LinkedIn says its iOS app is copying the contents of users' clipboards after every key press due to a bug and promises a fix, after iOS 14 reveals the snooping
The new clipboard access detection and warning feature in iOS 14 exposes another app. — A LinkedIn spokesperson told ZDNet yesterday …
Colin Huang, the CEO of Chinese e-commerce company Pinduoduo, steps down; the company says he will remain chairman and work on long-term strategy
- PDD shares have more than quadrupled in less than two years — Huang gives away $14 billion stake after stepping down as CEO
Google VP in charge of Android Security withdraws from Black Hat conference and asks the infosec community to stop using terms like “black hat” and “white hat”
A Google security researcher withdrew from the Black Hat security conference and asked the community to stop using the ‘black hat’ term.
Tencent launches US game studio LightSpeed LA, to create AAA titles and increase overseas share of its total games revenue, which accounted for 23% in Q4 2019
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Tencent Holdings, China's biggest social media and video game company, launched a new California-based studio this week …
Evo, a renowned esports tournament that moved online in 2020 due to the pandemic, is canceled after parting ways with co-founder for alleged sexual misconduct
Neil Greenberg / Washington Post :
A look at some radical proposals for creating better social networks, from establishing sites as nonprofits to restrictions on data collection
An offhand tweet sparked an outpouring of ideas to fix what's broken about Facebook and Twitter — Welcome back to Pattern Matching …
Ifeoma Ozoma, Aerica Shimizu Banks, and five other former Pinterest employees share examples of Pinterest's failure in addressing racial discrimination and bias
Ifeoma Ozoma and Aerica Shimizu Banks claim they were underpaid, faced racist comments, and were subject to retaliation for raising complaints.
Hong Kong's new national security law could force platforms like Facebook and Twitter to relinquish some of the freedom their operations have had in the city
New national-security law means authorities can ask companies to delete users or their content — HONG KONG—U.S. technology titans face …
The Wild Wild Web, a shoot-first, aim-later era of tech strategy, is coming to an end, and a less willfully naïve, self-policing ethos is taking its place
The internet is changing, and the freewheeling, anything-goes culture of social media is being replaced by something more accountable. Tweets: @nytimesbusiness , @sachinrekhi , @rajumudhar , @steve_e ...
With macOS 11 Big Sur, Apple seems to have lifted a ban on fun, allowing for an expressiveness in visual design that we haven't seen from it in almost a decade
It's finally here. The thing I have been advocating for through my work, writing, videos and talks for years. A swing of the pendulum. Tweets: @natisho , @flarup , @gavmn , @lkanies , @flarup , @max...
Voice, a blockchain-based social media site on EOS that rewards users with tokens for posting “quality content”, is now open for the public to browse
The EOS-based crypto-based social media platform first conjured up by Block.one, Voice, today opened its doors to the public.
iCloud Keychain in iOS 14 alerts users about passwords that are easy to guess and those that may have leaked on the web
In addition to the redesigned Home screen with widgets, App Library, and features like Car Key, iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 brings important enhancements to iCloud Keychain.
Profile of investor Lee Fixel, the partner behind Tiger Global's investments in Flipkart and Peloton, who says he raised $1.3B for his VC firm Addition
he gave @Forbes a statement — but we spoke to founders he's backed like Eventbrite CEO @juliahartz, Peloton CEO @keylargofoley and Redfin CEO @glennkelman, as well as investors in his fund, to learn h...
Indian ISPs start restoring access to DuckDuckGo after blocking the service via their DNS servers starting July 1; it is unclear why the service was blocked
Manuel Vonau / Android Police :
Analysts say that under the new security law, Hong Kong police won't need court orders to force ISPs to help with investigations or remove information
Phila Siu / South China Morning Post : Tweets: @hongkonghermit , @kenroth , @fabiochiusi , and @jerometaylor Tweets: Hong Kong Hermit / @hongkonghermit : A key part of this article is how if these de...
Some advertisers participating in the ad boycott remain unimpressed with Facebook's promises to better police hate speech, as negotiations continue
and the extent of Facebook's response—will likely depend on how big this boycott gets” https://www.wsj.com/... Christopher Mims / @mims : It also continues to baffle just how slow Facebook is to crack...
India's e-commerce policy draft seeks creation of an e-commerce regulator, mandates government access to online companies' source codes and algorithms, more
Saritha Rai / Bloomberg :
India's TikTok ban resulted in a surge in popularity for Indian apps like Roposo, Mitron, and Chingari; Roposo says it has added 22M users in 48 hours
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian tech and entertainment firms are looking to capitalise on sudden opportunities arising from a government ban …
Some Amazon contracted delivery drivers in the US say they are feeling overwhelmed and overworked by dramatic increases in workloads during the pandemic
Lauren Kaori Gurley / VICE : Tweets: @vice , @laurenkgurley , and @motherboard Tweets: @vice : Amazon's contracted delivery drivers say that their workloads have dramatically increased during the Cov...
Angry over critical coverage, tech figures discuss hitting back against journalists, on Twitter and invite-only Clubhouse, leading to harassment of NYT's Lorenz
chiefly journalism in the public interest. https://www.vice.com/... Taylor Lorenz / @taylorlorenz : Someone leaked an hour of audio from Clubhouse last night where Balajis, Felicia Horowitz, and other...
A conversation between Wendy Liu and Alex Kantrowitz on the ills and promises of Silicon Valley, following publication of their contrasting books on the subject
Or Should We Burn It All Down? https://onezero.medium.com/...
Interview with Troy Hunt, founder and sole employee of Have I Been Pwned, on his reluctance to retain breached data, future revenue streams, being pwned himself
Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch : Tweets: @swiftonsecurity , @troyhunt , and @zackwhittaker Tweets: @swiftonsecurity : Great new article on the reticulating splines of @haveibeenpwned and its singular ow...
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.