After a monthslong campaign, the union election for Amazon workers in Bessemer, AL, has concluded and vote counting begins on Tuesday, overseen by the NLRB
- A tussle over ballot eligibility could last for several days — With stakes high, Amazon and union waged testy information war
Sources: Amazon's recent tweets aimed at politicians came after Bezos told execs they were not pushing back enough on criticism that was inaccurate
Snarky tweets targeting Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren came after the CEO told executives they weren't pushing back hard enough on critics.
NY State launches first US “vaccine passport” app, Excelsior Pass, built on IBM's blockchain-based health pass platform, to be used initially at large venues
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The official PHP Git repository was hacked to add backdoors to the PHP source code; the changes were “reverted right away”
In the latest software supply chain attack, the official PHP Git repository was hacked and the code base tampered with.
Visa says it will allow the use of cryptocurrency USD Coin to settle transactions on its payment network and has launched a pilot program with Crypto.com
(Reuters) - Visa Inc said on Monday it will allow the use of the cryptocurrency USD Coin to settle transactions on its payment network …
Boston Dynamics unveils Stretch, a robot that it says can move up to 800 boxes an hour in warehouses
Stretch can shift up to 800 boxes an hour, comparable to a human — Boston Dynamics is best known for its robot dog Spot, a machine designed to work in a range of environments, from offshore oil rigs...
Sources: SolarWinds hackers gained access to emails of Trump administration's top DHS officials, including acting Secretary Chad Wolf and cybersecurity staff
Suspected Russian hackers gained access to email accounts belonging to the Trump administration's head of the Department …
Facebook says it has planned two new undersea cables in a project with Google and local telcos to connect Singapore, Indonesia, and North America
(Corrects Indonesian telecommunications' company to Telkom in paragraph 6, not Telkomsel) — SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Facebook said on Monday …
UK-based used car marketplace Cazoo to go public on NYSE through a SPAC, valuing it at $7B and raising $1.6B
Cazoo, the UK used-car sales portal that has been on a major fundraising tear in the last year, will be next company to pursue more growth by way of a SPAC: the company today announced …
OpenAI says GPT-3 is being used in more than 300 apps, by “tens of thousands” of developers, and produces 4.5B words per day
Robot-generated writing looks set to be the next big thing — One of the biggest trends in machine learning right now is text generation.
Source: Japan plans to issue digital certificates to those inoculated against COVID-19, joining China, the EU, and others embracing app-based vaccine passports
Certificate aims to enable travelers an easy way to prove they are inoculated — TOKYO — Japan will issue digital health certificates …
Deliveroo narrows IPO pricing at new £3.90 to £4.10 range, a lower end of earlier target, for maximum valuation of £7.85B, down from initial £8.9B
New £3.90 to £4.10 range points to maximum valuation of £7.85bn, below initial £8.9bn
National cyber director position, which Congress mandated in a defense bill last year, remains unfilled two months into Biden's admin due to political turf wars
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Bilibili drops more than 6% in its Hong Kong debut early Monday after raising $2.6B
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PwC: total value of crypto M&A in 2020 more than doubled to $1.1B from 2019, average deal size rose to $52.7M from $19.2M, and fundraising was up 33% YoY
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Intel Foundry Services could succeed if Intel can sort out its manufacturing process, find needed funds, and build up a true customer service capability
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Analysis shows DoorDash has added supplemental local fees in 57 of the 68 locations that imposed caps on the size of commissions it could charge restaurants
hours apart. https://www.nbcnews.com/... https://twitter.com/... Cyrus Farivar / @cfarivar : Here in Oakland, @DanKalb lead the political charge to bring about a commission cap last year. But even he ...
A look at app-based hearing devices for people with mild-to-moderate hearing loss, as FDA prepares rules to allow for more over-the-counter hearing aid options
In-ear AI and smartphones give people with mild-to-moderate hearing loss more choices than ever, but apps can be a hard sell for some Tweets: @wsj and @nuheara Tweets: @wsj : People worry that hearing...
Applied Materials drops multi-billion dollar purchase of Japanese chip-making equipment company Kokusai Electric after approval delays from Chinese regulators
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As Moore's Law slows down, a look at 2D materials like graphene, which is already being used to create flexible electronics and could replace silicon in chips
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Ajaib, an Indonesian stock trading and investment app, raises $65M Series A extension led by Ribbit Capital, increasing the round's total to $90M
Catherine Shu / TechCrunch :
Sources: Didi Chuxing is planning to raise as much as $500M for its self-driving unit at a valuation of ~$6B
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Skycatch, which uses off-the-shelf drones and lidar to provide centimeter-accurate 3D scanning services for construction and mining operations, raises $25M
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How Digital Advertising Alliance's AdChoices tool, which launched in 2010 to let users opt out of personalized ads, is undermined by its cookie-based approach
Aaron Sankin / The Markup : Tweets: @dangillmor , @themarkup , @paulnemitz , @juliaangwin , @justinbrookman , and @snowjake Tweets: Dan Gillmor / @dangillmor : The ad-tech business is evil, Exhibit 3...
Lawmakers and lobbyists have been trying to influence the Bureau of Industry and Security, a federal agency that decides America's tech relationship with China
Ana Swanson / New York Times : Tweets: @tysonbarker , @chinabeigebook , @martijnrasser , and @nytimesbusiness Tweets: Tyson Barker / @tysonbarker : Must-read primer on the Commerce Department's Burea...
A look at Google's hands-off content moderation approach for Google Podcasts, where hate speech from white supremacists and pro-Nazi groups is easy to find
Q&A with NYT's Kevin Roose on his new book Futureproof, how robotic process automation might replace some white-collar jobs, Microsoft Excel TikTok, and more
Amid a shortage of therapists, experts discuss how AI can make mental health treatment cheaper and accessible, its privacy concerns, product efficacy, and more
A look at Google's two-decade quest to challenge Amazon, as Google now tries to present itself as a cheaper and less restrictive option for independent sellers
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.