The latest cryptocurrency compromise amendment to Senate's infrastructure bill fails to reach a vote after Sen. Shelby files an objection over military spending
The Senate rejected an amendment championed by the cryptocurrency industry that exempts non-custodial crypto actors …
Apple publishes a CSAM FAQ to address misconceptions and concerns about photo scanning
Apple has responded to misconceptions and concerns about its photo scanning announcements by publishing a CSAM FAQ - answering frequently asked questions about the features. Source: Apple .
Apple's plan to find CSAM should have centered around scanning images on iCloud servers, not on users' devices, where there is a greater expectation of privacy
including a number of non-obvious but critical ones. It's also why hypos as a threat assessment tool will only get you so far. https://twitter.com/... Greg Howell / @g_howell : @matthew_d_green If @Ap...
Sources: Apple plans a modest iPhone update, with a smaller notch, faster refresh rate, and camera upgrades, including ProRes recording and video Portrait mode
- Company plans video Portrait mode and higher-quality recording — New models to include smaller display cutout and faster chip
A bipartisan group of senators says it has reached a compromise on cryptocurrency reporting in the infrastructure bill
Google will let under 18s delist photos by request, restrict ad targeting of children based on age, gender, or interests, and more
As part of a new series of protections for kids under 18 — Google will no longer allow ad targeting of children based on their age, gender …
Analysis of tweets about Euro 2020, including racist abuse towards England players: 99% of accounts suspended were not anonymous and most abuse came from the UK
In February this year, we outlined the steps we have been taking to combat racist abuse on Twitter.
Inside the rift between the White House and Facebook over vaccine misinformation, as the administration grew frustrated with Facebook's lack of transparency
Frustrations grew behind the scenes among top leaders on both sides, potentially hurting the government's efforts to overcome the pandemic.
Senate sends $1T infrastructure bill to the House after a 69-30 vote; the bill contains a controversial cryptocurrency tax provision critics see as too broad
Wyden appears to be getting to yes on a deal to exempt a broader # of crypto players from new reporting requirements. But bc of Senate rules any 1 Senator could still block. Will one Senator step forw...
HP announces two Chrome OS PCs: all-in-one Chromebase AiO, with a 21.5" rotating touchscreen, and Chromebook x2 11, with a detachable display, both from $600
Plus a new Works With Chromebook-certified USB-C monitor — HP is announcing two new Chrome OS computers for its consumer-focused lineup.
Amazon says it will pay up to $1,000 in damages for dangerous goods sold by third-party merchants starting September 1 in the US
More than half of products sold on the platform come from third parties and are not vetted by ecommerce giant — Amazon will start directly paying compensation … Source: About Amazon .
YouTube launches protections for kids: default private uploads, turning off autoplay, and adding “take a break” and “bedtime” reminders by default
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Twitter suspends Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene for seven days over vaccine misinfo, saying it is her fourth strike and another offense could lead to permanent ban
Twitter on Tuesday suspended Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, Republican of Georgia, from its service for seven days …
According to an internal Google pay calculator, staff who choose to work from home will likely get a pay cut, especially those who commuted over long distances
Google employees based in the same office before the pandemic could see different changes in pay if they switch to working from home permanently …
How text-heavy meme posts, often paired with nonsensical, low-quality images, have begun sweeping through Instagram, thanks largely to Gen-Z accounts
Fueled by Gen Z, text-heavy meme posts, often paired with nonsensically unrelated pictures, are turning the photo and video app into a destination for written expression. Tweets: @nyt_first_said , @wh...
SoftBank's Vision Fund reports Q1 profit of $2.14B and says it made 47 new investments worth $14.2B; Facebook and Microsoft are no longer listed as investments
Japan's SoftBank Group Corp (9984.T) on Tuesday reported a 39% fall in first-quarter net profit, even as Vision Fund returns were boosted by listings during the period. Source: SoftBank Group .
Robinhood buys Say Technologies, which has raised $8M and whose service helps stock shareholders exercise their full ownership rights, in a $140M cash deal
U.S. consumer investing and trading service Robinhood announced this morning that it will acquire Say Technologies in a $140 million cash deal.
Shares of Krafton, the game studio behind PUBG, fell as much as 20% after it raised $3.8B in its Seoul IPO at a valuation of ~$19B, likely due to China concerns
Shares in Krafton Inc (259960.KS), the Tencent Holdings-backed (0700.HK) South Korean company behind blockbuster video game …
Gusto, which offers payroll and HR software for SMBs, raises $175M led by T. Rowe Price at a $9.5B valuation
Last year, as the pandemic left offices empty throughout the country, Josh Reeves watched the small business customers of his HR software company, Gusto, fighting to survive.
Samsung unveils the 5nm Exynos W920 for wearables, featuring two Cortex-A55 cores and a Mali-G68 GPU, and claims 20% better CPU and 10x better GPU performance
Sam Byford / The Verge :
App Annie: TikTok was the most downloaded app globally in 2020, displacing Facebook-owned apps for the first time since 2018
Data protection becoming more important as consumers demand privacy — TOKYO — A global survey of downloads in 2020 shows TikTok, a video-sharing app developed in China …
Google adds NFC to its Titan Security Key lineup, with a USB-C model available for $35 and a USB-A model for $30, and discontinues the Bluetooth-based model
Mitchell Clark / The Verge :
Salesforce launches Salesforce+, a free streaming service aimed at business professionals, with original programming from Salesforce and eventually its clients
Salesforce is the latest tech giant to venture into video streaming with the launch of a new service aimed at business professionals …
TCL, which has long been the flagbearer of Roku TVs, launches new TVs with Google TV, saying it wants to give consumers more choice and it isn't abandoning Roku
and come with built-in microphones for Google Assistant voice commands. Details: https://www.theverge.com/... Dieter Bohn / @backlon : This is a huge deal! https://twitter.com/...
A brief look at key executives at Krafton, the maker of PUBG, including founder and chairman Chang Byung-gyu and Brendan Greene, aka “PlayerUnknown”
Kim Jaewon / Nikkei Asia : Tweets: @nikkeiasia Tweets: @nikkeiasia : South Korean video game developer Krafton will make its stock market debut Tuesday. Here is a look at the mix of personalities, ta...
Labor lawyers say Apple has violated worker protections by shutting down three employee-run surveys on women and underrepresented minorities' pay equity
under US law, employees have the right to discuss pay.” https://www.theverge.com/... Dare Obasanjo / @carnage4life : It's illegal for an employer to ban employees from sharing salary information with ...
Twitter's photo cropping algorithm favors people with slimmer, younger-looking faces, and lighter skin; a researcher was awarded $3,500 for the discovery
Stephen Shankland / CNET :
SEC fines crypto exchange Poloniex $10M for operating an unregistered exchange; Circle bought Poloniex for $400M in 2018 before spinning it out in 2019
Tim Copeland / The Block : Source: U.S. Securities … .
Google will bring its VPN, available on Google One plans with over 2TB of storage, to Canada, Mexico, UK, France, Germany, Spain, and Italy
Abner Li / 9to5Google :
CoinDCX raises $90M Series C led by B Capital Group at a valuation of $1.1B, becoming the first Indian cryptocurrency exchange to reach unicorn status
Suvashree Ghosh / Bloomberg : Source: CoinDCX Blog .
Facebook redesigns its data transfer tool to let users move images to Photobucket and event listings to Google Calendar, as part of the Data Transfer Project
OwnBackup, which provides data backup and recovery tools for cloud providers, including Salesforce, raises $240M Series E at a $3.35B valuation
Paul Sawers / VentureBeat :
Venmo will let credit cardholders automatically buy cryptocurrency with the cash back they earn and says there will be no associated transaction fees
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch :
FalconX, a crypto exchange focused on institutional investors, raises $210M led by Tiger Global and others at a $3.75B valuation, up fivefold over five months
Gillian Tan / Bloomberg :
Interview with Intel VP Rebecca Weekly, the new chairperson and president of the board of the Open Compute Project, which now has around 250 corporate members
Dr. Ian Cutress / AnandTech : Tweets: @anandtech . Thanks: @iancutress Tweets: @anandtech : In 2011 the Open Compute Project was launched to enable open standards to benefit all enterprise players. O...
US prisons are exploring the use of AI to analyze inmates' phone calls, a practice privacy advocates say could amplify racial bias in the justice system
Reuters : Tweets: @aaschapiro , @lanceulanoff , @onekade , and @foxcahn Tweets: Avi Asher-Schapiro / @aaschapiro : Prisons & jails are quietly deploying tech to transcribe, & analyze the phone calls ...
India's government says Twitter is now complying with its new IT rules, after Twitter appointed several local executives
Manish Singh / TechCrunch :
PitchBook: 3,000+ angel investors are expected to make their first deal in 2021, up from 2,725 in 2020; angels have invested $2.1B in H1 2021 vs. $2.6B in 2020
FreshBooks, a Toronto-based cloud accounting software company focused on SMBs, raises $80.75M Series E led by Accomplice at a $1B+ valuation
Cybersecurity firm Proofpoint has dismissed its lawsuit against Facebook and has agreed to transfer a series of disputed phishing test domains to Facebook
Catalin Cimpanu / The Record :
Trendyol, a Turkey-based e-commerce marketplace and “superapp”, raises $1.5B at a $16.5B valuation, up from $9.4B in April, to become Turkey's first decacorn
Mary Ann Azevedo / 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.