Sources: Tencent and ByteDance are testing a new tool called CAID, developed by the China Advertising Association, to bypass Apple's IDFA ad privacy changes
ByteDance and Tencent see if they can keep tracking iPhone users with solution created by state-backed group
Instagram says it introducing new policies to limit interactions between teenagers and adults, including banning adults from DMing teens who don't follow them
Teen users will also be shown safety prompts when messaging ‘suspicious’ adults — Instagram is introducing …
Nvidia confirms that a now-removed driver for developers to test the Windows Subsystem for Linux could unlock RTX 3060's Ethereum cryptomining performance
Nvidia probably didn't mean to do this — Nvidia implemented a special system to reduce the hash rate of Ethereum mining on its new RTX 3060 graphics card last month. Source: PC Watch .
Signal app and website are unavailable in China but the app is still available in the App Store; Greatfire says Signal's website was banned on March 15
Chinese users of the instant messenger Signal knew that the good times wouldn't last long. The app, which is used for encrypted conversations …
Google announces second-generation Nest Hub with sleep tracking, powered by a Soli radar chip, for $100, shipping from March 30
In deciding to not put a camera on what was initially called the Home Hub, Google made its first Assistant Smart Display ideal for nightstands.
Chinese state broadcaster says Xi Jinping ordered regulators to increase oversight of internet companies, crack down on monopolies, and promote fair competition
- Comments from top leader follows fintech, antitrust actions — Regulators are said to set their sights on Tencent after Ant
iOS 14.5 beta code suggests Apple is working on a method for delivering standalone iOS security updates
Among all the new features introduced with iOS 14.5, which had its fourth beta released today to developers, there are also some changes hidden in the operating system's internal codes.
Starting July 1, Google will drop its cut of revenue devs generate from Play Store from 30% to 15% on the first $1M earned per year, after Apple's similar move
- Google announced on Tuesday that it will cut Google Play app store fees to 15% on the first million dollars a developer makes …
Report: Amazon is expanding FC Games, “mini-games” that let workers compete for digital rewards like virtual pets by finishing warehouse tasks, across 20 states
The program, FC Games, is expanding to at least 20 fulfillment centers in the USSource:The Information.
Internal FTC docs: 2013 decision not to pursue a Google antitrust investigation was based on faulty logic and a misunderstanding of the internet's potential
A decade ago, a surging Silicon Valley giant was making plans to dominate the internet. Given a chance to stop it …
News Corp says it has reached a three-year deal with Facebook to provide news to Facebook users in Australia through the Facebook News product
Expands News Corp-Facebook Connection, Which Began With Deal In US — New York, NY (March 15, 2021) - News Corp announced today that it has reached …
Huawei says it will start charging Apple, Samsung, and other manufacturers royalties for 5G patents, a potentially lucrative scheme as US sanctions bite
- Executives pledge to charge rates below its competitors — Company is keen to expand its clout in global 5G networking
Huawei, Xiaomi, Tencent, and other Chinese internet companies remove Alibaba's popular UC Browser from app stores, following Xi's warning of a crackdown
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California approves new regulations under CCPA to prohibit the use of “dark patterns”, tricks deployed by websites and apps to frustrate or mislead users
New regulations were approved under California's Consumer Privacy Act on Monday that will prohibit the use of so-called dark patterns …
Report: Apple will let the Russian government pre-install iOS apps in accordance with a new law; users can deselect the apps during setup and delete them after
Starting next month, Apple will allow the Russian government to pre-install apps on iPhones, iPads and other devices starting next month.
Sources: Facebook will begin testing its publishing platform, including website and newsletter tools, with a small group of writers, some of whom will be paid
Facebook will soon begin testing partnerships with a small group of independent writers for its new publishing platform, sources tell Axios.
French data protection watchdog says it is investigating Apple after a complaint by lobbying group France Digitale about Apple's personalized ad features
- Apple set to get French antitrust ruling as soon as Wednesday — Software update plan aims to curb web tracking in privacy push
Microsoft releases one-click Exchange On-Premises Mitigation Tool to help businesses that don't have expertise easily patch recently disclosed vulnerabilities
Microsoft has released a one-click Exchange On-premises Mitigation Tool (EOMT) tool to allow small business owners to easily mitigate …
Intel's 11th Gen desktop chips launch, with the flagship Core i9-11900K sporting eight cores, two less than last gen, and boosted clock speeds of up to 5.3GHz
Rocket Lake-S looks to combine the best parts of Intel's 14nm process with its 10nm designs — Intel's next-generation desktop chips …
Sources: some Ant Group investors have valued the company at $200B+ after its IPO was halted by China, far below its expected $315B IPO valuation
In a secret 2016 NLRB settlement in Virginia, Amazon swore off threatening and intimidating workers, tactics that it has deployed to dissuade workers in Alabama
In a secret settlement in Virginia, Amazon swore off threatening and intimidating workers. As the company confronts increased labor unrest …
Trading platform eToro says it will go public via SPAC, valuing the company at $10.4B and raising $650M
Quick Take — The investment platform is merging with FinTech Acquisition Corp. V — The SPAC merger follows years of speculation about the fintech firm going public
A growing number of Apple device owners say they are receiving FaceTime group calls from spammers and the built-in tools to deal with such spam are inadequate
Apple doesn't provide tools that effectively ease a major headache for FaceTime users. — FaceTime users are getting bombarded …
Dropbox says Dropbox Passwords, a management tool introduced in 2020 for businesses, will be free for Basic accounts starting in April, with a 50 password limit
Maybe an upsell, maybe a introduction to password security — Dropbox is adding a new feature on top of its usual offerings …
Report: iPhone 12 lineup lags behind 25 Android phones in 5G download speeds; Samsung accounts for 60% of top 25 5G performers with Galaxy S21 5G at the top
A new report from Opensignal paints a rough picture for how 5G performance on the iPhone 12 lineup stacks up against Android smartphones in the US.
Report: UK tech startups raised a record $15B in 2020, higher than any country besides US ($144B) and China ($44.6B), and $8B in the first three months of 2021
Tech sector pulls away from France and Germany despite pandemic and Brexit challenges — The UK tech sector attracted record investment … Source: Tech Nation .
ByteDance has posted at least 12 job listings related to semiconductors, including hardware and software engineers in Shanghai and Beijing
The standout Chinese startup ByteDance Ltd. has begun hiring employees for a possible push into semiconductors, exploring an expansion well beyond …
Hacker paid a company called Sakari $16 to reroute a reporter's texts and used SMS 2FA to break into his accounts, showing the need for regulation of SMS tools
incredibly — allowed a reporter's texts to be intercepted and sent to another device. All you had to do is swear you're authorized to receive texts at the targeted number. This is nuts. https://www.vi...
Facebook debuts tools to promote COVID-19 vaccinations: helping US users find slots, partnering with health authorities on WhatsApp, labeling all vaccine posts
Cruise acquires Voyage in another autonomous vehicle startup merger; Voyage focuses on fleets of low-speed vehicles making trips to retirement communities
Boston-based Appfire, which develops apps to enhance collaboration tools like Atlassian's Jira and Confluence, raises $100M, following $49M in June 2020
Appfire, a Boston-based provider of software development apps, announced Tuesday that it has received a $100 million investment from growth private equity firm TA Associates.
Wearable device shipments for 2020 grew 28.4% to 444.7M units globally, led by Apple which grew 27.2% in Q4 and has 36.2% marketshare, followed by Xiaomi at ~9%
Researchers found that on Amazon, COVID-19 conspiracy books have appeared on the first page of search results for terms like “covid”, “covid-19”, and “vaccine”
BuzzFeed News :
Gumroad, which helps creators sell their works, raised $5M via the SEC's new rules, which raised equity crowdfunding from $1.07M to $5M per year on March 15
Natasha Mascarenhas / TechCrunch :
Israel-based Noogata, which is developing tools to help manage big data analytics models, raises $12M seed led by Team8
Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat :
An examination of the 65GB of hacked data from Gab finds that only 1.5M of the total 4M+ Gab accounts in the repository have posted content to the site
Micah Lee / The Intercept : Tweets: @micahflee , @3r1ng , @3r1ng , @theintercept , @quinncy , @natsecgeek , and @3r1ng Tweets: Micah / @micahflee : Inside @getongab, the Online Safe Space for Far-Rig...
African payments company Flutterwave says it is partnering with PayPal, which is mostly unavailable in Africa, to let local merchants accept and make payments
Tage Kene-Okafor / TechCrunch :
30 current and former Mailchimp staffers detail the conditions that led to a “mass exodus” of women and people of color, including high profile execs, directors
Vienna-based trading platform Bitpanda raises $170M Series B led by Valar Ventures at $1.2B valuation, making it Austria's first unicorn
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch :
Nokia says it plans to cut up to 10,000 jobs, or 10% of its global workforce, in a bid to save $715M by 2023, following a disappointing annual report
Kati Pohjanpalo / Bloomberg :
Docker raises $23M Series B led by Tribe Capital as a new developer focus takes shape for the company after it sold its enterprise business in 2019
Ron Miller / TechCrunch :
Overwolf raises $52.5M Series C to expand its third-party game modding service, says it has 18M MAUs and 90K mods and add-ons across thousands of games
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch :
GitHub says the employee who was fired for saying “Nazis” on Slack after January 6 Capitol attack declined to take his job back
Megan Rose Dickey / TechCrunch :
New York-based Cyware, which helps companies detect and prevent cyberattacks, raises $30M Series B, following a $10M Series A in August 2020
Chris Metinko / Crunchbase News :
Bird says it plans to spend $150M on a European expansion plan that includes launching in over 50 cities this year
Kirsten Korosec / TechCrunch :
New York-based Unite Us, which develops a backend to connect healthcare providers, community organizations, and governments, raises $150M at a $1.6B valuation
Sarah McBride / Bloomberg :
London-based SumUp, which helps companies manage card payments, raises ~$895M from Goldman Sachs and others and says it has 3M customers
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch :
Sources: Google will lower its commission on all in-app purchases from 30% to 15% in South Korea for developers with less than $1M annual sales, starting July 1
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