The UK will ban the installation of new Huawei 5G network equipment starting September 2021, after initially announcing a 2027 timeframe in July
- Britain set to impose security law on mobile network operators — White House pushed allies to exclude Chinese tech giant Huawei
Interview with former director of US CISA Chris Krebs on being fired by Trump via tweet, why paper ballots are key to ensuring election security, and more
Chris Krebs, a lifelong Republican, was put in charge of the agency handling election security by President Trump two years ago.
Alphabet's DeepMind says it has solved the key “protein folding problem”, cutting the job down from months to hours, which could speed up drug discovery
Researchers at DeepMind say they have solved “the protein folding problem,” a task that has bedeviled scientists for more than 50 years.
A tribute to Tony Hsieh, a notable figure on the startup scene since 1996, and whose life recalls a friendlier and less polarized Internet era
Tony Hsieh, an Internet entrepreneur and former CEO of Zappos, an Amazon company, died from injuries incurred during a house fire when visiting family in Connecticut on November 27, 2020.
Best 2020 Cyber Monday deals on gaming consoles, laptops, monitors, Apple, Sonos, and Amazon devices, smartphones, headphones, speakers, and more
We've sifted through the junk to pick out the tech deals most worth your time. — Cyber Monday has arrived.
Sources: Salesforce's deal to buy Slack is expected to be announced on Tuesday after markets close; Salesforce reports Q3 earnings on Tuesday
- Salesforce's deal to buy Slack is expected to be announced Tuesday after markets close, sources told CNBC's David Faber.
Ajit Pai, the Trump-appointed Republican chairman of the FCC, announces he will leave the agency on Jan. 20, when president-elect Joe Biden is sworn into office
Aji Pai, the Trump-appointed Republican chairman of the FCC, announced that he will leave the agency on Jan. 20, 2021, when president-elect Joe Biden is sworn into office.
SCOTUS will hear arguments on Monday that could lead to changes to the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, signed in 1986, a law critics say is outdated and vague
The Supreme Court will hear arguments on Monday in a case that could lead to sweeping changes to America's controversial computer hacking laws …
Sources: in its IPO this week, Airbnb will target a valuation of $30B-$33B, up from the expected $30B
- Firms target valuation increases amid end of year listing rush — Tech companies' fortunes diverged amid coronavirus pandemic — Airbnb Inc. and DoorDash Inc. will disclose higher …
Filing: DoorDash is looking to raise up to $2.8B in its IPO, at a valuation of up to $32B, and plans to list shares at $75 to $85
- Food delivery app DoorDash is looking to raise up to $2.8 billion in its IPO, which would value the company at $32 billion on a fully diluted basis, the company revealed in a new filing Monday.
Italy's antitrust watchdog fines Apple €10M for alleged misleading iPhone water resistance claims in its promotional messages
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Sources: Facebook is nearing a deal to buy Kustomer, which specializes in customer service tools and chatbots, for $1B+; Kustomer was valued at $710M last year
The target is Kustomer, which specializes in customer-service platforms and chatbots — Facebook Inc. is nearing a deal to buy Kustomer …
Cloud-based IT services company ServiceNow is acquiring Montreal-based Element AI, which helps companies use AI to improve operations
ServiceNow, the cloud-based IT services company, is making a significant acquisition today to fill out its longer-term strategy to be a big player …
Bitcoin hits a record price of $19,783, with more investors seemingly buying it for the long term, unlike the 2017 spike driven by Asian investors new to crypto
The crazy cousin of traditional currencies, which fell below $4,000 in March, passed $19,783. More investors now are buying it for the long term.
Sources: US federal and state authorities are preparing as many as four antitrust cases targeting Facebook and Google by the end of January 2021
Federal and state authorities, probing whether the tech giants abused their power in the internet economy, are preparing as many as four cases
Interviews with tech leaders on Tony Hsieh's legacy, his student life at Harvard, his unconventional business approach, and the culture he built at Zappos
I heard the news about Tony Hsieh last night by text message. Tweets: Governor Sisolak / @govsisolak : Tony Hsieh played a pivotal role in helping transform Downtown Las Vegas. Kathy and I send our lo...
Aurora Solar, which combines lidar sensors, computer vision, and computer-assisted design to streamline solar panel installations, raises $50M Series B
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Materialize, a SQL streaming database built atop the open source Timely Dataflow project, raises $32M Series B led by Kleiner Perkins
Materialize, the SQL streaming database startup built on top of the open source Timely Dataflow project, announced a $32 million Series B investment today led …
A look at several clinically effective apps that treat mental illness directly with CBT and other therapy courses, as the FDA expedites the app approval process
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France says Google, Facebook, and Microsoft agreed to principles like paying their fair tax share; sources say Amazon declined and Apple is negotiating
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Japan says it will partner with India to let Japanese companies build 5G networks and submarine fiber-optic cables
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A look at Cartel TikTok, viral videos showcasing drug cartel culture, that experts say is a propaganda tool designed to mask the violence and attract recruits
just like the Pharma cartel! https://www.nytimes.com/... Michael B. Kelley / @michaelbkelley : ‘the ultimate goal is the same: drawing in an army of young men willing to give their lives for a chance ...
Profile of Christine Su, Twitter's senior PM for conversational safety, who is a queer Asian-American “activist-entrepreneur” with an MBA and MA in agriculture
Google, Temasek, and Bain & Company report: investments in Indonesia's tech sector in the first half of 2020 totaled $2.8B, up 55% from the same period in 2019
As China gets more expensive and US politics less predictable, Foxconn, Pegatron, and others are increasing production in places like India, Vietnam, and Mexico
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A look at crowdsourced public safety apps growing amid rising violence in Brazil; Fogo Cruzado, which warns of shootings in Río and Recife, has 250K+ downloads
Raphael Tsavkko Garcia / MIT Technology Review : Tweets: @techreview Tweets: @techreview : More than 100 people have been killed by stray bullets in Rio this year so far. Now many citizens are using ...
UK-based Primer, which aims to help merchants future-proof and consolidate their payment stack, raises a £14M Series A led by Accel
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HungryPanda, which develops a Mandarin-language food delivery app for overseas Chinese consumers, raises $70M Series C led by Kinnevik
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How students in a remote part of Pakistan mobilized during the pandemic to demand better internet from the military-run unit controlling it
but the internet is the worst of all, and a growing movement is making a lot of noise about it By @AlizehKohari https://restofworld.org/... Anup Kaphle / @anupkaphle : How far would you go to get inte...
While OECD works on digital taxation framework with 130+ countries, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, and Singapore implemented their own digital tax rules in 2020
Dylan Loh / Nikkei Asia : Tweets: @nikkeiasia Tweets: @nikkeiasia : Asian governments will impose more taxes on digital companies, such as Facebook and Google, which continue to grow in the region. h...
Experts say Facebook's implementation of its ban on selling historical artifacts eliminates evidence of crimes and hinders the tracking of art traffickers
not the cause. A decade long intervention at the platform level is beginning to have disastrous consequences. https://www.theverge.com/...
Pandemic has deepened the digital education divide in India, where ~38% of households with students had no smartphone in the house, according to a recent survey
Report: China accounted for 23% of cross-border data flows in 2019, nearly twice the share of the US, which ranked second with 12%, followed by the UK and India
Q&A with CEO of Ocado Solutions on selling its grocery delivery tech to retailers like Kroger, the pandemic's impact on Ocado, plans for robotic pickers, more
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JD Digits, JD.com's big data unit, unveils its plans to build an AI-powered smart city “operating system” for China's smart city project in Xiongan, China
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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.