Sources: Apple and Hyundai-Kia close to a car manufacturing deal; first “Apple Cars” will be “designed to operate without a driver and focused on the last mile”
- Apple is close to finalizing a deal with Hyundai-Kia to manufacture an Apple-branded autonomous electric vehicle …
Canada's privacy authority says what Clearview AI does is mass surveillance, calls it illegal and unacceptable, and tells it to delete citizens' facial images
Canadian authorities declared that the company needed citizens' consent to use their biometric information, and told the firm to delete facial images from its database.
Amazon has started deploying AI-powered Netradyne cameras, which are always on and automatically upload footage, in its US delivery vehicles to monitor drivers
- Amazon has begun rolling out AI-enabled cameras from Netradyne in vehicles at a handful of contracted delivery partners across the U.S., CNBC has learned.
In an email to staff on February 1, Andy Jassy reaffirmed his commitment to making video games, following a scathing Bloomberg profile of Amazon Game Studios
One day before he was named the next chief executive officer of Amazon.com Inc., Andy Jassy reaffirmed his commitment to making video games …
In an internal memo, John Matze says he has been terminated as Parler's CEO by its board of directors
“The future of Parler is no longer in my hands,” Matze wrote — EXCLUSIVE - Parler has terminated CEO John Matze, according to a memo Matze sent to staffers that has been obtained by Fox News.
Source: Apple is planning a $3,000+ mixed-reality headset with 8K displays, eye-tracking tech, and 12+ cameras to track hand movements and show the real world
A mixed-reality headset Apple is developing will be equipped with more than a dozen cameras for tracking hand movements …
Myanmar's new military government has ordered local telecoms to block Facebook and its family of apps within the country until February 7
Myanmar's new military government has ordered local telecom firms to temporarily block Facebook in the Southeast Asian nation days after the military seized power …
Report: Apple plans $3.6B investment in Kia, with a deal on Feb. 17, and aims to start making cars in Georgia, US in 2024, with initial target of 100K cars/year
Bloomberg : Source: gongA.com .
Kuo: iPhone 13 is now more likely to feature an upgraded Ultra Wide camera with significantly improved low-light performance thanks to a new lens supplier
The iPhone 13 is now more likely to feature an upgraded Ultra Wide camera with significantly improved low-light performance …
Incoming head of Senate antitrust subcommittee Amy Klobuchar introduces an antitrust bill that would raise the bar for tech acquisitions
Incoming head of Senate panel will propose broad changes as Democrats press issue of perceived monopoly power — WASHINGTON—Sen. Amy Klobuchar …
Microsoft launches Viva, an employee intranet with LinkedIn integration, access to communication tools like SharePoint and Yammer, training content, and more
Microsoft today launched Viva, a new “employee experience platform,” or, in non-marketing terms, its new take on the intranet sites …
Google says Pixel users will be able to use their phone cameras to measure pulse and breath rates through the Google Fit app, starting next month
Like many of us, Google is getting more interested in our health. The company is announcing today new features that will allow …
Profile of AWS' CEO and Amazon's next CEO, Andy Jassy, whose success has been built on attracting a variety of customers to AWS, ranging from the CIA to Apple
Carta, which launched a private stock exchange CartaX to help employees and investors sell stock in private startups, is now valued at $6.9B
Launching an exchange to help employees and investors sell stock in private startups may seem an odd choice for this year, given the boom in public listings that promise imminent cashouts.
India's IT ministry orders Twitter to block the recently restored accounts of critics and The Caravan magazine, threatens Twitter staff with jail time or fines
India's government has threatened to punish employees at Twitter with fines and jail terms of up to seven years for restoring hundreds …
PayPal reports Q4 revenue of $6.12B, up 23% YoY, total payments volume of $277B, up 36% YoY, and 16M new active accounts, up 72% YoY; stock up 5%+
- PayPal reported its strongest quarterly growth in total payment volume in Q4 with $277 billion. — That's a 39% increase from Q4 2019 …
Amazon is quietly transitioning its US warehouse workers to 10-hour graveyard shifts; labor experts say the move is to cut costs and pay for fewer benefits
The company has been quietly transitioning warehouse workers at Amazon warehouses nationwide to a 10-hour graveyard shift, known as the “megacycle.” Tweets: @josephfcox , @josephfcox , @selenalarson ,...
Box says it intends to acquire Dutch cloud-based e-signature startup SignRequest for $55M and plans to launch Box Sign in summer 2021
Cloud storage and collaboration giant Box has announced plans to acquire SignRequest, a cloud-based electronic signature (e-signature) startup based in the Netherlands, in a deal worth $55 million.
Andy Jassy will become CEO at the most politically perilous moment in Amazon's history; it remains to be seen if he will try to make inroads with lawmakers
Cat Zakrzewski / Washington Post : Tweets: @repkenbuck , @cat_zakrzewski , @nickmcquire , and @nickmcquire Tweets: Congressman Ken Buck / @repkenbuck : I have some questions for Mr. Jassy. https://tw...
Jeff Bezos departs as perhaps the best CEO in tech history, having created three huge businesses: Amazon.com, AWS, and Amazon's marketplace/fulfillment services
irreversible decisions — and two-way doors, @bradstone writes. His exit today will test the theory. https://www.bloomberg.com/... Marty Cagan / @cagan : terrific product-perspective summary of what ma...
23andMe to go public through a merger with VG Acquisition Corp., a SPAC founded by Richard Branson, at a valuation of $3.5B
- CEO Wojcicki and SPAC leader Branson each invest $25 million — DNA-testing company has been expanding its health-care profile
Amazon reports Q4 net sales of $125.6B, up 44% YoY, net income of $7.2B, up from $3.3B YoY, with full year net sales increasing to $386.1B, up 38% YoY
Amazon Investor Relations :
Several Apple services suffered an outage yesterday, including iCloud Backup, iCloud Drive, iCloud Notes, Photos, Calendar, Mail, Keychain, and Bookmarks
Juli Clover / MacRumors :
Jeff Bezos's surprise resignation feels natural and even inevitable; the walls of his highly compartmentalized empire have been crumbling for some time
Qualcomm reports Q1 revenue of $8.24B, up 62% YoY but below $8.27B est., with net income of $2.46B, up 165% YoY; stock down 9%+
that's going to be a growth story, especially for the (chip business's) premium and high tier” -Qualcomm's Amon
Drone mapping and analytics service DroneDeploy raises $50M Series E, bringing its total raised to $142M
DroneDeploy, a platform that offers businesses access to commercial drone operators to capture professional-grade imagery of an environment and carry out data analysis, has raised $50 million in a ser...
Members of Latin American diaspora populations have reconnected with their lost relatives using Facebook, which fills an information gap that governments cannot
they had fled the brutal civil war there — when she finally found them on Facebook @Longreads https://onezero.medium.com/... Maya Averbuch / @mayaaverbuch : 1/ A couple years ago, while following the ...
Vortexa, which builds AI-driven energy analytics tools, raises $19M Series B led by monashees
Robin Wauters / Tech.eu :
Indian mobile gaming and esports app Mobile Premier League raises $95M Series D at a post-money valuation of $945M, bringing its total raised to $225.5M
Manish Singh / TechCrunch :
Instagram confirms it is working on an early prototype of a “Vertical Stories” feed, which is presented in a TikTok-like scrolling fashion
TikTok will prompt users to seek credible information if they try to share videos flagged as misleading, and disincentivize creators from uploading such content
Sara Fischer / Axios :
a16z names Sriram Krishnan as its newest GP, after roles at Facebook, Snap, Twitter; Krishnan has been consulting for nine months on an a16z “community project”
Marc Andreessen / Andreessen Horowitz : Tweets: @sriramk , @pmarca , @sriramk , @vintweeta , @austen , @vijaypande , @rrhoover , @hkanji , @benedictevans , @sriramk , @alexeheath , @amir , @sarthakgh...
Study: the 116th US Congress, which ran from 2019-2021, introduced 316 cybersecurity bills, a 40% increase from the 115th Congress; 14 of the bills became law
Tim Starks / CyberScoop : Source: Third Way Source: Third Way : Taking Action on Cyber Enforcement: Assessing US Legislative Progress in the 116th Congress
Google rolls out an update for Android TV with a refreshed UI that is similar to Google TV on Chromecast
Toronto-based Top Hat, which makes software tools for teachers in higher education, raises $130M Series E led by Georgian Partners at a ~$500M valuation
Meagan Simpson / BetaKit :
Report: in Q4 2020, Intel clawed back QoQ desktop PC and notebook CPU market share from AMD for the first time in 3 years amid AMD's ongoing supply chain issues
Paul Alcorn / Tom's Hardware :
BigChange, which develops fleet management software, raises $102M from Great Hill Partners
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch :
Google and its partner SubCom say the Dunant subsea cable between US and France is now operational; the 4,000-mile cable can carry 250 terabits/second
Sources: Jack Ma's Ant Group has reached an agreement with Chinese regulators to turn Ant into a financial holding company, subject to bank capital requirements
Shares of ON24, a maker of webinar and virtual event software, jumped nearly 54% in its debut Wednesday after raising $428M+ in its IPO
Sohini Podder / Reuters :
Slync.io, which helps automate shipping and logistics processes, raises $60M Series B led by Goldman Sachs Growth, bringing its total raised to $70M+
Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat :
Brazil-based Rocket.Chat, an open source enterprise messaging service that claims to have 8M MAUs and 16M users total across 150 countries, raises $19M Series A
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch :
Microsoft says it supports Australia's proposed new laws forcing Google and Facebook to pay for news content and it would be “willing to live by these rules”
Online grocery delivery service Good Eggs raises $100M led by Glade Brook Capital Partners
Touchcast, which builds tools to help companies create and run virtual events, raises $55M Series A led by Accenture Ventures
Biden's administration signals it is open to a deal on taxing US tech companies globally, after EU-Trump clashes, as OECD plans an agreement by summer
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