Nintendo announces an updated Switch with a larger 7-inch 720P OLED display, 64GB storage, improved audio, and more, on sale starting October 8 for $350
Nintendo's new Switch is official — Nintendo is announcing a new Switch model today with a larger 7-inch 720P OLED display.
Sources: weeks before Didi's US IPO, the Chinese regulator that eventually ordered Didi's app banned had suggested to the company that it delay the listing
Ride-hailing giant, under pressure to reward shareholders, pushed ahead with NYSE listing despite concerns of China's cybersecurity watchdog
Trade group representing Apple, Google, Facebook, others warns that the companies could stop their services in Hong Kong if planned anti-doxxing rules go ahead
A trade group representing Google, Facebook, Amazon, Apple and others said changes to a Hong Kong privacy law could stop firms from providing services in the city.
After being canceled last year, Allen & Co.'s annual Sun Valley conference starts Tuesday with CEOs from Apple, Facebook, Amazon, and Netflix attending
All around, even as the Delta variant begins to sink its teeth into unvaccinated pockets of the U.S., there are signs of life getting …
Didi shares fell as much as 30% in pre-market trading after a Chinese regulator ordered it to be removed from app stores, wiping out ~$22B of market value
Bloomberg :
In a court filing, India's government says Twitter has lost its liability protection there since it has failed to comply with IT rules introduced in February
Twitter no longer enjoys the liability protection against user-generated content in India, the government said in a court filing …
Pokémon GO has surpassed $5B in revenue from player spending as the game celebrates its five-year anniversary
Smash hit Geolocation AR title Pokémon GO from Niantic has surpassed $5 billion from player spending as the title celebrates its five-year anniversary since its launch back in 2016 …
China issues a sweeping warning to its biggest companies, vowing to tighten oversight of data security and update rules for overseas listings
- Move comes after China started cybersecurity probe of Didi — Beijing has grown increasingly concerned over data security
In a post on the REvil dark web blog, the gang takes credit for the Kaseya attack, claims it infected 1M+ systems, and demands $70M in bitcoin for the decryptor
and Kaseya's $70M REvil demand Usama Jawad / Neowin : Ransomware group demands $70 million in Bitcoin for “universal decryptor” Gavin Phillips / MUO : Ransomware Group Demands $70m Bitcoin Payment to ...
Nextdoor announces that it has agreed to go public via a SPAC sponsored by Khosla Ventures at an implied valuation of $4.3B
Nextdoor, the neighborhood social network in more than 275,000 global communities, announced that is has agreed to go public via a SPAC sponsored by Khosla Ventures — at an implied valuation of $4.3 b...
Ad-measurement company Tenjin: following Apple's IDFA changes, spending on iOS ads fell one-third between June 1 and July 1, while Android spending rose 10%
Patience Haggin / Wall Street Journal :
GitHub Copilot's use of GPL code for training is not infringement; adopting a maximalist copyright stance will ultimately hurt the Free Software community
Julia Reda :
GETTR, the new pro-Trump social platform, acknowledges it was hacked on its July 4 launch, with the usernames of prominent accounts being defaced
Joshua Zitser / Insider :
Sources: Weibo chairman and a state investor are in talks to take the Chinese company private in a deal that would value the firm at over $20B
Weibo Corp chairman Charles Chao and a state investor are in talks to take the Chinese company private in a deal which would value the Twitter …
China's investigation into Didi suggests Beijing is trying to chill investor sentiment towards US IPOs by Chinese companies, with 34 pending filings this year
Filipe Pacheco / Bloomberg :
Danish startup Pleo, which offers smart company cards that automate expense reports, raises $150M Series C at a $1.7B valuation
- Danish start-up Pleo raised $150 million in a financing round co-led by Bain Capital Ventures and Thrive Capital. — The company is now valued at $1.7 billion …
Barclays stops UK clients from sending funds to Binance following last month's warning from regulators that Binance is not authorized to conduct business in UK
Joshua Oliver / Financial Times :
A new database by human rights groups documents 60+ cases in which NSO's spyware has been used by authoritarian regimes to target dissidents and critics
- Database maps global misuse of spyware, researchers say — NSO defends technology, says database is likely old claims
Nexperia, a Dutch chip firm owned by China's Wingtech, says it plans to acquire UK's largest chip plant; sources say the deal is worth around $87M
Sam Shead / CNBC :
Hands-on with Microsoft Store on Windows 11: UI overhaul and speed improvements are nice; addition of much-needed apps like Zoom and WinZip is a promising start
Tom Warren / The Verge :
SoftBank-owned Z Holdings has agreed to pay ~$1.6B to Verizon Media for perpetual use of the Yahoo brand and related tech in Japan in place of regular royalties
Danny Crichton / TechCrunch :
Pine Labs, a payments company and SaaS provider for merchants in India and SE Asia, raises $600M at a $3B valuation, says it plans to IPO in the next 18 months
Saritha Rai / Bloomberg :
Four “keyboard fighters” in Myanmar discuss their online activism on Facebook, Twitter, and Telegram to combat the regime's misinfo campaigns and propaganda
A group of young Burmese are braving blackouts and crackdowns to make sure the world stays focused on what's happening in their country. Tweets: @restofworld , @ravi_hiranand , @emilyfishbein11 , @emi...
Katy Perry to offer NFTs via Theta Labs, a blockchain-based P2P video streaming network with 1M MAUs that gives out rewards in exchange for unused bandwidth
Olga Kharif / Bloomberg :
Uber wants to fund education and career-building programs for drivers and Lyft is exploring ways to reduce drivers' expenses, as they deal with driver shortages
ManoMano, which operates an e-commerce site for DIY, home improvement, and gardening products, raises $355M Series F led by Dragoneer at a $2.6B valuation
Romain Dillet / 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.
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.