Sony reveals the design of PlayStation VR2, including a similar color scheme, lens adjustment dial, updated vent design, and weight reduction
This is the PlayStation VR2 — Sony has finally revealed the design of its next-generation PlayStation VR2 headset, after it announced it in February 2021 …
Trump Media & Technology Group debuts Truth Social on the US App Store, where the free app hit No. 1; some users got errors or were waitlisted when signing up
Market summary: 📊 — India opened the week lower, as investors struggle to read Putin's mood. James Farrell / SiliconANGLE : Donald Trump's social media app Truth Social debuts today in rocky start W...
Investigation suggests that Austrian programmer Toby Hoenisch, who founded TenX, was likely behind a 2016 hack of The DAO, diverting 3.6M ETH, now worth $11B
Who hacked The DAO in 2016, diverting 3.6 million ether? We identify the apparent hacker — he denies it …
Spotify says Car Thing is now on sale for $90, after being announced in April 2021; a future software update will add Audible support and more
Two million raced onto a waitlist for Spotify's first hardware. Now that it's on sale, Spotify's real road test must prove Car Thing's more than a goofy name.
Some Slack users have been unable to reliably send messages or even load the service for over an hour; Slack acknowledges the issue and says it's investigating
If you've been having trouble contacting co-workers, this may be why — Slack is experiencing some issues …
Intel details its new bitcoin mining Bonanza Mine ASICs, claiming 300 of the chips consume 3,600 watts and deliver up to 40 terahashes per second of performance
Intel's 3,600-watt Bitcoin-mining powerhouse — At ISSCC 2022, Intel shared the deep-dive details of its new Bitcoin-mining Bonanza Mine ASICs …
The US Copyright Office rejects a request to grant a copyright to a work of art created by an AI, as the image didn't include an element of “human authorship”
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Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra review: great performance, improved cameras, and welcome S Pen support, but lackluster battery and unflattering night selfie portraits
Beyond Identity, which offers a password-free zero trust multifactor authentication service for enterprises, raises a $100M Series C at a $1.1B valuation
If multifactor authentication (MFA) is one of our best hopes for making a dent in cybercrime, it could be a while before everyone's actually using it.
SoFi will acquire Technisys, which makes tools for banks, for around $1.1B in an all-stock deal; after going public via SPAC, SoFi's stock is down 28% in 2022
The all-stock deal is CEO Anthony Noto's latest move to make the onetime student lender into a full-service bank
Nairobi-based retail B2B marketplace MarketForce raises a $40M Series A led by V8 Capital Partners, bringing its total funding to $42.5M
MarketForce, the retail B2B and end-to-end distribution platform founded in Kenya, has raised $40 million in Series A funding for its merchant inventory financing and expansion across Africa.
Hasura, which helps developers access databases using its open source GraphQL API, raises a $100M Series C at a $1B valuation led by Greenoaks
Sign up here. — Usage of GraphQL, a query language that's generally leveraged to load data from a server to a client, is exploding.
Online chat service Clickatell, which helps companies interact with customers, raises a $91M Series C led by Arrowroot Capital
The global chat commerce's total addressable market is worth an estimated $80 billion and is seen as the third big wave of digital commerce after e-commerce and app commerce markets.
The IRS says taxpayers looking to access their accounts online without facial recognition can choose to ID themselves via a “virtual interview with agents”
New features put in place for IRS Online Account registration; process strengthened to ensure privacy and security Mariella Moon / Engadget : The IRS will let taxpayers authenticate their identity wit...
The US FTC says ~56K romance scams were reported last year as crypto scammers turned to dating apps; experts believe crypto dating scams originated in China
“Everything was a lie,” said one woman lured into a recent scam. — The man from the dating app Hinge checked all of Tho Vu's boxes. Tweets: @kevinroose , @mrinaldesai , @goldengateblond , and @drner...
Despite billions spent over 15 years, Amazon's grocery strategy is unprofitable and incoherent; research: Amazon and Whole Foods had 2.4% US share in December
A profile of RightForge, a web hosting service underpinning Trump's Truth Social and nearly 1,000 others that serves those who feel “censored”
In the days following Jan. 6, 2021, when many Americans were trying to comprehend how a mob stormed the U.S. Capitol … Tweets: @cbedforddc , @business , and @jeffstone500 Tweets: Christopher Bedford /...
An investigation shows how vigilantes use Facebook to incite ethnic killings in Ethiopia, accusing Meta of inaction on hate speech and misinformation
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DCash, an e-currency used by seven Eastern Caribbean nations, has been offline for over a month, revealing technical issues governments face with e-currencies
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Crypto exchange FTX.US launches FTX Gaming, a gaming unit offering “crypto-as-a-service” for game companies to launch tokens and add NFT support
Singapore-based crypto trading platform Amber Group raises a $200M Series B extension at a $3B valuation led by Temasek, bringing its total funding to $328M
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Indian online healthcare service MediBuddy, which offers doctor video calls and more, raises a $125M Series C led by Quadria Capital and Lightrock India
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Facilio, which uses AI to help companies manage real estate, raises a $35M Series B led by Dragoneer, following a $6.4M Series A in 2018
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Israeli cybersecurity company CHEQ, which scans website visitors to verify their legitimacy, raises a $150M Series C led by Tiger Global at a $1B valuation
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Princeton Digital, which invests in, develops, and operates data center infrastructure in Asia, raises $500M+ led by Mubadala, sources say at a $2B+ valuation
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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.
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.