Apple and Google remove jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny's app that coordinated protest voting, bowing to Russian pressure on the eve of an election
The app, from the Russian opposition leader Aleksei Navalny, vanished from online stores as polls opened in the parliamentary election it was designed to sway.
Recording from a global Apple all-hands shows Tim Cook addressed questions about pay equity and Texas' abortion law but some staff say they were disappointed
Hundreds of current and former Apple workers are complaining about their work environment, a rarity for the once tight-lipped company.
Report: India's antitrust authority found that Google abused the dominant position of Android in the country to illegally hurt competitors
Google abused the dominant position of its Android operating system in India, using its “huge financial muscle” to illegally hurt competitors …
Adam Mosseri faces criticism after comparing social media to cars, saying “cars create way more value than they destroy”, even though people die in accidents
a delightful & depressing social lubricant blending short-term euphoria w/ long-term regret that offers to young consumers a messy cocktail of dopamine, disorientation, and dependency. Social media is...
Internal docs show how antivax activists flooded vaccine content on Facebook with negative comments, despite Zuckerberg's push to promote COVID-19 vaccines
Internal company documents suggest that the company plays down awareness of its flaws. Kara Swisher / New York Times : The Endless Facebook Apology Katie Canales / Insider : Apple reportedly threatene...
CEO of US-based cybersecurity company Exodus Intelligence says India bought and likely weaponized its Windows zero-day research to spy on China and Pakistan
A U.S. company's tech was abused by the Indian government, amidst warnings Americans are contributing to a spyware industry already under fire for being out of control.
Amazon says it has closed 3,000 seller accounts backed by about 600 Chinese brands for review fraud
The closures did not negatively impact the overall growth of Chinese online merchants on Amazon, according to a senior company executive Amazon kicked off an extensive clean-up campaign in May …
Cameo launches Cameo Calls, a native experience in the app for fans to video chat with influencers and celebrities for up to 15 minutes
If you really want to video chat tonight with William Hung of retro American Idol fame... got twenty bucks to spare? Yesterday, Cameo launched …
Sources: US probe into Binance expands to include CFTC's review of alleged insider trading and market manipulation, following criminal probes by DOJ and the IRS
- CFTC examining whether crypto exchange exploited customers — Binance has said it has strict policies to prevent misconduct
Sources: Biden administration is preparing many actions to disrupt ransomware payments, including sanctions on some crypto wallets and exchanges next week
Google to bring an Android 11 feature that auto-resets permissions granted to apps that haven't been used in months, to phones running Android 6 and above
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Sources: Google plans to add free, ad-supported streaming TV channels to Google TV and has held talks with media companies that provide the channels
which you almost certainly already have Michael Perrigo / Chrome Unboxed : Google TV is working to inject free, ad-supported streaming channels into your experience Michael King / The Streamable : Doz...
The dismantling of digital advertising based on personal data and cookies is reshaping revenue plans for ad and tech industries, publishers, and small companies
As Apple and Google enact privacy changes, businesses are grappling with the fallout, Madison Avenue is fighting back and Facebook has cried foul.
Caresyntax, an AI-powered platform that aims to reduce deaths from surgery-related complications, adds $30M to its Series C, bringing the round total to $130M
- Digital platform for surgery adds to $100 million round — ProAssurance, Harmonix, Relyens Group also join fundraising Source: caresyntax .
Report: Commure, which provides APIs for vendors and startups to build healthcare apps, raised $500M over two rounds of funding, valuing the company at $3.5B
Human Capital and Greenoaks Capital led the latest round, according to Insider's reporting. — Healthcare software company Commure … Source: Insider .
GitLab files for a US IPO and says its revenue in the latest quarter grew 69% to $58.1M, while net losses grew to $40.2M from $9.4M a year ago
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Twitch's “hate raid” lawsuit raises questions about when tech platforms should unmask their own anonymous users and sue them for violating their speech policies
It isn't hard to figure out who the bad guys are in Twitch's latest lawsuit against two of its users. Tweets: @issielapowsky and @protocol Tweets: Issie Lapowsky / @issielapowsky : NEW: Why Twitch's l...
A review of US laws governing the corporate use of biometric screening finds Illinois stands out in banning biometric data collection without consent
When night fell, a clerk at a bustling 24-hour MotoMart flipped a switch from behind the counter. — Electromagnetic locks sealed the doorway.
AI-enabled personal finance app Bright Money emerges from stealth with $31M Series A from Sequoia Capital India, Falcon Edge Capital, and Hummingbird Ventures
Sindhu Kashyaap / YourStory :
Shanghai-based XTransfer, which provides currency and payment management services to 150K+ import/export SMBs, mostly in China, raises $138M at a $1B+ valuation
CK Tan / Nikkei Asia :
Elon Musk says Tesla will use a week of personal driving data to determine whether owners who paid for “Full Self-Driving” can access its latest beta version
Kirsten Korosec / TechCrunch :
Internal Facebook report: Eastern European troll farms reached 140M US users/month before the 2020 election; 75% of these users didn't follow any of their Pages
foreign organizations that strategically target these groups for financial and possibly political gain. https://twitter.com/... Ella Dawson / @brosandprose : “In October 2019, all 15 of the top pages ...
South Korea-based Upstage, which builds tech to help other companies adopt AI, raises $27M Series A led by SoftBank Ventures Asia and Company K Partners
JD Alois / Crowdfund Insider :
General Motors says it is building direct relationships with chip manufacturers to address shortages, following production halts at six assembly plants
David Shepardson / Reuters : Tweets: @tariqkrim Tweets: Tariq Krim / @tariqkrim : Chipset shortage is terrible for the automotive industry https://www.reuters.com/...
Shopify's new AI commerce stack
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