HBO says it will be shutting down its HBO Go streaming app on July 31, following the recent launch of HBO Max; HBO Now will be rebranded as just HBO
HBO Go, which first launched in 2010, will be shut down at the end of July — HBO on Friday said it will be shutting down its HBO …
Microsoft is aware of a bug affecting Windows 10 PCs with a printer connected via USB that renders the USB port unusable; patch is coming in a future OS update
Windows 10 users are reporting that they are unable to print using devices from multiple vendors after installing updates …
In leaked letters, House Judiciary asks Apple, Alphabet, Amazon, and Facebook to say by Sunday whether their CEOs will testify in antitrust hearings in July
House antitrust investigators are pressing Apple, Alphabet, Amazon and Facebook to say by Sunday whether their CEOs will testify …
“Neutral point of view” is a core principle of Wikipedia but racial justice protests are sparking debates among contributors on what neutrality actually means
Contributors are rethinking what Wikipedia's commitment to neutrality actually means. Tweets: @brianlzw , @iethics , @rhyslindmark , @futuretensenow , and @wikimedia Tweets: Zewen Liang / @brianlzw : ...
PE firm TPG to invest $600M in Reliance Jio Platforms for a 0.93% stake in the company and L Catterton to invest $250M for a 0.39% stake
American private equity firm TPG will invest $600 million in Jio Platforms, joining a roster of high-profile investors including Facebook and Silver Lake …
Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan respond to Chan Zuckerberg Initiative scientists who wrote a letter on Trump, say they are “disgusted” by Trump's protest remarks
Mark Zuckerberg & Priscilla Chan have responded to the 270+ scientists at the @ChanZuckerberg Initiative who called on Zuckerberg to curb misinformation. Zuckerberg says he and Chan are “deeply shaken...
Squire Technologies, an NYC-based provider of barbershop management software, raises $34M Series B led by CRV, bringing its total raised to $46.2M
Squire Technologies, a NYC-based barbershop management and point of sale system software platform, raised $34m in Series B funding.
Apple is building an OS for health to become a chokepoint that all healthcare players, from providers to device makers, must integrate with to get distribution
Apple is building an operating system for health — This essay was co-authored by Rob Litterst and Nathan Baschez Tweets: @gavinsbaker , @sarthakgh , @smalera , @kartikhelps , @brendanjshort , @nbash...
Research comparing curation by humans and algorithms on Apple News shows that human editors chose more diverse sources, more evenly, and less “soft news”
Two Northwestern University researchers audited two Apple News sections: one curated by editors and one by an algorithm. Tweets: @inmaorg , @ndiakopoulos , and @inmaorg See also Mediagazer Tweets: Inm...
How a philanthropic COVID-19 testing effort by Utah tech companies like Nomi Health and Domo became a commercial enterprise, despite questions about performance
At a White House briefing, on April 23rd, Mike Pence offered what he described as “encouraging news” about covid-19 testing. Tweets: @kimgoodwin , @newsvulcan , @statmandue , @wilbanks , @newyorker , ...
Q&A with Chris Best, CEO of Substack: the company has seen revenue increase 60% and readership and writership double in the first three months of the pandemic
If it seems like everyone is launching a newsletter these days, well, you're not wrong. Chris Best, CEO and founder … Tweets: @bizcarson , @sarthakgh , and @substackinc See also Mediagazer Tweets: Bi...
Report: EOS platform, which raised $4B in ICO in 2018, has seen developer activity decline by 85% YoY; Ethereum has 80% of all smart contracts and dapps space
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China's $1.4T tech campaign includes a massive 5G project, aiming for 600K base stations by end of 2020, relies on money from private sector, local governments
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At launch, Facebook News had very few stories on politics, many New York Times links, and coverage overlapped little with the most popular articles on Facebook
On June 10, the most popular stories across Facebook were all NASCAR banning Confederate flags and Blue Lives Matter (with a sprinkling of dead kids). Tweets: @niemanreports , @mattnavarra , and @laur...
Filing: Tencent took a 1.6% stake in Warner Music Group for $200M in Warner's IPO in separate transactions by two Tencent subsidiaries; shares now worth ~$250M
Chinese internet giant already had interests in Universal Music Group, Spotify — Tencent Holdings Ltd. TCEHY 1.56% took … Tweets: @somospostpc See also Mediagazer Tweets: Alex Barredo / @somospostpc...
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.