Twitter is testing a way to downvote replies on iOS to understand the types of replies users find relevant to a conversation; downvotes won't be public
Last year, Twitter's chief product officer Kayvon Beykpour confirmed that the social network was “exploring” the idea of adding a dislike button to the app.
California Department of Fair Employment and Housing has sued Activision Blizzard for sexual harassment of and discrimination against its female staff
Video game giant Activision Blizzard Inc., maker of games including World of Warcraft and Diablo, fosters a “frat boy” …
Grindr has a track record of saying that data shared with brokers is encrypted and unidentifiable, despite the use of such data to out a Catholic priest, others
The latest scandal to rock the Catholic Church was both incredibly unnerving and entirely preventable. Why isn't anyone doing anything about it?
The FTC formally pledges to fight unlawful right-to-repair restrictions, says it will use its power to lower repair costs and support independent repair shops
It comes days after the White House endorsed similar rules — The Federal Trade Commission formally pledged to take on unlawful …
Facebook hides the tag #VaccinesKill from searches, displaying a message that says it is “keeping our community safe”, two years after Instagram hid the tag
(CNN)Last week, even as it came under fire from the White House over its role in spreading anti-vaccine misinformation …
Profile of the NSO Group, which has been hailed as an Israeli version of a Silicon Valley success story, as its founders defend their spyware operations
HERZLIYA, Israel — It was a proposition that would change everything. — Two 20-something Israeli entrepreneurs who had been running …
The Biden administration's promise to “review” Section 230 in response to anti-vax posts on Facebook will fail since being wrong online is protected speech
‘Reviewing’ Section 230 isn't the answer to anti-vax posts — Last week, the White House declared war …
NSO Group says “all the finger-pointing should be at the customer” not the company as it compares itself to a car manufacturer and its clients to drunk drivers
The maker of powerful spy software allegedly used to hack the phones of innocent people says blaming the company is like …
Uber Freight to acquire Transplace, which makes transportation management software, from TPG, in a deal that values Transplace at $2.25B
- Uber Freight, the rideshare company's trucking division, said Thursday it's acquiring Transplace in a deal that values the transportation logistics company at $2.25 billion.
Clubhouse is no longer invite-only as it exits beta and says the 10M people on its waitlist will be added to the app over time
The app goes wide — Clubhouse is going wide. Co-founders Paul Davison and Rohan Seth announced today that the app is no longer invite-only.
Sources: China sees Didi's decision to go public despite regulator pushback as a challenge to its authority and is considering unprecedented penalties
- Regulators weigh several penalties, from fine to delisting — Ride-hailing startup raised $4.4 billion in U.S. listing
Top US Catholic Church official resigns after a Catholic media site obtained his alleged Grindr app and phone location data from an undisclosed data broker
Google rolls out Backup by Google One, a unified Android cloud backup that syncs app data, messages, photos, and more; Backup replaces the Play Services tool
Google today started rolling out “Backup by Google One” as an update over the existing Android backup service that now means end users …
Oculus rolls out v31, adding Messenger Reactions, a new Security Settings panel, and a new “Invite to App” button that makes it easier to invite friends to play
Invite friends, react on Messenger, and have your passwords autofill in the Browser
Visa buys Currencycloud, which sells software for banks and fintech companies to process cross-border payments, in a deal valuing the UK startup at £700M
- Visa is buying Currencycloud in a deal valuing the British payments start-up at £700 million.
Concerns over China's online influence campaigns overseas, while valid, are often overblown as there is little evidence to show campaigns are actually working
On April 27, 2021, Tristan Harris, a tech critic and former Google employee, warned at a U.S. Senate hearing that we are facing … Tweets: @citizenlab and @yoyoel Tweets: @citizenlab : According to @lo...
China's hacking activities are increasingly resembling those of Russia and North Korea after the Ministry of State Security largely took over operations in 2015
Andy Greenberg / Wired : Tweets: @benjamint0001 Tweets: BenjaminT / @benjamint0001 : China's hackers have gotten far more aggressive since 2015, when the Ministry of State Security largely took over ...
Magic, which provides an SDK for developers to implement a variety of passwordless authentication methods, raises $27M Series A led by Northzone
Magic, a San Francisco-based startup that builds “plug and play” passwordless authentication technology, has raised $27 million in Series A funding.
DeepMind says it used AI to create a “transformative” map of human proteins; some compare the potential impact of the work to that of the Human Genome Project
DeepMind plans to release hundreds of millions of protein structures for free — AI research lab DeepMind has created …
Q&A with Zuckerberg about his vision for the metaverse and its potential to further splinter our sense of shared reality, Biden's comments about Facebook, more
As June came to an end, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg told his employees about an ambitious new initiative. Tweets: @ballmatthew , @caseynewton , @reckless , @craigsilverman , @reese_shapiro , @reckles...
Spanish police have arrested UK citizen Joseph O'Connor at the US' request over his alleged involvement in last year's hack of high-profile Twitter accounts
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SEC Chairman Gary Gensler: stock tokens and stablecoins backed by securities “are implicated by the securities laws and must work within our securities regime”
Nikhilesh De / CoinDesk :
India's antitrust regulator accuses Amazon of concealing facts when it sought approval for a 2019 investment in a Future Group unit, according to a June letter
India's antitrust regulator has accused Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) of concealing facts and making false submissions when it sought approval …
Bill.com to acquire Invoice2Go, whose accounts receivable software helps businesses and freelancers manage invoicing and payments, for $625M in cash and stock
Back-office software provider Bill.com announced on Monday (July 19) that it had signed a definitive agreement to acquire Invoice2go in a $625 million stock and cash deal. Source: Business Wire and In...
Index Ventures closes a $900M early-stage fund, a $2B growth-stage fund, and a $200M seed-stage fund, giving Index $3B in new capital, its largest tranche yet
Index Ventures has closed a trio of new funds: a $900 million early-stage fund, a $2 billion growth-stage fund and a previously announced $200 million seed-stage fund.
Epic Games acquires Sketchfab, which operates a repository with 4M+ 3D assets, for an undisclosed sum; Sketchfab reduces its store commission from 30% to 12%
Yoobic, an app for service workers to manage tasks and communicate with colleagues, raises $50M Series C, source says at a valuation between $300M and $400M
Slack set the standard in many ways for what knowledge workers want and expect out of a workplace collaboration app these days …
Several experts say steady improvements in advanced driver-assistance systems are a better pathway to scaling driverless tech than a “moonshot” Level 4 solution
they shouldn't have Tweets: Hussein Kanji / @hkanji : “There is really no path from L2 to L4 — there's a huge chasm. It's a completely different development mindset.” https://amp-ft-com.cdn.ampproject...
Filing: Teads, which provides automated buying and selling of online ad space, plans to raise up to $808.5M in its US IPO, at a valuation of about $5B
Advertising technology company Teads BV, owned by French telecom company Altice, said on Wednesday it aims to raise up to $808.5 million through …
Thesis, the crypto incubator behind the Fold crypto rewards app and the decentralized Keep protocol, raises $21M Series A
ParaFi and Polychain are among the investors funding the studio behind the Fold app, the Keep protocol and an upcoming MetaMask competitor.
The Cyberspace Administration of China passed an order banning minors from appearing online in live-streaming ads, online courses with “vulgar” content, more
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YouTube says it will test a new feature that will allow viewers to shop for products directly from livestream videos, starting with a few creators and brands
Virtually Human Studio, the startup behind Zed Run, which lets users breed and race virtual horses bought and sold as NFTs, raises $20M Series A led by TCG
Filing: Kakao Bank, South Korea's largest internet-only bank, plans to raise $2.2B in its IPO, sets its shares at ~$34 each at a valuation as high as ~$16B
Amazon unveils over 50 new features for Alexa devices to drive growth for skills developers, like featured skill cards, which are recommended on the home screen
VTEX, an e-commerce software platform used by companies like Sony, closes up 16%+ in its trading debut after raising $361M in its IPO at a valuation of $3.5B+
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Carbon Health, which offers app-based virtual care and in-person care at 80 clinics across 12 US states, raises $350M, source says at a valuation of $3.3B
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CB Insights: blockchain startups raised a record $4.38B in Q2, up 50%+ QoQ and a ninefold increase from Q2 2020; fintech startups raised $30.8B, up 30% QoQ
Ryan Browne / CNBC :
Tailor Brands, a SaaS platform to automate branding and marketing for SMBs, raises $50M Series C led by GoDaddy, bringing its total raised to $70M
Christine Hall / TechCrunch :
Poll: of 750 tech workers, half are at least somewhat interested in joining a union, and ~50% say there is already interest of unionizing at their workplace
Anna Kramer / Protocol : Tweets: @_aupe_ , @techworkersco , @bizcarson , and @alphabetworkers Tweets: Aupe / @_aupe_ : “Unions tend to form during short moments of high-pressure social change, accord...
Paycor, which makes HR management software for SMBs, closed up 13% in its trading debut, giving the company a market value of $4.46B
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Facial-recognition company Clearview AI raises $30M Series B amid legal and ethical concerns, with new investors requesting they not be publicly identified
Kashmir Hill / New York Times :
Kaltura, which offers a video platform for virtual events and meetings, closes up 20% in its trading debut after raising $150M in an IPO at a $1.24B valuation
Luisa Beltran / Barron's Online :
Robinhood plans to sell as much as a third of its initial public offering, or $770M of shares, directly to customers through its app
Report: only one in twelve households eligible for the FCC's emergency broadband benefit are enrolled in the $3.2B program
Issie Lapowsky / Protocol :
GudangAda, a Jakarta-based B2B marketplace for fast-moving consumer goods, stationery, and more, raises $100M+ Series B led by Asia Partners and Falcon Edge
Catherine Shu / TechCrunch :
Disco, which provides AI-powered software to simplify legal services, closed up 28% in its trading debut, valuing the company at ~$2.3B
Sara Merken / Reuters :
Shopify's new AI commerce stack
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Email fatigue is real: Here's how smart email tools help you regain control
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Protecting your Cloud Applications Data
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