Internal docs: Facebook's own research shows Instagram is harmful to a sizeable percentage of users, especially teen girls, but it has taken few remedial steps
Its own in-depth research shows a significant teen mental-health issue that Facebook plays down in public
Citizen Lab says it found evidence of ForcedEntry on an activist's iPhone and the exploit worked on iPads, Macs, and Watches as well, prior to recent updates
Citizen Lab says the ForcedEntry flaw affects all iPhones, iPads, Macs and Watches — Apple has released security updates … Source: The Citizen Lab .
Apple releases iOS 14.8, watchOS 7.6.2, iPadOS 14.8, and macOS 11.6, which fix some CoreGraphics and WebKit flaws that defeated iOS “Blastdoor” protections
why it's critical for iPhone users Tweets: John Scott-Railton / @jsrailton : 🚨 UPDATE YOUR APPLE DEVICES NOW🚨 We caught a zero-click, zero day iMessage exploit used by NSO Group's #Pegasus spyware. Ta...
South Korea fines Google $177M for abusing market dominance, saying it prevented companies like Samsung from developing or using modified versions of Android
- Company said to have impeded development of competing software — Regulator orders change to Google contracts with manufacturers
A breakdown of Apple vs. Epic decision, which was a near total victory for Apple, and the limitations of the injunction on App Store's anti-steering provision
The vast majority of Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers decision in Epic v. Apple is both straight-forward and predictable …
Biden to nominate Georgetown law professor Alvaro Bedoya, who focuses on privacy issues, to be a commissioner at the FTC
Alvaro Bedoya has spearheaded pivotal research into how the government's use of facial recognition software hurts America's most marginalized Source: The White House .
Intuit says it has agreed to acquire Mailchimp for $12B in cash and stock
- Intuit will buy email marketing company Mailchimp for $12 billion, the companies announced Monday. — Intuit said it will use the acquisition to accelerate growth among small business clients. Sourc...
Christine Martinez files a suit against Pinterest claiming breach of implied contract, saying she co-created Pinterest but was never compensated
In a lawsuit, a woman who said she had helped create Pinterest claimed the founders had agreed to compensate her but never did.
Amazon partners with ticketing company AXS to use its Amazon One palm scanner at Colorado's Red Rocks Amphitheatre, the first outside partnership for Amazon One
Launching at Colorado's Red Rocks Amphitheatre — Amazon's palm-scanning technology, Amazon One, has always been about more than just fast payments. Source: About Amazon .
Last week's court ruling leaves the door open for Apple to still attempt to collect a 30% commission from app developers who use their own payment methods
- Judge questioned, but didn't lower iPhone maker's commission — Maximizing revenue means logistical challenges, political risk
Amazon rolls out an OS update with a new UI for Kindle, Kindle Paperwhite, and Kindle Oasis, the first refresh since around 2016
Refined look and feel coming to most Kindles released since 2015. — Amazon's Kindle e-readers get new software updates regularly, and they're mostly of the nondescript … Source: Amazon .
What to expect from Apple's September 14 event: narrower iPhone 13 notch, LTPO displays on Pro models, redesigned Watch Series 7, no M1X MacBook Pros, and more
This week: The long-awaited ruling in Apple Inc.'s suit with Epic Games Inc. arrives just before the iPhone 13 …
Internal Facebook documents detail XCheck, a program that shields VIP users from normal content enforcement policies, which included over 5.8M users in 2020
Amazon says it is increasing its US hourly starting wage to $18 and plans to hire another 125,000 warehouse and transportation workers
Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) has increased its average starting wage in the United States to more than $18 an hour and plans to hire another 125,000 warehouse … Source: About Amazon .
Researcher discovers an AI-powered service that makes it incredibly easy for users to generate nonconsensual deepfake porn by uploading a picture of a face
Deepfake researchers have long feared the day this would arrive. — The website is eye-catching for its simplicity.
India and Singapore are working to link India's Unified Payments Interface and Singapore's PayNow by 2022, seeking to enable “instant, low-cost” transfers
India and Singapore are working to link their digital payments systems to enable “instant, low-cost fund transfers,” …
Chinese police are using a state-backed anti-fraud app, installed on 200M+ devices, to identify and question people who have viewed overseas financial news
Police identify and question people on back of software meant to prevent online scams — Chinese police are using … Tweets: @byron_wan , @colgo , @paulmozur , @byron_wan , @jchengwsj , @elimeixler , ...
Interview with Will Cathcart on the criticism of humans reviewing reported WhatsApp content, encrypted backups, and the broader geopolitics of e2e encryption
After a contentious year, candid talk on encryption, privacy, and ProPublica — It has been a contentious year for WhatsApp.
Q&A with Parler CEO George Farmer, a British hedge fund partner married to Candace Owens, who says the social network is planning a relaunch after Capitol riots
George Farmer seeks to revive ‘free speech’ app that imploded after US Capitol riots — Parler, the “free speech” … Tweets: @bondhack and @martinsfp Tweets: Robert Smith / @bondhack : this is bonkers...
Litecoin spiked ~20% after several news outlets, including Reuters and CNBC, reported that Walmart would begin accepting it based on a fake press release
Walmart Inc. GlobeNewswire News Room : Walmart Announces Major Partnership With Litecoin (LTC) Vildana Hajric / Bloomberg : Litecoin Foundation ‘Screwed Up,’ Lee Says of Walmart Snafu Allana Akhtar / ...
Sendoso, which helps companies send customized physical gifts to clients at scale for a monthly fee, raises $100M Series C led by SoftBank's Vision Fund 2
Corporate gift services have come into their own during the Covid-19 pandemic by standing in as a proxy for other kinds …
Interview with SEC chair Gary Gensler on meme-stock mania, commission-free trading apps, regulating cryptocurrencies, and whether SPACs need more oversight
When financial regulators demonstrate that they hold generous views of bitcoin — that, contrary to the prevailing mood in Washington …
Truepic, which offers tools to verify digital photos and videos, raises $26M Series B led by Microsoft's M12
Truepic, a digital image verification software provider, has raised $26 million in a Series B funding round led by M12, Microsoft's venture fund.
A former AI research scientist at Google details how tech companies and the US government hide their surveillance projects in plain sight
Learning about the Pentagon's drone program through FOIA requests and public filings — An MQ-9 Sea Guardian unmanned maritime surveillance drone flies … Tweets: @carnage4life , @theprospect , @_jack...
Report: China and Russia are stepping up efforts to control or influence undersea internet cable routes, raising concerns of backdoors and traffic interception
particularly in Beijing and Moscow — are stepping up their efforts to buy or influence companies responsible for laying the undersea cables that shuttle online communications between countries and ser...
Ambi Robotics, which builds autonomous hardware for supply chains, raises $26M Series A led by Tiger Global
Five months ago, Ambi Robotics emerged from stealth with a $6 million raise. Today the Bay Area-based firm is back with several times that, announcing a $26 million Series A, led by Tiger Global.
Neosec, which offers tools to secure APIs, emerges from stealth with $20.7M Series A from True Ventures and others
The Transform Technology Summits start October 13th with Low-Code/No Code: Enabling Enterprise Agility. Register now! — Neosec, a cybersecurity platform designed to secure APIs …
Instagram says Saint Hoax, an influencer with 2.8M+ followers, will livestream from this year's Met Gala red carpet as its first-ever Meme Correspondent
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A look at the harsh reality of working for on-demand delivery apps in NYC, including fluctuating pay and relentless time pressure, and labor organizing efforts
New Yorkers need to push for real employment protections for food delivery workers, who are literally risking their lives to feed you. https://twitter.com/... @nymag : @joshdzieza ... The costs add up...
StreamNative, which offers real-time data streaming tools for analytics, raises $23.7M Series A, at a $133M post-money valuation, led by Prosperity7 Ventures
StreamNative, which offers a real-time data streaming platform, today announced that it raised $23.7 million in series A funding …
London-based PassFort, which helps companies with KYC and AML requirements, raises $16.2M Series A led by Level Equity
London-based PassFort, a SaaS provider that helps business meet compliance requirements such as KYC (Know Your Customer) and AML (Anti-Money Laundering) reporting …
Kroger says it has partnered with Instacart to deliver food and staples in as little as 30 minutes, after unsuccessfully testing quick deliveries two years ago
Partnership draws supermarket giant further into a crowded market — Kroger Co. said it is partnering with Instacart Inc …
UK government says its Future Fund has invested £1.14B since April 2020 and has stakes in 158 startups, including DIY computer maker Kano and event app Dice FM
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FEC documents show that it has dismissed accusations by Republicans that Twitter violated election laws by blocking a NY Post article about Hunter Biden
> https://www.nytimes.com/... Aaron Mat / @aaronjmate : It's only fair. We all remember when Twitter blocked every major media outlet from sharing unsubstantiated articles about Trump being a Russian ...
Oracle misses in Q1 with revenue of $9.73B, up 4% YoY, vs. $9.77B expected, cloud services and license support revenue of $7.37B, up 6% YoY, vs $7.41B expected
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Shenzhen-based DeepRoute.ai, which makes self-driving systems for vehicles that involve hardware and software, raises $300M+ led by Alibaba
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Q&A with Brendan Schulman, former VP of policy at DJI and a leading global advocate for sensible drone regulations, as he takes up a new job at Boston Dynamics
Scott Simmie / DroneDJ : Tweets: @llsethj , @dronelaws , and @uavhive Tweets: Seth Weintraub / @llsethj : Big story here. DJI has cut ties with a huge chunk of its US workforce after being put on the...
Workers for Cornershop, an online grocer that employs all of its delivery workers, say they fear deteriorating working conditions following Uber's acquisition
Charis McGowan / Rest of World : Tweets: @cengizyar , @charis_mcgowan , and @leomschwartz Tweets: Cengiz / @cengizyar : Chilean unicorn Cornershop's employees had something notoriously absent from th...
Maryland-based cyber risk management company Tenable has agreed to acquire infrastructure-as-code tech provider Accurics for $160M in cash
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LevaData, which develops AI-powered analysis and prediction software for supply chain management, raises $47M Series C led by Banneker Partners
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Car makers, who traditionally relied on parts vendors for chips, are establishing closer ties with chip makers, as shortages highlight their dependency on chips
Asa Fitch / Wall Street Journal : Tweets: @wsj Tweets: @wsj : Cooperation between semiconductor companies and the automotive industry is growing, driven by the chip shortage and a recognition that ca...
RIAA: music streaming revenue grew 26% YoY in H1 to $5.9B, comprising 84% of all revenue; paid sub revenue grew 26% to $4.6B, ad-supported grew 54% to $741M
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BitSight, which assesses the likelihood that orgs will be breached, raises $250M from Moody's at a $2.4B valuation and acquires cyber risk startup VisibleRisk
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Educational software companies Blackboard and Anthology are merging, sources say at a combined value of about $3B
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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.