DOJ charges six Russian GRU officers who were allegedly behind NotPetya, BlackEnergy blackouts in Ukraine, cyberattacks on Olympics and French election, more
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DOJ and 11 state AGs, all Republican, file a suit alleging that Google engaged in anticompetitive conduct to preserve monopolies in search, search-advertising
Lawsuit follows lengthy investigation and seeks to break company's grip over search traffic — The Justice Department filed …
Intel agrees to sell its NAND memory unit to SK Hynix for about $9B; the acquisition includes Intel's solid-state drive, NAND flash, and wafer businesses
- U.S. chipmaker has fallen behind in a chip manufacturing race — Intel Corp. agreed to sell its Nand memory unit …
iPhone 12 Pro review: has an excellent camera and performance, Dolby Vision video is great, 5G can be very fast, but battery life is inferior to iPhone 11 Pro
5G, LIDAR, MagSafe — the new iPhone 12 Pro has a lot of things you won't be able to do much with right now
iPhone 12 review: has an excellent camera, display, and design, promising MagSafe ecosystem, but battery life is inferior to iPhone 11's and it's more expensive
It's the one you should get unless you're waiting for the Max or mini — More than most years, there are a lot of things that are new in the iPhone 12.
Google confirms it's discontinuing Nest Secure, a home security system it introduced in 2017, but will continue to support existing users
Google released the Nest Guard in 2017 as a simple security system with motion sensors and a keypad, but it never received an upgrade, even as other Nest devices were updated again and again.
UK and US say Russian military intelligence services were planning a cyberattack on the Olympics and Paralympics in Tokyo, originally scheduled for this summer
Patrick Wintour in London, Julian Borger in Washington — Russian military intelligence services were planning a cyber-attack …
Adobe debuts improvements to Creative Cloud, with Neural Filters in Photoshop, Illustrator coming to iPad, Adobe Fresco coming to iPhone, and more
Adobe holds an annual MAX conference each year, and this year's event is free for everyone for the first time because it is being held virtually rather than in person.
GravityRAT malware, known for checking the CPU temperature of Windows PCs to detect virtual machines or sandboxes, now also targets Android and macOS devices
GravityRAT, a malware strain known for checking the CPU temperature of Windows computers to detect virtual machines or sandboxes …
Microsoft partners with SpaceX for satellite-powered internet connectivity on Azure and debuts Azure Space, a set of products for the space-related cloud market
Microsoft is using its ‘Amazon is your competitor’ playbook to try to win over more satellite partners and customers.
Researchers find a Telegram bot that takes a person's photo and turns it into a fake nude; by July, 100K+ images of women had been transformed, shared publicly
Bots have been used to create more than 100,000 images — Researchers have discovered a “deepfake ecosystem” …
Technology companies now account for nearly 40% of the S&P 500 and are set to end the year eclipsing a record of 37% from 1999
My look at tech's historic share of markets and what comes next after such a fast runup: https://www.wsj.com/... https://twitter.com/... @wsj : Companies that do everything from manufacturing phones t...
US FinCEN says the operator of cryptocurrency mixers Helix and Coin Ninja must pay $60M in fines, after his arrest in Feb., notes this is its first “mixer” fine
FinCEN has fined the operator of early crypto mixers Helix and Coin Ninja for Bank Secrecy Act violations. — 1961 Total views
Leaked Apple docs say 5G speeds are not supported on iPhone 12 when using two lines in Dual SIM mode; source says Apple will enable this feature later this year
Joe Rossignol / MacRumors :
Apple launches Apple Music TV, a free 24-hour curated livestream of popular music videos, available in the US on Apple's Music and TV apps
Jem Aswad / Variety :
Major founder-led tech companies have seen their share prices double in 2020 vs. 7.8% gain for the S&P 500, while outperforming non-founder led tech companies
(Reuters) - Technology companies led by their founders have been the standout winners in share price performance and profit growth this year …
New mathematical model-based research suggests that exposing US social media users to viewpoints different than their own furthers political polarization
Mathematicians are teaming up with political scientists to create models of how social media divides us, and results suggest at least … Tweets: @mims , @ingridlunden , @mims , @somospostpc , @rjcc , @...
Facebook announces an open source AI model that can translate directly between 100+ languages without first translating to English
Introduction About Facebook : Introducing the First AI Model That Translates 100 Languages Without Relying on English J. Fergus / Input : Facebook takes on Google with direct translation for 100 langu...
Handshake, a diversity-focused LinkedIn for college students, raises $80M Series D led by GGV, source says at a $550M-$600M valuation
College graduates this year (and perhaps in the near-term) have been looking for work in what is one of the most challenging job markets in a decade due …
Senate Judiciary Committee plans to vote Thursday on whether to subpoena Twitter and Facebook CEOs after some Republicans expressed reservation about the move
Cristiano Lima / Politico :
Billtrust, which makes cloud-based software for processing B2B payments, is going public on Nasdaq through a SPAC merger in a deal valued at $1.3B
With Speed Bumps Ahead? Tweets: @strictlyvc : Billtrust, founded in 2001, is going public via a SPAC https://finledger.com/...
Instagram adds a new way for creators to make money by rolling out premium badges for fans on Instagram Live
Instagram is today introducing a new way for creators to make money. The company is now rolling out badges in Instagram Live to an initial group of over 50,000 creators …
Adobe is adding its “content authenticity” tool to the latest Photoshop beta, to help users build trustworthy attribution directly into a picture
Adi Robertson / The Verge :
EU is investigating Instagram's handling of children's personal data, after complaints that contact information on business accounts was publicly visible
Dhaka-headquartered ShopUp, which aims to digitize neighborhood stores in Bangladesh, raises $22.5M Series A led by Sequoia Capital India and Flourish Ventures
Manish Singh / TechCrunch :
IBM reports Q3 revenue of $17.6B, down 2.6% YoY, vs $17.54B est, total cloud revenue of $6.0B, up 19% YoY, with Red Hat revenue rising 17% YoY
Larry Dignan / ZDNet :
LearnUpon, which develops an online learning management system for enterprises, raises $56M from Summit Partners
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch :
Sources: Didi Chuxing is considering Hong Kong, rethinking its previous aims of NYSE, for an IPO in the first half of 2021, targets a valuation of $60B+
Google Assistant smart displays, including 3rd-party devices, get a revamp this week with dark mode, multiple account calendar support, a new home screen, more
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Pakistan says it is lifting the ban on TikTok after assurances that it would moderate content in accordance with societal norms and laws
Twitter's blocking of NY Post's story undermined its role as a facilitator for info sharing, while Facebook slowing the spread of the story was reasonable
EU enables cross-border interoperability between contact tracing apps from Germany, Ireland, and Italy, with plans to add at least 18 others in the coming weeks
Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch :
Unit21, which helps businesses monitor fraudulent activities via a simple API and dashboard, raises $13M Series A led by A.Capital Ventures
Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat :
4iQ, which uses AI to tackle the trade in stolen digital identities, raises $30M Series C led by ForgePoint Capital, bringing its total raised to $63M+
Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat :
Juniper announces intent to acquire 128 Technology for $450M, to boost AI-based features across Juniper's networking products
Japan's Fair Trade Commission says the country will join US and Europe in challenging market abuses by Google, Apple, Facebook, and Amazon
EU antitrust regulators again extend their decision deadline on the Google/Fitbit merger, now Jan. 8, 2021; meanwhile Fitbit keeps hemorrhaging market share
A look at Excel community groups like EUSpRig, made up of accountants, auditors, and Excel power users paid to help organizations spot risky spreadsheet errors
Nicole Kobie / WIRED UK : Tweets: @arnaubayon and @hkanji Tweets: Arnau Bayn / @arnaubayon : Research suggests more than 90 per cent of spreadsheets have errors, and half of spreadsheet models used i...
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.