Nonparent staffers at companies like Twitter, Facebook, and Salesforce are increasingly voicing grievances over the extra benefits for 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 putting export restrictions on SMIC, which would block US companies from selling SMIC tech without a license; stock down 20%+
Pentagon says the Trump administration is weighing possible trade sanction on SMIC — The Trump administration …
How iOS app developers draw on behavioral psychology to design user ratings pop-ups that appear at opportune times, like after a high score or on payday
Rating an iPhone app takes just a second, maybe two. “Enjoying Skype?” a prompt will ask, and you click on a 1-5 star rating.
Samsung Electronics says it has won a $6.6B order to provide 5G wireless solutions to Verizon in the US
- It's one of Samsung's largest so far in 5G networking — Samsung is pushing hard to compete with Nokia and Ericsson — Samsung Electronics Co. won a 7.9 trillion won …
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.
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
Andy Chalk / PC Gamer :
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
evolving Fortnite into a full-fledged “metaverse”, a multi-purpose, persistent, interactive virtual space. Blake Robbins / @blakeir : wait...isn't Epic (Fortnite) just providing proof for how much val...
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 …
Qualcomm founder Irwin Jacobs on the “Holy Wars of Wireless” and why there is no US equivalent to Huawei that is pioneering next gen wireless infrastructure
Plus: Wireless at the turn of the century, a highly anticipated question, and a surprise in the stratosphere.
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 , @nytimesbusiness , @chinabeigeboo...
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
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Traditional tabletop games are being reinvented by digital tools such as live-streaming, UGC, and audio to provide new experiences and reach larger audiences
Dungeons & Dragons, the granddaddy of all role-playing games, has never been more popular than it is today. Tweets: @a16z Tweets: @a16z : Dungeons & Dragons sales have grown by double-digit percentage...
Italy's antitrust authority says it has opened an inquiry into Google, Apple, and Dropbox over cloud computing services, including “unfair clauses in contracts”
Italy's competition authority has opened an investigation into cloud storage services operated by Apple …
Investigation sheds light on a huge ISIS cache of 90K+ online documents that are still being used to actively disseminate propaganda on social media and the web
Carl Miller / WIRED UK :
A historic drop in releases of pirated content has followed a US-led bust targeting SPARKS and other piracy communities, with dozens of topsites taken down
Ernesto Van der Sar / TorrentFreak :
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
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Seattle-based Cloudentity, which offers cloud application security and identity-aware authorization services, raises $13M Series A led by ForgePoint Capital
Cloudentity, a Seattle, WA-based provider of cloud application security and identity-aware authorization solutions, raised $13M in Series A funding.
Fashionphile, an ecommerce site for pre-owned goods, raises $38.5M Series B led by NewSpring Growth
Pre-owned online shopping firm Fashionphile has raised $38.5 million in NewSpring Growth-led Series B funding. The infusion comes after the April 2019 minority investment of Neiman Marcus in the comp...
PicnicHealth, which lets patients access and manage their health records online and share their medical history with researchers, raises $25M Series B
Jonathan Shieber / TechCrunch :
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
story with bonus TikTok videos! @technology @sarahfrier https://www.bloomberg.com/... Sarah Frier / @sarahfrier : I wrote about how TikTok develops really hands-on relationships with app talent, h...
Turing.com, a service using automated tech to vet and match remote software developers with companies, raises $14M in seed funding led by Foundation Capital
Alibaba pays nearly $1B to increase its stake in the Chinese courier group YTO Express from 10.5% to 22.5%
Ryan McMorrow / Financial Times :
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.