Apple provided data of House Democrats after DOJ subpoenaed it during Russia leak probe; Apple notified the lawmakers after a gag order expired this year
The Justice Department seized records from Apple for metadata of House Intelligence Committee members, their aides and family members.
EA confirms that it has suffered a data breach, after hackers claim they have 780GB of data, including source code for FIFA 21 and the Frostbite engine
The data includes source code for FIFA 21 and the Frostbite engine. — Joseph Cox — Hackers have broken into gaming giant Electronic Arts …
EA hackers say they used stolen cookies, bought online for $10, to gain access to EA Slack, and then tricked IT support to give login tokens for EA's network
A representative for the hackers explained to Motherboard how the group stole a wealth of data from the game publishing giant. — Joseph Cox
Google commits to involve UK's competition and privacy regulators in the development of its Privacy Sandbox proposals to replace third-party cookies on Chrome
- Google will give the U.K.'s Competition and Markets Authority a say in its plans to replace third-party cookies on Chrome.
Microsoft says it will soon launch a dedicated device for game streaming and is working with TV manufacturers to expand Xbox Game Pass subscription to smart TVs
Microsoft on Thursday announced plans to expand its Xbox Game Pass subscription service to many more screens …
Google abandons experiment to hide parts of site URLs in the Chrome address bar, which ran from June 2020 to June 2021
Google's experiment to hide parts of a site's URL in the Chrome address bar (the Omnibox) has failed and has been removed from the browser earlier this week.
Apple has hired Ulrich Kranz, who ran the development teams for the BMW i3 and i8 and co-founded self-driving electric vehicle startup Canoo
- Ulrich Kranz also co-founded autonomous auto startup Canoo — Apple is in early stages of building self-driving vehicle
Some attendees of Bitcoin 2021 conference in Miami, which had no mask or proof of vaccine requirements for its 12K guests, say they tested positive for COVID-19
The event had no face mask or proof of vaccine requirements for its roughly 12,000 attendees
Apple demos passkeys, to let users set up accounts with just Face ID or Touch ID, joining Microsoft and Google in advocating for passwordless authentication
Apple has begun testing passkeys, a new authentication technology it says are as easy to use as passwords but vastly more secure.
McDonald's says hackers breached its operations in some markets, exposing some US business info and delivery customer data in South Korea and Taiwan
Hack exposed some U.S. business information, customer data in South Korea and Taiwan — McDonald's Corp. said hackers stole some data …
Chinese ride-hail company Didi Chuxing files for a US IPO, reports a $1.7B loss on $21.6B in revenue for 2020
Chinese ride-hail company Didi Chuxing filed for an initial public offering on Thursday. — Why it matters: Didi is not only known as the Uber of China, but actually beat Uber …
NY Senate becomes the first legislative body in the US to pass right to repair legislation for electronics; the bill still has to pass the NY Assembly
The legislation still has to pass the Assembly, but the Senate became the first legislative body in the US to pass a bill that would make it easier to fix your things.
US DOJ says it seized the servers and domains of SlilPP, a marketplace for stolen login credentials, in a joint operation with Germany, Netherlands, and Romania
The US Department of Justice announced today it seized the servers and domains of SlilPP, a well-known online marketplace …
Apple finally adds support for Windows Precision Touchpad drivers in its latest Boot Camp update but only on Intel Macs with a T2 chip
MacBooks running Windows now have much better trackpad support — Apple is finally adding support for Windows Precision Touchpad drivers in its latest Boot Camp update.
Nvidia acquires DeepMap, which is building high-definition maps for autonomous vehicles; DeepMap has raised $91M from investors
Chipmaker Nvidia is acquiring DeepMap, the high-definition mapping startup announced. The company said its mapping IP will help Nvidia's autonomous vehicle technology sector, Nvidia Drive.
US launches a task force to develop plans for sharing records on health, driving, demographics, and more with AI researchers while addressing privacy concerns
Task force to develop plans for sharing records on health, driving, demographics and more — WASHINGTON—The Biden administration launched …
Volkswagen says a vendor's security lapse exposed details of 3.3M+ customers spanning 2014 to 2019, including sensitive data of 90K clients in the US and Canada
Volkswagen says more than 3.3 million customers had their information exposed after one of its vendors left a cache of customer data unsecured on the internet.
Tel Aviv-based Komodor, which helps businesses troubleshoot Kubernetes deployments faster, comes out of stealth and raises $21M Series A led by Accel
Elevate your enterprise data technology and strategy at Transform 2021. — The good news about Kubernetes and microservices …
Sources: Intel offered to acquire SiFive, which designs chips that are based on the RISC-V architecture, for more than $2B
Bloomberg :
In an internal memo, Amazon adjusts return-to-office guidance and says it will allow corporate employees to work remotely up to two days per week
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London-based Fresha, a beauty and wellness booking service, raises $100M Series C led by General Atlantic, bringing its total raised to $132M
Beauty and wellness businesses have come roaring back to life with the decline of Covid-19 restrictions, and a startup that's built a platform …
Google plans to change its search algorithm to prevent sites that extort people to remove slanderous content from appearing in search results for people's names
finally!— that you don't solve the problem of slander sites with exploitative removal policies by inviting victims of them to play Whac-A-Mole with individual listings. https://www.nytimes.com/...
Kepler Communications, which is building a network with 200 satellites aiming to offer internet service outside of the Earth by 2023, raises $60M Series B
- Kepler Communications, a start-up that is building a satellite internet network for service outside of the Earth, raised $60 million in a new round of funding. Tweets: @bdsams , @crashdev , @brettrj...
Netflix launches an online store with Shopify, featuring merch tied to its shows, expanding its retail business which includes deals with Walmart and others
here's how to buy Tonya Garcia / MarketWatch : Netflix launches a shop stocked with limited-edition items tied to its shows Mike Redmond / UPROXX : Netflix Is Getting Into The Merchandise Business, Re...
Facebook adds Venmo-like QR codes to Messenger for peer-to-peer payments in the US, alongside a new quick reply bar and other updates
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A look at the ruthless Eastern European ransomware gang Ryuk, which hit 235+ US hospitals since 2018 and collected an estimated $100M in ransom last year
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Twitter says it will add a newsletter subscribe button to user profiles in the coming weeks, available to those with a Revue account; Twitter will take a 5% cut
and subscriptions—part of Twitter profiles. https://twitter.com/... Alex Kantrowitz / @kantrowitz : Will Twitter do to Substack what it did to Clubhouse 🤷♂️ https://twitter.com/... Adriana Lacy / @ad...
Dark Sky, acquired by Apple last year, says it will shut down its API and iOS and web apps at the end of 2022, after Apple announced an updated Weather app
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Google researchers detail an AI system that outperforms humans in designing floorplans for microchips, promising better and more rapidly produced chip designs
Online wholesale marketplace Faire, aimed at small retailers and brands, raises $260M led by Sequoia Capital at a $7B valuation
launching in Europe, beating all projections, and reaching $1B in annual volume in only 4 years. Shopping local is on! And now, another milestone.... https://news.faire.com/... Delian / @zebulgar : I ...
Brazil-based Buser, which partners with charter bus companies to offer customers safe and low cost travel via its app, raises $138M from LGT, SoftBank, others
Alberto Alerigi Jr / Reuters :
Apple announces StoreKit 2, simplifying App Store subscriptions and refunds by making them accessible inside apps
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch :
Workplace collaboration company Monday.com closed up 15% in its Nasdaq debut Thursday, after raising $574M in its IPO, giving it a market cap of ~$7.82B
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Sources: TikTok is asking for more than $1.4M for top view ads in Q3 and $1.8M in Q4, a significant increase YoY, and forecasts ~$40B in global ad sales in 2021
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg : Tweets: @gastfrom0chblog , @lucas_shaw , and @lucas_shaw Tweets: Gast / @gastfrom0chblog : ads are annoying, no matter the platform. so this is quite expensive to annoy your ...
Slintel, which offers sales intelligence tools for businesses, raises $20M Series A led by GGV Capital
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NextNav, a startup developing vertical geolocation tech that locates smartphones in multi-story buildings, will go public via SPAC merger at $1.2B valuation
Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat : Tweets: @deantak Tweets: Dean Takahashi / @deantak : So you see the connection, right? I did a VentureBeat webinar with NextNav on 3D geolocation. And now they're going...
Amazon plans a $12M workplace safety initiative with the National Safety Council to study musculoskeletal disorders stemming from injuries in its warehouses
Cerebral, which provides counseling, medication, and other mental health services through an app, raises $127M led by Access Industries at a $1.23B valuation
GameStop says revenue rose 25% to $1.28B and net loss narrowed to $66.8M in Q1, as it tries to stage a turnaround partially fueled by a Redditor-led stock rally
Melissa Repko / CNBC : Tweets: @gamestopcorp Tweets: @gamestopcorp : @GameStop welcomes Matt Furlong as CEO and Mike Recupero as CFO. https://news.gamestop.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Sources: House Democrats will introduce five bills to limit anticompetitive practices of Amazon, Apple, Google, Facebook, and others as soon as this week
Homebrew's Satya Patel and Hunter Walk team up with 8 VCs to launch Screendoor, a $50M fund to back up to 15 underrepresented investors raising their first fund
Israeli startup Glassbox, which provides automated tools to optimize web and mobile apps, raises $100M in its Tel Aviv IPO, valuing it at ~$500M
Shopify's new AI commerce stack
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