Coinbase says it will suspend trading of XRP on January 19, 2021, following the SEC's suit against Ripple
Coinbase said it will suspend trading of XRP, the cryptocurrency the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission claimed last week is really a security. Source: The Coinbase Blog .
FAA issues rules requiring some drones, like those flying over people, to be remotely identifiable and night flying drones to have anti-collision lights
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Monday said it is issuing long-awaited rules to allow … Source: Federal Aviation Administration .
Source: Ant Group is planning to fold its financial operations into a holding company that could be regulated more like a bank
- Financial units face stricter regulation in planned structure — Lifestyle businesses to be excluded from holding company
Alibaba raises proposed stock repurchase program by $4B to $10B, but shares slide 8%+, shedding $270B of value since its October peak amid antitrust fears
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Police rely heavily on car sensor and infotainment system data, including GPS and call records, to challenge alibis, thanks to looser privacy standards for cars
On June 26, 2017, the lifeless body of Ronald French, a bearded auto mechanic with once-twinkling eyes, was mysteriously found in a cornfield in Kalamazoo County, Michigan.
Leaked docs: Lens, a supplier for Apple, Tesla, Amazon, used alleged forced Uighur labor; Apple says it has confirmed its suppliers have not used forced labor
New documents show Lens Technology, which makes iPhone glass and is owned by China's richest woman, received Uighur Muslim laborers transferred from Xinjiang.
Los Angeles County partners with Healthvana to allow COVID-19 vaccine recipients to be able to show their vaccination status in services like Apple Wallet
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Amazon says during this holiday season, third-party sales grew 50% globally, compared to the same time period in 2019
Amazon said it delivered billions of products globally this holiday season as it wraps up what is expected to be a record fourth fiscal quarter amid the ongoing pandemic.
Xiaomi announces Mi 11, its new flagship, with 6.81" 120Hz display, Snapdragon 888, Android 11, and up to 256GB storage, available in China for ~$611 on Jan. 1
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NY Post source for Hunter Biden laptop stories sues Twitter for defamation, alleging Twitter falsely labeled him a hacker after blocking NY Post content in Oct.
A Delaware computer repair shop owner sued Twitter, alleging the social network defamed him by labeling him a “hacker” …
Lawsuit claims a New Jersey man was jailed for 10 days based on an erroneous facial recognition match, and prosecutors kept pursuing him for nearly a year
unless you want others seeing your “hookers and blow requests” https://www.nbcnews.com/... https://twitter.com/... Rashida Tlaib / @rashidatlaib : Facial recognition technology is racist. Detroit shou...
Nashville mayor says the Christmas day explosion in the city appears to have targeted an AT&T building, amid reports the suspect was paranoid about 5G
VMware sues its former COO Rajiv Ramaswami, claiming that his taking a job as CEO of Nutanix was a breach of contract
Earlier this month, when Nutanix announced it was hiring former VMware COO Rajiv Ramaswami as CEO, it looked like a good match. What's more, it pulled a key player from a market rival.
Qualtrics files for an IPO, plans to sell an undetermined number of shares for $20-$24, and could be valued at as much as $14.4B
- IPO may give software maker fully diluted value of $14 billion — Silver Lake to invest $550 million in a private placement
Graphcore, which designs chips designed for AI workloads, raises $222M Series E led by the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan at a $2.77B post-money valuation
Applications based on artificial intelligence — whether they are systems running autonomous services, platforms being used …
Kuo: Apple Car's unclear development schedule means it may launch in 2025-2027, while changes in EV and self-driving markets may push the launch to 2028
Mathematicians, professors, and others reflect on Game of Life, a simulation game devised in 1970, and its lasting influence on the field of cellular automata
watching complexity arise out of simplicity” https://www.nytimes.com/... Ankur Gupta / @ankurg90 : Such a beautiful read. “In this moment in time, it's important to emphasize that inherent unpredicta...
A look at a center for young people with disabilities in Georgia that Google and others have used as a place to test products for accessibility
Google and Tommy Hilfiger get feedback from residents on their accessible products — When Matthew Thompson graduated from high school in 2010 … Tweets: @ipoupyrev and @wsj Tweets: @ipoupyrev : “We k...
A huge drop in power prices has made Sweden and Norway lucrative for mining cryptocurrencies, giving big miners alternatives to China, Kazakhstan, and Canada
Chinese online education startup Yuanfudao raises $300M from Jack Ma's Yunfeng Capital, bringing its total raised during 2020 to $3.5B
Zuoyebang, which offers live-streamed classes and other remote study services and has 170M MAUs, raises $1.6B from Alibaba, Tiger Global, and others
Unredacted draft version of the lawsuit filed by 10 states earlier this month details a Google-Facebook ad deal that allegedly constituted illegal price fixing
Lawmakers have called for an investigation into the tech giants' contract, dubbed ‘Jedi Blue,’ which allegedly allowed for auction rigging Tweets: @bowknowsbiz Tweets: Bowdeya Tweh / @bowknowsbiz : De...
DXY, a Chinese online portal for doctors, healthcare organizations, and consumers to share knowledge, raises $500M led by Trustbridge Partners
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A look at the worst hacks of 2020: SolarWinds, Twitter, Blueleaks, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Vastaamo, and Garmin
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A look at challenger search engines like UK-based Mojeek, You.com, and Neeva, founded by former Google execs, all targeting Google as it fights antitrust suits
Delivery Hero agrees to sell its existing business in South Korea after antitrust regulators mandated it before its $4B takeover of Woowa Brothers could proceed
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.