Senators grilled Facebook exec Antigone Davis at a hearing about Instagram's impact on teens and were frustrated by her reticence to answer questions directly
Last night, Facebook published two annotated slide decks in an attempt to contextualize the documents that the Wall Street Journal published … Source: Senate Commerce Committee .
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
accusing the company of putting profits ahead of children's wellbeing and concealing the harms that its apps pose to young people. The hearing came days after Facebook “paused” work on an app for kids...
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
and genuinely see ways in which they can—do good. I'm really saddened by how readily the company is throwing these researchers under the bus. Jeff Horwitz / @jeffhorwitz : So here is a selection of th...
USB Implementers Forum issues new USB-C certified logos that show if a cable or port supports 60W or 240W, hoping to solve customer confusion
The group responsible for the USB-C protocol has issued new certified logos that show if a cable or port supports 60W or 240W, hoping that customers will read the labels.
WSJ's Facebook Files don't show that Facebook's execs are evil or incompetent, but highlight their hubris in believing they can get things back under control
Read in app Shannon Bond / NPR : Senators Blast Facebook For Concealing Instagram's Risks To Kids Tweets: Laura Edelson / @lauraedelson2 : So now it is abundantly clear. @JeffHorwitz and the @WSJ were...
Zoom says it no longer plans to acquire cloud-based call center software maker Five9, following the FCC's review of the $14.7B deal on national security grounds
- Zoom's attempted acquisition of cloud contact center software maker failed to win sufficient approval from Five9 shareholders.
TikTok launches Top Moments, an NFT collection featuring six “culturally significant TikTok videos” from creators including Lil Nas X
TikTok is launching a non-fungible token (NFT) collection that will see its top content creators partner with top NFT creators. Source: TikTok .
Slack says the service is down for many users worldwide since late Thursday afternoon due to a DNS issue
The workplace messaging app might not be restored until 5 p.m. ET on Friday for some people. — Alerts — It's not just you. Slack has been down for many people worldwide since …
Clubhouse announces several features, including Clips, letting listeners snip 30 seconds of audio, and Replay, which lets hosts record a room
Clubhouse announced today that it is unveiling four new features: Clips, Replay, Universal Search and spatial audio for Android (which already exists on iOS).
A look at the rise of employee dissent at Apple, including pushback against returning to the office, fighting for pay equity, and increasing leaks
On June 14th, 2021, Apple's remote work advocacy group sent an anonymous email to Tim Cook. — “We all agree that we are here at Apple …
Retailer Neiman Marcus says it notified 4.6M customers that their personal info, including credit card numbers, may have been exposed in a May 2020 data breach
The retailer told 4.6 million customers their personal information including names and credit card data may have been affected
Microsoft details Office 2021 features and pricing ahead of Oct. 5 release: Office Home and Student will cost $150 and Office Home and Business will cost $250
Microsoft is launching Office 2021 on October 5th, and the company is finally detailing the features and pricing today.
Founder of DeFi staking protocol Compound begs and issues threats to users, asking them to voluntarily return $90M after mistakenly sending them the money
- About $90 million has mistakenly gone out to users of popular DeFi staking protocol Compound and the founder is begging users to voluntary return the tokens.
South Korean ISP sues Netflix over costs for traffic surge from hit shows, after a court said Netflix should “reasonably” pay ISPs for network usage
South Korean Internet service provider SK Broadband has sued Netflix (NFLX.O) to pay for costs from increased network traffic …
A look at the $12B location data industry, including how collectors, aggregators, and marketplaces monetize user data
A huge but little-known industry has cropped up around monetizing people's movements — Companies that you likely have never heard of are hawking access to the location history on your mobile phone. ...
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”
here's what to do Will Feuer / New York Post : Researchers flag flaw that allows hackers to drain cash from iPhones Tweets: @serghei : 😬In combination with a Visa card, “this feature can be leveraged ...
Nigerian President Buhari says a four month ban on Twitter will be lifted on condition it is used for “business and positive engagements”
Helen Nyambura / Bloomberg :
LinkedIn blocks the profiles of several US journalists on its Chinese platform, citing “prohibited content” without specifying what it was
Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian / Axios :
Facebook to update pre-campaign audience estimates to be less specific, showing a range instead of a number, after backlash for overestimating audience numbers
Pre-campaign reach estimates on Facebook are about to get less precise - on purpose. — In the coming weeks …
MiamiCoin, a crypto partnership with CityCoins unveiled in August that automatically allocates 30% of newly minted coins to Miami, has made $7.1M for the city
Dalvin Brown / Washington Post :
Investigation finds 45 criminal cases that cite Google geolocation data, obtained via a geofence warrant, to place suspects inside Capitol during Jan. 6 riots
and unearthed six previously unidentified mob members, including a Chicago cop. https://www.wired.com/... Mark Harris / @meharris : New from me: How the FBI used @Google geofence warrants to build a s...
Intel unveils Loihi 2, a second-generation neuromorphic computing chip, and Lava, an open-source framework for developing “neuro-inspired” applications
Facebook announces updates to Messenger, including group chats between Instagram and Messenger contacts
Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch : Source: Messenger News .
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
Source: ex-OnlyFans staff had access to highly sensitive user and model data, like bank statements, legal names, and KYC images, long after leaving the company
Interviews with women pioneers of AI ethics teams on whether ethical AI work is possible at Big Tech, and how to set these teams up for success
Sage Lazzaro / VentureBeat : Tweets: @sagelazzaro and @naz_erkan Tweets: Sage Lazzaro / @sagelazzaro : So grateful to have spoken with so many AI ethics leaders including @timnitGebru, @mmitchell_ai,...
MaestroQA, whose ML-powered software finds customer service interactions that should be reviewed by a manager, raises $25M Series A led by Base10 Partners
Rebecca Szkutak / Forbes : Tweets: @rebecca_szkutak , @kirbywinfield , and @forbesasia Tweets: Becca Szkutak / @rebecca_szkutak : As the customer service industry moves toward automation, @MaestroQA ...
Austria-based PSPDFkit, which provides APIs and an SDK for document processing, raises €100M, its first outside investment, from Insight Partners
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch : Tweets: @msch , @andreasklinger , @steipete , @mronge , and @sandofsky Tweets: Martin Schurrer / @msch : Excited for this next step for @pspdfkit. Thanks to everyone who ...
Forta, a security service aimed at smart contracts being spun out by blockchain cybersecurity startup OpenZeppelin, raises $23M led by a16z
One of the main forces that has driven the rise of crypto networks … Tweets: Larry Sukernik / @lsukernik : Protocol security spend is going to go through the roof. Forta isn't just a nice to have. It'...
TrialSpark, which wants to leverage its clinical trials management software into drug discovery, raised $156M Series C at a $1B+ valuation earlier this year
a sector where productivity is slowing down, and thus the opposite of Moore's Law. Cool idea. Let's hope it works! https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/... Sam Altman / @sama : Delighted to fin...
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
CredAvenue, an online marketplace for companies seeking loans, financial institutions, and investors, raises $90M Series A, India's largest ever, led by Sequoia
The Economic Times :
Sweden's Sinch acquires Pathwire, the cloud-based email provider behind Mailgun, for ~$1.9B in cash and stock, setting up Sinch as a competitor to Twilio
Activ Surgical, which makes hardware-agnostic software for minimally invasive surgical systems, raises $45M Series B led by Cota Capital
Emma Betuel / TechCrunch :
Research: startups in Latin America raised a record ~$6.5B in VC funding in H1 2021, up from $4B in all of 2020; cryptocurrency related startups raised $517M
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.