Sources: Xbox Series X will be priced at $499 and will launch on November 10, 2020 alongside the Xbox Series S
The Xbox Series S and Xbox Series X together. — Microsoft is set to hold a press event soon to showcase the next-gen console pricing, and it's pretty familiar. — What you need to know
Microsoft confirms a budget version of its next-gen console, the $299 Xbox Series S, says it is the “smallest Xbox ever”
After a flurry of leaks, Microsoft has been forced to prematurely confirm the existence of a second-generation console: the Xbox Series S. The company …
Reed Hastings calls working from home “a pure negative” for employees and that the Netflix workforce will return to its offices once a vaccine is approved
Co-CEO of streaming giant discusses company's culture of candor and how working from home is harder
China launches global data security initiative to counter US' “Clean Network” program, urges countries to oppose “mass surveillance against other states”
Move, unveiled Tuesday is meant to counter U.S. Clean Network effort — HONG KONG—China is launching …
TikTok is trying to remove a graphic suicide video from its app and is banning accounts that re-upload the clip, says video was originally streamed on Facebook
Clips started circulating on Sunday night — TikTok is trying to remove graphic videos circulating the app that show …
Apple officially announces a virtual event for September 15, where it's expected to unveil an all-new lineup of iPhone 12 models and an Apple Watch Series 6
Apple has officially revealed this year's iPhone 12 announcement event, inviting members of the press and the public to tune …
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission says it will investigate competition between Google and Apple's app stores and how they use and share data
Two teenagers are posing with their Samsung Galaxy S4 (left) and iPhone 4 smartphones. — Apple and Google have been copping quite …
Sources: Microsoft is working on a Surface laptop with a 12.5" display, Core i5 processor, 4GB RAM, and 64GB storage to be priced between $500 and $600
A smaller, midrange Surface Laptop is on the cards this holiday season. … Microsoft has seen success with its budget friendly Surface …
New York-based Melio, a payments startup focused on small businesses, raises $144M to hire more staff and expand in the US
Melio, a payments startup focused on small businesses and backed by investors including American Express Ventures and Bessemer Venture Partners, has raised $144 million to fund new hires.
As schooling moves online during the pandemic, rural students in Indonesia and other countries struggle to learn on smartphones and shared laptops
Schools are closed in Indonesia because of the pandemic, but for the rural poor who lack internet access and smartphones, online education is particularly difficult. Tweets: @nytimes , @fahimabed , an...
Report: Apple has hired Tim Connolly, a former executive at Hulu and Quibi, to work on Apple TV+, as the company explores bundling content
Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac : Source: Telegraph .
Progress, a Boston area developer tools company, announces it is acquiring software automation platform Chef for $220M
Progress, a Boston area developer tool company, boosted its offerings in a big way today when it announced it was acquiring software automation platform Chef for $220 million.
Google debuts Business Application Platform, which includes tools for API management, no-code app development, process automation, and business analytics
Placing a bet on the red-hot low-code/no-code market, Google LLC today debuted its new Business Application Platform category …
Researchers propose using AI in collaboration with human input to draw up electoral districts to combat gerrymandering
Science : Tweets: @scheufele Tweets: Dietram A. Scheufele / @scheufele : “The way forward is for people to work collaboratively with machines to ... capitalize on the strengths and minimize the weakn...
Amsterdam-based Mollie, which offers plugins and an API to easily integrate payments into a site or an app, raises $106M Series B led by TCV valuing it at $1B+
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Review: Tesla's “Full Self-Driving Capability” option, which offers some advanced features, still requires significant driver attention to mitigate safety risks
Mike Monticello / Consumer Reports : Tweets: @paulconstant and @consumerreports Tweets: Paul Constant / @paulconstant : Uhhhhh, shouldn't it be illegal for Tesla to just release self-driving cars whe...
France-based Sarbacane, which develops email and text marketing software, raises $27M led by French investment company IDI
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch :
Lidar sensor manufacturer Ouster raises $42M Series B from investors including Cox Automotive, Tao Capital, and Fontinalis, bringing its total raised to $140M
Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat :
If Arm gets sold, the UK should at least insist that SoftBank follows through on its commitments, like keeping its HQ there and doubling staff over five years
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Some savvy Twitter users with few followers are making extra money by linking to brands in replies under viral tweets, possibly breaking Twitter's ToS
Michael Tobin / Bloomberg : Tweets: @mattnavarra Tweets: Matt Navarra / @mattnavarra : Step 1: Find a tweet that's gaining a lot of attention. Step 2: Reply to viral tweet to point other users toward...
Four employees of SF-based sales document management startup PandaDoc arrested in Belarus on fraud charges after the founders joined protests against Lukashenko
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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
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Protecting your Cloud Applications Data
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