Android 13 Developer Preview shows two “Cross Device” service apps that will let users interact with Pixel's Android apps on a Windows 11 PC or Chromebook
Google has been preparing a way to stream apps and notifications from your Pixel phone to your Chromebook or PC …
Instagram will let users send a private like in response to a Story, expanding on DMs or emoji reactions
Meta's Instagram is introducing a new way for people to interact with Stories. Starting today, you can send a private like when someone shares an image or video that catches your eye.
Intel agrees to acquire Israeli chip company Tower Semiconductor for around $5.4B, or $53 per share; the deal is expected to close in 12 months
Intel Corp. agreed to acquire Tower Semiconductor Ltd. for about $5.4 billion, part of Chief Executive Officer Pat Gelsinger's push into the outsourced chip-manufacturing business.
After India banned Sea's lucrative Free Fire game, the Singapore-based company lost $16B+ in market value, its largest-ever daily drop
Sea Ltd. lost more than $16 billion of value in its biggest daily market drop after India abruptly banned its most popular mobile gaming title.
After an animal rights group described Neuralink's tests as “invasive and deadly” for 23 monkeys, Neuralink defends testing on animals
Neuralink, the brain-computer interface company founded by Elon Musk, pushed back against criticism of its treatment of monkeys in research …
A look at the self-righteous anger in the Web3 community over the identification of the founders of the Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT collection
The self-righteous anger over the identification of the founders of a popular NFT club says a lot about the web3 battles to come in the years ahead.
Google announces early access to Chrome OS Flex, a version of Chrome OS for businesses and schools that is designed to run on old PCs and Macs
It's made for schools and businesses — Google has announced early access to a new version of Chrome OS called Chrome OS Flex.
Coinbase, FTX, eToro, and other apps surge in popularity after multiple crypto Super Bowl ads; Coinbase rose from 186th to 2nd on US App Store after QR code ad
Hope you're having a great week. — Welcome to the mesha tribe … Sara Celi / The Crypto Connection : How Does It All Work, Anyway? Shannon Miller / Adweek : The 10 Best Super Bowl Ads of 2022 Kaya Yu...
Sources: TSMC's first US chip plant is three to six months behind schedule due to labor shortages and difficulty obtaining licenses
Taiwan chip titan faces fight for workers as Intel also builds in Arizona — TSMC's construction delay in Arizona does not necessarily mean the schedule …
Nextdoor unveils a redesign to improve search and navigation, expand profile pages, and connect users with neighbors; Nextdoor says it has ~33M weekly users
Nextdoor, a social media platform for neighborhoods, hasn't changed much over the past few years but that could start to shift.
How SoftBank's costly bet on IoT at Arm backfired and distracted the company from the much bigger data center market
UK chip designer changes strategy ahead of planned float with renewed focus on lucrative server market — As Masayoshi Son tried to persuade investors of the wisdom …
Christian fundraising site GiveSendGo is offline, possibly due to a hack, amid a leak of alleged personal info of ~92K donors to the Canadian “Freedom Convoy”
Texas sues Meta over its use of facial recognition from 2010 to late 2021 in the state; source says Texas seeks hundreds of billions of dollars in penalties
The White House says 10M+ households have enrolled in the Affordable Connectivity Program, funded by the bipartisan infrastructure bill, for broadband discounts
millions and millions of households are eligible for broadband subsidies that can significantly cut the cost of connectivity. You just go to https://acpbenefit.org/ or call (877) 384-2575. (And tell y...
Court documents: Meta agrees to pay $90M in damages to settle a cookie privacy lawsuit filed in 2012, subject to court approval
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, agreed to pay $90 million to settle a long-running data privacy lawsuit over its use of cookies in 2010-11 to track users' internet use even after they had logged...
Samsung has adopted Google Messages as its default messaging app in the US, starting with the Galaxy S22 series
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Microsoft tells employees it will fully reopen its facilities in Washington state starting February 28, citing high rates of COVID-19 vaccination in King County
let alone lost productivity https://www.geekwire.com/... Mike Weinberg / @mike_weinberg : Well isn't this a good sign for the vast majority of us who like in-person human interaction... Or who sell or...
SEC fines crypto lending company BlockFi $100M, which will register its high-yield crypto savings product and offer it as a security as part of the settlement
A profile of Peter Thiel, who plans to leave Meta's board to focus on politics, funding far-right MAGA candidates who peddle conspiracies and deny Biden won
NYT @rmac18 and @llerer 1st reported about his involvement yesterday — More details about the app on @axios: https://www.axios.com/... @nycsouthpaw : NYT profiles Peter Thiel, the billionaire aparthei...
LinkedIn profiles show TikTok has hired over 190 European content moderators from Accenture and others since January 2021, as its European business explodes
Short-form video app hires hundreds to help curb spread of harmful content — TikTok has poached hundreds of content moderators … Tweets: @j_k9 , @atbwebb , @mattnavarra , @muradahmed , and @cristina...
WSC Sports, whose AI software cuts video clips of live sports and distributes them in real-time, raises a $100M Series D; clients include Tencent, NBA, and ESPN
WSC Sports, a B2B sports video company, has raised $100 million in a series D funding round, led by ION Crossover Partners, to expand into new verticals and countries.
A key EU lawmaker steering negotiations over the Digital Services Act says she is “optimistic we can make a deal before the end of June”
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Finland-based Swappie, which refurbishes and resells used iPhones through its marketplace, raises a €108M Series C, bringing its total funding to €149M
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Sources: Didi plans to cut up to 20% jobs before its Hong Kong IPO; source says Didi Finance, autonomous driving, and some other units will be less impacted
European natural gas prices dropped after Russia …
Fidelity Charitable, the nonprofit affiliate of Fidelity Investments, received $331M in crypto donations last year via its donor-advised funds, up over 11x YoY
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Indonesian digital banking startup Akulaku raises $100M from Siam Commercial Bank; sources say it is weighing a US listing via a SPAC at a $2B valuation
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Databook, which offers AI-powered sales insights and tools for sales reps, raises a $50M Series B led by Bessemer Venture Partners at a $550M valuation
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New Zealand-based Soul Machines, which uses AI to create customer-facing avatars for businesses, raises a $70M Series B1 led by Vision Fund 2
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Rainbow, a mobile crypto wallet that works with Ethereum, raises an $18M Series A led by Seven Seven Six
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Singapore-based Reebelo, an online marketplace for refurbished smartphones and other devices, raises a $20M Series A led by Cathay Innovation and June Fund
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Texas-based Securonix, which offers cloud-based threat detection and response services, raises more than $1B in a round led by Vista Equity Partners
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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.
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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.