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Sources: UiPath priced its IPO at $56 per share, above its target range, raising $1.3B and giving it a $29B valuation (Bloomberg)Bloomberg: Sources: UiPath priced its IPO at $56 per share, above its target range, raising $1.3B and giving it a $29B valuation — UiPath Inc.,... Read More -
Google says it will audit WebView and implement a WebView "Safe Mode" after a widespread bug impacting WebView and Chrome caused many apps to crash last month (Abner Li/9to5Google)Abner Li / 9to5Google: Google says it will audit WebView and implement a WebView “Safe Mode” after a widespread bug impacting WebView and Chrome caused... Read More -
REvil ransomware gang claims to have breached Apple contractor Quanta Computer and is threatening to leak Apple product schematics unless a ransom is paid (Catalin Cimpanu/The Record)Catalin Cimpanu / The Record: REvil ransomware gang claims to have breached Apple contractor Quanta Computer and is threatening to leak Apple product schematics unless... Read More -
Apple's new Siri Remote will be sold separately from the new Apple TV 4K for $59 and is backwards compatible with previous Apple TV 4Ks and Apple TV HD (Jon Porter/The Verge)Jon Porter / The Verge: Apple's new Siri Remote will be sold separately from the new Apple TV 4K for $59 and is backwards compatible... Read More -
French startup BlaBlaCar, known for its long distance carpooling marketplace, raises $115M led by VNV Global and has added a bus marketplace (Romain Dillet/TechCrunch)Romain Dillet / TechCrunch: French startup BlaBlaCar, known for its long distance carpooling marketplace, raises $115M led by VNV Global and has added a bus... Read More -
Apple tells developers that on April 26 all iPhone, iPad, and Watch apps submitted to the App Store must adhere to Apple's App Tracking Transparency rules (Juli Clover/MacRumors)Juli Clover / MacRumors: Apple tells developers that on April 26 all iPhone, iPad, and Watch apps submitted to the App Store must adhere to... Read More -
Ahead of its congressional testimony, Tile shares concerns of unfair competition regarding AirTags, which are tightly integrated with Apple's Find My network (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: Ahead of its congressional testimony, Tile shares concerns of unfair competition regarding AirTags, which are tightly integrated with Apple's Find My... Read More -
Cerebras Systems launches the Wafer Scale Engine 2 processor for supercomputing with 2.6T transistors and 850K AI-optimized cores, made with a 7nm process (Dean Takahashi/VentureBeat)Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: Cerebras Systems launches the Wafer Scale Engine 2 processor for supercomputing with 2.6T transistors and 850K AI-optimized cores, made with a... Read More -
Netflix reports Q1 revenue of $7.16B, up 24% YoY, and 208M paid memberships, up 14% YoY but below its forecast of 210M; stock down 10%+ after hours (Netflix - Investors)Netflix - Investors: Netflix reports Q1 revenue of $7.16B, up 24% YoY, and 208M paid memberships, up 14% YoY but below its forecast of 210M;... Read More -
12.9" iPad Pro's miniLED display features 1.6K nits peak brightness, 1K nits full-screen brightness, and 2,596 local dimming zones for a 1M-to-1 contrast ratio (David Katzmaier/CNET)David Katzmaier / CNET: 12.9" iPad Pro's miniLED display features 1.6K nits peak brightness, 1K nits full-screen brightness, and 2,596 local dimming zones for a... Read More -
Sources: Discord has ended talks to sell itself, including rejecting a $12B bid from Microsoft, as it resumes planning for a potential IPO (Bloomberg)Bloomberg: Sources: Discord has ended talks to sell itself, including rejecting a $12B bid from Microsoft, as it resumes planning for a potential IPO — ... Read More -
Apple debuts Apple Card Family to let spouses build credit together and extend access to family members over 13, with optional controls, coming to US in May (Ingrid Lunden/TechCrunch)Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: Apple debuts Apple Card Family to let spouses build credit together and extend access to family members over 13, with optional... Read More -
Apple will take a 30% cut of revenue generated through Podcasts Subscriptions, dropping to 15% after a year; pricing options start at 49 cents a month in the US (Peter Kafka/Vox)Peter Kafka / Vox: Apple will take a 30% cut of revenue generated through Podcasts Subscriptions, dropping to 15% after a year; pricing options start... Read More -
FTC warns companies over "the sale or use of ... racially biased algorithms", which could violate federal laws, including the fair credit acts FCRA and ECOA (Issie Lapowsky/Protocol)Issie Lapowsky / Protocol: FTC warns companies over “the sale or use of ... racially biased algorithms”, which could violate federal laws, including the fair... Read More -
Apple announces accessories for the M1 iMac, including a Magic Keyboard with Touch ID, Magic Mouse, and Magic Trackpad, all available in seven color options (Michael Potuck/9to5Mac)Michael Potuck / 9to5Mac: Apple announces accessories for the M1 iMac, including a Magic Keyboard with Touch ID, Magic Mouse, and Magic Trackpad, all available... Read More -
Apple says the updated M1 iPad Pro starts at $799 for the 11-inch and $1,099 for the 12.9-inch; pre-orders open April 30, shipping in second half of May (Apple)Apple: Apple says the updated M1 iPad Pro starts at $799 for the 11-inch and $1,099 for the 12.9-inch; pre-orders open April 30, shipping in... Read More -
Apple says iOS 14.5 is coming to iPhone and iPad "next week" with app tracking protections, new Siri voices, redesigned Podcasts, and more (Zac Hall/9to5Mac)Zac Hall / 9to5Mac: Apple says iOS 14.5 is coming to iPhone and iPad “next week” with app tracking protections, new Siri voices, redesigned Podcasts,... Read More -
Apple announces AirTag accessories that cost more than the device itself, including an AirTag Hermès line with an assortment of handcrafted leather holders (Ben Lovejoy/9to5Mac)Ben Lovejoy / 9to5Mac: Apple announces AirTag accessories that cost more than the device itself, including an AirTag Hermès line with an assortment of handcrafted... Read More -
Apple updates 11" and 12.9" iPad Pros with M1, 8-core GPU, Thunderbolt, up to 2TB storage, 5G, improved webcam, and new miniLED screen on the 12.9" model (Benjamin Mayo/9to5Mac)Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: Apple updates 11" and 12.9" iPad Pros with M1, 8-core GPU, Thunderbolt, up to 2TB storage, 5G, improved webcam, and new... Read More -
Apple says iMac with M1 will start at $1,299 for 8-core CPU/7-core GPU in four colors and $1,499 for 8-core CPU/GPU model in seven colors with Touch ID keyboard (Apple)Apple: Apple says iMac with M1 will start at $1,299 for 8-core CPU/7-core GPU in four colors and $1,499 for 8-core CPU/GPU model in seven... Read More -
Apple updates iMac with M1, slimmer design with two small fans, seven colors, 1080p webcam, six speakers, beamforming three-mic array, and 24-inch 4.5K display (Hartley Charlton/MacRumors)Hartley Charlton / MacRumors: Apple updates iMac with M1, slimmer design with two small fans, seven colors, 1080p webcam, six speakers, beamforming three-mic array, and... Read More -
Sources: Discord has ended talks to sell itself, including with Microsoft, as it resumes planning for a potential IPO (Wall Street Journal)Wall Street Journal: Sources: Discord has ended talks to sell itself, including with Microsoft, as it resumes planning for a potential IPO — Chat startup... Read More -
Apple refreshes Apple TV 4K with A12 Bionic, high frame rate HDR video, revamped remote with new click pad and buttons, coming in May for $179 and $199 (Dan Seifert/The Verge)Dan Seifert / The Verge: Apple refreshes Apple TV 4K with A12 Bionic, high frame rate HDR video, revamped remote with new click pad and... Read More -
Apple announces Apple Card Family, which lets spouses build their credit up together and invite others to their account with spending limits (Filipe Espósito/9to5Mac)Filipe Espósito / 9to5Mac: Apple announces Apple Card Family, which lets spouses build their credit up together and invite others to their account with spending... Read More
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All the electric vehicles that stood out at the Shanghai Auto ShowThe 19th annual Shanghai Auto Show delivered a bevy of electric and tech-centric vehicles this year. Chinese, European and U.S. automakers showed off their latest... Read More
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Apple event fails to save the company’s stock from broader market sell-offToday’s Apple event, chock-full of the company’s products that will help decide whether the company meets, exceeds or undershoots Wall Street expectations for its future... Read More -
UK’s IoT ‘security by design’ law will cover smartphones tooSmartphones will be included in the scope of a planned “security by design” U.K. law aimed at beefing up the security of consumer devices, the... Read More
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Netflix blames ‘lighter content slate’ for slowing subscriber growthNetflix added 4.0 million net new subscribers in the first quarter of 2021, bringing its total subscriber base to 207.6 million, according to its latest... Read More
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BlaBlaCar raises $115 million to build all-in-one travel appFrench startup BlaBlaCar has raised a new $115 million funding round (€97 million). While the company is better known for its long distance carpooling marketplace,... Read More
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Discord walked away from Microsoft talks, may pursue an IPOA month after reports that Microsoft sought to buy the hot voice chat app Discord surfaced, those talks are off, a source familiar with the... Read More
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Belarusian regime’s thugs shut down Imaguru, the country’s key startup hubAfter visits by unnamed masked intruders and the cancellation of its lease, Imaguru – the country’s key startup hub, event, and co-working space in Minsk... Read More
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Who’s funding privacy tech?New regulations, stricter cross-border data transfer rules and increasing calls for data sovereignty have helped the privacy startup space grow thanks to an uptick in... Read More
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Tile bashes Apple’s new AirTag as unfair competitionNow that Apple’s lost item finder AirTag has officially been introduced, competitor Tile is going on record ahead of its testimony in front of Congress... Read More
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Here’s everything Apple announced at its ‘Spring Loaded’ event todayIt’s Apple event day! From tweaks to the Apple Card to all new iMacs and iPads, Apple crammed this one-hour event with news. Don’t have... Read More -
Apple will let podcasters sell subscriptions and keep a cut for itselfA screenshot from Apple’s April 20, 2021, product event, highlighting a new version of the Apple Podcast app. | Apple Apple hasn’t tried to make... Read More -
The First Amendment has a Facebook problemFacebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies at a joint hearing of the Senate Judiciary and Commerce committees on Capitol Hill on April 10, 2018. | Xinhua/Ting... Read More -
HIPAA, the health privacy law that’s more limited than you think, explainedAmanda Northrop/Vox You probably don’t know what HIPAA really means. Let’s fix that. The first thing you should know about HIPAA is that it’s HIPAA,... Read More -
Mark Zuckerberg says he’s standing up for you. Yes, you.Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks at a press event hosted by News Corp in October 2019. | Getty The CEO of Facebook makes the case... Read More -
Watch NASA’s new autonomous helicopter take flight on MarsThe Perseverance rover is the size of a small car and more technologically sophisticated than anything you’ve ever seen. | NASA / JPL Some powerful... Read More -
Amy Klobuchar takes aim at 12 vaccine misinformation influencersSen. Amy Klobuchar has written to the CEOs of Facebook and Twitter to ask about vaccine misinformation superspreaders. | Samuel Corum/Bloomberg via Getty Images Senators... Read More -
Facebook plans to go after Clubhouse — and podcasts — with a suite of new audio productsFacebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies remotely at a congressional hearing in July 2020. | Mandel Ngan/Getty Images Announcements are coming on Monday, but some products... Read More -
Andrew Cuomo and Google’s former CEO push to cap internet prices for low-income New YorkersFormer Google CEO Eric Schmidt is a longtime ally of Andrew Cuomo. | Alejandra Villa/Getty Images The law limits the cost of broadband access to... Read More -
Jeff Bezos seems to be reckoning with his legacy in the wake of the Amazon union driveA woman protests plans to build an Amazon warehouse in France in January 2021. | Chesnot/Getty Images The outgoing CEO is vowing to make Amazon... Read More -
Biden makes good on his promise to punish Russia for the massive SolarWinds hackAndrew Harnik/Getty Images America has officially blamed the Russian government for the hack of multiple federal agencies. The Biden administration has officially blamed and sanctioned... Read More
