Reddit is quietly rolling out a video feature for its iOS app, where you can scroll videos similar to TikTok. Reddit gets TikTok-like videos – but has it missed the boat? Source: Tech Radar Software
Read MoreYik Yak is back! If you don’t know what it is, I don’t blame you. It was an anonymous gossip platform that had some success, but after running into moderation problems and failing to deal with problematic content, it was shut down in 2017. The company announced on Twitter that it’s making a comeback with
Read MoreAlexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal: UK-based ad tech startup InfoSum, which helps organizations match customer data in a privacy-compliant way, raises $65M Series B at a $300M pre-money valuation — The Series B funding round from Chrysalis Investments will help the company grow its staff and presence as it plans a future public offering
Read MoreMike Butcher / TechCrunch: Xentral, which offers enterprise resource planning tools for online SMBs, raises $75M Series B from Tiger Global and Meritech, after a $20M Series A in January — Enterprise Resource Planning systems have traditionally been the preserve of larger companies, but in recent years the amount … Xentral, which offers enterprise resource
Read MoreDespite Microsoft focusing on Windows 11, Windows 10 is still causing issues for some people. New Windows 10 update breaks one of its most useful features for some users – what’s going on? Source: Tech Radar Software
Read MoreApoorva Mittal / The Economic Times: Indian startup Zupee, which offers quiz apps to help users learn skills, raises $30M Series B at a $500M valuation, up from $100M in January 2021 — Skill-based online gaming platform Zupee has raised $30 million in its Series B round, led by Silicon Valley-based WestCap Group and Tomales
Read MoreChristian Shepherd / Financial Times: Shares in Alibaba, Tencent, and JD fall after China’s antitrust watchdog announces a ban on unfair competitive practices, including exploiting user data — Shares of country’s big tech companies slide as crackdown on sector intensifies — China will ban its internet platforms from a wide array … Shares in Alibaba,
Read MoreAx Sharma / BleepingComputer: Researcher finds a terrorist watchlist of 1.9M people, including “no-fly” records, on an unsecured Elasticsearch cluster; DHS later took the server offline — A secret terrorist watchlist with 1.9 million records, including classified “no-fly” records was exposed on the internet. Researcher finds a terrorist watchlist of 1.9M people, including "no-fly" records,
Read MoreGigabyte is offering a return and exchange service for two of its power supply units (PSUs), following complaints that the products were “exploding” or failing. PSU reviewer Aristeidis Bitziopoulos and Gamers Nexus both found that Gigabyte’s GP-P850GM and GP-P750GM models could fail catastrophically, with some sparking and others arriving dead out of the box. These
Read MoreThe familiar magnetic stripe on the back of Mastercard payment cards is set to disappear altogether by 2033. Rise of biometrics and contactless signal demise of the magnetic stripe Source: Tech Radar Software
Read MoreA card with an EMV chip and contactless, but not magnetic stripe. | Image: Mastercard Mastercard is phasing out the use of magnetic stripes on its credit and debit cards over the next decade, as the industry moves towards more secure or convenient alternatives like chips and contactless payments, the company has announced. It says
Read MoreThe development could prompt fresh debate about whether TikTok poses national-security risks to American users. Chinese government acquires stake in domestic unit of TikTok owner ByteDance in another sign of tech crackdown Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreA 2019 crash in Florida highlights how gaps in Tesla’s driver-assistance system and distractions can have tragic consequences. Inside a Fatal Tesla Autopilot Accident: ‘It Happened So Fast’ Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreYou might think of delivery vans when it comes to getting your packages delivered, but they have a contender–cargo bikes. Research published this week shows that carbo bikes can be faster than delivery vans and also used as an efficient tool for transporting goods, other people, children, animals, and much more. It found that the
Read MoreOver the years we’ve seen a variety of interesting pieces of hardware emerging from the folks at Pine64, so it’s always worth a second look when they announce a new product. This time it’s the PineNote, a tablet that packs the same Rockchip RK3566 as used in the company’s Quartz64 single board computers behind a
Read MoreAstro Astro’s latest set of products are a bit outside of its usual lane. Instead of releasing a new gaming headset or controller, it has worked with reputable bag and accessory brand Timbuk2 during the pandemic to make a backpack and a sling bag with Astro’s name printed on it. Astro’s focus on gaming means
Read MoreGlowing reactions surface online after the Marvel movie’s premiere in Hollywood. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings first reactions: "Phenomenal" – CNET Source: CNet
Read More“A dozen for the books!” tweets NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory after Ingenuity overcomes its latest challenge. NASA Mars helicopter nails 12th flight, scouts ahead for Perseverance rover – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIn 1986, a group of NASA engineers faced a difficult choice in solving their data processing woes: continue tolerating the poor performance of PC architecture, or pony up the cash for exotic workstations. It turns out that the Commodore Amiga was an intriguing third choice, except for the fact that, paradoxically, it didn’t cost enough.
Read MoreSome scientists have predicted shrinking sea ice and more light reaching the Arctic Ocean’s surface could mean more plankton. New research suggests otherwise. Arctic Ocean fossils suggest climate change might not be so great for plankton – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreTinder is planning to introduce profile verification through government ID for users across the globe. This is a step towards reducing fake profiles and abuse on the platform. The feature will be voluntary to use — unless the country you live in mandates it — and it’ll roll out in the “coming quarters.” The company
Read MoreWired UK: Apple and Google’s vague and inconsistent policies around hookup apps can harm LGBTQ people, especially those in countries with explicitly anti-LGBTQ laws — Silicon Valley should get out of the business of regulating sexually explicit content – its actions against NSFW materials put marginalised groups at even more risk Apple and Google's vague
Read MoreNative to Asia, these fearsome insects have been sighted a few times in Canada and the US over the last two years. Murder hornets are back and that could be bad news for bees – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreBiden administration plans to announce coronavirus booster shots will be required to combat the delta variant, according to reports. Coronavirus booster: Americans could receive extra vaccine dose by mid-September – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe California Public Utilities Commission is displeased with T-Mobile. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge According to a ruling published on Friday, T-Mobile made false and misleading statements in testimony to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) about its plans for Sprint’s legacy CDMA network. The company will have the opportunity to explain
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