YouTube TV reaches a deal with Disney to bring back 17+ channels including ABC, Disney, ESPN, Freeform, FX, and National Geographic
After one day of being dark, YouTube TV and Disney have reached a deal which will see more than 17 Disney-owned channels, including local ABC affiliates, Disney Channel, and ESPN return to the service...
Oracle will acquire electronic medical records company Cerner for $28.3B, or $95 per share, in an all-cash deal
- Enterprise software giant Oracle will acquire electronic medical records company Cerner. — Enterprise software giant Oracle will buy electronic medical records company Cerner …
Microsoft's Phil Spencer says the success and growth of games like Minecraft show the ingredients required for the metaverse to shed its dystopian roots
When Phil Spencer thinks about the tech and gaming industries' newfound obsession with the metaverse, the Xbox chief's mind goes to Minecraft.
FCC settles with AT&T, Verizon, Intrado, and CenturyLink over failed 911 calls during network outages in 2020; the companies will pay $6M collectively
The companies will pay a total of $6 million — The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has reached settlements with AT&T …
Airlines begin preparing for potential FAA flight limits in around 46 large American metro areas, as a new 5G wireless service goes live on January 5
Carriers are taking steps to prepare for potential FAA flight limits when a new 5G wireless service goes live Jan. 5
Spotify, Meta, and Netflix find Gen Z elusive in a way TikTok never has; Spotify says its Blend playlist feature is mostly used by Gen Z
Good afternoon from Puerto Rico. Hope you all are staying safe out there. Hollywood is celebrating the good news of a record-breaking weekend for the new …
Profile of Brewster Kahle and the Internet Archive, which marked its 25th anniversary in May and stores 70PB+ of data, including 635B webpages and 34M books
Meet Brewster Kahle, the internet's chief librarian — Audio player loading... On the same day in 1996, Brewster Kahle founded …Tweets:@ron_miller,@lanceulanoff, and@jkfruit.Thanks:@techradarproTwee...
Investigation details China's social media propaganda machine, which uses private contractors to generate content to spread on Facebook and Twitter
Register accounts on foreign social media platforms — 按月报单 价 — 境外.交平 … Tweets: @muyixiao , @nytimes , @mmcintire , @sinbad_w , @smxfr , @pacstandardtw , @judah_grunstein , and @aleszubajak Tweets:...
Profile of Bret Taylor, recently made co-CEO of Salesforce and chairman of Twitter, who joined Salesforce in 2016 after stints at Google and Facebook
Promotions to co-CEO of Salesforce and chairman of Twitter have turned the Silicon Valley entrepreneur into one of tech's highest-profile executives Tweets: @yoda and @amy_e_weaver Tweets: Drew Olanof...
The case for Apple to offer a 15-inch iPad home hub is made clear by devices like the Portal and Echo Show 15, as well as Apple's ~5% smart speaker market share
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Social gaming startup Rec Room raises $145M led by Coatue at a $3.5B valuation, up from $1.25B in March, and says it has 37M players, up from 2M in March
On the heels of Roblox hitting it big with its platform for user-created gaming content, another startup has landed a major round …
Leaked docs: Facebook has not developed Finnish-language automated moderation for hate speech and other content, and employs just 11 moderators based in Berlin
A data leak reveals Facebook is unable to control hate speech in minority languages like Finnish.
Alibaba suspends China's biggest shopping celebrity Huang Wei from Taobao after she was fined ~$210M for tax evasion, in a blow to Alibaba's livestream shopping
Alibaba hit hard after Viya fined $210m for under-reporting income from internet promotions — China's biggest online shopping …
Bangalore-based Razorpay, a top payment processor in India whose products resemble Stripe's, raises a $375M Series F at a $7.5B valuation, up from $3B in April
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Rocket Companies, a consumer finance-focused holding company, will pay $1.275B in cash to acquire personal finance app Truebill, which has ~2.5M members
Rocket Companies CEO Jay Farner wasn't kidding around when he told Yahoo Finance Live in November he was on the hunt for acquisitions …
Bizongo, which offers digital vendor management, supply chain automation, and supply chain financing to businesses, raises a $110M Series D at a $600M valuation
Sources estimate ~20% of the world's bitcoin miners remain in China, after moving operations underground following the country's crypto mining ban in May
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Cars24, an India-based marketplace for used cars, raises a $400M Series G, including $100M debt and $300M equity, led by Alpha Wave Global at a $3.3B valuation
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Chinese AI company SenseTime, which focuses on computer vision, relaunches its $767M Hong Kong IPO, a week after the US investor ban and pulling the IPO listing
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Report: chipmakers are on track to spend $152B on new fabs and production equipment in 2021, up 34% YoY, which is the strongest YoY growth since 2017
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New Delhi-based B2B commerce and financing startup OfBusiness raises a $325M Series G at a ~$5B valuation, after raising $200M at a $3B valuation in September
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Chinese Wikipedia volunteers are fighting censorship, threats, arrest, and violence, and exposing the threats to Wikimedia Foundation's free-knowledge mission
Nigerian startup Metro Africa Express (MAX), which provides vehicle subscription and financing services, raises a $31M Series B to expand within Africa
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Inside Intel's Ronler complex in Hillsboro, Oregon, where it conducts its most advanced research and houses the company's most important chip manufacturing site
Malaysia passes a bill to imprison people who facilitate access to pirate content via illegal streaming, for up to 20 years
Turing, which uses AI to source, evaluate, hire, onboard, and then manage engineers remotely, raises an $87M Series D, valuing the startup at $1.1B
When it comes to engineering talent in the world of tech, demand continues to outpace supply, a predicament so acute that by 2030 …
Interview with Jameel Jaffer of the Knight First Amendment Institute on how Congress can regulate social media platforms while abiding by the First Amendment
Bogota-based buy now, pay later service Addi raises $80M in equity and $125M in debt at a $700M valuation and says it is used by 1,000 retailers
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Berlin-based Vay, which wants to launch a service in Hamburg in 2022 that uses remote operators to drive rental cars to and from users, raises a $95M Series B
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South Korea-based online grocery startup Kurly, which says it plans to IPO in H1 2022 at a ~$5.8B valuation, raises $210M at a $3.3B valuation
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Taptap Send, which provides cross-border remittances for underserved markets, raises a $65M Series B led by Spark Capital, following a $13.4M Series A in June
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Profile of Tether CEO Jean-Louis van der Velde, who previously ran a company in China that faced lawsuits over unpaid bills and fines for late tax payments
Lepaya, an Amsterdam-based power skills training provider helping companies upskill their workforce via its app, raises a $40M Series B led by Target Global
Madrid-based Playtomic, an app for booking tennis and padel courts that says it has 1M+ active users in 34 countries, raises a €56M Series C led by GP Bullhound
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.
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.