Display analyst Ross Young expects Apple will release a 27-inch mini-LED display in June; Kuo says Apple “may not launch” mini-LED products in 2022 due to cost
Apple plans to launch a “Pro” version of its new Studio Display in June of this year that measures 27-inches … Source: @dsccross and @mingchikuo .
Sources: Apple is working on a Mac mini with M2 eight-core CPU and 10-core GPU and a Mac mini with M2 Pro 12-core CPU; M2 chip design will be based on A15
Apple this week introduced Mac Studio, which is somewhat based on the Mac mini but with much more powerful hardware - but that doesn't mean it's the end of Mac mini.
Apple confirms that its Studio Display will work with Windows; some features, like Center Stage and True Tone, are macOS-only
Apple has confirmed to MacRumors that the brand new Studio Display will work when connected to PCs, but critical new features of the display will not carry …
A look at @PayGapApp, a viral Twitter bot created by Francesca Lawson and Ali Fensome, which highlights the gender pay gap data of British companies
Britain requires companies with 250 or more employees to report gender pay gap data. On International Women's Day, one couple used …
Google rolls out iMessage emoji reactions for Google Messages to all after testing the feature in beta, alongside other updates to the app
We've known for months that Google has been working to make its Messaging app properly display emoji reactions sent by iPhone users.
DeepMind details Ithaca, an AI model to help restore missing text from ancient Greek inscriptions and offer suggestions about where and when they were written
A ‘complementary tool’ to help historians unravel ancient text — Machine learning techniques are providing new tools … Source: Nature and Deepmind .
An investigation into Tron founder and Poloniex investor Justin Sun, who according to an FBI subpoena is facing potential charges for wire fraud and more
Justin Sun, a budding Chinese cryptocurrency mogul, walked through the shiny lofted atrium of the departure terminal at South Korea's Incheon International Airport.
Substack's app lets users pause email delivery to read only in the app, building a moat for Substack that potentially protects it from competitors
Substack has launched a reader app for iOS, turning itself from a newsletter company into a platform one. Publishers — beware.
Google says Play Store users in Russia will not be able to buy apps, games, IAPs, and subscriptions, in the coming days, due to a “payment system disruption”
Google today told Android app developers that Play Store users in Russia will soon no longer be able to purchase apps, games, IAPs, or subscriptions.
Tinder lets US users access background checks via Garbo to screen matches for past violence and abuse; first two searches are free, then $2.50+ each afterward
Following last year's investment in the background-check nonprofit Garbo, Match Group today is rolling out Garbo-powered background checks to its flagship dating app Tinder.
Sony stops sales of PlayStation consoles and software in Russia and shuts its PlayStation Store following Ukraine vice prime minister Mykhailo Fedorov's request
- Sony's PlayStation unit and Nintendo say they have stopped all product sales in Russia. — They're following in the footsteps … Source: @playstation .
Studio Display's A13 Bionic chip, the same SoC that powers the iPhone 11, lets Apple add Center Stage, Spatial Audio, and “Hey Siri” to a desktop monitor
Investigation details how caller ID app Truecaller, which has 205M+ MAUs in India, uses India's weak data privacy laws to build its user information database
In October 2021, I called a journalist based in Pakistan, who did not know me. Surprisingly, they greeted me by my name when they received the call.
Interviews with 30 people detail the rise and fall of Meta's Libra project, later renamed Diem, as lofty goals were undermined by Facebook's reputation
On June 24 2021, Jay Powell and Janet Yellen sat down for their weekly breakfast amid the austere surroundings of the US Treasury building on 1,500 Pennsylvania Avenue. Tweets: @mshannahmurphy , @alex...
Biden signed an executive order directing federal agencies to study the risks posed by digital assets, such as evading sanctions, and consider a digital dollar
Meta says Instagram's VP of youth Pavni Diwanji is stepping down as part of a restructuring; Adam Mosseri will oversee youth-focused work
Departure comes amid organizational changes at the company; Instagram for Kids remains paused — The executive overseeing Instagram's development …
Eight more current and former PlayStation employees add their accounts of sexist treatment to a class action lawsuit filed against the company in November 2021
Eight more women, former and current employees at Sony PlayStation, have added their accounts of sexist treatment …
Hands-on with Magic Leap 2: a notably larger field-of-view, lenses that can dim the real world, and impressive spatial audio, but doesn't work over glasses
Magic Leap CEO Peggy Johnson shows me the new hardware. It's better, and it has one trick I've never seen before.
Some tech companies are helping evacuate their staff from Russia, including by chartering planes and procuring visas, after previously doing the same in Ukraine
Multinational technology companies that last week were helping evacuate their employees from Ukraine now are doing the same in Russia …
The SEC is considering a requirement that publicly traded companies disclose data breaches and other significant cybersecurity incidents within four days
Regulator offers rule that would mandate reporting of ransomware incidents and data breaches — WASHINGTON—Federal regulators …
London-based Lendable, which connects global institutional investors with borrowers, raises £210M led by Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan at a £3.5B valuation
Ontario Teachers' investment in fintech group part of broader shift into private assets
DataRails, which offers financial planning and analytics tools, raises a $50M Series B led by Qumra Capital, following a $43.5M Series A in June 2021
It's estimated that there are more than 1 billion people using Microsoft's Excel in the world today, and a significant part …
Amazon's board of directors approve a 20-for-1 stock split and Amazon says it plans to buy back up to $10B in shares; stock rises 6% after hours
Market summary: 📊 — Another excellent … Robert Hum / CNBC : Amazon stock split could set it up for being included in the Dow Industrials Tim Levin / Insider : Amazon surges after announcing 20-for-1...
Capchase, which gives startup founders tools to find nondilutive financing, raises an $80M Series B led by 01 Advisors, bringing its total funding to $400M+
New York-based Capchase has closed an $80 million Series B as the company looks to expand its funding platform that offers founders nondilutive financing alternatives.
Mobile games maker Scopely invests $20M in a new game developer called Burlingame Studios; Scopely invested $50M across three European studios last year
Burlingame Studio's co-founder and chief executive Chris McGill chose Scopely to be a partner due to the mobile company's ecosystem of game studios …
A look at the Islamic world's debate over cryptocurrencies, seen as gambling by some, as millions of people in Indonesia and the Middle East invest in crypto
and where the line is between a reasonable investment and pure gambling/speculation. “Lo and behold, there is a coin called WifeDoge.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... https://twitter.com/... Deepa...
Barcelona-based Typeform, which offers low-code marketing tools, raises a $135M Series C led by Sofina, after raising a $35M Series B in September 2017
It's been several years since Barcelona-based Typeform tapped investors to grow usage of its “conversational data collection platform” … Tweets: @quinnypig Tweets: Corey Quinn / @quinnypig : I can onl...
Orlando-based Stax, which offers flat-fee subscriptions for processing business payments, raises $245M from investors including Blue Star at a $1B+ valuation
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Facebook rolls out new features for Group admins, including the ability to automatically decline incoming posts with information marked false by fact checkers
Sources describe how the US has bolstered Ukraine's cyber defenses with soldiers and cybersecurity experts, working with Ukraine years before Russia's attack
Most cyberattacks in Ukraine continue … Tweets: Raphael Satter / @razhael : The @FT goes into some detail about America's last-minute efforts to secure the networks of the Ukrainian railways & the Ukr...
TikTok launches music distribution platform SoundOn in the US, the UK, Brazil, and Indonesia, letting artists upload music to TikTok, Resso, Spotify, and more
Introducing ‘SoundOn’ Lydia Farthing / MusicRow.com : TikTok Launches Its Own Music Marketing & Distribution Service Aaron Williams / UPROXX : TikTok Launches A New Tool To Help Artists On The Platfor...
JD.com reports Q4 revenue rose 23% YoY to $43.6B, above estimates, as its net loss reached $822M; JD's market cap has shrunk by ~40% to $97B over the past year
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Israeli startup Lendai, whose AI tool helps foreign investors without a US credit history get financing for real estate, raises a $35M seed in equity and debt
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Twitter begins rolling out Twitter Shops in beta, letting select US merchants and partners add a virtual storefront with up to 50 items to their profiles on iOS
Indian game streaming service Loco raises a $42M Series A, bringing its total funding to ~$51M, sources say at a ~$145M valuation
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Sources: Amazon is expected to win unconditional antitrust approval from the European Commission for its $8.5B MGM acquisition, which was announced in May 2021
Twitter tests labeling images with alt text with an “alt” badge, which will show an image's description by clicking on it, rolling out globally in April
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Q&A with Intel SVP and GM of Accelerated Computing Raja Koduri on Intel's Zettascale Initiative, zettascale architectural innovations, the metaverse, and more
Dr. Ian Cutress / AnandTech : Tweets: @anandtech . Thanks: @ryansmithat Tweets: @anandtech : Today @IanCutress is talking with Intel's Raja Koduri, SVP and GM of their Accelerated Computing Systems a...
The DOJ says Samuel Reed is the final BitMEX co-founder to plead guilty to US Bank Secrecy Act violations and has agreed to pay a $10M criminal fine
Paris-based Alice&Bob, which is building fault-tolerant quantum processors, raises a €27M Series A co-led by Elaia, Bpifrance, and Supernova Invest
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch :
Asana reports Q4 revenue of $111.9M, up 64% YoY, GAAP net loss of $90M, up from $61.5M in Q4 2021, and 119K paying customers; stock down 15%+ after hours
Jeremy C. Owens / MarketWatch :
Data collaboration software maker Atlan raises a $50M Series B at an estimated $452M valuation led by Salesforce Ventures, following a $16M Series A in May 2021
In its Q4 earnings on Tuesday, Bumble said it is ceasing operations in Russia and leaving Russian and Belarusian app stores; Bumble stock closed up 41% on Wed.
Michelle Ma / Protocol :
CrowdStrike Q4: revenue of $431M, up 63% YoY, subscription revenue of $405.4M, up 66% YoY, FY2021 revenue of $1.45B, up 66% YoY; stock up ~12% after hours
Jonathan Greig / ZDNet :
SoftBank's Z Holdings plans to launch an NFT marketplace in 180 countries and double its fintech unit PayPay's users to 90M, tapping a five-year ~$4.3B budget
Bloomberg :
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.