Amazon says it will ban police from using Rekognition for one year, as Congress “appears ready” to place stronger regulations on facial recognition tech
- Amazon said on Wednesday that it's putting in place a one-year moratorium on police use of Rekognition.
US-based Chinese activists say Zoom closed their paid account after event commemorating Tiananmen; Zoom says it was complying with local law, has reactivated it
The U.S. video-conferencing company Zoom closed the account of a group of prominent U.S.-based Chinese activists after they held …
Just Eat Takeaway confirms it is acquiring Grubhub in an all-stock deal; the deal has an equity value of $7.3B
- Deal creates one of world's largest food-delivery companies — Dutch company offered to pay $75.15 per share for Grubhub — Europe's Just Eat Takeaway.com NV agreed …
Researcher Jane Wong: Twitter is testing new tweet reactions that would let users respond with an emoji or using Fleets, its version of Stories
A way to quickly respond beyond a ‘like’ — Twitter is developing a new feature that would let users react to tweets with emoji, according to app researcher Jane Manchun Wong.
Apple pulls podcast apps Pocket Casts and Castro from the App Store in China after the government determined they can be used to access “illegal” content
Pocket Casts and Castro are gone from China's App Store — Apple has removed Pocket Casts, the popular iOS and Android podcast client, from the App Store in China.
Adobe launches Photoshop Camera, which uses its Sensei AI to suggest filters, on iOS and on recent Pixel, Galaxy, and OnePlus phones
Another way for Adobe to introduce people to Photoshop — Adobe is launching a new app today called Photoshop Camera that's filled with a bunch …
Sources: EU plans to file formal antitrust charges against Amazon for scooping up data from third-party sellers and using that info to compete against them
Charges are set to accuse Amazon of scooping up data from third-party sellers and using that information to compete against them
California regulatory agency for transportation formally rules that it considers Uber and Lyft drivers as employees of those companies under AB5 state law
OAKLAND, Calif. —The California Public Utilities Commission, the state government body responsible for licensing and regulating … Source: San Francisco Chronicle .
Researchers detail security issues in OmniBallot, a web-based system used across US for blank ballot delivery, ballot marking, and (optionally) online voting
Elections in five states have used or plan to use OmniBallot's online voting tech. — OmniBallot is election software that is used …
Apple says it will discontinue iBooks Author, which will no longer be updated, in July 2020 and iTunes U, its educational resources portal, at the end of 2021
I have previously written about my frustration With iBooks Author and iTunes U, and Apple has now announced both of these products …
The Technology Coalition, including Google, Facebook, Microsoft, and Twitter, announces Project Protect, a five-point plan to combat online child sexual abuse
- The Technology Coalition is a group backed by the likes of Google, Facebook and Microsoft. Its aim is to combat online sexual abuse.
Apple becomes the first company to reach a market cap of $1.5T+
AAPL shares have crossed another major milestone with the market cap hitting over $1.5 trillion during trading today. The growth makes it the first US company to reach the achievement. — Just last ...
Postman, which helps developers build, test, and iterate their APIs, raises $150M Series C led by Insight Partners at a $2B valuation
Postman, a collaborative platform where developers can build, test, and iterate their application programming interfaces (APIs), has raised $150 million …
Apple confirms the schedule for its all-virtual WWDC 2020, including Special Event Keynote on June 22 at 10am PT
Ahead of WWDC 2020 kicking off on June 22, Apple today has offered additional details on this year's schedule. Apple has confirmed that the all-virtual WWDC will include a keynote address …
Twitter says it is testing a prompt on Android that asks users if they want to read an article, that they haven't opened on Twitter, before retweeting it
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EPA orders Amazon and eBay to stop selling or distributing 70 products, including sprays, lanyards, and other gear sometimes touted as killing COVID-19
- Products include pesticide-coated lanyards and sprays — E-commerce marketplaces new focus of stepped-up enforcement
Source: at the request of the Trump administration, Sen. Josh Hawley is working on new legislation targeting Section 230 protections
At the request of the Trump administration, Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) is working on new legislation targeting the tech industry's liability shield, a source familiar with the effort told Axios.
Sources: Facebook is establishing a venture arm to invest in startups and has hired a head of investments for the New Product Experimentation team
Facebook has been hiring seasoned tech investors to help lead a new “multi-million dollar” investment fund within its experimental apps team, Axios has learned. Tweets: @tonyromm , @joshconstine , @ma...
Ethyca, which automates the process of managing sensitive consumer data for compliance, raises $13.5M Series A from investors including Max Levchin
Transcend, whose data privacy software makes it simple to give users control over their personal data, raises $25M Series A
Crippling online hacks have tarnished consumer faith in the safety of their personal data, and new privacy laws are forcing companies to hand over information to consumers upon request.
Chinese gaming company NetEase raises $2.7B in its Hong Kong listing; shares rise as much as 9.7% in debut trading
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Google releases Android 11 Beta 1 for Pixel phones, with updates to messaging notifications, ability for message threads to pop out in bubbles, and more
here are the best new features Rajesh Pandey / Neowin : Android 11 beta program will support non-Pixel devices, OPPO Find X2 support confirmed Msmash / Slashdot : Android 11 Will Help You Rein In Zomb...
120+ former staff accuse Change.org of “siphoning” funds from George Floyd petition with “chip in” tool used to promote petitions; tool now temporarily disabled
The site's ‘chip in’ feature looks like a donation, but it's used to promote the petition Tweets: @stephen_douglas and @thedealwithalex Tweets: Stephen Douglas / @stephen_douglas : It's not ExactChang...
Now-defunct VC firm Binary Capital settles a 2017 harassment and discrimination lawsuit filed by former principal Ann Lai; the firm did not admit to wrongdoing
Now-defunct venture capital firm Binary Capital and its founders are settling a 2017 harassment and discrimination lawsuit brought … Tweets: @mcbridesg and @bizcarson Tweets: Sarah G McBride / @mcbrid...
Dish and T-Mobile have yet to decide on terms of Dish's purchase of Boost Mobile as July 1 deadline approaches; T-Mobile must offload Boost to acquire Sprint
a deal that became a key requirement for the approval of T-Mobile's takeover of Sprint https://www.bloomberg.com/... @karlbode : To justify the terrible Sprint T-Mobile merger, the Barr DOJ proposed a...
Amid protests, a movement swells to update widely-used tech terms for hard drives, camera flashes, and databases, like whitelist/blacklist and master/slave
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Alpha Health, which aims to help health systems automate insurance claims and save money in the process, raises $20M Series A from Andreessen Horowitz
Brian Gormley / Wall Street Journal :
Intel details its 3D-stacked Lakefield chips, designed for ultraportable, foldable, and dual-screen devices, in a bid to compete with ARM and Qualcomm
Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge :
Sentropy, which makes AI-based software to identify, track, and purge online abuse, emerges from stealth with $13M from investors, including Alexis Ohanian
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch :
PatientPing, which helps health providers coordinate patient care by sending admission/discharge notifications, raises $60M Series C from a16z, GV, and others
Heather Landi / FierceHealthcare :
Black tech founders say VCs should move past diversity theater, addressing the lack of top-level black investors and investment in black-run startups
representing just seven black people at the 102 largest venture capital firms in the United States.” https://twitter.com/... Nitasha Tiku / @nitashatiku : New from me, featuring @tiffani @km @TheValue...
French startup iBanFirst, which lets SMBs do cross-border payments in 30 currencies, raises €21M Series C led by Elaia and Bpifrance's Large Venture fund
Romain Dillet / TechCrunch :
Two senators have introduced a bill to provide over $22.8B in aid for domestic semiconductor manufacturers; two House members plan to introduce a similar bill
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Black Lives Matter supporters are using YouTube's AdSense tools to generate donations, uploading lengthy videos with frequent ads and donating any revenue
creators upload videos to YouTube and then donate any AdSense revenue they generate to causes supporting the #BlackLivesMatter movement. https://read.medium.com/GrSRidB OneZero / @ozm : “Part of our w...
Facebook says it is lifting its blanket ban on ads for face masks, introduced in the early weeks of the pandemic; ads for medical face masks will remain banned
Hadas Gold / CNN : Tweets: @evelyndouek , @robleathern , @robleathern , and @robleathern Tweets: Evelyn Douek / @evelyndouek : ... I've been seeing mask ads for ages now? Genuinely forgot about the m...
London-based Codat, which connects data systems of small businesses to banks and financial institutions, raises $10M from Index Ventures
Annie Musgrove / Tech.eu :
Paris-based Alkemics, which lets brands collaborate and launch products with retailers, raises €21M Series C led by Highland Europe
Steve O'Hear / TechCrunch :
Shopify's new AI commerce stack
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