Facebook shares two annotated internal research docs about Instagram's impact on teen mental health, after being notified of WSJ's plans to publish the docs
The company shared the PDFs Wednesday night — Facebook has shared the internal research about the impact of Instagram … Source: Facebook and Facebook .
Employees at 11 video game companies say their teams have a 4K Switch developer kit, but sources say a 4K Nintendo console won't go on sale until late 2022
At least 11 companies, including Zynga, have tools from Nintendo to make 4K Switch games. — Many people were surprised to learn …
Visually impaired users say that iOS 15 appears to have removed call, email, and voicemail Siri features they relied on
With the recent release of iOS 15, Apple appears to have made some changes to Siri functionality that have removed features relied on by low vision and blind iPhone users.
Apple has quietly begun allowing users to rate and review its built-in iPhone and iPad apps in the App Store with iOS 15
For the longest time, the App Store did not allow users to rate or review Apple's built-in iPhone and iPad apps, like Mail, Music, News, Stocks and Calculator.
Senators Blackburn and Blumenthal say a Facebook whistleblower will testify at an October 5 Senate hearing on child safety
Twitch rolls out the option for streamers to require phone and email-verified accounts in chat, as part of the company's effort to reduce targeted harassment
Curbing harassment continues to be a “top priority” for Twitch — After an upswell in targeted harassment on the streaming platform Twitch … Source: Twitch Blog .
WSJ publishes six internal Facebook documents it used for its report about Instagram's negative impact on teen girls, after Facebook published two of the docs
The Senate holds a hearing Thursday about the social network's impact, prompted by The Wall Street Journal's coverage
Researchers: a flaw in Apple Pay lets attackers make a Visa payment with a locked iPhone in Express Transit mode; Apple calls it “a concern with a Visa system”
Large unauthorised contactless payments can be made on locked iPhones by exploiting how an Apple Pay feature designed … Source: TimeTrust .
Ethereum developer Virgil Griffith pleads guilty to violating US sanctions law following a crypto and blockchain presentation at a 2019 North Korean conference
Griffith was charged with violating sanctions law by giving a cryptocurrency and blockchain presentation at a North Korean conference in 2019. Source: U.S. Department of Justice .
Google Maps adds a wildfire info layer, rolling out to Android this week and iOS and desktop in October, expands its Tree Canopy tool to 100 cities worldwide
“Fire” will be a top-level layer just like traffic, satellite, and transit maps. — Google Maps is getting a few new features … Source: The Keyword .
Chinese AR company Nreal unveils Nreal Air, consumer glasses with micro OLED displays and iOS compatibility, shipping in Dec. in Japan, China, and South Korea
They'll ship later this year in Asia — Augmented reality company Nreal is launching a cheaper, iOS-compatible, more compact version of its smart glasses.
Chainalysis: crypto transaction volume for Central, Northern, and Western Europe reached $1T+ from July 2020-June 2021, comprising 25% of global crypto activity
DeFi has become a major catalyst for Europe's crypto economy. Large institutions have also upped their share of transactions significantly. Source: Chainalysis Blog .
Intel unveils Loihi 2, a second-generation neuromorphic computing chip, and Lava, an open-source framework for developing “neuro-inspired” applications
Intel today announced a major update to its neuromorphic computing program, including a second-generation chip called Loihi 2 and Lava … Source: Intel .
Modular phone maker Fairphone, which uses ethically sourced materials, announces Fairphone 4 with a 6.3-inch display, 5G, and up to 256GB, starting at €579
The Fairphone 4's software support should stretch until 2025 — Fairphone, the manufacturer focused on making easy …
Google says it is improving Search using the MUM AI model, with features like “Things to know”, which gives users additional context about searched topics
YouTube says it is banning prominent anti-vaccine activists, including Robert F. Kennedy Jr, and blocking all anti-vax content, not just about COVID-19 vaccines
Apple, for the first time, shares the top paid podcast subscriptions and free channels globally, counting devices that played at least one second of an episode
Happy International Podcast Day! In today's podcast news roundup, Apple releases the top 10 most-subscribed podcasts and free channels …
Alloy, which offers an identity verification service for the financial services industry, raises $100M Series C at a $1.35B valuation led by Lightspeed
Alloy, which has built an identity operating system for banks and fintechs, announced Thursday that it has raised $100 million at a $1.35 billion valuation.
Facebook announces updates to Messenger, including group chats between Instagram and Messenger contacts
Facebook Messenger is releasing a bundle of products this morning — most notably, including cross-app group chats. Last year, the company introduced cross-app messaging between Messenger … Source: Me...
Indian social commerce startup Meesho raises $570M Series F co-led by Fidelity and B Capital Group, more than doubling its valuation in under 6 months to $4.9B
Meesho has more than doubled its valuation in less than six months, to $4.9 billion, as a growing number of high-profile investors …
US and EU will cooperate across various tech areas, including AI, semiconductors, and supply chain security, to ensure sensitive technologies are not misused
The new US-EU Trade and Technology Council aims to keep an eye on how sensitive technologies are used. Source: United States Trade Representative .
Sources: Apple's corporate treasurer, Gary Wipfler, has retired after about 35 years at the company
- Gary Wipfler steps down as vice president and treasurer — Executive served under several CEOs, predating Jobs's return — Apple Inc.'s corporate treasurer and keeper …
Delhi-based EV ride-hailing and charging startup BluSmart raises $25M Series A led by BP to expand its network to five new Indian cities
New Delhi: BP Ventures has made its first direct investment in India by pumping in $13 million in integrated EV ride-hailing and charging company BluSmart.
Materialize, which is developing an SQL database service for streaming data, raises $60M Series C, brining its total raised to $100M+
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Google announces online shopping tools, including a Lens upgrade coming first to iOS and Chrome desktop that helps users find products seen in images and videos
Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge : Source: The Keyword .
Shares of London-listed Alphawave, which develops chips with fast data flows, dropped up to 50% after FT report highlighted close links to key contract partners
Toronto-based chip designer loses more than £1bn of market value — Alphawave's London-listed shares crashed …
Amazon settles with two former employee activists, Emily Cunningham and Maren Costa, over accusations it illegally fired them for organizing
@fayeguenther&# 8297; https://www.nbcnews.com/... Karen Weise / @kyweise : Updated to include that Amazon agreed to pay back wages and post notices nationwide that it cannot fire workers for organizi...
Facebook is rolling out Reels to all US mobile users, after launching a beta last month, and announces a Reels Play bonus program for creators
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch : Source: About Facebook .
Massachusetts-based Catalog, which claims to be developing a DNA-based computing platform, raises $35M Series B, bringing total funding to $45M+
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Deliveroo partners with UK supermarket Morrisons to launch rapid delivery service Hop, initially in select London areas, with a goal of 10-15 minute deliveries
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Empathy, an AI-based digital assistant that helps families organize their affairs after a death, raises $30M Series A led by Entrée Capital
Death is one of the hardest things to cope with in life, both from an emotional and organizational standpoint.
AlphaSense, an enterprise search engine for market intelligence, raises $180M Series C led by Goldman Sachs and Viking Global, bringing total funding to $263M
When AlphaSense CEO Jack Kokko worked as an analyst at Morgan Stanley MS , he found that uncovering key data and trends was incredibly …
Mexico City-based Higo, which offers a B2B payments service for SMBs in Latin America, raises $23M Series A led by Accel
Just six months after raising $3.3 million in seed funding, Mexico City-based Higo announced today it has raised $23 million in a Series A round led by Accel.
UK Met Office and DeepMind partner to improve short-term weather forecasts using AI, particularly predictions of storms and heavy rain
Spotify says podcast creators using its Anchor service can add interactive polls and Q&As to their programs
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Miami's mayor has helped turn Miami into the most crypto-friendly US city, even as Florida's governor appears to object to the idea of an influx of tech workers
and beginning to shape — its newest industry. @benjwallace reports on what the Floridian tech culture looks like https://nymag.com/... Mayor Francis Suarez / @francissuarez : After a year of nonstop a...
Ripple Labs says it is starting a $250M fund for NFT creators, exploring new use cases and providing financial, creative, and technical support
Joanna Ossinger / Bloomberg : Source: Ripple and Ripple .
ViacomCBS-owned Pluto TV will pay $3.5M to settle an FCC investigation that found the video streaming service violated closed captioning rules
GM announces Ultifi, a software platform for its cars that will enable OTA updates, in-car subscription services, and more, rolling out in 2023
Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge : Source: General Motors Company .
B2B commerce and financing startup OfBusiness raises $200M Series F led by Tiger Global at a $3B valuation, after raising $160M at a $1.5B valuation in July
Harsh Upadhyay / Entrackr :
London-based Reachdesk, which offers tools for sending and managing B2B gifts, raises $45M Series B led by Highland Europe
Gifting has become a major lever in the world of building business relationships in the last 20 months. With in-person meetings reduced to a trickle …
SoftBank says Alphabet's Loon moonshot has transferred about 200 patents to it; Alphabet says it also handed over patents to partner Raven Industries
Pavel Alpeyev / Bloomberg :
Austin-based Found, which offers app-based weight loss services with a telehealth component, emerges from stealth with $24M Series A and $8M seed
Mary Ann Azevedo / TechCrunch :
Israel-based Speedata, which is developing custom chips for data analytics processing, emerges from stealth with $55M Series A and $15M seed
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch :
ContractPodAI, which offers AI contract management tools, raises $115M Series C led by Vision Fund 2, bringing total funding to $170M+
Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat :
Ninth Circuit court confirms police need a warrant before opening people's email attachments, even if containing potentially illegal content such as CSAM
How EA is expanding its footprint on mobile, the fastest growing gaming category, as part of a cross-platform portfolio to reach new consumers
Nick Statt / Protocol : Tweets: @nickstatt and @nickstatt Tweets: Nick Statt / @nickstatt : Electronic Arts' push into the mobile market tells us a whole lot about where the video game industry is go...
After raising $155M in April, Patreon plans to invest in original programming by podcasters, video game livestreamers, YouTubers, and major celebrities
Bloomberg : Tweets: @business Tweets: @business : Patreon is investing directly in original content for the first time in an attempt to retain creators who have more ways than ever to make money http...
Buckle, which provides credit and insurance to ridesharing and delivery drivers, raises $60M Series B led by Volery Capital Partners
Profile of Chinese AI company SenseTime, which has raised $3B+, as it prepares for a Hong Kong IPO and tries to retain support from China, its biggest customer
Financial Times : Tweets: @primroseriordan , @chinabeigebook , @financialtimes , and @primroseriordan Tweets: Primrose Riordan / @primroseriordan : SenseTime is one of China's brightest hopes for its...
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
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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.