Report: Apple to announce 4 new iPhones, including $699 5.4" iPhone 12 Mini, MagSafe branded wireless chargers and iPhone case, and $99 HomePod mini on Oct. 13
Alongside claims we'll see a new HomePod mini this year — A new leak has provided extensive details about what Apple could announce at its October 13th event.
Amazon has canceled Crucible, its free-to-play multiplayer shooter game, after putting it back in closed beta in July amid negative reviews
The game was put back into closed beta in July — Amazon has officially canceled Crucible, its free-to-play multiplayer shooter.
Twitter announces changes to clamp down on US election misinfo, like blocking retweets of misleading content from candidates and accounts with 100K+ followers
Move is latest escalation of anti-misinformation measures in run-up to presidential vote — Twitter will block retweets and …
Judge refuses to reinstate Epic's Fortnite on the App Store but grants an injunction that keeps Apple from retaliating against the Unreal Engine
Apple won't be forced to bring Fortnite back to the App Store — Fortnite won't be coming back to the App Store any time soon.
US Cyber Command says it has temporarily disrupted the Trickbot botnet, an army of 1M+ hijacked computers run by Russian-speaking criminals, ahead of elections
In recent weeks, the U.S. military has mounted an operation to temporarily disrupt what is described as the world's largest botnet …
Sources: Apple Silicon Macs will launch as part of a separate Apple event in November, not on October 13
and it's after iPhone 12 Tweets: Eli Hodapp / @hodapp : I really hope that with Apple processors MacBooks start to get battery life that's actually remotely close to what they claim. My iPad Pro 100% ...
Sources: Apple will start using its retail stores as distribution centers in the US and Canada to more quickly ship products to customers
- Retail industry increasingly moving to send-from-store model — IPhone maker usually ships products from distribution centers
Google Meet is rolling out breakout rooms for Enterprise for Education customers; Google says the feature will come to other Workspace plans “later this year”
You can split a call into a maximum of 100 groups — Google's Meet videoconferencing service is getting breakout rooms …
Sony says that nearly all PS4 games will work on the PlayStation 5 at launch, with some titles offering the option to upgrade to a PS5-optimized version
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Sources: Twilio has agreed to acquire customer data infrastructure company Segment for $3.2B; the deal is not yet finalized
Covering venture capital, software and startups — With cloud companies booming during the pandemic, one of the category's recent public-company success stories …
An investigation of the cult leader behind Acellus, an online learning platform used by thousands of US students, who's been accused of violence and abuse
The creator of Acellus and the 'cult's leader has been accused of violence and abuse — was summer when Mark Mauikānehoalani Lovell … Tweets: @sarahnemerson , @bendwalsh , @aarongell , @mvzelenks , @...
Avail Medsystems, which develops telemedicine software to let surgical teams in operating rooms collaborate with remote medical experts, raises $100M Series B
Medical technology company Avail Medsystems, which develops telemedicine software for the procedure room, raised $100 million in Series B funding.
A look at the rising popularity of curbside pickup at US retail chains like Target, which coincided with Amazon's struggles during the pandemic's early months
Online orders have surged for retailers in the pandemic, as curbside pickup helps Americans satisfy their desire to hop in a car and drive to the store. Tweets: @nytimesbusiness , @ennisnyt , @sallysh...
Microsoft says it will let managers approve permanent remote work for employees, and all employees can work from home for less than 50% of their working week
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Cloud data management provider Veeam Software acquires Kasten, which develops backup and disaster recovery tech for Kubernetes-native workloads, for $150M
'The speed at which the container market is evolving dictated we move to ensure leadership in this market. And Kasten has leadership in application-focused containers.
Yelp introduces Business Accused of Racist Behavior, a new alert to caution users about businesses that may be associated with overtly racist actions
and problematic Noah Manskar / New York Post : Yelp to label businesses accused of ‘racist behavior’ amid discrimination uptick Naga Pramod / Reclaim The Net : Yelp to allow users to mark businesses a...
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority has banned TikTok, citing circulation of videos that it deemed “immoral and indecent”
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PocketBook Color review: best screen yet for color E Ink and has good battery life, but is too small for color content and doesn't look good with monochrome
E Ink Kaleido is the best screen tech yet for color e-readers — I've been looking at color e-reader prototypes as long as I've been a tech journalist.
Sources: Katzenberg pitched Apple, WarnerMedia, and Facebook about buying Quibi, but so far had no takers; Quibi has between 400K and 500K subscribers now
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Black LinkedIn is emerging as a professional analog to Black Twitter since the pandemic and George Floyd's killing, with disagreements about moderation arising
The social network's tone has long reflected corporate America: staid, monolithic, white. Now Black users are speaking up — and saying the site is limiting their voice.
Some Robinhood users say someone sold their investments and withdrew funds; Robinhood says users' personal email accounts were compromised, not its systems
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Facebook launches a bug bounty “loyalty program” called Hacker Plus, which will give bug hunters extra bonuses and special perks based on past performance
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Interview with viral TikTok music producer Ricky Desktop, on adjusting EQ for smartphone speakers and creating tangible moments for dancers
i'd heard his sounds again and again and didn't realize it until recently https://www.theverge.com/...
Palmer Luckey's Anduril is building software to connect multiple military systems from ground radar to fighter jets with AI, enabling officers to act quickly
Tom Simonite / Wired : Tweets: @palmerluckey Tweets: Palmer Luckey / @palmerluckey : Military operations are managed from the real world. In the future, they will also be managed from a digital world...
Profile of Triller, whose owners' careers have been marked by controversy, as it fights with analytics companies over the number of users the app claims it has
Kirsten Grind / Wall Street Journal :
Report: misinfo spreaders have evaded Facebook's content review systems by reposting against different-colored backgrounds, changing fonts, or cropping images
@b_fung's latest. https://www.cnn.com/... Brian Fung / @b_fung : NEW: Facebook is seemingly unable to catch copies of misinformation it's already flagged as false, according to @Avaaz. The group fou...
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
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Sources: cellular carriers are lobbying against the proposed 5G leases from DOD, saying Pentagon's plan will affect value of their current and future licenses
Drew FitzGerald / Wall Street Journal : Tweets: @declanganley , @drewfitzgerald , @tommiuitto , and @ericssonna Tweets: Declan Ganley / @declanganley : This just up on @WSJ sheds a bit more light. No...
A look at the growing tensions between tech investors, company managers, and activist employees, as companies try to limit workplace discussion on social issues
great piece by @nitashatiku that will give you an idea of the snowflakes of Silicon Valley: Coinbase's response to BLM reveals Silicon Valley's reactionary streak - The Washington Post https://www.w...
An FBI “Fly Team” was sent to “exploit” Portland protesters' phones to map left-wing protest networks, as suggested by emails sourced by public records request
Mattathias Schwartz / The New York Review of Books : Tweets: @kenklippenstein Tweets: Ken Klippenstein / @kenklippenstein : This article appears to confirm a key part of my report about how the Justi...
Alibaba's stock jumped 42% this year, giving it a market value above $800B, as the pandemic accelerates China's rapid embrace of online commerce
Chong Koh Ping / Wall Street Journal : Tweets: @jchengwsj and @arjunkharpal Tweets: Jonathan Cheng / @jchengwsj : Alibaba shares are at a record high, pushing the company's valuation above $800 billi...
A group of seven central banks, including the Federal Reserve, detail how a digital currency should be designed, including its principles and core features
The pandemic has forced some European countries to confront their weak internet infrastructure, which rising hospital admissions and home working have exposed
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
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.