Microsoft plans to sunset its Microsoft Office branding after more than 30 years, rebranding the apps to Microsoft 365; new logos will roll out in January 2023
Microsoft is making a major change to its Microsoft Office branding. After more than 30 years, Microsoft Office is being renamed …
Mark Zuckerberg touting an “open, interoperable metaverse” stands at odds with Meta using corporate partnerships and case-by-case permissions to build it
Mark Zuckerberg wants to own the future of computing — but not alone. That's the intended takeaway from this year's Meta …
Signal plans to phase out SMS and MMS support from its Android app; users have “several months to transition away from SMS” and export messages to another app
Signal says it will start to phase out SMS and MMS message support from its Android app to streamline the user experience and prioritize security and privacy.
Sources: US chip equipment suppliers are pausing business activities and pulling out staff based at China's YMTC, following US curbs on China's chip sector
Tool makers are pulling out staff and pausing work as they assess the impact of Commerce Department restrictions on semiconductor exports to China
Apple plans to let Apple Card users open a high-yield Goldman Sachs savings account in the coming months to automatically deposit their Daily Cash with no fees
Apple today announced that Apple Card users will be able to open a new “high-yield” savings account from Goldman Sachs …
[Thread] A tech startup founder describes how he made ~$200K in 2021 by ghostwriting tweets for venture capitalists, as a side hustle for five hours per week
👻 Ghostwriting tweets for venture capitalists is the side hustle of the founder of a tech startup (who asked to remain anonymous). Last year he made about $200,000. Here's how he did it, as told to In...
After incremental smartphone updates, Apple's Watch Ultra, Google's Pixel Watch, and Samsung's Watch 5 Pro reinvigorate a wearables sector that was stagnating
Phones have become boring. Each year brings an incremental, iterative update, but the general idea of what a phone is hasn't changed in ages.
Microsoft previews Places, a new app meant to help companies address hybrid workplace challenges, coming to Microsoft 365 business subscriptions in 2023
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Samsung announces an expanded Google partnership to let Galaxy phone and tablet users onboard Matter-compatible devices to SmartThings and Google Home systems
Ahead of its annual developer conference, Samsung has revealed details about how Matter smart home devices will work on its Samsung Galaxy phones and tablets.
Internal Pentagon doc: 80%+ of US soldiers who used Microsoft's HoloLens experienced “mission-affecting physical impairments”, including headaches and nausea
US soldiers using Microsoft Corp.'s new goggles in their latest field test suffered “mission-affecting physical impairments” …
DeFi startup Uniswap Labs, which runs a decentralized exchange, raised a $165M Series B led by Polychain and plans to build an NFT aggregator
Uniswap Labs on Thursday announced a $165 million Series B funding round, led by Polychain Capital, that values the company at $1.66 billion.
Applied Materials says US export controls on chips and chipmaking tech to China would result in a $250M-$550M net sales loss for its fiscal Q4 2022 and Q1 2023
Sources: Biden's crackdown on Chinese tech exports was driven by fears over China using supercomputers and AI to develop weapons and crack encrypted messaging
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Google Pixel Watch review: beautiful, comfortable, bright but cramped screen, lackluster battery life, slow charging, few apps, and no auto workout tracking
Sources: Google approved Truth Social for the Play Store after the app updated its content moderation policies in response to being denied approval in August
Google has approved Donald Trump's Twitter-like social media app Truth Social for distribution in the Google Play Store, Axios has learned.
Sources: the FCC plans to ban all sales of new Huawei and ZTE telecommunications devices in the US over national security concerns, pending a vote
The Federal Communications Commission plans to ban all sales of new Huawei and ZTE telecommunications devices in the U.S. …
TSMC cuts its 2022 capital spending target by ~10%, expecting to spend ~$36B on equipment, down from a prior $40B+ estimate, suggesting a deeper tech downturn
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. slashed its 2022 capital spending target by roughly 10%, a dramatic sign of trouble …
Trellix report: phishing emails targeting county election workers surged in battleground states Arizona and Pennsylvania ahead of their 2022 primary elections
Research conducted by cybersecurity firm Trellix found that county election workers in Arizona and Pennsylvania saw an increase … Source: Trellix .
A look at Google's Project Starline 3D video chat booths, as Google starts installing them for select partners, including Salesforce, WeWork, and T-Mobile
Project Starline is the real deal. It makes a virtual call feel like a one-on-one conversation. But it's unclear if it's something most people will ever get to experience.
A look at efforts by Google, Signal, Tor, and others to help Iranian protestors evade censorship; the White House has signaled support and relaxed sanctions
Though Yasmin Green fled Iran with her parents at 3 years old, she has never been more involved in the struggles of its people.
Responding to outrage over Twitch's 30/70 fee split, an executive says Amazon expects the service to be “a sustainable, viable long-term business”
Typically the big, pandemic-delayed return of Twitch's annual TwitchCon gathering in San Diego would be cause for celebration.
Mango Markets, a Solana DeFi platform, says a hacker stole ~$100M by manipulating its coin's price; the hacker made a DAO proposal to waive any investigations
Numerator: during Amazon's second Prime Day, the average US order size was $46.44, down 23% from the July Prime Day, mostly comprising household essentials
Amazon.com Inc. shoppers are largely skipping pricey purchases during the company's Prime sale sequel — favoring pantry items … Tweets: @_katya_long , @newsynick , and @paul__armstrong Tweets: Katheri...
Accel, Lightspeed, Sequoia, a16z, and other firms are increasingly buying public tech stocks, capitalizing on low prices, as the private startup market stalls
Startup investors, known for making risky bets on unproven companies, are taking advantage of lower share prices following a market rout
Sources: Apple told unionized store staff in Maryland that they won't get its new benefits and would need to negotiate via the collective bargaining arrangement
From Mark Gurman's “Apple to Withhold Latest Employee Perks … Rida Imran / iThinkDifferent : Apple's latest education and health perks will be withheld from unionized store Joe Wituschek / iMore : App...
BMW plans to use AWS tools to manage data from its Neue Klasse platform for connected vehicles; the company says it has roughly 20M connected vehicles in use
BMW will be the first automaker to use Amazon Web Services' cloud software to manage data from its connected vehicles, the companies announced Thursday.
DC-based policy nonprofit Coin Center sues the US Treasury Department, saying the treasury overstepped its authority by sanctioning Tornado Cash in August 2022
Lawsuit Says Government's Action ‘Was Unlawful’ Aditya Anand / Ethereum World News : U.S Treasury Hit With Second Lawsuit For Tornado Cash Sanctions Reynaldo Marquez / Bitcoinist.com : Coin Center Fil...
Sources detail how Twitter staff feel about the Elon Musk buyout saga, as attrition rises dramatically and some are concerned about his libertarian politics
On the walls of Twitter's offices around the world — in San Francisco, London and New York — neon signs light up encouraging employees to #lovewhereyouwork.
Sources: Apple held separate exploratory discussions with media agencies about monetizing its original video content through ads, possibly as early as 2023
The Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit blocks the Texas social media law from taking effect, as industry groups seek to bring the case to the Supreme Court
China's central bank: e-CNY transactions totaled ~$14B from December 2019 to August 2022, up 14% from ~$12.2B in December 2021, signaling slowing growth
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Sources: the EU could file antitrust charges against Google over its ad business in 2023 as regulators grow frustrated over slow settlement talks
Alphabet (GOOGL.O) unit Google could face antitrust charges next year over its digital advertising business, with EU regulators frustrated …
Volkswagen's Cariad plans to invest $1B in Chinese AI company Horizon Robotics and a further $1.26B in a joint venture with Horizon, taking a 60% stake
Sources: ByteDance plans to expand its Resso music streaming service globally, starting with over a dozen markets excluding the US, and integrate it into TikTok
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Research: social media accounts pushing misinformation are targeting users in non-English languages before the US midterms, with scant resistance from platforms
Tiffany Hsu / New York Times : Tweets: @hispaniccaucus , @grahamallen_1 , @themexican , @davidlaz , @meteor_blades , @tiffkhsu , @niubi , @researchbuzz , and @ceciliakang Tweets: @hispaniccaucus : “T...
Singapore-based Pillow, which helps users in emerging markets save, spend, and invest in cryptocurrency, raised an $18M Series A led by Accel and Quona Capital
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Estonia-based Katana, which offers ERP software with prebuilt integrations to SMB manufacturers, raised a €35M Series B, bringing its total funding to ~$50M
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European venture capital funding totaled $16B in Q3, down 44% YoY and 35% QoQ, the lowest level since $13.4B in Q4 2020; $8.6B went to late-stage startups
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Sources: Ukrainian officials say some Starlink devices that suffered outages have come back online; officials rule out technical malfunctions or Russian jamming
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London-based GoHenry, a neobank for kids six and up, raised a £49M+ Series B, and says its 2021 revenue grew 55% YoY to £30.5M with losses up 20x YoY to £30.5M
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Dream Security, a cybersecurity startup co-founded by former NSO Group CEO Shalev Hulio with a focus on protecting critical infrastructure, has raised $20M
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Pinterest's stock has risen 34% from a two-year low in mid-June, outpacing Meta, down 22% in the period, and Snap, down 12%, thanks to search-driven advertising
Subrat Patnaik / Bloomberg : Tweets: @subrat_patnaik Tweets: Subrat Patnaik / @subrat_patnaik : Pinterest finds itself in a rather sweet spot - great that the stock is recovering, but if results are ...
Shein's parent company Zoetop agrees to pay a $1.9M penalty to New York for a 2018 data breach of 39M Shein and 7M Romwe accounts' credit card and personal info
Vectara, founded by former Google employees, emerges from stealth with $20M in seed funding and launches its neural search-as-a-service technology
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Amazon, Shopify, Wayfair, and other big e-commerce sites scale back operations after erroneously betting that pandemic online shopping trends would be permanent
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FOLX Health, which offers telehealth services for the LGBTQIA+ community, raised a $30M Series B led by 7wireVentures, bringing its total funding to nearly $60M
Andrew Mendez / 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
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.