As Facebook bans the Taliban, Twitter says it only takes action against accounts breaking its rules and YouTube says it will terminate Taliban-linked accounts
Who will control Afghanistan's official Facebook page? — Social platforms including Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube are coming under …
WhatsApp shuts down Taliban helpline in Kabul that was allegedly for reporting violence and looting, as Facebook blocks other “official Taliban channels”
Complaints number meant to act as emergency hotline for civilians to report violence and looting
Google says the Pixel 5a is the last Pixel phone that will come with a charging brick, claiming most people already have a USB-C charger
Google says the 5A is the last Pixel phone to include a charging brick — Google is the latest manufacturer to bid farewell to the in-box charging brick …
T-Mobile says an investigation found 7.8M current users and 40M past and prospective users who applied for credit had information stolen in a cyberattack
- About 7.8 million current customers had information stolen — Records from former and prospective users also accessed Source: T-Mobile .
Apple says FaceTime's SharePlay feature, heavily promoted during WWDC, will not be released in iOS 15, arriving instead in a later update
Apple has made the decision to delay the launch of its new SharePlay feature in iOS 15. The new feature will be available in a later update to iOS 15 …
Samsung confirms it will stop showing ads in default apps, including Weather, Pay, and Theme, starting later this year
Including its Weather, Pay, and Theme apps — Samsung has confirmed that it will stop showing ads in default apps including Samsung Weather, Samsung Pay, and Samsung Theme.
BlackBerry discloses a critical flaw in QNX OS, impacting 200M+ cars, hospital equipment, more; sources say it resisted public disclosure until talks with CISA
A flaw in software made by BlackBerry has left two hundred million cars, along with critical hospital and factory equipment …
Twitter tests adding an option for users to report misinformation in the US, Australia, South Korea, and will use the reports to study and identify trends
- Not all flagged tweets will be reviewed by fact checkers — Experiment will run in the U.S., Australia and South Korea
Apple appeals a 2019 copyright case it lost against Corellium, after settling other claims with the company relating to the DMCA this month to avoid a trial
Apple Inc (AAPL.O) on Tuesday filed a notice of appeal in a copyright case it brought against cybersecurity firm Corellium LLC in 2019.
YouTube introduces new search features, including viewing video chapters directly on the search page and better recommendations for translated videos
YouTube announced two feature updates today to make it easier for people to find the content they're looking for on the platform.
Tencent reports Q2 revenue rose 20% YoY to $21.3B, beating estimates, as profit reached $6.6B, up 29% YoY from $5.1B
The Hong Kong-listed company reported a profit of US$6.6 billion in the quarter ended June The results come amid a recent stock market rout for the country's tech sector …
Sources: the Taliban have seized US military biometric devices, known as HIIDE, that could aid in the identification of Afghans who supported coalition forces
The Taliban have seized U.S. military biometrics devices that could aid in the identification of Afghans who assisted coalition forces …
A look at the focus on disinformation by media, tech, and academic leaders, and how assumptions about disinfo effectiveness echo old media and advertising myths
In the beginning, there were ABC, NBC, and CBS, and they were good. Midcentury American man could come home after eight hours … Tweets: @karlbode , @karlbode , @daveyalba , @daphnehk , @noupside , @b...
Report: militias like the Three Percenters are key spreaders of vaccine misinfo on Facebook, and some of their Facebook Group admins get a “Group Expert” badge
Violent militia groups have become “key” spreaders of vaccine misinformation on Facebook, and now those groups … Source: Tech Transparency Project .
Profile of Andrey Shumeyko, who shared internal Apple docs and devices on forums while informing on other members to Apple and says Apple took advantage of him
He spent years inside the iPhone leaks and jailbreak community. He was also spying for Apple. — Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
China's government rebukes 43 apps, including Tencent's WeChat, for illegally transferring user data, including location and contacts, and orders rectifications
as in, free of responsibilities and at no cost—is over,” says Winston Ma of NYU's law school. @wsjeva https://www.wsj.com/...
Amazon has surpassed Walmart as the world's top retail seller outside China; FactSet says people spent $610B+ on Amazon in the 12 months ending in June
Proof that the online future has arrived: The biggest e-commerce company outside China has unseated the biggest brick-and-mortar seller.
Filing: Palantir acquired $50.7M in 100-ounce gold bars in August, in preparation for a “black swan event”, and will accept payment from clients in gold
- Company spent $50.7 million on 100-ounce gold bars in August — Customers can now pay for software in Bitcoin, though none has
iOS 15 beta 6 adds an option to show Safari's address bar at the top, while displaying some buttons like back, forward, and share in a bottom toolbar
Recent COVID-19 outbreaks are slowing plans by Apple, Google, and Amazon to shift production from China to Vietnam as governments tighten border controls
Suppliers say tighter border controls are hindering output expansion in Vietnam — TAIPEI — Recent outbreaks of COVID-19 …
Google's new $449 Pixel 5a review: IP67 water resistance, big 4,680mAh battery, and top-class camera, but limited availability and only three years of updates
The Consumer Technology Association says attendees of CES 2022 will be required to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination
People attending CES 2022 in person in Las Vegas will be required to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination, the Consumer Technology Association announced on Tuesday.
Microsoft has made changing default browsers in Windows 11 unnecessarily complex compared to Windows 10, drawing criticism from Firefox and Opera
Competitors aren't happy — Microsoft's upcoming release of Windows 11 will make it even harder to switch default browsers and ignores browser defaults …
Sources: several execs at Waymo, which saw a mass exodus of top talent this spring, felt frustrated about the sluggish pace of progress with its driverless tech
The world's most famous autonomous car shop has lost its CEO and is still getting stymied by traffic cones. What's taking so long?
Postman, which helps developers build, test, and iterate their APIs, raises $225M Series D led by Insight Partners at a $5.6B valuation, up from $2B in 2020
San Francisco-based Postman, which operates a collaborative platform for developers to help them build, design, test and iterate their APIs …
Binance says former US government cybercrime investigator Greg Monahan will lead global money laundering reporting
- Ex-IRS investigator Greg Monahan to join cryptocurrency firm — Company faces scrutiny including criminal probe and new rules — Binance has named Greg Monahan …
London-based Stacker, which offers no-code tools to build business apps, raises $20M Series A led by a16z, bringing its total funding to $23M
No code platforms have developed into a hot market, and Stacker, a London-based no-code platform is attempting to bring the concept to a new level.
MobileCoin, a privacy-focused cryptocurrency that Signal is offering in the UK as a payment feature, raises $66M Series B at a $1.066B valuation
MobileCoin, a cryptocurrency business that counts founder Moxie Marlinspike of the encrypting messaging app Signal as its earliest technical advisor …
Profile of DDoSecrets, a collective formed in 2018 that has shared confidential documents from US law enforcement, Myanmar, Ukraine, Gab, and others
As Freddy Martinez tracked the latest impeachment proceedings against Donald Trump on Twitter, he saw a screencap of a CNN broadcast that struck him as odd. Tweets: @newrepublic , @silvermanjacob , @n...
Baidu's Kunlun says it has begun mass producing second-generation AI chips built on a 7nm process, offering 2-3x the power of the first-gen chips from 2020
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese tech giant Baidu said on Wednesday it had begun mass-producing second-generation Kunlun artificial intelligence …
Rapid Robotics, which is developing AI-powered industrial robots, raises $36.7M Series B led by Kleiner Perkins and Tiger Global
Kleiner Perkins and Tiger Global have led a $36.7 million funding round for Rapid Robotics Inc., a startup developing artificial intelligence-powered robots aimed at the industrial sector.
TrustLayer, which uses AI to digitize insurance verification, raises $15.1M Series A led by Craft Ventures
The Transform Technology Summits start October 13th with Low-Code/No Code: Enabling Enterprise Agility. Register now! — TrustLayer, an AI-powered platform working …
Intel says it's “winding down” its RealSense camera business, which focused on hardware for computer vision applications
Dylan Martin / CRN :
Samsung Galaxy Watch4 review: snappy interface, improved app support, and expanded health tracking, but Bixby is still bad and Samsung's ecosystem is limiting
Dieter Bohn / The Verge :
Airbnb says it will change its TOS this fall to no longer require arbitration in cases involving sexual assault of hosts and guests, after two women sued
Olivia Carville / Bloomberg : Tweets: @rileyraygriffin , @sylviavarnham , @livcarville , @business , @livcarville , and @livcarville Tweets: Riley Ray Griffin / @rileyraygriffin : Sexual assault surv...
Sightline Payments, a digital payments provider for casinos and the hospitality industry in the US, raises $244M led by Cannae Holdings at a $1B+ valuation
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Scripps Health, a CA-based healthcare provider with 25 facilities including 5 hospitals, says it expects to lose ~$106.8M after a ransomware attack in May 2021
Data visualization and analytics service Preset raises $35.9M Series B led by Redpoint Ventures with a16z participating, bringing its total raised to $48.4M
Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat :
Bangalore-based Smallcase, a digital wealth management service that has 3M+ users, raises $40M led by Faering Capital with participation from Amazon
Saritha Rai / Bloomberg :
Ahead of South Korea's tighter crypto regulations, Binance and some other exchanges have proactively halted or discontinued trading using Korean currency
Yonhap News Agency :
PatPat, an e-commerce website that sells kidswear and matching family outfits, raises $160M from SoftBank's Vision Fund 2, bringing its total raised to $700M+
Eudora Wang / DealStreetAsia :
South Korean online secondhand marketplace Danggeun Market, publisher of hyperlocal community app Karrot, raises $162M Series D at a $2.7B valuation
Kate Park / TechCrunch :
Analysis: Chinese startups are increasingly looking to raise renminbi rather than USD; ~90% of semiconductor funding in China last year was renminbi denominated
Financial Times : Tweets: @financialtimes Tweets: @financialtimes : Chinese entrepreneurs are turning to renminbi, already in favour in politically sensitive sectors, such as defence, instead of the ...
Pakistan-based Airlift, which delivers groceries, medicines, and electronic products in 30 minutes, raises $85M Series B at a $275M valuation
Manish Singh / TechCrunch :
Analysis: SoftBank likely raised over $6B by selling stakes in Facebook, Microsoft, Alphabet, Salesforce, and Netflix in the three months ending June 30
Bloomberg : Tweets: @business Tweets: @business : SoftBank sold roughly $14 billion worth of listed stocks last quarter, nearly triple the amount in the previous period, as it increases pace of inves...
Enable, which is building tools for B2B rebate management, raises $45M Series B led by Norwest Venture Partners, following a $13M Series A in 2020
Christine Hall / TechCrunch :
Brazilian startup Kovi, which rents vehicles to drivers who work for ride hailing and delivery companies, raises $104M Series B, bringing total raised to $145M
Mary Ann Azevedo / TechCrunch :
ByteDance joins the Open Invention Network, the largest US-based patent non-aggression consortium covering Linux and related open-source tech
Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols / ZDNet :
Split, which makes it easy for developers to use feature flags, raises $50M Series D led by Owl Rock, bringing its total raised to $110M
Ron Miller / TechCrunch :
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