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Read MoreAs you can imagine, Apple is having none of it… What you need to know Apple is being sued by a Chinese AI firm. Shanghai Zhizhen Intelligent Network Technology wants a court to ban Apple from selling and making the iPhone in China. It’s over claims Apple infringes on patents owned by the company with
Read MoreImage: Amazon Amazon is bringing its cashierless “Just Walk Out” technology to two new Whole Foods locations next year, the company has announced. One of the stores will be in Washington, DC, while the second will be in Sherman Oaks, California. When they’re open, customers will have the option of paying at a traditional self-checkout
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Read MoreBloomberg: CrowdStrike says REvil’s infrastructure and website is accessible on the dark web after it went offline in July — – Group’s ‘Happy Blog’ shames companies with stolen data — Site and REvil infrastructure is accessible on dark web — The infamous criminal ransomware group behind …
Read MorePayPal Holdings, the U.S. fintech company, announced an acquisition of Paidy, a Japanese buy now, pay later (BNPL) service platform, for approximately $2.7 billion (300 billion yen), mostly in cash, to enhance its business in Japan. The transaction completion including the regulatory approval is expected in the fourth quarter of 2021. After the acquisition, the
Read MoreJuro Osawa / The Information: Sources: ByteDance plans to borrow up to $5B in a syndicated loan to refinance debt and pay for overseas expansion, as an IPO appears unlikely this year — TikTok owner ByteDance is in talks with banks to borrow up to $5 billion in a syndicated loan to refinance debt and
Read MorePhoto by Sam Byford / The Verge Microsoft is acquiring Clipchamp, a browser-based video editing tool, and is hinting that it will be a great fit for Windows. Founded in 2013, Clipchamp lets people create and edit videos in a browser and utilize the full power of a GPU to render the final result. Clipchamp
Read MoreRemember when there was a distinct difference between public clouds and systems you could see and touch in your data center? This is no longer the case. The lines are blurring between traditional systems, meaning hardware and software purchased or licensed for millions of dollars in sunk costs to sit in your own physical data
Read MoreWay back when virtualization was a new thing, virtual networks were simple connections that linked virtual servers and the occasional networking appliance. Now, however, things are different. Building and managing a virtual network is part and parcel of running a virtual infrastructure and is akin to managing a physical network. That’s even more the case
Read MoreCredit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority HBO Max will be launching in six European countries on October 26. The new countries are Andorra, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Spain, and Sweden. Warner also revealed that 14 more European nations will get the service next year. HBO Max started out as a US-only video streaming service, but it’s
Read MoreLogitech is announcing a new all-in-one dock that’s designed for the new realities of a post-pandemic hybrid workforce. “When the pandemic hit, we spent an incredible amount of time with our end users to understand their needs and pain points in a work-from-home world. The result was Logi Dock,” says Scott Wharton, general manager and
Read MoreManori Ravindran / Variety: HBO says HBO Max will launch in Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Spain, and Andorra on October 26, followed by 14 other European countries in 2022 — HBO Max is coming to Europe on Oct. 26, and the first launch markets will be Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Spain and Andorra, Variety can
Read MoreToyota’s electric BZ4X SUV concept. | Image: Toyota Toyota will invest around $13.6 billion in battery tech over the next decade, including a $9 billion investment in production, as it attempts to electrify its vehicle lineup, The Wall Street Journal reports. It reportedly plans to have 10 battery production lines by 2025, eventually increasing to
Read MoreSarah McBride / Bloomberg: Aviatrix, which provides multi-cloud native networking tools, raises $200M led by TCV at a $2B valuation, up from $700M seven months ago — Investment shows investors’ enthusiasm for the cloud. — The latest unicorn startup is Aviatrix Systems Inc., a cloud networking provider now valued at $2 billion.
Read MoreOver 70% of Egypt’s young and fast-growing population of over 100 million is financially underserved despite mobile penetration exceeding 90%. Traditional banks often overlook this segment because of their spending power or financial status and fintechs have seized the opportunity to cater to their needs. One of such fintechs is MNT-Halan and today, the company
Read MoreAnnie Palmer / CNBC: Amazon says it is bringing its cashierless “Just Walk Out” tech to two Whole Foods stores, set to open in 2022 in DC and California — – Amazon is launching its cashierless technology at two Whole Foods stores that are scheduled to open next year.
Read More“We expect the iPhone mini variant to offer an additional ~1 hour of battery life.” What you need to know Apple is expected to unveil its iPhone 13 lineup at an event on September 14. A new set of leaks claims we can expect some improvements to battery life across the board. In particular, Apple’s
Read MorePatrick Werr / Reuters: Egyptian microfinance lending and payments service MNT-Halan raises $120M, as investors say it has 4M+ customers in Egypt and disbursed over $1.7B in loans — Three private equity funds and a group of venture capitalists have invested about $120 million in Egyptian microfinance lending …
Read MoreA new study illustrates just how geographically concentrated AI activity has become.
Read MoreStudies have been small and often not great. The best info so far says don’t use it, get vaccinated, and hang in there for the more promising meds being tested.
Read MoreA new thinner, speedier model is on the way… What you need to know Apple’s entry-level iPad is currently very hard to get hold of. Apple stores are showing the device either out of stock or shipping in October. A new ninth-generation iPad is reportedly on the way soon. Apple’s iPad (2020) is currently very
Read More“Fitting to the announcement of Apple’s September event, we are publishing our report on Apple’s upcoming products, including the iPhone 13, Apple Watch Series 7 and 3rd Generation AirPods.” What you need to know Apple announced its iPhone 13 event on Tuesday. A new series of leaks claims the event will feature AirPods 3 and
Read MoreDisplay Data Channel (DDC) is a very useful feature of modern digital displays, as it allows the graphics card (and thus the OS) to communicate with a display and control features such as brightness and contrast. The biggest negative aspect here is the relatively poor access to this feature within an operating system like MacOS,
Read MoreA new report highlights the inner workings of WhatsApp’s content reviewal system. The report suggests that despite WhatsApp’s claims that employees cannot read messages, it nonetheless employs contractors to review content. WhatsApp maintains that its employees can only read messages reported to the firm. According to a lengthy new report, WhatsApp‘s privacy-focused claims may not
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