Google Maps' Live View AR feature now includes notable landmarks in ~25 cities around the world, and gets location sharing, improved accuracy, and more
Live View in Google Maps helps you keep your bearings so you can find your way around. With new ways to use Live View …
Netflix support document says 4K streaming will work only on Macs that have a T2 security chip and run macOS 11.0 Big Sur with the latest Safari browser
Macs without a T2 chip can't watch 4K Netflix — macOS Big Sur, Apple's upcoming release of its Mac operating system …
Amazon says that of its 1.37M frontline workers, 19K+ contracted COVID-19 between March 1 and Sept. 19, with an infection rate lower than general US population
- Amazon on Thursday released comprehensive data into the spread of the coronavirus across its workforce.
HP debuts 14-inch Spectre x360 laptop with a 3:2 aspect ratio, 11th-gen Intel processors, Thunderbolt 4, and AI-based noise removal features, starting at $1,199
Plus updates for Spectre x360 13 and HP's Envy lineup — HP has just announced several new laptops, including …
YouTube restores Picture in Picture functionality to everyone on its mobile website on iOS 14, after limiting its availability to Premium users a few weeks ago
Tonight, the YouTube website has started allowing iOS 14 devices to use the built-in Picture in Picture functionality for its videos even without a Premium account.
After criticism of racial bias, Twitter says its automated image cropping showed “salient” areas of the image, but will change it to give users more control
Twitter will change its automated image cropping feature after users complained that it was biased.
Sources: Democratic Party leaders say Facebook has failed to stem the tide of misinformation on its platform, despite monthly conversations with the company
> https://www.vox.com/... John FitzGerald / @thetweetofjohn : Facebook has failed to meet promises to stem the tide of misinformation spreading on its platform. If the election's results are contested...
DOJ and CFTC charge BitMEX and its founders with allegedly operating an unregistered trading platform and violating CFTC anti-money laundering rules
The U.S. Department of Justice and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) have filed charges against crypto derivatives exchange BitMEX …
Google says it will turn off face retouching by default and avoid references to “beauty” in its Camera app, starting with the Pixel 4a, 4a 5G, and 5
When Digital Wellbeing launched, it was initially used to manage how often people use their phones.
Sources: Roblox is considering a US IPO next year that it expects could double its recent $4B valuation
(Reuters) - Roblox Corporation is working with investment banks to prepare for a U.S. stock market listing that could come early next year and which the online gaming platform expects …
The Senate Commerce Committee votes to subpoena CEOs of Facebook, Google, and Twitter to testify before the panel about concerns over Section 230
The Senate Commerce Committee Thursday voted on a bipartisan basis to subpoena the CEOs of Facebook, Google and Twitter to testify before the panel …
Apple sues electronics recycling company GEEP Canada for allegedly stealing and reselling nearly 100,000 iPhones, iPads, and Watches it was supposed to recycle
Apple is suing electronics recycling firm GEEP Canada for allegedly stealing and reselling nearly 100,000 iPhones, iPads and Apple Watches it was supposed to destroy.
Facebook moderators at Accenture say they were told to return to the office despite the pandemic; Facebook says their work can't be done remotely
Employees are concerned about COVID-19 now that they're being told to return starting October 12th — Facebook moderators employed …
Global app revenue grew 32% YoY in Q3 2020 to more than $29B; consumer spending in the App Store grew 31% to $19B while Play Store grew ~34% YoY to $10.3B
Worldwide consumer spending in mobile apps reached $29.3 billion and their installs climbed to 36.5 billion across Apple's App Store …
Cisco acquires PortShift, an Israeli startup developing a Kubernetes-native security platform, reportedly for ~$100M
Cisco is making another acquisition to expand its reach in security solutions, this time specifically targeting DevOps and the world of container management.
Verizon says it expanded its 4G LTE-based home internet service to 48 US states, but only in areas where it doesn't offer other broadband options or in-home 5G
The service first launched in July in a select few markets — Verizon's 4G LTE-based home broadband service targeting rural communities …
Sources: White House is urging Senate Republicans to increase scrutiny of social media companies it sees as biased against conservatives ahead of the election
Uber Freight raises $500M from private equity firm Greenbriar Equity Group at a post-money valuation of $3.3B
(Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc UBER.N said on Friday New York-based private equity firm Greenbriar Equity Group would invest $500 million in its logistics arm, Uber Freight …
Startup IonQ unveils its next-gen quantum computing system, which it claims sets a new record of 4M+ for quantum volume, a common industry metric
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Microsoft unveils $549 Surface Laptop Go with smaller 12.4" display, 10th-gen Intel Core i5, in three color variants, preorders start today, shipping October 13
Make the most of every day with the sleek style, performance … Bogdan Popa / Softpedia News : Microsoft Surface Laptop Go: The Cheapest and the Most Expensive Versions Jerry Hildenbrand / Android Cent...
Apple launches its updated Maps in UK, after completing rollout across the US in 2019, with its Look Around feature in London, Edinburgh, and Dublin
Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac :
Facebook files a lawsuit against BrandTotal and Unimania for breaking TOS by scraping data from Facebook, Instagram, and other sites using browser extensions
Facebook today says it has filed a lawsuit in the U.S. against two companies that had engaged in an international “data scraping” operation.
Google will pay publishers $1B+ through 2023 to create and curate high-quality journalism for the new Google News Showcase, starting in Germany and Brazil
to help convince governments not to take a whole lot more than that Sundar Pichai / The Keyword : Our $1 billion investment in partnerships with news publishers Byron Kaye / Reuters : Google drops Aus...
US Treasury says those who facilitate payments on behalf of ransomware victims, including digital forensics firms, face fines if recipients are under sanctions
Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security :
Facebook announces updates for Groups: automating moderation, surfacing some public group discussions in News Feeds and search results, and more
Ashley Carman / The Verge :
New animators have moved away from YouTube to make their names on TikTok instead, where it's easier for short, catchy, and experimental video clips to succeed
TikTok has become a thriving playground for animation — For three years, Maddi Winter had been searching for a hit. Tweets: @jake_k , @waxy , @amyrightmeow , and @ttayl0r Tweets: Jake Kastrenakes / ...
UK report says Huawei has failed to adequately tackle security flaws in its telco equipment despite previous complaints
Gordon Corera / BBC :
Facebook details a months-long attack from a sophisticated malware gang, SilentFade, using a combination of hacks to defraud users of $4M for malicious ad buys
Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet :
Researchers detail communities of accounts on Instagram and Twitter that role play with stolen images of minors, sometimes to sexualize children
Stanford Cyber Policy Center : Tweets: @shelbygrossman , @alexstamos , and @carlymil Tweets: Shelby Grossman / @shelbygrossman : This is a really fascinating and thoughtfully written post about an on...
A look at Twitter's plans for work from home, two years in the making, that created a wave of copycats, and the lessons it learned
Elizabeth Dwoskin / Washington Post : Tweets: @lizzadwoskin , @mccanner , @djthehrlady , @byheatherlong , @hellojesslasher , @heyjoshua , @apartovi , @gleesonmg214 , @vinnyeng , @sarthakgh , @t_lloyd...
Interview with co-founders of CTI League, a global coalition of volunteer experts fighting hacking related to COVID-19, on how it got started and future plans
As medical facilities strain amid the pandemic, they're especially vulnerable to cyberattacks. A global coalition of volunteer experts has stepped into the breach. Tweets: @ronindey , @campuscodi , @...
Survey of 500+ North American developers: ~50% say they manage at least 100 times more code than they did in 2010
Jim Salter / Ars Technica : Tweets: @jgamblin Tweets: Jerry Gamblin / @jgamblin : TechBro: I am a certified 10X dev ninja. Interviewer: Ummm.... can you try any harder? https://arstechnica.com/...
Facebook says it will ban Facebook and Instagram ads that seek to delegitimize the outcome of an election, including calling specific voting methods fraudulent
Salvador Rodriguez / CNBC :
Braintrust, a network for freelance technical and design talent, raises $18M, says it became profitable after raising a $6M seed round in the summer
Anthony Ha / TechCrunch :
Snap says it helped 1M Snapchat users register to vote on the app, of which over half are first-time voters and 80% are under 30
Dylan Byers / NBC News :
Facebook makes Forecast, an app for crowdsourced predictions and collective insights, available to all users
or is taunting us Jefferson Mangubat / Neowin : Facebook rolls out its crowdsourced predictions service to everyone in the U.S. and Canada Tweets: Alex Heath / @alexeheath : This app from Facebook is ...
DOD and DHS say malware dubbed SlothfulMedia is being used in ongoing campaigns in India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Russia, and Ukraine
Shannon Vavra / CyberScoop :
Hundreds of thousands watched the Trump-Biden debate on Twitch, with streamers who normally narrate gaming sessions providing real-time commentary
Tiffany Hsu / New York Times : Tweets: @nytnational See also Mediagazer Tweets: @nytnational : Hundreds of thousands watched the Trump-Biden debate on Twitch, with livestreamers chiming in with somet...
As Deliveroo says it will add 15,000 couriers, whom it calls “heroes”, by the end of 2020, some couriers say they are struggling to make enough to live on
Sources: secretive options-trading giant Susquehanna International has a 15% stake in ByteDance, estimated at $15B+, making it the largest outside investor
UK-based Knoma, which offers loans up to £10,000 for students taking tech courses with zero fees or interest, raises £21M in debt and equity
After rising since March, Big Tech stocks dropped in September, with Facebook down 10.7% on August, Apple down 10.25%, Google down 10.1%, and Amazon down 8.8%
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
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.