Sources: Apple is planning to announce a shift to its own Arm-based processors in Mac computers, replacing chips from Intel, as early as this month at WWDC
- Company readies Macs for next year without Intel processors — Apple is holding virtual version of WWDC event week of June 22
Google Maps to show COVID-19 related travel alerts and local restrictions, as well as crowdedness predictions
Product Management Director, Google Maps — Getting from A to B can be more complicated these days. Because of COVID-19, it's increasingly important to know how crowded …
In a letter to members of Congress, IBM says it's exiting the general-purpose facial recognition business and opposes the use of such tech for mass surveillance
In a letter to members of Congress on Monday, IBM said it is existing the general-purpose facial recognition business …
MSN's AI editor confused a mixed-race member of the band Little Mix with another and staff were told to delete articles about the mix-up should the AI find them
Firm's plan to replace editors with AI backfires after wrong image of musician is published — Microsoft's decision …
An obscure Indian firm provided hacking services to help spy on 10K+ email accounts over seven years, in one of the largest spy-for-hire operations ever exposed
LONDON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A little-known Indian IT firm offered its hacking services to help clients spy …
Cox says it has slowed Internet speeds for entire neighborhoods to punish users with “excessive usage”
Cox warns customers to lower usage, imposes 10Mbps upload limit on “gigabit” plan. — Cox Communications is lowering Internet upload speeds in entire neighborhoods to stop …
Honda says a cyberattack on its network forced it to suspend global production and give many staffers a day off; some vehicle factories remain closed
Japanese manufacturer forced to suspend global operations for a day following disruption — Japanese carmaker Honda said on Tuesday …
Amazon sues former AWS VP of product marketing Brian Hall, alleging his new role at Google Cloud violates a non-compete agreement
A lawsuit filed by Amazon against Brian Hall, former Amazon Web Services vice president of product marketing, alleges that his new role at Google Cloud violates …
Nextdoor's reliance on untrained volunteer moderators has raised concerns over censorship and targeting of people of color, an issue amplified by recent events
Kalkidan G. moved to Rancho Santa Fe because it was one of the nicer neighborhoods in San Diego.
Online used car seller Vroom raises $467.5M in its US IPO after pricing its shares at $22, above the initially marketed range of $18-$20
(Reuters) - Online used car seller Vroom Inc raised $467.5 million in its U.S. initial public offering, the company said on Monday …
Deep dive on how Google Meet's AI-powered noise cancellation works as it begins rolling out to customers
Google is turning on AI-powered noise cancellation in Google Meet today. Like Microsoft Teams' upcoming noise suppression functionality, the feature leverages supervised learning …
Yugabyte, maker of the open source, cloud-native YougabyteDB distributed database, raises $30M Series B led by 8VC, bringing its total raised to $55M
Ope- source relational database company Yugabyte Inc. is in the mood for expansion after landing a new $30 million funding round announced today.
MIT researchers have designed a chip with tens of thousands of artificial brain synapses called memristors that could effectively recall images in high detail
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Twitch has had a “sudden influx of DMCA takedown requests for clips” from 2017 to 2019, as creators bemoan the three strike rule and lack of bulk deletion tools
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DNAnexus, which provides cloud-based analytics software for genomics and other clinical big data projects, raises $100M Series G
DNAnexus, which provides a cloud platform for governments, universities, doctors, and pharmaceutical companies to tap into DNA and other clinical datasets …
Singapore says the wearable device it is developing for COVID-19 contact tracing will not have GPS, Wi-Fi, or cellular connectivity to ease privacy fears
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Twitter says it's working on a revamped verification system with publicly documented guidelines and an option to request verification from within the app
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Sony reschedules its PS5 event for June 11, set to demo upcoming games, and its PlayStation division pledges $1M to causes supporting black communities
Ian Sherr / CNET :
Database security startup jSonar raises $50M Series A from Goldman Sachs
Why would Goldman Sachs invest a hefty amount into a previously little known company working on something unsexy like database security? — Let's face it: database security is not the most appealing ...
NYU report criticizes Facebook for outsourcing content moderation, arguing it is a “grossly inadequate” way of dealing with a core task of social platforms
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Concourse Labs, which provides an automated cloud governance service, emerges from stealth with $15.2M Series A led by ForgePoint Capital
Concourse Labs, a startup developing an automated cloud governance platform, today emerged from stealth with $15.2 million in financing.
NY-based Wahed Invest, which describes itself as the world's first “halal robo adviser”, raises $25M led by Saudi Aramco, bringing its total raised to $40M
Mary Ann Azevedo / Crunchbase News :
ConsenSys launches an automated service to track the regulatory compliance of the 280K+ tokens issued on Ethereum
and more than 280k #Ethereum based tokens now on the market—to the financial mainstream. https://www.bloomberg.com/... Mark ‘brrRizzn’ Hopkins / @rizzn : Regulatory compliance seems silly for DeFi whe...
Brave browser is caught revising typed-in domains to companies like Binance with URLs including affiliate referral codes; Brave says it will stop the practice
Robert Stevens / Decrypt :
Google Assistant and Apple's Siri now respond to a range of questions regarding Black Lives Matter, including context for “all lives matter” queries
Isobel Asher Hamilton / Business Insider :
How supporters of Black Lives Matter have used tactics such as hijacking hashtags and filing DMCA complaints to protect protesters and derail racist rhetoric
Aja Romano / Vox : Tweets: @voxdotcom Tweets: @voxdotcom : Supporters of Black Lives Matter are weaponizing tweets, posts, and hashtags to spread information, protect protesters, and derail racist rh...
Digital volunteerism has spread alongside the pandemic, with community-driven projects like AllClear which provides a directory of COVID-19 testing locations
Daisuke Wakabayashi / New York Times : Tweets: @evelynrusli , @daiwaka , and @nytimesbusiness Tweets: Evelyn Rusli / @evelynrusli : Some good news... proud of my friends, especially @essenfeld, who w...
Didi Chuxing CEO says its ride sharing orders in China are recovering to pre-pandemic levels, with peak daily car-hailing orders currently surpassing 30M
Beijing Eswin Computing Technology, which develops chips for displays, AI data processing, and wireless connections, raises $283M Series B
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Reflecting on DuckDuckGo's rise as the privacy-focused search engine and the possibility of increased market share because of EU regulatory pressure
Matt Burgess / WIRED UK : Tweets: @duckduckgo , @yegg , and @mattburgess1 Tweets: @duckduckgo : We're fighting alongside everyone who believes privacy online should be simple and available to everyon...
Lemonade, which offers an AI-driven insurance service, files its S-1, showing a net loss of $108.5M in 2019, up from $52.9M YoY, and revenue of $67.3M in 2019
Mary Ann Azevedo / Crunchbase News : Tweets: @rajnijjer and @bayareawriter . Thanks: @bayareawriter Tweets: Raj Nijjer / @rajnijjer : @bayareawriter @Techmeme On surface the 2019 revenue looks low un...
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.