EU Parliament passed Digital Services Act, including provisions banning targeted ads based on highly sensitive personal data, limiting dark patterns, and more
A large majority of MEPs voted in favour of the Digital Services Act on Thursday (20 January), after plenary amendments introduced important changes to the text.
How Ohio attracted Intel to build semiconductor plants, including pursuing execs for eight months, financial incentives, and sustainability commitments
It was a Christmas morning surprise for Ohio's governor and lieutenant governor: Intel was coming to Ohio.
How longstanding disagreements between the FCC and FAA over potential risks to aircraft remained unresolved in the lead up to the 5G C-band rollout in the US
Longstanding disagreements between federal agencies over potential risks to aircraft remained unresolved in the days leading to the 5G debut
Researchers: 40 themes and 53 plugins for WordPress downloaded from AccessPress had backdoors dating back to September, giving attackers full admin control
A massive supply chain attack compromised 93 WordPress themes and plugins to contain a backdoor, giving threat-actors full access to websites.
CoinGecko: since Thursday, the cryptocurrency industry's market cap is down ~20% to ~$1.6T; Bitcoin fell ~20% to ~$34K and Ethereum fell ~30% to ~$2.3K
Cryptocurrencies are getting rekt. — Crypto blue-chips bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH) breached key $40,000 and $3,000 support levels …
Plaid acquires Cognito, which offers ID verification and compliance services to financial firms, source says for ~$250M in cash and stock
Plaid, a fintech unicorn known for its APIs that connect consumer bank accounts to financial applications, announced today that it is buying Cognito.
Shopify confirms it canceled contracts with warehouse and fulfillment partners, but says its capacity to handle orders won't be affected; stock closed down 14%
Shopify Inc. plunged by the most since March 2020 after a report that the Canadian e-commerce company terminated contracts with several warehouse and fulfillment partners. Source: Insider .
Bengaluru-based StockGro, a social investment startup with a gamified app for learning about and participating in stock markets, raises a $32M Series A
Mumbai: Social investment startup StockGro has raised $32 million led by marquee global investors such as Bitkraft Ventures, General Catalyst …
How advances in semiconductor fabrication equipment are being applied to the production of nano-scale microelectromechanical systems, or MEMS
For years, engineers have made microchips ever smaller and more powerful. Now they're applying the technology to a host of miniature marvels. Tweets: @rch371 , @harrysurden , @mfordfuture , @deveshra...
A group of 34 QA testers at Activision Blizzard's Raven Software vote to unionize with the CWA, and ask the company to voluntarily recognize their union status
Mission Statement Game Workers Alliance is a movement formed and maintained … Kari Paul / The Guardian : Activision Blizzard employees form first of its kind Game Workers Alliance Union Theo Salaun / ...
Hands-on with a pre-release mid-2018 build of Microsoft's canceled Andromeda OS for dual-screen devices
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California court orders YouTuber Ruben Sim to pay Roblox $150K and stay off the platform, after Roblox accused him of leading a “cybermob” terrorizing players
Nicole Carpenter / Polygon :
Analysis: AR and VR startups raised ~$1.9B in Q4 2021, more than any quarter ever, making 2021 the second-best year for AR/VR investments with ~$3.9B raised
Although the term metaverse has been around for nearly 30 years—coined in the novel “Snow Crash”—Facebook's name change to Meta … Tweets: @splashmango and @crunchbasenews Tweets: Juliana Loh / @splash...
Berlin-based Lendis, which helps companies set up and manage employees' equipment and software for hybrid work, raises an €80M Series A in equity and debt
Today, Lendis has just announced an €80 million Series A funding round for its SaaS solution that helps companies to set …
How UK theater companies are using AR and VR to broadcast productions to viewers at home, as the pandemic pushes companies to experiment with new art forms
The Interactive Storytelling Studio at the National Theater in London is using technology to bring a miniature musical to viewers' homes. Tweets: @cryptochiglobal , @mattandersonnyt , @hesherman , and...
Google files to dismiss state AGs' antitrust lawsuit and says in a blog post that allegations of ad auction collusion with Facebook are “more heat than light”
Kim Lyons / The Verge :
Anitian, which offers enterprise cloud security and compliance software, raises a $55M Series B led by Sageview Capital, bringing its total funding to $71M
Malia Spencer / Portland Business Journal :
Nowsta, which runs an on-demand labor marketplace and develops tools to help companies manage their hourly, gig, and flex workers, raises a $41M Series B
Christine Hall / TechCrunch :
A look at ID.me, which will soon be used to verify IRS.gov logins and claims to have uncovered a $400B theft of US pandemic unemployment payments
some of the most vulnerable faced delays, errors. As https://id.me/ expands to IRS & other federal programs, @sdonnan and I took a look for @BW : https://www.bloomberg.com/... @bw : [THREAD] https://i...
Netflix's stock is down 41% from a November high as US subscriber numbers hit maturity, forcing it chase growth in developing markets and verticals like gaming
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Amazon spent a record $20.3M and Meta a record $20.1M on US federal lobbying in 2021, both up ~7% YoY; Google spent $9.6M, up 27%; Apple spending fell to $6.5M
NOTE: Figures on this page are calculations by OpenSecrets based on data … Tweets: @accountabletech : Of course, Big Tech lobbying groups are spewing lies about historic bipartisan legislation to rein...
US tech firms are “nearshoring” Latin American talent, lured by cheaper costs and similar time zones, leading to staffing shortages at tech firms in the region
Vittoria Elliott / Rest of World : Tweets: @restofworld Tweets: @restofworld : Latin America's startup scene is in the middle of a funding boom, but there's a serious shortage of tech talent. “This i...
Berlin-based Moss, which offers a spend management service with credit cards to SMBs, raises a €75M Series B led by Tiger Global at a €500M valuation
Romain Dillet / TechCrunch : Tweets: @leimer Tweets: Bradley Leimer / @leimer : European spend management platform Moss raises $86 million https://techcrunch.com/... Moss has processed 250,000 transa...
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.