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| William Turton / Bloomberg: |
Hackers say they breached Verkada, accessing feeds and archives of 150K surveillance cameras inside clinics, police precincts, jails, schools, Tesla facilities — - Hacker group says it wanted to show prevalence of surveillance — Video footage was captured from Sequoia-backed startup Verkada
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| Drew FitzGerald / Wall Street Journal: |
In a privacy policy update, T-Mobile says it will automatically enroll all subscribers in an ad program informed by their online activity, starting on April 26 — Wireless carrier tells subscribers it could share their browsing, app data and other online activity with advertisers unless they opt out
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Ars Technica, Daring Fireball, The Hill, The Verge, Gizmodo, Engadget, TmoNews, XDA Developers, MacRumors, PCMag, Pixel Envy, BGR, Android Headlines, Light Reading, 9to5Mac, Android Central, AppleInsider, and Droid Life
Tweets: @scottmstedman, @stevebellovin, @chrisbhoffman, @dhh, @dsilverman, @karlbode, @davidlaz, and @hackylawyer
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Google adds features to Chrome OS including Phone Hub, which lets Android users control aspects of their phones, like replying to texts, from their Chromebooks — Chrome OS is getting a bunch of new features to celebrate 10 years — Google is marking 10 years of Chromebooks by unveiling new features for Chrome OS today.
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The Keyword, Fast Company, Macworld, Neowin, Android Police, Engadget, Tom's Guide, Droid Life, XDA Developers, Android Authority, PCWorld, Pocket-lint, Gizmodo, Pocketnow, Ars Technica, and ZDNet. Tweets: @tomwarren
| Nilay Patel / The Verge: |
Q&A with Kayvon Beykpour, Twitter's head of consumer product, on focusing on growth, deciding what to prioritize, paying for tweets, Clubhouse, and more — Twitter recently announced that it's going to be building a lot of new things into its product: there's Twitter Spaces …
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The Verge, MacRumors, 9to5Mac, Techweez, MUO, iPhone in Canada Blog, Pocket-lint, Social Media Today, iMore, and The Mac Observer
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| Scott Stein / CNET: |
Facebook details a 10-year vision for its AR glasses, imagining they will work alongside a wristband to measure hand and figure gestures, with haptic feedback — Facebook is working on a neural wristband for AR glasses, with haptic gloves in the works — Facebook's first pair of smart glasses is arriving this year.
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Facebook Technology, SiliconANGLE, Gizmodo, VRFocus, and SlashGear
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| Kif Leswing / CNBC: |
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Gizmodo, TechSpot, Financial Times, The Information, The Verge, iPhone in Canada Blog, Wccftech, and Micky
Tweets: @yangcliu, @evilkimau, @alexeheath, @gemisisdev, @jetscott, @sarthakgh, @kaanaksit, @thedextriarchy, @kentbye, @kentbye, @schrep, and @jessicalessin
| Ron Miller / TechCrunch: |
Dropbox announces plans to acquire secure document sharing startup DocSend for $165M; DocSend had raised $15.3M and has 17K customers — Dropbox announced today that it plans to acquire DocSend for $165 million The company helps customers share and track documents by sending a secure link instead of an attachment.
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Work in Progress, Business Wire, FinSMEs, DocSend, MUO, SiliconANGLE, The Register, Silicon Republic, ZDNet, VentureBeat, iTnews, and TechRadar
Tweets: @chudson, @dropbox, @modestproposal1, @film_girl, @ellie, @modestproposal1, @jeff, @drewhouston, and @timyoung
| James Cridland / Podnews: |
Apple Podcasts will drop the word “subscribe” in iOS 14.5, substituting the word “follow”; research shows “subscribe” signals a cost for some non-listeners — A small change with a big impact: no more “subscribe” as podcasting moves to “follow”
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9to5Mac, MacRumors, AppleInsider, I Hear Things, and Mashable
| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sonos introduces Roam, a $169 portable speaker, now available for preorder; Sonos also sets a goal of $2.25B in annual revenue by FY 2024 — - CEO sees potential for company in car, headphone markets — Home audio specialist prices new Roam portable speaker at $169
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The Verge, Gizmodo, TechCrunch, MUO, Ars Technica, MacRumors, Apple Terminal, Engadget, CNN, AppleInsider, CNET, and MarketWatch
Tweets: @peterpham, @chriswelch, @dcseifert, @backlon, and @tomwarren
| Noah Smith / Noahpinion: |
Q&A with Stripe's Patrick Collison on the future of technology, speeding up innovation, how research funding can be reformed, US-China competition, and more — In addition to being a friend and a Noahpinion subscriber, Patrick Collison is one of the world's most successful founder-CEOs.
Tweets: @noahpinion, @sacca, @jess, @sam__cash, @stand_with_hk, @noahpinion, @sarthakgh, @mattyglesias, @noahpinion, and @mattyglesias
| Eugene Kim / Insider: |
Source: 800+ Amazon staffers are now working on its voice command-enabled home robot with multiple cameras, codenamed Vesta, that's the size of “two small cats” — - Over 800 people are now working on Amazon's secretive “Vesta” home robot project.
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SlashGear and SiliconANGLE
Tweets: @lexnfx, @austinj, @jamestitcomb, @eugenekim222, @chillmage, and @mcwm
| Shara Tibken / CNET: |
Samsung announces its Galaxy Unpacked event will be held on March 17, where it's expected to unveil an updated Galaxy A series lineup — It's only the third month of the year, but Samsung is gearing up for its second big product launch of 2021. The company on Tuesday sent invitations …
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Engadget, Gizmodo, AppleInsider, Samsung Global Newsroom, The Verge, and Pocketnow
Tweets: @thegalox_, @inafried, @thegalox_, and @backlon
| Ari Levy / CNBC: |
The NYSE sets Roblox direct listing reference price at $45 per share ahead of its trading debut on Wednesday — - Roblox almost tripled payouts to developers last year, while revenue didn't quite double, as the company aims to get top creators to spend more of their time building for the app.
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| Sidney Fussell / Wired: |
Current and former tech workers of color say companies' “diversity theater” and pledges of support provide cover for hypocritical actions by their superiors — Companies pledged money and support for people of color. But some say they still face a hostile work environment for speaking out or simply doing their jobs.
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Tweets: @aprilaser, @tsimonite, @bruno_j_navarro, @parissathena, @willoremus, @_sagesharp_, @wired, @pardesoteric, @egaly, and @_danilo
| Chris O'Brien / Sifted: |
Leading French startup association files a privacy complaint against Apple alleging that the latest iOS is collecting users' data without their permission — The allegations would seem to contradict not just Apple's image as a privacy-friendly company, but also the widespread praise iOS 14 has received
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Bloomberg, 9to5Mac, The Hill, iTnews, Agence France-Presse, iDownloadBlog.com, Gizmodo, 9to5Mac, TechCrunch, and MacRumors
Tweets: @tarapalmeri, @laukaya, @laukaya, @geradinlaw, @dhh, @obrien, @carnage4life, and @jessicalessin. Thanks:@mstothard
| Mercedes Ruehl / Financial Times: |
Sources: no deep integration between Facebook and Gojek nine months after the $300M deal; source says Gojek's planned merger with Tokopedia is a factor — Rollout of integration between platforms delayed after $300m deal struck in June — Facebook's partnership with Indonesian technology start … | Tiernan Ray / ZDNet: |
Qualtrics reports FY 2020 revenue of $763.5M, up 29% YoY, and Q4 revenue of $213.6M, up 24% YoY, in its first quarterly report since its IPO — Qualtrics's quarterly revenue was as expected, while profit came in a little better than Wall Street expected. — Qualtrics, the “experience management” …
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| Tage Kene-Okafor / TechCrunch: |
Flutterwave, provider of payment services for companies operating in Africa, raises $170M Series C led by Tiger Global, valuing the company at $1B+ — The proliferation of fintech services across Africa remains in full swing as investors remain bullish about the opportunities that abound in the sector.| Jessica Conditt / Engadget: |
Twitch API changes suggest it is testing a system that automatically rates streamers on a “Brand Safety Score” to pair them with advertisers — Twitch appears to be toying with a program that automatically rates streamers based on a handful of factors — including age …
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The Verge, PC Gamer, Dot Esports, GameSpot, and ProgrammableWeb.com
Tweets: @jakesucky, @luciaeverblack, @lotusloveslotus, @tayarics, @tayarics, @tayarics, and @underflowr
| Politico: |
Sources: Biden plans to nominate Lina Khan, a legal scholar championed by anti-Big Tech activists who wrote “Amazon's Antitrust Paradox”, as an FTC commissioner — — President JOE BIDEN has decided to nominate LINA KHAN, a Columbia University legal scholar championed by anti-Big Tech activists …
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The Register, Washington Post, CNBC, Bloomberg, Financial Times, Nikkei Asia, Ars Technica, PYMNTS.com, Fortune, Mashable, AppleInsider, Wired, and Telecoms.com
Tweets: @lutherlowe, @nadjaskaljic, @ryanlizza, @maxberger, @jbenton, @lopezlinette, @jason_kint, @aaschapiro, @eisingerj, @raju, @politico, @fordm, @politico, @digiphile, @brandonmagner, @dhh, and @jwjnational
| Katharine Schwab / Fast Company: |
Biden appoints Clare Martorana as US CIO; she was formerly OPM's CIO and is a veteran of the USDS and formerly an executive at WebMD and Everyday Health — President Joe Biden is appointing Clare Martorana, a veteran of the U.S. Digital Service and a former health tech executive … | Catalin Cimpanu / The Record: |
Dutch and Belgian police say they shut down Sky ECC, a messaging service allegedly popular with criminals, after infiltrating it in Feb, leading to 100+ arrests — Law enforcement agencies from the Netherlands and Belgium have shut down today Sky ECC, a company that provided …
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The Brussels Times and SiliconANGLE
Tweets: @campuscodi, @therecord_media, @campuscodi, and @peterwsinger
| Chris Stokel-Walker / Insider: |
Source: TikTok has 3000+ staff in Europe, up from 1600 since September, with plans for 3 London offices, despite calling off London as its global HQ last July — - Tiktok has more than 3,000 staff across Europe, up from 1,600 since it last reported its headcount in September.| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
EU approves Microsoft's $7.5B deal to acquire ZeniMax Media, the parent company of Bethesda Softworks, without conditions — Microsoft will have 23 first-party game studios — The European Commission has approved Microsoft's $7.5 billion deal to acquire ZeniMax Media …
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Xbox Wire, VentureBeat, Windows Central, Engadget, Input, Laptop Mag, Wccftech, HotHardware.com News, Rock, Paper, Shotgun, Game Rant, Digital Trends, Ars Technica, OnMSFT.com, Destructoid, Forbes, TrueAchievements, GameSpot, MSPoweruser, Neowin, TechRadar, Silicon Republic, and Tech News
Tweets: @screenrant, @aarongreenberg, @xboxp3, and @darnereddick
| Peter Grant / Wall Street Journal: |
Real estate software and data company VTS acquires Rise Buildings, which develops a mobile app for managing properties, sources say for about $100M — Real-estate firm VTS is buying startup Rise Buildings in $100 million deal — Investors are pouring money into phone apps that enable companies …
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Google will make it free for hotels and travel companies to appear in hotel booking links on google.com/travel, after doing the same for Shopping and Flights — Last year, Google made a significant change to its Google Shopping destination by making it free for e-commerce retailers to sell on Google …
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searchenginejournal.com, MUO, and Android Police
Tweets: @lutherlowe, @glenngabe, and @williamready
| Alex Wilhelm / TechCrunch: |
Investing app M1 Finance, which says it has surpassed $3.5B in assets under management, raises $75M Series D; CEO says they have yet to use money from Series C — Months after raising a Series C worth $45 million, Chicago-based M1 Finance announced a new round of capital today.Sponsor Posts
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