Sources: Microsoft plans to release Windows 10X for some single-screen devices in spring 2021, and dual-screen in spring 2022, with limited Win32 app support
Microsoft may change the cadence of its Windows 10 feature rollouts starting next year in order to help prioritize Windows 10X development.
Sources: eBay is in advanced talks to sell its classified ads business to Norway's Adevinta for ~$8B
Deal could value eBay unit at roughly $8 billion or more — EBay Inc. EBAY -0.89% is in advanced talks to sell its classified-ads business to Norway's Adevinta AS ADE -0.69% A …
Snap partners with Headspace to debut Headspace Minis, in-app meditation tools, which are the first Snap Minis, “bite-size” in-chat apps to be used with friends
While bringing your attention to your breath and softening your gaze in the newest place to meditate with Headspace …
Online insurance aggregator Policybazaar plans a 2021 IPO in Mumbai, seeking a $3.5B+ valuation, and wants to raise ~$250M at a $2B+ valuation before the IPO
- Online insurer's CEO says it's aiming for 2021 public offering — It may become the first of India's mega startups to float
Jack Ma's Ant Group, payments processor for Alibaba, plans a dual listing in Hong Kong and Shanghai, sources say seeking a valuation of $200B+
- Ant is planning to list on Shanghai's STAR market, Hong Kong — Firm was valued at $150 billion in previous funding round
Sources: China is considering retaliating against the Chinese operations of Nokia and Ericsson should EU members follow US and UK in banning Huawei's 5G tech
Chinese Commerce Ministry weighs export controls on Nokia and Ericsson China-made products — Beijing is considering retaliating …
Analysis of why the PACT Act is a far better approach to reforming CDA 230 than the EARN IT Act, even with its shortcomings and need for improvement
Alex Feerst, one of the great thinkers about Internet content moderation, has a revealing metaphor about the real-world work involved. Tweets: @alexstamos , @mchrisriley , @daphnehk , and @ellanso Twe...
Inside the FTC's Facebook probe, as sources detail disagreements between two units over how forcefully to apply existing competition standards
A low-key conflict inside the Federal Trade Commission has strengthened the likelihood the agency will toughen its stance with Facebook.
Mark Zuckerberg pushes back on rumors of a deal with Trump, saying there is “no deal of any kind” and describing the speculation as “pretty ridiculous”
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, under fire for allowing President Trump to post inflammatory statements on his platform …
Many hospitals and clinics are introducing AI-powered decision support tools, often novel and unproven, but most patients are unaware of them
Since February of last year, tens of thousands of patients hospitalized at one of Minnesota's largest health systems have had their discharge … Tweets: @rebeccadrobbins , @statnews , @kncukier , @kate...
Sources say ScaleFactor, which raised ~$100M to automate bookkeeping before blaming COVID-19 for its closure, used dozens of human accountants instead of AI
Kurt Rathmann told his big-name investors he had developed groundbreaking AI to do the books for small businesses. In reality, humans did most of the work. Tweets: @davidjeans2 , @dannygroner , @davi...
Sources: TikTok halts talks with UK government to build the HQ for its non-China business in London, with British ban on Huawei seen as a factor
Phillip Inman / The Guardian :
Gyant, which provides AI-enabled remote patient-doctor engagement and symptom checking tools for hospitals and healthcare providers, raises $13.6M Series A
Last Chance: Register for Transform, VB's AI event of the year, hosted online July 15-17. — Gyant, whose AI-enabled health platform …
Ford says it is expanding its partnership with Intel's Mobileye, using its vision-sensing tech to improve driver-assist features
Stephanie Condon / ZDNet :
In 2019, Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, and Google were collectively granted ~27,000 H-1B visas, over 30% of total visas available to private companies
built on an influx of global brainpower, vibrant university system, cities that encourage the spontaneous interaction of people and ideas—has worked so well that policy makers have taken it for grante...
Reliance Jio is working to become a “Super Operator”, leveraging strategic partnerships and a strong telecom position to play a bigger role in users' lives
Neil Shah / Counterpoint Research :
TileDB, which aims to simplify data management across industries through its technology that was spun out of MIT and Intel Labs, raises $15M Series A
Rowan Walrath / AmericanInno :
Shanghai's year-old STAR market is now second only to Nasdaq in value of IPOs and secondary listings, attracting 17.3% of total issuance, surpassing Hong Kong
Nikkei Asian Review :
Gem, which integrates with LinkedIn to help automate data collection and follow-up correspondence with job candidates, raises $37M Series B led by Greylock
Kenrick Cai / Forbes :
SMBs make up 70% of the 5,384 companies certified under EU-US Privacy Shield and face the biggest challenges in complying with the decision that struck it down
Emily Birnbaum / Protocol : Tweets: @accessnow and @tconnellyrte Tweets: @accessnow : A win for #privacy! 🎉 Today, in a landmark decision, the @EUCourtPress struck down the EU-US #PrivacyShield as it...
Caption Health raises $53M Series B for its AI-guided tech that lets health care providers take diagnostic-quality ultrasound scans without specialized training
Sophia Kunthara / Crunchbase News :
Teamviewer has agreed to acquire Ubimax, which makes AR software and wearable computing devices, for €136.5M
Arno Schuetze / Reuters :
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.
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Protecting your Cloud Applications Data
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