Book excerpt shows how Zuckerberg and Sandberg's partnership deteriorated during the Trump era, as Zuckerberg increasingly made the biggest policy decisions
it feels ... familiar. And excited to read this tome tonight. https://twitter.com/... @seyitaylor : I'm assuming this is what the “Agrestes” episode was based on? https://twitter.com/... Seamus Hughes...
Book review of An Ugly Truth: an effective examination of every major Facebook scandal and shortcomings in Facebook's leadership, structure, and accountability
When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. — AN UGLY TRUTH Tweets: @carolleonnig , @marietjeschaake , @sarahfrier , @sheeraf , @crispinsartwe...
Biden to sign an EO calling on regulators to enact reforms such as increasing scrutiny of tech mergers and focusing more on moves like “killer acquisitions”
- The White House on Friday will announce a new executive order aimed at cracking down on anticompetitive practices in Big Tech, labor and numerous other sectors.
Square announces it will build a hardware wallet for bitcoin, after Jack Dorsey had discussed the possibility of creating one in June
CEO Jack Dorsey said the company was considering one in June — Square is going to make a hardware wallet for bitcoin, the company's hardware lead, Jesse Dorogusker, announced on Thursday.
Biden EO will encourage the FCC to bring back net neutrality and enforce clearer pricing labels for ISPs, asks FTC to draft right-to-repair rules, more
All in the name of promoting competition in the US economy — The White House has issued a “fact sheet” listing the industries …
Australia's Federal Court reverses earlier ruling and allows Epic's antitrust case against Apple's App Store to proceed; Apple says it will appeal the judgment
The maker of the smash hit game Fortnite can sue Apple in Australia for illegally wielding control over its iPhones and iPads, the Federal Court has found.
Donald Trump sues Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube, as well as Zuckerberg, Dorsey, and Pichai, claiming the companies have violated his First Amendment rights
- Former President Donald Trump announced he is suing Facebook, Twitter and Google, as well as their respective CEOs Mark Zuckerberg, Jack Dorsey and Sundar Pichai.
Microsoft says its bug bounty program paid $13.6M to 341 security researchers in the past 12 months, down slightly from the $13.7M it paid a year ago
Microsoft said it awarded more than $13.6 million as monetary rewards to security researchers through its public bug bounty programs over the past 12 months.
Google says antitrust suit by 37 AGs is meritless as it ignores competition from Apple's App Store, Android's openness for competing app stores, app sideloading
Crypto exchange Bullish, unveiled in May as a subsidiary of Block.one, to go public via a SPAC merger at a $9B valuation
The deal is expected to be completed by the end of 2021. — Crypto exchange Bullish is set for a public listing through a merger with the special purpose acquisition company led …
Researchers from Facebook, UC Berkeley, and CMU develop AI-controlled walking robots that adapt in real-time to changing terrain like rocks and stairs
Robots have a hard time improvising, and encountering an unusual surface or obstacle usually means an abrupt stop or hard fall.
A look at TokenSniffer, a website tracking cryptocurrency scams that claims to have tracked 42,071 tokens and 2,250 scams or hacks as of June 16
Billions are getting pilfered annually through a variety of cryptocurrency scams. The way things are going, this will only get worse.
TikTok is testing automatic deletion at point of upload for content categories including minor safety, adult nudity and sexual, and violent and graphic content
TikTok is rolling out a new system that will allow the company to block videos that violate its policies automatically when they're uploaded.
Didomi, which helps companies manage user consent to run analytics and other digital marketing initiatives, raises $40M Series B, brings total raised to $46M
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Instacart hires Fidji Simo, the head of Facebook's app and one of the highest-ranking female executives at Facebook, as its new CEO starting August 2
an ex-Facebook exec — hints at post-IPO ambitions Michelle Cheng / Quartz : Instacart will go public under a new CEO hired from Facebook Tweets: Deirdre Bosa / @dee_bosa : 🚨BREAKING: instacart taps Fi...
Trump's lawsuits that claim Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube violated his First Amendment rights are just PR and fundraising tools, and likely legally doomed
Indonesian e-commerce firm Bukalapak seeks to raise $1.1B in its IPO at a valuation of up to $5.6B, doubling the valuation from two years ago
Indonesia's Bukalapak launched an up to $1.13 billion IPO ahead of next month's listing, marking the country's biggest issue in over a decade amid …
Fitbit Luxe review: slim and comfortable design with good battery life and Fast Pair for Android devices, but the screen is cramped with tiny, hard-to-read text
If I asked you to envision a fitness tracker on a random person's wrist, what would your imaginary wearable look like?
How dating apps are increasingly used to start platonic friendships, with average time spent on Bumble's BFF growing 83% for men and 44% for women in Q1 2021
Millennials and members of Generation Z increased their use of dating apps to make platonic friends during the pandemic; ‘now we all have these big life moments together’ Tweets: @sebaldus_ , @bad_tak...
News Corp has shut down its news aggregation service Knewz after just 18 months of operation, citing lack of profits
News Corp shuttered its the aggregation site Knewz on Friday, just 18 months after its launch. Users who navigated to the site found an announcement declaring, “Knewz is no more.”
AG suit alleges Google tried to “preemptively quash” Samsung's Galaxy app store by offering to pay Samsung, stopping OEMs from offering other stores, and more
Jon Porter / The Verge :
How Ireland, the European base of many tech giants due to its 12.5% corporate tax rate, is fighting the new 15% global minimum tax rate agreed by 130 countries
and fanned controversy among the Irish themselves. https://www.nytimes.com/... @dealbook : The European bases of Apple, Pfizer and hundreds other multinationals are implanted around Ireland, symbols o...
Qualcomm and Asus partner to launch the “Smartphone for Snapdragon Insiders”, a $1,499 handset with Snapdragon 888, a glowing Snapdragon logo, and more
Here's why Ivan Mehta / TNW : Qualcomm just announced its own $1,500 phone — but who's it for? Paul Lilly / HotHardware.com News : Here's Qualcomm's Fully-Loaded Snapdragon For Insiders Phone Built By...
Sources: SoftBank Group plans to invest an additional $5B in Latin American companies, doubling its commitment to the region to $10B
- Total capital commitment to the region doubles to $10 billion — Investment scope to expand to include seed and Series A rounds
Indian used car marketplace Spinny raises $100M+ Series D led by Tiger Global, bringing its total raised to $220M+
Full-stack used car retailing platform Spinny has raised over $100 million in its Series D round led by Tiger Global. The fresh round has come after a small gap of three months …
Indian ride hailing firm Ola raises $500M from Temasek, an affiliate of Warburg Pincus, and co-founder Bhavish Aggarwal, nearly two years since its last raise
Manish Singh / TechCrunch :
Oversight Board reverses a decision banning an Instagram post that criticized solitary confinement, after finding Facebook “lost” a policy exception for 3 years
Adi Robertson / The Verge :
A look at Peacock as it enters its second year, considers expansion abroad, and tries to grow paid subscriptions; sources: 20% of Peacock's 14M MAUs pay for it
Gerry Smith / Bloomberg : Tweets: @emmagf , @gerryfsmith , @joshsternberg , @business , @royprice , @loudmouthjulia , @wickdchiq , @felixsalmon , and @lucas_shaw See also Mediagazer Tweets: Emma G. F...
Crypto financial services company Circle says it is going public via a SPAC merger at a $4.5B valuation
that will put both members of USDC's Centre Consortium (Coinbase is the other) on the public markets. https://www.coindesk.com/... @mayazi : Huge! the implications of a Circle SPAC on crytpro can't be...
Internal memo shows Microsoft is giving a $1,500 pandemic bonus to all eligible employees in the US and internationally
Tom Warren / The Verge :
Anger grows among some Google staff about “hypocritical” remote work decisions and transfers as senior exec Urs Hölzle announces plans to work from New Zealand
completely unequal & unfair. https://www.cnet.com/... Thanks: @rogerwcheng
Popshop Live, whose app lets sellers create live shopping shows to sell their products, raises Series A at $100M valuation; source: amount raised is ~$20M
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch :
Amid a global chip shortage, Hong Kong customs says it stopped multiple attempts of CPU smuggling over the past few weeks
Katie Wickens / PC Gamer :
South Korean online grocery delivery startup Kurly raises $200M Series F led by existing investors at $2.2B valuation, more than doubling its May 2020 valuation
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch :
Instawork, a marketplace that connects hourly workers with employers, raises $60M Series C led by Craft Ventures, bringing its total raised to $100M
A look at Sweden-based Embracer Group, which oversees 69 game development studios and has become Europe's most valuable game developer following an M&A spree
Hanna Hoikkala / Bloomberg : Tweets: @theedgemalaysia , @stephans_aktien , and @embracerinvest Tweets: @theedgemalaysia : Little-known Swedish games company is Europe's busiest dealmaker - Bloomberg ...
Sens. Bill Hagerty and Chris Van Hollen have called on the SEC to investigate whether Didi Chuxing misled American investors ahead of its IPO last week
Financial Times :
Twitter says it will “fully comply” with India's new IT rules, has appointed an interim chief compliance officer, and will name a grievance officer by July 11
Bloomberg :
How a years-long cybercrime investigation by FBI, Russia, and Ukraine was undone by corruption, rivalry, and stonewalling, resulting in the hackers going free
Shopify's new AI commerce stack
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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.