Cloud data services company NetApp says it's acquiring Israeli cloud storage company Spot.io, sources say for $450M

calcalistech.com   ·   7 hours ago

iOS 13.5.5 beta code hints that Apple still plans to introduce a service bundle that includes Apple Music, Apple TV+, and more in a single subscription

9to5mac.com   ·   7 hours ago

a16z announces Talent x Opportunity fund, starting with $2.2M from a16z partners, to invest in underserved founders; all returns will be reinvested in the fund

techcrunch.com   ·   10 hours ago

Sources: Unity is preparing for a US IPO, led by Goldman Sachs, that could happen as early as fall 2020; PitchBook estimates Unity's last valuation at ~$6.3B

bloomberg.com   ·   10 hours ago

Activists say Microsoft, Amazon, and IBM, all who expressed solidarity with protestors, should reassess their work with police forces; none have said they will

protocol.com   ·   12 hours ago

Apptopia: since May 25's protests, Americans have downloaded secure chat app Signal 234K times and community safety app Citizen, which hit #4 on iOS, 121K times

vox.com   ·   14 hours ago

Over 30 early Facebook employees, including its first comms chief, write an open letter to Mark Zuckerberg opposing his choice to leave Trump's posts unaltered

nytimes.com   ·   14 hours ago

Transcript of Mark Zuckerberg's Tuesday meeting with Facebook employees, including his thoughts on Trump's recent posts, democracy, speech, and racial justice

vox.com   ·   14 hours ago

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi says its global rides business is down 70% YoY, a slight improvement from its lowest point during the pandemic

bloomberg.com   ·   14 hours ago

Study that analyzed real-world web traffic shows that only around a third of users changed their passwords following a data breach announcement

zdnet.com   ·   17 hours ago

Interview with ex-Uber CTO Thuan Pham, who left last month, on his seven years atop the company, its rapid expansion, future plans, and more

bloomberg.com   ·   17 hours ago

London-based Verne Global, which provides data center tech for high performance computing, raises $27M to expand its Icelandic data center campus

tech.eu   ·   17 hours ago

SoftBank launches Opportunity Growth Fund to invest in companies led by founders and entrepreneurs of color, initially starting with $100M

techcrunch.com   ·   17 hours ago

Sources: the investor group that got US approval to buy Grindr has financial and personal links to the dating app's current owner Beijing Kunlun Tech

reuters.com   ·   17 hours ago

Lili, which is building banking products for freelance workers, raises $10M seed funding led by Group 11

techcrunch.com   ·   17 hours ago

Mobile banking startup Varo Money raises $241M Series D led by Gallatin Point Capital and The Rise Fund, bringing its total raised to $419.4M

siliconangle.com   ·   17 hours ago

Supercuts of violent police behavior during widespread protests have been going viral on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, with one racking up over 45M views

nytimes.com   ·   17 hours ago

Microsoft starts bringing its Chromium-based version of Edge to all Windows 10 users through an automatic update; the browser previously needed to be downloaded

zdnet.com   ·   17 hours ago

As tech companies cancel events into 2021, Consumer Technology Association says next January's CES will take place "both physically in Las Vegas and digitally"

theverge.com   ·   17 hours ago

Report: cryptocurrency fraud estimated to be $1.36B in 2020, with thieves increasingly obfuscating origins of funds as exchanges enact anti-laundering measures

decrypt.co   ·   17 hours ago

Snap says it has stopped promoting Trump's account in Discover, after a tweet from days ago about protestors at the White House meeting "ominous weapons"

theverge.com   ·   17 hours ago

America is awash in cameras, a double-edged sword for protesters, who can spread evidence of brutality, and police, to track down protesters

washingtonpost.com   ·   17 hours ago

A look at Mayhem, a bot made by a startup called ForAllSecure for finding software bugs, which is now being used by the US military and Cloudflare

wired.com   ·   1 day ago

Instacart expands sick pay for workers with COVID-19 or who live with someone who tested positive, offers free telemedicine for symptomatic workers in DC pilot

theverge.com   ·   1 day ago

Ride-hailing and payments firm Gojek says Facebook and PayPal were participating in its ongoing Series F; Gojek was valued at $10B after raising $1.2B in March

techcrunch.com   ·   1 day ago

Brave says it had 15.4M MAUs, up 125% YoY, and 5.3M DAUs in May, and the number of campaigns using Brave Ads grew from 400 to 1,530 since October 2019

brave.com   ·   1 day ago

A look at indie game publishing in the 1990s at Apogee, GodGames, id, and Epic, which used a shareware-style model that became a foundation of modern publishing

engadget.com   ·   1 day ago

Google removes Remove China Apps, which promised to help users rid their smartphones of Chinese apps, from the Play Store; the app had 4.7M downloads in India

ft.com   ·   1 day ago

Twitter appoints board member Patrick Pichette as chairman of Twitter, replacing Omid Kordestani; Pichette previously served as Google CFO from 2008 to 2015

cnbc.com   ·   1 day ago

Early build of iOS 14 points to the addition of an offline, built-in translator in Safari and possible full support of Apple Pencil input on websites

9to5mac.com   ·   1 day ago

The BBC releases first beta of Beeb, its English language voice assistant, to UK Window Insider members, with an ability to understand a range of UK accents

venturebeat.com   ·   1 day ago

On a call with Facebook employees Tuesday, Mark Zuckerberg stood firmly behind his decision to leave up President Trump's inflammatory posts

nytimes.com   ·   2 days ago

Rivals say Microsoft's used sharp-elbowed tactics to push Teams during the pandemic, including 50 staffers working with NYC's school district to replace Zoom

wsj.com   ·   2 days ago

The Trump administration says it will open an investigation into taxes on digital commerce that have been adopted or proposed in nine countries and the EU

nytimes.com   ·   2 days ago

In an ongoing censorship case filed against YouTube by LGBTQ creators, Trump's DOJ asked a judge not to declare Section 230 unconstitutional

bloomberg.com   ·   2 days ago

Zoom reports Q1 revenue of $328.2M up 169% YoY, with 769 customers paying $100K+ in 12 months, up 90% YoY, and 265K customers with 10+ employees, up 354% YoY

cnbc.com   ·   2 days ago

Trump's fury at Twitter might end up being good for the service by increasing engagement, and thus ad sales, while highlighting its anti-misinformation efforts

bloomberg.com   ·   2 days ago

Cisco says it is postponing the online version of Cisco Live, its major customer event that was scheduled to start Tuesday, amid ongoing protests across the US

axios.com   ·   2 days ago

Samsung's Sero TV, which rotates between landscape and portrait depending on the kind of content, is now available in the US and UK for $1,999

theverge.com   ·   2 days ago

Chinese gaming company NetEase seeks to raise between $2.6B to $3B in a Hong Kong secondary offering, amid tensions between Beijing and Washington

ft.com   ·   2 days ago

The pandemic presents the biggest language translation challenge for COVID-19 info, as Wikipedia supports 309 languages, Google Translate 109, and Bing 71

wired.com   ·   2 days ago

Appway, which develops customer management tools for financial services companies, raises $37M in its first-ever funding from Summit Partners

techcrunch.com   ·   2 days ago

Locus Robotics, which makes autonomous warehouse robots, raises $40M Series D led by Zebra Technologies, bringing its total raised to $105M+

venturebeat.com   ·   2 days ago

Facebook finally adds an easier way to delete or archive old posts in bulk

techcrunch.com   ·   2 days ago

Hong Kong-listed Chinese chip maker Semiconductor Manufacturing International aims to raise ~$2.8B via a Shanghai listing

reuters.com   ·   2 days ago

India announces ~$6.6B in incentives to woo smartphone makers, in a bid to make the country a global hub for mobile phone production

bloomberg.com   ·   2 days ago

As Blackout Tuesday posts fill Instagram feeds, many say they are drowning out vital information shared under the BLM and BlackLivesMatter hashtags

theverge.com   ·   2 days ago

After discussing the lack of action on Trump's posts with Mark Zuckerberg, civil rights leaders say they are "stunned by Mark's incomprehensible explanations"

axios.com   ·   2 days ago

Analysis of NIST-submitted vendors shows at least 45 companies now advertise real-time facial recognition services, from RealNetworks to Toshiba

onezero.medium.com   ·   2 days ago

Blockchain journalism startup Civil is shutting down following its failure to find substitute financing after losing its major source of funding, ConsenSys

poynter.org   ·   2 days ago