In a 60 Minutes interview, WSJ's Facebook Files whistleblower says Facebook is misleading the public on progress against hate speech, misinformation, and more
Frances Haugen says in her time with Facebook she saw, “conflicts of interest between what was good for the public and what was good for Facebook.”
Prior to the 60 Minutes interview, Nick Clegg posted an internal memo saying the whistleblower would accuse Facebook of relaxing election safeguards too soon
Yeah, about those annotations Facebook provided... https://www.nytimes.com/... Yael Eisenstat / @yaeleisenstat : A plea before the whistleblower speaks tonight: don't fall for Facebook's playbook of c...
Ex-Facebook PM Frances Haugen comes forward as the key source behind WSJ's Facebook Files, saying she became alarmed by how profits came before public safety
The former Facebook employee says her goal is to help prompt change at the social-media giant — The former Facebook Inc. employee …
As WSJ's Facebook Files suggest, Facebook seems to be in a slow, steady decline, evidenced by frenetic pivots, executive paranoia, and talent attrition
A trove of leaked documents, published by The Wall Street Journal, hints at a company whose best days are behind it.
Amazon says Prime members can send gifts with a phone number or email address, no physical address required, rolling out to mobile users in the continental US
There's currently no way to opt out of the new feature — Amazon is launching a new gifting feature today that will allow subscribers … Source: About Amazon .
Apple says Watch Series 7 preorders start on October 8, shipping October 15, after announcing the device at the iPhone 13 event
Some Users Having External Display Connection Issues With macOS Big Sur 11.1 and 11.2 — Some macOS Big Sur users who are running the 11.1 and recently released 11.2 update … Source: Apple .
Apple starts letting users report scammy apps from their App Store listings through its Report a Problem button
The ‘Report a Problem’ button is back — One month ago, we laid out a list of eight obvious things Apple could do to prove it puts App Store users ahead of profits.
A shortage of silicon metal, sparked by China cutting output, has sent prices up 300% in less than two months, impacting production of chips, glass, and more
- Silicon metal output disrupted amid electricity curbs in China — Chemicals firms declare force majeure on silicone products
YouTube says YouTube Music users in Canada can access background streaming for free starting November 3, the first time non-Premium users can access the feature
YouTube Music is lifting one of its most annoying limitations — but only in Canada. Today, YouTube announced that beginning November 3rd … Source: YouTube Official Blog .
How Siri, launched a decade ago today, fell behind Google Assistant, Alexa, and others, likely due to management dysfunction, Apple's walled garden, and more
Ten years ago today, Apple's digital assistant Siri was revealed with the promise that the iPhone maker had finally figured it all out.
Gurman: MacBook Pros with M1X, including 8 high-performance cores, 2 high-efficiency cores, and 16 or 32 graphics cores, will launch “in the next month”
Apple may surprise with Mac mini redesign Brandon Hill / HotHardware.com News : Apple M1X MacBook Pros Rumored To Launch This Month With Up To 32-Core GPU Configs Adrian Potoroaca / TechSpot : M1X-bas...
An ophthalmologist details using the iPhone 13 Pro's macro camera to document changes in his patients' eyes, for which he previously had a $15K setup
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Qualcomm and SSW Partners to acquire Veoneer, which makes driver-assistance systems for autonomous vehicles, for $4.5B, after Magna refused to raise its bid
- Chipmaker joins investment firm SSW Partners for acquisition — Qualcomm will land Arriver business; SSW to sell other assets Source: Qualcomm .
Quest Software's One Identity acquires OneLogin, a rival to Okta and Ping in sign-on and identity access management; OneLogin raised $100M Series D in 2019
More consolidation is afoot in the world of cybersecurity, specifically around services to help organizations manage identity and access. Source: One Identity .
Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, and WhatsApp are suffering an outage
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Ladder, which offers life insurance for ages 20-60 through its app, raises $100M Series D, following $37.5M Series C in February 2020
Digital life insurance company Ladder raised $100 million in a new round of funding, the company said Monday. — Subscribe to the Crunchbase Daily
Analysis: Apple's operating profits from games in FY 2019 totaled $8.5B, $2B more than the combined profits of Sony, Activision, Nintendo, and Microsoft
Clearview CEO says it has collected over 10B images from across the web and is building ways for police to find people, including deblurring and mask removal
In an interview with WIRED, CEO Hoan Ton-That said the company has scraped 10 billion photos from the web—and developed new ways to aid police surveillance. Tweets: @zittrain , @jetjocko , @brbarrett ...
Kuo: Apple has canceled plans to release an iPad Air with an OLED display in 2022 due to quality and cost concerns, will still release mini-LED 11" iPad Pro
Apple and Google could help with child safety online by determining a user's age at device setup and sharing it with apps implementing child safety features
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Charlotte-based payments processing and automation company AvidXchange files for an IPO, seeking to raise up to $506M, valuing it at around $4.4B
Byju's raises ~$300M at a ~$18B valuation led by Oxshott Venture Fund
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Filing: Grab raises its stake in Indonesian mobile wallet provider Ovo to ~90% from ~39%, acquiring stakes owned by PT Tokopedia and Lippo Group
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Ula, a food-focused B2B e-commerce marketplace in Indonesia, raises $87M Series B with investors including Jeff Bezos, following its $20M Series A in January
Manish Singh / TechCrunch :
Australia-based Cover Genius, a B2B insurance service which counts eBay and Intuit as partners, raises A$100M Series C led by Sompo Holdings at a A$1B valuation
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Filings: TikTok's European revenue grew 545% YoY to $170.8M in 2020 as losses soared to $644.3M, up from $118.7M in 2019; headcount grew to 1,294 from 208
Sam Shead / CNBC : Tweets: @stokel , @stokel , @stokel , @stokel , @sam_l_shead , and @sam_l_shead Tweets: Chris Stokel-Walker / @stokel : NEW: TikTok's UK accounts are up on Companies House. Turnove...
Analysis: SoftBank's Vision Fund 2 is investing at twice the pace of its predecessor, growing its portfolio fivefold in under nine months, despite fewer staff
Pavel Alpeyev / Bloomberg : Tweets: @pelstrom Tweets: Peter Elstrom / @pelstrom : SoftBank is speeding up investments in part because of growing competition from venture firms. The company used to ta...
Middle Eastern e-commerce service Noon.com raises $2B from Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund and others, spread out over three to four years
Zainab Fattah / Bloomberg :
Indonesian stock trading app Ajaib raises $153M Series B led by DST Global at a $1B valuation; Robinhood backers Ribbit, Iconiq, and IVP joined the round
Yoolim Lee / Bloomberg :
Analysis: global VC funding for semiconductor startups has reached $3.7B in 2021 so far, up from 2020's record of $3.4B; US-based startups raised ~$1.7B
Chris Metinko / Crunchbase News : Tweets: @crunchbasenews Tweets: @crunchbasenews : As the chip shortage continues to disrupt different sectors, investors have flooded money into the design and proce...
China releases its first set of AI ethics guidelines, emphasizing user rights and data control, that align with Beijing's efforts to crack down on Big Tech
Germany-based Schüttflix, whose app connects suppliers and buyers in the construction industry, raises $50M Series A led by Draper Esprit to expand in Europe
1NCE, which offers cloud-based IoT connectivity services, raises $50M from SoftBank, Deutsche Telekom, and others, claims it manages 10M connections worldwide
Ethereum is becoming the platform of choice for DeFi projects, but remains behind schedule with complex technical upgrades, as nimbler rivals emerge
A look at Apple's TV+ progress and strategy as it navigates a crowded streaming video market
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.
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