Facebook says it won't be “distracted by accusations which aren't supported by the facts” in response to Biden's comment that social media is “killing people”
Facebook fired back on Friday evening after President Biden earlier said that social media platforms are …
Biden says platforms like Facebook are “killing people” with the way they are handling COVID-19 vaccine misinfo, as White House calls on Facebook to do more
- President Joe Biden on Friday said platforms like Facebook are killing people by allowing Covid-19 vaccine misinformation on their services.
Apple removed Fakespot, which claims to detect bad sellers and fake reviews, from the App Store after Amazon complained that the app provided misleading info
Did Fakespot need permission to call out fake reviews as you shop? — Fakespot, known for its web browser extensions that try …
Unicode Consortium releases a draft list of new emoji to be finalized in Sept., including multiracial handshake, melting smiley face, a pregnant man, and more
Looking forward to beans and more — The draft list for the next round of new emoji was announced today, two days ahead of World Emoji Day on July 17th.
White House says it is alerting Facebook about posts that spread COVID-19 misinfo; US surgeon general calls on social media companies to tackle health misinfo
one of the classic hallmarks of fascism — that the people who spent 5 years babbling about fascism support. https://twitter.com/... Brandy Zadrozny / @brandyzadrozny : The most ironic part? CrowdTangl...
Microsoft warns customers to disable Windows Print Spooler service after identifying the third Windows print flaw in five weeks and despite a patch issued Tues.
The third serious Windows print flaw in 5 weeks prompts new Microsoft warning. — Microsoft hit yet another snag in its efforts …
Report: Apple tapped VP of technology Kevin Lynch to help lead its car project; Lynch had a major role in development of Watch and associated health features
As Apple continues its work on self-driving car technology, it is shifting one of its most well-known executives to the Project Titan team. Source: Insider .
Dorsey says Square is creating a new business line with the aim of helping devs build decentralized financial services products, primarily focused on Bitcoin
Square Inc. is creating a new business line to help developers build financial services products focused on Bitcoin …
Current and former insiders shed light on IBM's missteps with Watson, as IBM takes a less ambitious approach to commercializing Watson in the corporate market
IBM's artificial intelligence was supposed to transform industries and generate riches for the company. Neither has panned out. Tweets: @counternotions , @leapingrobot , @scottnations , @patentology ...
California's state legislature unanimously approves a plan to build a statewide, open access, “middle-mile” fiber network, and provide $2B in last-mile grants
CA to build middle-mile network open to all ISPs and give $2B in last-mile grants.
A week after dozens of AGs sued over antitrust, Google says developers who request an extension won't have to use Play Billing for Android IAPs until April 2022
Last September, Google announced that in one year's time all apps distributed through the Play Store would have to use Play Billing for in-app purchases.
Automattic, owner of Tumblr, buys podcast app Pocket Casts from a public radio collective that includes NPR, which reportedly lost $800K on it last year
Ashley Carman / The Verge :
Waystar, which makes healthcare revenue cycle management software, buys Patientco, which provides patient billing and payments software, sources say for $450M+
- Patientco is said to be valued at more than $450 million — Waystar CEO aims to provide more ‘consumer-like experience’ Source: PR Newswire Source: Waystar / PR Newswire : Waystar to Acquire Patie...
Sales of counterfeit COVID vaccine cards are thriving on Telegram, where scammers even promise to get a buyer's info registered into an official database
First, people cheated to receive a COVID vaccine shot. Now, they cheat to not get one. — As some venues, businesses, workplaces …
Inside the de-anonymization industry, where companies buy pseudonymized datasets with mobile advertising IDs and unmask the identities of people in the datasets
Unique IDs linked to phones are supposed to be anonymous. But there's an entire industry that links them to real people and their address. Tweets: @counternotions , @bergmayer , and @mjgault Tweets: ...
France's startup ecosystem is growing rapidly, as the number of unicorns triples to 28 since 2018, thanks to US and local investors, and public funds
Paris on the march as a European hub for sector start-ups — France may have been ejected from the Euro 2020 football championships unexpectedly early … Tweets: @julienhoez Tweets: Julien Hoez / @jul...
Valve announces Steam Deck, its long-rumored Switch-like handheld gaming device with a 7" touchscreen display, available in December from $399
Daloopa, which develops data extraction software for financial institutions, raises $20M Series A led by Credit Suisse Asset Management's NEXT Investors
Daloopa closed on a $20 million Series A round, led by Credit Suisse Asset Management's NEXT Investors, to continue developing …
US startups led by Black women raised ~$494M so far in 2021, surpassing the $484M raised in all of 2020 but just 0.34% of the total US venture funding in 2021
Editor's note: This article is part of Something Ventured, an ongoing series by Crunchbase News examining diversity and access … Tweets: @elektrkshepherd , @tunisharpe , @psb_dc , and @danprimack Twee...
Sources: ByteDance's news aggregator Jinri Toutiao has been blocking new user and content creator registrations since Sept. at the behest of Chinese regulators
BEIJING (Reuters) - TikTok owner ByteDance has been blocking new user and content creator registrations for its Chinese news … Tweets: @kylebrussell Tweets: Kyle Russell / @kylebrussell : The Party wi...
Google Cloud VP Amr Awadallah leaves the company, after staff complain about his manifesto called We Are One that he posted online about his past antisemitism
Jennifer Elias / CNBC :
Interview with Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi about Prop 22, capitalism, Travis Kalanick, getting nearly killed while delivering for Uber Eats on a bike in SF, more
everything from Prop 22 to the nature of capitalism to World of Warcraft to Travis Kalanick and Travis Bickle — from his waterfront property on Whidbey Island. https://www.nytimes.com/... Sar Haribhak...
Virginia governor announces plans to spend $700M in federal funds from the American Rescue Plan to provide universal broadband to all VA residents by 2024
Lauren Feiner / CNBC :
FedEx subsidiary FedEx Express invests $100M in Indian e-commerce logistics startup Delhivery, and will transfer part of its local India business to Delhivery
Manish Singh / TechCrunch :
Twitter rolls out auto-captions for voice tweets in 11 languages including English, Japanese, and Hindi, more than a year after launching voice tweets on iOS
Jay Peters / The Verge :
A look at six tech hubs around the world modeled after Silicon Valley that are gaining prominence: Lagos, Recife, Bengaluru, Shenzhen, Tel Aviv, and Medellín
The legends of Silicon Valley are well known. HP, born in a garage. Steve Jobs, the domineering icon who reshaped industries. Tweets: @leomschwartz , @aanuadeoye , @ediggs , @restofworld , @mohapatr...
Engineers in Japan say they achieved a data transmission rate of 319 Tb/s on a fiber line over 3,000 kilometers long, shattering the previous record of 178 Tb/s
Brad Bergan / Interesting Engineering :
Some restaurants in India are moving from Zomato and Swiggy to direct order services like DotPe due to their lower commissions and more access to customer data
Ahead of the company's $1.3 billion IPO, restaurants are moving to other platforms with lower commissions that provide more access to customer data. Tweets: @nilchristopher , @sub8u , @restofworld , @...
Facebook says BlenderBot 2.0, its updated AI chatbot, can recall past conversations that span months and search the internet to update itself about chat topics
Andrew Tarantola / Engadget :
The maker of a new documentary about Anthony Bourdain says he used AI to re-create Bourdain's voice and synthesized the audio of three quotes from the TV host
even when you're dead 🤨 https://newyorker.com/... Nilay Patel / @reckless : You can hear a line of the AI Anthony Bourdain deepfake voice in the trailer for the documentary, here it is. All credit to ...
Blend Labs, which provides software to banks for facilitating loans and mortgages, closes up over 15% in its market debut, valuing the company at nearly $4B
Kevin Truong / San Francisco Business Journal :
Binance halts operations for its stock tokens offering, which launched in April and let users buy and sell tokenized shares of popular stocks like Facebook
Liam J. Kelly / Decrypt :
Global smartphone shipments grew 12% YoY in Q2, with Xiaomi up 83% to take a 17% share and pushing past Apple to reach the second place for the first time ever
OpenAI disbands its robotics team that researched machines that learn tasks like solving a Rubik's Cube, to focus on domains that are more data-rich
Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat : Tweets: @tsimonite , @_brohrer_ , @mark_riedl , @grady_booch , @togelius , and @carnage4life Tweets: Tom Simonite / @tsimonite : Company claiming to pursue artificial gen...
Microsoft and Citizen Lab say government hackers from several countries have used spyware from Israeli vendor Candiru that uses two 0-day exploits in Windows
How movie studios are using Cameo, Twitter Spaces, and TikTok to create personalized ads and experiences to attract audiences
including @JohnCena & @Ludacris — can tune in remotely and take questions from fans. https://www.latimes.com/... https://twitter.com/... Arthur Leopold / @arthur_leopold : Great @latimes piece on how ...
Block.one's crypto exchange Bullish raises $75M from SoftBank's SB Northstar, as it prepares to go public through a SPAC merger
Paytm files for an IPO in India, looking to raise $2.2B
Manish Singh / TechCrunch :
Psiphon says its tool helped ~1.4M Cubans circumvent internet censorship this week, as Cuba's government restricts internet access amid nationwide protests
David Shepardson / Reuters :
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