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Friday, August 23, 2019
2:20 AM
Report: Facebook has pushed Instagram into doubling the number of ads since last year; Instagram is testing two back-to-back ads in Stories
Tubefilter
1:20 AM
Research covering two states, Missouri and Virginia, finds ~38% of rural homes and businesses that the FCC counts as having broadband access actually do not
Ars Technica
Thursday, August 22, 2019
11:05 PM
Sources: new data dump of 5.3M+ credit card accounts is linked to compromised gas pumps, coffee shops, and restaurants operated by Hy-Vee supermarket chain
Krebs on Security
9:25 PM
As Microsoft moves Lynda.com users to LinkedIn Learning, libraries protest the requirement for patrons to create a LinkedIn profile, citing privacy concerns
ZDNet
9:05 PM
Oracle board committee recommends court to proceed with the shareholder lawsuit against Larry Ellison and Safra Catz over the $9.3B NetSuite acquisition in 2016
Reuters
8:07 PM
Amazon buys a 49% stake in Future Coupons, which, filings show, may be worth ~$104M, giving Amazon a 3.58% stake in India's No. 2 retail chain Future Retail
TechCrunch
6:50 PM
HP says its CEO Dion Weisler will step down and Enrique Lores, president of HP's imaging, printing, and solutions business, will become new CEO from November 1
CNBC
6:30 PM
Cities are paying companies like Host Compliance to be “Airbnb Police” and find real addresses of vacation rentals to enforce short term rental legislation
VICE
6:00 PM
Microsoft says it stopped listening to Xbox recordings to improve tech months ago, but at times reviews recordings between users on reports of TOS violations
BBC
5:35 PM
Google says it has shut down 210 YouTube channels after it found they had been tied to misinformation about Hong Kong protesters
CNBC
5:22 PM
DoorDash announces a new tipping policy that will let drivers keep 100% of tips, rolling out next month, and pledges to bump up base pay across the board
The Verge
5:12 PM
Flaws in cellphone tracking data used in Denmark, which may have linked innocent people to crime scenes, prompt a review of 10K+ court cases dating back to 2012
New York Times
4:25 PM
VMWare to acquire cybersecurity company Carbon Black for $2.1B and Pivotal for $2.7B
CNBC
4:22 PM
Salesforce beats with Q2 revenue of $4B, up 22% YoY, vs. $3.95B est. and Sales Cloud revenue of $1.13B, up 13% YoY; stock up 6%+ after hours
CNBC
3:50 PM
Girls Who Code study of 1,000 young women highlights the challenges faced when seeking internships, often an unpleasant experience in a male-dominated workplace
Wired
3:05 PM
Amazon says it will no longer use tips or supplemental earnings to cover promised wages of Flex drivers, who deliver for Prime Now, Fresh, and Whole Foods
Los Angeles Times
3:00 PM
Sources: FCC and FTC officials raised concerns about the constitutionality and scope of a Trump draft executive order on CDA Section 230 and alleged censorship
CNN
2:40 PM
Sources: News Corp is developing a news-aggregation service called Knewz, to address publisher concerns about Google and Facebook
Wall Street Journal
2:25 PM
Valve patches recent Steam 0-days, calls turning away researcher who found them “a mistake”, and updates bug bounty program to start accepting “LPE"-class bugs
ZDNet
1:50 PM
Despite a legally mandated ban enacted last year, ~2,000 Chinese surveillance cameras from Hikvision and Dahua remain active in US government networks
Forbes
1:30 PM
Palantir's revenue from US government contracts under Trump surpassed its total under Obama's second term, as sources describe staff debates about work with ICE
Washington Post
1:10 PM
Krishna Bharat, who led the team that built Google News, returns to the company as a distinguished research scientist after a four-year hiatus
CNBC
1:00 PM
Interviews with 36+ DOD and tech officials shed light on tech giants' fight for $10B Pentagon JEDI cloud contract using backdoor lobbying and an advisory board
ProPublica
12:40 PM
DOJ says it has indicted 80 individuals, many based in Nigeria, as part of a massive business email scam and money laundering scheme
TechCrunch
12:35 PM
AT&T, Comcast, Sprint, Verizon, T-Mobile, and seven other US carriers announce an agreement with 51 attorneys general to implement new tech to block robocalls
Washington Post
12:25 PM
Bose announces the $349 Portable Home Speaker with WiFi and Bluetooth and support for Google Assistant, Alexa, AirPlay 2, and Spotify Connect
The Verge
12:08 PM
Overstock CEO Partick Byrne has resigned from the e-commerce company after his comments about being involved in a “Deep State” investigation of 2016 election
CNBC
11:55 AM
Google is rolling out its face-grouping feature in Google Photos, first introduced in 2015, across Europe
Engadget
11:35 AM
Knotel, a WeWork rival that uses blockchain to make acquisition decisions, raises $400M Series C at a $1B+ valuation, bringing its total raised to $560M
TechCrunch
11:30 AM
A look at Oculus Insight, Facebook's technology that makes inside-out VR tracking on Oculus Quest and Rift S headsets possible
Facebook Technology
10:55 AM
Shanghai-based The CareVoice, which is building an end-to-end mobile platform for insurers to integrate their existing solutions, raises $10M Series A
TechCrunch
10:45 AM
Users whose accounts have been disabled by Facebook say the opaque review process, the endless wait, and the inability to contact an employee can be maddening
New York Times
10:30 AM
Samsung Galaxy Note10+ review: the screen is beautiful and handwriting recognition with S Pen is neat but software backslides into confusion and DeX is a mess
The Verge
9:55 AM
SpotHero, which allows users to buy and sell parking spaces, raises $50M Series D led by Macquarie Capital, bringing its total raised to $118M
VentureBeat
9:40 AM
Google's Chrome team proposes new privacy and anti-fingerprinting open standard to make it harder for marketers and advertisers to track users across the web
TechCrunch
9:35 AM
Remediant, which develops privileged account management software, raises $15M Series A led by Dell Technologies Capital and ForgePoint Capital
VentureBeat
9:30 AM
Google stops using dessert-themed names for Android for better worldwide accessibility, names Android Q Android 10, and refreshes Android brand logo and color
The Keyword
9:20 AM
Assessing the impact of telecoms' poor privacy practices through the story of a woman stalked by a man who obtained her real-time location data from T-Mobile
VICE
9:10 AM
Zenoti, which develops booking software for spas and salons, raises $20M from Steadview Capital, bringing its total raised to ~$100M
VentureBeat
8:57 AM
Investigation reveals popular on-demand massage app Zeel repeatedly ignored therapists' complaints about sexual harassment and inappropriate client behavior
Gizmodo
8:10 AM
Numbrs, an app that enables users to manage their existing bank accounts and to buy financial products in one place, raises $40M at a $1B+ valuation
Bloomberg
7:57 AM
Drop, which scans users' credit card purchases and offers personalized rewards, raises $44M Series B led by HOF Capital
TechCrunch
7:45 AM
Amazon is bringing its online grocery store, Amazon Fresh, which will offer two-hour delivery, to India, starting with Bengaluru on August 23
The Economic Times
7:35 AM
The European Commission is planning regulation to impose strict limits on the use of facial recognition technology by companies and public authorities
Financial Times
7:20 AM
Sources: Apple is planning to launch Pro iPhones with three-sensor camera systems for better low-light, new iPads, and a 16-inch MacBook Pro next month
Bloomberg
5:25 AM
The definition of hacking under US federal law needs to evolve to account for new technological developments such as adversarial machine learning
OneZero
2:45 AM
A snapshot of Amazon's financial history and why free cash flow, which Bezos called Amazon's “ultimate financial measure”, is always higher than its profits
Vox
12:50 AM
Berlin-based Mister Spex, an online store selling various brands of prescription glasses and contact lenses, raises €65M for store and international expansion
Tech.eu
Wednesday, August 21, 2019
11:10 PM
Fitbit wins a Singapore government contract to provide fitness trackers for free for up to a million citizens who subscribe to the $10/month premium service
CNBC
10:05 PM
Wireless giant SoftBank Corp's brokerage unit, One Tap BUY, will allow individuals in Japan to participate in IPOs for as little as $10, starting next year
Bloomberg
7:55 PM
Eminem's publisher Eight Mile Style sues Spotify claiming copyright infringement, challenges the constitutionality of the Music Modernization Act passed in 2018
Hollywood Reporter
7:50 PM
IAC has acquired short-term nursing jobs marketplace NurseFly, source says for $15M
TechCrunch
7:25 PM
Used clothing online marketplace ThredUp says it has raised a total of $175M over the past year; ThredUp is valued at ~$670M according to PitchBook
Forbes
7:15 PM
Google, Mozilla, Apple to block root certificate issued by Kazakhstan which could be used to monitor users; Microsoft says cert not in its Trusted Root Program
VICE
5:35 PM
Source: Google is planning an update to the Home Mini, called the Nest Mini, with a similar form factor, wall mount, improved sound, and 3.5mm jack
9to5Google
4:55 PM
Big data analytics service Splunk to acquire cloud monitoring company SignalFx for $1.05B
ZDNet
4:15 PM
A look at the weird and wacky patents filed by tech companies, some seemingly unrelated to the industry, and the reasons behind filing for them
Slate
3:50 PM
Microsoft, Google, Alibaba, Baidu, IBM, ARM, Intel, Red Hat, and others form the Confidential Computing Consortium to promote better data security practices
GeekWire
3:00 PM
A look at the many failed social networks launched since 2002, including Friendster, Myspace, Bebo, ConnectU, Path, Yik Yak, Orkut, Google+, and Vine
Gizmodo
2:25 PM
Microsoft contractors say they listened to recordings, including accidentally invoked ones, of Xbox users, many of them children, to improve voice command tech
VICE
2:20 PM
Google officially rolls out a redesign for the Play Store, using its Material design language, and creates two distinct destinations for games and apps
9to5Google
1:55 PM
Researcher who was banned from Valve's HackerOne bug bounty program after submitting a Steam 0-day that Valve downplayed, reveals details of another Steam 0-day
ZDNet
1:43 PM
Google DeepMind co-founder Mustafa Suleyman, who led a heavily criticized unit focusing on practical AI uses, has been placed on leave for unspecified reasons
Bloomberg
12:45 PM
Raspberry Pi 4 review: still very cheap with an improved processor, true Ethernet, and more RAM; the new Desktop Kit add-on makes the device even more useful
Wired
12:25 PM
As criticism from Trump and Democrats mounts, Amazon is courting US policymakers of all stripes with warehouse tours, which are later posted on social media
Washington Post
11:55 AM
Crossbeam, which builds a platform for potential partner companies to compare data, raises $12.5M Series A led by FirstMark Capital
TechCrunch
11:45 AM
Lyft has been sued at least seven times in August by women alleging sexual assault by drivers, and there has been little action from the company
VICE
11:25 AM
WeWork offices use the same WiFi password across many locations and employ the weak WPA2 Personal security protocol, creating potential for abuse
Fast Company
11:15 AM
Amazon says it is opening an office in Hyderabad, India, which will house over 15,000 employees, making it the company's biggest campus in the world
Reuters
11:00 AM
Contrary to conservatives' claims, data from 2018-19 shows right-leaning Facebook Pages with over 500,000 likes consistently outperform left-leaning rivals
Media Matters for America
10:50 AM
YouTube says it is shutting down its Messages feature for mobile and web, introduced in 2017, to encourage usage of posts, comments, and stories
9to5Google
10:35 AM
Facebook's conservative bias “audit” draws criticism from both sides after relying on interviews with 130 unnamed conservatives over internal data
Washington Post
9:55 AM
Tala, a PayPal-backed startup that provides uncollateralized loans in emerging markets, raises $110M Series D led by RPS Ventures to expand into India
TechCrunch
9:45 AM
Intel unveils 10th-gen Comet Lake CPUs with up to 6 cores for thin and light laptops, based on its Skylake CPU architecture and 14nm process
AnandTech
9:35 AM
Waymo releases a self-driving open data set with 1,000 segments of 20-second footage in a range of driving conditions, free for non-commercial research
TechCrunch
9:25 AM
Sources: PlusAI, which develops self-driving trucks and is backed by Sequoia Capital, is close to raising ~$200M at a valuation of $1B+
Bloomberg
9:10 AM
Box unveils Box Shield, a set of native security controls with machine learning-powered threat detection for customers' cloud content, in private beta
ZDNet
8:35 AM
Sources: Alibaba has delayed its listing in Hong Kong, which had been slated for late August and aimed to raise $10B-$15B, amid growing political unrest
Reuters
8:05 AM
Google and Mozilla to block web surveillance in Kazakhstan
Engadget
7:25 AM
LinkedIn says it blocked or removed 21.6M fake accounts in the first half 2019, of which 19.5M were blocked at the registration stage
GeekWire
6:45 AM
Apple is delaying its plans to limit third-party tracking and ads in kids' apps, which it planned to implement in Sept., after some developers raised concerns
Washington Post
4:35 AM
A roundup of the 82 companies that launched at Y Combinator's Summer 2019 Demo Day 2, including logistics, e-commerce, real estate, and crypto startups
TechCrunch
2:25 AM
Google says it has started rolling out AI-powered real-time spell check and grammar check features on Gmail for all G Suite users
VentureBeat
Tuesday, August 20, 2019
9:20 PM
Internal raises $5M seed round from David Sacks' Craft Ventures to help companies deploy consoles to manage employee access to sensitive customer data
TechCrunch
7:50 PM
DoorDash buys Scotty Labs, which raised $6M in VC funding to help remotely control self-driving cars, quietly hires co-founders of high precision map maker Lvl5
TechCrunch
7:20 PM
How companies like McDonald's and Facebook use podcasts, such as Gizmodo-produced The Sauce, as subtle brand-building efforts meant to entertain and persuade
New York Times
6:47 PM
Adult website Luscious left data of 1M+ users exposed, including user email addresses, location data, the content they uploaded, liked, and shared
TechCrunch
6:00 PM
Apple Music launches a new chart, the Shazam Discovery Top 50, powered by Shazam data and featuring songs trending in the US and 10+ other countries
TechCrunch
5:25 PM
RubyGems team found a backdoor in 11 Ruby libraries, including rest-client, that could leak data and issue commands remotely, say it was abused for cryptomining
ZDNet
4:55 PM
Uganda partners with Huawei to debut a facial recognition, AI-powered surveillance system, as part of Huawei's Safe City program, now in 200+ cities
Financial Times
4:15 PM
Sources: to satisfy regulators, YouTube officials are finalizing plans to end targeted advertisements on videos kids are likely to watch
Bloomberg
3:25 PM
Source: the European Commission is “investigating potential anti-competitive behavior” and use of consumer data related to the Libra digital currency project
Bloomberg
2:50 PM
Adult website data leak connected private users to content uploads
ZDNet
2:15 PM
IBM open sources the Power Instruction Set Architecture, which is used for its Power Series chips, and moves its OpenPower Foundation to The Linux Foundation
TechCrunch
1:45 PM
As ~20 US states use AI to grade standardized test student essays, a look at the problematic practice that has little oversight, misses nuance, introduces bias
VICE
1:35 PM
Homeis, a social network for immigrant communities and expats, raises $12M Series A led by Canaan and Spark Capital
VentureBeat
1:10 PM
Hands-on with an early preview of Apple Arcade, which will reportedly cost $4.99/month, and some early-access trial games on macOS
9to5Mac
12:50 PM
Microsoft debuts a new, more stable Edge beta, available for Windows 7, Windows 10, and macOS, says 1M+ people have tried the Chromium-based Edge browser so far
CNET
12:45 PM
Pre-IPO analysis of WeWork, weighing its big capital needs and other issues against its bull case: that it can overcome commoditization of its space, as AWS did
Stratechery
12:25 PM
Profile of The Athletic, which has 400+ editorial staffers and expects ~1M subs to its sports news service by 2020; source: a funding in May valued it at ~$500M
Bloomberg
12:20 PM
Google Go, the lightweight search app that takes up only ~7MB of phone storage, launches to Android users worldwide, is optimized to save about 40% on data
TechCrunch
12:10 PM
Sources: WhatsApp is in talks with multiple digital payment firms in Indonesia to integrate their mobile transaction services in the country
Reuters
12:05 PM
Zendrive, which uses AI to lower insurance premiums by accounting for good driving habits, raises $37M Series B led by XL Innovate
VentureBeat
11:30 AM
Sources: a slew of staff have left Apple's health unit as some feel it could be tackling more ambitious projects but is limited to wellness and prevention goals
CNBC
11:10 AM
After announcing the Clear History privacy tool over a year ago, Facebook finally begins rolling it out in Ireland, South Korea, and Spain
The Verge
10:00 AM
Facebook debuts first findings from conservative bias audit led by former GOP senator, says it influenced policy changes like creating a content oversight board
Axios
9:50 AM
Starship Technologies, which builds autonomous sidewalk delivery robots, raises $40M Series A led by Morpheus Ventures, says it has crossed 100K deliveries
TechCrunch
9:30 AM
Apple announces that Apple Card is now available to all iPhone users in the United States, with a 3% cashback offer for Uber and Uber Eats
9to5Mac
9:25 AM
Facebook to hire a small team of journalists to curate a Top News section in its upcoming news tab, which it plans to release as a test before the year-end
New York Times
9:10 AM
Sources: a group of as many as 20 states will launch a joint antitrust investigation of big tech companies as soon as next month
Wall Street Journal
8:55 AM
H2O.ai, which provides an open source machine learning platform to build smart applications, raises $72.5M led by Goldman Sachs and Ping An Global Voyager Fund
VentureBeat
8:20 AM
Yubico launches USB-C and Lightning-compatible Yubikey 5Ci, with native support for iOS apps like LastPass and 1Password out of the box, for $70
The Verge
8:10 AM
Xiaomi misses expectations with Q2 revenue of $7.36B, up 15% YoY, and profit of $277M, down 87% YoY; total smartphone shipments rose to 32M
Reuters
7:55 AM
Reputation.com, formerly known as ReputationDefender, which helps businesses track and improve online reviews, raises $30M led by Ascension Ventures
VentureBeat
7:20 AM
Microsoft acquires jClarity, which provides performance tuning tools for Java developers, to help optimize Java workloads on Azure
SiliconANGLE
3:01 AM
Inside China's ambitious program to dominate the emerging field of quantum technology, overseen by physicist Pan Jian-Wei, as it pours billions into R&D
Washington Post
Monday, August 19, 2019
9:40 PM
A roundup of the 84 companies that launched at Y Combinator's Summer 2019 Demo Day 1, including education, finance, AI, and AR/VR startups
TechCrunch
8:50 PM
FogCam, a webcam set up by two San Francisco State students on a campus roof and widely deemed to be the longest-running webcam, is shutting down after 25 years
San Francisco Chronicle
8:10 PM
Baidu reports Q2 revenue of ~$3.73B, up 12% YoY, beating estimates, and a net income of ~$344M, down 62% YoY; iQiyi revenue topped ~$1.01B, up 15% YoY
TechCrunch
7:50 PM
Sony Interactive Entertainment says it is acquiring Insomniac Games, developer of PS4 hit Marvel's Spider-Man; Insomniac to join PlayStation's Worldwide Studios
Polygon
7:35 PM
Sources: Apple is planning to roll out Apple TV+, its subscription service, by November and is considering $9.99/month pricing after a free trial
Bloomberg
7:15 PM
A look at Amazon's efforts to compete with Apple and Google in cars, with Audi and BMW agreeing to include Alexa in some models by default
Bloomberg
6:50 PM
Sources: Apple has committed $6B+ for original shows and movies, many featuring huge names, ahead of Apple TV+'s launch, expected within the next two months
Financial Times
6:35 PM
FTC chairman says he intends to complete the Facebook antitrust probe before 2020 election and WhatsApp-Instagram integration would make breaking it up harder
Financial Times
6:05 PM
TikTok launches a feature that allows users to shop for products associated with a sponsored Hashtag Challenge without leaving its app
TechCrunch
5:45 PM
Twitter open-sources Rezolus telemetry tool, designed to uncover resource utilization spikes too brief to be captured through normal metrics systems
Twitter
5:30 PM
Without evidence or any attempt at further explanation, Trump accuses Google of manipulating millions of votes in 2016's election, says Google “should be sued”
TechCrunch
4:55 PM
A deep look at Spotify's Android app shows the company is working on Stories for Playlists, opened by tapping a profile picture at the top of the playlist page
Jane Manchun Wong
4:50 PM
Bill Stasior, former longtime Apple exec who oversaw Siri, has joined Microsoft as corporate VP of technology, reporting to CTO Kevin Scott
The Information
4:30 PM
YouTube sues an alleged copyright troll who, using 15+ identities, filed fraudulent strikes against multiple Minecraft YouTubers and demanded money from them
The Verge
4:25 PM
Amazon raises seller fees by 3% for thousands of SMBs in France, blaming the country's new digital tax
CNBC
3:30 PM
US Commerce Department adds 46 Huawei affiliates to its Entity List and extends the temporary general license by 90 days for US firms doing business with Huawei
TechCrunch
3:05 PM
Twitter says it proactively suspended ~200K “spammy” accounts, before they became “substantially active”, alongside its initial ban of 936 China-linked accounts
Twitter
2:45 PM
Twitter says it will no longer accept advertising from state-controlled news media entities, but the rule does not apply to “taxpayer-funded entities”
Twitter
2:42 PM
After a tip from Twitter, Facebook removes 7 Pages, 3 Groups, 5 accounts originating in China “involved in coordinated inauthentic behavior” regarding Hong Kong
Facebook
2:28 PM
Twitter accuses China of running a disinformation campaign against Hong Kong protesters, attempting to “sow political discord”, suspends 936 associated accounts
CNBC
2:15 PM
Facebook is expanding its data abuse bounty program, first introduced after Cambridge Analytica, to Instagram after more data incidents
TechCrunch
1:50 PM
Nvidia says that its GeForce Now game streaming service, which is in public beta for Mac, PC, and Shield TV, will be coming to Android later this year
9to5Google
1:40 PM
Reddit to test live video streaming for users, from 9am to 5pm through the end of this week, to be entirely moderated by Reddit employees
Wired
1:35 PM
Microsoft brings SMS Organizer, its Android app to filter spam texts and get smart notifications about bills, flights, and more, from India to Australia, UK, US
XDA Developers
12:40 PM
Sources: Facebook contractor Genpact has hiked pay for Indian content reviewers, doubling minimum salaries to ~$3,500/year, after reports in February of low pay
Reuters
12:20 PM
The first public jailbreak in years for up-to-date iPhones has been posted online, researchers say, after a bug that was patched in iOS 12.3 was reintroduced
VICE
11:55 AM
Simon Data, a platform to leverage customer data for marketing, used by companies like Venmo, raises $30M Series C led by Polaris, bringing total raised to $59M
TechCrunch
11:35 AM
Sources: Root Insurance, an auto insurance startup that leverages telematics data from its mobile app to gauge driving style, raises ~$350M at a $3.5B valuation
Axios
11:06 AM
Roku Channel adds an ad-supported kids section with 7K free TV episodes and movies from 20 partners
TechCrunch
10:20 AM
Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten launches crypto exchange for trading in bitcoin, ether, and bitcoin cash, via an Android app, with no fees for making trades
CoinDesk
10:10 AM
Google shuts down its free service to show carriers weak spots in their coverage, sources say to avoid potential scrutiny over sharing data from its users
Reuters
9:50 AM
The Roku Channel is adding a kids and family section with free TV shows and movies
The Verge
9:45 AM
Online mortgage service Better.com raises $160M Series C led by Activant Capital, bringing total raised to $254M
Forbes
9:35 AM
Disney+ to launch in Canada, the Netherlands, Australia, and New Zealand along with the US in November, streaming on all major platforms except Fire TV
The Verge
9:05 AM
Cerebras Systems unveils the world's biggest semiconductor chip that is the size of a large mousepad, with 400K cores, 1.2T transistors, and 18GB of SRAM memory
Fortune
8:50 AM
Xiaomi, Oppo, and Vivo are working on an AirDrop-style wireless file transfer protocol that will work between their devices with speeds of up to 20MB/s
The Verge
8:20 AM
Cloud-based file transfer company WeTransfer raises €35M in a secondary funding round led by European growth equity firm HPE Growth
TechCrunch
7:45 AM
Binance says it plans to launch Venus, an “independent regional version of Libra”, which will develop “localized” stablecoins pegged to fiat currencies
The Block
7:30 AM
Two Chairs, which operates mental health clinics using a personalized therapist-client matching system, raises $21M Series B, six months after a $7M Series A
VatorNews
7:15 AM
Spotify's Premium Family Plan is getting parental controls with an explicit content filter and a Family Mix personalized playlist for the whole family
Engadget
7:00 AM
After launching Chats in Facebook Groups in October of last year, Facebook says it is removing the feature and will archive existing chats on August 22
Social Media Today
6:15 AM
Report: top 5 short-term rental firms like Airbnb, which accounted for only 4% of bookings in 2010, are estimated to account for 73% of gross bookings in 2019
Skift
4:30 AM
UK property finance marketplace LendInvest raises €216M in additional funding from the National Australia Bank, has raised €1.94B+ in debt and equity since 2008
EU-Startups
1:15 AM
Report: 650K+ tests in the US from early 2018 to early 2019 show that carrier throttling on mobile for Netflix, YouTube, and Amazon Prime Video is pervasive
Bloomberg
12:30 AM
Accenture: global investment in fintech firms in H1 2019 was $22B, down 29% YoY, as investments in China dropped 79% to $820M, from $17.7B in H1 2018
South China Morning Post
Sunday, August 18, 2019
10:36 PM
Singapore-based hotel startup RedDoorz raises $70M Series C from Japanese e-commerce leader Rakuten and others, just weeks after it confirmed its $45M Series B
Nikkei Asian Review
9:00 PM
Direct-to-consumer birth control app Nurx, available in 26 states, raises $32M Series C and $20M in debt funding; Pitchbook: Nurx is now valued at around $300M
TechCrunch
7:45 PM
California Supreme Court rules that online businesses like Square can be sued for discrimination in their TOS, even if a user never signed up for the service
Gizmodo
7:20 PM
Ming-Chi Kuo expects a new Apple Watch Series 5 this year, as watchOS 6 beta code indicates that ceramic and titanium casings may be coming
TechRadar.com
6:55 PM
How terrorist organizations, locked out of traditional financing options, have used cryptocurrency for donations in increasingly sophisticated ways
New York Times
6:05 PM
Trump says that at a recent dinner Tim Cook made a “very compelling argument” that Apple might lose its edge to Samsung due to tariffs on goods from China
Bloomberg
5:20 PM
Q&A with Debjani Ghosh, the first woman president of Indian IT industry body Nasscom, on the gender gap and why India is not worried about changes to H-1B visas
Quartz
4:00 PM
23 Texas local governments hit in what appears to be a coordinated ransomware attack
ZDNet
2:35 PM
[Thread] Twitter has been running ads from Chinese state news agency Xinhua that aim to discredit protesters in Hong Kong
@pinboard
1:55 PM
IRS sends out letters warning taxpayers that data it received from crypto exchanges shows they owe taxes related to trades over the past several years
CoinDesk
11:30 AM
How Facebook, which had around 37,000 employees at the end of last year, thinks about its IT strategy and builds most of its IT tools in-house
TechCrunch
7:05 AM
Google was so obsessed with beating Facebook that it missed an opportunity with Google+ to tackle the problems, like radicalization, plaguing social media now
Spectator USA