Microsoft identified 40+ customers targeted in the SolarWinds hack, 80% in the US, says the attack is “ongoing” and calls for a global cybersecurity response
The final weeks of a challenging year have proven even more difficult with the recent exposure of the world's latest serious nation-state cyberattack.
Sony is removing Cyberpunk 2077 from PlayStation Store until further notice, and offering full refunds to people who bought it, amid reports of it being buggy
You can request a refund now — Sony is pulling Cyberpunk 2077 from the PlayStation Store and offering full refunds for anyone …
Twitter launches Spaces, its Clubhouse-like service, in private beta on iOS, limited to select individuals, largely from under-represented backgrounds
Last month, Twitter announced it would soon begin testing a new social experience on its platforms involving audio-only chat rooms …
CISA issues an alert that says evidence suggests attackers used malware to access US systems, beyond SolarWinds vulnerabilities, but offers no other details
Federal investigators reported Thursday on evidence of previously unknown tactics for penetrating government computer networks …
A bipartisan group of 38 AGs sues Google for alleged antitrust violations in search, its third antitrust suit, including exclusionary contracts with Apple
More than 30 states said that the company downplayed websites that let users search for information in specialized areas.
Sources: Energy Dept. and NNSA, which maintains the US nuclear weapons stockpile, have evidence that their networks were accessed as part of the SolarWinds hack
The Energy Department and National Nuclear Security Administration, which maintains the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile …
Twitter says it will start its new verification policy on January 21 and is developing profile labels to designate bots and memorial accounts
Microsoft says compromised SolarWinds apps were on its networks but that no customer data was stolen; it denies report hackers used its systems to attack others
Microsoft denies that hackers pivoted to production systems and abused its software to attack customers.
Biden says US will impose “substantial costs” on adversaries who engage in cyberattacks; Trump has yet to personally comment about the SolarWinds hack
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Twitter says it will stop prompting users to Quote Tweet, restoring the standard RT functionality, and says QT use increased but overall sharing dropped by 20%
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US to add ~80 more Chinese companies and affiliates, including SMIC, to the trade blacklist
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is set to add dozens of Chinese companies, including the country's top chipmaker SMIC, to a trade blacklist on Friday, two people familiar with the matter told...
China-based drone maker DJI is among the companies the US Commerce Department has added to its blacklist
An updated “Entity List” is bad news for the world's largest drone manufacturer. DJI has been put in the company of Huawei and others, a move that will have negative consequences for the firm.
Coinbase says it has confidentially filed for an IPO
Cryptocurrency giant Coinbase announced on Thursday that is has confidentially filed for a public offering, becoming the latest in a parade of high-profile startups to pursue an IPO in 2020. — Found...
Microsoft Threat Intel docs suggest state-sponsored hackers, likely from Russia, breached Austin, TX's city network in Oct. and used it to stage other attacks
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Apple clarifies power-saving modes of AirPods Max, says they enter low power mode after 5 minutes of non-use and ultralow power state after 18 hours in the case
When Apple unveiled AirPods Max last week, it revealed that they don't come with an on/off power button, but instead enter an …
Twitter is testing “humanization prompts” which will show users' shared interest and mutual followers when replying to another user's tweet
Jack Morse / Mashable : Tweets: @twittercomms , @carnage4life , @bigblackjacobin , @tonyromm , @tha_rami , @hunterwalk , @green_footballs , @jmorse_ , @lolgop , @yashar , @brandyzadrozny , and @jolin...
Q&A with Nintendo of America president Doug Bowser on COVID-19's impact, Animal Crossing, plans for 2021, Switch Online, and more
The president of Nintendo of America on the last year and looking ahead to 2021 — It's hard to imagine a company weathering 2020 much better than Nintendo.
Twitter says it can now figure out which tweets users find funny based on what they like and retweet and can show them personalized funny tweets
Karissa Bell / Engadget : Tweets: @isabellaturch , @lanceulanoff , @jtlol , @db , and @joshuaogundu Tweets: Isabella Turchetta / @isabellaturch : We also know that humor ranges, so we'll show you a l...
The US Air Force details how an AI copilot successfully flew a U-2 spy plane on December 15, marking the first time AI has controlled a US military system
- The U.S. Air Force flew an artificial intelligence (AI) copilot on a — in California. — The flight marked …
An investigation into who owns MindGeek, the secretive company behind Pornhub, which had $460M in revenue in 2018 and has 115M+ daily visitors to its sites
Mario Salieri was shooting a pornographic movie in a lavish Prague villa two decades ago when he first caught sight of the computer geeks who were about to upend his industry. Tweets: @lailamickelwait...
As its revenue surges, Roku has become increasingly forceful in its negotiations with media companies, as evidenced by its fights with Fox and WarnerMedia
The maker of the leading streaming-media player has taken up brash negotiating tactics over its terms to carry services like HBO Max and Peacock See also Mediagazer
Internal government report: violations like wage underpayment, irregular hours, and poor working conditions were common at Wistron's iPhone plant in India
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Indian food delivery giant Zomato has raised a total of $660M in the Series J it kicked off last year, at a $3.9B post-money valuation
Zomato has raised $660 million in a financing round — Series J — that it kicked off last year as the Indian food delivery startup prepares to go public next year.
OneWeb, recently rescued from bankruptcy, has launched 36 global broadband satellites, says it is close to raising $400M next month
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Google to shut down Android Things, a stripped-down version of Android designed for smart home devices, on January 5th, 2022
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Facebook hits back at Apple with a second full-page newspaper ad, saying upcoming iOS 14 changes will “change the internet as we know it - for the worse”
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Amazon launches group video and audio calling for up to seven participants on Echo devices
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A look at allegations in Texas AG's antitrust suit, accusing Google of giving Facebook special privileges in exchange for not supporting a competing ad system
if you back up WhatsApp in Google, Google scans it. https://www.theinformation.com/ ...? Chris O'Brien / @obrien : Breaking: Yelp issues statement in response to state AGs' lawsuit against Google: Fuc...
German startup CoachHub, which uses AI to match individuals to business coaches, raises €25M led by Draper Esprit, bringing its total raised to €40M+
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LinkedIn data from April to October shows Madison, Cleveland, and Sacramento had biggest gains in tech worker migration, while SF and NYC had steepest declines
Alex Kantrowitz / Big Technology : Tweets: @cristobalyoung5 , @dalmaer , @kantrowitz , @margaretomara , @kantrowitz , @garrytan , and @kantrowitz Tweets: Cristobal Young / @cristobalyoung5 : New @Lin...
Judge orders Apple to produce Tim Cook and Craig Federighi to testify in Apple vs. Epic lawsuit; Apple wants Tim Cook's testimony to be limited to four hours
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Discord raises $100M led by Greenoaks Capital, bringing its total raised to $479.3M, and says it now has 140M MAUs
Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat :
GitHub says it is doing away with all non-essential cookies and will no longer feature “irritating” cookie banners on GitHub.com and its subdomains
Automation software maker UiPath has confidentially filed for an IPO, size and price unknown, for sometime in H1 2021; UiPath was last valued at $10.2B in July
Katie Roof / Bloomberg : Tweets: @katie_roof and @katie_roof Tweets: @katie_roof : UiPath is on the cusp of filing for IPO and has about $500m in ARR https://www.bloomberg.com/... @katie_roof : Short...
Rubrik, a data management startup last valued at $3.3B in 2019, acquires tech and IP assets from Igneous, which provides unstructured data management services
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Walmart partners with TikTok to test live-streamed video shopping, during which users will be able to shop Walmart fashion without leaving the app
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Spotify is now available on the Epic Games Store, signaling Epic's ambitions to make its game-focused store into a general app store
NLRB finds that Amazon illegally fired an NYC warehouse worker in retaliation for organizing his coworkers to get COVID-19 protections earlier this year
Avast found 28 malicious Chrome and Edge extensions with 3M+ downloads, many posing as third-party add-ons for Instagram and Facebook; 25 still remain in stores
Switzerland says Uber Eats must register as a postal service provider before Jan. 30 and by doing so will become subject to postal regulations; Uber can contest
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Poshmark files S-1 for its IPO, reports revenue growth of 28% YoY to $192.8M in the first nine months of 2020 and 31.7M active users, says it is now profitable
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Alphabet's life sciences division Verily raises $700M from Alphabet, Silver Lake, Temasek, and others and says it will expand commercial businesses
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Unity partners with Snap to extend the reach of Unity's ads and integrate SnapKit in Unity's game engine, including Bitmoji in 2021
Lifetime Value, operator of brands like home valuation service Ownerly and vehicle records site Bumper, raises $150M led by Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital
cargo.one, which helps air freight forwarders with pricing, route planning, and demand prediction, raises $42M Series B, months after raising $18.6M Series A
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.