District of Columbia, Texas, Washington, and Indiana AGs sue Google, alleging it deceived users to gain access to their location data from at least 2014
The complaints allege the company has deployed ‘dark patterns,’ design tricks that can subtly influence users' decisions in ways that are advantageous for a business
Sources: Apple is readying the widest array of new hardware products in its history this fall; LinkedIn shows Apple car exec Joe Bass has left for Meta
Apple Inc. is nearing its first launch event of the year, with a new iPhone SE and iPad on tap. Also: The company takes another hit …
Netherlands fines Apple €5M, saying Apple's changes to IAP payments “failed to satisfy the requirements”; the fine rises €5M/week to €50M until Apple complies
The Dutch Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has ruled that Apple's plan to allow App Store dating apps …
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
The cryptocurrency market has lost ~$130B over the last 24 hours; bitcoin and ether reached their lowest level since July and are down 50%+ from all-time highs
- The cryptocurrency market saw around $130 billion wiped off its value over the last day as major digital coins continued their multi-day sell-off.
Australian PM Scott Morrison lost control of his official WeChat account months ago, while the still-active account now promotes Chinese life in Australia
Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison's Liberal Party lost access to his official WeChat social media account months ago …
Research: an OpenSea bug is being exploited to purchase NFTs at below-market rates before flipping them, netting $1M+ across at least eight NFTs in 12 hours
A bug is being exploited to purchase NFTs from users of OpenSea, at well below market value. Since this morning …
UK's DCMS committee says the Online Safety Bill falls short on protecting free speech, tackling illegal and harmful content in online services, and more
Another UK parliamentary committee has weighed in on the government's controversial plan to regulate Internet content with a broadbrush focus on ‘safety’.
Indian food delivery service Swiggy raises a $700M Series K led by Invesco, source says at a $10.7B valuation; Swiggy was valued at $5.5B in July 2021
Swiggy, India's top food delivery startup, has raised $700 million in a new financing round, just six months after securing $1.25 billion …
EU Parliament passed Digital Services Act, including provisions banning targeted ads based on highly sensitive personal data, limiting dark patterns, and more
and it goes by the name #DSA. [Modified clip from a Clint Eastwood film] @greensefa : We have long campaigned for a fairer internet with less power in the hands of tech giants. Today's result on the @...
There will be no bursting bubble, just a deflating balloon of high growth tech stock valuations returning to normal as factors that inflated them go away
Spoiler: the “Bubble” was a Balloon. And it's deflating. — Note: The below all seems fairly obvious, but given the amount …
Hundreds of German publishers, including Axel Springer, say Google is breaking EU law with its move to phase out third-party cookies from Chrome by next year
Axel Springer among the media groups demanding that Brussels intervene on search giant's plan — Google is facing a fresh complaint …
Amid a shift in malware targeting UEFI firmware, Kaspersky details new MoonBounce UEFI bootkit that can survive even after swapping the infected PC's hard drive
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Autonomous air taxi startup Wisk Aero, a joint venture between Boeing and Kitty Hawk, raises $450M from Boeing
US manufacturer's Wisk investment is latest sign of investor appetite in emerging sector — Boeing has committed another $450m in an existing joint venture focused …
DeFi traders complain about network instability that hit Solana this weekend, four months after its last outage; Solana pushes update to fix “the worst effects”
There Will Be Blood — Cryptoasset markets have had their worst … Scott Chipolina / Decrypt : Solana Tanks 16% Amid Ruthless Crypto Market Crash Bhushan Akolkar / CoinGape : SOL Tanks 6% As Solana Fa...
Virtual worlds, with immersive experiences in the metaverse, will need far more network capacity than what is currently available in homes around the world
Good morning gamers. Is Microsoft turning into Thanos? Shailendra Singh Bisht / So, What's the Big News ? : Call of Duty or Candy Crush? Abhishek Anand Singh / The Next Millionaire : The Crypto Party...
Report: VC investment into Latin America reached $15.3B in 2021 across 650+ deals, up from a record $4.9B in 2019; fintech was 39% of all investments
Fintech continues to be biggest draw as 16 new ‘unicorns’ minted in the region — Venture capital investment into Latin America has tripled …
Sydney-based Milkrun, which aims to deliver groceries in 10 minutes or less, raises a A$75M Series A led by Tiger Global, following an A$11M seed in June 2021
Bianca Healey / Business Insider Australia :
Data centers used an estimated ~17% of the power generated in Ireland in 2021, leaving the country's ambitious climate goals in question
Kara Fox / CNN : Tweets: @mikebutcher , @sanzay , and @cnn Tweets: Mike Butcher / @mikebutcher : This is non-Bitcoin mining data centres, btw. https://twitter.com/... Sanjay Golchha / @sanzay : Nepal...
OfficeSpace Software, which lets companies manage hybrid workspaces, desk and room booking, raises $150M from Vista Equity Partners
Hello and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups … Law360 : Office Space Management Co. Lands $150M Vista Investment OfficeSpace Software : OfficeSpace Software Receives $150...
Globalization Partners, which offers tools to simplify hiring international job candidates, raises $200M at a $4.2B valuation from Vista Equity Partners
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Spectrum Labs, which helps online services detect and remove toxic content in ~40 languages in real time, raises $32M led by Intel Capital
Two years into the pandemic, online conversations are for many of us still the primary interactions that we are having every day, and we are collectively having billions of them.
Riyadh-based Elm, a digital security company owned by Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund, seeks to raise as much as $820M from an IPO
Shaji Mathew / Bloomberg : Tweets: @technology Tweets: @technology : The kingdom is pushing ahead with plans to raise money through selling stakes in a raft of companies https://www.bloomberg.com/...
How advances in semiconductor fabrication equipment are being applied to producing nano-scale microelectromechanical systems, or MEMS
Sayata, which offers an automated online insurance marketplace for SMBs, adds $35M to its $17M Series A from August 2021
Christine Hall / TechCrunch :
Dealogic: Microsoft, Amazon, and Alphabet announced more acquisitions in 2021 than in any other year in the past decade
How UK stage 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
Analysis: AR/VR startups raised nearly $1.9B in Q4 2021, more than any quarter ever, making 2021 the second-best year for AR/VR funding at nearly $3.9B raised
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
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.