Google updates its inactivity policy: accounts inactive for at least two years will be deleted, except for those with YouTube videos, starting in December 2023
In 2020, Google said it would remove content stored in an inactive account (but not the account itself) to preserve storage space.
In an interview, Elon Musk discussed acquiring Twitter, defended his inflammatory tweets, called tech workers the “laptop class living in la-la-land”, and more
Tesla CEO Elon Musk sat down for a sprawling interview with CNBC anchor David Faber on Tuesday following .
A federal judge in the Ripple lawsuit rules the US SEC cannot seal docs tied to former official William Hinman, who said ether isn't a security in a 2018 speech
The order deals a blow to the SEC in its longstanding procedural fight against Ripple. — A federal judge ruled …
Cybersecurity researchers and IT admins raise concerns over Google's new .zip and .mov TLDs, warning that threat actors could use them for phishing and malware
Cybersecurity researchers and IT admins have raised concerns over Google's new ZIP and MOV Internet domains …
Researchers find that YouTube recommends videos on guns and school shootings to young gamers, despite the platform's policies against “violent or gory content”
YouTube says it delivers ‘responsible’ video recommendations. But its algorithms steered accounts …
Belkin says the company won't patch a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Wemo Mini Smart Plug V2 disclosed on March 14 as the device is at the end of its life
Tricking a plug with a too-long name could lead to buffer overflows, injections. — I once co-owned a coworking space.
Symantec says the advanced persistent threat Lancefly used custom malware to attack Asian governments, telcos, and other organizations from mid-2022 to Q1 2023
A government-backed hacking group known as “Lancefly” has been seen using custom-made malware to attack governments, telecoms and other organizations across Asia.
Ripple acquires Switzerland-based digital asset custody startup Metaco for $250M in cash and stock and plans to keep the brand and founder Adrien Treccani
David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images — Crypto payments firm Ripple shelled out $250 million for Swiss custody startup Metaco.
Crypto wallet startup Ledger faces criticism after unveiling an optional seed phrase recovery subscription service that some security experts say is insecure
Many members of the crypto community believe Ledger's latest seed phrase recovery feature is a bad idea. — 362 Total views
Amazon announces new devices: the $40 Echo Pop with a semi-circle design, updated Echo Show 5 and 5 Kids Edition, $50 Echo Buds, expanded Echo Auto, and more
After last fall's Amazon hardware event which brought us a handful of new Echo devices, like the Dot with the clock and other minor updates …
Beats Studio Buds+ review: better sound, ANC, battery, and voice calls, but ANC lags AirPods Pro, no wireless charging, and misses some Apple ecosystem tricks
With better sound, improved noise cancellation, and a standout translucent design, these are everything the original Beats Studio Buds should've been.
Uber plans to let minors aged 13 to 17 ride solo for the first time in select US and Canadian cities starting on May 22, requiring a special family account
Kids between 13 and 17 years old will soon be able to hail a ride in an Uber — Until now, teenagers weren't supposed to ride alone in an Uber.
Investigation: some US public housing agencies use surveillance cameras with facial recognition and other AI to evict residents, sometimes for minor violations
Surveillance cameras purchased with federal crime-fighting grants are being used to punish and evict public housing residents …
Instagram adds support for GIFs in comments on posts and Reels, plans to launch a lyrics feature for Reels, and will roll out Instagram Gifts in India
On Tuesday, Mark Zuckerberg held a chat with Instagram head Adam Mosseri as part of the company launching collaboration feature on broadcast channels.
Researchers bought 228 phones from PropertyRoom.com, a top auction house for US police departments, and found many had not been wiped and had no PIN or passcode
Countless smartphones seized in arrests and searches by police forces across the United States are being auctioned online without … Mastodon: @briankrebs@infosec.exchange . Tweets: @mattjay , @distrib...
Sources: Volkswagen held talks to use Huawei software in its cars in China, after its software unit Cariad missed its development goals and exceeded its budget
Turmoil at German carmaker's in-house software arm threatens to affect market share — Volkswagen has held talks …
As Chinese companies recruit South Korean tech talent more aggressively, Seoul creates a database to monitor South Korean chip engineers' international travel
Seoul says US export controls have made Chinese companies more aggressive in acquiring expertise
Apple rolls out new concert discovery features, including Set Lists in Apple Music for select artists and Guides to local venues in Apple Maps for select cities
Internal document: Google trained PaLM 2 on 3.6T tokens and 340B parameters, compared to 780B tokens and 540B parameters for the original PaLM in 2022
- Google's PaLM 2 large language model is using nearly five times the amount of text data for training as its predecessor LLM, CNBC has learned.
Sam Altman tells Congress that AI regulation is “essential” but must let companies adapt to new tech, suggests safety measures and a licensing regime, and more
India unveils a ~$2B, six-year incentive scheme to entice makers of laptops, tablets, and other hardware to the country, following its 2021 smartphone program
India is unveiling a 170 billion rupee ($2 billion) financial incentive plan to draw makers of laptops, tablets and other hardware …
Stability AI releases StableStudio, an open-source version of DreamStudio, its commercial interface for the text-to-image Stable Diffusion model
Stability AI is releasing an open-source version of DreamStudio, a commercial interface for the company's AI image generator model, Stable Diffusion.
Apple unveils new cognitive, vision, and speech accessibility features for iOS, iPadOS, and macOS, like an AI voice that sounds like the user's, coming in 2023
If done well, this could be excellent for live music fans and support for Maps guides makes sense. … Blake E. Reid / @blakereid@mastodon.lawprofs.org : It won't get nearly as much attention, but the ...
The US announces charges, sanctions, and a $10M reward for info leading to the arrest of Russian national Mikhail Matveev, a Babuk ransomware campaign suspect
SPECIALLY DESIGNATED NATIONALS LIST UPDATE Sarai Rodriguez / HealthITSecurity : US Formally Charges Russian Hacker Behind Global Ransomware Attacks CircleID : U.S. Targets Russian Mastermind Behind Do...
Google Cloud launches two AI-powered tools that aim to help biotech and pharmaceutical companies accelerate drug discovery and advance precision medicine
Applying AI for accelerating scientific progress is one of the most exciting applications of AI. … Colin Murdoch : Great to see DeepMind's AlphaFold being used as part of Google Cloud's new suite of A...
Sources: Shein raised $2B at a $66B valuation, down from $100B in April 2022, led by Sequoia, General Atlantic, and Mubadala; Shein made $23B in 2022 revenue
Online retailer made $800 million net profit in 2022 and is targeting 40% growth, but faces geopolitical headwinds and rising competition
A poll of 4,415 US adults finds that 61% believe AI could threaten civilization and 66%+ are concerned about negative effects; 70% of Trump voters are concerned
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IBM plans to give $100M and Google $50M for quantum computing research to the University of Chicago and the University of Tokyo ahead of the G7 summit
Deal to be announced at Hiroshima G-7 summit seeks to preserve American lead in critical technology — TOKYO—IBM and Google …
Entrepreneur Dean Drako raised $100M for video surveillance startup Eagle Eye Networks and $92M for smart lock startup Brivo from Japanese security giant SECOM
Eagle Eye Networks and Brivo, two players in the world of physical cloud security — respectively video surveillance …
The US DOJ alleges former Apple engineer Weibao Wang stole Apple's autonomous tech, including source code, for a Chinese company working on a self-driving car
At all times relevant to this Indictment: 1. Apple, Inc. ("Apple") … Mashable : Man allegedly stole entire source code of Apple's self-driving project Ryan Daws / Internet of Things News : DoJ charge...
Tencent reports Q1 revenue up 11% YoY to ~$21.8B, above estimates and the fastest growth in over a year, and net income up 10% YoY to ~$3.8B, below estimates
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Rumble acquires podcasting and livestreaming service Callin; former PayPal COO and Callin's co-founder David Sacks plans to join Rumble's board of directors
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Maryland-based Huntress, a managed security platform focused on SMBs, raised a $60M Series C led by Sapphire Ventures, bringing its total funding to ~$160M
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Meta spins out Kustomer, after acquiring the CRM startup for ~$1B in a deal that closed in 2022; Kustomer raises $60M at a reported $250M valuation
Since April 6, the Cyberspace Administration of China closed 107K online accounts of counterfeit news outlets and anchors and removed 835K pieces of content
China has intensified efforts to clean up the internet from false news and rumours, closing more than 100,000 online accounts … See also Mediagazer
Zoom plans to add Anthropic's AI chatbot Claude across its platform, starting with Contact Center; the company didn't detail the integration for other areas
Sources: the Irish DPC is set to hand Meta a record EU privacy fine and order the company to halt data transfers to the US that rely on certain clauses
Facebook owner Meta Platforms Inc. is set to be handed a record European Union privacy fine for failing to heed a top court warning aimed …
Apple touts $2B+ in App Store fraud stopped in 2022, nearly 3.9M stolen credit cards blocked, 147M+ ratings/reviews removed, and 428K developer accounts closed
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Singapore-based Bolttech, a B2B2C startup that offers “embedded” insurance products, raised a $196M Series B led by Japan's Tokio Marine at a $1.6B valuation
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A jailed Saudi dissident's sister sues Twitter under RICO, arguing repeated security failures let staff reveal his ID and thousands of others' to Saudi Arabia
IBM acquires cloud data protection startup Polar Security, a source says for ~$60M, and plans to integrate Polar into its Guardium unit, itself acquired in 2019
We will see acquirers coming from different angles … Tweets: @ibmsecurity : 📢 Today IBM announced it has acquired Polar Security - an innovator in technology that helps enterprises discover, continuou...
Meta starts refunding advertisers for a major April 2023 glitch that caused campaigns to overspend; smaller advertisers say Meta has responded slowly, if at all
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Ring founder Jamie Siminoff, who joined Amazon in 2018's acquisition, sells startup Honest Day's Work to smart lock maker Latch and is set to become Latch's CEO
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Framework Laptop 13 review: fully user-repairable, DIY kits, a 3:2 screen, long battery life, and better audio but pricey, a generic look, and a plasticky build
Monica Chin / The Verge :
Hippocratic AI, which is building an LLM for health care, raised a $50M seed co-led by General Catalyst and a16z at a valuation in the “triple digit millions”
Tech companies are racing to run generative AI natively on mobile devices to reduce computing costs, but face hurdles like limited memory and processing power
[running in both] the data centre and locally — otherwise it will cost too much... https://twitter.com/...
Zürich-based ANYbotics, which develops autonomous legged robots for industrial inspection, raised a $50M Series B led by Walden Catalyst and NGP Capital
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Shopify: Revolutionizing Commerce with Winter Edition '26
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Email fatigue is real: Here's how smart email tools help you regain control
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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.