Apple agrees to settle a class-action lawsuit and will let developers directly contact customers, inform them about purchase options outside iOS, and more
CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA Apple today announced a number of changes coming to the App Store that, pending court approval, will resolve a class-action suit from US developers.
Apple's $100M settlement lets devs tell users about alt payment options using contact info from iOS app, but still won't allow adding the info inside the app
Developers can email you about payment options that bypass Apple's cut — A proposed agreement between Apple …
Microsoft warns thousands of cloud customers that a now-fixed Azure Cosmos vulnerability might have exposed databases, but it saw no evidence it was exploited
Microsoft (MSFT.O) on Thursday warned thousands of its cloud computing customers, including some of the world's largest companies …
Sources: China plans to propose rules that would ban companies with large amounts of sensitive consumer data from going public in the US
China's stock regulator plans to propose new rules that could thwart internet companies' plans to list in the U.S. — SINGAPORE—China plans to propose …
China calls the “996” work culture, a weekly schedule of six 12-hour work days popular among Chinese tech firms, a “serious violation” of labor law
The “996” work culture — a 12-hour, six-day work schedule that had been popular among Chinese tech companies until recently …
Apple launches News Partner Program, which lowers commissions on in-app purchases to 15% for news publishers who participate in Apple News
Apple today is launching a new program that will allow subscription news organizations that participate in the Apple News app and meet certain requirements …
Netflix is testing games in its Android app in Poland, starting with two existing Stranger Things games
Playing on Netflix's mobile app is new, but the games themselves — two pixelated Stranger Things games — have already been available off Netflix for years.
Dell beats in Q2 with $26.1B revenue, up 15% YoY, as net income fell to $880M; PC revenue rose to a record $14.3B, up 27% YoY, as servers rose 6% YoY to $4.5B
Commercial PC revenue surged 32% in the quarter to $10.6 billion and consumer sales of $3.7 billion was up 17% from a year ago. Source: Dell Technologies .
YouTube is implementing picture-in-picture functionality in its iOS app, starting with a testing window for Premium subscribers through October 31
YouTube is making good on its promise to — bring picture-in-picture viewing to iOS users. TechCrunch
Waymo to end a two-year effort to sell lidar sensors to other companies as it rethinks strategy after failing to generate significant revenue for over a decade
Alphabet Inc's (GOOGL.O) self-driving unit Waymo said on Thursday that it has ended a two-year effort to sell light detection and ranging (lidar) sensors to other companies.
Sources: EU to launch a formal probe early next month into Nvidia's planned $54B takeover of Arm, as Nvidia sets formal submission date in the week of Sept. 6
Brussels expected to open investigation in early September over competition concerns — Brussels is set to launch …
A look at China's alleged hack of Microsoft Exchange, which both US officials and Microsoft believe was in the service of China's AI ambitions
Steven Adair hunts hackers for a living. Back in January, in a corner-of-his-eye, peripheral kind of way, he thought he saw one in his customer's networks …
Interview with a16z General Partner Martin Casado as the company rolls out a new $400M fund focused on seed investments
Andreessen Horowitz has begun to announce new funds almost as routinely as some startups have begun announcing follow-on rounds. After announcing a third biotech fund …
China plans to implement rules to control the recommendation algorithms tech companies use, forbidding practices that “encourage addiction or high consumption”
- Cyberspace administration makes 30-point proposal for changes — Companies affected could include ByteDance, Apple, Alibaba
Head of the Reserve Bank of India says the central bank may launch its first digital currency trial programs by December
- The Reserve Bank of India may launch its first digital currency trial programs by December, governor Shaktikanta Das told CNBC. — RBI is studying various aspects …
Twitter starts rolling out Ticketed Spaces for some iOS users; hosts can charge between $1 and $999 for their ticketed rooms and set a room size cap
The beginning of paid live audio rooms — Twitter is beginning its rollout of Ticketed Spaces, or paid live audio rooms.
Analysis: targeted ad campaigns on Facebook, long criticized as invasive, have become powerful tools for health officials to persuade people to get vaccinated
Targeted ad campaigns, long criticized as invasive and divisive, have become powerful tools for health officials Tweets: @willoremus , @washingtonpost , @drewharwell , and @tracyjan Tweets: Will Oremu...
Q&A with John Binns, a 21-year-old American living in Turkey, who claims responsibility for the recent T-Mobile hack and says its security is “awful”
revealing your full legal name and location—is an interesting strategy. https://www.wsj.com/... Daniel Lippman / @dlippman : “The young hacker said he did it to gain attention. ‘Generating noise was o...
UK government says it will move away from EU's GDPR after Brexit, including possibly ending cookie consent popups, and names John Edwards as preferred ICO head
Alex Hern / The Guardian : Source: GOV.UK .
As Linux turns 30, a Q&A with Greg Kroah-Hartman, who oversees Linux kernel releases, on lessons learned, upcoming challenges, why Linux succeeded, and more
Greg Kroah-Hartman talks to El Reg about world domination, what was, and what may be for the kernel Tweets: @ericabrescia , @sjvn , @infernosec , and @theregister Tweets: Erica Brescia / @ericabrescia...
Overjet, which creates AI-based software for dental clinics, raises $27M Series A led by General Catalyst, Insight Partners; its tech recently got FDA clearance
After cutting its teeth automating the dental insurance claims process, Overjet is now ready to expand its artificial intelligence software …
Sources: TSMC plans to increase prices by ~10% for advanced chips and ~20% for less advanced chips, starting later this year or early next
surprised TSMC didn't do this sooner https://twitter.com/...
DJ 3LAU launches Royal, which lets users trade shares of song royalty rights as crypto tokens, with $16M in seed funding led by Founders Fund and Paradigm
optimistic, experimental, supportive and fun! If you want to work at intersection of music and pioneering technology - DM me Big vision, help creators and join an experienced team https://twitter.com/...
Snap updates Snapchat's Scan feature, turning it into a visual search engine that identifies many things in the real world, like clothes or dog breeds
Reddit CEO responds after calls from users to purge the site of COVID-19 disinformation, saying “dissent is a part of Reddit and the foundation of democracy”
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As the federal government prepares to deploy $42.5B for broadband development, the money will flow to states via the Commerce Department, bypassing the FCC
the agency that has traditionally doled out subsidies for internet connections — is on the sidelines. https://www.axios.com/... Tim Farrar / @tmfassociates : Does this administration care about the FC...
A look at China's turbulent relationship with its domestic gaming industry, as it continues its crackdown on Tencent, while laying out plans for global growth
China's domestic gaming revenues in 2020 rose to 278.7 billion yuan with almost half of the country now playing video games … Tweets: @therealjoshye Tweets: @therealjoshye : Published this 1,500-word ...
HP misses with Q3 revenue of $15.3B, up 7% YoY but below $15.9B estimates, Personal Systems revenue of $10.4B, flat YoY, Printing revenue of $4.9B, up 24% YoY
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Apple Watch active user base crossed 100M globally in Q2, as the smartwatch market grew 27% YoY and the sub-$100 segment grew 547% YoY
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A look at El Salvador's adoption of bitcoin as a national currency on Sept. 7, by giving citizens $30 to sign up for its Chivo wallet, and potential issues
Wall Street Journal : Tweets: @tunkuv , @chris2pherchase , @byheatherlong , @scottlincicome , and @ceostroff Tweets: Tunku Varadarajan / @tunkuv : “Adopting bitcoin as legal tender puts us on a roll...
VMware reports Q2 revenue of $3.14B, up 9% YoY, vs estimates of $3.1B, Subscription and SaaS revenue of $776M, up 23% YoY, is on track for Dell spin-off in Nov.
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Workstream, which helps SMBs hire frontline and deskless workers by using text messages, raises $48M Series B co-led by Mary Meeker's BOND and Coatue
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Logitech's livestreaming software company Streamlabs rolls out a monthly tipping service for use on Twitch, YouTube, or Facebook, and says it won't take a cut
Ian Carlos Campbell / The Verge :
Hopin, which develops software for hosting virtual events, has hired Amazon's former VP of Grocery Tech and Bezos “shadow” advisor Wei Gao to be COO
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Venture Intelligence: Indian internet startups raised a record $20B this year, across 576 deals, surpassing the $13B from 878 deals in 2019
M. Sriram / Moneycontrol : Tweets: @moneycontrolcom and @manicontrol2020 Tweets: Moneycontrol / @moneycontrolcom : New record 🔥 Indian internet #startups raised $20.2 billion across 576 deals this ye...
PawaPay, a UK-based company offering payment services in 10 African countries, raises $9M in seed funding co-led by 88mph and MSA Capital
Sources: Berkshire Hathaway-backed Brazilian digital bank Nubank is seeking a valuation greater than $55.4B for its planned US IPO
Long-Term Stock Exchange, a Silicon Valley-based rival to NYSE, says Twilio and Asana will list their shares Thursday, the first companies to do so
After White House meeting, Google will spend $10B over five years and train 100K IT and data workers, Apple pledges supply chain security improvements, and more
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Picsart, which makes image and video editing tools, raises $130M Series C led by SoftBank's Vision Fund 2, sources say at a valuation of around $1.5B
Utah-based Aumni, which provides a data analytics service for private capital investors, raises $50M Series B led by JP Morgan
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.