Sources: Apple is uncertain about using a glass back for the 2022 iPad Pro, and is testing a larger glass Apple logo on the iPad Pro's back for MagSafe charging
Apple is expected to introduce new iPad Pro models this year - previous rumors suggested that the company had been experimenting …
Microsoft identifies a destructive malware operation targeting multiple Ukrainian orgs; the malware looks like ransomware but lacks a ransom recovery mechanism
- Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) — Microsoft Digital Security Unit (DSU) — Microsoft 365 Defender Threat Intelligence Team
Netflix raises its monthly subscription prices by $1 to $2 in the US and Canada; the standard US plan has increased from $13.99 to $15.49 per month
Netflix Inc has raised its monthly subscription price by $1 to $2 per month in the United States depending on the plan, the company said on Friday … Source: Netflix Help Center .
Apple will let dating app developers in the Netherlands offer alternative payment options, complying with an order to do so by January 15 or face fines
Apple said on Saturday it would allow developers of dating apps in the Netherlands to offer non-Apple payment options to their users …
Researchers detail SysJoker, a backdoor targeting Windows, macOS, and Linux from H2 2021 that remained undetected by virtually all malware scanning engines
Never-before-seen, cross-platform SysJoker came from an “advanced threat actor.” — Researchers have uncovered a never … Source: Intezer and Objective-See's Blog .
DexCare, whose software helps health systems manage capacity and patient appointment booking, raises a $50M Series B, after a $20M round in March 2021
Seattle health-tech startup DexCare, spun out of Providence's digital innovation group, announced a $50 million funding round Thursday.
A look at Cambodia's embrace of China's authoritarian internet surveillance model, as the country is set to launch a National Internet Gateway on February 16
Under a new decree, all web traffic will be routed through a government portal. Rights groups say a crackdown on digital expression is about to get worse. Tweets: @lauralthornton Tweets: Laura Thornt...
UK government hires M&C Saatchi ad agency to run a publicity campaign criticizing Meta's plans to make Messenger e2e encrypted by default
The Home Office has hired a high-end ad agency to mobilize public opinion against encrypted communications — with plans that include some shockingly manipulative tactics Tweets: @jamesrbuk , @rupertg ...
A ransomware attack on Kronos workforce management software has disrupted the payroll of ~8M US employees; the health care sector has been hit especially hard
A month-old ransomware attack is still causing administrative chaos for millions of people, including 20,000 public transit workers …
AT&T spent $9.1B, Dish $7.3B, and T-Mobile $2.9B in FCC's 5G auction for the 3.45GHz to 3.55GHz band previously reserved for military use; Verizon was absent
Drew FitzGerald / Wall Street Journal :
Report: Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, and Microsoft laying undersea fiber-optic cables helped increase data transmission capacity by 41% in 2020 while reducing costs
The four tech giants increasingly dominate the internet's critical cable infrastructure — To say that Big Tech controls the internet might seem like an exaggeration.
A look at the SMART Health Card, a minimal verification system that uses QR codes to check COVID-19 vaccine status, available to ~200M people in the US
The SMART Health Card is voluntary and minimal by design to protect personal information. About 80 percent of vaccinated people in the U.S. most likely have access to it. Tweets: @david_ingram , @rkl...
Analysis: Coinbase influences cryptocurrency returns, most coins underperform BTC and ETH over time, and VC-backed coins give the worst returns of all
Note: This is not investment advice and my investment disclosures are below. — Special thanks to my Ali Khan for running the scripts to grab and analyze pricing data. Tweets: @balajis , @jack , @lud...
Verana Health, which offers an AI-powered data analytics engine for medical research, raises a $150M Series E co-led by J&J Innovation and Novo Growth
Andrea Park / FierceBiotech :
PitchBook: Chicago has 26 unicorns, 13 of which reached the status in 2021; 17 VC funds in Chicago raised $7.42B in 2021, up from three raising $977M in 2016
Kiel Porter / Bloomberg : Tweets: @martinsfp Tweets: Martin Sfp Bryant / @martinsfp : I misread this as meaning 'they've instructed their private jet pilots to avoid Chicago airspace' at first, which...
Shopify's new AI commerce stack
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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.