Google announces Android theft protection features, like Theft Detection Lock, which detects motion indicating theft, and Private Space, to hide sensitive data
Google is announcing an array of new security features as it releases its second Android 15 beta, including a feature that can detect …
The EU opens a formal DSA investigation into Meta, to assess if Facebook, Instagram, and its other apps were reinforcing “rabbit hole” effects and other issues
Facebook and Instagram owner to be investigated on whether it does enough to protect mental health of young users
Microsoft unveils the Proteus Controller, a $299 modular game controller kit for disabled Xbox and PC gamers by peripheral company ByoWave, shipping in the fall
On Wednesday, Microsoft announced the Proteus Controller, a $299 modular video game controller kit that lets Xbox gamers with disabilities customize their controllers.
The US DOJ indicts two brothers for allegedly stealing $25M in crypto via an exploit of the MEV-Boost software used by some Ethereum validators
The alleged 12-second attack related to the controversial practice known as MEV, or maximal extractable value. — 10 Years of Decentralizing the Future
Source: Microsoft is asking about 700 to 800 employees involved in its China-based AI and cloud computing operations to consider relocating to other countries
Request comes as Biden administration toughens controls on China's access to cutting-edge American technology
Microsoft's decisions, like seemingly rowing back on Surface, Start Menu ads, closing studios, and porting AAA games to PS5, show a short-term financial focus
Microsoft has made a range of baffling decisions and awful mis-steps recently. You can trace everything back to insatiable desire for money.
Google releases an emergency Chrome update to patch the third zero-day vulnerability exploited within a week, and the seventh zero-day fix in 2024 so far
Google has released a new emergency Chrome security update to address the third zero-day vulnerability exploited in attacks within a week.
Microsoft's carbon emissions grew 29.1% from 2020 to 2023, as its push to be the global leader in AI puts its goal to be carbon negative by 2030 in peril
The company's goal to be carbon negative by 2030 is harder to reach, but President Brad Smith says the good AI can do for the world will outweigh its environmental impact.
An interview with Apple's Greg Joswiak and John Ternus on the new iPad lineup, the M4 chip, why the iPad and Mac both matter, the iPad as an “AI PC”, and more
Apple's Greg Joswiak and John Ternus on the new iPad lineup, why the iPad and Mac both matter, the iPad as an ‘AI PC,’ and more.
Google announces Android 14 for TV, with new energy modes, accessibility features including color correction, picture-in-picture for some TV models, and more
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Ubisoft falls ~15% after warning that Q1 net bookings will be ~€275M, below €376M est., and reporting a €401M adjusted operating income in FY 2024
Ubisoft Entertainment SA shares fell the most in 16 months on Thursday after the French video game publisher warned bookings …
A profile of Noland Arbaugh, who was paralyzed after an accident in mid-2016 and became the first person to receive Neuralink's brain implant in January 2024
For the first time, Noland Arbaugh explains how Elon Musk's brain implant, which allows him to control a computer with his thoughts, has changed his life.
Sony unveils the £1,299 Xperia 1 VI, with a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset, a 6.5-inch OLED Full HD+ display, and 7.1x optical zoom lens, and the £349 Xperia 10 VI
Senate hearing: US DNI Avril Haines says foreign adversaries will again seek to influence the upcoming elections, harnessing AI to spread disinformation
America's foreign adversaries will again seek to influence the upcoming U.S. elections, top security officials warned members of the Senate Wednesday …
Palo Alto Networks is buying IBM's QRadar cloud security software assets and moving customers to its own platform; IBM will adopt Palo Alto products internally
Palo Alto Networks is buying cloud security software assets from IBM as part of a broader partnership that will give …
Apple unveils accessibility features, like Eye Tracking, to let users with physical disabilities control iPads or iPhones with their eyes, and Music Haptics
Disney, Fox, and WBD unveil the name of their sports streaming venture: Venu Sports, which is set to debut in fall 2024
“We are excited to officially introduce Venu Sports, a brand that we feel captures the spirit of an all-new streaming home where sports fans outside of the traditional pay TV ecosystem …
In the first high-level AI talks in Geneva, the US raised concerns about China's “misuse of AI” while China chided the US over “restrictions and pressure” on AI
U.S. officials raised concerns about China's “misuse of AI” while Beijing's representatives rebuked Washington over …
Source: Stability AI has talked to at least one potential buyer in recent weeks about a sale; it lost $30M+ in Q1 and owes ~$100M to cloud providers and others
Stability AI, which has emerged as a poster child for investors' rush to back unproven artificial intelligence startups …
Some iPhone owners say the iOS 17.5 update, which Apple released on May 13, is resurfacing photos they had deleted; iOS beta testers pointed to the same bug
Concern As iPhone Users Report Deleted Photos Are Reappearing Ali Salman / Wccftech : A Strange Bug in iOS 17.5 Is Causing Old Photos To Reappear That Were Deleted Years Ago José Adorno / BGR : Major ...
Chinese police in the Sichuan province dismantle an underground bank that used USDT for foreign currency exchanges worth $1.9B+, mainly to smuggle medicine
- Police in China have busted an underground bank that conducted foreign currency exchanges using USDT.
An undercover investigation details working as a rotating cast of low-wage workers hired to pretend to be influencer girlfriends on OnlyFans
Your online influencer girlfriend is actually a rotating cast of low-wage workers. I became one of them. — Because I have a deep and childish fear …
Sony Music sends letters to 700+ AI companies, developers, and music streaming platforms warning over the “unauthorized use” of Sony's content in training AI
Music group representing Adele and Beyoncé contacts more than 700 companies to prohibit use of content
Israel-based Agora, which develops real estate investment management software, raised a $34M Series B, bringing its total funding to $63M
Since he was very young, Bar Mor knew that he would inevitably do something with real estate. His family was involved in all types of real estate projects …
Server CPU designer Ampere announces that its AmpereOne chip family will grow to 256 cores by next year; Ampere will work with Qualcomm on cloud AI accerlators
Server CPU designer Ampere Computing announced its AmpereOne chip family will grow to 256 cores by next year.
VMware makes its Workstation Pro and Fusion Pro desktop hypervisor products free for personal use
Here's how to take advantage of VMware's Fusion Pro 13's price cut Thom Holwerda / OSnews : VMware Workstation Pro and Fusion pro go free for personal use Pradeep Viswav / MSPoweruser : VMware Fusion ...
Vercel, which develops the Next.js framework, raised a $250M Series E led by Accel at a $3.25B valuation, and says it recently exceeded $100M in annual revenue
Vercel, a software startup that provides a platform for building cloud-based web applications, on Thursday said it has raised $250 million …
Consumers protection groups across the EU file coordinated complaints against Temu, accusing the e-commerce platform of a raft of breaches related to the DSA
Consumer protection groups around the European Union have filed coordinated complaints against Temu, accusing …
Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt signs a bill protecting bitcoin rights, ensuring the right to self-custody, transact, and mine bitcoin, effective November 1, 2024
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Uber plans to work with local fleets to add US shuttle bus services to and from airports, concert venues, and sports stadiums, for a fraction of UberX's cost
YouTube formally launches YouTube Select Creator Takeovers, to let advertisers buy out the inventory on channels representing the top 1% of YouTube content
how AI, creators and non-skippable ads are all coming together Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter : Inside YouTube's Brandcast: Billie Eilish, Roger Goodell, AI Talk and Lots of Creators X: @ytadver...
Hugging Face, which is “profitable, or close to profitable”, commits $10M in free shared GPUs to help small developers, academics, and others create AI apps
Hugging Face, one of the biggest names in machine learning, is committing $10 million in free shared GPUs to help developers create new AI technologies. X: @osanseviero , @clementdelangue , and @brigi...
Spotify received a cease-and-desist letter from the National Music Publishers' Association over its use of lyrics in its videos feature, remix tool, and more
Kristin Robinson / Billboard :
AT&T and satellite provider AST SpaceMobile announce an agreement to provide a space-based broadband network direct to cell phones; the deal runs through 2030
Todd Shields / Bloomberg :
Arizona's AG sues Amazon, accusing the company of being a monopoly and deceiving consumers in violation of state laws, similar to complaints brought by the FTC
Lauren Feiner / The Verge :
Google One's VPN service will no longer be available as of June 20, 2024; Pixel 7 devices and Pixel Fold will get a built-in VPN via an update on June 3, 2024
Ben Schoon / 9to5Google :
Netflix says its ad tier has 40M MAUs, up from 23M in January 2024, and plans to launch its own ad platform and no longer partner with Microsoft for that tech
Baidu reports Q1 revenue up 1% YoY to ~$4.4B, above ~$4.35B est., the slowest growth in over a year, and net income down 6% YoY to ~$755M, above ~$554M est.
Zheping Huang / Bloomberg :
JD.com reports Q1 revenue up 7% YoY to ~$36B, above ~$35.8B est., and net income up 13.9% YoY to ~$984M, after ramping up shopping perks to attract customers
Sarah Zheng / Bloomberg :
Cisco reports Q3 revenue down 13% YoY to $12.7B, vs. $12.53B est., net income down 41% YoY to $1.89B, and forecasts FY 2024 revenue above estimates
Jordan Novet / CNBC :
US lawmakers are watching to see whether Colorado's bill for regulating AI, modeled on Connecticut's now derailed bill, can withstand the tech lobby pressure
Mallory Culhane / Politico : X: @cendemtech , @mallorykculhane , and @cendemtech . LinkedIn: James Maroney X: @cendemtech : @CenDemTech's Matt Scherer in @Politico talking about recent state legislat...
Blackstone agrees to buy a majority stake in Israeli enterprise software company Priority Software, which has 17K clients and 500+ staff, at an $800M valuation
- Deal values enterprise software company at $800 million — Transaction is latest in a string of Israeli tech deals
Grab raises its annual forecast for adjusted EBITDA to $250M-$270M, up from $180M-$200M, after its Q1 net loss narrowed to $104M from $244M in Q1 2023
Kimberley Kao / Wall Street Journal :
Bolt co-founder Ryan Breslow settles with investor Activant Capital, ending a lawsuit that accused Breslow of saddling the company with $30M in personal debt
Bolt's Ryan Breslow and investor Activant Capital have filed to settle their bitter lawsuit over Breslow's outstanding $30 million debt, which was swept from the company's bank account after he defaul...
ElevenLabs quietly launches ElevenLabs Reader: AI Audio, its first consumer app to read web pages, PDFs and other documents aloud in 11 different voices
The app is the first general consumer product from the unicorn startup … The app, called ElevenLabs Reader: AI Audio, can read web pages …
Visa rolls out tech to share more data on customers' preferences based on their shopping history with retailers via proprietary “tokens”
Paige Smith / Bloomberg :
A US judge rules Tesla must face claims over misleading buyers on self-driving; Tesla faced accusations since 2016 after saying new cars had “full self-driving”
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