Jack Dorsey says Trump ban was the right decision for Twitter but reflects a “failure” to promote healthy conversation and sets a dangerous precedent
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey explained in a tweetstorm that the company faced an ‘extraordinary and untenable circumstance’
Samsung unveils $799 Galaxy S21, $999 Galaxy S21 Plus, and $1,199 Galaxy S21 Ultra, available to preorder on January 14 and launching on January 29
Samsung's latest flagships are here: the Galaxy S21, Galaxy S21 Plus, and the Galaxy S21 Ultra. The first two — which start at $799 and $999 …
Sandberg deflected blame for Capitol riot, but fliers and hashtags promoting the pro-Trump rally circulated on Facebook and Instagram weeks beforehand
Fliers and hashtags promoting the pro-Trump rally circulated on Facebook and Instagram in the days and weeks beforehand
Google completes Fitbit acquisition, vows to protect users' privacy, says “deal has always been about devices, not data”
Google has completed its acquisition of Fitbit. Together, we can make health and wellness more accessible to more people.
Samsung announces, Galaxy SmartTag, a $29.99 Tile competitor that works only with Samsung Galaxy devices, available on January 29
It uses Bluetooth Low Energy and will arrive on January 29th — Alongside the new Galaxy S21 phones and Galaxy Buds Pro, Samsung is announcing …
What to expect from Samsung's Galaxy Unpacked event: Galaxy S21, S21 Plus, and S21 Ultra, with S Pen support, Galaxy Buds Pro, SmartTag, and more
Three new phones, new earbuds, an item tracker, and more — Samsung's next Unpacked event is less than a day away, kicking off on January 14th at 10AM ET …
Snapchat says it will permanently ban Trump's account on January 20 in the interest of public safety and based on repeated violations of Snapchat's guidelines
Snapchat will permanently ban President Trump's account on Jan. 20, Axios has learned, after locking it indefinitely last week following the Capitol siege.
Samsung announces Galaxy Buds Pro with a new design, active noise cancelation, an Ambient mode, and 360 Audio, available now for $200
The latest earbuds from Samsung feature active noise canceling and a totally new design. … While most of the details of Samsung's …
Samsung's Galaxy S21 Ultra has a 6.8" 120Hz AMOLED screen, a quad-rear camera with dual telephoto lenses for 100x zoom, S Pen stylus, and its Space Zoom feature
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In an interview, Parler CEO John Matze says he is not sure whether the social network will ever return after being cut off by service providers
(Reuters) - Social media platform Parler, which has gone dark after being cut off by major service providers that accused the app of failing …
Airbnb says it is canceling and blocking reservations made for the week of Biden's inauguration in the Washington, DC metro area
- Airbnb is canceling and blocking future reservations in the Washington, D.C., metro area during the week of President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration, the company said Wednesday.
Audio and chat logs of walkie-talkie app Zello reveal some Capitol rioters communicated via the app; Zello says it has now deleted 2K+ militia-related channels
Audio and chat logs show insurrectionists communicated via the app, which has avoided proactive content moderation
Samsung's entire lineup of Galaxy S21 phones will not include a power adapter in the box; Samsung reduces the price of its 25W adapter to $20, down from $35
and cost $200 less Igor Bonifacic / Engadget : The Galaxy S21 and S21+ are Samsung's new, more affordable flagships Tweets: Geoffrey A. Fowler / @geoffreyfowler : Goodbye charging brick and headphones...
Internal docs: in hours ahead of Capitol riot, user reports of violent content on Facebook jumped 10x, and false news surged to ~40K reports/hour, 4x daily peak
Following surge in reports of violent content ahead of Capitol attack, executives took their most aggressive steps yet to rein in the president and his supporters
Review of public posts of dozens of Facebook users sharing extreme right-wing views shows how Facebook rewards their lies and helped incubate the insurrection
Right-wing influencers embraced extremist views and Facebook rewarded them. — Mr. Thompson is a writer and editor in Opinion.
BMW announces Digital Key Plus, a keyless access system that uses the UWB chip in iPhones to let users unlock select BMW cars without taking out their phones
Using the ultra wideband chip that debuted in the iPhone 11 — BMW has announced an upgraded version of its mobile car key technology dubbed Digital Key Plus.
New research details iOS and Android issues that may allow third parties and law enforcement to access user data and suggests mitigation techniques
New research has dug into the openings that iOS and Android security provide for anyone with the right tools.
Microsoft Cloud for Retail opens for preview, combining services and features from Microsoft Advertising, Azure, Microsoft 365, Dynamics 365, and Power Platform
Microsoft's new retail cloud bundle is its second vertical cloud offering, following on the heels of the Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare.
Facebook says it's removing posts of fliers promoting events leading up to Biden's inauguration, echoing warnings from law enforcement about another attack
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Ring says it is adding opt-in end-to-end encryption for eight cameras in technical preview for US users
Starting today in a ‘technical preview’ — Ring is starting to add support for end-to-end encryption to its cameras. The feature will keep video streams encrypted from the camera …
A leak of a near-final version of Windows 10X shows a strong similarity to Chrome OS, with the Start button centered on the taskbar, lack of Live Tiles, more
A new lightweight version of Windows to take on Chromebooks — After years of waiting, it looks like Microsoft now has a true answer to Chrome OS.
Experts say widespread adoption of RISC-V, which was partly developed with DARPA's backing, could help China reduce its dependence on Western chip technology
New approach to semiconductors, developed partly with the Pentagon's backing, could threaten Intel and Arm's dominance
TikTok makes accounts of users aged 13 to 15 private by default, limiting who can comment on the videos and how other users can download or remix their videos
Karissa Bell / Engadget :
After denouncing the deactivation of Donald Trump's social media accounts, Poland plans to make it illegal for tech companies to take similar actions there
Following Trump's Twitter ban, Polish government wants to protect posts that do not break nation's laws Tweets: @monicalewinsky and @visegrad24 Tweets: Monica Lewinsky / @monicalewinsky : guess we kno...
YouTube says it has taken down newly posted videos from Trump for violating its policies against inciting violence and bans new uploads for a week
Axios says it will launch AxiosHQ, which lets companies write internal memos styled like Axios newsletters, next month, starting at $10K a year
AxiosHQ communications platform to launch with Delta Air Lines and AT&T among early customers — Punchy news startup Axios is betting … Tweets: @stevekopack , @caseynewton , @benmullin , @katie_roof ...
WhatsApp clarifies its new data sharing policy with Facebook, which mostly concerns businesses, after recent backlash and surge in Telegram and Signal downloads
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Apple announces new projects related to its $100M pledge for racial equity and justice, including a developer academy focused on Black entrepreneurs
Qualcomm acquires chip startup Nuvia for $1.4B, with plans to put the company's tech into its smartphone, laptop, and automotive processors
Swedish startup Minna, developer of a subscription management app, raises €15.5M Series B round led by Element Ventures, bringing its total funding to €23M+
Swedish startup Minna, creator of an eponymous subscription management app, has raised €15.5 million in a Series B round led …
Ring says it has fixed a security flaw in its Neighbors app that was exposing the precise locations and home addresses of users who had posted to the app
A security flaw in Ring's Neighbors app was exposing the precise locations and home addresses of users who had posted to the app.
Harness, a continuous app delivery and integration platform for engineering and DevOps teams, raises $85M Series C led by Alkeon at a $1.7B valuation
Harness, the startup that wants to create a suite of engineering tools to give every company the kind of technological reach …
LendingPoint, which provides lending software tools for e-commerce, merchants, lending institutions, and other customers, raises $125M from Warburg Pincus
Online lender LendingPoint announced Thursday morning that it has received a $125 million preferred equity investment from private equity giant Warburg Pincus.
Poshmark opens up more than 130% on its first day of trading, valuing the company at more than $3B, after raising $277M in its IPO
- Poshmark opened its first day of trading on the Nasdaq. — On Wednesday, Poshmark priced its IPO at $42 a share, giving it an initial valuation of more than $3 billion.
Affirm began trading at $90.90 and closed at $97.24, up 98% after pricing shares at $49; the company raised $1.2B after pricing shares above its $41-$44 range
Asus unveils 14- and 15-inch ZenBook Duo dual-screen laptops with a second display built into the keyboard; the 14-inch version ships this month from $1,000
Crypto startup Anchorage says it has received a federal bank charter, making it easier for big banks to use Anchorage to offer cryptocurrencies to customers
Jeff John Roberts / Fortune :
Asus announces Chromebook Flip CX9 for enterprises, with Titan C security, and CX5 for students, both equipped with Intel 11th-gen Core i7 and Iris Xe graphics
John Callaham / Android Authority :
Chinese driverless car startup WeRide raises $310M led by commercial vehicle manufacturer Yutong Group
Arjun Kharpal / CNBC :
Ledger offers a 10 bitcoin bounty for details on the hacker who stole info on 272K crypto wallet device owners and says 20K more user records have been exposed
Report: VC funding in the US reached a record high of $130B in 2020, up 14% YoY, but the total number of deals fell to 6,022, down for the second year in a row
Global VC report 2020: overall funding rose 4% YoY to ~$300B, despite a slow Q1, with ~$13.6B seed, $88.4B early-stage, and $198.4B late-stage and growth
work, health care, education, finance, shopping, & entertainment—shifted to online services. 😷💻 🛍️📚 The result? A strong IPO and M&A market that blew past 2019. https://cm.crunchbase.com/... @crunchba...
Google says it will pause political ads, and those referencing “impeachment, inauguration or protests at the US Capitol” on all its platforms starting Jan. 14
Ontario-based Prodigy Education, which offers an e-learning platform and math-focused games for elementary and middle school students, raises $159M CAD Series B
Lumiata, which provides AI-powered predictive analytics for managing health care costs, raises $14M Series B led by Defy.vc, bringing its total raised to $45M+
Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat :
Actions taken by Big Tech after violence at the Capitol may have sowed the seeds for Internet 3.0, which will be defined by open protocols and decentralization
Japan-based SODA, which operates sneaker reselling marketplace SNKRDUNK, raises $22M Series B led by SoftBank Ventures Asia
PayPal has become the first foreign operator with 100% control of a payment platform in China, after buying the remaining 30% stake in GoPay on December 31
Berlin-based Sennder, which connects commercial businesses with freight carriers, raises $160M Series D at a $1B+ valuation
Customer service software provider LiveVox to go public through a merger with a SPAC in a transaction valued at $840M
Bloomberg :
Sana Labs, which uses AI to personalize training courses for professionals, raises $18M Series A led by EQT Ventures
Paul Sawers / VentureBeat :
Grab raises $300M led by Hanwha Asset Management for its financial services business, which spun out of Grab in 2018 and is now valued at $3B
Mercedes Ruehl / Financial Times :
Telehealth startup NeuroFlow, which uses applied AI to treat patients with behavioral health conditions, raises $20M Series B led by Magellan Health
Sources: Poshmark is pricing its IPO at $42 per share, raising $277M, up from its $35-$39 price initially noted in an earlier filing
Bloomberg :
DecisionLink, which develops software for cost-benefit analyses of business services, raises an $18.5M round led by Accel Partners
Jonathan Shieber / TechCrunch :
Xentral, which develops enterprise resource planning software for online SMBs, raises $20M Series A led by Sequoia Capital
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch :
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.