Apple's iPhone 13 and 13 Pro are the first to support dual eSIM, expanding on support for eSIM and regular SIM in previous iPhones
Apple introduced eSIM support on iPhone with iPhone XR and iPhone XS in 2018. However, while you can use a regular SIM and an eSIM simultaneously …
Apple's iPhone 13 Pro and 13 Pro Max will feature a macro photography mode for close-up shots, access to the professional-grade video codec ProRes, and more
and covers all the bases Alex Finnis / inews.co.uk : iOS 15 supported devices: The iPhone models that support Apple's new update and when it's released Josh Ye / South China Morning Post : Lower-price...
Apple unveils iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max with ProMotion for 10Hz-120Hz refresh rates, A15, new camera system with 3x optical zoom, and more
follow along for updates Sascha Segan / PCMag : That Whole iPhone Satellite Thing Was Bogus Tweets: @samsungmobileus : We've been refreshing at 120Hz for a while now... Michael Fisher / @captain2phone...
DOJ court documents: three former US intel operatives, who worked as mercenary hackers for the UAE, face charges of conspiring to violate hacking laws
The US Department of Justice has fined three former NSA employees who worked as hackers-for-hire for a United Arab Emirates cybersecurity company. Source: U.S. Department of Justice .
Microsoft will let users access accounts without a password from today by using Microsoft Authenticator, Windows Hello, a security key, or a verification code
You can delete your Microsoft account password — Microsoft now lets you remove passwords from Microsoft accounts to embrace a passwordless future. Source: Windows Experience Blog .
Xiaomi launches its flagship 11T series, including the 11T Pro with 120W fast charging, claiming 100% charge in 17 minutes, starting at €649
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Google's Grace Hopper transatlantic communications cable, measuring 4,350 miles and operational in 2022, has reached Bude in the UK and Bilbao in Spain
A new “massive” undersea transatlantic communications cable has been brought ashore on a beach in Cornwall. Source: The Keyword .
Nintendo adds Bluetooth audio support to the Switch, which limits the device to two wireless controllers when in use and does not support microphones
Out of the blue(tooth) — Nintendo has surprise-announced that Bluetooth audio support has come to the Switch through a software update.
Unicode Consortium launches version 14.0 with a total of 112 new emoji, including multiracial handshake, melting face, saluting face, and heart hands
Today the latest emoji list will be released by the Unicode Consortium, with additions including Biting Lip, Troll, Saluting Face … Source: Unicode .
Internal documents: Facebook's own research found that a 2018 change to encourage positive interactions had the opposite effect; Zuckerberg resisted any fixes
Internal memos show how a big 2018 change rewarded outrage and that CEO Mark Zuckerberg resisted proposed fixes
SEC charges App Annie with securities fraud, accusing it of “engaging in deceptive practices” and misrepresenting its data; App Annie will pay a $10M settlement
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced Tuesday that it's charging App Annie, the mobile app data provider … Source: U.S. Securities … .
Apple announces iPhone 13 and 13 mini with a similar design to iPhone 12, smaller notch, A15, diagonal dual-camera system, larger battery, and five new colors
NFT marketplace OpenSea acknowledges that its head of product, Nate Chastain, purchased NFTs he knew were going to be displayed prominently
Quick Take — The marketplace has acknowledged that its head of product Nate Chastain purchased NFTs that he knew were going to be displayed prominently. Source: OpenSea Blog .
Apple, in a first, reported no CPU gains for the A15, likely because of the engineer exodus to companies like Nuvia and Rivos
Apple has been long hailed for having the best CPU cores for consumer workloads for years. They have by far the highest performance per clock and efficiency driven …
Xiaomi unveils 11-inch Pad 5 tablet, starting at €349, an updated Mi Smart Band 6 with NFC for €55, and Mi Smart Projector 2 with Google Assistant for €599
Xiaomi has also launched a new tablet, the Pad 5, and an NFC version of the Mi Smart Band 6 today, in addition to its new
Chainalysis: Africa's crypto market grew 1,200%+ in value between July 2020 and June 2021 to reach $105.6B; retail-sized transfers made up 7%+ of overall volume
P2P platforms, the need for remittances to circumvent restrictions from banks, and putting savings into crypto as a means … Source: Chainalysis .
Apple's A15 is a 5nm SoC with two performance CPU cores and four efficiency cores, a 16-core Neural Engine capable of 15.8 trillion operations/second, and more
Apple will release iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 on September 20, with updates to FaceTime, Notifications, and more
After a summer full of beta testing, Apple today officially announced that it will release iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 to the public on Monday, September 20.Tweets:@evan_greer,@bzamayo,@christianselig,@bzama...
Irish data commissioner launches GDPR probe into TikTok over its handling of children's data and the transfer of user information to China
Irish regulator adds to scrutiny of video app that has drawn national security concerns — The Irish data commissioner has launched investigations … Source: Data Protection Commission .
Book excerpt examines Peter Thiel's support for Trump and partnership with Steve Bannon, libertarian ideology, battles with the IRS, and founding of Palantir
In an exclusive excerpt from The Contrarian, a new biography, the disruption-preaching power broker is revealed … Tweets: @s_m_i , @chafkin , @jimaley , @chafkin , @bw , @chafkin , and @silviakillings...
All iPhone 13 models will feature a Cinematic mode that can mimic professional cameras' more advanced techniques, such as “rack focus” and others
Enrollment algorithms used by colleges intentionally reduce scholarships and may lead to crises of student loan debt, college dropout, and racial inequity
As colleges look for any advantage in the fierce competition to enroll students, hundreds of institutions have turned to algorithms … Tweets: @hypervisible , @justinhendrix , @justinhendrix , @justinh...
Snap hires Jacqueline Beauchere, the chief online safety officer at Microsoft, to be its first global head of platform safety
Snap Inc. has hired Jacqueline Beauchere, the current Chief Online Safety Officer at Microsoft, to be its first-ever Global Head of Platform Safety, a spokesperson tells Axios.
Collaborative graphic design app Canva raises $200M led by T. Rowe Price at a $40B valuation; its founders pledge to give away 30% of Canva to charitable causes
Canva is now one of the world's most valuable startups after raising $200 million in new funding at a $40 billion valuation. Source: Canva .
Solana is back up after suffering a network outage for around 17 hours, which its engineers say was caused by “network exhaustion”
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Swedish caller ID and spam blocking service Truecaller seeks to raise $116M in Stockholm IPO at a valuation of about $3B
Truecaller, which operates an eponymous caller-identification service, said on Wednesday it is looking to raise $116 million in an initial public offering on Nasdaq Stockholm. Source: Truecaller .
Manchester-based Matillion, which offers “low-code” tools to manage disparate data, raises $150M at a $1.5B valuation led by General Atlantic
Businesses and the tech companies that serve them are run on data. At best, it can be used to help with decision-making …
Report: Uber CTO Sukumar Rathnam has resigned after a year in the position amid tensions with Uber CPO Sundeep Jain
Uber (UBER.N) Chief Technology Officer Sukumar Rathnam is stepping down as the company's head of engineering, Business Insider reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. Source: Insi...
Persona, an identity verification startup used by Robinhood, DoorDash, and Square, raises $150M Series C led by Founders Fund at a $1.5B valuation
- Startup raises $150 million from Index Ventures, Coatue — Clients include Robinhood, DoorDash, Square, Coursera
Apple unveils Watch Series 7 in 41mm and 45mm sizes, with five colors, thinner borders, 20% larger displays, and IPX6, starting at $399 this fall
Apple refreshes iPad mini with a larger 8.3" display and rounded corners, Touch ID power button, USB-C, 5G, second-gen Pencil support; coming next week for $499
Constructor, which helps companies optimize e-commerce listings using AI, raises $55M Series A led by Silversmith Capital
The Transform Technology Summits start October 13th with Low-Code/No Code: Enabling Enterprise Agility. Register now! — Constructor, a San Francisco …
SmartNews, a news aggregation app that shows users articles on the same topic with labels on their political bent, raises $230M at a ~$2B valuation
Tokyo-based news-discovery company is valued at $2 billion in its latest funding round — SmartNews Inc. has raised $230 million …
Crypto wallet startup Abra raises $55M Series C led by Ignia and Blockchain Capital to expand wealth management tools, bringing total funding to $85M
The Series C was led by previous backers Ignia and Blockchain Capital, with Kingsway Capital and Tiga Investments listed among new investors.
StrongDM, which builds tools to manage servers, databases, and other infrastructure, raises $54M Series B led by Tiger Global, bringing total funding to $77M
The Transform Technology Summits start October 13th with Low-Code/No Code: Enabling Enterprise Agility. Register now!
Amazon is offering UK Prime members access to Deliveroo Plus, its free delivery service, for one year on orders over £25
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Sources: Comcast partners with TV manufacturer Hisense to sell two smart TVs under the brand XClass, using Comcast's X1 operating system
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Relyance AI, which builds tools to help companies comply with privacy laws at the code level, emerges from stealth with $25M Series A and $5M seed
Relyance AI, an early stage startup that is helping companies stay in compliance with privacy laws at the code level, announced a $25 million Series A today.
Microsoft fixes over 80 vulnerabilities, including 20 Chromium security bugs in Edge and a critical zero-day vulnerability in MSHTML
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Anonymous claims to have hacked Epik, allegedly leaking “a decade's worth of data”, including Epik's client information; Epik says it's not aware of any breach
Microsoft board of directors approves the appointment of Brad Smith to vice chair
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Sources: Bangalore-based Mobile Premier League, a gaming and esports app, raises $150M led by Legatum Capital; the company is now valued at $2.3B
Saritha Rai / Bloomberg :
Dutch startup Sendcloud, which offers cloud-based tools for retailers to manage shipping services, raises $177M Series C led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch :
A look at a recently-patched flaw in Travis CI, a testing tool used by 900K+ open source projects, as Travis CI comes under fire for its bug disclosure process
Ax Sharma / Ars Technica : Tweets: @quinnypig , @ax_sharma , @eagerbeavertech , and @eagerbeavertech Tweets: Corey Quinn / @quinnypig : At this point using @travisci can only be considered negligence...
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
Berlin-based online language learning company Babbel seeks to raise as much as €316M in a Frankfurt IPO, pricing shares at €24 to €28, valuing it up to €1.27B
Ivan Levingston / Bloomberg :
Canadian company Rewind, which offers data backup and recovery tools for SaaS apps, raises $65M Series B, following $15M Series A in January
Paul Sawers / VentureBeat :
Canadian neobank Neo Financial raises ~$50M Series B led by Valar Ventures, bringing its total funding to ~$90M
Meagan Simpson / BetaKit :
In its first post-IPO earnings, Darktrace reports FY 2021 revenue rose 41% YoY to $281M, operating loss rose to $38.5M, and it has 5,605 customers, up 45% YoY
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An overview of Amazon's plans to expand into healthcare, as it prepares to launch services such as telehealth, and technology for managing healthcare records
Good morning! This Wednesday, takeaways from Apple's iPhone 13 launch … Tweets: Jathan Sadowski / @jathansadowski : So I guess it was impossible to use an audio recorder or local speech-to-text softw...
Online classifieds marketplace Carousell raises $100M at a $1.1B valuation led by STIC Investments, becoming Singapore's latest tech unicorn
Yoolim Lee / Bloomberg :
Investigation into the Minneapolis school district's use of Gaggle during the pandemic shows how moderators subject students to relentless digital surveillance
Mark Keierleber / The 74 :
Utah-based Zonos, which offers APIs to calculate the costs of cross-border commerce, raises $69M Series A led by Silversmith Capital Partners
Christine Hall / 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.
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Protecting your Cloud Applications Data
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