByteDance; Disney names Rebecca Campbell as his successor
Kevin Mayer will lead the Chinese-owned app for making and sharing short videos, which has exploded in popularity during the pandemic.
AG Barr says that, “no thanks to Apple”, the FBI succeeded in unlocking the “phones” of the Pensacola gunman, who they found had significant links to Al Qaeda
It looks like the most recent contention between the FBI and Apple over device encryption has come to an end …
Microsoft unveils Windows Package Manager, native to Windows 10, letting users install software from the command line without visiting vendor sites or the Store
Microsoft is adding a built-in package manager to Windows 10. The company today announced Windows Package Manager at Build 2020 …
Budget airline EasyJet says email addresses and travel details of 9M passengers were stolen and credit card details of 2,208 customers were accessed
EasyJet has admitted that a “highly sophisticated cyber-attack” has affected approximately nine million customers.
Samsung announces a 50-megapixel smartphone sensor promising faster “DSLR-level auto-focus speeds” and better low-light image quality
Samsung has unveiled a new smartphone sensor showing that more megapixels may not always be better. The ISOCELL GN1 is “only” a 50-megapixel sensor …
Microsoft announces the Fluid Framework, a new type of Office document built around collaborative Lego-like blocks on the web, and says it will be open source
Microsoft is creating a new kind of Office document. Instead of Word, Excel, or PowerPoint, the company has created Lego blocks of Office content that live on the web.
At an MIT event, Microsoft president Brad Smith says the company was “on the wrong side of history” with open source
Tell-all with president Brad Smith reveals Obama warned tech giants that a privacy reckoning was coming — Microsoft president Brad Smith (pictured) …
Microsoft's Chromium Edge is getting Pinterest suggestions, sidebar search, and business features like Windows Information Protection support
At its Build 2020 developers conference today, Microsoft announced a slew of new features coming to Chromium Edge. Consumers can expect Pinterest suggestions and sidebar search.
Sony and Microsoft announce partnership to embed Microsoft Azure AI capabilities onto Sony's new image sensor with built-in AI that was announced last week
Sony's image sensor will have Microsoft Azure artificial intelligence capabilities. — Sony and Microsoft have joined together …
Microsoft announces Project Reunion, its latest attempt to unify the Windows developer platform by reducing fragmentation between Win32 and UWP APIs
At Build 2020 today, Microsoft unveiled Project Reunion, its latest attempt to unify the Windows developer platform by reducing fragmentation …
Microsoft says it is improving its Windows Subsystem for Linux, including adding GUI app support, as its Terminal command line tool reaches version 1.0
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Instagram introduces Guides, a feature letting creators curate content on a specific subject, debuting with select accounts focusing on wellness
Creators, public figures, organizations and publishers can curate content on a specific subject — Instagram introduced a new Guides feature Monday …
Microsoft says it built a 285,000-processor supercomputer within Azure, exclusively available to OpenAI for running “massive distributed AI models”
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Researchers found a bug in Bluetooth Classic pairing process that allows attackers to spoof the identify of a previously paired device to gain access of another
New BIAS attack works agaisnt Bluetooth devices and firmware from Apple, Broadcom, Cypress, Intel, Samsung, and others.
Microsoft's Cloud for Healthcare, a suite of telehealth tools including a Healthcare Bot Service and patient engagement portals, is now in public preview
At its virtual Build conference today, Microsoft announced it is launching industry-specific cloud offerings, starting with one designed for healthcare.
Microsoft launches Lists, an Airtable-like app for Microsoft 365 that helps users track a wide range of issues using customizable views, rules, and alerts
Microsoft today launched Lists, a new “smart tracking app” for Microsoft 365 users. That may sound a lot like a todo list app …
Profile of Rebecca Campbell, Disney's new direct-to-consumer and international chairperson in charge of streaming, including the global expansion of Disney+
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Germany's Federal Constitutional Court rules that spying on the Frankfurt exchange's global internet traffic by the BND, its intelligence agency, is illegal
In the world of online spying, great power lies with those who can get their hands on the data flowing through the world's Internet infrastructure.
Walmart says it will discontinue Jet.com, which it acquired for $3.3B in 2016, even as Q1 e-commerce sales were up 74%
Jet.com was critical to Walmart's e-commerce strategy and omnichannel efforts, but is no longer necessary.
In email to staff, Dara Khosrowshahi says Uber will cut 3,000 more jobs, in addition to the 3,700 that were let go earlier this month, and will close 45 offices
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Alibaba's Jack Ma resigns from SoftBank board, as he pulls back from formal business roles to focus on philanthropy; SoftBank to propose three new appointments
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Microsoft announces the public preview of Project Bonsai, a platform for building autonomous industrial control systems
Microsoft announced the public preview of Project Bonsai, a platform for building autonomous industrial control systems, during its Build 2020 online conference.
Profile of Chinese voice computing company iFlytek, which makes AI-based apps for consumers and the Chinese government that critics say aid surveillance efforts
Alexa can tell you the weather. Siri knows a few jokes. In China, voice-computing company iFlytek built similar smart assistants beloved by users. Tweets: @wired and @wadhwa Tweets: @wired : iFlytek...
Sources: TSMC, the biggest contract chipmaker, has halted new orders from Huawei in response to new US export controls; orders placed before are not impacted
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Brex, which offers a credit card tailored to startups, raises $150M in a Series C extension
Fast-growing fintech behemoth Brex is raising big money as its customer base itself — high-growth and spendy startups — is struggling. — The company, which sells a credit card tailored for startups ...
Interview with Sundar Pichai on Google's diversity, long-term plans for its hardware division, the pandemic's effect on its ads business, and more
Like all big tech companies, Google and Alphabet are playing an outsized role in our lives as the coronavirus pandemic continues.
Google suspended a popular Android podcast app, Podcast Addict, from the Play Store and removed ads from existing installs, because it lists COVID-19 content
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Jack Dorsey has told Square employees they can work from home even after the COVID-19 shelter-in-place orders end, following a similar move at Twitter
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Google Preferred to be replaced by YouTube Select, a global offering for premium advertisers with a package specifically for YouTube content on connected TVs
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Oculus says it will start accepting Quest titles that support hand tracking this month and details two new collaboration and productivity apps coming this year
Sources: Nasdaq to unveil new rules requiring companies from some countries, including China, to raise $25M+ or 25%+ of post-listing market cap in their IPOs
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A look at Congress' approach to data privacy during the pandemic, including the COVID-19 Consumer Data Protection Act, a bill introduced by Republican Senators
After saving lives, the most urgent — and hotly debated — problem facing government policymakers in the age of COVID-19 … Tweets: @math_rachel Tweets: Rachel Thomas / @math_rachel : “When people are c...
Intercontinental Exchange's Bakkt says its institutional custody business has now more than 70 clients as it eyes the launch of a much-anticipated consumer app
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Microsoft says Minecraft has now topped 200M sales, up from 100M in 2016, with 126M monthly players; Minecraft saw a 25% increase in new players last month
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How the Xbox adaptive controller and similar tools are helping the estimated 33M gamers with disabilities play games and become part of the gaming community
one we thought we had lost.” https://www.cnet.com/... via @AlisonDeNisco @CNET @cnet : Hackers and hobbyists are finding ways to adapt gaming controllers, so those with disabilities don't just play - ...
Baidu reports Q1 revenue of $3.18B, down 7% YoY, and iQIYI revenue of $1.08B, up 9% YoY; iQIYI subscribers grew to 118.9M and membership revenue grew 35% YoY
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Indian food delivery startup Swiggy says it will lay off 1,100 employees, or nearly 14% of its workforce, to cut costs amid the pandemic
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A Facebook conducted survey of 86K small business owners and employees shows 31% of SMBs have stopped operating and 11% more expect to fail in next 3 months
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Contentsquare, which uses AI to give brands insight into user experience with website and apps, raises $190M Series D led by BlackRock's Private Equity Partners
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Microsoft and FedEx partner to help companies ship products more efficiently, including a tool that aggregates information to predict potential issues
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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.