Microsoft announces Windows 11, with a simplified UI, new Windows store, Start menu, Teams integrated into taskbar, and more, available free to Windows 10 users
A new version of Windows is officially on the way — Microsoft is officially confirming the name for the next release of Windows today: Windows 11.
Western Digital says some My Book Live devices are being compromised by malware leading to a factory reset erasing all data, believes its servers weren't hacked
Western Digital My Book NAS owners worldwide found that their devices have been mysteriously factory reset and all of their files deleted.
In his closing Windows event remarks, Nadella issued a subtle but stinging critique of Apple, positioning Microsoft as Apple's main competition for developers
‘Windows has always stood for sovereignty for creators and agency for consumers’ — At the end of a surprisingly eventful …
A list of features that are deprecated or removed in Windows 11, including Cortana in the boot experience, Live Tiles in the Start menu, and tablet mode
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After approving five major antitrust bills on Wed., House committee approves the Ending Platform Monopolies Act on Thursday; all bills now head to House floor
I'm going to sleep — This story is part of a group of stories called — After nearly two years of investigations …
UK's CMA launches an investigation into whether Amazon and Google are doing enough to crack down on fake reviews and deter sellers from manipulating listings
U.K. regulator opens investigation into whether tech giants are doing enough to deter sellers from manipulating product listings
Google is showing a warning on some searches that it may not have reliable sources to show, usually on trending topics
The company is notifying people when they search for rapidly evolving topics. — Google is testing a new feature to notify people when they search for a topic that may have unreliable results.
Interview with Satya Nadella about Windows 11, bringing Windows closer to Android, integrating Amazon Appstore, antitrust bills in Congress, and more
We've got a special episode of Decoder today — I'm talking to Satya Nadella, the CEO and chairman of Microsoft.
A highly reliable Apple leaker known as “Kang” says they and others have received warnings from lawyers representing Apple cautioning against further leaks
The highly reliable Apple leaker known as “Kang” and a number of other unspecified leakers have reportedly received warnings from lawyers representing Apple.
A look at Premise, an app that pays users around the world for tasks like taking photos, and has clients like US military using the data to gather intelligence
The Premise app pays users, many in the developing world, to do tasks like taking photos and completing surveys for clients including the U.S. military
Amazon's AWS acquires encrypted messaging service Wickr, says it will continue operating the service and offer it to AWS customers
Amazon's cloud services giant Amazon Web Services (AWS) is getting into the encrypted messaging business. The company has just announced …
As lawmakers advance the new antitrust bills, Democrats and Republicans are split over how far the bills should go, signaling final passage will be difficult
Sources: Robinhood, which had been seeking to go public this month, has seen its listing plans slowed due to an SEC review into its cryptocurrency business
- Trading app had been seeking to go public this month — Customers can trade virtual currencies like Bitcoin, Dogecoin
Mozilla launches Rally, a Firefox plugin that lets users share browsing data with researchers studying the web, starting with researchers from Princeton
By this point in the internet's history, most of us have come to terms with the fact that accessing the web involves giving up information …
Google delays plans to block third-party cookies from early 2022 to late 2023, says it wants to find ways to protect privacy without hurting ad-dependent sites
With Lots of Entry Points Lane Ellis / B2B Marketing Blog : B2B Marketing News: Brand Social Media Expectations Study, Google Postpones Cookie Changes, & B2B Buyer Behavior Report Sumit Adhikari / And...
Instagram starts to quietly roll out the option to publish posts from its website on desktop, but iPad is not supported
and it's about time Stephanie Mlot / PCMag : Instagram Tests Desktop Publishing Feature Rik Henderson / Pocket-lint : You could soon post to Instagram through desktop Ivan Mehta / TNW : Cross your fin...
Researchers discover four major vulnerabilities in Dell SupportAssist's BIOSConnect feature, letting hackers remotely execute code, affecting 129 Dell models
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FTC's Khan appoints Erie Meyer as chief technologist, Holly Vedova as acting head of Bureau of Competition, Sam Levine as head of Bureau of Consumer Protection
Diane Bartz / Reuters : Tweets: @ashk4n , @katyetc , @carlmalamud , @nancyscola , and @joshua_sisco Tweets: Ashkan Soltani / @ashk4n : Oh wow Erie Meyer (@chopraftc's incredible staff technologist/ad...
The Teamsters, one of the largest labor unions in the US, votes to support, fund, and supply resources to employees of Amazon in their unionization efforts
@greenhousenyt https://www.theguardian.com/ ... Matt Stoller / @matthewstoller : Amazon's $15/hour wage does raise wages for some, but it cuts the wages of many more, because the logistics industry us...
Filing: Chinese ride-hailing company Didi Global is looking to raise ~$3.9B in its NYSE IPO, sets a targeted range of $13-$14 per ADS at a $62B-$67B valuation
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Amazon launches AWS BugBust, a competition to let developers find and fix 1M+ bugs and reduce technical debt by $100M+; top ten will get AWS re:Invent tickets
Jonathan Greig / ZDNet :
Journalists say Amazon's PR team uses aggressive, manipulative, and sometimes outright deceptive tactics to intimidate and mislead reporters
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Andreessen Horowitz raises $2.2B for its third fund focused on crypto startups and cryptocurrencies
Launches $2.2 Billion Crypto Venture Fund Duncan Riley / SiliconANGLE : Andreessen Horowitz raises $2.2B for third blockchain and cryptocurrency fund Tweets: Chris Dixon / @cdixon : 1/ Today we're ann...
Amazon acquires Art19, a major podcast hosting and monetization platform, for an undisclosed sum
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EE says it will add a £2 roaming charge in Europe for new customers starting January 2022, the first UK operator to reintroduce roaming charges after Brexit
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Twilio and Asana, both listed on NYSE, agree to list on Silicon Valley-based Long-Term Stock Exchange, the first two companies to agree to dual list on LTSE
check out this announcement.. https://twitter.com/... @shaherose : Two leading companies are intentionally breaking new ground - nice move @twilio @asana. Our industry, investors and world will be bet...
Doximity, a networking platform for doctors, closed at $53 per share, up 104%, in its trading debut after raising about $606M, valuing the company at $9.5B
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Google extends its Open Source Vulnerabilities database to include vulnerability databases from major open source projects, including Python, Rust, Go, and DWF
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Data infrastructure software maker Confluent closes up 25% on its first day of trading, after raising $828M in its US IPO
with third co-founder Neha Narkhede not far behind. https://www.forbes.com/... Alex Konrad / @alexrkonrad : One twist to Confluent's IPO: VC firm Benchmark holds a stake now worth more than $1.5 billi...
Deserve, which offers an API to let banks and other financial institutions offer mobile-only credit cards, raises $50M Series D led by Mission Holdings
New York-based SmartAsset, a marketplace that connects consumers to financial advisors, raises $110M Series D led by TTV Capital at over $1B valuation
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UI design and prototyping tool Figma raises $200M at a valuation of $10B, quintupling its valuation since last year
UK Court of Appeal rules Deliveroo couriers are self-employed after a union challenge, the fourth time a court has ruled in Deliveroo's favor
Snap and Universal Music Group strike a licensing deal that lets users share songs in messages and posts; financial terms were not disclosed
India-based Classplus, which lets coaching centers accept fees and deliver study materials online, raises $65M Series C, sources say at a $200M valuation
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.