In Mark Zuckerberg's prepared testimony for Wednesday's Senate hearing, he advocates for Congress to update Section 230 to “make sure it's working as intended”
This shouldn't be much of a surprise, unfortunately, but it appears that once again Facebook is the first to crack …
Microsoft Q1: revenue of $37.2B, up 12% YoY, net income of $13.9B, up 30% YoY, revenue for Intelligent Cloud was $13.0B, up 20% YoY
REDMOND, Wash. — October 27, 2020 — Microsoft Corp. today announced the following results for the quarter ended September 30, 2020, as compared to the corresponding period of last fiscal year:
Live stream of Senate Commerce Committee hearing on Section 230 where Jack Dorsey, Mark Zuckerberg, and Sundar Pichai are testifying
Senate Commerce Committee Hearing
Ahead of Wednesday's Senate Commerce Committee hearing, a selection of questions that experts on Section 230 would prefer to ask social media executives
Mark Zuckerberg, are your views on freedom of expression hypocritical? Sundar Pichai, are you ready for collective responsibility for online harm?
Report: tensions over profit margins are souring Apple and Foxconn's partnership, leading Foxconn to employ questionable manufacturing and reporting tactics
The relationship between longtime partners Apple and Foxconn is eroding due to a battle over profit margins, according to a new report from The Information. Source: The Information .
Industry sources say changes to iOS 14 search show Apple is stepping up its efforts to build its own search tools as Google deal comes under antitrust scrutiny
iPhone maker explores building its own search tools as ties to Google come under antitrust scrutiny
JPMorgan says its digital token JPM Coin is now live for commercial use, as the bank launches new business unit Onyx for its blockchain and crypto efforts
- JPMorgan Chase said its digital currency, JPM Coin, is being used commercially for the first time this week by a large technology client to send payments around the world.
Cloud growth drives Microsoft Q1 with server products and cloud services revenue up 22% YoY, Azure up 48% YoY, and Office 365 Commercial revenue up 21% YoY
Tom Warren / The Verge :
A study of ~57,000 kidney disease patients in the Boston area finds that an algorithm used to decide priority for transplants was biased against Black patients
A formula for assessing the gravity of kidney disease is one of many that is adjusted for race. The practice can exacerbate health disparities.
Microsoft Teams passed 115M DAUs in Q1, up 53% from April, as Microsoft works to capitalize on remote work trends
Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat :
Apple updates Clips with a new UI, horizontal support, HDR recording on the iPhone 12, and more
Apple today announced a major update to its video creation app Clips for iPhone and iPad, with key new features including a refreshed interface, support for both vertical and horizontal video, HDR rec...
YouTube says it will add a “Results may not be final” label to relevant search queries and videos on Election Day linking to Google's election results feature
Jennifer Elias / CNBC :
Ubisoft rebrands its $15/month UPLAY+ game streaming service as Ubisoft+ and will expand the service's availability to Stadia and Luna by end of year
Ubisoft's subscription service goes multiplatform and bets big on game streaming — Ubisoft is overhauling its UPlay Plus subscription service …
AMD says it will buy rival chipmaker Xilinx for $35B in an all-stock deal
I talked to AMD CEO Lisa Su last night and got the download on what could be a historic, $35B semiconductor deal to acquire Xilinx. AMD had a monster Q3 and guide and has been on a growth tear for ye...
With its Xilinx deal, AMD has staked a claim to being a central force in supplying chips for data centers that only five years ago would have seemed improbable
Richard Waters / Financial Times :
Audible adds 100K free podcasts to its catalog, available through the app for all listeners with or without a subscription
It's adding 100,000 podcasts to its catalog — Audible is turning into more of a podcast app. The company announced today that its catalog now contains 100,000 free podcasts …
FCC filing appears to suggest iPhone 12 models have an unannounced reverse wireless charging feature, possibly to charge future AirPods or the rumored “AirTags”
Could be used to charge future AirPods or Apple's long rumored “AirTags” trackers
Alphabet's Loon claims the record for longest stratospheric flight of 312 days while circumnavigating the globe, with one of its balloons
Google parent Alphabet has revealed that one of its Loon balloons spent 312 days aloft, breaking its previous stratospheric flight record of 223 days, by a wide margin.
Sources: the DOJ is scrutinizing Visa's purchase of Plaid, which helps fintech apps connect to users' bank accounts, because it could limit nascent competition
The DOJ, making preparations for potential litigation, could soon decide whether it will sue to block Visa's purchase of the fintech firm
UK's BT partners with Ericsson to provide 5G infrastructure in major cities, including London, Edinburgh, Belfast, and Cardiff, as Huawei ban takes shape
Leading UK communications provider BT has signed up its second alternative 5G network vendor. — In a widely-anticipated move …
Profile of Vijaya Gadde, Twitter's head of legal, policy, trust & safety, who sources say led it to a tougher line on speech, including a ban on political ads
meaning that if he violates Twitter's rules, he faces enforcement actions like everyone else. https://www.politico.com/... @twittercomms : “Gadde herself doesn't shrink from the notion that she wants ...
Sources: Microsoft is planning an extensive Windows 10 update for 2021 with design refreshes for many top-level UIs, including Start and File Explorer
Microsoft wants to ‘reinvigorate’ the Windows 10 user interface next year. — What you need to know — A big UI refresh is on the cards for Windows 10 in 2021.
Seattle-based Pulumi, which offers a SaaS multicloud app development service, raises $37.5M Series B led by NEA
Pulumi has raised a new $37.5 million investment led by NEA, representing a vote of confidence by the longtime venture capital firm in the Seattle startup's software development tools …
SpaceX, in emails to interested customers, says the beta of the Starlink satellite internet service will initially cost $99/month plus a $499 upfront cost
UK regulator bans mobile carriers from selling locked phones from December 2021
Coinbase brings its Coinbase Card, a debit Visa card for cryptocurrency, to the US, after launching in Europe
It draws directly from your Coinbase account — Coinbase has announced that US customers can now join the waitlist for its Coinbase Card, a debit Visa card that allows customers …
Whoop, which makes fitness trackers and provides performance metrics for athletes, raises $100M at a $1.2B valuation
- Golfer Nick Watney sought a Covid test based on Whoop data — Boston startup raises $100 million, IVP's Liaw joins board — Whoop, the maker of a wearable device …
TikTok says it is working with AP to provide access to an interactive map showing live results for both US federal and state elections in its election guide
TikTok announced this morning it will expand the set of resources provided in its in-app election guide in the U.S. to include direct access …
Ankhi Das, Facebook's public policy director for India, South, and Central Asia, leaves after allegations of content moderation interference for India's BJP
TikTok partners with Shopify, letting merchants create TikTok ad campaigns for In-Feed video ads from the Shopify dashboard
Google says it will ban political ads for at least a week after the election, citing its “sensitive events” policy
T-Mobile will debut live TV streaming service TVision on Nov. 1, with TVision Vibe available for $10/mo. and more expensive TVision Live tiers with sports, news
Sources: Apple acquired Barcelona-based Vilynx, a startup specializing in AI and computer vision tech, earlier this year for about $50M
the company has scooped up a Barcelona-based AI company called Vilynx that can analyze video (and make it searchable) and has a strong knowledge graph/AI brain. Story: https://www.bloomberg.com/...
AMD reports Q3 revenue of $2.8B, up 56% YoY, net income of $390M, up from $120M YoY; Computing and Graphics revenue was $1.67B, up 31% YoY on better Ryzen sales
Instagram extends time limit on live streams to 4 hours, up from 60 minutes, and will give streamers 30 days to download their videos before they are deleted
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch :
Twitter and Square employees say Jack Dorsey takes hands-off management to extremes, delegating or delaying most major decisions, partly to pursue his passions
Wall Street Journal : Tweets: @bdomenech , @profgalloway , @nicoleperlroth , @iamjohnburnett , @gregbensinger , @jonyiveparody , @nancyscola , @jonyiveparody , @dgisserious , @wsj , @tomgara , @bully...
Waymo and Daimler Trucks are partnering to build and sell self-driving freight trucks in the US over “the coming years”
Chris Davies / SlashGear :
Reddit says that moving forward it will let employees work from home, with some exceptions, and that it won't lower pay for US staff if they move within the US
Brian Heater / TechCrunch :
Amazon opens a dedicated website for Sweden at amazon.se
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch :
Strider, which provides data and software to help protect organizations against nation-state directed IP theft, raised $10M Series A led by Koch Disruptive
Italy's antitrust authority to investigate Google for alleged abuse of its dominant position in the online display ad market, following a complaint by IAB Italy
Outrider, which operates a SaaS platform for autonomous and semi-autonomous truck fleets, raises $65M Series B led by Koch Disruptive Technologies
Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat :
Survey of 979 likely US voters finds 48% strongly or somewhat support DOJ's Google suit and 62% says Big Tech's economic power is a problem for US economy
Ashley Gold / Axios :
Recruiting software startup Eightfold raises $125M at a $1B valuation led by General Catalyst to expand its talent management service
Mobile games publisher Scopely raises $340M, source says at a $3.3B post-money valuation
Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat :
Researchers detail how link previews in messengers from Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Line can leak sensitive data, consume limited bandwidth, and more
Research: US-based hate groups are using platforms like Stripe, PayPal, Facebook, and Amazon to raise funds, even though some have policies against hate groups
even when those companies have policies against hate groups https://www.nbcnews.com/... Olivia Solon / @oliviasolon : The research, by the @isdglobal and @DisinfoIndex builds on previous efforts by @A...
Analysis: Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, Postmates, and gig economy giants have spent ~$200M to support CA's Prop 22 and avoid reclassifying contractors as employees
Wall Street Journal : Tweets: @wsjpolitics and @derektmead Tweets: @wsjpolitics : Uber, Lyft and DoorDash are spending tens of millions of dollars and flooding voters with messages in a neck-and-neck...
Vimeo launches Vimeo Record, a free tool to help teams communicate through video messages that has subscription options for premium features
Kandji, a mobile device management startup for Apple devices, raises $21M Series A led by Greycroft, bringing its total raised to $28.4M
Ron Miller / TechCrunch :
Forethought, which makes AI-powered customer support software, raises $17M Series B
Alex Konrad / Forbes : Tweets: @alexrkonrad . Thanks: @alexrkonrad Tweets: Alex Konrad / @alexrkonrad : Deon Nicholas is using AI to save customer service from clunky chatbots. Now the Black tech ent...
Streetbees, a market research service that pays users to complete surveys, raises $39M Series B led by Lakestar
Mike Butcher / TechCrunch :
Faire, a wholesale marketplace for independent local retailers and makers, raises $170M Series E led by Sequoia Capital, valuing the startup at $2.5B
Theta Lake, a provider of AI-powered compliance and security tools for collaboration platforms, raised $12.7M Series A led by Lightspeed Venture Partners
Jonathan Shieber / TechCrunch :
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.