The latest iOS 15.2 beta adds a manual Macro mode toggle to the Camera app on the iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max
The second beta of iOS 15.2 adds a toggle for Macro mode on the iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max when Auto Macro is disabled in Settings, enabling users …
AMC Theatres now accepts bitcoin, ether, bitcoin cash, and litecoin for online payments; CEO Adam Aron says dogecoin will be accepted next
AMC Theaters now accepts online payments in Bitcoin, Ether, Bitcoin Cash and Litecoin, with Dogecoin coming next. — 279 Total views — 4 Total shares
Google researchers found a watering hole attack in August exploiting a macOS zero-day and targeting Hong Kong pro-democracy sites; Apple patched on September 23
“The nature of the activity and targeting is consistent with a government backed actor,” the Google researchers say. Source: The Keyword .
An overview of Taproot, an upgrade to bitcoin that should make transactions more private and less expensive, and is expected to go live in the coming days
Taproot, a highly anticipated upgrade to bitcoin, is expected to go into effect in the coming days at block 709,632 — some sources say it'll go live as soon as Saturday.
Presto, which provides restaurants with food ordering hardware and analytics, is going public via a SPAC merger at a ~$1B valuation
Presto is known for its pay-at-table kiosks, tablets and artificial-intelligence tools — Restaurant-technology startup Presto is combining … Source: Presto .
Substack touts itself as an alternative to toxic, ad-driven social media, but many of its top earners are polarizing figures who were deplatformed elsewhere
The company's CEO says the old way of social media is broken—but is his alternative much different? Tweets: @kantrowitz , @glennf , @ggreenwald , @rasmus_kleis , @aishagani , @wired , @wired , @carnag...
Sources: Intel scrapped plans to make silicon wafers at a Chinese factory to ease US chip shortages, after the Biden admin strongly discouraged the proposal
- Chipmaker had pitched China investment as way to ease shortage — Administration seeks to reduce dependence on foreign suppliers
App Annie: India saw 4.8B mobile game downloads in H1 2021, or one in every five downloads globally, making it the world's top market for mobile games
A new report by App Annie, an app market analytics firm, puts numbers to something we've all known for 19 months now … Source: App Annie .
Internal memo: Andrew Bosworth says Meta's virtual worlds need “almost Disney levels of safety” but moderation at “meaningful scale is practically impossible”
from keeping a platform safe to correctly enforcing your own app store acceptance policies—seems to be impossible. https://www.ft.com/... Hannah Murphy / @mshannahmurphy : He also says third party VR ...
Gett, which helps companies organize their ride-hailing, taxi, and limousine booking options, is going public via a SPAC merger at a ~$1.1B valuation
Company joins with ride-hailing operators to organize transportation options into one platform for corporate customers Source: Gett .
Interview with Sam Lessin and YouTuber Marina Mogilko about a $1.7M investment in her, in exchange for 5% of her creator-related earnings for the next 30 years
which attaches a number to a human and locks them into a three-decade contract—brings up a host of potential legal, ethical, and moral issues, which Lessin didn't shy away from when I asked him about ...
Telegram could become a powerful vector for lies and vitriol before the 2022 presidential elections in Brazil, where it is installed on 53% of smartphones
In a social media ecosystem facing mounting pressure to combat fake news and polarization, Telegram is the most permissive disseminator of content — and disinformation.
Some TikTok users say the app is encouraging them to follow people they know in real life, raising privacy concerns over TikTok's tactics to connect users
The social network got huge by ignoring who you know. That's increasingly no longer the case. — Unlike other social apps …
Labor group seeking to organize at Amazon's Staten Island facility withdraws its petition to the NLRB, saying it needs more time to collect signatures
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AppliedVR, which provides VR-based therapeutics to patients with chronic pain, raises a $36M Series B, bringing its total funding to $71M
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Cloud backup service Backblaze climbed 24% in its Nasdaq debut on Thursday and 12% on Friday, after raising $100M in its IPO, giving it a market cap of ~$650M
- Backblaze went public this week after generating just $16 million in revenue in the second quarter.
Web3 notes from a sci-fi writer and “enemy” of the tech: it shows new protocols are still possible, but is expensive, undemocratic, and impedes ephemerality
he's an enemy and, full disclosure, so am I. https://society.robinsloan.com/ ... Gabe Rivera / @gaberivera : “The money thing confounds evaluation; it's like trying to look at a star next to the sun. ...
Alibaba's annual Singles Day event sees 8.5% YoY sales growth, the slowest since its launch in 2009, but customer spending still hit a record $84.5B
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US contract lawyers say remote work surveillance programs that use facial recognition have become widespread in the industry
The system deployed by her job doesn't read her face or the hair that grows out of her head as human. And her employer dismisses it as a “minor technical issue.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... ht...
Forte, a blockchain-based gaming infrastructure startup, raises a $725M Series B led by Sea Capital and Kora Management, bringing its total funding to $900M
Tanzeel Akhtar / CoinDesk : Source: Business Wire .
Amazon will let Prime users on iOS share video clips up to 30 seconds long for some of its content
Mitchell Clark / The Verge : Source: About Amazon .
A look at the lawsuits against Amazon over crashes caused by rushing delivery drivers; Amazon denies responsibility, saying one driver worked for a contractor
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Foxconn beats estimates as Q3 net profit rose 20% YoY to $1.33B and warns its smartphone business revenue could slide more than 15% in Q4
Canada-based Knak, which offers a codeless campaign creation service for marketing teams, raises a $25M Series A led by Insight Partners
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Spotify acquires audiobook distributor Findaway and says it expects the deal to close in Q4 2021
Toshiba responds to shareholder pressure by announcing it will split into three companies, focusing on infrastructure, tech devices, and memory chips
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Blackshark.ai, the Austrian startup that built the digital twin of Earth in Microsoft's Flight Simulator, raises a $20M Series A led by M12 and Point72 Ventures
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Facebook rolls out new shopping features, including Shops in Groups, product recommendations in the News Feed, and a test of Live Shopping for Creators
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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.