Judge proposes a jury trial for the Apple vs Epic case, likely to start in July 2021, while seemingly pushing back on some of Epic's key points in the hearing
During Monday's hearing for Epic and Apple's legal battle over the App Store and “Fortnite,” the judge suggested that the public's opinion …
Amazon unveils Amazon One, a new biometric technology that allows shoppers to pay using their palm, to be first implemented at two Amazon Go stores in Seattle
Amazon wants shoppers at its stores — and those of other retailers — to pay by palm with Amazon One. Amazon
With Netflix, Spotify, and others bypassing Google's 30% cut of IAPs, Google now says all Play Store apps must use its billing system, giving a year to comply
Some companies like Netflix and Spotify had avoided making the payment when people paid for something inside their apps.
Coinbase publishes a “clarification” of its mission, stating it won't take on activism outside of its focus or debate causes or political candidates internally
There have been a lot of difficult events in the world this year: a global pandemic, shelter in place, social unrest …
Wide-ranging interview with Elon Musk on Neuralink and the future of brain chip implants, his thoughts on AI being an existential threat to humanity, and more
(SINGING) When you walk in the room, do you have sway? — [MUSIC PLAYING] — I'm Kara Swisher and this is Sway. [MUSIC PLAYING]
Multiple Microsoft 365 services including Office, Teams, Power Platform, and Dynamic365 are restored after major global outage for several hours
Microsoft continuing to look into the problem after roll back fails to solve issue. — Microsoft is currently looking into an authentication error hitting its Office 365 systems.
Disney launches GroupWatch on Disney+, a feature that lets up to seven people watch in sync; viewers can react using emoji but can't chat
New York (CNN Business)Pandemic lockdowns have given many people the time to binge watch hours of streaming, but not the ability to do so with friends.
Google says it's working on making it easier for Android users to install and use third-party app stores, starting with Android 12 next year
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Roku launches a redesigned $100 Ultra with Dolby Vision, shipping in Oct., with plans to add AirPlay 2 and HomeKit support to some 4K Roku models later in 2020
Roku is launching a redesigned version of its top-of-the-line Ultra player and announced plans to introduce a new standalone app for its free Roku Channel later this year.
Google Meet adds noise cancellation on Android and iOS for G Suite Enterprise and Enterprise for Education customers, and adds attendance reports for schools
After rolling out to desktops in June, Google Meet can now filter out disruptive sounds, thanks to noise cancellation on Android and iOS.
Lenovo debuts foldable ThinkPad X1 Fold with a 13-inch OLED screen, 11th-gen Intel processors, and 8GB RAM, available for pre-order now, starting at $2,499
Plus, a bunch of ThinkBooks — Lenovo has announced a ThinkPad like no ThinkPad you've ever seen before: the ThinkPad X1 Fold.
Roku launches $130 Streambar, which combines a compact soundbar with a 4K and HDR streaming device, shipping in mid-October
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Vienna-based crypto brokerage Bitpanda raises $52M Series A led by Peter Thiel's Valar Ventures, bringing its total raised to ~$100M
European crypto brokerage Bitpanda, based in Vienna and founded in 2014, is announcing the completion of a $52 million Series A led by PayPal legend Peter Thiel's Valar Ventures.
D-Wave launches Advantage, a cloud service that offers access to 5,000+ qubit quantum computing and a hybrid solver service that can handle 1M variables
D-Wave today launched its next-generation quantum computing platform available via its Leap quantum cloud service.
Microsoft's Bing search app will appear as a download prompt on new Android phones in Germany, UK, and France, after it won slots in a Google auction for rivals
Microsoft Corp.'s Bing search app will appear as a download prompt on new Android phones in Germany, the U.K. and France after it won slots in a Google auction for rivals.
TikTok launches a US elections guide in its app, partnering with orgs like BallotReady, SignVote, and others to provide info on candidates, how to vote, more
Though TikTok is in the middle of fighting off the Trump administration's attempt to ban its app in the U.S. over data privacy concerns …
Federal judge grants a preliminary injunction against a Trump administration order that would have banned TikTok from US app stores
TikTok users have free speech rights—and courts should pay attention. Kate Cox / Ars Technica : Trump likely overstepped authority with TikTok ban, judge rules Kari Paul / The Guardian : Trump's bid t...
A leak of data used by Trump's 2016 campaign, spanning 5,000+ files and ~5TB, details ~200M Americans, with a “Deterrence” label applied to 3.5M Black Americans
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Uber wins legal fight to regain London license as a judge overturned a ban by the city's transport regulator TfL
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Axis Security, which helps companies stay secure when employees work from home, raises $32M Series B led by Canaan Partners, bringing its total raised to $49M
Axis Security launched last year with the idea of helping customers to enable contractors and third parties to remotely access …
Polish e-commerce site Allegro raised ~$2.3B in Warsaw's largest ever IPO, valuing the company at $11.2B
- Retailer to be biggest Polish company with $11.2 billion value — Shares priced at top end of range after deal size increased — E-commerce platform Allegro raised about 9.2 billion zloty …
After Las Vegas-area school officials refuse to pay a ransom, hackers publish information on students, including social security numbers and grades
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Sources: DuckDuckGo failed to win Google's Q4 auction for placement on Android's default search engine choice screen in big EU countries
French startup Exotec, which builds autonomous industrial robots for warehouses, raises $90M Series C led by 83North
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Amazon launches Personal Shopper for men's fashion for $4.99 per month, expanding on its similar offering for women rivalling Stitch Fix
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Former Amazon exec and her family settle with SEC over insider trading scheme that led to profits of $1.4M, agree to penalties of $1M+ and to pay back profits
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A deep dive into Signal, whose downloads surged in the US amid BLM protests, as it becomes an app of choice among protesters, dissidents, and journalists
Billy Perrigo / TIME : Tweets: @billyperrigo , @punkt , @time , @nebuer42 , @savukku , and @nnedv Tweets: Billy Perrigo / @billyperrigo : As protests surged around the world this year, downloads of S...
McAfee has filed for a Nasdaq IPO in a filing with the SEC, listing the size of the offering as $100M which is a placeholder likely to change
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Pew survey of 12K+ US adults: 26% said they get news from YouTube while only 23% of those said they “often” get news from channels of established news orgs
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Interviews with small retailers, restaurants, and other SMBs in the US on how they are leveraging tech and e-commerce to see themselves through the pandemic
Mike Murphy / Protocol : Tweets: @sarthakgh and @mcwm Tweets: Sar Haribhakti / @sarthakgh : .@mcwm has launched a series on SMB tech This first piece on the state of the landscape is really good : ht...
PayCargo, which develops cloud-based payment and financing services for the cargo industry, raises $35M from Insight Partners
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Seismic, which develops sales enablement and market orchestration software, raises $92M Series F led by Permira at a $1.6B valuation
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A look back at HOTorNOT, created in 2000 by two UC Berkeley grads on a lark, which was one of the first popular sites to let users create a public profile
Disney sells TrueX, an ad-tech company it absorbed as part of its acquisition of 21st Century Fox assets in 2019, to Gimbal; a source says for less than $100M
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Russian startup NtechLab, which helps analyze footage captured by large number of surveillance cameras in real time, raises $13M
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Boston- and Shenzhen-based XtalPi, which uses AI for drug discovery and development, raises $319M Series C led by SoftBank's Vision Fund
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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.