Telegram's latest update adds group video calls of up to 1,000 users with 30 simultaneous broadcasts, video messages, screen sharing during video calls, more
This update takes video to the next level. Group video calls now have up to 1000 viewers, video messages record in higher quality …
DOJ: 27 US Attorney offices had at least one staffer's Microsoft email account breached from May and Dec. 2020 by Russian hackers as part of the SolarWinds hack
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Russian hackers behind the massive SolarWinds cyberespionage campaign broke into the email accounts …
Digital bank Monzo reveals a loss of £130M on £66M revenue for the year ended Feb. and says UK FCA is investigating it over potential money laundering breaches
Digital lender suffers second ‘going concern’ warning from auditors — The Financial Conduct Authority … Source: Monzo and Monzo .
How US sanctions forced Chinese companies to develop key tech themselves, aligning the companies' incentives with China's goal of economic self-sufficiency
In 2016, AlphaGo, a computer program developed by machine learning experts in London, beat the world's top players of the classical Chinese board game Go.
Metaverse, as Zuckerberg and others imagine, is an odd vision built from a compendium of juvenile fantasies, perceived market opportunities, and overt dystopias
Silicon Valley CEOs keep hailing its imminent arrival as they hawk digital goods, but the metaverse was a dystopian idea from its inception.
New book claims Elon Musk demanded to be made Apple CEO during Tesla buyout talks in 2016, before Tim Cook cursed and hung up; Musk says he never spoke to Cook
you’ MacDailyNews : Elon Musk denies demanding to become Apple CEO; says Apple's App Store fees are a ‘de facto global tax on the internet’ Gary Ng / iPhone in Canada Blog : Apple's App Store Fees Cal...
SEC has stopped processing IPO and other registrations by Chinese companies as it crafts guidance for companies about the risks they face in China
Statement on Investor Protection Related to Recent Developments in China Paul R. La Monica / CNN : SEC temporarily halts approvals of new Chinese IPOs after Didi debacle David Pierce / Protocol : Big ...
Amazon reports Q2 revenue of $113.08B vs. $115.2B est., net sales grew 27% YoY, net income of $7.8B, and AWS net sales of $14.8B, up 37% YoY; stock down 5%+
Wisconsin-based Veda, which uses AI to automate data processing for healthcare payers and providers, raises $45M Series B led by Oak HC/FT
Veda Data Solutions, Inc., which uses artificial intelligence to automate health care data for providers and payers, closed a $45 million Series B funding round led … Source: Business Wire .
Educational publisher Pearson says it is switching to a subscription model for all of its 1,500 titles, available for $14.99/month through its new Pearson+ app
Educational publisher attempts move to Netflix model with access to 1,500 titles for $14.99 a month Source: PR Newswire .
In a filing, Amazon disclosed EU privacy regulators fined the company a record $888M for violating GDPR data storage rules in a July 16 decision
or 1 in every 169 workers Nathan Ord / HotHardware.com News : Amazon Slapped With Nearly $900 Million Fine Over EU Privacy Violations Marketing Dive : Amazon ad sales jump 87% as company emphasizes ne...
Vietnam-based VNLife, the parent company of VNPay, which helps banks provide mobile payment apps and other digital services, raises $250M at a valuation of $1B+
Payments system provider raises $250 million in deal led by US investors — TOKYO — Vietnamese payments provider VNLife … Source: Business Wire .
Analysis: since August 2020, 100+ warships from 16+ countries have had GPS-based location data faked to make it look like they crossed into disputed territory
The latest weapons in the global information war are fake vessels behaving badly. — ON SEPTEMBER 17 last year … Tweets: @essexcanning and @brbarrett Tweets: Stephen Canning / @essexcanning : The lat...
Apple removes Unjected, a social app for “unvaxxed friendly”, citing COVID-19 misinfo; Unjected removed social feed from its Android app after a Google warning
Anti-Vax App Squares Off With Google, Apple Over Misinformation Jackie Davalos31 July 2021, 15:00 CEST …
Riskified, an Israeli e-commerce fraud protection company, began trading on the NYSE on Thursday after raising $363M in its IPO, at a valuation of $3.3B
The Israeli e-commerce fraud protection company is raising $363 million and an additional $55.1 million, if the underwriters exercise their options. Source: Business Wire .
Australia-based IntelligenceBank, a marketing software provider for brands, raises $37M from Five Elms Capital to help speed up its expansion in the US
IntelligenceBank, a Melbourne-based marketing operations platform that counts ANZ Bank, National Australia Bank, Suncorp, Bupa, KFC …
B2B commerce and financing startup OfBusiness raises $160M led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2 at a valuation of $1.5B, becoming the 18th Indian unicorn for the year
B2B commerce startup valued at $1.5 billion; New capital to be used for acquisition, expansion
Twitter offers bug bounty of up to $3,500 to spot bias in its photo cropping algorithm, which was shown to favor white people over Black people
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A look at Intel's dismal 2020, which saw the delay of its 7nm architecture, Apple's switch to Arm-based chips, and the departure of Jim Keller and other execs
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Snap says it resolved an issue that prevented some Snapchat users from logging in and advises users to manually update the app if the issue persists
Jay Peters / The Verge :
Safari's extremely slow pace in adopting popular features and fixing showstopping bugs, and refusal to engage with contentious API proposals, is harming the web
Features not implemented are not dangerous —'Safari is the next IE' is well supported by many bugs —Ignoring Chrome proposals without engaging or alternative offers, makes the problem worse https://ht...
Deliveroo says it plans to pull out of Spain, citing limited market share; Spain unveiled a “rider law” in March to reclassify couriers as employees
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A look at the fallout from the Activision Blizzard suit, as the company confirms it fired WoW lead for misconduct last year and hires “union-busting” law firm
Physicists say they used Google's quantum computer to demo a time crystal, which forever cycles between states without consuming energy, for the first time
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Amid regulatory pressure, Binance says it will wind down its futures and derivatives products in Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands
Tom Wilson / Reuters :
Germany to allow institutional funds, which currently manage a total of ~$2.1T, to hold up to 20% of their holdings in Bitcoin and other crypto assets
Stephan Kahl / Bloomberg :
As Southeast Asian governments introduce “fake news” laws to fight COVID-19 misinformation, conspiracists thrive on Telegram and other non-public platforms
Peter Guest / Rest of World : Tweets: @febrofirdaus , @restofworld , @cengizyar , @ismailfahmi , and @restofworld Tweets: Febriana Firdaus / @febrofirdaus : Singapore's conspiracists thrive on Telegr...
Canada proposes the creation of a digital safety commissioner role to oversee violations of new harmful online content rules and issue penalties to platforms
[Thread] Facebook's future prospects remain strong as the secular rise of digital advertising blunts any headwinds from regulators, Apple, critics, and others
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Modern Animal, a pet care service offering 24/7 telemedicine and a more “intelligent” labor model for veterinarians, raises $40M Series B led by Founders Fund
Google contract workers in Pittsburgh have ratified a three-year deal with their employer HCL, for higher wages and more, nearly two years after unionizing
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Wyze Labs, which makes devices like smart security cameras, robot vacuums, and smartwatches, raises $110M Series B led by Marcy Venture Partners
Kurt Schlosser / GeekWire : Thanks: @cskuhlman
China's top court issues new guidelines that hotels, airports, and other commercial venues must get consent from customers to use facial recognition from Aug. 1
Eva Dou / Washington Post : Tweets: @sheenagreitens , @sophiehrw , @noahpinion , and @evadou Tweets: Sheena Greitens / @sheenagreitens : Note, however, that China's tightening control is primarily ov...
48 civil rights and advocacy groups ask the FTC to ban corporate facial surveillance technology and continuous corporate surveillance of public space
an org whose entire purpose is overseeing the domination of the tech world — has done nothing to slow Amazon's surveillance expansion. That silence feels if not like a blessing, at least like an invit...
MoEngage, a customer engagement service that enables personalization across email, SMS, and more, raises $32.5M, bringing its total raised to $72M+
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.