In court filing, Epic says Fortnite has 116M iOS users, a third of the game's 350M users, and iOS DAUs declined by 60%+ since its removal from the App Store
Epic is formally asking for a preliminary injunction — Shortly before midnight on the Friday before Labor Day weekend …
Twitch says it is shutting down Twitch Sings, a live streaming karaoke game it had co-developed with Rock Band studio Harmonix, on January 1, 2021
Twitch said it's being shuttered to ‘invest in broader tools and services’ for its music community. — Twitch Sings has sung its last …
Nonparent employees are increasingly voicing their grievances over the extra benefits companies like Facebook extend to parents working from home
Pandemic policies at tech companies have created a rift between parents offered more benefits and resentful workers who don't have children.
US government is considering adding Chinese chip manufacturer SMIC to the Entity List, which would block US companies from selling SMIC tech without a license
Pentagon says the Trump administration is weighing possible trade sanction on SMIC — The Trump administration …
Facebook's ban on political ads in the week prior to the election applies to election officials, who use Facebook to inform voters about the voting process
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Q&A with AI Now Institute's Amba Kak on the organization's new report detailing eight case studies of how biometric ID systems are regulated around the world
A new report from the AI Now Institute reveals how different regulatory approaches work or fall short in protecting communities from surveillance.
Amazon bans foreign plant sales in the US, after mystery seeds sent to households this summer led US officials to raise alarm over ease of e-commerce seed sales
Shift by the e-commerce giant comes as agricultural authorities investigate the delivery of thousands of packets of seeds
Interview with Reed Hastings, on the future of Hollywood, the US election and social media, his new book about Netflix's aggressive company culture, and more
Netflix started with sending DVDs — remember them? — through the mail, but now the streaming pioneer sits atop a Hollywood it has thoroughly upended.
Trump administration issues its fifth Space Policy Directive, aimed at enhancing cybersecurity, with officials saying threats “occur with concerning regularity”
Government officials are worried about increasing cyber threats — Today, the Trump administration released …
Amazon responds to JEDI decision, calling it a “politically corrupted contract award” and attacks Trump's role in steering the award away from AWS
Again— In Blow To Amazon Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols / ZDNet : Amazon calls JEDI cloud decision ‘politically corrupted’ by Trump Alyse Stanley / Gizmodo : DoD: Sorry, Amazon, Microsoft's Still Getting T...
To pre-empt government censorship, 15 OTT services in India, including Disney Hotstar, Amazon Prime Video, Netflix, and MX Player adopt a self-regulation code
https://twitter.com/... @aroondeep : So now we have an OTT self-regulation code (again) for Indian streaming platforms. - Companies need to take complaints on content - They need to have an appellate ...
A look at the role of WeChat in China and abroad, its differences with TikTok, and how its features are inextricably woven with surveillance and censorship
A vital connection for the Chinese diaspora, the app has also become a global conduit of Chinese state propaganda, surveillance and intimidation. Tweets: @paulmozur , @lizalinwsj , @chao_deng , @kenro...
TikTok's high-touch approach to furthering careers of its creators, a path rivals like Instagram never pursued, helps it build a strong advocacy base in the US
James Henry, known for slapstick comedy and dance videos on TikTok, got an email last fall from the app's creator relationships team.
Researchers: Telmate, a messaging service used by US inmates and their families, exposed a database of messages and personal info of millions of inmates online
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Amid the pandemic, tech companies are moving workplace incentives out of the office, focusing more on time-off allowances for parents and mental health support
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PicnicHealth, which lets patients access and manage their health records online and share their medical history with researchers, raises $25M Series B
PicnicHealth, the startup that's looking to give patients a way to manage their care in one place and pharmaceutical companies access …
In an attempt to open during the pandemic, many US universities are forcing students to download location-tracking apps, sometimes as a condition of enrollment
what we don't hear nearly enough—how terrible university surveillance regimes are for students and the university community. https://www.theatlantic.com/ ... @theatlantic : Some colleges are trying to...
A look at how scientists, firefighters, and first responders are using advanced computer models to better map, track, and predict the movements of wildfires
while it's still burning. https://www.cnet.com/... https://twitter.com/... Roger Cheng / @rogerwcheng : Very relevant right now. @lhautala looks at computer models and tech that are trying to better t...
Alibaba pays nearly $1B to increase its stake in the Chinese courier group YTO Express from 10.5% to 22.5%
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ThruWave, which uses millimeter wave-based computer vision tech to create 3D images of items inside packages going through retail warehouses, raises $6.4M seed
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As Oracle tries to buy TikTok, a look at how the company started embracing and building ties with Donald Trump and his administration after the 2016 election
from the early days of the administration to an ill-fated hydroxychloroquine study in March — as it tries to buy TikTok. https://www.nytimes.com/... Lauren Hirsch / @laurenshirsch : In today's @DealBo...
Q&A with Box CEO Aaron Levie on the Trump administration, Box's stock rising during the pandemic, decoding his own tweets, competing with tech giants, and more
Alex Kantrowitz / OneZero : Tweets: @ozm and @kantrowitz Tweets: OneZero / @ozm : “This economy is definitely not sustainable, but again, it's hard to separate the pandemic element of this.” https://...
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.