Twitter says it will take action against tweets that openly wish or hope for Trump's death, citing existing “abusive behavior” rule
“Content that wishes, hopes or expresses a desire for death, serious bodily harm, or fatal disease against an individual is against our rules.”
Google confirms it will no longer support its Daydream VR app, which may not work properly on some devices running Android 11 or later
You probably barely remember what Daydream is, or rather was, and no-one will blame you for that. Google launched its VR platform back in 2016 …
Sources: CEOs of Facebook, Google, and Twitter to testify before the Senate Commerce Committee on October 28; Twitter has confirmed Jack Dorsey will testify
The CEOs of Facebook, Google and Twitter have agreed to testify before the Senate Commerce Committee on Oct. 28 …
Facebook rebuts The Social Dilemma, saying the popular Netflix documentary “buries the substance in sensationalism”
- Facebook rebutted Netflix's “The Social Dilemma” on Friday. — The company argued that the documentary-drama that quickly gained popularity for its critical look …
Researcher finds a flaw in Grindr's password reset process that allowed anyone with knowledge of a user's email address to claim the account; issue is now fixed
Grindr, one of the world's largest dating and social networking apps for gay, bi, trans, and queer people …
Coinbase says it has added support for “instant” withdrawals in nearly 40 countries, including the US, the UK, and many in Europe, via a linked debit card
San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase today announced that it has added support for instant withdrawals …
Apple Watch SE review: excellent smartwatch at an attractive price offering same performance as the Series 4 but no always-on display and it does not have ECG
Dan Seifert / The Verge :
The Tokyo Stock Exchange's day-long outage on Thursday was caused by a failover glitch after a critical data storage and distribution device had malfunctioned
- Data storage and distribution device brought down Tokyo market — Stock exchange forced to close trading for the entire day
Security researchers describe a way to fingerprint exploit writers' characteristics, which can then be used to identify other exploits written by same writers
In the past months, our Vulnerability and Malware Research teams joined efforts to focus on the exploits inside the malware and specifically …
In a new filing, Epic accuses Google of causing “irreparable harm”, while Google says “any harm Epic has suffered is not irreparable and is of its own making”
Shortly after midnight Pacific Time, Epic Games and Google filed with the United States District Court …
A look at Arise, which offers work-from-home call center contractors to companies like Disney, Airbnb, and Apple, and how it strips workers of legal protections
Arise Virtual Solutions, part of the secretive world of work-at-home customer service, helps large corporations shed costs at the expense of workers.
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
nearly 20,000 cases so far! https://www.cnbc.com/... Ben Popken / @bpopken : Amazon finally discloses how many of its workers tested positive for COVID-19 - over 19,000 - and says “We have been conser...
Google launches Android Partner Vulnerability Initiative to improve the security of OEM devices and inform users about the security flaws affecting their device
Brandon Russell / XDA Developers :
A look at real time OSes for spacecrafts, like VxWorks, preferred by NASA, and open source RTEMS, preferred by ESA, amid a new contender SpaceChain OS
The updates don't come every spring and fall, but space operating systems keep evolving. — The ESA's recently launched Solar Orbiter … Tweets: @astrogrant Tweets: Grant Tremblay / @astrogrant : ESA'...
Sources: Airbnb is aiming to raise around $3B in its upcoming IPO, planned for some time in December
Twitter confirms it is testing Birdwatch, a tool to address the spread of misinfo; leaked screenshots show the feature will let users attach notes to a tweet
Twitter is developing a new product called “Birdwatch,” which the company confirms is an attempt at addressing misinformation across …
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
Karissa Bell / Engadget :
Sources: Roblox is considering a US IPO next year that it expects could double its recent $4B valuation
Uber Freight raises $500M from private equity firm Greenbriar Equity Group at a post-money valuation of $3.3B
Ayanti Bera / Reuters :
AI-based tools are helping California firefighters to monitor fires, evacuate threatened areas, and judiciously steer resources to where they are most needed
Stretched by longer, deadlier fire seasons, officials are using artificial intelligence to more closely track blazes and more judiciously steer resources
YouTubers are using AI software like DeOldify to upscale and “enhance” historic footage into 4K, but historians say the result undermines the footage
Thomas Nicholson / WIRED UK : Tweets: @wireduk , @samokhvalov , @chastaylor , @citnaj , and @jcalpickard Tweets: @wireduk : Digital upscalers and the millions who've watched their work on YouTube say...
Six former Triller employees say the 13M MAUs it announced in Oct. 2019 was over 5X what they were seeing on internal metrics, as a screenshot shows ~2M MAUs
Dan Whateley / Business Insider :
ESET details XDSpy, a hacking group which had been undetected for nine years with operations targeting government agencies in countries like Belarus and Russia
Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet :
Cisco acquires PortShift, an Israeli startup developing a Kubernetes-native security platform, reportedly for ~$100M
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch :
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
The Verge :
DOJ appeals the September 20 injunction against WeChat ban, but does not lay out grounds for overturning the ruling
Katy Stech Ferek / Wall Street Journal :
As QAnon presence on LinkedIn grows, the network is taking steps to limit the spread but does not sanction members for displaying support on their profiles
as a threat to our institutions and societies. https://www.wsj.com/... via @apalmerdc @JakeSherman https://twitter.com/... Davey Alba / @daveyalba : oh wow. o...k https://www.wsj.com/... Ed Bott / @ed...
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
Tribe Capital is close to announcing Firstlook, a program for individuals with a net worth +$1M and annual income of $200k to co-invest in startups with Tribe
Zoë Bernard / The Information :
Apple sues electronics recycling company GEEP Canada for allegedly stealing and reselling nearly 100,000 iPhones, iPads, and Watches it was supposed to recycle
Portland-based Eclypsium, which helps detect, analyze, and prevent security threats at the firmware level, raises $13M, bringing its total raised to $25M
Amazon third-party sellers are using Facebook and WeChat groups to find users who write fake reviews; Facebook removed three US groups linked to such schemes
Zoe Schiffer / The Verge : Tweets: @zoeschiffer Tweets: Zo Schiffer / @zoeschiffer : My favorite part of reporting this story was contacting one of the top reviewers on Amazon who mistook me for a sk...
Facebook files a lawsuit against BrandTotal and Unimania for breaking TOS by scraping data from Facebook, Instagram, and other sites using browser extensions
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.