Sources: Microsoft's Phil Spencer told employees that Game Pass will absolutely be on iOS and iPadOS in 2021 via a “direct browser-based solution”
- Microsoft last month officially added a key feature to Game Pass, its Netflix-style subscription library of Xbox games …
Yelp introduces Business Accused of Racist Behavior, a new alert to caution users about businesses that may be associated with overtly racist actions
At Yelp, we value diversity, inclusion and belonging, both internally and on our platform, which means we have a zero tolerance policy to racism.
Apple to extend Apple TV+ free year trials that started between November 1 2019, and January 31 2020, through February 2021
If you purchased a new Apple device from September 2019 last year — like an iPhone, iPad, Mac or Apple TV — you were automatically eligible for a free year of Apple TV+.
Leaked doc: Microsoft will allow most employees to work from home for less than 50% of their working week or for managers to approve permanent remote work
Microsoft employees will also be able to relocate — Microsoft is allowing its employees to work from home permanently.
The recently thwarted Michigan kidnapping plot highlights social media's role in promoting violent extremism, as well as building a case against extremists
In June, one of the suspects in the plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer took to the relative privacy of a Facebook group to make clear his brewing hatred.
Sources: AMD is in advanced talks to buy rival chip maker Xilinx for more than $30B in a deal could be finalized as early as next week
Deal that could be worth more than $30 billion would mark the latest big tie-up in the rapidly consolidating industry — Advanced Micro Devices Inc …
A group of seven central banks, including the Federal Reserve, detail how a digital currency should be designed, including its principles and core features
A group of seven central banks and the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) have published a comprehensive report on digital currency, detailing how it should be designed.
Microsoft adopts 10 “principles” for its app store, including letting developers choose a payment system for IAPs, that it says should be a model for others
In a not-so-subtle dig at Apple and Google, Microsoft today announced a series of “principles” for its Windows 10 App Store …
ProtonMail CEO says Apple made it add in-app purchases in 2018 even though it had been free for years, compares Apple's tactics to a mafia protection racket
Sean Hollister / The Verge :
Waymo says it will open its fully driverless ride-hailing service in suburban Phoenix to the public
Waymo said Thursday that it is opening its fully driverless ride-hailing service in suburban Phoenix to the public. Alphabet Inc.'s self-driving car unit began ferrying a select group …
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority has banned TikTok, citing circulation of videos that it deemed “immoral and indecent”
Pakistan has banned popular short video app TikTok in the nation, citing circulation of videos that it deemed “immoral and indecent.”
A group of researchers describe how, as part of Apple bug bounty program, they've uncovered 55 vulnerabilities in the past 3 months and received ~$288K so far
Between the period of July 6th to October 6th myself, Brett Buerhaus, Ben Sadeghipour, Samuel Erb, and Tanner Barnes worked together …
Report: VC funding for female founders hit a three-year low at $434M in Q3, also down 48% from Q2, likely due to the prevailing economic uncertainty
Venture funding for female founders has hit its lowest quarterly total in three years. — Firms invested a total of $434 million in Q3 …
Cloud development lacks integration between different tools, resulting in developers having to borrow time from writing code to managing environments
When the iPhone was first introduced in January of 2007, it took the world by storm. The first device to compress - successfully … Tweets: @monadic , @timbray , @aneel , @bryanl , @mikeloukides , @le...
DOD awards $600M to AT&T, Ericsson, Nokia, and others for 5G experiments at five US military test sites; tests will include pilots for 5G-enabled AR/VR
The Department of Defense today announced it is awarding some $600 million to more than a dozen companies for “5G experimentation” at five military test sites.
DOJ publishes an “enforcement framework” on cryptocurrencies, outlining priorities and strategies for its crypto enforcements
U.S. Attorney General William P. Barr announced Thursday the release of “Cryptocurrency: An Enforcement Framework,” a roadmap for policing the cryptocurrency landscape.
Google is testing features to turn YouTube into a shopping destination, where creators can tag and track featured products for users to buy directly on the site
- Some creators asked to track products for e-commerce catalog — YouTube tests integration with Shopify for creator merchandise Tweets: @business , @edbott , @mattnavarra , and @spwells Tweets: @bu...
Source: Nasdaq-listed Chinese video streaming service Bilibili is gearing up for a secondary listing in Hong Kong next year, which could raise up to $1.5B
- Chinese video platform Bilibili is gearing up for a secondary listing in Hong Kong which could raise up to $1.5 billion, CNBC has confirmed.
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE review: the 120Hz screen stands out in a $699 device, with a respectable camera array, but the experience is muddled by Samsung's One UI
All the essentials for $699 — The new Samsung Galaxy S20 FE is the fourth phone in the S line this year.
Labor Board accuses Google contractor HCL of violating employees' labor rights by refusing to negotiate with a union and retaliating by shipping work to Poland
The complaint says the contractor, HCL, refused to negotiate with the union and retaliated by shipping work to Poland.
Dental robotics startup Neocis, which says that its Yomi robot is the first surgery robot to receive FDA clearance, raises $72M Series D led by DFJ Growth
Dental robotics startup Neocis today closed a $70 million round of funding. The company plans to use the capital to bolster growth …
Coinbase CEO says 60 employees, or about 5% of its staff, have taken the exit package the company offered for those not comfortable with its apolitical mission
Brian Armstrong / The Coinbase Blog :
Report: Amazon has invested $95.51M in its Indian payments unit ahead of the festive season sales that start on October 17
BENGALURU (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O has invested 7 billion rupees ($95.51 million) in its Indian payments unit, ahead of the festive season, data from business intelligence firm Tofler showed.
Interviews with 16 Twitch employees from throughout its history detail a culture of indifference to inappropriate and abusive behavior, although some disagree
Brendan Sinclair / GamesIndustry.biz :
Grid AI, which helps AI researchers and engineers scale their models to match workloads needed for enterprise use, raises $18.6M Series A led by Index Ventures
Grid AI, a startup founded by the inventor of the popular open-source PyTorch Lightning project, William Falcon …
Sources: Google is preparing to launch a $129 Nest Thermostat with hand gesture controls, using a sensor similar to the Soli system included in Pixel 4
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg :
Comcast says symmetrical gigabit upload and download speeds can be achieved through cable internet, detailing a trial using a hybrid fiber-cable network
Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica :
IBM announces that it plans to spin off its managed infrastructure services unit, with $19B in sales and 90K staff, to help it focus on hybrid cloud apps
The Roku Channel, which offers free, ad-supported movies and TV episodes and 115 live linear channels, is rolling out today on Amazon Fire TV
Stephanie Sengwe / The Streamable :
AMD announces Zen 3 Ryzen 5000 CPUs for desktops, the first chips from AMD with its next-gen Zen 3 architecture, available on November 5, starting at $299
DOJ appeals last month's ruling that blocked the TikTok ban by the White House, even as TikTok's deal with Oracle and Walmart is not yet finalized
Mike Isaac / New York Times :
Square purchases $50M worth of bitcoin, becoming the second publicly listed company after MicroStrategy to invest in the cryptocurrency
Yogita Khatri / The Block :
Affirm, a point-of-sale lender for e-commerce, has confidentially filed for an IPO; a report in July said an IPO would value the company at as much as $10B
Abhishek Manikandan / Reuters :
An ISP took down the website for the group calling itself The Real Facebook Oversight Board after Facebook complained that the site was involved in “phishing”
and no one at FB knew until @carolecadwalla approached FB and then they restored it — is that accurate, Carole? Olivia Solon / @oliviasolon : This is wonderfully petty https://twitter.com/... Mathew I...
Google rolls out Sound Notifications on Android to alert people with hearing loss about “critical household sounds” like appliances beeping and dogs barking
Abrar Al-Heeti / CNET :
Court documents in a Florida case show Google provided US law enforcement with IP addresses for any user searching for specific key words
The CEO of BitMEX and its leadership team have stepped down after DOJ and CFTC charged BitMEX with allegedly operating an unregistered trading platform
and what the exchange's next moves may be Tweets: Jameson Lopp / @lopp : Smart move by BitMEX. Gotta keep playing that c̶o̶c̶o̶n̶ u̶t̶ shell game. https://blog.bitmex.com/... @bitmex : Changes have be...
Sources: Google to give up control of the open-source project Knative later this year and implement a structure in which no single vendor can have control
Tom Krazit / Protocol :
Instacart raises $200M led by D1 Capital and Valiant Peregrine Fund, at a post-money valuation of $17.7B, following a $100M raise in July and $225M in June 2020
Researchers identified a fraudulent ad business that used 240+ Play Store apps with 14M+ downloads, mostly low quality games, to display out of context ads
Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet :
Google says Assistant can now search and control third-party Android apps, starting with the top 30 on the Play Store, with support for more coming soon
Cherlynn Low / Engadget :
Baidu released a video search app called Kankan to find short videos and live streams, a move that may start to challenge Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok
Masha Borak / South China Morning Post :
Microsoft updates Edge with a price comparison feature, new screenshot tool for capturing web content, improved PDF support, and more
Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch :
Observe, an app monitoring tool that uses data from myriad sources like logs, metrics, traces, and events, raises $35M Series A led by Sutter Hill Ventures
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.