With Spotify owning shows, a podcast player, tools to make new shows, and selling ads, the podcasting world is now divided into an open and a closed ecosystem
The Joe Rogan deal makes the company's big ambitions known — In what's likely the biggest deal ever for a single podcast …
Facebook says it will let many of its 50,000 employees work from home permanently, “aggressively” open up remote hiring, first in the USA, then elsewhere
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Thursday that the social media giant will start allowing many of its 50,000 employees …
Report: the official COVID-19 contact tracing app for North Dakota is sharing location data with Foursquare and an advertising ID with Google
The official COVID-19 contact tracing app for the state of North Dakota, designed to detect whether people have potentially been exposed to the coronavirus …
Sources: Apple is seeking an executive to lead its original podcasts effort and is acquiring podcasts that would tie into shows on its TV+ service
but not only TV shows. Story with @markgurman https://www.bloomberg.com/... James Cridland / @jamescridland : Just read a hand-wringing article desperately worried that the open ecosystem of podcastin...
Court rules that turning on a phone to view its lockscreen without unlocking it qualifies as searching the phone and thus would generally need a warrant
Location data requires a warrant since 2018; lock screen may now, too. — Smartphones are a rich data trove not only for marketers but also for law enforcement.
Zuckerberg: Facebook could get to about half of staff working remotely permanently in 5-10 years and will be the “most forward-leaning company on remote work”
don't shoot the messenger. Fili-Perf / @fabrantes : This is big coming from Facebook, it has never been a remote friendly company. I'm loving this trend of increased decentralization. https://twitter....
Sources: IBM is laying off thousands of workers across five US states including North Carolina, Pennsylvania, California, Missouri, and New York
- Thousands of IBM workers in North America likely affected — Newly unemployed staff fear finding another job in a recession
Internal memo: Magic Leap has raised $350M from new and existing investors and is withdrawing notices laying off remaining employees
Magic Leap CEO Rony Abovitz told employees Thursday his struggling augmented reality firm had raised $350 million from existing and new investors.
Sources: Audible is in talks to acquire celebrity podcasts and considers selling original shows individually; Amazon Music is also preparing to add podcasts
Under growing pressure from Spotify, the e-commerce giant is looking to spend big in podcast land Tweets: @ragnarxiv , @christianhern , @brij , @alexcartaz , @mikegary_ , @ajumplakdibampa , @michaelto...
Facebook says its $1,000 enterprise-edition Oculus Quest, which sells as part of the Oculus for Business platform, is now available for companies to purchase
Today Facebook announced that its enterprise-edition Oculus Quest that sells for $1,000 as part of its Oculus for Business platform …
Zuckerberg says employees working remotely who move to different locations may have their compensation adjusted based on their new locations
at the precise moment a global supply of remote jobs is coming online. @pinkpaisley3 : Lol. This makes no sense. If they're going to be working remotely why does the company care where they live? http...
Report: Chinese investors in US tech companies closed 11 deals worth $400M in Q1, down from 18 deals worth $1.8B in Q1 2019, as China looks to EU for investment
There were 11 deals for Chinese investments into US tech companies in the first quarter, compared to 18 in the same period …
Twitter's plan to let users restrict tweet replies may curb some harassment, but will allow some users to shut down criticism and will reduce random engagement
This could make the platform less toxic — and less magical — The Twitter “reply guy” — a user, usually male …
Senate passes legislation that would bar Alibaba and Baidu from US stock exchange listing, if they cannot certify they aren't under foreign government control
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Interviews shed light on the strained relationship between Masayoshi Son and Vision Fund leader Rajeev Misra, who some say has created a divisive workplace
Son's support tested after $18 billion in writedowns, clashes with internal rivals — In early March, before the coronavirus pandemic triggered … Tweets: @economictimes , @andresbarreto , @bradstone ...
KKR to invest $1.5B in Reliance Jio for a 2.32% stake; this is Reliance Jio's fifth major raise in just as many weeks
Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Jio Platforms has agreed to sell 2.32% stake to U.S. equity firm KKR in what is the fifth major investment in the top Indian telecom firm in just as many weeks.
Comparing Nvidia's new A100 Ampere chip with competition from Intel and GraphCore in terms of performance, economics, and software
Now that the dust from Nvidia's unveiling of its new Ampere AI chip has settled, let's take a look at the AI chip market behind the scenes and away from the spotlight
Court in Netherlands rules that, under GDPR, a woman must delete photos of her grandchildren that she posted on Facebook without their parents' permission
Because GDPR Mike Masnick / Techdirt : Court Tells Grandma To Delete Photos Of Grandkids On Facebook For Violating The GDPR James Rogers / Fox News : Netherlands court orders grandmother to remove pho...
Alibaba Q4 beats estimates with revenue up 22% YoY to $16.14B and income of $447M, down 88% YoY due to loss in investments, cloud computing revenue up 58% YoY
HANGZHOU, China—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE: BABA and HKEX: 9988, “Alibaba” or “Alibaba Group") …
After its debut last year, the Oculus Quest has quickly overcome many of its initial compromises, with an expanded library and better PC VR integration
Sam Byford / The Verge : Tweets: @starfire2258 , @harrymccracken , and @dcseifert Tweets: Sean Hollister / @starfire2258 : I don't write about Oculus for The Verge anymore b/c my wife works for Faceb...
Google rolls out new accessibility features for Android, including Assistant-powered, customized buttons called Action Blocks for tasks like playing music
Dieter Bohn / The Verge :
Deel, a payroll service for remote workers, raises $14M Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz
- Deel, a payroll platform for remote workers, has secured a $14 million series A round led by Andreessen Horowitz, sources told CNBC exclusively. As part of the investment …
Gen Z TikTok stars have embraced the rise of “collab houses” in Los Angeles, where young social media personalities chasing influence live and work together
Taylor Lorenz / New York Times : Tweets: @glengilmore , @jonacuff , @aishamoodmills , @laurenstrapa , @crtejada , @karlusss , @jessicahische , @nytimes , @bigtucsondad , and @taylorlorenz Tweets: Gle...
Statespace, whose software recreates the physics of popular FPS games to help players work on their weaknesses, raises $15M Series A led by Khosla Ventures
Statespace has today raised a $15 million Series A financing round led by Khosla, with partner Samir Kaul joining the board.
Nvidia reports Q1 revenue of $3.08B, up 39% YoY, and data center revenue of $1.14B, up 80% YoY; gaming segment up 25% despite retail outlet closures
Update Wallace Witkowski / MarketWatch : Nvidia data-center sales top $1 billion for first time, earnings beat expectations Alex Calvin / PC Games Insider : Nvidia: Society is going to spend more on g...
Nextdoor is building close ties with local law enforcement and public officials in the US, worrying some civil rights advocates
Sarah Holder / CityLab :
Sources: while Amazon has pushed its annual Prime Day to September, the company is preparing for an earlier “Summer Sale” to let brands sell excess inventory
After losing some online shoppers to rivals during the pandemic, the retail giant is turning back to faster shipping times and big sales.
Shopify says it will allow its 5,000 employees to work from home indefinitely
Candy Cheng / Bloomberg :
A look at the accuracy of commercial fitness trackers, as studies show factors like having darker skin or shuffling when walking can throw off sensors
Sara Harrison / The Markup : Tweets: @themarkup , @davezatz , @juliaangwin , and @themarkup Tweets: @themarkup : There are various ways your fitness tracker could go wrong, especially if you don't fi...
Facebook unveils a new Messenger feature to alert users about malicious activity, aimed at preventing scams and unwanted interactions with those under 18
Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat :
Insurance policy comparison site SelectQuote closed up nearly 36% on its first day of trading, valued at ~$4.4B, after raising $570M in its IPO
Kimberly Chin / Wall Street Journal :
HPE reports Q2 revenue of $6.01B, down 16% YoY, and a loss of $821M, expects to save $1B in future costs with “changes in workforce”; stock down ~5% after-hours
Jon Swartz / MarketWatch :
Facebook announces new features for Workplace, including a drop-in video call feature that mirrors Rooms, enhanced tools for Portal, and more
we have a small office in Dallas, but there is no denying that the center of gravity is in Menlo Park. I really like Workplace. I hope all my posts stay preserved for some future historian. https://tw...
Samsung has started construction on a 5nm fabrication facility in Pyeongtaek, South Korea to take on TSMC's contract chipmaking business
Sohee Kim / Bloomberg :
Clara Analytics raises $25M Series B led by Aspen Capital Group for its AI-powered tools that expedite worker compensation claims
Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat :
Shopify's new AI commerce stack
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