Apple reports an issue with its Weather app on iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, and macOS, ongoing for over eight hours; some users have had issues for over a week
Apple is currently experiencing issues with its weather data provider, leaving many users unable to see live weather information and forecasts for regions in the Weather app.
Dogecoin's price spikes 25%+ after Twitter replaces its bird logo with a doge image; Elon Musk is fighting to get a dogecoin-related lawsuit dismissed
Today Twitter users are noticing that an image of a dog has been added to a place of prominence. You can see it for yourself on Twitter.com, where you will be greeted with a pup:
Sources: Apple plans to eliminate a small number of its corporate retail staff, marking its first known cuts since embarking on a belt-tightening effort in 2022
Apple Inc. is eliminating a small number of roles within its corporate retail teams, according to people with knowledge of the matter …
The UK ICO fines TikTok £12.7M for failing to protect kids' data, saying the app “should have done better”, down from a £27M fine proposed in September 2022
The ICO estimates that 1.4 million children in the UK were on TikTok in 2020.
Many current and former Amazon executives, showrunners, and agents say Amazon Studios is confusing and frustrating; one showrunner says Studios has “no vision”
Despite ambitious bets like ‘Daisy Jones & The Six’ and the upcoming ‘Citadel,’ insiders complain that there's still …
DeFi lending protocol Euler says all “recoverable funds” stolen in its ~$200M exploit have been returned; blockchain data shows the hacker apologized last week
Culprit had already apologized. — The hacker responsible for roiling Euler Finance by draining some $200 million …
Sources and leaked images: Microsoft plans to debut its next Surface Dock in the coming weeks with a slimmer design, Thunderbolt 4, and no proprietary connector
Here's a first look at the next Surface Dock. — What you need to know — Images of Microsoft's upcoming Surface Dock have leaked.
Stanford's AI Index: in 2022, industry produced 32 notable ML models compared to academia's three, global private investment fell 26.7% YoY to $91.9B, and more
An annual report on AI progress has highlighted the increasing dominance of industry players over academia and government in deploying and safeguarding AI applications.
Microsoft announces the $300 Surface Thunderbolt 4 Dock, offering a USB-C port over the proprietary Surface Connect port and supporting non-Surface devices
Priced at $299.99, the new Surface dock will connect over USB-C instead of the proprietary Surface Connect port.
The Saudi Public Investment Fund lists ~35 of its partnerships with US VC firms, like a16z, Coatue, Craft Ventures, Iconiq, Insight Partners, and Human Capital
For several years, venture capital firms have been cagey about whether they have raised money from Saudi Arabia …
China opening its Micron investigation marks the most significant retaliation against US chip sanctions yet and undermines Beijing's open-for-business messaging
Beijing's security review of Micron Technology, which has deep roots in China, could have wide-ranging ramifications for other foreign businesses.
SEC arrests Frank founder Charlie Javice and charges her with fraud, saying she falsified user numbers when JPMorgan paid $175M for the student finance startup
Charlie Javice allegedly falsified user numbers at student finance company — The founder of a student finance website acquired …
Vancouver-based Web3 messaging protocol developer LayerZero Labs raised a $120M Series B at a $3B valuation, up from $1B in its $135M Series A+ in March 2022
The valuation is triple the level of the firm's previous funding round in March 2022. — Join the most important conversation …
Over 24 Democrats in Congress who are active on TikTok are being pushed by colleagues to stop using the app, as pressure mounts against TikTok in Washington, DC
Here Are The Other Governments Banning The App Alessandro Mascellino / Infosecurity : TikTok to Comply With US Law, Protect User Data From China SC Media : ByteDance addresses data privacy concerns Tw...
Researchers: eFile.com, an IRS-authorized e-file service, was serving JavaScript malware on its website, weeks after some users suspected the site was hijacked
eFile.com, an IRS-authorized e-file software service provider used by many for filing their tax returns, has been caught serving JavaScript malware.
How Indonesia's QR payment system, used by 22M+ merchants and set to double to 45M in 2023, helps the country bring its small businesses into the formal economy
From food carts lining Jakarta's raucous streets to wet markets in Indonesia's most remote villages, one type of barcode is becoming ubiquitous.
Researcher: bugs in Nexx's Wi-Fi-enabled garage door openers let hackers open garages; Nexx hasn't responded to patch appeals for months, including from the DHS
A security researcher found a series of vulnerabilities with the Nexx brand of smart garage openers. Tweets: @josephfcox Tweets: Joseph Cox / @josephfcox : New: hackers can remotely open smart garage ...
After a revolt, the Arbitrum Foundation plans to break up its controversial governance package into separate votes, including on its 750M ARB token allocation
Nothing here is intended to minimize that there was very clearly a shortfalling in communication. Danny Nelson / CoinDesk : Arbitrum's First Governance Proposal Turns Messy, With $1B ARB Tokens at Sta...
Georgia-based Bakkt, which offers trading and custodial services, acquires infrastructure provider Apex Crypto for ~$155M, split $55M in cash and $100M in stock
New York-based Bakkt announced on Monday that it received regulatory approval to acquire trading infrastructure provider Apex Crypto …
SEMI data: Japan is expected to spend $7B on chipmaking equipment in 2024, up 82% on 2023, the largest in the world; China's spending is forecast to rise 2% YoY
Sam Kim / Bloomberg :
Post, a Twitter alternative that pays publishers via microtransactions, launches in public beta and says outlets get an average $25 CPM for a paywalled article
Post, a Twitter alternative of sorts that's rethinking how publishers should engage with social media — and how they should monetize … Mastodon: @atomicpoet@mastodon.social . Tweets: @jeffnolan and @b...
Google Search adds travel features: a “price guarantee” tool for flights, a swipeable hotel browsing story format, and a new way to find attractions and tours
plus other tools for summer travel Mitchell Clark / The Verge : Google Flights' price guarantee could pay you back if your tickets get cheaper Stephanie Mlot / PCMag : Google Guarantees Lowest Domesti...
Australia bans TikTok from government-issued devices, joining the US, the UK, the Netherlands, Canada, France, and others in taking action against the platform
Angus Whitley / Bloomberg :
Documents: Google cuts back on fitness classes, tape, staplers, and the frequency of staff laptop replacements; non-engineers will get a Chromebook by default
& maybe even 5 — this year https://www.cnbc.com/... Patricia Aas / @pati_gallardo : If a Google engineer costs 125K (which iiuc is lowballing it) then they cost about a dollar a minute. Making someone...
Spotify shuts down its Clubhouse-style audio app Spotify Live, previously called Locker Room, acquired as part of its €57M Betty Labs deal in March 2021
Stuart Dredge / Music Ally :
The Tor Project partners with VPN maker Mullvad to launch the Mullvad browser, for Windows, macOS, and Linux, to reduce a user's “fingerprint” used for tracking
The Mullvad Browser is a privacy-focused web browser developed … Andrew Heinzman / Review Geek : The Tor Project Launches a New Browser Adam Rowe / Tech.co : Mullvad VPN's New Browser Wants to Keep Yo...
PC shipments in Western Europe fell 20.5% YoY in 2022 and 38.5% YoY in Q4 2022, while tablet shipments fell 18.4% YoY in 2022 and 16.5% YoY in Q4 2022
Covariant, offering AI-powered automation for industrial robots, raised $75M led by Radical Ventures and Index Ventures as an extension to a 2021 $80M Series C
I took a deep dive with Covariant co-founder and CEO Peter Chen at ProMat the other week. The timing was either perfect or terrible depending on who you ask.
Kaiko: Binance's market share fell from 70% to 54% in two weeks, the lowest since November 5, after the CFTC lawsuit and the company ended some zero-fee trading
Lyllah Ledesma / CoinDesk :
London-based Quantexa, which uses AI to help businesses navigate online fraud and manage customer data, raised a $129M Series E led by GIC at a $1.8B valuation
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch :
The US DOJ settles an antitrust complaint against Activision Blizzard over salary limits in professional esports leagues for Overwatch and Call of Duty
Diane Bartz / Reuters :
Anti-plagiarism service Turnitin, used by 10K+ institutions, launches a tool to detect AI-generated text in academia, claiming 98% confidence vs. OpenAI's 26%
Bethan Staton / Financial Times :
Western Digital reports a network breach, saying the hacker obtained some company data but the full scope is unknown; some systems, like My Cloud, are offline
Boston-based cybersecurity company Cybereason raised $100M from SoftBank and announces SoftBank EVP Eric Gan will be its new CEO, replacing co-founder Lior Div
Meir Orbach / CTech :
Sources: Chris Inglis, the first US cyber director, resigned largely over large and small clashes with Anne Neuberger, another senior cybersecurity official
Bloomberg :
After quietly acquiring Yik Yak, Sidechat revamps the anonymous social app to match its campus chat app; both apps now appear to run on the same servers
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch : Tweets: @groo6ix Tweets: @groo6ix : it's really fucking annoying how yikyak is the only way i can know what's happening at my school that's falling apart and it no longer s...
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