Google rebrands G Suite as Google Workspace, integrates Meet, Chat, and Rooms across all its applications, and introduces new logos for all apps in the suite
Google is rebranding G Suite, its set of online productivity and collaboration tools for businesses that include the likes of Gmail, Drive, Docs and Meet.
Apple removed headphones and speakers from Bose, Logitech, and Sonos from its online store at the end of Sept., asked retail employees to do the same
- Apple is working on first over-ear headphones, smaller HomePod — Products from Sonos, Bose, Logitech pulled from online store
John McAfee has been arrested in Spain for tax evasion after SEC sues him for allegedly promoting ICOs in 2017, 2018 without disclosing he was paid to do so
John McAfee, the 74-year-old software magnate-turned-crypto-bull, has been arrested in Spain on allegations of tax evasion, according to the Department of Justice.
Sources: US House report investigating Apple, Amazon, Google, and Facebook's power has been delayed as Democrats and Republicans are split on the remedies
WASHINGTON — For all the divisions in Washington, one issue that had united Republicans and Democrats in recent years was their animus toward …
Nvidia announces Maxine, a set of GPU-accelerated AI conferencing tools that improve video quality, with early access available from next week
Nvidia today launched Nvidia Maxine, a platform that provides developers with a suite of GPU-accelerated AI conferencing software to enhance video quality.
Instagram marks its 10th anniversary by expanding in-app warnings when users post nasty comments and adds a private map of stories from the last three years
Instagram is officially 10 years old, and is marking the end of its first decade with new features meant to encourage users to be nice to one another.
As AT&T stops connecting new DSL users, a new report co-written by an AT&T workers union says only 28% of AT&T territory has fiber-to-the-home internet
AT&T stops connecting new DSL users; only 28% of AT&T territory has full fiber. — AT&T has deployed fiber-to-the-home Internet …
The UK's Financial Conduct Authority has banned the sale of cryptocurrency derivatives and exchange-traded notes to retail users from January 6, 2021
More than 12,500 users participated in the first phase of a public token sale on CoinList for Flow, a new blockchain platform developed by Dapper Labs, the creator of CryptoKitties.
Researcher says that Macs with T2 chips are vulnerable to a variant of the checkm8 exploit, which could jailbreak certain iPhones and was unpatchable
Jailbreak involves combining last year's checkm8 exploit with the Blackbird vulnerability disclosed this August.
The European Court of Justice, EU's highest legal authority, rules that member states cannot collect mass mobile and internet data of citizens
- The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that member states cannot collect mass mobile and internet data on citizens.
A security flaw left tens of thousands of users of an app-based chastity sex toy at risk of a permanent, remotely triggered lock-in
Just because almost every gadget or appliance can be connected to the internet, doesn't mean they should be. Outages can render these “smart” devices useless …
Kaspersky researchers spot malware embedded in UEFI firmware on motherboards of victims' devices, affecting diplomats working on issues related to North Korea
The tool attacks a device's UEFI firmware—which makes it especially hard to detect and destroy.
Spotify updates its iOS and Android apps to let users search for songs by lyrics, a feature Apple Music has had since 2018
Spotify has rolled out a useful new feature today for iOS and Android that allows users to search for songs by its lyrics, something that Apple Music users have enjoyed for a couple of years.
Nvidia unveils new professional GPUs based on its Ampere architecture: the RTX A6000, coming in December, and A40, coming early 2021
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Nvidia unveils the Jetson Nano 2GB, a $59 developer kit powered by CUDA-X, for students and hobbyists with an interest in robotics and AI
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UK government blames a “technical issue” for underreporting COVID-19 cases by 15,000+; reports suggest an Excel sheet with lab results reached its maximum size
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Apple announces its upcoming event will be held on October 13 at 10 am PDT, where it's expected to unveil new iPhones; invites are titled “Hi, Speed.”
Apple today has officially announced its highly-anticipated iPhone 12 event for October 13 at 10 am PT. Much like WWDC 2020 …
Microsoft says Iranian state-sponsored hackers are actively exploiting Zerologon, a Windows vulnerability in the Netlogon protocol, in hacking campaigns
Microsoft links back the attacks to an Iranian hacker group known as Mercury, or MuddyWater. — Microsoft said on Monday …
Nvidia announces an open beta for Omniverse, a virtual environment where engineers can collaborate using photorealistic 3D simulation tools
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Nvidia unveils the BlueField family of data processing units built on tech from its Mellanox acquisition, meant for data centers, slated to ship next year
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As Twitter announced sweeping action against tweets wishing for Trump's death, many users noted years of light enforcement of its “abusive behavior” policy
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Chargebee, which helps businesses set up and manage subscription services, raises $55M Series F led by Insight Partners, bringing its total raised to $105M
Chargebee, which helps businesses set up and manage their billing, subscription, revenue operations and compliance …
Facebook adds support for Netflix to Portal TV and Zoom to Portal Mini, Portal, and Portal+ devices
Facebook announced this morning it's bringing a number of new features and services to its family of Portal devices, including support for Netflix and Zoom.
Nvidia says it will spend £40M to build a supercomputer in Cambridge, UK for AI research in healthcare, following its $40B bid for Arm
Slack experienced an outage for about six hours on Monday, the second time this week the service has experienced degraded performance
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Tipalti, which offers a cloud-based suite of accounting services, raises $150M Series E led by Durable Capital Partners at a $2B+ valuation
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PayPal's Venmo announces a Visa credit card, managed through its app and with a QR code on the physical card, for making online and in-store payments
and Battle Square Monica Chin / The Verge : Venmo launches its first credit card Tweets: @synchrony : Introducing the @Venmo Credit Card. Issued by Synchrony, cardholders get cash back on every eligib...
A document from Facebook's law firm shows how the company might fight an antitrust lawsuit and any attempts to force a divestiture of WhatsApp or Instagram
Sources: Facebook has informed the Turkish government that it won't be complying with recent legislation mandating it establish a local presence in the country
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Instagram says there are 900M daily emoji reactions, and 50% of users watch a video daily, but again fails to say how many users it has or what its revenue is
Hey all, it's Sarah Frier. Today is Instagram's 10th birthday. Reporters received an email with some celebratory statistics … Tweets: @sarahfrier Tweets: Sarah Frier / @sarahfrier : On Instagram's 1...
A US district judge ordered Cisco to pay $1.9B to Virginia-based Centripetal Networks for infringing four cybersecurity patents; Cisco says it will appeal
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Facebook says it is rolling out shopping tools for IGTV globally and will add them to Reels later this year
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Skilljar, which helps firms build cloud-based training and onboarding programs, raises $33M Series B led by Insight Partners, bringing its total raised to $50M+
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Dialpad, a business-centric voice, video, and contact-center service, raises $100M Series E led by OMERS Growth Equity at a $1.2B+ valuation
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AccessFintech, which helps financial institutions collaborate by sharing data, raises $20M Series B led by Dawn Capital, bringing its total raised to $37M
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Comcast's ad-supported streaming TV service Xumo says its US user base grew 2.5x since January to reach 24M+ MAUs, with total hours streamed more than doubling
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Manta, which develops data lineage automation software, raises $13M Series A1 led by Bessemer Venture Partners, bringing its total raised to $17M+
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Your.MD, which develops “self-care” app Healthily that uses AI to help users check their symptoms before deciding to see a doctor, raises €25M Series A
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Uni, a new startup by PayU co-founder Nitin Gupta, announces $18.5M seed round led by Lightspeed and Accel for “building the modern age consumer credit card”
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Instagram has started labeling “state-controlled media” accounts for users in the US, with ad labeling to follow in the coming months
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Study: 58% of AI faculty at four prominent universities have received grants, fellowships, or other financial support from one of 14 large tech companies
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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