Meg Whitman and Jeffrey Katzenberg confirm Quibi is shutting down: “Our failure was not for lack of trying; we've considered and exhausted every option”
We started with the idea to create the next generation of storytelling and because of you, we were able to create and deliver …
US intelligence director says Iran was behind threatening emails to FL Democratic voters demanding they vote for Trump; voter info was likely publicly available
Iranian intelligence was responsible for a recent campaign of emails sent to intimidate Florida voters, the FBI announced Wednesday night …
Sources: Quibi decided to shut down and return $350M to investors rather than try and prolong the life of the company through another big investment
Quibi Holdings LLC is shutting itself down, according to people familiar with the matter, a crash landing for a once-highflying entertainment startup …
A look at the well-funded Big Tech opponents, from lawyers to academics, that have helped guide potential government regulation like Google's antitrust suit
although possibly short-lived — for a growing collection of lawyers, activists, economists, academics and rivals who are fueling a backlash against Big Tech @satariano @dmccabe https://www.nytimes.com...
Twitch sent DMCA notices to streamers on Tuesday, deleting content without allowing counterclaims; Twitch says “thousands” of music rights holders complained
It's finally happening: Twitch is taking action against copyrighted music—long a norm among streamers—in response to music industry pressure.
PayPal will let users buy and sell cryptocurrency using its online wallets in the coming weeks and shop at merchants on its network starting in early 2021
LONDON (Reuters) - PayPal Holdings Inc joined the cryptocurrency market on Wednesday, allowing customers to buy …
Huawei debuts €1,199 Mate 40 Pro and €1,399 Pro Plus, with 5nm Kirin 9000 chip, 6.76" display, 50 MP main camera, 50W wireless charging, available Nov. 13 in UK
Plus a new flagship Kirin 9000 processor — Huawei has announced the Mate 40 Pro and Pro Plus …
Activists around the world are building facial recognition tools to identify police officers using off-the-shelf image recognition software
“We're now approaching the technological threshold where the little guys can do it to the big guys,” one researcher said.
A Dutch security researcher says he logged into Trump's Twitter account, which didn't have 2FA, using the password “maga2020!”; the account has now been secured
Last week a Dutch security researcher succeeded in logging into the Twitter account of the American President Donald Trump.
DOJ's case against Google relies on proving restrictive contracts protected its dominant position, a similar move to the antitrust case against Microsoft
The Justice Department's antitrust case points to restrictive contracts, a focus that a professor said “is as old as the Sherman Act.”
DOJ's lawsuit against Google is appropriately narrow, focusing on search and providing a template for congressional action against Big Tech even if it fails
Facebook's Oversight Board says it is now accepting cases for review, both from users who have exhausted the company's appeals process and from Facebook itself
(Reuters) - Facebook Inc's Oversight Board, which can overrule the company's decisions on whether pieces of content should have been removed …
Facebook launches Dating in Europe, after an Irish regulator forced a delay of its planned February debut, and claims it made 1.5B matches across 20 countries
- Facebook has expanded its “Facebook Dating” service to Europe. — Facebook claims that the platform has generated 1.5 …
Former Facebook employees describe tests of News Feed algorithm changes and their impact on left- and right-leaning news sites, with tweaks to favor the right
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Google adds price insights for comparisons with typical prices and deal alerts to Google Shopping
Last month, Google Shopping added features to make local shopping easier with new information on availability and curbside pickup options. In light of the upcoming holiday season …
Over 430,000 viewers tuned in simultaneously to watch Rep. Ocasio-Cortez play Among Us on Twitch, the third highest ever for an individual Twitch stream
meeting young voters on their own turf Kalhan Rosenblatt / NBC News : Ready politician one: How the election made its way into video games Bodhisatwa Ray / TechRadar : US Congresswoman AOC's Among Us ...
MediaRadar: Quibi spent $63M on TV, web, and print ads during its six-month lifespan, in fifth place behind other players in the streaming video category
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Product Hunt announces founder of Mino Games and angel investor Josh Buckley as its new CEO
Today we're introducing the new CEO of Product Hunt. But first, the backstory... The last seven years have been the most challenging and rewarding of my life and career. Tweets: @joshbuckley , @rrho...
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky says Jony Ive will collaborate with Airbnb as a design consultant, as part of a multi-year partnership with Ive's firm LoveFrom
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Filings for Q3 lobbying: Facebook spent $4.9M, up 1.5% QoQ, Google spent $1.9M, up 14.2%, Microsoft spent $1.9M, down 35.4%, Apple spent $1.6M, up 5.4%
Clerk of the House of Representatives Legislative Resource Center 135 … Mikey Campbell / AppleInsider : Apple spent $1.56M lobbying US government in Q3 Luke Dormehl / Cult of Mac : Apple spent more th...
Amazon Echo (2020) review: has loud, room-filling sound with bass you can hear and feel and good voice response, but music can sometimes sound overly processed
Amazon's latest Echo brings room tuning and impressive sound quality to the $100 price point — The smart speaker competition this year is the hottest it's ever been.
Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to authorize subpoenas for Mark Zuckerberg and Jack Dorsey to testify about their handling of NY Post story
Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to authorize subpoenas for Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey …
iPad Air (2020) review: has an excellent screen, very fast processor, and is compatible with iPad Pro accessories, but it's expensive and has no 128GB option
The Central Bank of the Bahamas has officially launched Sand Dollar, its national digital currency, the first of its kind in the world to be fully deployed
The Central Bank of the Bahamas has officially launched its national digital currency. — The first of its kind in the world … Tweets: @centralbankbs1 Tweets: @centralbankbs1 : @sanddollar_BS is avai...
Facebook says it will start charging for WhatsApp for Business and add hosting services for businesses' online assets and shopping features
Facebook has been making a big play to be a go-to partner for small and medium businesses that use the internet to interface with the wider world …
Apple says it is expanding its COVID-safe “Express” retail stores, with a counter protected by plexiglass at the front of a store, ahead of the holiday season
(Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O is expanding a new physical store format as it tries to get iPhone 12 models into customers' hands …
DANCE, an invite-only e-bike subscription service in Berlin from the founders of SoundCloud, raises €15M Series A led by HV Holtzbrinck Ventures
Less than three months since launching its pilot program, SoundCloud's e-bike subscription spin-off DANCE has secured €15 million in Series A funding.
Elon Musk says Tesla is rolling out a Full Self-Driving “beta” in an “extremely slow and cautious” way; critics remain worried about Tesla's bet against lidar
Report: at least 2,000 US law enforcement agencies, including 49 of the 50 largest police departments, have the tools to access locked, encrypted phones
Contact tracing in the US has been hampered by the lack of a single national app, with 10 states and DC creating their own and most having no app at all
unlike in many European countries that have adopted such apps—adds a hurdle to making sure the tools work across state lines as case counts tick upward https://www.wsj.com/... via @WSJ @WSJCyber
JPMorgan launches QuickAccept, a smartphone card reader and payments service for SMBs providing instant deposits of POS transactions for free, unlike Square
Hugh Son / CNBC :
FCC's top lawyer defends its authority to interpret Section 230, saying 1996 legislation that included Section 230 amended a 1934 act that created the FCC
Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica :
China-based Yuanfudao, which offers online courses and homework plans to students, has raised $2.2B in two recent rounds, raising its valuation to $15.5B
Canalys: India's smartphone market grew 8% YoY in Q3 2020 to 50M units; Xiaomi led with 13.1M units, Samsung was second with 10.2M, and Vivo was third with 8.8M
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Facebook confirms it is testing a feature for users to connect with their neighbors, as rival Nextdoor considers options for going public
Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg :
Robust Intelligence, which helps developers deploy AI models in a secure manner, comes out of stealth with $14M in seed and Series A funding led by Sequoia
Kenrick Cai / Forbes :
Applied Intuition raises $125M Series C for its autonomous vehicle testing software, sources say at a valuation of $1.25B
Covering venture capital, software and startups — As Tesla, Waymo and others jockey for positioning in the race to make self-driving vehicles mainstream … Tweets: @alexrkonrad . Thanks: @alexrkonrad...
McAfee raises $740M in its IPO at $20 per share in its return to the public market, valuing the company at $8.6B
New York (CNN Business)Cybersecurity company McAfee is set … Chibuike Oguh / Reuters : Cyber security firm McAfee raises $620 million in U.S. IPO
Federal district court approves the settlement between Kik and the SEC where Kik will pay a $5M fine to settle dispute over a 2017 token sale that raised ~$100M
Isabelle Kirkwood / BetaKit :
Documents show Google Cloud will be used for its AI capabilities by the CBP in conjunction with Anduril Industries' surveillance tech on the US-Mexico border
The Intercept : Tweets: @lhfang , @samfbiddle , @thedailymao , @raicestexas , @evan_greer , @aaschapiro , @laikenjordahl , @emeryjohnr , @noahpinion , @ethicalgooglers , @william_fitz , @samfbiddle ,...
Lili, which offers bank accounts and associated products designed for freelancers, raises $15M Series A, a few months after raising $10M in seed funding
Anthony Ha / TechCrunch :
Snap executive says Snapchat's DAU in India grew 150% YoY in Q3, as Snap announces a slate of new India-specific original series and mini games
Vikas SN / The Economic Times : Tweets: @venkatananth , @ettech , @alexeheath , and @sub8u Tweets: Venkat Ananth / @venkatananth : Interesting. Snapchat's Indian users rise 150% as growth stalls in h...
Sources: Palantir is helping the US government track the manufacture, distribution, and administration of COVID-19 vaccines
Wall Street Journal : Tweets: @benpershing , @anthony , and @jonathanrockoff Tweets: Ben Pershing / @benpershing : Data-mining company Palantir Technologies Inc. is helping the federal government set...
Descript, which offers a simple podcast editing tool, expands into video editing, letting users edit videos by rearranging a transcript
Pulley, which offers a cap table management service to help startup founders and employees work out equity, raises $10M Series A led by Stripe
CasperLabs, which develops the proof-of-stake blockchain Casper Network, raises $14M in a private token sale and says its mainnet launch is slated for Q1 2021
ThredUp, an online marketplace for secondhand clothes, files for a US IPO, reportedly looking to raise $200M-$300M
App Annie survey of Gen Z smartphone users in Q3 finds they spend an average of over 4.1 hours/month in non-gaming apps, 10% longer than older demographics
Cameo, which lets fans request custom videos from celebrities, integrates with Sendoso, a service that lets businesses send gifts to clients
TikTok says it will do more to tackle coded language and symbols that promote hate speech, after reports found viral anti-Semitic videos
Israeli startup Mine, which helps users control their data, raises $9.5M Series A led by Google's Gradient Ventures and has helped send 1.3M deletion requests
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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.