The DOJ says the FBI performed a court-approved operation to “copy and remove malicious web shells” on hundreds of hacked Exchange servers across the US
The FBI obtained court approval to access vulnerable computers across the United States. — Joseph Cox
Nasdaq sets Coinbase's reference price at $250 per share for its direct listing, which would value the cryptocurrency exchange at $65.3B
- Coinbase is set to become the first major crypto business to go public in the U.S. and, should it reach a $100 billion market cap …
Kuo: 2022 iPhone lineup will feature two 6.1" and two 6.7" devices, no mini-sized 5.4"; high end models will have 48MP camera and 8K video capability
The upcoming 2022 iPhone lineup will feature two 6.1-inch devices and two 6.7-inch devices, with no mini-sized 5.4-inch iPhone …
In its April batch of patches, Microsoft fixes 108 flaws, including 19 “critical” flaws, five 0-days, and four NSA-discovered critical Exchange flaws
Today is Microsoft's April 2021 Patch Tuesday, and with it comes five zero-day vulnerabilities and more Critical Microsoft Exchange vulnerabilities.
Sony unveils 6.5" Xperia 1 III and 6.1" Xperia 5 III flagships with variable telephoto lenses, Snapdragon 888, three 12MP rear cameras, and 4,500mAH battery
Another camera-focused iteration of Sony's flagship Android phone — Sony is announcing two new phones today, the Xperia 1 III and the Xperia 5 III.
Kuo: 2023 iPhones will feature an under-display Face ID system alongside a new periscope telephoto lens
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Sources: Australian company Azimuth unlocked San Bernardino shooter's iPhone for FBI, using a flaw in Mozilla's open source code used for lightning accessories
Azimuth unlocked the iPhone at the center of an epic legal battle between the FBI and Apple. Now, Apple is suing the company co-founded …
Since October, the NYPD has deployed a quadruped robot called Spot to a handful of crime scenes and hostage situations, raising fears of unwanted surveillance
The NYPD's robot dog is once again stirring privacy concerns and cyberpunk prophesies of some New Yorkers, after the four-legged machine …
Apple announces an online event on April 20 at 10am PT, entitled “Spring Loaded”, where new iPad Pro devices and more are expected
Following an overnight leak by Siri, Apple today officially announced that it will be holding a special “Spring Loaded” event on Tuesday …
Samsung announces its next Galaxy Unpacked event will be held on April 28, as rumors point to Galaxy Book laptops, teasing “the most powerful Galaxy is coming”
Samsung is gearing up for its third Unpacked event of 2021. On Tuesday, the company sent invitations for a virtual event scheduled for 7 a.m. PT on April 28.
Parallels releases Desktop 16.5 with native Apple Silicon support, letting users run Windows 10 ARM Insider Preview on M1 Macs, and touts improved performance
M1 Mac users now have a new way to virtualize Windows on their machines. Parallels has officially released Parallels Desktop 16.5 today …
Oculus says v28 software update to Quest 2 will add an Air Link mode to play PC VR games wirelessly, a 120Hz refresh rate, and improvements to Infinite Office
Facebook's latest update to the Oculus Quest 2 software will add an Air Link mode to play PC VR games wirelessly.
Leaked Android 12 build gives a look at upcoming features, including quick settings, volume panel UI, location permissions, and clipboard access notification
It's been nearly 2 months since Google released the first Android 12 developer preview, and we're expecting the third developer preview to drop at any moment.
Amazon unveils second-gen Echo Buds with a 20% smaller design and enhanced noise cancellation for $120 and a USB-C wireless charging case for $140
The second-gen Echo Buds are 20 percent smaller and priced very aggressively — Amazon is today introducing its second-generation pair of Echo Buds.
Over 650 tech workers at the NYT announce they have formed a union to be represented by the NewsGuild of New York and are seeking union recognition from the NYT
Tech workers at The New York Times announced on Tuesday that they had formed a union and would ask the company to recognize it.
Ireland's Data Protection Commission says it is investigating Facebook's recently-discovered data leak that affected 533M accounts
Facebook's lead data supervisor in the European Union has opened an investigation into whether the tech giant violated data protection rules vis-a-vis the leak of data reported earlier this month.
A glossary to help decode the language used by Google and Facebook to reassure the public about AI responsibility without inviting deeper scrutiny
50-ish words you can use to show that you care without incriminating yourself. — AI researchers often say good machine learning is really more art than science. Tweets: @_karenhao , @beteropdefiets ...
Spotify has now removed 42 episodes of The Joe Rogan Experience podcast, offering no explanations for the removals
Spotify is continuing to remove episodes of The Joe Rogan Experience as part of their $100 million exclusive relationship, with more nixed shows discovered this week. Tweets: @kantrowitz and @theamazi...
Alphabet shareholder Trillium Asset Management pushes Google for better whistleblower protections, referencing the firing of Timnit Gebru and a 2020 NLRB report
Citing recent red flags, Trillium Asset Management files another shareholder proposal urging tech giant to review protections for employees voicing human rights concerns
University of Washington researchers partner with Apple to study how Apple Watch may be used to predict respiratory illnesses such as COVID-19 or flu
Researchers at the University of Washington have partnered with Apple to study how Apple Watch may be used to predict illnesses such as coronavirus, or flu.
Instagram says it is running a global test to let users turn off Like counts on their own or others' posts; Facebook says it will also run a similar test
Instagram today will begin a new test around hiding Like counts on users' posts, following its experiments in this area which first began in 2019.
Google's decision to fire two of its top AI ethics researchers has triggered waves of protest from academics, as some say its research can't be trusted any more
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The debate over retiring engineering terms like “slave” and “blacklist” has led to nearly a year of back and forth discussion at Internet Engineering Task Force
Nearly a year after the Internet Engineering Task Force took up a plan to replace words that could be considered racist, the debate is still raging. Tweets: @meghanemorris , @bdeskin , @mnot , and @ha...
Facebook Oversight Board will now accept appeals to remove content from Facebook and Instagram; previously, users were only able to appeal to restore content
Report: in pitch decks submitted to US advertisers about new ad formats, TikTok says it has 732M MAUs globally, 100M+ in the US, 59% of its users are under 24
TikTok is planning to launch a range of new eCommerce focused ad offerings as it seeks to maximize its revenue potential … Source: Insider . Tweets: @bitech , @aexm , @joshsternberg , @dwhate , @tanya...
Hundreds of executives and companies, including Alphabet, Apple, and Amazon, sign a statement opposing “any discriminatory legislation” around voting
Amazon, Google, G.M. and Starbucks were among those joining the biggest show of solidarity by businesses over legislation in numerous states.
Microsoft unveils Surface Laptop 4 with 13.5" and 15" displays, starting at $999 for AMD model and $1,299 for Intel, shipping April 15 in US, Canada, and Japan
Tom Warren / The Verge :
Degreed, a software company that helps businesses upskill their employees, raises $153M Series D at a $1.4B valuation, up from $710M last year
- CEO Chris McCarthy stepping down to focus on health issue — Former senior Box executive Dan Levin to take over as CEO
China's antitrust watchdog publishes strikingly similar statements from 12 companies, including ByteDance and JD.com, pledging compliance with antimonopoly laws
Days after a record fine against Alibaba, China's tech companies have pledged to adhere to antimonopoly regulations
Comments from Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile suggest they have killed their joint Cross Carrier Messaging Initiative, which aimed to establish RCS interoperability
Rich Communications Service, a tech to replace SMS & MMS and make regular text messaging more like Apple Messages or Facebook's WhatsApp. @mikeddano pinged several US players, and they don't sound enc...
Twitter's Trending Topics, designed to surface significant news, invariably leads to context collapse, where disparate audiences are lecturing past each other
Adventures in context collapse. — 1 hr ago … We Need To Get Rid Of Twitter Trending Topics Tweets: @ezraklein , @ezraklein , @ezraklein , @ambernoelle , @alexbrucesmith , @trevinwax , @ezraklein , @...
Scale AI, which helps companies manage data for AI applications, raises $325M at a $7.3B valuation, up from a $3.5B valuation in December 2020
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Researcher told Valve about a bug in its graphics engine in 2019 that could let hackers take over players' PCs via Steam invite; bug remains in some Valve games
Roku announces a trio of new devices: $40 Express 4K Plus streaming device, a $30 rechargeable Voice Remote Pro, and $180 Streambar Pro
OnePlus Watch review: long battery life, nice finish, and low price, but no voice assistant, no always-on display, few notification options, only one big size
Facebook VP of Integrity Guy Rosen called the return of the Honduran president's disinformation campaign a “bummer” in 2019, but it continued for 11 months
Ex-Pinterest employee Ifeoma Ozoma describes why she helped draft the Silenced No More Act, a CA bill aiming to let discriminated-against employees bypass NDAs
A marketing manager at Tencent details the company's localization strategy for making Chinese games popular in Japan, where customer acquisition costs are high
A look at IBM's Project Debater, an AI system that struggled to persuade a human audience in its first public debate despite excelling in analysis of evidence
Sunday, which helps restaurants improve their checkout flow, raises $24M seed at a $140M post-money valuation led by Coatue
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Draft White House plan to shore up the security of the power grid, especially against cyberattacks, includes incentives for electric companies and more
Bloomberg :
Sources: Indonesia's Gojek and Tokopedia are finalizing an $18B merger, creating a combined company called Goto, in a deal expected to close as early as April
Juro Osawa / The Information :
Sources detail how Amazon uses its power across markets to compel vendors in one market to accept its terms in others, including threatening punitive action
A heavyweight in retail, cloud computing, digital advertising, streaming and smart speakers, the tech giant compels vendors in one market to engage with it in others Tweets: @jbflint , @danamattioli ,...
Plex raises $50M+ Series C from existing investor Intercap, bringing its total raised to $60M, and says it has more than 25M registered users globally
Todd Spangler / Variety :
Over 500,000 small Indian businesses are planning to protest Amazon and other foreign retailers, coinciding with Amazon's annual four-day sales event
Saritha Rai / Bloomberg :
Abu Dhabi's Group 42, which offers AI and cloud computing products aimed at digitizing enterprises, raises ~$800M from Silver Lake for a minority stake
Miriam Gottfried / Wall Street Journal :
Disney, Viacom, and 10 ad tech companies agree to remove or disable software from children's apps that could target children with ads, resolving three lawsuits
Sale doc: Indonesian e-commerce company Bukalapak raises $234M round led by Microsoft, Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC, and local media conglomerate Emtek
Anshuman Daga / Reuters :
A look at Nick Clegg's role in leading Facebook's PR effort to persuade us that liberal democracy is safe with Facebook
of hate and divisiveness, fueled by misinformation—also impel engagement on Facebook,” writes @ProfessorShaw. Its business model undermines liberal democracy. https://www.nybooks.com/... Mee Hawl / @m...
1Password acquires secrets management service SecretHub and launches Secrets Automation, a tool for companies to safeguard enterprise credentials
Paul Sawers / VentureBeat :
Upstack, which helps businesses choose better cloud and other digital services, raises $50M, bringing its total raised to ~$85M
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch :
Groq, which makes chips for data centers and autonomous vehicles, raises $300M Series C, led by Tiger Global and D1 Capital, at a $1B+ valuation
Amy Feldman / Forbes :
Stitch Fix says founder Katrina Lake will step down as CEO and become executive chairwoman starting August 1, names President Elizabeth Spaulding as next CEO
Kimberly Chin / Wall Street Journal : Tweets: @msquinn Tweets: Megan Quinn / @msquinn : Fixed your headline Techmeme: “Stitch Fix says absolute boss, inspiration for millions of aspiring entrepreneur...
Tiger Global is playing a different venture game by paying far more than competitors, speeding up diligence, and adopting a lightweight post-investment approach
Sources: Stripe's revenue rose nearly 70% last year to about $7.4B as the pandemic boosted e-commerce
Wire, an enterprise-focused end-to-end encrypted messaging app raises $21M Series B led by UVC Partners
Romain Dillet / TechCrunch :
From BitClout to income share agreements at Lambda School, the future of work feels like a pyramid scheme where you can package and sell others' potential
Filings by Chinese customs authorities show the country imported 155.6B semiconductor units in Q1, worth $93.6B, up 33.6% YoY
Atrium, which uses AI to surface opportunities for sales managers and closely track actual levels of customer engagement, raises $13.5M in seed funding
Michael Vizard / VentureBeat :
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.