Kuo: Apple AR headset to launch in late 2022 with an M1-like chip and no tethering to a Mac or an iPhone; Apple wants to replace the iPhone with AR in 10 years
Apple's long-rumored augmented reality (AR) headset project is set to bear its first fruit late next year with the launch …
Spotify confirms it is retiring the Car View mode in its mobile apps, offering no replacement, but says it is working to improve how users listen while driving
Everyone likes listening to music in their car, so it's little surprise that Spotify had a Car View mode, allowing users to jam …
Nextcloud and ~30 other EU companies file an antitrust complaint with the European Commission against Microsoft for bundling OneDrive and Teams with Windows
Nextcloud and almost 30 other European companies have filed a complaint about Microsoft's anti-competitive behavior with its OneDrive cloud storage offering. Source: Nextcloud and Nextcloud .
Adobe: US consumers spent $8.9B online on Black Friday, down from the record $9B in 2020, the first ever YoY decline
- Traffic at retail stores on Black Friday dropped 28.3% compared with 2019 levels, according to preliminary data from Sensormatic Solutions.
Indian government tells Starlink to stop “booking/rendering the satellite internet service” as it does not have a license to operate in the country
Starlink Internet Services, a division of billionaire Elon Musk's SpaceX aerospace company, as it does not have a licence to operate in the country.
Crypto tokens allow venture capitalists to dump their investments on an enthusiastic public without regulation, in the midst of a speculative mania
These days I read a lot of cross-disciplinary commentary on the crypto asset bubble, and what strikes me as particularly strange is the sheer level … Tweets: @smdiehl , @carnage4life , @techwontsaveus...
Now that most video game platforms have a digital-only purchasing option, paying separately for the same video game on each is indefensible
Hey, this is Vlad in Tokyo, your substitute for Jason from a land where we worked on Thursday. Today we're going to be discussing the lucrative fragmentation …
Gurman: Apple is still working on a multi-device charger, other short and long-distance wireless chargers, and reverse wireless charging for its devices
Despite its failed AirPower experiment a few years ago, Apple is reportedly still working on a multi-device charger for its products.
A look at efforts to develop brain-computer interfaces, including Musk's Neuralink and a DARPA program to build a 64,000-electrode array for brain implants
The idea of a synthetic experience uploaded to the mind has been a sci-fi fantasy forever. New brain-computer interfaces are making it nonfiction—very slowly. Tweets: @condenast and @jetjocko Tweets:...
Recent cyberattacks on Iran's fuel distribution system and an Israeli LGBTQ dating site show that Iran-Israel cyberwar is impacting civilians on a large scale
Iranians couldn't buy gas. Israelis found their intimate dating details posted online. The Iran-Israel shadow war is now hitting ordinary citizens. Tweets: @alexgibneyfilm , @ebkania , @chris_sactoc...
Paytm reports Q2 revenue of $144.8M, up 64% YoY, and a net loss of $63M, up 8%+ YoY, in its first post-IPO earnings report
Bengaluru: Payments firm Paytm, in its first quarterly earnings as a public company, reported a nearly 64% jump in its consolidated revenue from operations … Source: Paytm .
Gartner: global chip makers are projected to spend $146B this year, about 50% higher than before the pandemic and double the amount five years ago
Samsung's $17 billion bet on Texas mirrors large spending increases in Asia and elsewhere — SEOUL—Investment in U.S. chip production is on the rise.
Kazakhstan plans to ration power over winter to 50 registered crypto miners as illegal miners and mass relocations from China cause blackouts across the country
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UK's CMA says Google has agreed to expanded oversight in the development of Privacy Sandbox as part of the regulator's antitrust investigation
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Italy fines Apple and Google €10M each for “aggressive” data practices and not providing users with clear enough information on commercial uses of their data
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Report: Raspberry Pi Trading hired investment banks Stifel and Liberum to advice on a London IPO planned for this spring, that would value Raspberry at ~$500M
The listing could see Raspberry Pi valued at $500m — According to a report in The Telegraph, Raspberry Pi Trading … Source: Telegraph . Tweets: @frankcatalano , @recantha , and @rob_kimbell Source: ...
Sources: Alibaba is delegating more responsibility to presidents of its business units to shed its monolithic image in the wake of China's regulatory crackdown
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Sources: Cloud Village, the music streaming arm of Chinese gaming giant NetEase, raises ~$422M in a Hong Kong IPO, pricing shares at HK$205, or ~$26.30
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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.