| 9:20 PM • | Dave Gershgorn / OneZero: Docs show surveillance robots from Knightscope collect data using tools like facial recognition, automatic license plate readers, and wireless device detection |
| 7:55 PM • | Dell Cameron / Gizmodo: Sources: FCC plans to scrap and replace the Electronic Comment Filing System, used for public feedback, after the fake comments controversy |
| 7:40 PM • | BBC: UK's Labour party pledges free broadband for all by 2030, by nationalizing part of BT and introducing a tax on tech giants, if it wins the general election |
| 7:10 PM • | Jordan Novet / CNBC: Nvidia reports Q3 revenues of $3.01B, down 5% YoY, compared to $2.91B expected, with gaming revenue down 6% YoY at $1.66B and data center revenue of $726M |
| 6:50 PM • | Jeff John Roberts / Fortune: Automated crypto lending platform Compound raises $25M Series A from a16z, says it now has over $150M worth of assets on its platform |
| 6:10 PM • | Sarah Emerson / OneZero: On-demand transcription service Rev lets freelancers listen to “unclaimed” audio or video files, which can contain personal info or even trade secrets |
| 5:41 PM • | CNBC: Amazon says it has filed a protest of the Pentagon's decision to award the JEDI contract to Microsoft, claiming “unmistakable bias”, and “errors” in process |
| 4:20 PM • | Josh Constine / TechCrunch: Facebook has tested Popular Photos, an Instagram clone with an infinite scroll of pictures, inside its own app in October |
| 4:10 PM • | Tom Warren / The Verge: Microsoft plans to launch its xCloud game streaming service in the US in 2020, with plans to expand xCloud preview to Canada, India, Japan, and Western Europe |
| 3:46 PM • | CNBC: Sources: the 50 AGs investigating Google are preparing to expand their antitrust investigation beyond Google's ad business into search and Android businesses |
| 3:30 PM • | Telegraph: US authorities filed a request in September to extradite ex-Autonomy boss Mike Lynch to face fraud charges over the $11B sale of Autonomy to HP |
| 3:10 PM • | Bloomberg Law: New Jersey says Uber owes it about $650M in unemployment and disability insurance taxes because Uber has been misclassifying drivers as independent contractors |
| 3:00 PM • | Khari Johnson / VentureBeat: Google Cloud makes Contact Center AI, which automates interactions with customers in call centers, available generally |
| 2:41 PM • | Alex Sherman / CNBC: Sources: Apple signed on 200,000 subscribers to Apple News+ in its first 48 hours in March but has since struggled to add customers |
| 1:50 PM • | Ashley Carman / The Verge: Facebook launches an Instagram donation button and a fundraising sticker in Facebook Stories, more broadly rolls out fundraising on Facebook gaming live streams |
| 1:15 PM • | Startups News: Emerge, which wants to let users interact in an XR telepresence experience by mapping a tactile layer onto 3D projections or holograms, raises $12M Series A |
| 12:35 PM • | James Vincent / The Verge: Google search launches an experimental feature on mobile that will use AI to let users check their pronunciation of unfamiliar American English words |
| 12:25 PM • | Bloomberg: Following EU scrutiny, Google to stop sharing info with buyers in ad auctions about the type of content on a page where an ad could appear, starting in February |
| 12:20 PM • | Bloomberg: Sources: SoftBank passed on investing in Cadre after Jared Kushner did not divest his stake in the real estate startup, as requested by SoftBank |
| 12:13 PM • | Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: Google says it is now rolling out support for RCS messages in the Android Messages app to all of its users in the US |
| 11:30 AM • | Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: Punchh, which provides app-based loyalty cards and other analytics services for retailers and restaurants, raises $40M at an estimated valuation of $300M+ |
| 11:25 AM • | Jordan Novet / CNBC: Salesforce says it will use Microsoft's Azure for its Marketing Cloud service, signaling a thaw in a complicated relationship |
| 11:15 AM • | Jonathan D. Epstein / The Buffalo News: ACV Auctions, a Buffalo-based online marketplace for used cars, raises $150M Series E at a valuation of more than $1.5B |
| 10:50 AM • | Josh Constine / TechCrunch: Instagram says it is expanding its test making Like counts private to the rest of the world beyond Australia, Brazil, Canada, Ireland, Italy, and New Zealand |
| 10:10 AM • | Samantha Cole / VICE: Pornhub says PayPal is no longer supporting payments for Pornhub, affecting over a hundred thousand performers using the site as a source of income |
| 10:05 AM • | George Anadiotis / ZDNet: Siren, which helps build knowledge graphs from enterprise data, raises $10M Series A led by Atlantic Bridge |
| 9:45 AM • | Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: Apple Research app is now available to download for iPhone and Apple Watch; US users can enroll in three health studies |
| 9:35 AM • | Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: Moveworks, which builds an AI platform to automate IT support issues, raises $75M Series B, bringing its total raised to $105M |
| 9:10 AM • | Mary Ann Azevedo / Crunchbase News: Toronto-based password manager 1Password raises $200M Series A led by Accel, its first external round of funding in its 14-year history |
| 8:45 AM • | Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: Eigen, which helps enterprises like banks parse huge documents using AI, raises $37M Series B led by Lakestar and Dawn Capital, at a ~$150M-$180M valuation |
| 8:10 AM • | Adele Peters / Fast Company: AMP Robotics, which makes robots that recognize and sort recyclables, raises $16M Series A led by Sequoia Capital |
| 7:25 AM • | Bloomberg: Sources: Apple is considering bundling News+, Apple TV+, and Apple Music as soon as 2020 to attract subscribers, meaning less money for News+ publishers |
| 6:45 AM • | Emma Grey Ellis / Wired: A look at how scientific experts debunk “lifestyle” misinformation and bad science on social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube |
| 5:40 AM • | New York Times: How startups around the world, using SoftBank funds, got contractors like drivers and hoteliers to commit via unsustainable incentives, and then cut them off |
| 2:20 AM • | Khamila Mulia / KrASIA: Indonesia-based accommodation-sharing platform Travelio raises $18M Series B co-led by Pavilion Capital and Gobi Partners, bringing its total funding to $24M |
| 1:10 AM • | Roger Cheng / CNET: How Motorola created the foldable-screen Razr and why it claims it solved the problems faced by Samsung's Galaxy Fold, by focusing on a hinge design |
| 11:38 PM • | Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge: Motorola announces a new Razr phone with a 6.2" touchscreen display that folds like a clamshell, launching in January on Verizon in the US for $1,500 |
| 11:10 PM • | Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: Apple Music launches Replay, letting subscribers look back at their favorite music in 2019, similar to Spotify's year-end review, Wrapped, but updated each week |
| 10:50 PM • | Yimou Lee / Reuters: Foxconn posts Q3 net profit of ~$1B, up 23.3% YoY, beating analyst estimates, despite Apple's declining iPhone sales, which it relies on for ~50% of its revenue |
| 8:55 PM • | Jordan Novet / CNBC: Cisco reports Q1 revenues of $13.16B, up 1% YoY, and Infrastructure Platforms revenue of $7.54B, down 1% YoY |
| 7:10 PM • | Janko Roettgers / Variety: Oculus CTO John Carmack says he is stepping down but will remain as a “consulting CTO” and will work on an artificial general intelligence as a personal project |
| 6:20 PM • | Nikkei Asian Review: Sources: SoftBank's Yahoo Japan is in talks about merging with Naver's Line, Japan's leading chat app, creating a SoftBank subsidiary with 100M+ users in Japan |
| 5:35 PM • | Sheridan Prasso / Bloomberg: Investigation into Huawei's Safe City program, which pairs cameras with analysis software in 50+ countries, shows Huawei has overstated drops in crime |
| 4:35 PM • | Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: Canalys: global smart speaker shipments reached 28.6M, up 44% YoY, in Q3 2019 as Amazon shipped 10.4M units, up 66% YoY, and Google shipped 3.5M, down 40% YoY |
| 3:40 PM • | Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg: Facebook says 80% of hate speech removed in the past quarter was identified by software, up from 68% in Q1; 4.4M drug-related posts were taken down, a big jump |
| 3:20 PM • | George Gene Gustines / New York Times: An in-depth look at how technology has changed the production and distribution of comics, opening up new opportunities while presenting unexpected challenges |
| 2:25 PM • | Ashlee Vance / Bloomberg: Inside the Arctic World Archive, where GitHub will store 200 “platters”, each with 120GB of open source software on them, to prevent loss of the software |
| 2:00 PM • | Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat: Interview with Boston Dynamics CEO Marc Raibert about Spot, Handle, and Atlas, three of the company's robots, as well as AI, viral promotional videos, and more |
| 1:35 PM • | Roger Cheng / CNET: Phil Schiller says kids with Chromebooks are “not going to succeed” because Apple makes “cutting-edge learning tools” and Chromebooks are only good for testing |
| 1:25 PM • | Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: GitHub announces improvements to code search and notifications and unveils its first native mobile app, available in beta for iOS, with Android app coming soon |
| 1:05 PM • | Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: SheerID, an identity management and marketing company that specializes in screening users for certain discounts, raises $64M led by CVC Ventures |
| 12:45 PM • | Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: Docker restructures, raises $35M from Benchmark and Insight Partners, sells its Docker Enterprise business, team, and IP to Mirantis |
| 12:40 PM • | Alex Wilhelm / Crunchbase News: New York-based Hive, which develops a productivity platform for workers, raises $10.6M Series A led by Comcast Ventures |
| 12:35 PM • | Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: Facebook says requests from governments for user data in H1 2019 were up 16% over H2 2018 to 128,617, the highest on record, led by 50,741 demands from the US |
| 12:25 PM • | Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: Chicago-based ThreeKit raises $20M Series A for its platform that creates 3D product renderings for clients on the fly |
| 12:20 PM • | Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet: Microsoft says Executive VP Harry Shum, who oversaw AI and Research, is leaving in February 2020, with CTO Kevin Scott taking over his responsibilities |
| 12:15 PM • | Lauren Feiner / CNBC: Disney says Disney+ has seen 10M signups since launching on Tuesday |
| 11:45 AM • | Josh Constine / TechCrunch: Ping, which uses AI to track the hours lawyers work and fill out timesheets, raises $13.2M Series A led by Upfront Ventures |
| 11:35 AM • | Paul Sawers / VentureBeat: Freshworks, which offers a range of customer support and sales software, raises $150M Series H led by CapitalG, Sequoia Capital, and Accel at a $3.5B valuation |
| 11:20 AM • | Erik Larson / Bloomberg: Federal judge rules Trump administration's decision to let 3D-printed gun blueprints be shared online was illegal, following lawsuits from several states |
| 11:10 AM • | Aliya Chaudhry / The Verge: Privacy-focused open source browser Brave officially launches version 1.0, available on all major platforms |
| 11:05 AM • | Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: Sigma Computing, which builds cloud-hosted data analytics tools, doubles its Series B to $60M, with funding from Altimeter Capital and Sutter Hill Ventures |
| 11:00 AM • | Jake Bright / TechCrunch: Africa-focused payments startup PalmPay, which has just launched in Nigeria, raises $40M seed round led by Chinese mobile phone maker Transsion |
| 10:50 AM • | Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: Colorado-based Liqid, which develops adaptive resource management tools for data centers, raises $28M Series B led by Panorama Point Partners |
| 10:30 AM • | Tim Hardwick / MacRumors: Apple says the updated Mac Pro and Pro Display XDR will ship in December, but does not provide an exact date |
| 10:15 AM • | Chris Welch / The Verge: Following the introduction of the 16-inch MacBook Pro, Apple is discontinuing the 15-inch model, which was refreshed in May 2019 |
| 9:55 AM • | Jessica Bruder / Wired: A look at a group of Somali immigrant warehouse workers in Minnesota who stood up to Amazon over labor and civil rights without the clout of a traditional union |
| 9:30 AM • | John Gruber / Daring Fireball: 16" MacBook Pro first hands-on: while the keyboard's “de-Jony-Ive-ification” is good, we shouldn't be celebrating the return of features we shouldn't have lost |
| 9:10 AM • | Financial Times: Popular health websites in UK are sharing sensitive user data with dozens of companies including Google and Facebook along with data-brokers and adtech firms |
| 8:40 AM • | Dieter Bohn / The Verge: Apple unveils 16" MacBook Pro with better speakers, 512GB base storage, and new keyboard with scissor switches, available for pre-order now starting at $2,399 |
| 8:10 AM • | Candy Cheng / Bloomberg: Source: DoorDash is raising $100M at a ~$13B valuation from T. Rowe Price Group and others |
| 8:00 AM • | Bloomberg: Nike will stop selling its sneakers and apparel directly on Amazon, ending a pilot program that began in 2017 |
| 7:35 AM • | Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch: Report: Google is planning to offer checking accounts to users, in partnership with banks and credit unions, starting as early as next year |
| 7:20 AM • | Jennifer Smith / Wall Street Journal: Convoy, a digital freight marketplace that matches truckers with cargo shippers, raises $400M Series D at a $2.75B valuation |
| 7:05 AM • | Lulu Yilun Chen / Bloomberg: Tencent Q3 earnings misses estimates with net income of $2.9B, down 13% YoY, from revenues of ~$13.7B, up 21% YoY |
| 5:35 AM • | Julie Jargon / Wall Street Journal: Social media influencers are encouraging teens to be real in their posts instead of perfect, making them vulnerable to predators looking to take advantage |
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