Sources leak specs for Samsung Galaxy S21 series: the S21 Ultra will have a 108MP main camera sensor, and 3x optical and 10x “super” optical telephoto sensors
The Galaxy S21 launch is just a few months out, which means it's a great time for leaks.
A look at Parler, a social network with little moderation, which is backed by Robert and Rebekah Mercer and saw its user base double to 10M in under a week
The libertarian-minded platform aims to challenge tech giants through a focus on free speech; surge in users since the election
DoorDash files for IPO, says it had revenue of $1.9B and loss of $149M in the first nine months of 2020, vs. revenue of $587M and loss of $533M a year ago
- DoorDash, the leading food delivery app in the U.S., filed its IPO prospectus with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday.
Microsoft says it detected three APTs, from N. Korea and Russia, that launched attacks on at least seven companies developing a COVID-19 vaccine or treatments
The three state-sponsored hacker groups (APTs) are Russia's Strontium (Fancy Bear) and North Korea's Zinc (Lazarus Group) and Cerium.
Qualcomm has received a US license to sell some 4G smartphone chips to Huawei
(Reuters) - Qualcomm Inc on Friday received a license from the U.S. government to sell 4G mobile phone chips to China's Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, an exemption to U.S. trade restrictions imposed amid...
Interview with Bjarne Stroustrup, the creator of C++, who first began work on the language in 1979 and still remains very much involved in its development
Powerful, flexible, complex: The origins of C++ date back 40 years, yet it remains one of the most widely used programming languages today.
Airbnb says 1.4M users have rejected its non-discrimination agreement, foregoing their use of the platform, since it implemented the policy in 2016
In the four years since it implemented an agreement to promote equitable treatment of its users, Airbnb claims that 1.4 million individuals …
A deep dive into OCSP responder Apple uses to verify integrity of Mac apps, which is a critical part of macOS security, but could benefit from more transparency
On November 12, 2020 Apple released macOS Big Sur. In the hours after the release went live, somewhere in Apple's infrastructure …
Turkey fines Google ~$26M for violating fair competition rules and abusing market dominance by placing text ads above organic search results
Turkey's competition authority has given Google six months to fix the problem and terminate its “unfair” advertisement strategy. (Reuters) — Short Url
Profile of Tom Alberg, an early investor in Amazon, the founder of Madrona Venture Group, and a key figure in shaping the Pacific Northwest's tech economy
It was the mid 1990s, and Tom Alberg had a decision to make. — Jeff Bezos had arrived in Seattle and was looking for investors for his nascent virtual bookstore. Tweets: @jasonkilar , @bgurley , @st...
Oculus Quest 2 update adds support for 90Hz games; Oculus Move, an app for tracking fitness metrics while playing, rolls out next week
Cameron Faulkner / The Verge :
Kuo: Apple plans to launch an iPad with a mini-LED display and AirPods 3 with a design similar to AirPods Pro, both in the first half of 2021
and that so will an #iPad with mini LED screen. https://appleinsider.com/... https://twitter.com/... @benlovejoy : Given the options of boosting battery life in the same size phone, or making iPhones ...
Digital stethoscope maker Eko raises $65M Series C to expand its remote disease screening programs, led by Highland Capital Partners and Questa Capital
As the use of telehealth continues to surge—promising a way to deliver distanced care in spite of the coronavirus …
Pharmapacks, an e-commerce company focused on health, personal care, and beauty products, raises $250M from Carlyle Group at a valuation of ~$1.1B
Chibuike Oguh / Reuters :
[Thread] A look at the first ARM processor ARM1, which was built in 1985 and had 25K transistors, next to Apple's M1 chip, which has 8 cores and 16B transistors
Ken Shirriff / @kenshirriff :
Unity posted a net loss of $144.7M, up 218% YoY, on revenue of $200.8M, up 53.3% YoY, in first earnings report since the company went public in September
Salvador Rodriguez / CNBC :
US regulators have levied $198M in fines against crypto firms to date, of which $175M came from SEC and $23M from CFTC
The top two U.S. market regulators — the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) — have hit crypto firms and founders …
Amazon announces the GameOn app for Android, which lets mobile gamers record and share gameplay clips
Brandon Russell / XDA Developers :
Analysis finds that nearly three dozen ransomware attacks have targeted US school districts educating 700,000+ students since the pandemic began in March
Tawnell D. Hobbs / Wall Street Journal : Tweets: @tawnell , @roberttgarrett , @csstewart , @zcobb , and @wsj Tweets: Tawnell Hobbs / @tawnell : Hey there! Thanks for sharing! One hacker, fresh from h...
Scientists criticize a lack of transparency in AI research, citing issues of replication in research and unequal access to code, proprietary data, and hardware
with dangerous consequences. Replication by different researchers would expose problems sooner, making AI stronger for everyone” #NLProc stop publishing what is not replicable https://www.technologyre...
The challenge of closing the digital divide for students has proved daunting in N. Carolina, which has a large rural population lacking reliable internet access
https://www.nytimes.com/... James Young / @jdyubergeek : Broadband Access was a big part of @jennawadsworth's platform, and it is still a crisis now that the election is over. Almost a century ago, th...
Q&A with AI expert Kai-Fu Lee on China catching up to the US in AI, his investment philosophy, ethics in AI, China's natural advantages, and more
thanks to data, AI, and the entrepreneur ecosystem—rapidly evolved from a copycat into a true innovator. It currently co-leads AI with the US” https://www.forbes.com/... Richard Turrin / @richardturri...
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.