[Thread] Via iRobot, Amazon, one of the most powerful data collection companies on earth, will get another vast and intrusive set of data about people's homes
1. Hello. Amazon today announced it would pay $1.7 billion to acquire iRobot, the company behind the Roomba robotic vacuum. It may be the most dangerous, threatening acquisition in the company's histo...
The California DMV accuses Tesla of falsely advertising its Autopilot and FSD features in two July 28 filings with the state's Office of Administrative Hearings
The California Department of Motor Vehicles has accused Tesla of false advertising in its promotion of the company's signature Autopilot and Full Self-Driving technologies.
Kuo: Foxconn's production site in India will begin shipping at least one iPhone 14 model “almost simultaneously with China”, a first for a new iPhone
Apple's key partner Foxconn has iPhone production lines in a few other places in the world outside of China, such as Brazil and India. Source: @mingchikuo .
Sources: employees at many Apple stores continue to discuss unionization, Apple started to record September event; opinion: iPadOS delay was probably worth it
Apple made the right call to push back iPadOS 16, but the move could create new issues for users and developers.
Tom Alberg, an early Amazon investor and Madrona Venture Group co-founder, who was a key figure in shaping the Pacific Northwest's tech economy, dies at 82
Tom Alberg, co-founder of the venture capital firm Madrona Venture Group and an early investor in Amazon.com Inc., has died. He was 82.
On its Q2 2022 earnings call, Warner Bros. Discovery announced plans to launch a combined HBO Max and Discovery+ streaming service in the US in summer 2023
Todd Spangler / Variety :
[Thread] How Apple's App Tracking Transparency blew up the digital ad ecosystem, bolstering Apple's ads business while positioning it as a privacy champion
APPLE ROBBED THE MOB'S BANK: How Apple's App Tracking Transparency (ATT) policy blew up the digital advertising ecosystem, bolstering its ads business while positioning itself as a champion of consume...
Twitter confirms that a now-patched bug was used to link phone numbers and emails to user accounts; a threat actor offered to sell 5.4M records in December 2021
Lawrence Abrams / BleepingComputer :
UK-based Cera, whose app uses data analytics and AI to manage at-home health care, has raised $320M split equally between debt and equity led by Kairos HQ
Cera, a UK provider of healthcare inside people's homes augmented by a platform that allows carers to monitor a patient's health …
A brief history of AI and why some AI researchers believe the technology they have built is sentient or conscious despite no evidence
Robots can't think or feel, despite what the researchers who build them want to believe. — As the sun set over Maury Island, just south of Seattle …
Researchers detail Dark Utilities, a new service that provides an inexpensive way for cybercriminals to set up a command and control center for their operations
Security researchers found a new service called Dark Utilities that provides an easy and inexpensive way for cybercriminals … Source: Cisco Talos Intelligence Group .
At least four top executives associated with a Chinese state-run semiconductor fund, which has invested $30B in total, have been arrested on corruption charges
The arrests of several top semiconductor fund executives could force the government to rethink how it invests in the sector.
How Coinbase went from a triumphant IPO to facing challenges with international expansion, global competition, revenue diversification, and staffing adjustments
In just over a year, the United States' largest cryptocurrency exchange went from a triumphant public offering to a “crypto winter” of cost cutting and layoffs.
Inside the cottage industry around “YouTube automation” that is dubiously persuading people to spend thousands of dollars to create video businesses on YouTube
A cottage industry is persuading people to spend thousands to create video businesses on YouTube. Disclaimer: It is harder than it looks. Tweets: @emilsteinerphd , @nicoagrant , @jimkerstetter , and ...
Online crypto casinos like Stake are luring gamers, in some cases to the point of bankruptcy, by using celebrity endorsements and sponsored streams on Twitch
sometimes with dire consequences. New from me: https://www.bloomberg.com/... https://twitter.com/... Cecilia D'Anastasio / @cecianasta : New: Some Twitch viewers say they're hooked on crypto gambling ...
Illinois-based Sibel Health, which offers wearable sensors, AI-enabled data analytics, and cloud software for remote patient monitoring, raised a $33M Series B
Sean Whooley / MassDevice :
A look at Netflix scrambling to build an ad business and revive its subscriber growth; sources: Reed Hastings expects Netflix could charge ~$80 per 1,000 views
Wall Street Journal :
Seamless, which provides cross-border digital remittances and cashless payments services, agrees to go public via a SPAC merger at an implied $400M valuation
PYMNTS.com :
Indonesia unblocked PayPal, Yahoo, and Valve, letting them resume operations in the country, after the companies signed up to licensing rules introduced in 2020
Kris Holt / Engadget :
Analysis: Binance, Crypto.com, Coinbase, FTX, and other crypto companies have committed $2.4B+ to sports marketing in the past 18 months
Kim Bhasin / Bloomberg :
Akamai: web application attacks on the gaming industry increased 167% YoY from May 2021-April 2022, and 37% of all DDoS attacks were against the gaming sector
Leigh Mc Gowran / Silicon Republic : Thanks: @leigh_mc_gowran
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.