US proposes a five-part “Clean Network” plan to curb potential national security risks from China, including banning “untrusted” Chinese apps from US app stores
- U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced a five-pronged “Clean Network” effort aimed at curbing potential national security risks from China.
Facebook and YouTube removed a video where Trump claims kids are “virtually immune” to COVID-19; Twitter banned @teamtrump's account until it removed the video
Twitter Inc. and Facebook Inc. blocked a video shared by accounts linked to U.S. President Donald Trump for violating …
Google has discontinued the Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL, its flagship phones that were released in October of last year
Less than a year after its unveiling — .
Sources: Microsoft is pursuing a deal to buy all of TikTok's global operations, including those in India and Europe
US group explores whether it can add regions including India and Europe to deal for video app's US arm — Microsoft is chasing a deal to buy all of TikTok's global business …
Microsoft ends its xCloud game streaming test on iOS devices, says it had to limit the app to one game and 10,000 testers “to comply with App Store policies”
Apple's App Store policies appear to be holding xCloud back — Microsoft has ended its xCloud game streaming test for iOS devices today.
Nintendo reported quarterly operating profit of $1.4B, up 428% YoY; sales of Nintendo Switch and Switch Lite consoles grew 167% YoY to 5.68M units
- Nintendo reported operating profit of 144.7 billion yen ($1.4 billion) in the April-June quarter, smashing analyst expectations.
Microsoft could use data culled from TikTok content, such as video of people of different ethnicities engaged in a variety of activities, to train its AI
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Samsung and Microsoft extend their partnership to add deeper integration with Office on Galaxy Note20 devices and let users stream Android apps to Windows 10
The new Samsung Galaxy Note 20 devices will support Office app synchronization, new Your Phone features and Microsoft's cloud gaming functionality.
Telemedicine provider Teladoc Health signs a $18.5B deal to buy Livongo, maker of connected devices for managing diabetes and other chronic conditions
In a sign of the growing importance and value of digital healthcare in the world of medicine, two of the industry's publicly traded companies …
Samsung Galaxy Buds Live review: balanced sound with a bold, unconventional design but noise cancellation isn't good and there is occasional signal interference
An unconventional design turns out to be a winner — If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission.
OnePlus is preloading OnePlus 8 and Nord series phones with Facebook bloatware that can't be uninstalled as part of the OS
Bloatware on Android phones has been around for so long — especially on Samsung and Huawei phones — that it's hardly even news anymore.
TikTok announces plans to set up its first data center in Europe with a $500M investment in Ireland and says data from European users will be stored there
TikTok, the embattled video-sharing app that's found itself at the center of Washington-Beijing tensions, is setting up its first data center …
Tests indicate wireless charging is much less efficient than cord charging; Pixel 4 charging tests showed wireless charging used 47% more power than cabled
We crunched the numbers on just how inefficient wireless charging is — and the results are pretty shocking
Samsung announces the Galaxy Z Fold2 with an upgraded camera system, larger 7.6-inch main display, and hole-punch cameras; release date and price TBA
which should you get? Bhushan Akolkar / Coinspeaker : Samsung Unveils Its Galaxy Note 20 and the Galaxy Z Fold 2, Shipments to Start by August 21 Engadget : The Morning After: Samsung revealed the Not...
State Department offers up to $10M for information about anyone working with a foreign government to interfere in US elections via malicious cyber operations
This includes attacks against US election officials, election infrastructure, voting machines, but also candidates and their staff.
Apple iMac 27-inch (2020) hands-on: 1080p webcam is long overdue and its smart features, like face detection, are great; nano texture is good but pricey at $500
Plus, some impressions of the nano texture screen option — I've had a review unit of the new 27-inch iMac for about two days now …
Uber buys UK-based taxi-software company Autocab, in a deal that will extend the company's reach in the UK from ~40 locations to ~170
- U.K. market will eventually grow to up to 170 areas from 40 — Autocab drivers to get ‘more earnings opportunities’ via Uber
Samsung launches Galaxy Watch3 in 41mm and 45mm variants with a thinner, lighter design on Samsung's Tizen platform, arriving on August 6 for $400+
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California's labor commissioner has filed separate lawsuits against Uber and Lyft for alleged wage theft by misclassifying workers as independent contractors
The Golden State is becoming increasingly hostile to app-based ride-hailing — Uber and Lyft are committing wage theft …
Epic Games raises $1.78B, which includes $250M from Sony announced last month, at a post-money valuation of $17.3B
Epic Games, creator and publisher of the massively popular “Fortnite” game, announced a $1.78 billion round of funding — which the company says gives it a post-money equity valuation is of $17.3 billi...
Interview with Sonos CEO Patrick Spence, who says Amazon illegally prices its Echo speakers below cost and can do so by subsidizing from its “monopoly business”
Sonos CEO Patrick Spence believes that Amazon is breaking the law by selling its Echo speakers below cost.
Serialized fiction app Radish raises $63.2M Series A led by SoftBank Ventures Asia and Kakao Page
Serialized fiction app Radish landed $63.2 million in Series A funding, led by SoftBank Ventures Asia and Kakao Page, to tap into Hollywood's storytelling community.
Infermedica, which offers AI-driven software for preliminary medical diagnosis and triage, raises $10M+ Series A
Infermedica, the Poland-founded health tech startup that offers an AI-driven platform for preliminary diagnosis and triage, has raised just over $10 million in Series A funding.
Facebook launches Instagram Reels, its TikTok competitor that lets users create and publish 15-second videos, in 50+ countries, including the US, UK, and Japan
Why I think shoving the new ‘Reels’ product into Instagram may actually be a mistake Steven Hung / Micky : Instagram Reels cashes in, launches in 50 countries worldwide Kelly Earley / Silicon Republic...
Report: in Q1 2020, 54% of US households with broadband had a smart TV, surpassing the 42% share held by streaming devices like Roku
Streaming devices and set-top boxes like Roku or the Apple TV are increasingly losing ground to internet-connected smart TVs with the shift amplified by the coronavirus pandemic, new data shows. Tweet...
A look at various apps aimed at overseas domestic workers, which can help them find jobs, facilitate money transfers, and report labor abuse
a real risk for many of these already quite vulnerable workers. Anup Kaphle / @anupkaphle : There are people like Myrna Padilla, once a domestic worker herself, trying to find tech solutions to interv...
Profile of QAF, a Reddit-like site in China that has become a go-to place for accessing LGBTIQ content and a support hub for the LGBTIQ community in the country
fascinating story by @ZeyiYang & @megatobin1 Torr Leonard / @torrhl : “How a group of volunteers are fighting to make gay cinema available in China - The country's queer community relies on a small gr...
Online mental health service Ginger raises $50M Series D led by Advance Venture Partners and Bessemer Venture Partners, bringing its total raised to $120M
San Francisco-based startup Ginger just banked a $50 million Series D funding round to expand its on-demand mental health services.
Camera maker Canon struck by apparent ransomware attack resulting in data loss for users of its free cloud storage and affecting many of its website domains
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Interview with Ron Wyden on Section 230, keeping tech companies accountable, and giving Americans control of their data
Sara Morrison / Vox :
Intuit has agreed to acquire TradeGecko, an inventory and order management software platform for small retailers and wholesalers, sources say for $80M+
which is backed by a range of SEA VCs including Golden Gate, Wavemaker, Openspace and Jungle https://www.intuit.com/... Thomas Gorissen / @serrynaimo : More than 8 years ago three Kiwi founders gradua...
In an open letter, 20 state AGs called on Facebook to better prevent messages of hate, bias, and disinformation from spreading and support users facing abuse
Davey Alba / New York Times :
Automattic launches P2, a WordPress-powered communication and collaboration tool for remote teams
Paul Sawers / VentureBeat :
Election tech giant ES&S and security firm Synack partner to let security professionals, vetted by Synack, conduct penetration testing on some ES&S products
Lily Hay Newman / Wired : Tweets: @synack , @weems , @lilyhnewman , and @caseyjohnellis Tweets: @synack : “By throwing [@essvote's new model of electronic poll book] to the wolves, ES&S can learn abo...
By adding financial services to their core offering, SaaS companies can open up new vertical markets and increase revenue per customer by 2-5x
Andreessen Horowitz : Tweets: @_pagarwal and @a16z Tweets: Pratik Agarwal / @_pagarwal : We've noticed growing “financial services” revenue for a few of our SaaS/B2B portfolio such as @zetwerk @charg...
Google updates its G Suite apps with link previews, Smart Compose in Docs, improved comment navigation, and support for Microsoft Office files on Android
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YouTube says it took down 2,596 accounts from China in Q2 for engaging in “coordinated influence operations” on political issues, up from 277 accounts in Q1
Devin Coldewey / TechCrunch :
Rackspace closed down ~22% on its first day of trading, after raising $704M in its IPO, and now has a market value of $3.26B
Bloomberg :
Shares of e-commerce startup BigCommerce rose as much as 292% above its $24 IPO Wednesday; stock closed up 201% and raised $216M
Crystal Tse / Bloomberg : Tweets: @delrey , @bigcommerce , @financialreview , @elena_a_leonova , and @mcannonbrookes Tweets: Jason Del Rey / @delrey : BigCommerce, an e-commerce software company, pri...
Researchers find a cluster of 295 Chrome extensions, with more than 80M users, that inserted ads into Google and Bing results; Google is now removing some
Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet : Tweets: @adguard and @josephmenn . Thanks: @roavingxss Tweets: @adguard : 80M people scammed by fake ad blockers in @googlechrome Web Store. The worst thing is, there's noth...
Researchers find 18 “evasion exploits” within widely used email protocols, potentially letting attackers disguise spear-phishing attacks
Lily Hay Newman / Wired :
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.