An issue with Facebook SDK, which lasted for about 3 hours, crashed iOS apps for TikTok, Spotify, Tinder, Pinterest, and others which use Facebook Login
The issue has now been resolved and apps are working once more — A number of popular apps and services including Spotify, Pinterest …
Kuo: Apple Silicon Macs to include 13-inch MacBook Pro this year, MacBook Air this year or Q1 2021, and 14.1-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models in 2021
At last month's WWDC, Apple officially announced that its Mac computers will be transitioned from Intel x86 to homegrown Apple Silicon chips.
Sony invests $250M in Epic Games for a 1.4% stake, bringing the total raised by the maker of Fortnite to $1.83B
Sony has invested $250 million for a minority stake in Fortnite maker Epic Games, the companies announced today. With the new money, Epic Games has raised $1.83 billion to date.
Gartner and IDC see YoY growth in Q2 PC shipments, 2.8% and 11.2% respectively, with both firms seeing the gains as short-term, driven by work-from-home demands
After years of bad news, PC shipments saw growth in 2019, only to have the coronavirus pandemic cut the celebration short in Q1 2020.
Hands-on with iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 as they launch in public beta with a new home screen with widgets on the iPhone, a Scribble feature for Apple Pencil, more
There are so many new features that it's hard to keep track — In anticipation of today's release of the public betas of iOS 14 …
Facebook audit shows holding Trump to a different standard than other users sets a troubling precedent, valuing free speech above all else impedes civil rights
Mark Zuckerberg testifies about how his company will handle false and misleading information by political leaders during …
Epic Games releases an iOS app, called Live Link Face, enabling the recording of facial expressions directly into the Unreal Engine
Jon Porter / The Verge :
Report: Apple is making thousands of semitransparent lenses for its AR headset at a Foxconn factory as part of engineering validation test stage of the product
Apple and Foxconn have reached a key milestone in the development of Apple's long-rumored augmented reality headset … Source: The Information .
A state appeals court ruled that Bitfinex must face lawsuit claims by New York state that it hid the loss of $800M commingled client and corporate funds
- Crypto exchange argued state had no authority to pursue case — Court said stablecoin Tether is a security or a commodity
France to introduce a controversial nationwide age verification system for pornography websites
Macron made the protection of children against adult content online a high-profile issue. — PARIS — The French Parliament unanimously agreed on Thursday to introduce a nationwide age verification sy...
A deep look at the rift between some prominent Silicon Valley figures and increasingly critical media, based on the case of Slate Star Codex vs. The NYT
How a controversial rationalist blogger became a mascot and martyr in a struggle against the New York Times. Tweets: @jonbernhardt , @juliacarriew , @can , @newyorker , @karaswisher , @can , @halophoe...
Chicago PD shuts down its arrest API, used by journalists to access arrest data, after Chicago Reporter used it to reveal that CPD had inflated looting claims
Blocking access to key law enforcement data hinders critical accountability efforts by journalists and researchers and ultimately limits discourse on public safety.
Google says it will ban stalkerware ads from August 11, but leaves a loophole for stalkerware vendors to get around the ban by posing as “family safety” apps
Google has announced that from August 2020 it will be prohibiting ads for stalkerware products and services. — What's stalkerware?
Google says Android 10 reached 100M devices just five months after launch, which is 28% faster than Android Pie
Ahead of Android 11's launch later this quarter, Google is recapping how its partners are releasing device updates faster than ever. Notably, the “adoption of Android 10 …
Elon Musk claims Tesla is “very close” to developing fully autonomous vehicles despite Tesla's “Full Self Driving” feature not living up to its name since 2016
it hasn't Adrian Potoroaca / TechSpot : Elon Musk: Tesla is close to achieving basic level 5 autonomy for its cars VentureBeat : Elon Musk says Tesla is ‘very close’ to level 5 autonomous driving Chin...
US is finalizing a federal contract ban for any company that uses products from Chinese companies Huawei, Hikvision, Hytera, Dahua, and ZTE
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration plans to finalize regulations this week that will bar the U.S. government from buying goods or services …
Documents show Amazon plans to create at least $100M in stock awards to retain Zoox talent and can abandon deal to acquire Zoox if a majority reject job offers
UK and Australian data privacy offices say they are opening a joint investigation of Clearview AI
Alfred Ng / CNET :
Sources: DOJ is examining whether Wirecard played a critical role in an alleged $100M bank fraud conspiracy connected to an online marijuana marketplace
Wall Street Journal :
Sources: Dataminr, an official Twitter partner, relayed tweets and other social media posts about BLM protesters directly to police, contrary to earlier claims
particularly Black, Indigenous, and people of color — to further surveillance and state violence. https://twitter.com/... Dell Cameron / @dellcam : A lot of surveillance firms survived the short burst...
TikTok says it took down 49M+ videos globally for content violations during H2 2019 and again claims it received no takedown requests from China
Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge :
Nvidia surpasses Intel as the most valuable US chipmaker, with a market cap of $248B+ as its stock has surged 68% in 2020
a first since 2014 Tweets: Luca Benini / @lucabeninizhfe : Another unthinkable event just a few years ago. The Era of the killer general-purpose processor is definitely over...and AI acceleration has ...
App Annie: mobile app usage grew 40% YoY globally in Q2, hitting an all-time high of over 200B hours during April, amid stay-at-home measures
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch :
The perception of the tech sector as a utility has insulated tech from downturns in the stock market, with investors viewing it as a defensive asset
Bloomberg : Tweets: @bloombergtv , @markets , @alanluisvelazq1 , @lisaabramowicz1 , and @jsblokland Tweets: Bloomberg TV / @bloombergtv : “It's not just about tech.” Healthcare, industrial and consum...
Amazon announced the general availability of AWS IoT SiteWise, its managed IoT monitoring service for industrial customers, including VW and Bayer
Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat :
As his chairmanship hits its fourth year, Ajit Pai has alienated the auto industry, lawmakers, and Trump allies, with decisions like opening 6GHz for Wi-Fi
John Hendel / Politico :
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.