A report from the National Security Commission on AI, which is chaired by Eric Schmidt, finds that the US is not fully prepared for AI competition with China
Retaining any edge will take White House leadership and a substantial investment, according to the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence. Source: NSCAI and National Security Commissi...
Twitter to label tweets with misleading information about COVID vaccines and debut a strike system that can lead to permanent account suspension after 5 strikes
Twitter announced Monday that it will label tweets with potentially misleading information about COVID-19 vaccines …
Kuo: iPhone 13 to have smaller notch, larger battery, no USB-C; 120Hz display on the Pro; iPhone mini to return; he has “no visibility” of power button Touch ID
Reliable Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo is out with a new investor note today focused on what to expect …
Microsoft to add end-to-end encryption for one-to-one Team calls, channel sharing, and webinar and presentation features to Teams
Microsoft has a bunch of new Teams features coming and is introducing a new category of Teams Intelligent Speaker devices at Ignite this week.
Interviews with 16 Amazon workers offer an inside look at the unionization vote in Bessemer, Al, where $15/hour is double the minimum wage for entry-level jobs
On a rainy Saturday afternoon in early February, the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union held a rally in a grassy lot …
Researchers point out that Apple's walled garden approach on iOS makes it virtually impossible to detect the presence of malware on iPhones, which does exist
The iPhone's locked-down approach to security is spreading, but advanced hackers have found that higher barriers are great for avoiding capture.
Biden says there should be “no coercion, no threats, no anti-union propaganda” by Amazon amid its warehouse workers' vote on whether to form a union in Alabama
but the workers? They're not so sure https://www.bloomberg.com/... Mike Elk / @mikeelk : This piece does a good job capturing the mix of pro & anti-union views held by workers at Amazon in Bessemer, A...
TikTok launches a Safety Advisory Council for Europe to help it with content moderation, bringing external experts in fields like child safety and extremism
TikTok is bringing in external experts in Europe in fields such as child safety, young people's mental health and extremism to form …
Kuo: high-end 2022 iPhones and maybe the entire lineup, if production permits, will lose the notch in favor of a hole-punch design; iPhone SE 5G coming in 2022
and it could be an 8-inch beast Chris Smith / BGR : Here's when Apple will likely release its next big iPhone SE upgrade Steven Hung / Micky : Foldable iPhone within the horizon, could arrive in 2023 ...
Microsoft launches Azure Percept, a hardware and software platform to implement its Azure AI services for use cases, including object detection, at the edge
Microsoft today announced Azure Percept, its new hardware and software platform for bringing more of its Azure AI services to the edge.
How Apple ramped up its lobbying in AZ, including hiring Gov. Ducey's ex-chief of staff, amid a proposed bill to let app devs use 3rd-party payment systems
Arizona State Rep. Regina Cobb hadn't even formally introduced her app store legislation last month when Apple and Google started storming into the state to lobby against it.
Instacart raises $265M in a round valuing the company at $39B, after raising $200M at a $17.7B valuation in October
- Instacart is valued at $39 billion in a new funding round. — It's the second time the company's valuation has doubled since the start of the Covid pandemic.
Microsoft unveils Intelligent Speakers, which can automatically transcribe Teams meetings, and use AI to identify up to ten unique voices
Tom Warren / The Verge :
Square says Square Financial Services, its industrial bank, has started operations after getting FDIC approval last year
Known for its innovations in the payments sector, Square is now officially a bank. — Nearly one year after receiving conditional approval, Square said Monday afternoon …
A look at the remote work issues companies are facing, including who should shoulder tax costs and whether to cut salaries of staff leaving high-cost cities
Facebook considered tracking its employees. Lyft is making some workers move before April. Here's how big companies are wrestling with thorny work-from-home issues.
The singer Grimes made $5.8M selling ~10 pieces of NFT-based artwork within 20 minutes of debuting her collection on trading platform Nifty Gateway on Sunday
- Grimes launched a digital art collection titled “WarNymph” on Sunday. — The singer has already earned over $5.8 million from the collection.
Flipboard expands its local news coverage to more than 1,000 cities and towns in the US and Canada
In the COVID-19 era, local news matters more than ever—but it can be tough to track down. The magazine-style reading app hopes to help. — In January 2020, Flipboard …
Czech on-demand grocery delivery startup Rohlik raises $230M led by Partech, sources say at a valuation of ~$600M
Food delivery — whether it's ready-made orders from restaurants, meal kits or groceries — has been one of the most-used services in this last year of living under the cloud …
Myanmar's repressive military uses Israeli drones, despite a ban on sales of such tech to Myanmar, as well as Swedish iPhone cracking software, Western spyware
The generals who staged a coup last month use surveillance drones, iPhone cracking devices and hacking software …
Cisco Webex gets free, real-time translation from English into 100+ languages, available in preview this month and generally in May
Targeted at organizations with global workforces, the new feature will help Webex users overcome language barriers — Cisco on Tuesday announced free-real …
Instagram launches Live Rooms for live broadcasts with up to four creators, up from two, and says it will roll out new audio features in coming months
new audio features to follow Josiah Motley / KnowTechie : Instagram's Live Rooms feature lets four people go live simultaneously Andrew Hutchinson / Social Media Today : Facebook Announces New Feature...
Beam Dental, a digital dental insurer that uses AI to reward members for good dental hygiene, raises $80M Series E led by Mercato Partners
Join Transform 2021 for the most important themes in enterprise AI & Data. Learn more. — Beam Dental, a Columbus, Ohio-based dental benefits provider …
The WikiLeaks-style group DDoSecrets claims that Parler-like site Gab has been breached and is now set to share 70GB of passwords, private posts, and more
Andy Greenberg / Wired :
From NBA highlights on Top Shot to Christie's first-ever sale of digital art, a collage fetching $3M bids, the use of NFTs to certify asset ownership is booming
Every Apple Store in the US is open for the first time since March 2020, with many starting to offer in-store shopping after operating as Express storefronts
sort of Stephen Warwick / iMore : All U.S. Apple stores open for first time in nearly a year Cohen Coberly / TechSpot : Apple has officially reopened all of its US store locations Mark Gurman / Bloomb...
Google launches new Workspace features, including a Focus Time event type that limits notifications, support for using secondary displays in Google Meet, more
Dieter Bohn / The Verge :
Unc0ver releases a jailbreak that works on iPhones running iOS 11 through iOS 14.3, using a now-fixed flaw that Apple said may have been exploited in the wild
Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch :
Microsoft's Power Automate Desktop, an enterprise tool for creating automated desktop-centric workflows, is now free for all Windows 10 users
Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch :
Data from fintech company FIS: payments using digital wallets overtook cash payments for in-store purchases on a global basis for the first time ever in 2020
José Adorno / 9to5Mac :
In updated filing, South Korean e-commerce giant Coupang seeks to raise as much as $3.6B from a New York IPO at a potential valuation of $51B
Bloomberg :
Zoom Q4: revenue of $882M, up 369% YoY, vs. $812M est., 467K customers with 10+ employees, projected Q1 revenue of $900M-$905M, vs. $829M est.
Jordan Novet / CNBC :
Utah-based TaxBit, which provides cryptocurrency tax and accounting services, raises $100M Series A led by Paradigm and Tiger Global
Covering venture capital, software and startups — With Bitcoin's market capitalization approaching $1 trillion, and hundreds of billions more in value … Tweets: @alexrkonrad , @taxbit , and @taxbit ...
Dutch online supermarket Crisp raises €30M Series B led by Target Global, bringing its total raised to €46M
Charlotte Tucker / EU-Startups :
Source: Goldman Sachs is restarting its cryptocurrency trading desk amid the crypto boom and will begin dealing bitcoin futures and more starting next week
Swedish payments startup Klarna raises $1B at a valuation of $31B, triple its valuation in its last funding round in September
Nuvolo, a cloud-based workplace management software company, raises $31M Series C led by Insight Partners
Paul Sawers / VentureBeat :
China's electronic yuan or eCNY is now being tested in Shenzhen, Shanghai, and Beijing; no major country is as far along with a homegrown digital currency
Compass, which runs an online marketplace for buying, selling, and renting real estate, files for S-1, reveals loss of $270M in 2020 on revenue of $3.7B
Matthew Blake / HousingWire :
Clue, known for its period tracking app used by ~13M, gets FDA clearance to debut a digital contraceptive that gives users a statistical prediction of ovulation
Qomplx, a risk analytics provider helping companies protect against cybersecurity threats and more, merges with Casper CEO's SPAC to go public; deal worth $1.4B
Katie Roof / Bloomberg : Tweets: @spacguru and @katie_roof Tweets: Spac Guru / @spacguru : Anyone own $TWND ? Anyone know about @QOMPLXOS ? https://twitter.com/... @katie_roof : Casper's CEO bought s...
Lime says it will spend $50M to expand its network, doubling the number of cities in which it operates, and roll out a new e-bike
Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge :
Berlin-based grocery delivery startup Flink, which operates its own delivery-only stores, raises $52M led by Target Global, bringing its total funding to $64M
Steve O'Hear / TechCrunch :
The Medium Workers Union is pausing organizing efforts after falling one vote short in an online vote to gain recognition from management as a bargaining unit
Sports and esports betting service Rivalry raises $20M ahead of a potential IPO this year, to help it expand to the US
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.