SCOTUS blocks Texas' social media content moderation law in a 5-4 vote, putting the measure on hold while a constitutional challenge proceeds in a lower court
The US Supreme Court blocked a Texas law that critics say would fundamentally transform Twitter Inc. and Meta Platforms Inc.'s Facebook …
A group of 26 leading computer experts urge US lawmakers to resist crypto lobbying efforts, calling crypto financial instruments “risky, flawed, and unproven”
Computer scientists and academics target US lawmakers in effort to counter well-financed lobbying efforts Source: concerned.tech .
Sources: in a first, Apple will move some iPad production from China to Vietnam, after Shanghai's lockdowns disrupted production for months
TAIPEI — For the first time ever Apple is moving some iPad production out of China and shifting it to Vietnam after strict COVID lockdowns …
Ofcom survey of 6,600+ UK adults: women are more likely than men to face abuse or harmful content online; 42% of women felt comfortable speaking freely online
The head of media regulator Ofcom says tech firms must do more to protect women online, after its report revealed they were more likely to be victims.
Hands-on with Murena One, a privacy-focused $369 Android smartphone that replaces all Google apps and services with its own custom versions
/e/OS does a lot, but it can't fix the ecosystem — An Android phone without Google. No Google apps, no Google Play Services, no peppy Google Assistant.
Twitter says it will close TweetDeck for Mac on July 1 to “focus on making TweetDeck even better”, pointing users to TweetDeck on web and an upcoming Preview
Twitter today announced that it will be shutting down TweetDeck for Mac next month to focus on the web-based version of TweetDeck. Source: @tweetdeck .
Messaging apps should consider reviving AIM's Away Message to create better social boundaries around people's time, as people treat the apps like live chats
The live chats of the past are now in our pockets and inescapable. We need better boundaries. — In the beginning, there was AOL Instant Messenger.
Microsoft updates Surface Laptop Go with 11th Gen Intel CPUs alongside an “improved” webcam and thermals, starting at $600, shipping June 7
Prices start at $600 — The most compact and affordable entry in Microsoft's lineup of Surface Laptops — the Surface Laptop Go …
Google launches the Google TV app on iOS, after removing the Movies and TV from the Play Store, letting users connect to their TV and more
Google TV has had a busy couple of months, with a variety of changes, launches, and updates. Today, the company announced that the Google TV app is now available on the iOS App Store.
Safari now has an estimated 1B+ users, making it the second browser to pass the milestone, behind Chrome's 3.37B+, but ahead of Edge's 212M+ and Firefox's 179M+
Browsers can connect you to any place on the internet. It retrieves and renders data to show it nicely on your screen.
Instagram will start pushing Amber Alerts in feeds to notify users about missing children in their area, rolling out to 25 countries in the coming weeks
Instagram will start pushing Amber Alerts to users' feeds to notify them about missing children in their area.
An investigation details NSO's severe financial troubles, after human rights groups documented Pegasus abuses, as executives weigh selling to risky clients
The inside story of the Pegasus spyware maker's perilous financial situation and its way ahead following US blacklisting
Twitter is showing TweetDeck for Mac users a launch message suggesting the app will be “removed” on July 1; TweetDeck for web will remain
In a surprise move, Twitter has announced that it's canceling TweetDeck for Mac prompting users to use the web version going forward.Tweets:@jamesliamcook,@joannastern,@joannastern,@lukebk,@boonerang,...
CISA says Dominion's voting machines used in at least 16 states have nine vulnerabilities that have not been exploited, and suggests mitigation measures
ATLANTA (AP) — Electronic voting machines from a leading vendor used in at least 16 states have software vulnerabilities that leave …
A look at Discord's outsized role in crypto and Web3 communities, as the platform struggles with rampant spam, phishing attacks, scammers, and malware
Rampant spam, phishing attacks, scammers, and malware—Discord has a lot of challenges securing crypto projects. — Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
Meta says it will change its stock ticker symbol to “META” prior to the market open on June 9
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Researchers told Microsoft on April 12 about an RCE Windows exploit active in the wild; Microsoft called the flaw critical on May 30 but still hasn't patched it
0 click — 0 day — in a core windows application — hard to detect The requirements are fairly specific, but they occur often enough to make CVE-2022-30190 the ideal means to detonate payloads on Window...
Podcasts hosted on Spotify-owned Megaphone were unavailable for over eight hours on Monday night and early Tuesday morning due to an expired SSL certificate
Ariel Shapiro / The Verge :
Kuo: Sony will mass produce ~1.5M units of its PSVR 2 headset in H2 2022 for a possible Q1 2023 launch, depending on the development schedule of flagship games
David Heaney / UploadVR : Source: @mingchikuo .
TikTok is testing a “clear mode” feature with select users that removes usernames, captions, audio information, and more for distraction-free scrolling
Aisha Malik / TechCrunch :
Sources: Twitter is restructuring to focus on its immediate needs, such as user growth and personalization; source says an edit button could come later in 2022
Twitter Inc. employees are enduring the whiplash of public commentary from the social network's future owner, a changeover in leadership and a hiring freeze.
Salesforce reports Q1 revenue of $7.41B, up 24% YoY, vs $7.38B est, net income down 94% YoY to $28M, and operating cash flow up 14% YoY to $3.68B; stock up 10%+
Jordan Novet / CNBC :
Docs detail Russia's efforts to circumvent its own internet censorship, including 236 procurement contracts for VPN tech worth $9.8M since the Ukraine invasion
WorkOS, which helps developers add single sign-on and other enterprise features to apps, raises an $80M Series B led by Greenoaks and says it has 200+ customers
WorkOS, a platform that lets developers add enterprise features like single sign-on (SSO) and directory sync to apps …
Filings and holdings data at the end of April show Fidelity cut the valuation of Instacart by 50%, Reddit by 33%, ByteDance by 13%, and Stripe by 13%
Fidelity Investments cut valuations for several closely held technology companies, including social media platform Reddit and payment software provider Stripe. Tweets: @mikeisaac , @natbullard , @annm...
Anti-abortion activists are using license plate tracking and body cameras to collect data on people arriving at clinics for prosecutions post-Roe v. Wade
Abby Ohlheiser / MIT Technology Review : Tweets: @techreview , @abortionchat , @maqart55 , @mat , @billprady , @charlottejee , @abbyohlheiser , @docmojavedesert , and @angryblacklady Tweets: @techrev...
Google plans to combine two of its video calling apps, Duo and Meet, under the Meet brand but using Duo's app as the foundation
David Pierce / The Verge :
InfStones, which offers tools to build apps across blockchain platforms, raises $66M led by Vision Fund 2 and GGV, following a $33M Series B in February 2022
Jacquelyn Melinek / TechCrunch :
Elon Musk: “Starlink 2.0 satellites are almost an order of magnitude more capable than Starlink 1.0” and weigh 4.8X more, needing the upcoming Starship rocket
Passant Rabie / Gizmodo :
Israel-based Coralogix, which offers real-time insights for logs, metrics, and security data, raises a $142M Series D, bringing its total funding to $238M
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch :
Madrid-based Odilo, which helps organizations build e-learning offerings, raises €60M led by Bregal Milestone and says it passed 8,500 clients and 170M users
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch :
Sources: the FTC has revamped its Amazon antitrust probe, shaking up the investigative team, re-interviewing potential witnesses, and asking about the MGM deal
Leah Nylen / Bloomberg :
As interest rates rise and economic growth slows, Affirm, Afterpay, Zip, Klarna, and other BNPL services are beginning to see late payments or related losses
Wall Street Journal : Tweets: @sullycnbc , @matt_cochrane7 , @fedprom , and @hoofnagle Tweets: Brian Sullivan / @sullycnbc : Buy now, pay ... never? https://www.wsj.com/... https://twitter.com/... Ma...
Sources claim fired senior Google researcher Satrajit Chatterjee spread misinformation on two AI researchers after they declined his bid to manage their project
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A federal judge rules IBM must pay $1.6B to BMC for swapping in its own software while servicing a mutual client, AT&T, violating an IBM and BMC deal from 2015
Q1 2022 filings: Varo, the first US neobank to receive a bank charter, had $263M equity, an $84M burn rate, and 98% of its income came from interchange and fees
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.