Author: Tech Support

    • Square launches an in-app payments SDK for iOS, Android, and the Flutter mobile development platform (Tom Krazit/GeekWire)

    Tom Krazit / GeekWire: Square launches an in-app payments SDK for iOS, Android, and the Flutter mobile development platform  —  Betting that users of its in-store payments hardware and web services want to use Square across their mobile apps as well, the company is launching a mobile software development kit Wednesday … Square launches an

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    • Sonos says it has begun a private beta test of Google Assistant integration, first announced in 2017, with the aim of rolling it out later this year (Janko Roettgers/Variety)

    Janko Roettgers / Variety: Sonos says it has begun a private beta test of Google Assistant integration, first announced in 2017, with the aim of rolling it out later this year  —  Sonos has started a private beta test of Google Assistant on its smart speakers, and is looking to launch the integration to the

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    • Sources: Russian security firm Kaspersky Lab helped the US government catch NSA contractor Harold Martin, who was accused of stealing a trove of classified data (Kim Zetter/Politico)

    Kim Zetter / Politico: Sources: Russian security firm Kaspersky Lab helped the US government catch NSA contractor Harold Martin, who was accused of stealing a trove of classified data  —  The U.S. has accused Kaspersky Lab of working with Russian spies.  But sources say the company exposed a massive breach that U.S. authorities missed. Sources:

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    • A look at how data brokers identify people and how much personal information they sell as IDC forecasts data vendor sales will triple to $10.1B by 2022 (Financial Times)

    Financial Times: A look at how data brokers identify people and how much personal information they sell as IDC forecasts data vendor sales will triple to $10.1B by 2022  —  There are many personal details that Paul-Olivier Dehaye is willing to share online, but the behaviour of his bladder is not one of them. A

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    • CES’ issue with ‘immoral’ female sex toy isn’t its first sexism problem

    CES, the annual conference event showcasing the latest cutting-edge tech has an ugly reputation of gender bias, sexism, and double standards — similarly to the tech industry as a whole. This week, CES’s male orientated reputation became plainly obvious after a sex toy had its award revoked by the CTA (Consumer Technology Association) for being “immoral, obscene, indecent, profane,

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    • Microsoft adds location sharing, secure audio messaging, and a smart camera feature to Teams, targeting firstline workers (Mary Jo Foley/ZDNet)

    Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet: Microsoft adds location sharing, secure audio messaging, and a smart camera feature to Teams, targeting firstline workers  —  Microsoft is adding location-sharing, a smart camera and secure messaging capabilities to its Teams group-chat product, specifically targeting mobile, firstline workers. Microsoft adds location sharing, secure audio messaging, and a smart camera

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    ClearMotion, which develops a software-controlled active suspension system for cars, raises $115M Series D led by Franklin Templeton Investments (Brian Dowling/Xconomy)

    {$inline_image} Brian Dowling / Xconomy: ClearMotion, which develops a software-controlled active suspension system for cars, raises $115M Series D led by Franklin Templeton Investments  —  Auto technology startup ClearMotion says its active suspension system promising buttery-smooth rides on bumpy terrain is ready for prime time. ClearMotion, which develops a software-controlled active suspension system for cars,

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