Apple commits to be 100% carbon neutral across its entire business, manufacturing supply chain, and product life cycle by 2030
Already carbon neutral today for corporate emissions worldwide, the company plans to bring its entire carbon footprint to net zero 20 years sooner than IPCC targets
Ahead of next week's antitrust hearing, sources say the committee spoke with Microsoft's Brad Smith on his concerns about how Apple operates its App Store
Apple CEO Tim Cook, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, Alphabet/Google CEO Sundar Pichai, and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg are all set to participate … Source: The Information .
Spotify launches video podcasts worldwide, starting with select creators, letting free and paid users seamlessly move between the video and audio versions
Spotify today announced the global launch of video podcasts. The new feature at launch will allow users, including both free users …
A deep dive into how Robinhood makes money and how its UX design and algorithmic nudges can lead some inexperienced investors to undertake riskier trades
Don't be the gravy … For someone who clearly has strong opinions they enjoy communicating with others, investing occupies a weird place for me. Tweets: @sanatvc , @iggyfanlo , @cyprianfrancis , @richa...
LinkedIn says it will cut ~960 jobs, or 6% of its global workforce, as the pandemic is having a sustained impact on demand for its recruitment products
(Reuters) - Microsoft Corp's (MSFT.O) professional networking site LinkedIn said on Tuesday it would cut about 960 jobs …
AMD unveils 7nm Ryzen 4000 series desktop processors based on its Zen 2 architecture, but says they will only come in prebuilt OEM systems first
The new lineup is only coming to prebuilt OEM systems first, though — AMD is beginning to bring its latest 7nm Ryzen 4000 chips based …
Report: in Q2, US smartphone YoY sales fell 10% for Samsung, 23% for Apple, 25% overall; iPhone SE popular among people with older iPhones and Android switchers
New data from Counterpoint Research today highlights the effects that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on smartphone sales.
Linux Foundation announces initiative to help public health officials in pandemic battle, launches two COVID-19 tracker apps using Google and Apple APIs
The project will use the Google Apple Exposure Notification system to support public health authority's testing, tracing, and isolation practices.
Norway-based classified ads publisher Adevinta acquires eBay's classifieds business unit in $9.2B deal
Consolidation continues apace in the world of e-commerce, and today it was the turn of the classified ads market. Today, eBay announced that it had reached a deal to sell off …
Robinhood has postponed the launch of its stock trading app in the UK indefinitely, as it refocuses efforts on strengthening core business in the US
- Robinhood has told U.K. customers that it will refocus its efforts on strengthening core business in the U.S.
The autonomous vehicle industry is gravitating toward “highway-only autonomy”, including long-haul trucks, as its hyped pursuit of “go-anywhere” taxis stalls
Sector focuses on long-haul trucks and passenger vehicles after ‘autonomous disillusionment’
Email shows Facebook execs mulling how to remove a fact check label, determined to be well founded, after it was applied to a viral climate misinfo post
under pressure from @RepMikeJohnson. Climate change is not a matter of opinion. Facebook's @OversightBoard must fix this now. https://heated.world/... Climate Power / @climatepower : When a dangerous ...
Adobe says it has hired Marc Levoy, a top researcher who developed computational photography for Google's Pixel line, to help it make a universal camera app
Jay Peters / The Verge :
Soundcloud founders unveil Dance, an e-bike subscription service, launching initially in Berlin for €59 per month, backed by BlueYard Capital
You've heard of e-bike and e-scooter rentals startups spreading across cities. But today three veterans of the startup world will launch …
Coinbase says that, in the wake of Twitter's hack on Wednesday, it prevented over 1,100 of its customers from sending 30.4 BTC, or ~$275K total, to the hackers
Yogita Khatri / The Block :
IBM reports Q2 revenue of $18.12B, down 5.4% YoY, vs. $17.72B est., with total cloud revenue of $6.3B, up 30%, and Cloud & Cognitive Software revenue up 3% YoY
Jordan Novet / CNBC :
US accuses Nanchang O-Film Tech, a supplier for Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, of helping China's human rights abuses against Uighurs and places restrictions on it
Ian Sherr / CNET :
Home insurance tech startup Hippo, raises $150M at a valuation of $1.5B; CEO says it's on track for $100M+ of revenue in the next year
- Dragoneer, Ribbit Capital joined $150 million funding round — Insurance tech firm's CEO preparing for IPO next year
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
Rachel Kraus / Mashable :
Private equity firm Thoma Bravo has agreed to buy and take private Majesco, a New Jersey-based provider of cloud software for insurance companies, for $594M
Luisa Beltran / Barron's Online :
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+
What you need to know about the dual IPO Paddy Baker / CoinDesk : Alibaba's Ant Group Plans Dual IPOs at Possible $200B Valuation Fortune : Why the world's most valuable unicorn is shunning a U.S. IPO...
Uber has quietly debuted a service to give public health officials access to data on users thought to have come into contact with someone infected with COVID-19
Tina Bellon / Reuters :
Toronto-based writing platform Wattpad says it's investigating a breach of user data, following a report that 271M user records was up for sale online
Isabelle Kirkwood / BetaKit :
Gett, the London- and Israel-based on-demand ride hailing service, raises $100M from new and existing investors, bringing its total raised to $750M
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch :
US charges two Chinese nationals over coronavirus vaccine hacking scheme, alleging they stole terabytes of data from many orgs in the US and 10 other countries
Amanda Macias / CNBC :
Inside the FTC's Facebook probe, as sources detail disagreements between two units over how forcefully to apply existing competition standards
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.