An independent audit commissioned by Facebook harshly criticizes the company, arguing that some of its decisions were “significant setbacks for civil rights”
An independent audit faulted the social network for “vexing and heartbreaking decisions” that affect its users — and potentially the November elections.
After meeting between leaders of Facebook, ADL, Free Press, NAACP, and Color Of Change, boycott organizers are unconvinced meaningful change will occur
WASHINGTON — On Tuesday afternoon, leaders of four of the organizations coordinating the #StopHateForProfit advertising boycott met …
Code in the second developer beta of iOS 14 reveals a hidden and unannounced feature in the Wallet app that would allow payments with QR codes using Apple Pay
Apple today released the second developer beta of iOS 14 with some small changes across the system.
A job listing suggests Twitter is working on a new “subscription platform” under a team codenamed “Gryphon”, although most details remain unclear
A mysterious new Twitter subscription team, codenamed ‘Gryphon’ — Twitter appears to be working on a subscription platform for its social networking service.
Sources: FTC and Justice Department are looking into allegations TikTok failed to live up to a 2019 agreement to protect children's privacy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Justice Department are looking into allegations that popular app TikTok failed …
Qualcomm announces the Snapdragon 865 Plus processor, designed to boost gaming, AI, and graphics performance by ~10%, expected to ship in phones in Q3
10 percent more power than the original Snapdragon 865 — Qualcomm has announced a refreshed version of its flagship Snapdragon 865 processor called …
Apple expands its Independent Repair Provider Program to hundreds of new locations in the US and opens up to businesses in Europe and Canada
Independent Repair Provider Program also opens to businesses across Europe and Canada — Apple is expanding its Independent Repair Provider Program …
Facebook's Oversight Board says it won't be operational until “late fall”, likely after the US Presidential election
Facebook has announced that the limp “Oversight Board” intended to help make difficult content and policy decisions will not launch until “late fall,” which is to say, almost certainly after the elect...
Intel details the Thunderbolt 4 standard coming to laptops later this year: USB4 compatibility, multi-monitor support, and data transfers of up to 40Gbps
Intel has detailed some of the biggest features coming to the next generation of its port protocol, known as Thunderbolt 4 …
Samsung announces its next Galaxy Unpacked event for August 5, to be held virtually, where the Galaxy Note 20 lineup and Galaxy Fold's successor are expected
Time for a new Galaxy Unpacked event — Samsung has announced that its next Galaxy Unpacked event will take place on Wednesday, August 5th, at 10AM ET.
Linux distribution company SUSE acquires Rancher Labs, which develops Kubernetes container management software, sources say for $600M-$700M
- SUSE, a Linux distribution company controlled by private equity firm EQT, has agreed to acquire Rancher Labs, a start-up with technology …
Unsealed court documents reveal identity of Fxmsp, a Kazakh hacker responsible for information theft from 300+ companies and governments in 44 countries
Newly-unsealed court documents name a Kazakh man as the mastermind behind a hacking campaign that hit 44 countries. They also detail his short-lived successes.
The Police Data Accessibility Project, which started on Reddit, aims to aggregate all public police records into one easily searchable, open source database
The Police Data Accessibility Project aims to request, download, clean, and standardize public records that right now are overly difficult to find.
A retrospective on a nearly 25-year history of Flash, as Adobe prepares to officially end support and distribution of Flash Player in December 2020
Before Flash Player sunsets this December, we talk its legacy with those who built it. — Few technologies have yielded such divisive and widespread passion as Flash. Tweets: @wiredcoach , @john_m_ne...
Uber to launch a commuter boat service this summer in London in partnership with Thames Clippers, branded as Uber Boat, and bookable through Uber's app
US firm will buy naming rights for fleet and piers, and users can book journeys on its app — Uber is to extend its reach in London …
Sources: Alibaba's e-commerce subsidiary Ant Group is planning an IPO in Hong Kong as soon as this year, targeting a $200B+ valuation
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Ant Group, the fintech arm of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, plans a Hong Kong float as soon as this year and targets a valuation …
A slide from a YouTube video posted by Google for its Smart Home Summit suggests Android 11 will launch on September 8; the date fits with Google's timeline
Android 11 appears to have a launch date set, according to a video published by Google for the recent “Hey Google” Smart Home Summit.
Report: nearly 70K tech startup employees worldwide have lost jobs since March, including over 25.5K in the San Francisco region
Layoffs among tech startups reflect economic fallout of Covid-19 — Technology startups have been laying off tens of thousands of workers to cope …
TikTok launches a self-service ad platform globally, with a music library and video editing tools to help brands make ads that match the style of TikTok videos
(Reuters) - TikTok's launch on Wednesday of a new platform to court small business advertisers is fraught with challenges …
Amazon Fire TV adds live content from Sling TV, YouTube TV, and Hulu + Live TV
Amazon is upgrading its Fire TV's live TV experience through new integrations with several live TV streaming services, including Sling TV, YouTube TV, and Hulu + Live TV. Live content from these serv...
Google partners with the Ubuntu Desktop team at Canonical to bring Linux support to its open source UI framework Flutter
Google is partnering with the Ubuntu Desktop team at Canonical to bring Linux support to its open source UI framework Flutter. Today's Linux alpha announcement …
Microsoft Teams vs. Slack: Teams is a part of Microsoft's vision to build an OS for the cloud whereas Slack is building an enterprise social network via Connect
On November 2, 2016, Microsoft announced Teams at a special event in New York City. Slack decided to mark the occasion: Tweets: @ldignan , @glennsolomon , @npshah , @mdudas , and @scottehartley Tweet...
Tinder begins testing video chat in the US and other select markets, with a retroactive ratings system for moderation to help avoid nudity and hate speech
Tinder announced this morning it will begin to test video chat in its mobile dating app with some members in select worldwide markets …
Slack says it is acquiring Rimeto, a four-year-old startup that provides employee directories, and will leave it as a standalone service
Slack is getting into the corporate directory business through an acquisition the publicly-traded collaboration company says it will operate as its first additional standalone app.
LeanIX, which offers tools to help companies map IT architecture, raises $80M Series D led by Goldman Sachs Growth, bringing total funding to $120M
LeanIX, the enterprise architecture software company founded out of Bonn in Germany, has closed $80 million in Series D funding.
Didi Chuxing says it has partnered with China's Digital Currency Research Institute to trial use of China's central bank digital currency (CBDC) on its platform
Wolfie Zhao / CoinDesk :
Instagram will start letting users pin up to three comments on their posts, after testing the feature in May
Nick Statt / The Verge :
Spotify can now make custom workout playlists based on answers to a questionnaire; the playlists can be as long as two hours and include both podcasts and music
Ashley Carman / The Verge :
Countries that raced to deploy coronavirus-tracking software are now fielding complaints over extensive data mining and poor security practices
As countries race to deploy coronavirus-tracking software, researchers are reporting privacy and security risks that could affect millions … Tweets: @nytimesbusiness , @antoniocasilli , and @puiwingta...
Report: a group known as Keeper has breached at least 570 online e-commerce portals since 2017; 85% of the victims' sites were running Magento software
Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet :
Unacademy acquires PrepLadder, which offers medical education courses online, for $50M, as Unacedemy and Byju's eye edtech consolidation in India with more M&A
Manish Singh / TechCrunch :
Google partners with SADA Systems to launch Open Usage Commons, a new organization that aims to help open source projects manage trademarks
Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch :
ARM plans to spin off its two IoT businesses to its parent company SoftBank, in order to focus its efforts exclusively on the semiconductor IP business
Brian Heater / TechCrunch :
Messari analysis: decentralized finance lending protocols such as Compound and Balancer have seen steep growth lately, juiced by cryptocurrency giveaways
Will Heasman / Decrypt : Tweets: @thedaomaker Tweets: DAO Maker / @thedaomaker : 📰#DeFi platforms are handing out $25 million a month 🔸The DeFi space has broken the $2 billion mark, growing rapidly 🔸...
UK's Farewill, which offers a service for people to write online wills, organize probate services, and order cremations, raises $25M led by Highland Europe
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch :
A look at how AI companies like Synthesia are creating corporate-friendly uses for deepfakes, like creating multilingual, personalized training videos
Tom Simonite / Wired : Tweets: @hollyhliu , @cidseasu , @nzaoui , @lishali88 , @far33d , @chrismessina , and @nxthompson Tweets: Holly Liu / @hollyhliu : This will change the entertainment and fashio...
Comcast plans to invest $2B in Peacock by 2021, expects it to generate $2.5B in revenue by 2024 with 30M-35M users, says users gravitate to its curated channels
Todd Spangler / Variety : Tweets: @gdanielholloway , @richlightshed , @edbott , @xpangler , @xpangler , @variety , @sherman4949 , and @xpangler See also Mediagazer Tweets: Daniel Holloway / @gdanielh...
Nokia placed the wrong bet on its expensive and energy-intensive 5G chip design, costing it market share as it hasn't benefited from US sanctions on Huawei
Stu Woo / Wall Street Journal : Tweets: @aaronwall Tweets: Aaron Wall / @aaronwall : so who wins? $NOK? $ERIC? both? ERIC near 52-week highs. NOK still about 20% below, though they are still recoveri...
Some brands are outsourcing the writing of well-worded Instagram captions to a far-flung cadre of writers in Pakistan, Bangladesh, and elsewhere via Fiverr
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Global Disinformation Index study: websites spreading COVID-19 misinfo will get at least $25M this year from ad platforms run by Google, Amazon, and others
Maya Tribbitt / Bloomberg : Tweets: @atbwebb Tweets: Alex Webb / @atbwebb : Perhaps the most depressing thing about this story is that it's not at all surprising. https://www.bloomberg.com/...
A group of best-selling authors is teaming up with Amazon in filing a lawsuit against Kiss Library, which they claim sold unauthorized ebooks of their work
Taylor Soper / GeekWire :
Uber drivers in Southern California and Sacramento can now set their own fares, higher or lower than Uber's existing rates, in response to AB5 state law
Carolyn Said / San Francisco Chronicle :
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.