Internal email: Microsoft splits its HoloLens group as its leader Alex Kipman leaves the company; a recent Insider report described Kipman's “toxic” behavior
Microsoft is splitting its HoloLens mixed reality group and parting ways with Alex Kipman, the leader of the group …
In a joint cybersecurity advisory, the NSA, CISA, and the FBI reveal China-backed hackers exploited publicly known vulnerabilities to snoop on network traffic
Several US federal agencies today revealed that Chinese-backed threat actors have targeted and compromised major telecommunications companies … Source: National Security … .
iOS 16 will fix the issue in SMS chats where reacting with Tapbacks sends separate spammy messages, and will instead show the Tapbacks above relevant messages
The hero changes to iMessage in iOS 16 are the addition of edit button and undo send features.
IBM plans to wind down its business in Russia and lay off its workforce in the country, after suspending operations there in March 2022
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Source: Citadel Securities is building a “cryptocurrency trading ecosystem” in partnership with Virtu, Sequoia, Paradigm, and others
The effort also includes Citadel Securities' recent venture capital (VC) backers, Sequoia and Paradigm, with more trading firms to come, according to a source familiar with the plans.
Sources: TikTok Shop in the UK is in turmoil after losing at least half its staff, or 20 people, since its launch in October, many citing a toxic workplace
Chinese-owned social media group launches investigation into ‘toxic’ working practices at London offices
Microsoft plans to “significantly scale down our operations in Russia”, impacting 400+ staff, while continuing “to fulfill our existing contractual obligations”
Microsoft Corp. is substantially reducing its business in Russia, joining the list of prominent technology firms cutting …
The FBI and IRS led an international operation taking down online marketplace SSNDOB that sold the names, SSNs, and dates of birth of about 24 million US people
SSNDOB, an online marketplace that sold the names, social security numbers, and dates of birth of approximately 24 million US people … Source: U.S. Department of Justice .
Shared micromobility company Bird confirms plans to lay off 23% of its staff, or about 138 out of 600 workers, spanning across the organization and regions
Shared micromobility company Bird plans to layoff 23% of its staff, according to tech layoff tracker Layoffs.fyi.
iOS 16 beta code includes multiple references to an always-on display, a rumored feature for the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max coming later in 2022
After leaving Amazon on July 1, Dave Clark will join supply chain software startup Flexport as co-CEO starting September 1, becoming sole CEO six months later
Former Amazon consumer chief Dave Clark has a new job: co-CEO, and eventually sole CEO, of $8 billion-valued supply chain software startup Flexport.
Sources: Twitter is fighting a request by the House January 6 committee for its internal Slack conversations, including on moderating tweets about the attack
Exclusive: The tech giant is refusing to hand over internal communications about how it moderated tweets about the Capitol Insurrection, sources tell Rolling Stone
Massachusetts-based Shields Health Care Group says hackers accessed databases containing personal data like SSNs and medical info of 2M patients in March 2022
The sensitive information of two million people was accessed during a cyberattack on Shields Health Care Group … Source: Shields Health Care Group .
Saudi Arabia's PIF-backed Savvy Gaming Group acquires an 8.1% stake in Sweden's Embracer for ~$1.05B, following similar deals with Modern Times and Nintendo
Saudi Arabia's wealth fund has made its second $1 billion foray into the Swedish gaming industry this year as part of a drive …
Mark Zuckerberg says Crayta, a service built on Unreal Engine 4 that lets players create, share, and play games with friends, is coming to Facebook Gaming
The Roblox-meets-Fortnite platform lets you build games with friends — Crayta, a platform that lets players create, share … Source: Facebook .
Paige Thompson, an ex-Amazon employee accused of stealing 100M+ Capital One customer details, stands trial; her lawyers say she was a “novice white-hat hacker”
A woman is accused of downloading data of more than 100 million Capital One customers.
iOS 16 brings support for Nintendo Switch's Joy-Cons and Pro Controller, expanding on support for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X controllers added in iOS 14.5
An analysis of political TikTok content in Kenya ahead of the August 9 general election shows hate speech and other problematic content is spreading widely
2. Extensive Disinformation and TikTok Policy Violations — 3. Looking Back: Familiar Terrain for Kenyans
A coalition including Amazon, Google, and Uber urges the DHS to let kids of high-skilled visa holders stay in the US past the age of 21 without a green card
when my time is up, will I be “forced” to leave? Michelle Hackman / @mhackman : Athulya moved here when she was 5. She competed on her HS debate team, graduated from UT Austin with a degree in journal...
Analysis: over 17,000 workers in the US tech sector have been laid off in mass job cuts so far in 2022, as Clubhouse, Fast, Glossier, Noom, and others cut back
After a banner year for tech, layoffs are here. In fact, as of the beginning of June, more than 17,000 workers in the U.S. tech sector …
Stock advisor Delphia, which offers an algorithm-based service via its app, raises a $60M Series A led by Multicoin Capital and plans its Delphia Data token
Investors will earn Delphia Data tokens for sharing personal shopping and social media data. — Algorithm-backed stock advisor Delphia …
Digital asset bank Custodia sues the Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City for “unlawfully” delaying its master account application
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Immuta, which offers cloud-native data governance tools, raises a $100M Series E led by NightDragon at a $1B valuation, bringing its total funding to $267M
Data security startup Immuta Inc. today said it has raised a $100 million late-stage funding round that pegs the company's valuation at $1 billion.
Texas AG Ken Paxton announces an investigation into Twitter for potentially misreporting its bot accounts, after Elon Musk's complaints about the alleged issue
macOS Ventura will ask for permission before USB-C devices can communicate with “portable” M1 and M2 computers; chargers, displays, and approved hubs are exempt
London- and NY-based Multiverse, which finds diverse candidates to fill apprenticeships, raises a $220M Series D, following a $130M Series C in September 2021
We've been tracking a worrying trend of layoffs in the technology industry, but that is not the full story.
A look at Apple's plan to debut Passkeys, passwordless login for apps and websites, in iOS 16 and macOS Ventura using Touch ID or Face ID for authentication
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Salesforce announces NFT Cloud, a service for buying and selling NFTs, available in a closed preview
Who knows whether it's FOMO or actual customer demand for such a thing, but Salesforce announced today that it's launching a pilot of NFT Cloud, a new platform for buying and selling these crypto asse...
PayPal begins letting users in the US move cryptocurrency from and to external wallets and exchanges, after they complete a new identity verification process
Fruitful, a financial planning app in beta that offers advice for $98/month, emerges from stealth with a $25M Series A and $8M seed
As inflation continues to grow persistently higher, millions of Americans are struggling financially. — With that struggle comes a whole lot of financial stress.
Uber and Waymo form a long-term strategic partnership to bring Waymo Driver-equipped autonomous trucks to Uber's Freight brokerage after years of legal disputes
Twitter begins testing Product Drops, letting brands tease items ahead of their sale, starting on iOS in the US with select partners
Mia Sato / The Verge :
Bud Financial, which offers an open banking service that automates affordability checks, raises an $80M Series B, following a $20M Series A in February 2019
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Vanta, which offers enterprise data security compliance tools, raises $100M led by Craft Ventures at a $1.4B valuation
In some ways, Vanta Inc. looks like a startup from a frothier era. It's run by a 35-year-old entrepreneur in San Francisco and sells software primarily to other startups. Thanks: @mariesdiamond
Apple brings Xcode Cloud out of beta, making the CI/CD service generally available to all developers; the base plan starts at $14.99 per month for 25 hours
Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch :
Gantry, a service that helps AI developers decide when to retrain their AI systems and with which data, emerges from stealth with a $28.3M seed and Series A
Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch :
Bicycle Health, a Boston-based provider of virtual opioid addiction treatment, raises a $50M Series B, bringing its total funding to $83M
Erin Brodwin / Axios :
GitLab reports Q1 revenue up 75% YoY to $87.4M, a $26.1M net loss, down from $27.9M YoY, customers with $100K+ of ARR up 68% YoY to 545; stock closes up 28.01%
Mike Wheatley / SiliconANGLE :
Ohio-based Branch, which offers APIs to bundle home and auto insurance, raises a $147M Series C led by Weatherford Capital at a $1.05B post-money valuation
Mary Ann Azevedo / TechCrunch :
Los Angeles-based Calaxy, whose Web3 marketplace lets creators mint and sell social tokens, raises $26M led by Animoca Brands and the HBAR Foundation
Jacquelyn Melinek / TechCrunch :
LibLab, which offers tools to automate the production and maintenance of SDKs, raises a $42M Series A led by Insight
Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch :
Linktree announces Link Apps, letting creators embed services from Cameo, OpenSea, PayPal, SoundCloud, and others, discovered via its new Marketplace
Aisha Malik / TechCrunch :
Internal meeting: Twitter aims to grow its mDAUs by 13M this quarter, the highest goal the company has ever set, and is currently on track with 8.5M users
Sheila Dang / Reuters :
Ecuadorian payments infrastructure startup Kushki raises a $100M Series B extension at a $1.5B valuation, bringing its total funding to nearly $200M since 2017
Mary Ann Azevedo / TechCrunch :
Grab plans to start selling its mapping data and map-making abilities to businesses, in an effort to become profitable
Shotaro Tani / Financial Times :
Shopify's new AI commerce stack
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