China's central bank says all cryptocurrency-related activities are prohibited and overseas crypto exchanges providing services in mainland China are illegal
- The People's Bank of China said services offering trading, order matching, token issuance and derivatives for virtual currencies are strictly prohibited.
EU's proposal forces companies to make fast-charging standards interoperable and “unbundles” charger sales; if adopted, companies will have 24 months to comply
With the aim of reducing e-waste — The European Commission, the executive arm of the European Union …
Researcher discloses three iOS zero-days, says they were reported to Apple before May 4 and are still exploitable in iOS 15 after Apple failed to fix them
Information Security *Development for iOS *Development of mobile applications *Reverse engineering *
European Commission proposes legislation mandating USB-C charging for mobile devices, citing electronic waste; Apple is the main USB-C holdout
an initiative it says will reduce environmental waste but that is likely to hit Apple the hardest. https://www.nytimes.com/... @fasterthanlime : Will Apple waste 45-55% energy efficiency to avoid comp...
Facebook says its global head of safety, Antigone Davis, will testify before the Senate Commerce subcommittee on consumer protection on September 30
- Facebook agreed to send Antigone Davis, global head of safety, to testify before the Senate Commerce subcommittee on consumer protection on Sept. 30.
WSJ's Facebook Files, which uses Facebook's own data and research to highlight its impact on users, is Facebook's biggest crisis since Cambridge Analytica
Casey Newton / Platformer :
Twitter integrates Strike's wallet to let users receive tips in bitcoin, rolls out Tips globally on iOS, and will explore support for NFT authentication
Twitter's slate of new product announcements is not slowing down. The company today introduced a number of new initiatives aimed … Source: Twitter .
Sources: Amazon is working on a larger Echo with a wall-mountable 15" screen, a TV sound bar, wearables for seniors, new speakers, and more
- Company plans slew of new Alexa-based devices for coming years — Amazon eyes wearable for seniors, new speakers and software
New York City passes bills establishing minimum pay and worker protections for app-based couriers, including those working for Grubhub, Uber, and DoorDash
- Legislation includes setting a minimum per-trip payment — Couriers and customers will be granted more tip transparency
Sen. Marsha Blackburn says WSJ's Facebook Files whistleblower has turned over documents and plans to reveal their identity “at some point down the line”
will Facebook allow its own employees to see Facebook's own research on the impact of the products those employees work on? 🤦🏼♂ ️ https://twitter.com/... Jason Kint / @jason_kint : entire thread. we'...
Amazon launches Prime Video Channels in India, offering eight streaming services in one hub at discounted prices for one year
Amazon has launched Prime Video Channels in India, allowing its customers to subscribe to eight streaming services including Discovery+ and Mubi from one hub …
EU formally accuses Russian government and its state hackers for Ghostwriter, a hack-and-leak operation active in some member states since 2017
European Union officials have formally accused the Russian government and its state hackers of meddling inside the elections and political systems of several EU states.
Interview with Maryana Iskander, Wikimedia Foundation's next CEO, on the org's transparency, handling misinformation on Wikipedia pages, and more
Two decades ago, Wikipedia arrived on the scene as a quirky online project that aimed to crowdsource and document all of human knowledge and history in real time. Tweets: @djparekh , @worklifereward ,...
Google details several accessibility features coming to Android 12, including facial gesture controls, handwriting recognition, and an app for low-vision users
Sources: US DOJ will allow Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou to return to China in a deferred prosecution agreement that requires her to admit some wrongdoing
Deferred prosecution agreement offers Meng Wanzhou an exit from Canada, where she has been fighting extradition to U.S.
Google announces a range of features for Android, Google TV, Assistant, and Gboard, including some that were previously Pixel exclusives
Florence Ion / Gizmodo : Source: The Keyword .
Apple releases iOS 12.5.5 and a macOS Catalina security update to fix zero-day vulnerabilities in CoreGraphics, WebKit, and XNU
Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer :
Opentrons, whose robots help life scientists automate experiments and processes, raises $200M Series C led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2 at a $1.8B valuation
Clara Molot / Bloomberg :
Interview with DeSnake, the self-proclaimed co-founder of dark web market AlphaBay taken down by the DOJ in 2017, on relaunching, security, and more
DeSnake apparently eluded the DOJ's takedown of AlphaBay. The admin talked to WIRED about his return—and the resurrection of the notorious underground marketplace. Tweets: @howelloneill , @gadgetlab ...
Sources: Google is in talks with ByteDance and Facebook to index and rank TikTok and Instagram videos
If you've ever tried searching on Google for one of those TikTok or Instagram videos all your friends are gushing about—such as sea shanties or the Renegade dance—you'll notice something. Tweets: @bys...
Facebook details the types of posts that get demoted in News Feed, such as clickbait and spam, but stops short of saying exactly how a demotion works
Alex Heath / The Verge : Source: About Facebook .
UK study of the last mile gig sector: job allocation is a major issue and carriers should coordinate so drivers can move between delivering meals and parcels
The future is gig work - but the system is currently broken. Solutions are coming from academia
Cambodia's prime minister Zoombombs opposition meetings; the country plans to create a “national internet gateway” with a state-appointed operator in February
Hun Sen's government, which has shown little hesitation in quashing any sign of dissent, is taking control of user activities on the internet. Tweets: @restofworld , @anupkaphle , @mvzelenks , @jsrail...
US Commerce Sec says US is considering using a Cold War-era national security law to force semiconductor companies to provide information on inventory and sales
- Biden administration seeks inventory, sales information — Goal is to prevent stockpiling, ease supply chain bottlenecks
In a memo, Lina Khan encourages FTC staff to prioritize addressing “dominant intermediaries”, unfair contracts, and mergers that are “illegal on their face”
Lauren Feiner / CNBC :
Hayden AI, an AI-powered autonomous traffic management service, raises $20M Series A led by TYH Ventures
OY! Indonesia, an offline and online payments service, raises $30M Series A led by SoftBank Ventures Asia at a $100M valuation
JD Alois / Crowdfund Insider :
IPC, which represents Foxconn, Intel, and others, says a survey found ~80% of manufacturers are struggling to find workers, compounding chip shortage issues
Stephen Nellis / Reuters :
Sources: German grocery delivery startup Gorillas raised $950M Series C led by delivery company Delivery Hero, at a valuation of $3B
The Information :
Tim Sweeney says Apple told Epic that it will not consider reinstating Epic's developer account until all legal appeals have concluded, likely years from now
A look at the opposition by South African indigenous groups to Amazon's planned $350M Cape Town HQ, which some say is being built on sacred land
this time in Cape Town, South Africa, igniting protest from local groups who say site is sacred https://www.wsj.com/... https://twitter.com/... Corey Quinn / @quinnypig : Yeah, this image has a lot of...
Livestream shopping platform NTWRK raises $50M led by Goldman Sachs Asset Management and Kering, bringing its total raised to $60M
Sara Fischer / Axios :
Research: automakers globally will produce 7.7M fewer cars this year due to the chip shortage, costing them $210B in sales, as chip lead times slip to 21 weeks
this year alone. Just staggering. @KeithNaughton has the deets: https://www.bloomberg.com/...
New York-based Ocrolus, which offers automated tools for businesses to process documents, raises $80M Series C at a $500M+ valuation led by Fin VC
Mary Ann Azevedo / TechCrunch :
Poll of 2,016 US voters: 80% say the government should do “everything it can” to curb tech giants; 84% are “very nervous” about impact of social media on kids
WSJ The privacy revolt of 2024 as I predicted in 2010 is right on schedule. In 2025 many will ask “how did you know such a major event would happen”. In 2010 I was called foolish. https://www.wsj.com/...
US federal judge orders Facebook to hand over records on posts removed for promoting violence against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar
Advance Intelligence, the Singapore-based owner of buy now, pay later service Atome, raises $400M Series D led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2 at a $2B valuation
Yong Jun Yuan / The Business Times :
Twitter plans to stop tweets from disappearing when the timeline auto-refreshes, in a series of updates over the next two months
Igor Bonifacic / Engadget : Source: @twittersupport .
Syng, founded by an ex-Apple designer to build “triphonic” audio hardware with spatial audio, raises $48.75M Series A led by Eclipse Ventures
Blue White Robotics, which “retrofits” existing farming infrastructure with autonomous systems, raises $37M Series B, bringing its total raised to $60M
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