In open letter on racism, Tim Cook speaks out on George Floyd's “senseless killing” and says we must commit to creating a better, more just world for everyone
Right now, there is a pain deeply etched in the soul of our nation and in the hearts of millions.
Over 30 early Facebook employees, including its first comms chief, write an open letter to Mark Zuckerberg opposing his choice to leave Trump's posts unaltered
In an open letter, nearly three dozen called on the chief executive to take action on President Trump's messages.
Messaging app Signal adds face blurring tool on iOS and Android to help hide protesters' identities
Right now, people around the world are marching and protesting against racism and police brutality, outraged by the most recent police murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor.
Supercuts of violent police behavior during widespread protests have been going viral on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, with one racking up over 45M views
which people have watched tens of millions of times — to reframe the public conversation about the common element in so many protests: police violence https://www.nytimes.com/... Hamza Shaban / @hshab...
A proposed $5B class action suit filed Tuesday accuses Google of covertly collecting user browsing info in Incognito mode via Google Analytics and other tools
(Reuters) - Google was sued on Tuesday in a proposed class action accusing the internet search company of illegally invading …
Protests renew scrutiny of tech companies' ties to law enforcement, as company officials issue statements in support of protesters
Sidney Fussell / Wired :
Activists say Microsoft, Amazon, and IBM, who all expressed solidarity with protestors, should reassess their work with police forces; none have said they will
Over the past week, tech giants including Microsoft, Amazon and IBM have expressed solidarity with protesters who have taken to the streets to oppose police brutality.
a16z announces Talent x Opportunity fund, starting with $2.2M from a16z partners, to invest in underserved founders; all returns will be reinvested in the fund
Andreessen Horowitz announced today in a blog post that it is launching a fund designed to invest in underrepresented and underserved founders.
iOS 13.5.5 beta code hints that Apple still plans to introduce a service bundle that includes Apple Music, Apple TV+, and more in a single subscription
Apple is rumored to introduce a service bundle that includes Apple Music, Apple TV+, and more in a single subscription. 9to5Mac …
America is awash in cameras, a double-edged sword for protesters, who can record police brutality, and cops, who can use them to track down protesters
digital eyes are a boon and danger to protesters, by @heatherkelly @rachelerman https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... via @washingtonpost #BlackLivesMatter
Transcript of Mark Zuckerberg's Tuesday meeting with Facebook employees, including his thoughts on Trump's recent posts, democracy, speech, and racial justice
weeks after the controversy over its content—until @JuddLegum started asking questions about it. https://popular.info/... https://twitter.com/... Jake Brukhman / @jbrukh : Mark Zuckerberg can't win. T...
Apptopia: since May 25, Americans have downloaded Signal 234K times and Citizen 121K times; Twitter was downloaded more than Facebook and Instagram this week
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Report: Apple started a robotics lab in 2012 to reduce human labor needed to assemble products, but abandoned it in 2018 as the robots couldn't match humans
Apple has spent years and millions of dollars on automating its production lines with technology, and it has always reverted to using skilled human beings instead. Source: The Information .
Business intelligence service ZoomInfo prices its IPO at $21/share, above its upwardly revised range, which would raise $934.5M and value the company at $8B+
(Reuters) - ZoomInfo Technologies Inc ZI.O priced its initial public offering (IPO) at $21 per share, above its upwardly revised target range …
Sources: Amazon is in early-stage talks to buy a ~5% stake in Indian mobile operator Bharti Airtel, worth at least $2B
NEW DELHI/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Amazon.com (AMZN.O) is in early-stage talks to buy a stake worth at least $2 billion in Indian mobile operator Bharti Airtel (BRTI.NS) …
Kitty Hawk shuts down original Flyer program, shifts focus to developing Heaviside, a sleeker electric aircraft that can fly and land anywhere autonomously
Kitty Hawk is shutting down its Flyer program, the aviation startup's inaugural moonshot to develop an ultralight electric flying car designed for anyone to use.
SoftBank launches Opportunity Growth Fund to invest in companies led by founders and entrepreneurs of color, initially starting with $100M
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch :
Snap says it has stopped promoting Trump's account in Discover, after a tweet from days ago about protesters at the White House meeting “ominous weapons”
my team on @PeteButtigieg's campaign relied on it to reach young voters during tentpole moments like debates, rapid response, and GOTV. https://twitter.com/... Tara McGowan / @taraemcg : Trump + @pars...
Employees at Star Theory, which was developing Kerbal Space Program 2, say the game studio closed after Take-Two canceled the contract and poached key members
One Friday evening last December, employees of game designer Star Theory Games each received the same unusual recruitment message over LinkedIn.
Police scanner app Citizen has become an instant hit during the protests but its social networking layer could be adding to a climate of fear and divisiveness
Jared Newman / Fast Company : Tweets: @caseynewton . Thanks: @kschwabable Tweets: Casey Newton / @caseynewton : The overall effect of Citizen is to make you constantly scared about the world around y...
As tech companies cancel events into 2021, Consumer Technology Association says next January's CES will take place “both physically in Las Vegas and digitally”
time to herd everyone into giant rooms full of screens, robots and drones during a deadly pandemic https://twitter.com/... X A-Xii Mims / @mims : The only way this works is if we have immunity passpo...
Zoom CEO says the app's upcoming end-to-end encryption feature will be available only to paid users in order to comply with law enforcement in case of misuse
Ivan Mehta / The Next Web :
France and Germany back plans to create a European cloud computing ecosystem, dubbed Gaia-X, with the initial participation of 22 companies from both countries
BERLIN/PARIS (Reuters) - France and Germany threw their weight on Thursday behind plans to create a cloud computing ecosystem …
Cloud data services company NetApp says it's acquiring Israeli cloud storage company Spot.io, sources say for $450M
Cut Your — AWS Cloud Costs Chris Mellor / Blocks and Files : NetApp acquires Spot, a ‘game-changing’ cloud compute broker NoCamels : US Cloud Data Firm NetApp To Acquire Israel's Spot.io Tweets: Sam...
Revolut employees say 50+ staff in Poland and Portugal were given the choice of being terminated or receiving severance if they left by “mutual agreement”
Emiliano Mellino / WIRED UK : Tweets: @mellino , @sharonodea , @jtemperton , @chris_skinner , and @martinsfp Tweets: Emiliano Mellino / @mellino : We tend to forget that the bulk of the jobs in the n...
Irish startup Keelvar, which develops supply chain automation software, raises $18M Series A led by Elephant and Mosaic Ventures
Annie Musgrove / Tech.eu :
Bryter, which develops a no-code platform for non-tech people to build enterprise automation apps, raises $16M Series A co-led by Accel and Dawn Capital
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch :
Facebook will start blocking state-controlled media outlets from buying ads in the US this summer and is rolling out labels for ads and posts from those outlets
Sara Fischer / Axios :
HyperScience, which uses AI to extract data from business forms, raises $60M Series C led by Bessemer Venture Partners, likely valuing the startup at $250M
Alex Konrad / Forbes :
Sources: Unity is preparing for a US IPO, led by Goldman Sachs, that could happen as early as fall 2020; PitchBook estimates Unity's last valuation at ~$6.3B
Bloomberg :
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi says its global rides business is down 70% YoY, a slight improvement from its lowest point during the pandemic
Lizette Chapman / Bloomberg :
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.
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