Apple has terminated Epic's App Store account, following legal dispute between the companies; Epic has an alternative Apple account to manage its Unreal Engine
As previously warned by Apple, Epic's App Store account has now been terminated due to the Fortnite developer knowingly violating App Store policy.
China's state media quoted a government adviser, who said ByteDance should study the new export list and “seriously and cautiously” consider halting TikTok deal
Chinese government trade adviser cautions app maker to study new regulations prior to sale
Slack discloses a now fixed critical RCE flaw in its desktop app; Slack paid $1,750 bug bounty to researcher, which critics say is a paltry sum for such a bug
Slack and its scores of desktop app users just dodged a major bullet. — The communications tool relied upon by journalists …
At an all-hands, Zuckerberg said Kenosha Guard's Page remained online after the shooting due to “an operational mistake” as some staff questioned his leadership
🌊 Technically soup Jack Morse / Mashable : Mark Zuckerberg blames Facebook contractors for Kenosha militia fiasco John Gruber / Daring Fireball : Facebook's Kenosha Guard Militia Event Was Reported 45...
Cory Doctorow highlights the conceptual limitations of Shoshana Zuboff's “surveillance capitalism” and details how to dismantle it
The most surprising thing about the rebirth of flat Earthers in the 21st century is just how widespread the evidence against them is.
Construction of a $20B chip manufacturing plant in Wuhan stopped due to lack of funding, the latest example of China's semiconductor efforts failing to take off
Construction on a US$20 billion state-of-the-art semiconductor manufacturing plant in Wuhan has stalled due to a lack of funding It's …
China updates its export control list, adding AI tech including “personalized content recommendations based on data analysis”, which may affect TikTok US sale
Popular video app's powerful algorithm likely to face ‘dual-use’ restrictions — HONG KONG — Beijing …
How a law professor became the target of posts on conservative sites, social media harassment, and PR firms hired by gig economy companies, for supporting AB5
Labor activists are targeted in a social media campaign as gig economy companies spend millions to prevent workers from becoming employees. Tweets: @darakerr , @aaschapiro , @deaneckles , @gigworkersr...
Story of Vietnamese hacker “Hieupc”, who was earning $125K/month running a bustling identity theft service, and was recently released from prison
At the height of his cybercriminal career, the hacker known as “Hieupc” was earning $125,000 a month running a bustling identity theft service … Tweets: @reybango , @briankrebs , @mattotcha , @dstrom ...
Medium says it had 1.2B page views in Q2 and now has “several hundred thousand” paying subscribers, and will start offering custom domains again
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Neuralink, Musk's brain-computer interface company, revealed a prototype showing readings from a pig's brain using a coin-shaped device implanted under skull
Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat :
Walmart sells Shoes.com and Bare Necessities lingerie brand as a part of a broader streamlining of its digital businesses to focus on its main website
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Source: London-based investment firm Centricus and Triller seek to buy TikTok's US, AU, NZ, and India operations for $20B; TikTok says it hasn't received a bid
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ReliaQuest, a managed cybersecurity and intelligence services provider, raises $300M led by KKR, says its revenue grew more than 450% in the past three years
Christine Hall / Crunchbase News :
How Belarusians turned to VPNs and a private Telegram channel to bypass censorship when its internet was shut down using deep packet inspection
not just in #Belarus but on an international level. https://gizmodo.com/... Barbara Malmet / @b52malmet : Coming to a country near you. https://twitter.com/... Scott Rose / @rprose : Belarus shut down...
Google and Facebook remove Hong Kong as a destination for the proposed Pacific Light Cable Network undersea cable project, refile keeping Taiwan and Philippines
- Underseas internet project refiled for Taiwan and Philippines — Companies re-apply without Pacific Light Data Communication Tweets: @trevorcroker and @krislc Tweets: Trevor Croker / @trevorcroker...
Okta, which provides identity management service for companies, has been a big beneficiary of remote work during lockdown with its stock rising 106% since March
- Businesses, schools tap firm's tools to secure online access — McKinnon stays cautious on outlook as investors seek growth Tweets: @technology , @nicoagrant , and @lindsayklife Tweets: @technolog...
A look at autonomous boat tech as ocean research nonprofit Promare says it will unveil in September a fully autonomous ship called Mayflower with IBM as partner
Driverless ships don't have to worry about crowded roads. And they don't need bunks—or toilets. — TEXT — 1 RESPONSE
Facebook has quietly removed “multicultural affinity” ad targeting option that allowed targeting by race, after years of charges of illegal discrimination
meaning moderators typically couldn't see a user's race, but its advertising algo could. https://www.getrevue.co/... @themarkup : This month, Facebook finally removed the “multicultural affinity” targ...
A look at how Saudi Arabia's gaming scene has dramatically evolved, especially for women, as the country loosens gender restrictions on esports
Mehr Nadeem / Rest of World : Tweets: @mehrnadeem3 , @ahmed , @mehrnadeem3 , @telliotter , @mehrnadeem3 , @moncherrriii , @mehrnadeem3 , @cengizyar , @mehrnadeem3 , and @mehrnadeem3 Tweets: Mehr Nade...
A look at the rapid growth of TikTok in Southeast Asia, where the app has been downloaded 360M times, up 151% YoY, according to Sensor Tower
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - At 19, Sandy Saputra is big on TikTok Indonesia. Within a year, he's leapt from quiet, small-town life to star influencer status …
As Palantir files to go public, an in-depth analysis of its business model, a look at its politics and challenges it faces amid a widespread move to privacy
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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.