YouTube says it will stop making year-end Rewind videos, after canceling the 2020 edition due to the pandemic
After shelving last year's iteration of YouTube Rewind due to the hardships and heaviness of 2020, YouTube has exclusively confirmed to Tubefilter that it is doing away with the annual compendium for ...
Google and YouTube say they will prohibit ads and monetization on content that denies climate change, starting next month
Google and YouTube on Thursday announced a new policy that prohibits climate deniers from being able to monetize their content on its platforms via ads or creator payments.
Microsoft reaches an agreement with investor advocacy nonprofit As You Sow to make its devices easier to fix, increasing access to spare parts and repair docs
In a first-of-its-kind agreement, the company has committed to increasing access to spare parts and repair documents.
Gov. Newsom signs Silenced No More Act, which ex-Pinterest employee Ifeoma Ozoma helped draft, to protect CA workers who call out discrimination despite NDAs
Governor Gavin Newsom signed the Silenced No More Act to protect whistleblowers in California — California governor Gavin Newsom signed …
Hackers defaced Twitch for a few hours this morning, replacing a number of background game images with photos of Jeff Bezos
Twitch isn't having a good week — Hackers have managed to deface Twitch for a few hours this morning, replacing a number of background game images with photos of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos.
Microsoft acquires Ally, whose software helps companies track and hit their goals; PitchBook: Ally was last valued at $345M after its $50M Series C in February
Microsoft has acquired Ally, a 3-year-old Seattle-based startup that helps companies track and hit their goals. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Google confirms bug that causes AMP URLs in Google Search results on devices running iOS 15 to redirect to the original site's page, says it is working on a fix
This bug should be resolved soon according to a Google spokesperson. — With the iOS 15 release on September 20th, AMP URLs in Google Search just stopped working.
As Twitch grapples with the fallout from its giant data leak, a look at the impact on its streamers, who had extensive revenue and personal data leaked
The leak of source code and some internal security files does not expose sensitive data, according to a former Twitch employee.
Ireland, where most US tech companies have their European HQ, says it will join the global agreement to set a minimum rate of 15% for taxing corporate profits
ending Ireland's 1-2% effective tax rate for some companies https://www.theguardian.com/ ... Cate Long / @cate_long : “Ireland, a low-tax country that is European headquarters to some of the largest U...
Samsung reports Q3 operating profit of $13.26B, up 28% YoY, its best in three years, but warns chips could be entering a downcycle as laptop demand subsides
South Korean company has record sales but warns semiconductors could be entering downcycle — Samsung Electronics has estimated …
Payments company Paddle announces an alternative in-app payments system for iOS, charging 5%-10% fees and launching December 7, following Epic v. Apple ruling
which makes it not “in-app” but more like how we've been doing it on the web for the past 20 yrs 😉 Fees: 10% or 5% + $0.50 https://twitter.com/... Elena / @virtualelena : $689m is an incredible number...
Profile of privacy activist Ashkan Soltani, who was named head of the California Privacy Protection Agency on Monday
The California Privacy Protection Agency's new executive director Ashkan Soltani is uniquely poised to tackle enforcement and rulemaking for The Golden State's landmark …
Microsoft says Russia carried out 58% of detected state-backed hacks in the year ending June 30, with a 32% success rate; China accounted for 8%
and how organizations can better protect themselves: https://blogs.microsoft.com/ ...
A deep dive on Tether, which issued 48B coins this year, as regulators struggle to understand its cash reserves, organizational structure, and other details
something money-market funds avoid.” By @ZekeFaux https://www.bloomberg.com/... Daniel Viola / @dannyviola : Great investigation into the likely Ponzi scheme that is Tether: https://www.bloomberg.co...
Developer says Facebook banned him for life and threatened to sue after he made Unfollow Everything, a browser extension to help people use Facebook less
Louis Barclay / Slate :
Facebook's research on teens and mental health is not as conclusive as it appears, relying on teens' self-reported views and a small sample size
With each Facebook crisis, we become savvier … Jean Twenge / The Conversation : Facebook's own internal documents offer a blueprint for making social media safer for teens Maxwell Strachan / VICE : Fa...
China's market regulator levies a $533M fine on Meituan for violating anti-monopoly regulations, ending a months-long antitrust probe
Coco Liu / Bloomberg :
Facebook removes its brand from its in-development social VR platform Facebook Horizon, renaming it as Horizon Worlds, and announces a $10M Creator Fund
Ian Hamilton / UploadVR :
US federal judge rules Cloudflare is not liable for copyright infringement between websites that use its services
Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica :
How telecom partnerships and WhatsApp's compatibility with cheap mobile devices helped the messaging service become a “utility” in the Global South
Shoshana Wodinsky / Gizmodo :
Truecaller opens up 15.4% in its Stockholm market debut at $6.82 per share, giving it a market cap of ~$2.5B
Vikas Sn / Moneycontrol :
Sources: Google is working on Big Moments, a Search feature that contextualizes and highlights the most authoritative facts about major events in real time
Google is trying to learn a tough job that news editors around the world do everyday: curating information about breaking news. Tweets: @bysarahkrouse and @tomgara Tweets: Sarah Krouse / @bysarahkrous...
Visionrare, an NFT marketplace for “fantasy startup investing” where users spend money to buy fake shares in startups, shuts down the service after one day
A Free-To-Play Visionrare Dear community, We've decided move to a free to play model.
Many popular VPN services are owned by companies with shady track records, like London-based Kape Technologies, which also owns VPN review sites
Brian X. Chen / New York Times :
Palantir says it signed a $90M, four-year contract to help integrate data across the Department of Veterans Affairs' health systems
Jackson Barnett / FedScoop :
Chicago-based The Mom Project, a job site aimed at women returning to work, raises $80M Series C led by Leeds Illuminate, bringing its total raised to $106M
Gordon Gottsegen / Built In Chicago :
Facebook details its efforts to bring more people online, including Bombyx, a robot that climbs medium-voltage power lines to install fiber
Notion raises $275M led by Coatue Management and Sequoia at a $10B valuation; the company was reportedly valued at $2B in April
Covering venture capital, software and startups — Early this year, Notion experienced a problem unusual to enterprise software startups: it went viral on TikTok. Tweets: @alexrkonrad , @austinj , @b...
IBM tells US staff they must be vaccinated against COVID-19 by December 8 or face an unpaid suspension, but will consider medical and religious exemptions
Chronosphere, which offers cloud-based tools to monitor infrastructure, raises $200M Series C at a $1B+ valuation led by General Atlantic
Twitter is testing a feature that gives users advice for maintaining civility before they join a potentially controversial conversation
Sources: Salesforce COO Bret Taylor told people close to him that he expects to be promoted to CEO soon
Gretel.ai, which offers tools to create synthetic, anonymized datasets, raises $50M Series B led by Anthos Capital, bringing its total funding to $65.5M
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.