Sources: Apple is working on a new iPad Pro with MagSafe charging and a glass back, for release in 2022, and a redesigned iPad Mini for release later in 2021
- Company plans Mini redesign and thinner entry-level tablet — Apple's tablet sales jumped 79% in first three months of 2021
Sources: Facebook plans to end its controversial policy that shields politicians from the content moderation rules that apply to other users
Going forward politicians will be treated more like everyone else — Facebook plans to end its controversial policy that mostly shields politicians …
Biden issues an order banning US investment in 59 Chinese tech companies that aid surveillance, substantially expanding on an earlier order issued by Trump
The new order includes firms engaged in making and deploying the surveillance technology used against Muslim minorities and dissidents around the globe.
EU and UK regulators coordinate to open antitrust investigations into Facebook's classified ad service Marketplace; UK is also probing Facebook Dating
Investigations into classified-ads service Marketplace ramp up regulatory scrutiny on the company in Europe
Twitter launches its subscription service Twitter Blue on iOS in Canada and Australia for CAD$3.49 and A$4.49/month, with Undo Tweet, Bookmark Folders, more
- Twitter Blue is designed for power users who are willing to pay a monthly fee for exclusive features.
US DOJ says it is elevating investigations of ransomware attacks to a similar priority as terrorism in the wake of the Colonial Pipeline hack
The U.S. Department of Justice is elevating investigations of ransomware attacks to a similar priority as terrorism in the wake of the Colonial Pipeline hack …
Live streams for Cox radio and TV stations were down on Thursday, sources say due to a ransomware attack
Live streams for radio and TV stations owned by the Cox Media Group, one of the largest media conglomerates in the US, have gone down earlier today in what multiple sources have described as a ransomw...
TikTok adds a new section to its privacy policy saying the app may collect biometric data such as faceprints and voiceprints from its users' content in the US
A change to TikTok's U.S. privacy policy on Wednesday introduced a new section that says the social video app …
Apple insults developers by denying the value apps bring to iOS and ignoring the part marketing and developer reputation play in attracting people to apps
Apple's leaders continue to deny developers of two obvious truths: — That our apps provide substantial value to iOS beyond the purchase commissions collected by Apple.
Twitter redesigns its app to make Spaces the center tab in the main navigation bar, initially on iOS for around 500 people from the original Spaces beta test
Twitter is updating its app to make its audio chat room feature, Twitter Spaces, a central part of the user experience.
Berlin-based Flink, a six-months old grocery delivery service built around its own delivery stores, raises $240M co-led by Prosus, BOND, and Mubadala Capital
On-demand grocery delivery, which really came into its own with the emergence of the Covid-19 pandemic, continues to command huge attention from investors.
Survey: since 2019, US smartphone ownership increased from 81% to 85% and broadband subscriptions rose from 73% to 77%; 30% of users report connectivity issues
Smartphone ownership and home broadband adoption are up slightly since 2019. And 30% of Americans say they at least sometimes …
Google says it reassigned diversity strategy lead Kamau Bobb to STEM education due to a 2007 post in which he said Jews have an “insatiable appetite for war”
Jennifer Elias / CNBC :
Crypto exchange FTX to spend $210M over 10 years to rename the professional e-sports team TSM as TSM FTX, in one of the biggest naming rights deals in e-sports
The deal between TSM, which fields competitive video game teams, and the Hong Kong-based FTX exchange, rivals the kinds …
Cybersecurity company SentinelOne files for a US IPO, says revenue grew 108% YoY to $37.4M and net losses grew to $62.6M in the three months ending April 30
- SentinelOne filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission to list on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol S.
Stratechery's Ben Thompson announces a service called Passport to let creators manage their subscriptions and communicate with subscribers
Seven years ago, when I initially launched the paid Daily Update, there weren't really any tools designed for independent subscription businesses … Tweets: @sarthakgh , @stratechery , @caseynewton , @...
Current and former employees at Medium say CEO Ev Williams' internal memo in April on the company's shifting culture led to a mass exodus of non-editorial staff
In April, Medium CEO Ev Williams wrote a memo to his staff about the company's shifting culture in the wake of a challenging year. Tweets: @nmasc_ , @om , @nmasc_ , @martinsfp , and @caseynewton Tweet...
Apple will launch an Android app to detect AirTags that may be in use to track a person and reduces the interval before AirTags sound an alert in such cases
and will offer an Android app later this year cc: @evacide https://www.cnet.com/... @pradeepviswav : @Techmeme @iansherr There should be a single app that can detect and alert users about stalking. In...
SCOTUS narrows the scope of Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, ruling it can't be used to charge people who misused databases they are otherwise entitled to access
Kamala Harris announces that the Biden administration will make $1B in grants available to expand broadband access and adoption on tribal lands
aside from the pandemic mentions — could have been written in 2013, when I started covering this beat. So little change in so long a time. https://www.politico.com/... U.S. Commerce Dept / @commercego...
Review of Google's new $99 Pixel Buds A-Series: good sound quality, improved comfort, and water resistant, but audio can cut out and ear hooks are non-removable
Chris Welch / The Verge :
Germany's antitrust regulator says it will probe Google News Showcase to check if Google's terms offer “unreasonable conditions” to publishers
- Cartel office has opened multiple probes in recent weeks — Regulator is wielding new powers to take on U.S. tech giants
Microsoft says Teams will support end-to-end encryption for one-to-one voice calls on desktop and mobile apps starting in early July
Surur / MSPoweruser :
Grocery delivery app Getir raises $550M at a $7.5B post-money valuation, tripling in three months since its last raise; brings its total raised to more than $1B
Tim Bradshaw / Financial Times :
In email to developers, Google says it will soon cut off access to “Advertising IDs” when Android users opt out, instead showing developers a “string of zeros”
Google wants almost all apps to be free, monetized by ad ecosystem it dominates, whereas Apple would prefer apps drop ads and make customers pay, with apple taking a cut. Two visions of the future web...
Slack reports Q1 revenue of $273.4M, up 36% YoY, 13K net new paid customers, but calculated billings growth was 35% YoY, slowing from 41% YoY in Q4
Daniel Howley / Yahoo Finance :
Trump shutting down his blog shows the significance of social media platforms' amplification mechanics and how they give free and huge reach to the worst actors
it's free reach. It's never been clearer what stunts like the Florida deplatforming law are really about. https://www.platformer.news/ ... https://twitter.com/... Kate Starbird / @katestarbird : @Bren...
Hart InterCivic, a major election tech vendor, says it will use Microsoft's voting software ElectionGuard in one of its systems as part of a pilot program
Sources: SoftBank's Vision Fund 2 is in talks to invest $700M in Flipkart at a valuation of $28B; SoftBank sold its stake in Flipkart to Walmart in 2018
Paramount+ will launch its ad-supported Essential Plan on Monday, priced at $4.99 per month and replacing CBS All Access for new subscribers
Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch : Tweets: @geoffbelknap See also Mediagazer Tweets: Geoff Belknap / @geoffbelknap : How did we get to a place where PAYING for content with ads is normal? https://twitt...
Delimobil, which runs a fleet of cars that can be hired by the minute in Russia, raises $75M by selling a 15% stake to VTB ahead of a planned 2022 US IPO
Amazon says it will require police departments that need Ring security footage to publicly post requests in Ring's Neighbors app, beginning next week
Matt Day / Bloomberg :
Asana beats in Q1 with revenue of $76.7M, up 61% YoY, vs est. of $70.1M, has 100K+ paying customers, and forecasts Q2 revenue of $81M-$83M vs est. of $74.1M
Jeremy C. Owens / MarketWatch : Tweets: @bgurley Tweets: Bill Gurley / @bgurley : Wow. Great job @moskov & team @asana! https://twitter.com/...
EU unveils plans for a digital ID wallet that residents can use to prove their identities and share electronic documents across the 27-nation bloc
Walmart confirms it will launch two onn-branded Android TV devices, a TV streaming stick for $24.88 and a 4K streaming device for $29.88, next week
IDG, owner of PCWorld, Macworld, and IDC, to be acquired by Blackstone for $1.3B
Ron Miller / TechCrunch : Tweets: @chrisbrandrick , @threatresearch , and @jsnell See also Mediagazer Tweets: @chrisbrandrick : This serves as a good reminder for me to actually go and backup/archive...
Intrinsic, which consolidates Amazon Marketplace brands, comes out of stealth with $113M Series A led by Define Ventures
Facebook employees say discontent at the company has surged over its handling of government demands to take down content in India and Israel
Tiger Global has invested in 118 companies so far in 2021, up 10x YoY, led or co-led deals worth $10.5B, and participated in rounds totaling a further $11.5B
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