Nick Clegg, who shaped Facebook's handling of Donald Trump, will lead the final decision-making process after the Oversight Board handed it back to Facebook
New York Times :
Facebook Oversight Board upholds Trump's suspension, but asks Facebook to review the decision within six months to determine a penalty consistent with its rules
For Now Kari Paul / The Guardian : Facebook ruling on Trump renews criticism of oversight board Donald J. Trump : Donald Trump calls the actions of “corrupt social media companies” like Facebook, Twit...
As Netflix prepped limited tests to drop Apple's IAPs, Apple told Netflix these tests would “limit co-marketing opportunities, including on-store featuring”
New internal emails and presentation documents revealed as part of the Epic vs. Apple show how Apple attempted …
After teasing a new social media platform, Trump debuts a new section on his website that's effectively a blog
Makena Kelly / The Verge :
NY AG's office says fake comments, including 8.5M funded by largest US ISPs, accounted for ~18M of the 22M+ net neutrality comments received by the FCC in 2017
The New York attorney general's office released a new report detailing the effort — The New York attorney general's office issued …
Twitter suspends @DJTDEsk, an account reportedly created by Trump's staff to post updates from his new website
Twitter account reportedly created by the — Donald Trump has been suspended a day after its creation. — The account, @DJTDEsk, was believed to have been established …
Google says it will start verifying users with 2FA enabled using a prompt on their phones, and will soon start automatically enabling 2FA for all users
The company is making some changes to encourage more people to adopt a key digital security mechanism. — Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
Twitter says it is rolling out improved prompts that discourage “harmful” language, first to iOS and then Android, after studies showed prompts were effective
A year ago, Twitter began testing a feature that would prompt users to pause and reconsider before they replied to a tweet using …
The Oversight Board's decision on Trump's Facebook ban failed to send a clear message that a powerful public official can't use Facebook to endanger the public
and heated — reactions to Trump's suspension Siva Vaidhyanathan / The Guardian : Facebook is pretending it cares how its platform affects the world Marietje Schaake / Los Angeles Times : Op-Ed: Facebo...
IBM says it has created the first 2nm chip, which can improve performance by 45% at the same power, or same performance at 75% power, compared to 7nm chips
Every decade is the decade that tests the limits of Moore's Law, and this decade is no different.
Memo: Google relaxes WFH rules to let more staff work remotely, expecting 20% to be fully remote, 20% to move sites, 60% to return to offices a few days a week
Google is giving its employees more flexibility to work from different locations or entirely from home, taking a more lenient policy …
Nintendo reports record full-year profits of $6.2B, up 88% YoY, on net sales of $16.1B, up 34% YoY, and sold 28.2M Switch units in 2020, up 37.1% YoY
And, despite forecasting decline, the platform holder expects console to beat Wii's 101 million lifetime sales this year
Microsoft announces a new pledge for EU commercial users of Azure, Microsoft 365, and Dynamics 365, allowing them to store most of their data in the EU by 2022
EU business data stored in Microsoft cloud can almost stop flowing to the US by 2022, but customers might need to pay more for the capability.
Sources: US quietly informed Apple that a Qihoo 360 researcher's iPhone 0-day, which won China's 2018 top hacking contest, was used by China to spy on Uyghurs
An attack that targeted Apple devices was used to spy on China's Muslim minority—and US officials claim it was developed at the country's top hacking competition.
Sources: Tencent is in talks with CFIUS to negotiate agreements that would allow the company to keep its ownership stakes in Riot Games and Epic Games
Tencent Holdings Ltd (0700.HK) is negotiating agreements with a U.S. national security panel that would allow it to keep its ownership stakes …
Manufacturers are rolling out a patch for a vulnerability in Qualcomm chips that affects high-end Android devices from Google, Samsung, LG, Xiaomi, and OnePlus
Higher-end devices made by Google, Samsung, LG, Xiaomi, and OnePlus are affected. — Makers of high-end Android devices …
California regulators say neobank Chime has agreed to stop using the words “bank” and “banking” in ads
The fintech Chime is nearing a deadline to stop implying that it operates as a bank, according to a settlement agreement with California regulators.
Google Play will add an App Store-like safety section starting next year, requiring apps to show details about the data they collect and other privacy info
In a new safety section — Starting next year, apps on Google Play will show details about what data they collect …
ReCharge, which develops subscription management software for e-commerce firms, raises $227M Series B at a $2.1B valuation, bringing its total raised to $277M
ReCharge, a provider of subscription management software for e-commerce, announced today that it has raised $227 million …
NewsWhip: daily social media interactions on stories about Trump fell from ~49M in early Jan. to ~2M by March, largely due to no Trump tweets for media to cover
Huntress, which offers an endpoint security service to IT resellers, raises $40M Series B led by JMI, bringing its total raised to $60M
Join Transform 2021 this July 12-16. Register fo r the AI event of the year. — Cybersecurity startup Huntress today announced it has closed …
Researcher details a Peloton API bug that let anyone access private account info, which initially went unpatched until a reporter contacted Peloton
Signal says Facebook shut down its ad account over an Instagram ad campaign that showed the user data Facebook used in targeting the ads
and we didn't shut down their ad account for trying to do so.” https://twitter.com/... Alex Kantrowitz / @kantrowitz : These Signal ads are amazing. Facebook banned them for being a little bit too rel...
Snap to launch a Creator Marketplace later this month to let businesses find Snapchat creators, including lens makers, with plans to expand to Snap Stars
Snap on Wednesday announced its plan to soon launch a Creator Marketplace, which will make it easier for businesses to find and partner …
Uber Q1: $2.9B revenue, below estimates, as net loss shrinks to $108M from $968M QoQ due to self-driving unit sale; delivery gross revenue up 166% YoY to $12.5B
Jessica Bursztynsky / CNBC :
On Day Two of the Apple vs Epic trial, Sweeney said he would have taken an exclusive App Store deal, Apple recounted Epic's praise of Apple's Metal API, more
and then our first Apple exec, Matthew Fischer. Here's what happened yesterday https://www.theverge.com/... https://twitter.com/... Benjamin Mayo / @bzamayo : Interesting point in this deck is that Ap...
Einride, which builds autonomous freight vehicles that have no driver cabin, raises $110M Series B
Startup Einride AB today announced that it has raised $110 million in funding to support the rollout of its autonomous freight vehicles, which have no driver cabin and promise …
Billboard says it will publish a ranking of the most popular songs in the US based on Twitter conversations; the chart will be updated daily
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg :
Following the departure of Google Stadia's head of product John Justice, a further six employees have left Stadia to work at Haven Studios, founded by an ex-VP
Danielle Partis / GamesIndustry.biz :
PayPal beats with Q1 revenue of $6.03B, up 31% YoY, with record $285B in total payments volume, up 50% YoY, and added 14.5M new active accounts
Emily Bary / MarketWatch :
Substack adds Sections so writers can set up and manage multiple newsletters or podcasts within one main publication, facilitating the creation of newsrooms
Substack, the $650m Andreessen Horowitz-backed newsletter platform that journalists like to moan talk incessantly about on Twitter, is introducing a new feature. See also Mediagazer
French startup Shift Technology, which uses AI to help insurance providers detect and prevent fraud, raises $220M Series D at a $1B+ valuation, led by Advent
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch :
Oslo-based edtech company Kahoot says it is acquiring Clever, a portal for educators and students to build digital learning classrooms, for up to $500M
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch :
Twilio reports Q1 revenue of $590M, up 62% YoY, vs. $533.4 est., with loss of $206.5M, up from $94.8M last year, and 235K active customer accounts, up 23.6% YoY
Oculii, whose software improves the spatial resolution of radar in autonomous tech, raises $55M Series B co-led by Catapult Ventures and Conductive Ventures
Devin Coldewey / TechCrunch :
TikTok announces new tools for developers, including TikTok Login Kit to let users sign into apps using their TikTok credentials and sound sharing
TikTok is expanding its integrations with third-party apps. The company today announced the launch of two new tool sets for app developers …
Zynga to acquire Chartboost, a mobile programmatic ad service reaching 700M+ MAUs, for $250M in cash; Zynga says deal will help it grow as IDFA changes roll out
CFO says will pressure Q2 and Q3 somewhat and reflected in guidance, expects continued advertising growth regardless $ZNGA Rich Greenfield / @richlightshed : My overall takeaway from #IDFA is that it ...
Vida Health, a virtual care app for patients with chronic conditions, raises $110M Series D led by General Atlantic, Centene, and AXA Venture Partners
Mallory Hackett / MobiHealthNews : Source: Business Wire .
Interview with Shopify President Harley Finkelstein on creating a centralized retail OS, why DTC isn't a fad, partnering with Instagram Checkout, and more
Nilay Patel / The Verge : Tweets: @jplhomer , @miked1ck , @meshcloth , @juokaz , and @reckless Tweets: Josh Larson / @jplhomer : This is a pretty neat look into Shopify, the company I currently work ...
Crypto-focused financial services company Galaxy Digital acquires BitGo, which makes multi-signature cryptocurrency wallets, for $1.2B in cash and stock
US Department of Labor withdraws a Trump-era rule that made it easier to classify workers as independent contractors; the reversal doesn't change current status
Apple announces “Search tab campaigns” for App Store, a new ad unit that lets developers promote apps alongside the Suggested list of results
Jeff Bezos beat the National Enquirer by bypassing media and appealing directly to regular people, retaliating with the brutal efficiency used to build Amazon
Brad Stone / Bloomberg : Tweets: @bradstone , @ashleevance , @jackposobiec , @nkulw , @stevekopack , @ritholtz , @gregotto , @tomgara , @benyt , @jbarro , and @bradstone Tweets: Brad Stone / @bradsto...
Una Brands, which acquires and consolidates third party sellers across e-commerce platforms in the Asia-Pacific region, launches with $40M in debt and equity
Catherine Shu / TechCrunch :
Finnish mobile games company Metacore raises $180M in a debt round from Tencent's Supercell to scale its first game Merge Mansion, which has 800K+ DAUs
Mike Butcher / TechCrunch :
YouTube says Shorts, its TikTok rival, will roll out to all US-based creators next week, after testing in beta in March
Profile of MrBeast, the most subscribed YouTuber in the US, who took a bumpy road to fame through stunt philanthropy, as he branches out into other businesses
Schemes offering to buy workplace login credentials appear linked to Argyle, a startup backed by Bain Ventures; providing access might break hacking laws
Cymulate, which tests clients' networks by running simulated machine learning-based cyber attacks, raises $45M Series C led by One Peak Partners
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch :
Twitter says it received a record 49,000 responses globally to a survey on handling world leaders who break Twitter's rules
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