Facebook Oversight Board, which had 90 days to review Trump's indefinite suspension, delays its decision to “the coming weeks”, citing immense public interest
Facebook suspended the former president's account in the wake of the Jan. 6 siege on the Capitol.
Australian Federal Court rules Google misled Android users into thinking it would not collect their location data when they turned location history off
Google collected data on some Android and Pixel phones even when customers ticked ‘No’ or ‘Do not collect’
In a letter to artists, Apple says it pays a penny per stream, roughly double Spotify, which pays an average of about one-third to half a penny per stream
Double What Spotify Pays Tatiana Cirisano / Billboard : Apple Music Says Per-Stream Royalty Rate Is Double What Spotify Pays Philip Elmer-DeWitt / Philip Elmer‑DeWitt : Apple vs. Spotify: Who can foll...
Dogecoin, the cryptocurrency that started out as a joke in 2013, now has a market cap of $40B+ after growing nearly 400%+ in the past seven days
- Dogecoin is a cryptocurrency based on the “Doge” meme, which rose to popularity in late 2013. It started out as a joke.
Looking at payment per stream metrics for music streaming services can be misleading when considering artist pay, as many factors determine streaming royalties
Early Friday, Apple Music sent a carefully worded letter to artists, music labels and publishers that briefly explained …
A look at Positive Technologies, a Russian cybersecurity firm sanctioned by the US, which sources say provides hacking tools and ops support for Russian spies
Washington has sanctioned Russian cybersecurity firm Positive Technologies. US intelligence reports claim it provides hacking tools and runs operations for the Kremlin.
Sources detail Amazon's tactics during the Alabama union campaign, including “captive audience meetings”, as workers explain why the union was unconvincing
- Last week, workers at one of Amazon's Alabama warehouses overwhelmingly voted against joining the Retail …
Governor Andrew Cuomo signs a bill requiring all ISPs in New York to offer basic broadband access to low-income families for no more than $15 a month
- Law caps basic internet service at $15 a month in New York — Universal access was key priority of commission led by Schmidt
Internet blackouts following a military coup have shut down swathes of the online economy in Myanmar, where internet penetration had surged to around 43%
Amid internet blackouts, economic isolation, and massive strikes, a decade of development is unwinding.
Twitter says it is “investigating a possible system irregularity currently affecting all Twitter API v2 endpoints” that is causing issues for some users
Users on the east coast in the US started reporting problems Friday night — It looks like problems on Twitter …
How Weibo helps Chinese authorities quash the feminist movement by deleting activist accounts, while also profiting from their nationalist harassers
Prominent feminist activist Xiao Meili had never expected to find herself in the center of a nationalist storm.
Interview with Initialized Capital's Garry Tan on the firm's seed investment in Coinbase, Ohanian's departure, building a presence on social media, and more
Covering venture capital, software and startups — In March 2012, Garry Tan received an email from the founder of a new startup called Bitbank, Brian Armstrong. Tweets: @garrytan , @initialized , @al...
Sources: at least four types of equipment vital to chip production are in short supply and lead times for wire bonding machines have grown to 10-12 months
Longer delivery times mean slower ramp-up of production capacity — TAIPEI/TOKYO — Trying to solve the global chip crunch? Tweets: @chengtingfang , @nikkeiasia , @aschilling , and @jimhandc Tweets: C...
As Spotify turns 15, a look at the ways in which it changed how people listen to music, like breaking down boundaries between genres through “mood playlists”
Ask any executive what the music business was like in the '00s and their face may take on an expression more commonly associated … Tweets: @firstcom_music , @thatericalper , @mrjonburk , @wordsbykrist...
As the EU considers new regulations for AI, 60+ NGOs ask the EC to ban automatic gender recognition systems, which rely on outmoded understandings of gender
Dangers posed by facial recognition like mass surveillance and mistaken identity have been widely discussed in recent years.
Firefox and major Chromium browsers like Edge, Opera, Brave, and Vivaldi are not joining FLoC, Google's proposed ad technology to replace third-party cookies
Dieter Bohn / The Verge :
Google is moving FeedBurner to a “more stable, modern infrastructure” later this year, but is shutting down email subscriptions and other non-core features
Abner Li / 9to5Google : Source: The FeedBurner Status Blog .
Turkey's central bank bans the use of cryptocurrencies and crypto assets to pay for goods and services directly or indirectly
Ece Toksabay / Reuters :
Big tech whistleblowers describe the severe emotional toll that standing up to gigantic companies takes and how it sets them on the path to advocacy
Last summer, just before she published a viral Twitter thread about the discrimination she said she faced at Pinterest …
Sources: Amazon is planning a furniture service that would require drivers to assemble items and take them back on the spot if the customer isn't satisfied
Spencer Soper / Bloomberg :
Source: Dapper Labs, maker of NFT-focused NBA Top Shot, is raising a new round at a $7.5B+ valuation, just a few weeks after raising $305M at a $2.6B valuation
The Information :
Microsoft removes Positive Technologies from a list of vendors it gives early access to vulnerability info; IBM also lists Positive as a security partner
MAPP Lily Hay Newman / Wired : Security News This Week: How the FBI Finally Got Into the San Bernardino Shooter's iPhone Dan Goodin / Ars Technica : US government strikes back at Kremlin for SolarWind...
Apple's App Store hosted kids' games that became crypto-based casinos if launched from some non-US locations
Sean Hollister / The Verge :
Microsoft launches a Kids Mode for Edge, with two age range options of between 5 to 8 years or 9 to 12 years
US federal judge sentences Fedir Hladyr, an administrator of the multibillion-dollar cybercrime group known as FIN7, to 10 years in prison
Sean Lyngaas / CyberScoop :
Andrew Bosworth says Facebook will not release an Oculus Quest Pro in 2021 and expects the Quest 2 to be in the market “for a long while”
Ian Hamilton / UploadVR :
NYC-based Level, which helps companies offer customized employee benefits plans and touts the ability to process claims in four hours, raises $27M Series A
Mary Ann Azevedo / TechCrunch :
Squarespace files for a direct listing on NYSE, says it had revenues of $621.1M in 2020, up 28% YoY, net income of $30.6M, and operating cash flow of $150M
Our board of directors recognizes the fact that transactions with related persons present … Abigail Opiah / TechRadar : Squarespace dodges IPO in replace of Direct Listing Tweets: Dan Primack / @danpr...
Outschool, a marketplace for online after-school classes, raises $75M Series C led by Coatue and Tiger Global at a $1.3B valuation, up from $320M in Sep. 2020
Natasha Mascarenhas / TechCrunch : Tweets: @nataliapetrzela , @ljungman , @km , @slp_edu , and @ycombinator Tweets: Dr. Natalia Mehlman Petrzela / @nataliapetrzela : “One of Outschool's most ambitiou...
Internal memo: ByteDance seeks to increase China-based ad revenue from ~$28B in 2020 to $39.8B in 2021; TikTok's Chinese twin Douyin had 610-620M DAUs in March
Zheping Huang / Bloomberg :
Massachusetts seeks revocation of Robinhood's broker-dealer license, charging that it encourages inexperienced investors to place risky trades without limits
IoT security certification body Internet of Secure Things Alliance launches a new standard for VPN apps, with Google One VPN one of the first to be certified
Liam Tung / ZDNet :
Ireland-based digital rights group begins “mass action” to sue Facebook over 2019 breach, citing the right to monetary compensation set out in the GDPR
Sources: group messaging app IRL is in talks to raise $50M+ at a $1B valuation; the company was last valued at $100M in September
Alex Heath / The Information :
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.