Intel reveals its Arc Alchemist desktop GPU specifications for demanding, budget, and casual gamers; the top model will have 32 Xe cores and 16GB of GDDR6 RAM
Specifications of Intel's A770, A750, and A580. — the specifications of all of its Arc Alchemist A-series discrete graphics cards for desktop PCs.
A White House report proposes outright restrictions on proof-of-work mechanisms if US crypto mining companies fail to reduce the industry's environmental impact
- The White House encouraged a broad policy push to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and urged the use of clean energy by U.S. crypto mining companies.
Streaming television is going through an existential crisis as users cancel services and creators fear having their show or movie deleted on an executive's whim
Missing archives, less ambitious programming, higher prices: Creators and subscribers say they're seeing the fallout from television's big revolution
The White House unveils six proposals for tech policy reform aimed at competition, algorithms, and safety on social platforms, and suggests Section 230 changes
The White House on Thursday praised “bipartisan interest in Congress in passing legislation to protect privacy” …
SEC Chair Gary Gensler signals he would support Congress giving the CFTC authority to oversee and regulate bitcoin and ether, if the SEC can retain its power
Chainalysis says it helped the US government recover about $30M stolen from Axie Infinity by the North Korea-linked hackers Lazarus Group earlier in 2022
Cisco Talos: the Lazarus group exploited the Log4j flaw in VMware Horizon servers of energy providers in the US, Canada, and Japan from February to July 2022
Security researchers have linked a new cyber espionage campaign targeting U.S., Canadian and Japanese energy providers …
Citing national security risks, GOP lawmakers warn Apple against procuring memory chips for iPhones from China's YMTC; Apple says it's evaluating usage in China
Tech company accused of ‘playing with fire’ if it buys data storage components from YMTC — Republican lawmakers have warned Apple …
FTX Ventures buys 30% of Anthony Scaramucci's SkyBridge Capital for an undisclosed amount; SkyBridge will use some of the funds to buy $40M in cryptocurrencies
SkyBridge will invest some of the funds into crypto assets for its balance sheet. — FTX Ventures, the investment arm …
Amazon acquires Cloostermans, a Belgian company specializing in tech to move and stack heavy palettes and robotics used to package products for customer orders
Amazon has made a string of startup acquisitions over the years to build out its robotics business; now, the e-commerce leviathan …
Some ex-staff say Patreon laid off its entire security team this week, raising concerns among users, but Patreon says the layoffs will not impact its security
Patreon laid off its security team this week, according to several former employees, sparking cybersecurity concerns among users …
The US DOJ says Google spends “enormous numbers” to be the default search engine on browsers and phones, in the first substantive hearing in its antitrust case
Alphabet Inc.'s Google pays billions of dollars each year to Apple Inc., Samsung Electronics Co. and other telecom giants …
Laurene Powell Jobs, Jony Ive, and Tim Cook partner to launch the Steve Jobs Archive, a website featuring emails, videos, and historical materials tied to Jobs
Steve Jobs, 1994 Welcome to the Steve Jobs Archive. Let's make something wonderful. https://stevejobsarchive.com/ https://twitter.com/... Uzma / @uzmabarlaskar : Tim Cook flippantly asks someone to ju...
Web3 game publisher Revolving Games raised over $13.2M from Pantera Capital, Animoca Brands, and others, bringing its seed funding to $25M+
- $2.4 billion has been invested in GameFi in 2022 — Web3 devs “should look to build on what has worked for over a decade in Web2,” said CEOs
Instagram says it's exploring the ability to repost other users' posts in the Feed and plans to test the feature “soon with a small number of people”
part of which was livestreamed — leaves 4 people dead and 3 wounded, and a suspect is in custody Jake Thomas / Newsweek : Arrested Memphis Shooting Spree Suspect Allegedly Posted on Facebook Live Fox ...
India says its central bank will prepare a whitelist of legal loan apps and the IT ministry plans to ensure that only approved apps are hosted on app stores
India plans to mandate which loan apps are allowed on app stores in the country, the latest in a series of recent steps …
Sources: the US Treasury will warn the White House that cryptocurrencies pose significant financial risks that outweigh the benefits, and need major regulations
Six people, including Coinbase employees and prominent crypto developers, sue the US Treasury, Janet Yellen, and officials in Texas over Tornado Cash sanctions
Plaintiffs Joseph Van Loon, Tyler Almeida, Alexander Fisher, Preston Van Loon … David Yaffe-Bellany / New York Times : Investors Sue Treasury Department for Blacklisting Crypto Platform Stacy Elliott ...
Used car marketplace Cazoo plans to wind down European operations and focus on the UK, cutting 750 jobs; Cazoo expects the move to save £100M by the end of 2023
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Google adds accessibility and productivity features to Android, including a Nearby Share feature to automatically accept transfers between users' own devices
Jess Weatherbed / The Verge :
Meta disbands its Responsible Innovation team set up to address concerns about its products' downsides, but says the company remains committed to the same goals
just a year after company's vice president talked it up Nicholas Sutrich / Android Central : Meta is disbanding the team responsible for making its products more ethical Brendan Sinclair / GamesIndust...
Robinhood launches Investor Index, updated monthly, to track the performance of the 100 most popular stocks in its app, weighting users' “conviction” in them
Robinhood Markets is launching an index to track the favorite stocks of its millions of predominantly young, social-media-savvy customers. Tweets: @anthony , @gunjanjs , @pt , @kopnerd , and @jamespmc...
Uber and Nuro sign a 10-year deal and plan to deploy autonomous vehicles for Uber Eats deliveries in Mountain View, California, and Houston, Texas, in fall 2022
Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge :
Revolut launches a one-click payment feature, starting with Shopify, Prestashop, WH Smith, and others
Revolut Ltd. is launching a one-click payment feature in a bid to rival PayPal Inc. and other tech giants at online checkouts. — Revolut Pay has signed up retailers including Shopify Inc. …
UK-based Darktrace's stock falls 32.47% after US private equity firm Thoma Bravo ends bid interest in the scandal-hit AI and cybersecurity company
Rob Davies / The Guardian :
Sources: Twitter agreed to a ~$7M settlement with Peiter Zatko in June 2022 over lost pay; Zatko signed an NDA but he can speak to Congress or file a complaint
one of the few venues in which he is allowed to discuss the confidential settlement. https://www.wsj.com/... Dare Obasanjo / @carnage4life : The pettiness to sue Parag/Twitter for wrongful termination...
DocuSign reports Q2 revenue up 22% YoY to $622.2M, vs. $602.7M est., and a $2.55B to $2.57B full-year billings forecast, vs. $2.53B est.; the stock jumps 18%+
Brody Ford / Bloomberg :
Quentin Tarantino and Miramax settle their copyright infringement lawsuit over Pulp Fiction NFTs and say they may collaborate on more NFTs
Ernesto Van der Sar / TorrentFreak :
Apple Watch Ultra's app ecosystem challenges Garmin, which dominates the $699+ premium active wearables market, and its usability could erode Garmin's position
YouTube launches a video player for Google Classroom and other education apps, removing ads, external links, and recommendations to help “avoid distractions”
Mia Sato / The Verge :
TigerEye, an enterprise sales tools startup founded by Tracy Young who previously founded PlanGrid, raised a $30M Series A led by Initialized Capital and Next47
Kia Kokalitcheva / Axios :
Source: the US Treasury will advise the federal government to issue a digital dollar if the Biden administration and Congress deem it in the “national interest”
Jesse Hamilton / CoinDesk :
A survey of ~4,000 Indian gig workers on Swiggy, Zomato, Uber, Amazon, and others: 42% say their income is flat, 47% have no insurance, and 51% can't save money
The Economic Times : Source: CIIE Source: CIIE : Data Ownership and Well Being of Gig Workers
In an email, Indian music streaming app Gaana says it is switching to a paid subscription model, sources say after acquisition talks with Bharti Airtel failed
Bessemer Venture Partners raised $4.6B for two funds in August 2022: $3.85B for young startups, its biggest fund to date, and $780M for private equity buyouts
France designates “dark stores” run by Gorillas, Cajoo, Getir, Flink, and other delivery startups as warehouses, not shops, forcing them to close in some cities
Snap's ad archive shows some Democratic and progressive organizations were able to target ads using a GOP voter data repository; Snap blames an internal mistake
NYC-based Community Labs, founded in 2022 to build crypto projects on blockchain data storage platform Arweave, raised $30M led by Lightspeed Venture Partners
Dell, Nike, Best Buy, Twitch, and other big brands removed the ability to sign in with Facebook in recent years, some executives say due to privacy concerns
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.