Sources: Apple is planning to manufacture a car by 2024 which may include self-driving tech, internally developed lidar sensors, and “breakthrough” battery tech
(Reuters) - Apple Inc is moving forward with self-driving car technology and is targeting 2024 to produce …
Ripple CEO says the SEC will file a suit over the alleged sale of unlicensed securities and calls it a parting shot by the Trump administration
Ripple, one of the most important companies in the cryptocurrency industry, said Monday evening that the Securities and Exchange Commission …
Draft lawsuit filed by ten US states last week says Facebook and Google agreed to “cooperate and assist one another” against possible antitrust action
Draft lawsuit quotes Facebook's Sandberg saying Google pact was a ‘big deal strategically’
The omnibus funding bill Congress passed contains the controversial CASE Act, introduces a small claims copyright system, and may increase copyright trolling
and threaten Internet users with huge fines? https://www.fightforthefuture.org/ ... Eric Goldman / @ericgoldman : Just to put things in perspective, you're going to need 50 stimulus checks to cover th...
The US government's proposal for crypto exchanges to collect identity data from users with self-hosted crypto wallets will expand the US' financial surveillance
One of the most important aspects of cryptocurrencies from a civil liberties perspective is that they can provide privacy protections for their users.
Q&A with Nintendo designer Shigeru Miyamoto on what excites him about his work, his strengths and weaknesses as a boss, not abusing power, ambitions, and more
The legendary designer on rejecting violence in games, trying to be a good boss, and building Nintendo's Disneyland.
The COVID-19 relief bill passed by Congress includes the Felony Streaming Bill, which makes illegal streaming for profit a felony, with up to 10 years jail time
Targeting illegal for-profit streaming providers, not individual users — The US Congress has passed a COVID-19 stimulus bill …
Microsoft, Alphabet, Cisco, LinkedIn, GitHub, VMware, and the Internet Association file an amicus brief in support of WhatsApp in the WhatsApp v. NSO Group case
(Reuters) - Tech giants Microsoft, Alphabet , Cisco, and VMware on Monday joined Facebook's legal battle against hacking company NSO …
Sources: in the early stages of US antitrust investigations, Facebook offered to help others build a social networking competitor using its network and code
The company ramped up its lobbying, hired high-powered lawyers and launched a slew of internal initiatives as the government prepared to sue …
Filing: in its first response to DOJ's antitrust lawsuit, Google says people use Search “because they choose to, not because they are forced to”
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Sen. Ron Wyden says the US Treasury Department acknowledged that its email system used by senior leadership was breached by SolarWinds hackers beginning in July
a fact revealing how deeply Moscow burrowed into the Trump administration's networks. https://www.nytimes.com/... @nytimes : Breaking News: The Russian hackers who targeted U.S. agencies are said to h...
Group of 19 security firms and tech companies including Microsoft and McAfee form Ransomware Task Force to develop a standard framework to deal with ransomware
The newly-founded Ransomware Task Force will work to put together a standard framework for dealing with ransomware attacks.
Analysis finds 24+ organizations that installed SolarWinds code, including Cisco, Intel, Nvidia, VMware, Belkin, a CA hospital, and Kent State university
India-based VerSe Innovation, the company behind news app Dailyhunt and short video app Josh, raises $100M+ at $1B+ valuation from Google, Microsoft, and others
Dailyhunt parent VerSe Innovation has raised more than $100 million funding from tech giants Google and Microsoft …
Analysis: of the 60 biggest brands that paused Facebook ads in 2020, only ~10 continue to do so, and some of those have kept spending using other Facebook tools
This past summer, dozens of major brands pulled their ad dollars from Facebook in a protest of the company's handling of the hate speech and disinformation. Tweets: @hkanji , @jason_kint , @wooky2000 ...
Security research firms: a second hacking group targeted SolarWinds systems with different malware, likely unrelated to “Sunburst” code targeting the Orion app
IAC says it plans to spin off its full stake in Vimeo, making it an independent, publicly trade company in Q2 2021; IAC stock rises 8.5%+
- IAC announced it is spinning off its full stake in Vimeo. — Vimeo will become an independent publicly traded company after the deal closes, expected in the second quarter of 2021.
Surface Pro X 2020 review: slim and light design with a large display, has LTE and impressive battery life but keyboard costs extra and no 64-bit emulation yet
From the new Apple M1 powered Macs to the Microsoft Surface Pro X I've been using, ARM-based computers are the new craze in mobile computing.
Facebook's small advertisers say that the company's inflexible account blocking tools and lack of customer assistance is hurting their businesses
- Marketers find ads still running after losing account access — Social network's automated tools ‘not perfect,’ company says
Study: tens of thousands of sellers are using Shopify to scam consumers and sell counterfeit goods, with up to 21% of 120K sites posing a risk to shoppers
Ecommerce platform's rapid growth during the pandemic has left it exposed to con artists — Tens of thousands of sellers are using … Tweets: @east_cap . Thanks: @tim Tweets: East / @east_cap : “Accor...
Lidar sensor manufacturer Ouster says it will go public through a SPAC, raising up to $200M at a valuation of ~$1.9B, the fifth lidar manufacturer to do so
(Reuters) - Ouster Inc, a U.S. startup that makes lidar sensors for self-driving cars and smart cities, said on Tuesday it has agreed …
Personal info including emails, home addresses, and phone numbers of 272K+ users of hardware cryptocurrency wallet Ledger are freely available on hacker forums
Lawrence Abrams / BleepingComputer :
Three VPNs popular with criminals and active for over a decade have had their servers and web domains seized by law enforcement from US, Germany, France, others
The three VPN services provided safe haven for cybercriminals to carry out ransomware attacks, web skimming operations, spearphishing, and account takeovers.
Indian startup InMobi raises $145M led by Google for its divisions Glance, a lock-screen content tool and Roposo, a TikTok-style short video social service
Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat :
Opendoor goes public through a merger with a SPAC, as shares rose 5.9% in their Nasdaq debut on Monday, giving Opendoor a market capitalization of $17B
Internet rights campaigners allege Tanzania is using Twitter's copyright policy to maliciously target accounts run by human rights activists to silence them
Dickens Olewe / BBC : Tweets: @mariastsehai Tweets: Maria Sarungi Tsehai / @mariastsehai : Tanzania 'using Twitter's copyright policy to silence activists' - BBC News “Every day on Twitter, Kigogo - ...
Facebook says it had to remove some features in EU, including some child abuse detection tools, due to new rules banning automatic scanning of private messages
How livestreaming app Bigo, banned in Pakistan in July, had enabled the country's neglected underclass and marginalized groups to speak freely like never before
a lucrative bet. Then Pakistan banned it. @khannn___ explains for @restofworld. https://restofworld.org/... @restofworld : Before it was banned by authorities, livestreaming app Bigo became the go-to ...
Cyberpunk 2077's developer hamstrung reviewers by forcing NDAs and sending copies just days before launch to prevent players from seeing the buggy mess
Hello! This week in Protocol Gaming, your weekly guide … Jason Sheehan / NPR : In ‘Cyberpunk 2077,’ The Only Truly Punk Move Is Not To Play Tweets: Jordan Carlson / @jordantcarlson : @navalang Also, ...
Chinese startup Horizon Robotics, which makes AI chips for robots and autonomous vehicles, raises $150M, part of a planned $700M Series C
In their rush to offer alternatives to advanced western chipsets, Chinese semiconductor companies are racking up large fundings from investors.
Interviews with 36+ current and former US officials describe China's strategy of analyzing vast quantities of stolen US personal data to identify CIA operatives
SoftBank files to launch its SPAC and plans to raise $525M in an IPO
Jesse Pound / CNBC :
TikTok launches its first personalized annual recap feature, “Year on TikTok”, which highlights what sort of videos were watched the most, favorite tracks, more
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch :
Wish and other ecommerce sites delivering from China are building their own global freight networks after the USPS raised its international rates in July
Ryan McMorrow / Financial Times : Tweets: @financialtimes and @ftchina Tweets: @financialtimes : Shopping sites in China are rushing to build their own freight networks in the run up to Christmas as ...
Facebook announces new security tools rolling out next year: mobile support for security keys, expansion of the Facebook Protect program, and more
Sara Fischer / Axios :
Dealroom.co: UK startups had 33% of total EU investment in 2020, which has reached €39.7B; report says the amount is on track to beat 2019's high of €40.3B
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Sources: Ironclad, which helps companies create and manage business contracts, raises $100M+ Series D led by Bond Capital, valuing it at $950M+
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Pine Labs, which makes POS software and provides last-mile retail transaction tech for merchants, raises $75M-$100M at a $2B valuation
Despite complaints from pro-democracy activists and celebrities in Vietnam, Facebook allows groups focused on harassing dissidents and getting them arrested
UK grocery franchise Southern Co-op is using London-based Facewatch's facial recognition tech in 18+ stores to prevent shoplifting, raising privacy concerns
Matt Burgess / Wired : Tweets: @wired Tweets: @wired : Every time someone enters one of the 18 shops using the tech cameras scan their faces. If they match against a watchlist of ‘suspects’, staff in...
Sources: executives and employees at Amazon, Facebook, Microsoft, and others are seeking to place allies in senior roles at government agencies under Biden
as the company tries to pursue military contracts and defense work...” https://www.reuters.com/... Teddy Schleifer / @teddyschleifer : Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt “has been making personnel recomme...
Apartment List, a rental service that earns a fee only when a property is rented, raises $50M and is now valued at $600M+, roughly double its prior valuation
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.