Apple says the 16-inch MacBook Pro with M1 Max will feature a High Power Mode for intensive, sustained workloads
The new 16-inch MacBook Pro with the M1 Max Apple Silicon chip will feature a new High Power Mode for intensive, sustained workloads, according to Apple.
Twitter says its research shows its algorithms amplify right-leaning content more than left-leaning content, but doesn't know what causes the amplification
Twitter is publicly sharing research findings today that show that the platform's algorithms amplify tweets from right-wing politicians … Source: Twitter .
Sources: ransomware gang REvil was hacked and forced offline this week by an active multi-country operation that includes US law enforcement
The ransomware group REvil was itself hacked and forced offline this week by a multi-country operation, according to three private sector cyber experts working …
The TOS for TRUTH Social shows it bans “excessive use of capital letters”, reserves the right to ban users, and hopes to benefit from Section 230 protections
very truthy: TRUTH Social | Truth Social https://truthsocial.com/ Tom Coates / @tomcoates : Watching the ‘Truth social’ conversation. Looks like it's a Mastodon instance which should make scaling inte...
A look at the cultural and investment shifts Intel undertook to build a leading-edge foundry business, which some say could take five years to fully appraise
Intel wants to be a foundry—again. Will this time be different? — Last month, Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger stepped to a podium on a hazy …
Snap Q3: $1.07B revenue, up 57% YoY, vs. $1.10B est., DAUs up 23% to 306M, net loss down 64% to $72M, blames iOS ATT changes for revenue miss; stock down 20%+
- Snap reported its third-quarter earnings on Thursday, missing revenue expectations after Apple's iPhone privacy changes disrupted its advertising business. Source: Snap .
Trump announces the Trump Media & Technology Group and TRUTH Social, a social network coming in Nov. to “stand up” to Big Tech, in the App Store for preorder
The former president has been banned from several platforms. — Silenced by many major platforms …
Windows 11 update fixes AMD CPU latency issues that reduced performance 3-5% for some apps and 10-15% for esports games
First patch arrives, second is inbound … AMD has also confirmed to Tom's Hardware that it has released a patch for one of the two bugs that lead to reduced performance … Source: Windows Blog .
Russia says its deep packet inspection tech is now installed at 500 telco locations, covering 100% of mobile traffic and 73% of broadband
Russia's boldest moves to censor the internet began in the most mundane of ways — with a series of bureaucratic emails and forms.
Intel reports Q3 revenue of $18.1B, up 5% YoY, vs. $18.2B est., Client Computing Group revenue fell 2% to $9.7B due to component shortages; stock down 10%+
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Lyft releases its first safety report, says it received 4,000+ reports of sexual assault, including 360 reports of rape, on its app from 2017 through 2019
Ride-hailing company's first safety report came nearly 2 years after Uber released a similar set of data for its app
FTC study on the six largest ISPs finds that some fail to fully inform consumers on how their data is monetized, such as using browsing history to serve up ads
Internet service providers fail to disclose to consumers how they use sensitive data, obscure privacy practices and making … Source: Federal Trade Commission .
Walmart is testing letting shoppers buy bitcoin at 200 Coinstar kiosks in its US stores through a Coinme partnership
Walmart, the world's largest company by revenue, is letting customers buy bitcoin at dozens of its U.S. stores. — Shoppers can purchase the cryptocurrency …
Google lowers Play Store subscription fees to 15% and fees for ebooks and on-demand music streaming services to “as low as 10%”; IAP cut seems to be unaffected
here are the details Sareena Dayaram / CNET : Google to cut Play Store fees for subscription-based apps next year Chris Wallace / MCV/DEVELOP : Google cuts the Play Store subscription share to 15% Kul...
Hong Kong-based XanPool, whose software facilitates faster crypto and fiat settlements, raises a $27M Series A led by Valar Ventures
XanPool, a payment infrastructure provider that facilitates faster crypto and fiat settlements, announced today it has raised a $27 million Series A led by Valar Ventures.
Mastodon founder says Trump's TRUTH Social seems to be using a Mastodon fork, based on a screenshot of an error message featuring Mastodon's elephant mascot
Nobel peace prize winner Maria Ressa discusses the role of social media in polarization, interactions with Zuckerberg and Sandberg in 2017, Frances Haugen, more
The journalist, whose reporting has taken on the president of the Philippines and the C.E.O. of Facebook, discusses the … Tweets: @dabeard , @nytopinion , @karaswisher , and @nytopinion Tweets: David ...
Tencent says a now-fixed vulnerability made some WeChat content available to Google and Bing, which are blocked in China
- WeChat content made available to Google, Bing searches — China has been pushing tech firms to dismantle online barriers — Tencent Holdings Ltd …
Sam Altman's Worldcoin launches its cryptocurrency that it gives in exchange for users' eye scans, says it has 100K users globally and is valued at $1B
Introduction Field Tests: Towards 1 Billion Sign-Ups & Beyond Solving the …
ByteDance's Douyin adds a five-second mandatory pause between videos to curb binge-viewing in China, following Beijing's focus on addictive online behavior
Douyin, the Chinese version of short video-sharing app TikTok, is forcing users to take a break after long viewing sessions …
US Commerce Department data: ~$103B worth of export licenses issued for chips and other products to suppliers of Huawei and SMIC from Nov. 2020 to April 2021
Commerce Department data shows that suppliers of the blacklisted Chinese tech companies maintained access to U.S. products including semiconductors
Vodafone sues the UK, claiming Fujitsu was unfairly awarded a contract to upgrade the secure network connecting 532 embassies and other government locations
Bloomberg : Tweets: @marcusjdl , @thestuffofmemes , and @business Tweets: Marcus / @marcusjdl : What is this thing about suing the government and wasting taxpayers' money (hello Taxpayers' Alliance a...
Nvidia's GeForce Now cloud gaming service adds a $100/month tier with RTX 3080 GPUs, hosted inside a bespoke SuperPod server, offering 1440p games at 120fps
Sam Rutherford / Gizmodo : Source: Nvidia .
Austria, France, Italy, Spain, and UK reach a deal with the US to drop digital services taxes on Big Tech companies as part of a global tax overhaul in 2023
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A look at efforts by bitcoin miners to use green energy sources, including the voluntary Crypto Climate Accord framework signed by 180 companies in April
Shane Shifflett / Wall Street Journal :
Snap and TikTok testifying for the first time before Congress next week shows how lawmakers' oversight has fixated on a few major platforms thus far
Cristiano Lima / Washington Post : Tweets: @viacristiano , @cat_zakrzewski , and @etbrooking Tweets: Cristiano Lima / @viacristiano : Here's some interesting stats on tech hearings: TikTok & Snapchat...
Twitter rolls out the ability for all Android and iOS users to host a Space, after previously limiting access to accounts with at least 600 followers
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch :
Analysis of 23K+ websites of nonprofits: about 86% had third-party cookies or trackers, with some, like Planned Parenthood, tracking user keystrokes
some of which have made a business of assembling and selling access to masses of digital data about people's habits.” https://themarkup.org/... Mike Masnick / @mmasnick : Why is Planned Parenthood tra...
Google begins offering Stadia as a white label product, starting with letting AT&T customers play Batman: Arkham Knight for free in Chrome or Edge
Source: South Korea's online payment service Kakao Pay raised $1.3B in its Seoul IPO after pricing shares at $76.60, the top of the marketed range
Bloomberg :
Olo, a white label restaurant ordering service, acquires Wisely, which offers restaurant-focused customer intelligence products, for $187M in cash and stock
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Bahamas-based crypto exchange FTX raises a $420.69M Series B-1 at a $25B valuation from 69 investors, including BlackRock and Tiger Global
Crypto Exchange Commands $25 Billion Valuation Oluwapelumi Adejumo / Coinspeaker : FTX Plans to Expand Operation Centres in US Aditya Hadi Pratama / Tech in Asia : Sea, Temasek join $420m funding of c...
Pomelo, which was founded earlier this year to make fintech-as-a-service infrastructure for LatAm businesses, raises a $35M Series A led by Tiger Global
Mary Ann Azevedo / TechCrunch :
VideoAmp, which offers audience and ad measurement tools across digital platforms and traditional TV, raises a $275M Series F at a $1.4B valuation
Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal :
Mojito, which lets clients like Sotheby's sell NFTs from their own storefronts or websites, raises $20M at a $100M valuation
The Associated Press partners with crypto company Chainlink to authenticate data about elections, sports, and more via its blockchain
Sources: Brex, which offers credit cards tailored to startups, raises $300M at a $12.3B valuation, following a $425M Series D at a $7.4B valuation in April
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Sources: Intel's talks with chip designer SiFive ended without a deal and the startup instead plans to pursue outside investment and an IPO
China hints its regulatory crackdown on tech may be ending as its financial regulator says he expects significant progress in regulation of fintech by year end
Shiyin Chen / Bloomberg :
Parallel, which is making a sci-fi NFT card game based on the Ethereum blockchain, raises $50M from Paradigm at a $500M valuation
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