Sources describe how Mark Zuckerberg, who was once uninterested in politics, transformed himself into an active political operator during the Trump era
Facebook's chief, once uninterested, has transformed himself into an active political operator in the Trump era
A filing with a regulator in Brazil says the iPhone 12 has a 2,815 mAh battery, and the iPhone 12 mini has a 2,227mAh battery
While the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro are now available for pre-order in the US, Apple is getting ready to bring its new smartphones to other countries as well.
Interview: Microsoft's Phil Spencer on Xbox Series S vs. Series X, Bethesda deal, cross-gen gaming, ballooning game file sizes, and the storage size trade-off
There's nothing normal about interviewing Xbox chief Phil Spencer these days. — First, there's the location.
[Thread] Twitter updates Hacked Materials Policy, says it won't remove content unless shared by hackers themselves and will label tweets instead of block links
Over the last 24 hours, we've received significant feedback (from critical to supportive) about how we enforced our Hacked Materials Policy yesterday. After reflecting on this feedback, we have decide...
Google says Chinese state-linked hacker group, known as APT31, has been using malware on GitHub to upload and download files on networks in targeted attacks
Former vice president Joe Biden. Chinese hackers have unsuccessfully targeted the campaign, according to Google. (Flickr / Gage Skidmore)
Twitter says it is now letting the NY Post link be shared because the info had spread so widely that it can no longer be considered private
I obviously believe what they did this week was dangerously wrong — but they continue to be one of the best large companies, certainly tech companies, for engaging their critics and being responsive a...
Thoughts on Apple's “Hi, Speed” event: the iPhone 12 lineup, camera differences, missing chargers and earbuds, focus on 5G and Verizon CEO's cameo, more
Last month's “Time Flies” event for the Apple Watch Series 6 and new iPad Air was about an hour long; this week's “Hi, Speed” event ran just a bit longer at 70 minutes.
China passes a new export control law, in effect from Dec. 1, that will let it take reciprocal measures if any country or regions abuse their export controls
China passed a new law to restrict sensitive exports to protect national security, helping Beijing gain reciprocity against U.S. as tech tensions mount.
Virtual studios, where the filmmaking takes place in front of a halo of flat screen displays connected to PCs, are offering a real alternative to green screens
For as long as filmmaking has existed, there has been a need to build fantastic worlds in front of cameras. Tweets: @rebellionjason Tweets: Jason Kingsley Obe / @rebellionjason : Percival gets a menti...
Sources: EU is finalizing a plan to toughen export controls on “dual use” technologies, including hacking software and facial recognition systems
EU needs to make sure ‘China or Russia are not simply given the newest technology,’ lead negotiator says. Tweets: @maria_shagina , @politicoeurope , @laurenscerulus , @ialbrycht , @rebeccaarcesati , @...
Skillsoft, which makes training software for businesses, is going public through a SPAC merger at a $1.3B valuation after emerging from bankruptcy in August
Educational-technology company emerged from chapter 11 in August — Educational-technology company Skillsoft is going public through …
Yandex and TCS Group Holding, the parent company of Russia's top online bank Tinkoff, have terminated talks on Yandex's proposed $5.48B deal to buy Tinkoff
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Plans for Russia's biggest corporate deal of 2020 collapsed on Friday after talks over a $5.48 billion cash …
18% of games announced by major studios this summer had female protagonists, with Sony accounting for over a third; E3 2019 games had 5% female representation
A look at “neurosymbolic AI”, which combines techniques of deep neural networks and “good old-fashioned AI”, with comments from its proponents and critics
The unlikely marriage of two major artificial intelligence approaches has given rise to a new hybrid called neurosymbolic AI. Tweets: @knowablemag , @knowablemag , @knowablemag , @paldhous , @knowable...
Chiper, a Colombia-based e-commerce platform for corner stores in Latin America, raises $12M Series A from WIND Ventures, Monashees, and Kaszek Ventures
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Democratic governments should take a more proactive approach to tame state sponsored hackers and hacking tools vendors, to stop ceding ground to authoritarians
Marietje Schaake / Foreign Affairs : Tweets: @nicoblar , @hoanssolo , @foreignaffairs , @foreignaffairs , @beavaugrante , @anapalacio , @loadev , @foreignaffairs , @dickensolewe , @foreignaffairs , @...
Cribl raises $35M Series B led by Sequoia to help companies route the data generated by their tech infrastructure to third-party monitoring and analytics tools
San Francisco startup Cribl Inc. today said that it has raised a $35 million round led by Sequoia Capital to give companies …
Twitter will now warn users with a prompt before they attempt to retweet or quote tweet a post that has been flagged under the platform's misinformation rules
Andrew Hutchinson / Social Media Today : Tweets: @twittersupport and @joetidy Tweets: @twittersupport : Our work to limit the spread of misleading information goes beyond elections. Starting today, b...
A look at the pandemic's impact on Nextdoor and how CEO Sarah Friar has attempted to promote the concept of “kindness” amid a tumultuous year for the company
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Interview with AMD's CTO, Mark Papermaster, on the launch of Zen 3, its new core complex design and improved power efficiency, and pressure from Arm ecosystem
Dr. Ian Cutress / AnandTech : Tweets: @tdevilfish , @sasamarinkovic , and @ogawa_tter . Thanks: @iancutress Tweets: @tdevilfish : >We have historically have lived in nothing but a competitive environ...
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.