Apple rolls out iOS 15.0.1 and iPadOS 15.0.1, with bug fixes for multiple issues, including Unlock with Apple Watch on iPhone 13
One week after the release of the iPhone 13 and iOS 15, Apple is rolling out a bug fix update with some notable improvements. iOS 15..1 and iPadOS 15..1 …
Sources: emergency meetings continue inside Facebook amid WSJ exposé, as some research staff decry Facebook's public response in group chats
The social network has been all hands on deck as it grapples with revelations that it knew the harmful effects its Instagram photo-sharing app was having on teenagers.
The new tab design in Safari 15 for macOS makes usability worse and shows a complete disregard for the familiarity users have with the previous tab design
Our long national iOS 15 Safari nightmare ended last month, praise be, but the lesser of the two bad Safari designs unveiled …
Google scraps plans for mobile-first bank accounts service Plex; sources say the move follows April departure of a Google Pay exec who championed the project
Tech giant had partnered with Citigroup and other banks on ‘Plex’ accounts that would sync with Google Pay
President Biden to convene a 30-country meeting this month to try to ramp up global efforts to address the ransomware threat
(CNN)The White House will convene a 30-country meeting this month to try to ramp up global efforts to address the threat of ransomware to economic and national security … Source: The White House .
South Korean show Squid Game, topping Netflix charts in 90 countries, vindicates Netflix's strategy of creating franchises using content from around the world
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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.
Amazon Astro review: impressive autonomous navigation skills, reasonable price for the tech, attractive design, but its daily utility is questionable
In a two-week trial, Astro was surprisingly endearing and avoided hazards such as pets and stairs. But I still don't know what I'd do with one.
Coinbase says a threat actor stole cryptocurrency from 6,000 customers between March and May 20 using a vulnerability in its SMS multi-factor authentication
Report Niket Nishant / Reuters : Coinbase says hackers stole cryptocurrency from at least 6,000 customers Linas Kmieliauskas / cryptonews.com : At Least 6,000 Coinbase Clients Robbed This Spring, Exch...
Amazon's new PC game New World is a hit, with hundreds of thousands on Steam playing it at any given time, representing a leap for Amazon's gaming ambitions
but it's too early to determine that Evan Lahti / PC Gamer : After years of failure, Amazon has a hit videogame Jason Schreier / Bloomberg : Amazon Finally Makes a Video Game People Want to Play With ...
Sources: Biden administration is considering ways to impose bank-like regulation on stablecoin issuers, including prodding them to register as banks
but FSOC not preferred outcome https://www.wsj.com/... @kirindave : The degree to which this would simply annihilate so many stable coins is perhaps not well understood. “Getting a bank charter” is a ...
MFine, a Bangalore-based on-demand health care platform, raises $48M Series C co-led by Moore Strategic Ventures and BEENEXT, sources say at a $450M+ valuation
BENGALURU: Digital health platform MFine has raised $48 million as part of its Series C round, co-led by Moore Strategic Ventures and BEENEXT. Source: Business Wire .
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
13% — Zoom was paying. Zoom and Five9 abandon $14.7 billion acquisition https://www.cnbc.com/...
TSMC chairman Mark Liu on US-China tensions, the push for semiconductor localization in the US, which he says will not improve supply chain resilience, and more
On the northwest coast of Taiwan, nestled between mudflats teeming with fiddler crabs and sweet-scented persimmon orchards … Tweets: @_eguevara , @kitevc , @wenyee_lee , @jaihindkb , @joshepayya , @ps...
Online used-car dealers like Shift, Vroom, and Carvana have seen record sales over the past year, as the pandemic and chip shortages upended the US auto market
In December, David Tvaltchrelidze bought a 2016 Mazda Miata for $16,450 from Shift Technologies Inc., one of a crop … Tweets: @markets Tweets: @markets : The used-car market has gone crazy over the pa...
As Istanbul becomes the world's capital of casual mobile gaming, a look at Turkey's estimated $880M gaming industry and its exploitative labor practices
Overworked and underpaid engineers are helping fuel Istanbul's mobile gaming bonanza. — • ISTANBUL, TURKEY Tweets: @kayagenc , @dlepeska , @cengizyar , and @anupkaphle Tweets: @kayagenc : How Istanb...
Clubhouse announces several features, including Clips, letting listeners snip 30 seconds of audio, and Replay, which lets hosts record a room
Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch :
Google announces a $1M sponsorship for Linux Foundation's Secure Open Source, a new pilot program to enhance the security of critical open source projects
Catalin Cimpanu / The Record :
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
Vareto, which makes software to help companies with financial planning, raises $4.2M seed led by Menlo Ventures and $20M Series A led by GV
https://techcrunch.com/... @menloventures : Congrats to @KatOrekhova, @lalitsingh17 & team @varetoapp on your Seed and Series A! Vareto creates a system of record for FP&A teams. The result? More accu...
Nashville-based Built Technologies, which provides cloud-based construction lending software, raises $125M Series D led by TCV at a $1.5B valuation
Joel Stinnett / Nashville Business Journal :
PE firm Symphony Technology Group says it plans to merge McAfee Enterprise and FireEye Products into a single entity with nearly $2B in annual revenue
Kelly Sheridan / Dark Reading :
LeadIQ, which offers cloud-based sales software, raises $30M Series B led by Cathay Innovation, bringing its total raised to $42M
Alex Wilhelm / TechCrunch :
Global consumer spending on mobile apps reached $33.6B in Q3 2021, up 15.1% YoY, with App Store spending up 13.2% to $21.5B, and Play Store up 18.6% to $12.1B
Stephanie Chan / Sensor Tower Blog :
A look at the $12B location data industry, including how collectors, aggregators, and marketplaces monetize user data
Companies collect and aggregate location data from millions of people's phones. Tweets: Dani Homados / @homados : Most people I talk to don't realize they live in a surveillance economy. “There is vir...
Informatica, an enterprise cloud data management provider, files for an IPO; source says at a valuation of ~$10B, double the $5.3B it went private for in 2015
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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
Facebook to update pre-campaign audience estimates to be less specific, showing a range instead of a number, after backlash for overestimating audience numbers
Sensor Tower: Tencent's Honor of Kings made over $10B since its launch in 2015, the first mobile game to do so, with $2B+ in 2021 alone
Quantum computing company IonQ to go public via SPAC, in a deal expected to raise $650M at a valuation of $2B
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.