Sources: Apple plans to unveil a 5G iPhone SE and an iPad Air with a faster processor and 5G in an online presentation on or near March 8
Apple Inc. is targeting a date on or near March 8 to unveil a new low-cost iPhone and an updated iPad, according to people with knowledge of the matter …
Sources: Peloton is drawing interest from potential buyers, including Amazon; Peloton's market value is now ~$8B, down from its ~$50B high around a year ago
The maker of stationary bikes faces pressure from activist investor as its share price sags — Peloton Interactive Inc …
A close look at the EARN IT Act, which is modeled after FOSTA and was recently reintroduced in Congress, and why it risks exacerbating the online CSAM problem
This is the latest entry in my lengthy archive of writing, talks, and interviews about the EARN IT Act:
Joe Rogan apologizes for past use of N-word after a compilation video of him using the slur went viral; Spotify seems to have quietly removed ~70 JRE episodes
His apology came as listeners said that as many as 70 episodes of “The Joe Rogan Experience” podcast had been quietly taken off Spotify …
Investigation reveals the identities of two main founders of the Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT collection: Greg Solano, aka “Gargamel”, and Wylie Aronow
The buzzy NFT collection has raked in millions and the eager support of dozens of celebrities.
Apple plans to charge dating app developers using alternative payment systems a 27% commission in The Netherlands, instead of its usual 30% for in-app purchases
by far — is how disingenuous they are. Time and time again I'm made to wonder which of their core principles are important, and which are just PR. And how fluid the distinction is. Nilay Patel / @reck...
The UK updates its Online Safety Bill proposal to outlaw content featuring revenge porn, drug and weapons dealing, suicide promotion, people smuggling, and more
- Britain's landmark Online Safety Bill seeks to combat the spread of harmful and illegal content on social media sites including Facebook, YouTube and TikTok.
Meta adds a “personal boundary” system, on by default, to VR avatars in Horizon Worlds and its Horizon Venues live event service, aiming to stop harassment
Adi Robertson / The Verge :
Dog walking startup Wag will go public via a SPAC merger at a $350M valuation; SoftBank, which invested $300M, sold its stake back to Wag in 2019 at a loss
Wag Labs Inc., the developer of dog-walking app Wag!, has agreed to go public through a merger with a blank-check company.
Apple reduces the Apple Music free-trial offer from three months to one month; new AirPods, HomePod, or Beats owners still get six months free
Twitter begins expanding its reply downvote test globally on web and mobile; downvotes are not public and are used to tweak which replies Twitter shows
what you need to know Paul Hill / Neowin : Twitter's new hidden downvote could turbocharge echo chambers Steve Vegvari / iPhone in Canada Blog : Twitter Expanding Downvote Feature Testing Worldwide Ta...
Report details Stadia's future as a white-label game streaming service called Google Stream, including talks with Capcom, Bungie, and Peloton
An estimated 20% of resources are now going to #Stadia and 80% to white labeling. This has felt like the case for awhile, but it's nice to finally get some closure. https://twitter.com/... Sean Hollis...
The House passes the America Competes Act, a $350B initiative to boost US tech competitiveness; the Senate passed its $250B version of the measure in June
MIDDAY MACRO - DAILY COLOR - 2/4/2022 — OVERNIGHT-MORNING RECAP / MARKET WRAP Max A. Cherney / Protocol : After passing the House, the $52 billion chips bill faces a new hurdle Juliegrace Brufke / N...
Source: Meta is rethinking its policy of banning new political ads in the final days before an election, as part of its preparation for the 2022 midterms
Facebook owner Meta Platforms Inc. is rethinking its policy of banning new political advertisements in the final days before an election …
Digital assets like NFTs give us a glimpse into a future where every aspect of human life that can be digitally recorded will be collateralized and securitized
Twitter has begun allowing its users to showcase NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, as profile pictures on their accounts. Tweets: @jstn , @ibogost , @alex_danco , @julie_bush , and @ibogost Tweets: @jstn ...
Microsoft says 22% of Azure Active Directory customers used multi-factor authentication on their accounts in 2021, and it blocked 25.6B brute force attacks
Catalin Cimpanu / The Record :
A look at the Sundance Film Festival's foray into the metaverse, which included Q&As with filmmakers' avatars, networking parties, and “virtual cinemas”
Sundance offered a metaverse version this year. Here's what it was like to attend it. Tweets: @aweiss Tweets: Aaron Weiss / @aweiss : Dear lord this looks awful. Let's take all the worst parts of the...
A breakdown of Google Cloud's rivalry with AWS and Azure as analysts expect $26B in 2022 GCP revenue and IDC predicts ~30% YoY cloud market growth until 2025
When Amazon's cloud computing network went down on Dec. 7, it hampered a broad swath of companies that rely on its servers, including Disney, Netflix, and Ticketmaster. Tweets: @nicoagrant Tweets: Nic...
How the digital age is challenging US intelligence agencies, including empowering new enemies, and why agencies must engage and collaborate with private firms
Massive amounts of data are revolutionizing the work of intelligence—and not necessarily in a good way.Tweets:@amyzegartTweets:Amy Zegart /@amyzegart:Excited to be in @WIRED for the first time, with a...
Amazon added $190B+ to its market cap on Friday, the largest one-day gain in market value for a US company, a day after Meta suffered the largest one-day loss
Wall Street Journal :
Torii, which lets businesses automate the management of SaaS tools, raises a $50M Series B led by Tiger Global, bringing its total funding to $65M
The explosion of software — many companies use at least 100 SaaS applications — has made the world of managing that software more decentralized and more complex than in the past.
DeFi infrastructure startup Qredo raises an $80M Series A led by 10T Holdings at a $460M valuation, bringing its total funding to $120M
Brandy Betz / CoinDesk :
Leaked docs show how reputation laundering companies use fake DMCA and legal notices to scare news outlets into taking down unflattering articles about clients
by @peterguest See also Mediagazer
Cart.com, which provides an end-to-end service for 3,000+ brands to launch online stores, raises $240M in equity and debt, bringing its total funding to $380M
Ilena Peng / Bloomberg : Tweets: @cartdotcom and @jillklinvex Tweets: @cartdotcom : We're just adding more fuel to the rocket. Thank you to Visa, Citiventures, JP Morgan,Triplepoint Capital and Legac...
ICEYE, whose small satellites let companies and others monitor any location in near real time, raises a $136M Series D, bringing its total funding to $304M
Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch :
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.