Apple unveils iOS 16 with customizable lock screens, including a Wallpaper Gallery, suggested background photos, and the ability to change the font and color
but there is a time limit. https://appleinsider.com/... https://twitter.com/... Ian / @ianzelbo : iOS 16 lockscreen honestly feel like a jailbreak tweak from 2016 - in a good way. Quinn Nelson / @snaz...
EU lawmakers reach an agreement on legislation that will mandate USB-C on smartphones and other electronic devices, starting in fall 2024, to reduce e-waste
A major blow to Apple's Lightning port — European Union lawmakers have reached an agreement on legislation that will force … Source: European Parliament .
Sens. Cynthia Lummis and Kirsten Gillibrand release their draft crypto regulation bill, seeking to empower the CFTC over the SEC, a win for the industry
The proposal would hand crypto oversight to the CFTC, which the sector views as friendlier than the SEC
Apple adds support in iOS 16 for Nintendo's Joy-Cons and Pro Controller for Switch, expanding on support for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X controllers
While not advertised on Apple's website, it has been discovered that iOS 16 adds support for the Nintendo Switch's Joy-Cons and Pro Controller.
Apple plans to add opt-in web push notifications to iOS 16 in 2023, letting Safari users get notifications from websites
finally! 👏 https://twitter.com/... @webkit : WebKit Features in Safari 16 Beta — Web Inspector Extensions, Container Queries, Web Push for macOS Ventura, Subgrid, Flexbox Inspector, Accessibility Impr...
Apple debuts macOS 13 Ventura with its Stage Manager multitasking interface to manage app windows, the ability to share groups of tabs in Safari, and more
Ars Technica : Source: Apple .
Apple refreshes the MacBook Air with a thinner, non-wedge design, M2, 13.6" display with a notch, MagSafe, fast charging, and a 1080p camera, starting at $1,199
Apple today announced its next-generation MacBook Air, starting at $1199, featuring the just-announced M2 chip inside.Source:Apple.
An in-depth look at Apple's M2 chip: 20B transistors, up from 16B in M1 and 15B in A15, alongside a 10-core GPU, up from an 8-core in M1, and 8K video decoding
Though primarily a software-focused event, Apple's WWDC keynotes are often stage for an interesting hardware announcement or two as well …
macOS Ventura will include Continuity Camera, which lets an iPhone act as a webcam, using the Wide Angle lens for Center Stage and the Ultra Wide for Desk View
Announced at the 2022 WWDC, Apple is adding a feature for the iPhone to natively act as a webcam in macOS Ventura for users of iOS 16.
Apple introduces a Rapid Security Response feature in iOS 16 designed to deploy security fixes more easily and quickly without needing a full iOS version update
Juli Clover / MacRumors :
Apple replaces the Dark Sky API with WeatherKit, which will let developers create apps for Android and Apple's operating systems using its weather data
keeping all critical controls at the bottom hugely improves everyday usability. https://twitter.com/... Guilherme Rambo / @_inside : Apple's WeatherKit is available as both a native system API and a r...
Sources: the SEC is probing Binance and its 2017 ICO of BNB, now the world's fifth biggest token, on whether BNB is a security that should have been registered
US regulators are investigating whether Binance Holdings Ltd. broke securities rules by selling digital tokens just as the crypto exchange …
Apple announces Apple Pay Later, letting US users split the cost of an Apple Pay purchase into four equal payments over six weeks without interest or late fees
Apple today announced a major update to Apple Pay called Apple Pay Later, which will allow users to split the cost …
Study: Bitcoin transactions show 64 key players mined most of the cryptocurrency in its first two years, contrary to the ethos of decentralized crypto
In myth, the cryptocurrency is egalitarian, decentralized and all but anonymous. The reality is very different, scientists have found. Source: Aiden Lab .
An in-depth look at attempts by the US to prosecute hot-headed coder Joshua Schulte, who allegedly leaked the CIA's hacking arsenal, ahead of his June 13 trial
A hot-headed coder is accused of exposing the agency's hacking arsenal. Did he betray his country because he was pissed off at his colleagues? Tweets: @swiftonsecurity , @beijingpalmer , @swiftonsecu...
MongoDB announces “Queryable Encryption”, which it says will let users search data that remains encrypted, available in preview as part of MongoDB 6.0
MongoDB claims its new “Queryable Encryption” lets users search their databases while sensitive data stays encrypted.
Apple unveils watchOS 9 with more watch faces, pinned active apps, new fitness features, expanded running metrics, medication reminders, a new Siri UI, and more
Apple also announced new fitness features and watch faces — Apple announced today the latest version of its smartwatch platform, watchOS 9. Source: Apple .
iOS 16 beta code shows multiple references to an always-on display, a feature rumored for the iPhone 14 Pro models
iOS 16 was announced yesterday at WWDC 2022, with one of the biggest changes being a completely redesigned Lock Screen. You can now customize your iPhone's Lock Screen …
Texas AG Ken Paxton announces an investigation into Twitter for potentially misreporting its bot accounts, after Elon Musk's complaints about the alleged issue
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said he opened an investigation of Twitter saying the social media platform may be misleading people …
PayPal begins letting users in the US move crypto purchased on its service to external wallets, after they complete a new identity verification process
'We're in this for the long term,' says exec — In response to customer demand, PayPal announced today that its users will now be able …
Apple unveils a revamped Mail app for iOS 16, iPadOS 16, and macOS 13, letting users schedule email, undo sending, set reminders for inbox messages, and more
Jay Peters / The Verge : Tweets: @_inside , @rstephens , @snazzyq , and @markgurman Tweets: Guilherme Rambo / @_inside : Can't wait to get Mail follow up suggestions for the spam I get #WWDC22 Robert...
Apple announces iPadOS 16 with a Weather app, Stage Manager multitasking, collaboration via the Messages app, Passkeys support, better undo and redo, and more
it's another mystery meat UI with weird hidden edge gestures and ‘smart’ behaviors https://twitter.com/... Steve Troughton-Smith / @stroughtonsmith : So, Stage Manager on iPadOS 16. I'm coalescing my ...
TikTok announces TikTok Avatars, similar to Snap's Bitmoji and Apple's Memoji, letting users customize their appearance, add voice effects, and more
TikTok announced today that it's launching a new Avatars feature that is designed to help users showcase their individuality on the app.
Checkout.com partners with Fireblocks to let businesses accept and make payments using the USDC stablecoin
- Checkout.com said it will let businesses settle payments in the stablecoin USDC through a partnership with crypto security firm Fireblocks. — The $40 billion start …
Apple says iOS 16 will support “select” iPhone models using Face ID in landscape orientation; iOS 16 beta 1 limits landscape Face ID to iPhone 12 and iPhone 13
Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac :
Apple debuts the M2 chip, a CPU 18% faster than the M1, with 20B transistors, 100Gbps of memory bandwidth, 50% more than the M1, and 24GB of unified memory
Euler, a non-custodial Ethereum protocol for lending and borrowing assets, raises $32M led by Haun Ventures
The funds will go toward treasury diversification for the forthcoming Euler DAO. — Decentralized finance (DeFi) lending protocol Euler has raised $32 million in a funding round led …
Hands-on with Apple's M2 MacBook Air: blue and gold colors in addition to silver and gray, thin bezels, a 500-nit display, a full-size Touch ID button, and more
iOS 16 requires an iPhone 8 or later, after iOS 15 supported the iPhone 6S and later, and drops support for the first-gen iPhone SE and seventh-gen iPod Touch
New York-based Castor, which offers enterprise tools to help catalog data, raises a $23.5M Series A led by Blossom
New York-headquartered Castor, a data catalog provider for enterprises, today announced it has raised $23.5 million in a series A round of funding led by Blossom.
How Ukrainian civilians are helping the army using apps, blurring the lines between civilians and soldiers, raising questions of international humanitarian law
Lukasz Olejnik / Wired :
UK used car marketplace Cazoo will cut 15% of its workforce, or 750 people, pause hiring, and delay other investments, citing deteriorating economic conditions
William Wilkes / Bloomberg :
France-based nfinite, a SaaS e-merchandising platform with tools to create 3D images, raises a $100M Series B led by Insight, after a $15M Series A in February
When buying online, you don't get the opportunity to pick up items and look at them, but nfinite is working to change the way products …
Apple says that the public betas of iOS 16, iPadOS 16, macOS Ventura, and watchOS 9 will be available in July 2022
Shopify investors grant CEO Tobi Lütke a “founder share”, ensuring him 40%+ voting power under certain conditions, and approve a 10:1 stock split
Shopify Inc. investors have agreed to grant Chief Executive Officer Tobi Lutke special voting rights, securing his influence … Tweets: @pkedrosky Tweets: Paul Kedrosky / @pkedrosky : Such hero worship...
Indian startup PhysicsWallah, which offers online courses and content for as low as $4, raises a $100M Series A led by Westbridge and GSV at a $1.1B valuation
Manish Singh / TechCrunch :
Sources: Crypto lending and borrowing service BlockFi is in the process of raising a down round at a $1B valuation; BlockFi was last valued at $3B in March 2021
Frank Chaparro / The Block :
Take Blip, an enterprise customer messaging service, raises a $70M Series B led by Warburg Pincus, bringing its total funding to $170M
Take Blip, an online messaging platform for businesses, today announced that it raised $70 million in a Series B round led by Warburg Pincus.
Jakarta-based Pintu, which offers a crypto assets trading app, raises a $113M Series B from Intudo Ventures, Lightspeed, Northstar Group, and Pantera Capital
Catherine Shu / TechCrunch :
A profile of Chipper Cash, an African cross-border payments services provider valued at $2.2B in November, which had $75M+ in revenue in 2021, up over 4x YoY
Jeff Kauflin / Forbes : Tweets: @prepaid_africa and @jeffkauflin Tweets: @prepaid_africa : Imagine, only an American magazine will headline overcoming racism and systemic inequalities as an achieveme...
Dark web marketplace AlphaBay, which relaunched in August 2021 after law enforcement took it down in 2017, now has 30K+ unique product listings, largely drugs
a feat that may very soon be pulled off by AlphaBay, the once and future king of the contraband crypto-economy. https://www.wired.com/... Howard Chu / @hyc_symas : The biggest darkweb market now is Mo...
Apple announces a CarPlay update with multiple display support, A/C and heat controls, integrated speedometer and RPM, and more, coming to select vehicles
UK-based Internet Watch Foundation, a charity helping identify CSAM, says it has created hashes of 1M images of child sexual abuse to help prevent their reuse
BBC : Source: Internet Watch Foundation Source: Internet Watch Foundation : A million of the worst child sexual abuse images graded by ‘elite’ taskforce
MFS Africa, a digital payments network in Africa, acquires Oklahoma-based Global Technology Partners, which makes prepaid and mobile payments software, for $34M
David Pilling / Financial Times :
CybSafe, which uses behavioral science and data analytics to help businesses improve security, raises a $28M Series B, bringing its total funding to $40M
Duncan Riley / SiliconANGLE :
A look at TSMC's and Intel's struggles to recruit US workers to build Arizona chip factories; the projects began in 2021 and are set to begin production in 2024
Financial Times : Tweets: @shannonkoneil Tweets: Shannon O'Neil / @shannonkoneil : TSMC's struggle to find engineers, technicians, and build up a local ecosystem of suppliers for its AZ semiconductor...
Vayyar, which builds radar-imaging chips and software for senior care, automotive, and other industries, raises a $108M Series E at a $1B+ post-money valuation
helping fuel the 4d imaging radar company's expansion into new markets. https://twitter.com/...
Envision Digital, which develops AI-powered software for IoT devices, raises a $210M Series A led by Sequoia China and says its OS manages 200M+ smart devices
Anshuman Daga / Reuters :
Let's Do This, which uses fitness, racing, and social data to recommend endurance activities, raises a $60M Series B led by Craft Ventures and Headline
Mike Butcher / TechCrunch :
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
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Protecting your Cloud Applications Data
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