Walmart says it is working with Microsoft on the TikTok deal, sources say with the idea of turning TikTok US into an e-commerce app for creators and users
Microsoft is working with Walmart on its efforts to buy TikTok's U.S. business from China's ByteDance, Axios has learned from multiple sources close to the process.
Facebook says that to add the new paid events feature to its app on iOS, Apple had it remove a message telling users that Apple takes a 30% cut of sales
(Reuters) - Facebook Inc on Thursday told Reuters that Apple Inc rejected its attempt to tell users the iPhone maker would take a 30% cut …
TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer resigns, sources say after Trump threatened to ban the app; Vanessa Pappas, currently general manager of TikTok, will become interim head
clock is ticking on Microsoft's TikTok buy Newb / New.blicio.us : TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer Quits Anthony Ha / TechCrunch : Daily Crunch: TikTok's CEO resigns Tom McKay / Gizmodo : Walmart Wants to Get I...
Sources: Walmart sought majority stake in TikTok, but US demanded a tech firm as lead investor; Walmart originally was in consortium with SoftBank and Alphabet
- Walmart wanted to be the majority owner of TikTok, but the U.S. government demanded a technology company that could secure …
Xiaomi says its under-display cameras are ready for consumer use, will ship in a phone next year, and will be completely invisible under the screen
Xiaomi's third-generation under-display camera tech is ready for consumer use. … Xiaomi showed off a prototype with an under-display selfie camera …
Citizen Lab: between January and May 2020, China censored over 2000 terms related to coronavirus on WeChat to control the narrative about China and the disease
In China, the messaging platform blocked thousands of keywords related to the virus, a new report reveals.
Sources: Sony's Xperia 5 II will feature a 6.1" 21:9 OLED screen, 120Hz refresh, Snapdragon 865, 8GB RAM, 4,000mAh battery, 3-camera array; release on Sept. 17
The Sony Xperia 5 II is shaping up to be a pretty impressive device from the company. And we have just about every detail about Sony's new flagship smartphone.
Facebook users reported Kenosha Guard's Page and event to Facebook before the shootings but were told it did not violate its policies; the Pages are now gone
but says users' reports didn't make it to the right team in time BBC : Kyle Rittenhouse: Who is US teen accused of Kenosha Wisconsin protest murders? Tweets: Brian Fishman / @brianfishman : I have a b...
DOJ sues to recover 280 BTC and ETH accounts the DOJ believes are storing funds that North Korean hackers stole from two cryptocurrency exchanges in 2019
US officials are going after 280 BTC and ETH accounts storing funds North Korean hackers stole from two cryptocurrency exchanges.
Facebook sues MobiBurn, which provides SDK to embed ads in apps, claiming it illegally collected Facebook users' data and failed to comply with an audit
Facebook also sued the operator of a website selling Instagram followers, likes, and comments. — Facebook has filed lawsuits today …
The technocratic language Facebook uses in its takedown reports hides the human trauma caused by material that exists only because Facebook made it possible
These reports obscure a torrent of hate speech and other toxic content — If — you've never read a Facebook … Tweets: @neilturkewitz , @sagelazzaro , @jackiehluo , @funnymonkey , @tressiemcphd , @o...
Google revamps Assistant's Snapshot feature for iOS and Android, adding personalized recommendations powered by existing user data
Google is revamping its two-year old “Snapshot” feature in Google Assistant for iOS and Android. The company in 2018 had first introduced Google Assistant Snapshot …
Amazon unveils Halo, a $100 fitness band with an app to track emotional tone and create 3D scans for body fat, with an optional $4/month subscription service
A New Service that Helps Customers Improve Their Health and Wellness Emily Mullin / OneZero : Want a Free Amazon Halo Wearable? Just Hand Over Your Data To This Major Insurance Company Geoffrey Fowle...
A look at the state of deepfake pornography, which has become rampant on porn websites, with some videos of popular actresses having millions of views
Non-consensual deepfake videos, that humiliate and demean women, are racking up millions of views on mainstream porn sites. Nothing is being done about them Tweets: @mattburgess1 , @mcglynnclare , @s...
Sources: Comcast is pitching X1 software powering its set-top boxes and Flex streaming hardware as a potential operating system to smart TV manufacturers
Comcast wants to turn the software running on its set-top boxes into an operating system for smart TVs, Protocol has learned …
Q&A with TikTok's global CSO Roland Cloutier on accessing US user data outside the country, sharing data with China, protecting younger users, and more
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HP Inc. reports Q3 revenue of $14.3B, down 2.1% YoY, with notebook sales up 32% YoY but workstation revenue down 30% YoY and printing net revenue down 20% YoY
Stephanie Condon / ZDNet :
Amazon opens its first Fresh grocery store in Los Angeles to select customers, equipped with Dash Carts and voice-activated Echo Show displays
And It's Not Whole Foods Adam Campbell-Schmitt / Food & Wine : Amazon Opens Its First Full-Size Grocery Store Hayley Peterson / Business Insider : Amazon just opened the first location of its highly a...
Digital Currency Group to invest $100M in its subsidiary Foundry, which was quietly formed in 2019 to mine bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies in N. America
Jeff John Roberts / Fortune :
Shopmonkey, which provides cloud-based software for auto repair shop management, raises $25M Series B led by Bessemer Venture Partners
Shopmonkey, a San Jose, Calif.-based software company serving the automotive industry, raised $25m in its Series B funding.
Twitter says it “may limit the visibility” of “copypasta” tweets that feature text that has been copy and pasted without any modifications from the source
and the hashtag. #YourSlipIsShowing. https://twitter.com/... Parker Molloy / @parkermolloy : They just walked right into that one https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/... Brandy Zadrozny / @bra...
Japan Display plans to sell its smartphone screen factory in Hakusan, Japan to Sharp for $377M; sources: JDI will repay Apple for its investment in the factory
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Leaked video appears to show LG's forthcoming dual-screen Wing, which has a rumored 6.8-inch main display and a flip-out 4-inch second display
C. Scott Brown / Android Authority :
Facebook is testing linking users' accounts to their news subscriptions, to let them read articles without hitting the paywall or having to log-in again
Facebook is testing out a new feature that could help news publishers create a better experience for paying subscribers on the social network.
Nutanix reported FY 2020 revenue of $1.31B, up 6% YoY, and announced a $750M investment from Bain Capital, as CEO and co-founder Dheeraj Pandey to retire
Natalie Gagliordi / ZDNet :
VMware beats estimates for Q2 with revenue of $2.88B, up 9% YoY, as subscription and SaaS revenue jumped 44% YoY to $631M
Earnings Review Paul Gillin / SiliconANGLE : VMware tops estimates again as subscription revenue jumps VMware : VMware Reports Fiscal Year 2021 Second Quarter Results
Inside Facebook's Horizon, a VR massive multiplayer world, as it enters an invite-only beta, as questions remain about privacy and safety
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Facebook allows advertisers to target users in mainland China, despite national ban; Facebook says this is intentional, as a “small fraction” can circumvent ban
Sarah Frier / Bloomberg :
ProteanTecs, which provides an AI-based service to monitor chip reliability, raises $45M led by Koch Disruptive, bringing the total amount raised to $100M
Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat :
A look at the vast Unreal Engine ecosystem, from game developers to Hollywood studios to car makers, that may be affected if Apple bans Epic's developer account
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Sources detail US antitrust investigations into Google, which are focusing on how the company bundles its ad tools in potentially anticompetitive ways
Bloomberg : Tweets: @alistairmbarr , @jason_kint , @gerritd , @thekenyeung , and @mhbergen See also Mediagazer Tweets: Alistair Barr / @alistairmbarr : U.S. officials building an antitrust case again...
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