Windows 11 has needlessly stringent hardware requirements, especially its arbitrary list of compatible CPUs, which will render a lot of decent hardware obsolete
The latest announcements for Windows 11 have revealed that the next version of the Windows operating system will have very stringent hardware requirements.
Qualcomm unveils Snapdragon 888 Plus with 3GHz clock speed and a claimed 20% boost in AI capabilities, arriving in devices during Q3 2021
Phones are getting a speed boost. Qualcomm on Monday unveiled its newest, highest-end smartphone processor, the Snapdragon 888 Plus.
UK's Financial Conduct Authority orders Binance to stop all regulated activities in Britain by June 30 and issues consumer alert against the company
FCA also issues consumer alert against sprawling cryptocurrency group — The UK's financial watchdog has ordered Binance to stop …
Sources: Apple is considering iPads with displays larger than 12.9-inch, for 2023 or later, and has promoted new execs to the leadership team of its car project
This week: Apple explores larger iPads and reshuffles its car team, Amazon eyes augmented reality, and Peloton takes on the Apple Watch.Source:9to5Mac.
YouTube took down and then restored a channel featuring testimonials from Xinjiang; the channel owner says the videos are being backed up on the LBRY blockchain
A human rights group that attracted millions of views on YouTube to testimonies from people who say their families have disappeared …
Sources: Microsoft is planning to release Windows 11 in October; Microsoft employees have hinted at October 20 in marketing images
October 20th may be the Windows 11 day — Microsoft keeps hinting at an October release date for Windows 11. The software giant teased …
Researchers say the study of social media's large-scale societal impact should be treated as a “crisis discipline”, like climate science or conservation biology
One challenge is how little we know about the dangers. — Social media has drastically restructured … Tweets: @ct_bergstrom , @ct_bergstrom , @zittrain , @richggall , @bob_wachter , @philnobilejr , @...
Lenovo unveils $679 Yoga Tab 13 Android tablet that works as a portable monitor, with a stainless steel kickstand and 1080p display
The Yoga Tab 13 doubles as a wall hanger — Lenovo has announced the new $679 Yoga Tab 13, a global version of the Yoga Pad Pro that launched in China earlier this year.
Microsoft admits it signed a malicious driver called “Netfilter” targeting gaming environments; the rootkit malware was observed communicating with Chinese IPs
Ax Sharma / BleepingComputer : Source: Microsoft Security … .
Chainalysis: despite regulatory uncertainty, investments by Indians in cryptocurrencies grew from ~$200M to $40B in the past year, as 15M bought and sold coins
- Daily trading values are up nearly 900% in last 12 months — Investors pile in, regulators give conflicting signs on future
Etsy says it will acquire Brazilian marketplace for creators Elo7 for $217M; the brand will remain standalone, operating out of Sao Paulo
On the heels of Etsy's huge deal to acquire Depop to open the door to more social selling, targeting younger users, and deeply expand in Europe …
Telegram adds group video calls, screen sharing, noise suppression, animated backgrounds, tablet and desktop support with side panel and split-screen view, more
José Adorno / 9to5Mac :
Antitrust bills have issues, but Judiciary Committee passing them is nothing short of a revolution in American thinking on political economy and monopoly power
Interviews with 15 Amazon Flex drivers reveal how algorithms hire, rate, and fire contract drivers with little or no human oversight
Stephen Normandin spent almost four years racing around Phoenix delivering packages as a contract driver for Amazon.com Inc. Then one day, he received an automated email.
How Google turned critics of plans for its San Jose downtown campus into supporters, by partnering with the community through a diverse team of company liaisons
- Local community members described to CNBC how Google came around to labor organizers. — A turning point came …
Study: an algorithm developed by EHR provider Epic to predict sepsis infections in patients missed two-thirds of sepsis cases and frequently issued false alarms
Sources: SoftBank is scaling back its robotics business globally, including eliminating 165 jobs in France, and has stopped producing its Pepper humanoid
SoftBank Group Corp (9984.T) is slashing jobs at its global robotics business and has stopped producing its Pepper robot …
Venmo will let users sell products and services on their personal accounts for the same 1.9% plus 10-cent fee applied to business profiles, starting July 20
Charity L. Scott / Wall Street Journal :
Microsoft, following a probe of SolarWinds hack, says an attacker compromised one of the company's support agents to launch attacks against customers
As “security robots” get deployed across the US by local governments and companies, there is little to no evidence they can effectively fight crime
Cyrus Farivar / NBC News :
UK-based ClearScore, which offers a free credit scoring service, raises £200M from Invus Opportunities and says it has 14M customers globally
Microsoft engineer says users will be able to sideload Android apps on Windows 11
Voyager Innovations, which develops popular Filipino payment and financial app PayMaya, raises $121M in new funding and $46M in previously committed funds
Catherine Shu / TechCrunch :
A look at Chinese content farms behind “Factory TikTok”, a subgenre where workers making products like aloe jelly and gloves also are influencers selling them
UK-based CMR Surgical, which develops surgical robotic arms, raises $600M Series D led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2 at a $3B valuation
Clive Cookson / Financial Times :
Google unveils “Play Media Experience Program”, which will let certain media apps get a larger cut of Play Store sales for supporting more Android form factors
Ron Amadeo / Ars Technica :
Rasgo, a GitHub-like repository which helps data scientists explore, clean, join, and transform data sets for machine learning models, raises $20M Series A
A look at tools being developed and used by activists to counter surveillance tech, such as steganography, mesh networks, stealthwear, and “anti-face” make-up
Hannah Murphy / Financial Times : Tweets: @hypervisible and @straycarnivore Tweets: Hypervisible Dot Pdf / @hypervisible : “The history of surveillance is a history of technology.” https://www.ft.com...
Tapcart, which lets SMBs launch e-commerce apps powered by Shopify APIs, raises $50M Series B, says it has handled $1.2B+ in merchant sales in the past year
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch :
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.
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