Sources: Clearlake Capital will buy Quest Software, which makes tools for IT departments, from Francisco Partners for $5.4B including debt

  Techmeme   ·   3 hours ago

Intel is stockpiling around 3,000 legacy pieces of its hardware and software, going back about a decade, for security research at a warehouse in Costa Rica

  Techmeme   ·   3 hours ago

Analysis: Amazon has built more than 450 warehouses in the US since the end of 2019, doubling its fulfillment capacity to over 930 facilities

  Techmeme   ·   3 hours ago

A look at the challenges spies face with biometrics, smartphones, and surveillance cameras, and how AI sifting through data changes espionage

  Techmeme   ·   17 hours ago

How "neo-conglomerates" like Apple, Amazon, Alphabet, Microsoft, and Meta replaced and outgrew industrial conglomerates like GE, Toshiba, and Johnson & Johnson

  Techmeme   ·   1 day ago

Sources: Alibaba is delegating more responsibility to presidents of its business units to shed its monolithic image in the wake of China's regulatory crackdown

  Techmeme   ·   2 days ago

Gartner: global chip makers are projected to spend $146B this year, about 50% higher than before the pandemic and double the amount five years ago

  Techmeme   ·   3 days ago

How Belgian police infiltrated messaging service Sky ECC in February and March, gathering 1 billion messages that yielded arrests and drug seizures

  Techmeme   ·   5 days ago

CB Insights: real estate tech startups have raised $9.5B during 2021 so far, topping the record $9B invested in the "proptech" sector during 2019

  Techmeme   ·   5 days ago

Sources: Samsung plans to build a ~$17B chip factory in Taylor, Texas, in 2024, with an announcement expected today; Samsung says location is not finalized

  Techmeme   ·   6 days ago

Citadel CEO Kenneth Griffin outbid a group of crypto investors for copy of US Constitution • WSJ

  Pinboard   ·   1 week ago

Netomi, which offers customer-service chatbots, raises a $30M Series B led by WndrCo LLC at a $210M valuation, bringing its total funding to $52M

  Techmeme   ·   1 week ago

Chess Grandmaster Kasparov on Mob Mentality and Groupthink

  Hacker News   ·   2 weeks ago

Sources: Republican FTC commissioners and some career officials feel excluded under the current leadership; Lina Khan rejected the claims in an agency-wide memo

  Techmeme   ·   2 weeks ago

Sources: Activision CEO failed to inform the board about allegations an employee had been raped by her supervisor in 2016 and 2017, even after a settlement

  Techmeme   ·   2 weeks ago

Dallas-based CyrusOne, which designs, builds, and operates data centers, agrees to be acquired for ~$15B in cash by KKR and Global Infrastructure Partners

  Techmeme   ·   2 weeks ago

Roblox will invest $10M in nonprofits, including Boston's Museum of Science, to build three games for middle school, high school, and college students globally

  Techmeme   ·   2 weeks ago

As FAA forces AT&T and Verizon to delay 5G rollouts, a look at the dispute between FCC and FAA over 5G and cockpit safety, which started during the Trump admin

  Techmeme   ·   2 weeks ago

How US cities are deploying drones, robots, and AI to more affordably inspect, diagnose, and repair the country's aging sewer infrastructure

  Techmeme   ·   2 weeks ago

WSO2, which offers low-code tools to help businesses, hospitals, schools, and public sector organizations build apps, raises $90M from Goldman Sachs

  Techmeme   ·   2 weeks ago

A look at Binance, which sources say could be worth $300B if it goes public, as its unfettered, unregulated growth comes to an end amid global scrutiny

  Techmeme   ·   3 weeks ago

A look at Elon Musk's preplanned moves for Tesla stock, after it fell 12%+ following his weekend Twitter poll where users voted he should sell 10% of his shares

  Techmeme   ·   3 weeks ago

FiscalNote, which makes software to help companies navigate government regulations and laws, is going public via a SPAC merger, valuing the company at $1.3B

  Techmeme   ·   3 weeks ago

DoubleVerify, which helps digital advertisers ensure brand safety and detect fraud, will buy OpenSlate for $150M to expand services on social video platforms

  Techmeme   ·   3 weeks ago

An internal September 2018 Facebook memo found ~40% of traffic to Pages went to those with plagiarized or recycled content

  Techmeme   ·   3 weeks ago

DoorDash reports Q3 revenue of $1.2B, up 45% YoY, and says it will acquire European food delivery company Wolt in an all-stock $8B+ deal

  Techmeme   ·   3 weeks ago

USC Pushed a $115,000 Online Degree. Graduates Got Low Salaries, Debts

  Hacker News   ·   3 weeks ago

Nextdoor closes its first day on the NYSE at $13.01, up 17%, after going public via a SPAC merger which raised $674M and valued it at ~$4.3B

  Techmeme   ·   3 weeks ago

How a scarcity of secondhand chip manufacturing machines, which use older fabrication techniques, has exacerbated the global chip shortage

  Techmeme   ·   3 weeks ago

Nuclear Power Is the Best Climate-Change Solution by Far

  Hacker News   ·   3 weeks ago

Internal docs: a Facebook well-being team's survey found 12.5% of participants reported compulsive use of Facebook that negatively impacted their lives

  Techmeme   ·   3 weeks ago

Uber reports its first-ever adjusted profit at $8M but net loss grew to $2.42B, from $1.09B YoY, due to a $2B loss from equity investments, particularly in Didi

  Techmeme   ·   4 weeks ago

Google strikes a cloud deal with CME and invests $1B in the futures exchange

  Techmeme   ·   4 weeks ago

AT&T and Verizon postpone the December 5 launch of C-band 5G spectrum to address the FAA's concerns of potential interference with cockpit safety systems

  Techmeme   ·   4 weeks ago

Digital Currency Group raises $700M at a $10B+ valuation led by SoftBank's Vision Fund 2 and Latin America Fund, with CapitalG and others participating

  Techmeme   ·   4 weeks ago

Experts say sourcing chips has turned almost into a lottery amid the global chip shortage, as wait times have ballooned to 22 weeks as of October

  Techmeme   ·   4 weeks ago

Nick Clegg, Amy Klobuchar, Josh Hawley, Chris Hughes, Clay Shirky, and others on how to reform social media platforms and limit their harm

  Techmeme   ·   1 month ago

Under pressure from China, Alibaba's market value has declined from a peak of $850B in October 2020 to ~$460B today; filings show T. Rowe and others cut stakes

  Techmeme   ·   1 month ago

Apple's VP of Mac and iPad Product Marketing Tom Boger says Touch ID is more convenient than Face ID on a laptop since users' hands are already on the keyboard

  Techmeme   ·   1 month ago

Patagonia Is Boycotting Facebook, Urges Other Companies to Do the Same

  Hacker News   ·   1 month ago

While Pixel 6 receives good reviews thanks to its Tensor SoC and other advances, hitting a 7M shipment goal requires carrier distribution, a weakness for Google

  Techmeme   ·   1 month ago

Sources: Mimecast, which makes email security tools, is exploring a possible sale or taking an investment; Mimecast went public in 2015 and is valued at $4.5B

  Techmeme   ·   1 month ago

Global money laundering watchdog FATF releases guidelines that could force crypto companies to check customers' identities and report suspicious transactions

  Techmeme   ·   1 month ago

A look at Stripe's carbon-removal investments, including $9M in 10 projects; nearly 9K businesses use Stripe Climate to divert some revenue to carbon-removal

  Techmeme   ·   1 month ago

Sources: DOJ is investigating whether Visa used financial incentives to keep Square, Stripe, and PayPal from using other card networks or payment systems

  Techmeme   ·   1 month ago

Senate GOP report: Seagate violated US export rules by continuing to sell hard drives to Huawei after export restrictions were tightened in September 2020

  Techmeme   ·   1 month ago

Sources: FTC staff are investigating whether Frances Haugen's documents show Facebook violated a 2019 privacy settlement, which resulted in a $5B fine

  Techmeme   ·   1 month ago

Facebook’s Internal Chat Boards Show Politics Often at Center of Decision Making – WSJ

  Pinboard   ·   1 month ago

LA-based esports collective FaZe Clan decides to go public through a SPAC merger, valuing the company at ~$1B

  Techmeme   ·   1 month ago

Comparing Pixel 6, iPhone 13, and Galaxy S21 pictures of people with darker skin tones, most felt Pixel's were accurate but preferred Samsung's

  Techmeme   ·   1 month ago