Sources: Apple enlisted Hollywood directors like Jon Favreau to make video content for its mixed reality headset that resembles ski goggles and may ship in 2023
The company has enlisted Hollywood directors like Jon Favreau to help its effort to create products that blend the physical and virtual worlds.
Yuga Labs confirms BAYC Discord server hack with 200 ETH worth of NFTs stolen, the third time a bad actor impersonated a Yuga Labs-run account to steal funds
The company behind the Bored Apes NFTs made the disclosure 11 hours after word of the exploit surfaced on Twitter. Source: @boredapeyc .
In an email chain mistakenly forwarded to Politico, an Amazon spokesperson asked a consultant to push a narrative that the AICO Act would harm people of color
It's the latest instance of a tech company arguing that regulation would harm communities of color.
Apple is working on VR versions of FaceTime and Maps, SwiftUI for AR and VR apps, and a way for its headset to extend a Mac's display, bringing it into 3D
Apple is set to hold its WWDC event on Monday, ushering in iOS 16, iPadOS 16, tvOS 16, watchOS 9 and macOS 13.
Google stops businesses from using RCS for promotions in India, following reports that top banks and other companies are abusing the feature to send spam
Google has disabled businesses ability to use RCS for promotion in India, the company's biggest market by users …
Yandex CEO and co-founder Arkady Volozh resigns after being included in the latest European Union's sanctions list; the company itself has not been sanctioned
Russian internet giant Yandex (YNDX.O) said on Friday that Arkady Volozh had stepped down as CEO and left the board of directors …
The New York State Assembly passes the first right-to-repair bill in the US covering electronics; Governor Kathy Hochul is expected to sign the measure
at least in NY State—you can fix it. Great news via our friends at @iFixit! https://www.ifixit.com/... Chris Perfett / @chrisperfett : Huge. Massive, massive, massive. Not exaggerating in the slightes...
A House and Senate bipartisan data privacy bill would let users opt out of targeted ads and sue internet companies that improperly sell their data, and more
To provide consumers with foundational data privacy rights … Msmash / Slashdot : Lawmakers Reignite Battle for Federal Privacy Law Ben Brody / Protocol : Congress is actually taking a go at a real pri...
The pivot to Web3, driven by ideology rather than utility, is akin to a “collective Theranos” that's warping the economy to benefit professional investors
It can feel as if the entire world is bolting on crypto tokens and NFTs. Many in the industry worry the gold rush is akin to a … Tweets: @maxwellstrachan , @martinsfp , @asmallteapot , @ourielohayon ...
Filings: ByteDance, which is reportedly planning to re-enter India, has fully exited its investment in VerSe, parent of Josh and DailyHunt, at a 56% discount
ByteDance received $102.67 million for its entire investment. Considering VerSe Innovation's $805-million primary fundraise in April …
A look at Democrats' efforts to pass the AICO Act, which bans Big Tech companies from favoring their products, before the November midterms or end of the year
- A major piece of legislation that could reshape the tech industry is just a few steps away from becoming law.
Meituan reports Q1 revenue of $6.9B, up 25% YoY, and a net loss of ~$855M, after a 47% YoY increase in revenue from new businesses such as ride-hailing
Meituan's quarterly revenue grew 25%, after the Chinese food delivery titan withstood the economic fallout from coronavirus-related lockdowns in cities such as Shanghai.
Hourly, an app that lets businesses track working hours, generate payroll, and assign compensation insurance to hourly wage workers, raises a $27M Series A
We've seen a boom in the last several years around tech built for front-line, service, manual, and other workforces typically paid on an hourly wage.
Guild Education, a marketplace for lower-skilled workers to find higher education programs, raises a $175M Series F at a $4.4B valuation, up from $3.75B in 2021
Guild Education cofounder and CEO Rachel Romer Carlson is no stranger to celebrity: She worked in the Obama White House …
Customer engagement service MoEngage raises a $77M Series E led by Goldman Sachs and B Capital; MoEngage has raised close to $140M over the past 12 months
Nikhil Patwardhan / Moneycontrol :
FarmWise, which builds a weeding robot that uses cameras, sensors, and AI to identify and cut down weeds without harming the crops, raises a $45M Series B
https://www.emergingtechbrew.com/ ... Jordan McDonald / @jwmcdonald1944 : Got some exciting news by way of @etechbrew! Farmwise and its AI-powered weeding robots raised $45 million in funding, and its...
Rather than expecting users to read and consent to overwhelming privacy policies, laws and tech can help give them real privacy choices
This Washington Post article by Geoffrey Fowler about privacy policies caught my eye. Tweets: Ben Oberkfell / @benlikestocode : 2002: some jerk on the Something Awful Forums replies “too long; didn't ...
Denmark-based ZeroNorth, which develops software tools to help the global shipping industry cut emissions, raises a $50M+ Series B from PSG Equity and others
Megha Paul / Tech.eu :
A look at “migrant TikTok”, content by and for migrants journeying to Europe, as platforms struggle to moderate videos referring to illegal smuggling
Betsy Joles / Rest of World : Tweets: @cengizyar Tweets: Cengiz / @cengizyar : An ecosystem of content by and for migrants is flourishing on apps like TikTok, often repurposing videos to advertise an...
Cleveland-based Felux, an online B2B marketplace and supply chain management service for steel and other metals, raises a $19M Series A led by EquipmentShare
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