Kuo: 14" and 16" MacBook Pros coming in Q3 2021 with Apple Silicon, MagSafe charging, no Touch Bar, new design with squared-off sides and more built-in IO ports
Reliable Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo today released some interesting details about the upcoming MacBook Pro.
Samsung's entire lineup of Galaxy S21 phones will not include a power adapter in the box; Samsung to reduce the price of its 25W adapter to $20, down from $35
Igor Bonifacic / Engadget :
Samsung unveils the $799 Galaxy S21, $999 Galaxy S21+, and $1,199 Galaxy S21 Ultra, available now to preorder 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 …
The Trump admin adds Xiaomi, along with 8 other Chinese firms, to a blacklist of alleged Chinese military companies, forcing US investors to divest by Nov. 11
The Trump administration on Thursday added nine Chinese firms to a blacklist of alleged Chinese military companies …
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’
Kuo: Apple is “aggressively” testing vapor chamber thermal systems to cool its upcoming iPhones
Noted TF International Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo in a report on Friday said recent industry surveys indicate Apple is “aggressively” testing vapor chamber thermal systems for use in iPhone …
Twitter outlines its plans for Wednesday's Inauguration Day, including transitioning @POTUS and other handles to Biden and archiving several official accounts
- Less than two weeks after President Donald Trump was kicked off his personal Twitter account, the institutional White House …
Samsung confirms Galaxy S21 series and future devices will not support MST for Samsung Pay, which enabled it to be used with legacy magnetic strip terminals
at least, in the US. https://www.androidpolice.com/ ... Harry McCracken / @harrymccracken : Samsung Pay's compatibility with magnetic-stripe payment terminals seemed like a great idea, but on previous...
Facebook says it has filed a suit against the makers of four malicious Chrome extensions used for scraping user data and other info from Facebook's website
Facebook has taken legal action against the makers of malicious Chrome extensions used for scraping user-profiles and other information …
The far-right is flocking to MeWe, a privacy-focused Facebook alternative that has Tim Berners-Lee on its board, with membership growing to 15M in recent months
though it raised questions about adverse selection of a user base. The most inflammatory groups on FB were promoting an exodus to alt-platforms. https://twitter.com/... Michael Zelenko / @mvzelenks : ...
Amazon launches Amazon Custom Assistant, which will let car makers build their own custom AI assistants with their own wake words, custom voices, and more
Amazon is letting automakers tailor custom voice experiences using its AI platform — Amazon is giving car companies …
Apple has removed a controversial feature in macOS 11.2 beta 2 that allowed its own apps to bypass third-party firewalls, security tools, and VPNs
The ContentFilterExclusionList has been removed in macOS 11.2 beta 2. — Apple has removed a controversial feature from the macOS operating system …
Source: Sequoia Capital recently bought shares of online automation firm Zapier from its founders on the secondary market, with the sale valuing Zapier at $4B+
Zapier isn't a household name in Silicon Valley, but the world's top venture capitalists have long been trying to own a piece of the booming enterprise software firm.
Intel updates its NUC desktop line with 11th-gen processors, adds a gaming-focused model called NUC 11 Enthusiast, and a NUC Pro line that can drive 8K displays
Intel's NUC 11 line is here, and it packs up to an RTX 2060 — Intel is updating its Next Unit of Computing (NUC) …
OneWeb, which to date launched 110 out of a planned constellation of 648 satellites to provide internet access, raises $1.4B with $400M from SoftBank and Hughes
After a troubled year that saw broadband satellite operator OneWeb file for bankruptcy, get rescue finance from the UK government and Bharti …
Smaller services like Substack, Spotify, and Clubhouse are coming under scrutiny now that the big platforms have warmed to aggressive moderation
Smaller services are coming under scrutiny now that the big platforms have warmed to aggressive moderation — Glenn Greenwald was pissed.
238M units of true wireless stereo hearables were shipped in 2020, up 83% YoY, with Apple devices comprising 29% market share, Xiaomi 13%, and Samsung 5%
San Diego, Seoul, Singapore, Hong Kong, New Delhi, Beijing, London, Buenos Aires — January 14, 2020
After Facebook and Twitter suspended Trump's account, activists and human rights groups have urged the companies to apply their policies evenly around the world
Human rights groups and activists have spent years urging the companies to do more to remove content that encouraged violence. Tweets: @ceciliakang , @peterwsinger , @stinson , @evelyndouek , @tonyrom...
Hagens Berman files suit against Amazon alleging it colluded with five big publishers to fix eBook prices; Hagens Berman previously sued Apple for the same
Amazon is accused of fixing the price of e-books sold on the e-commerce site through anticompetitive agreements …
As Snapchat starts competing with TikTok via its Spotlight program, some creators begin earning small fortunes and look for ways to expand
Top performers are raking in cash, as the company seeks to compete against TikTok and similar platforms. — In late November, Cam Casey … Tweets: @richlightshed , @taylorlorenz , @kevinbparry , @yung...
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
I saw this play out in the Philippines too when I was reporting my story about President Duterte “influencers” on Facebook. https://www.nytimes.com/... https://twitter.com/... Stuart Andrew Thompson /...
TSMC says it will raise capital expenditures to between $25B and $28B in 2021, an increase of at least 47% YoY
Wall Street Journal :
X1 Card, which offers a credit card with limits based on current and future income instead of credit score, raises $12M funding round led by Spark Capital
X1 Card is raising a $12 million funding round. The company is building a credit card that sets limits based on your current and future income, not your credit score.
Netflix diversity report: women make up 47.1% of its global workforce; 8% of US staff are Black, more than 2x the share in 2017; 8.1% of employees are Hispanic
women make up almost half of workforce AND leaders. How? -17 ppl focused solely on inclusion -hire ppl who don't like you -create pipeline, don't blame it -no “fancy parties” Chat w/ Netflix's @VernaM...
IBM says it will acquire Taos, an IT firm that helps companies migrate from in-house servers to cloud infrastructure; terms of the deal were not disclosed
Jared Council / Wall Street Journal :
Samsung announces Galaxy Buds Pro with a new design, active noise cancelation, an Ambient mode, and 360 Audio, available now to order for $200
but you probably can't use it Samsung Global Newsroom : [Infographic] Galaxy Buds Pro: Introducing Samsung's Most Premium Earbuds Yet Tweets: Dan Seifert / @dcseifert : so samsung just looked at the a...
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.
A coalition of health and tech companies, including Microsoft, Salesforce, and Oracle, says it is developing a digital COVID-19 vaccination “passport”
this is FT not some social media digital rag. We need digital passports so those who refuse vaccination won't be able to travel anywhere & hurt people. @lay_overs : A digital vaccination passport, to ...
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
Interview with Walmart's e-commerce chief Marc Lore, who is leaving the company at the end of the month
Jason Del Rey / Vox :
US commerce department finalizes powers for commerce secretary to issue licenses or block imports of foreign tech including drones and surveillance cameras
Financial Times :
Norway's consumer protection agency details how Amazon riddles the process of canceling Prime with “dark patterns,” calls on regulators to investigate
Samsung debuts the Galaxy Book Flex2 5G, its first 5G laptop, featuring a 2-in-1 design, 11th-gen Intel CPUs, S Pen stylus, for preorder in the UK from £1,649
Andy Boxall / Digital Trends :
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
Medium is acquiring Glose, a digital platform for buying, reading, and discussing books; Glose's 20 employees, most of whom are based in Paris, will join Medium
Glose's 20 employees, most of whom are based in Paris, will join Medium — Glose CEO will become VP books at Medium — Financial terms not disclosed via @kerrymflynn https://www.cnn.com/... Katherine Ch...
Computational diagnostics startup Paige raises $100M Series C led by Casdin Capital and Johnson & Johnson Innovation
Cisco says it has struck a new deal to buy Acacia Communications for around $4.5B, boosting the original purchase price by 64%
Sarah E. Needleman / Wall Street Journal :
New research outlines how insights into thriving public spaces in the physical world can help social media platforms in building healthy online communities
Casey Newton / Platformer :
Researchers: Telegram, which had 11.9M downloads the week of the Capitol riot, began shutting down public white supremacist groups for the first time Wednesday
Financial Times : Tweets: @mshannahmurphy , @dfrlab , @chrismessina , @magsvisaggs , @mikebutcher , and @discopriest Tweets: Hannah Murphy / @mshannahmurphy : NEW: Telegram - the messaging app that's...
Nayya, which uses AI to help guide employees in selecting a health plan offered by their employers, raises $11M Series A led by Felicis Ventures
Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat :
Accolade, a health care service for employees to manage benefits, is buying telemedicine startup 2nd.MD for up to $460M, in a split cash and stock deal
Hugh Son / CNBC :
Axios says it will launch AxiosHQ, which lets companies write internal memos styled like Axios newsletters, next month, starting at $10K a year
DOJ antitrust chief Makan Delrahim to resign effective Jan 19, a day before the Biden administration takes over
Sources: TPG invested $47M in HR software startup Greenhouse and spent around $450M buying shares from existing investors including Benchmark and Thrive Capital
Israeli startup Carbyne, which is developing a cloud-based service to improve emergency response times, raises $25M Series B1
Silicon Valley's leading lobby, the Internet Association, is struggling to manage the competing interests of member companies like Facebook, Google, and Amazon
LendingPoint, which provides lending software tools for e-commerce, merchants, lending institutions, and other customers, raises $125M from Warburg Pincus
Shopify's new AI commerce stack
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