Xiaomi demos fully charging a 4,000mAh battery in eight minutes over a 200W “HyperCharge” system or in 15 minutes with 120W wireless charging
New ‘world records’ in wired and wireless charging — Xiaomi has shown off its latest fast charging tech demo …
Intel unveils a refresh of its 11th-Gen Tiger Lake-U chips aimed at laptops and debuts a 5G modem developed with MediaTek that supports 5G on slower, sub-6 GHz
Due to the global pandemic, this year's annual Computex event in Taiwan is being held virtually, but all the big-name companies …
The Wikimedia Foundation is financially healthy and nearing a $100M endowment target five years ahead of schedule, yet fundraising appeals imply it's struggling
The site is way richer than it wants you to know. — The Wikimedia Foundation (WMF), the non-profit that owns Wikipedia … Tweets: @iansherr , @sub8u , @kaepora , @davidcovucci , @nixcraft , @marcan42...
Via Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, and its Buy Box algorithm, Amazon forces third party Marketplace sellers to keep prices high for consumers across the web
A new antitrust case shows that Prime inflates prices across the board, using the false promise of ‘free shipping’ that is anything but free.
Apple releases its supplier responsibility report for 2020, saying there was a reduction in major violations of its code of conduct and no cases of child labor
- Annual responsibility report covers labor, energy, Covid-19 — Apple stopped providing specific addresses for facilities
Instagram's algorithm will now rank original and reposted content equally amid employee concerns about suppression of pro-Palestinian voices
Social media app will promote viral posts and original content equally — Instagram is changing its app to show more viral and current affairs …
Nvidia and NERSC lab unveil Perlmutter, which they say is the world's fastest supercomputer for AI workloads, built using 6,144 NVIDIA A100 Tensor Core GPUs
Elevate your enterprise data technology and strategy at Transform 2021. — Nvidia and the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center …
Through its custom silicon, integrated sensors, design-led focus on user experience, and broad ecosystem, Apple is a decade ahead of rivals in wearables
Last week, Apple quietly unveiled one of the more remarkable pieces of technology that has been developed in the past few years.
Starting June 8, Amazon devices will join the company's Sidewalk wireless mesh network, sharing a slice of bandwidth with neighbors, unless users opt out
Amazon's experiment wireless mesh networking turns users into guinea pigs. — If you use Alexa, Echo, or any other Amazon device …
Court docs detail Google's user location data collection, efforts to make popular privacy settings harder to find, pressure on partners like LG to do the same
Tyler Sonnemaker / Insider :
As big financial industry players like Fidelity Investments push SEC to approve Bitcoin-linked ETFs, crypto lobbying efforts meet resistance from US lawmakers
A strong push by Wall Street to open up access to Bitcoin investment is meeting resistance from a bipartisan group of lawmakers … Tweets: @pinboard , @ryannegri , @pinboard , @marcan42 , @zachary , @t...
Chipper Cash, which provides cross-border payments services in Africa and says it has 4M users, raises $100M Series C led by SVB Capital
Fintech in Africa is a goldmine. Investors are betting big on startups offering a plethora of services from payments and lending to neobanks …
Venmo will now let users control the visibility of their friends list, following a report in which Biden's Venmo account and connections were easily found
Amid a boom in retro gaming, enthusiasts are scouring online marketplaces for old CRTs, as modern displays can't replicate the unique characteristics of CRTs
Aidan Moher / Wired : Tweets: @whelpmaurice , @tyschalter , @wired , @marshacollier , @echoplex420247 , @verygooster , @adribbleofink , @adribbleofink , @kenley_k , @finishingmycof1 , and @b3ttyoops ...
A bull case for Ethereum, which is the backbone and a settlement layer of a decentralized internet that continues to grow as DeFi and NFTs explode in popularity
It's hard to ignore what's happening in decentralized finance. Takens Theorem / Coinmonks : Are NFTs and Emissions Correlated? Tweets: Gavin Baker / @gavinsbaker : Good essay from @packyM Flow et al b...
Euroconsumers, a group of EU consumer agencies, partners with Facebook after settling a lawsuit with Facebook in April over alleged illegal user data harvesting
Pieter Haeck / Politico :
Some residents worry the warehouse boom in PA's Lehigh Valley, driven by its proximity to NY and e-commerce, is putting long-term economic well-being at risk
Michael Corkery / New York Times : Tweets: @willwbloom , @nytimesbusiness , @hal_coi , @nytimes , and @paulpage Tweets: Baby Cheetah / @willwbloom : I hate the people treating my home as a “great rea...
Relativity, which helps law firms analyze large datasets, acquires Text IQ, an AI startup that helps businesses identify sensitive data, reportedly for $100M+
Apple's claims about respecting privacy aren't fully serious, as the iPhone default doesn't disallow apps from tracking users, instead expecting users to do so
ID For Advertisers—in the first place.” https://twitter.com/... Jeff Higgins / @itsjeffhiggins : OR... Maybe I don't want some apps having information they don't need but I do want ads on streaming se...
India's largest independent e-commerce logistics startup Delhivery has raised $277M led by Fidelity, valuing the startup at ~$3B
Manish Singh / TechCrunch :
Stockholm-based digital healthcare provider Doktor.se raises €50M and says it is planning an IPO in Q1 2022
Dan Taylor / Tech.eu :
Q&A with Revathi Advaithi, CEO of Flex, the world's third-largest electronics manufacturing company, on the complicated politics of global manufacturing
This week, I'm talking to Revathi Advaithi, CEO of Flex. Now, Flex isn't a household name, but it is definitely in your household … Tweets: @verge and @reckless Tweets: @verge : Flex manufactures eve...
Hello Heart, a heart health management app employers can offer their employees as a benefit, raises $45M Series C led by IVP and says its business is up 3X YoY
Anne Stych / The Business Journals : Source: helloheart.com .
Meituan reports Q1 revenue of $5.8B, up 120.9% YoY, and a loss of $752M; CEO says Meituan is reviewing its business practices amid China's antitrust probe
South China Morning Post : Source: PR Newswire .
During the pandemic, electronic health record provider Epic quickly rolled out a non-peer reviewed AI-powered tool for triaging patients across US hospitals
with minimal understanding of the potential unintended consequences for patients or clinicians—raises a host of issues. https://f-st.co/z6jR6rf
Despite a wave of complaints, pushback from top universities, lawsuits, and accusations of bias, Proctorio's client list grew over 500% from 2019 to 2021
Tech companies took up 22% of new office space in Singapore between 2015-2020, up from 8% between 2004-2014, led by Amazon, as financial firms reduced workspace
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.