Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Over the weekend, a familiar debate broke out over a Facebook policy decision. The company announced that ads made by influencers, on behalf of politicians, would be allowed on the platform so long as they were labeled as ads. The company will not, however, put those ads in
Read MoreUse these tools and techniques to protect important data from being exfiltrated from your Windows network. How to prevent data loss on your network Source: Security
Read MorePhoto by Nick Statt / The Verge Samsung’s display unit has provided further details on the glass used in the Galaxy Z Flip and pointed to its potential wider adoption on non-Samsung foldables in the future. Yonhap reports that the 30-micrometer-thick covering is the result of a collaboration with glass manufacturer Dowoo Insys, in which
Read MoreAs aviation technology becomes more integrated into everyday life, providers of new services brace for the unknown. Aircraft, Big and Small, Are Changing Our Relationship With Flight Source: NY Times Tech
Read More{$inline_image} Electric bikes have returned to Citi Bike, after a braking malfunction led to their temporary removal from the nation’s largest bike-share system. Starting this week, Citi Bike will begin adding “several hundred” e-bikes to its network of 900 stations in New York City. The rollout will increase gradually over the next several months, with
Read MoreIndia’s income tax department patched a bug on its website last week, that allowed attackers to gain control of the site. Thankfully, there was no loss of data. Security researcher Dhiraj Mishra discovered the vulnerability, and informed CERT-In, the country’s nodal agency to deal with cybersecurity threats. The agency acknowledged the bug and it was
Read MoreKyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: Huntress, a SaaS cybersecurity provider, raises $18M Series A led by ForgePoint Capital as it expands into additional market segments and geographies — According to a recent study published by the University of Maryland, hackers attack every 39 seconds (or about 2,244 times a day), and they’re often successful. Huntress, a
Read MoreThe Chinese telecom equipment maker had sought to invalidate a law that restricted its ability to do business with U.S. agencies and their contractors. Court Rejects Huawei’s Challenge to U.S. Limits Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreMozilla, the organization behind Firefox browser, is bringing its VPN (Virtual Private Network) service to Android and Windows 10 through a dedicated app. The app is currently in the beta phase, and you need an invite to sign up. Once you get an invite, you need to pay $4.99 a month, because privacy is not
Read MoreThe foldable display has been criticized for not being as durable as glass found in other phones. Samsung made the ultra-thin glass used in its Galaxy Z Flip – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreJosh Constine / TechCrunch: Facebook is internally testing a tabbed version of News Feed for mobile that includes the Most Relevant feed, the Most Recent feed, and an Already Seen feed — Facebook may make it easier to escape its ranking algorithm and explore the News Feed in different formats. Facebook is internally testing a
Read MoreDoris Yu / Tech in Asia: Indonesia-based Eureka, which provides consumer intelligence to mobile carriers and enterprises by using AI and mobile data analytics, raises $20M Series B — Eureka AI, an AI enterprise software company, announced that it has raised US$20 million in a series B funding round co-led by Apis Partners … Indonesia-based
Read MoreSteve O’Hear / TechCrunch: Atomico announces its fifth fund has closed at $820M, bringing their total assets to $2.7B; Atomico will mostly fund European startups at Series A — Atomico, the European venture capital firm founded by Skype’s Niklas Zennström, has announced that it has closed its fifth fund … Atomico announces its fifth fund
Read MoreThe Tone e20 wants to stop minors from taking photos they may later regret. This phone uses AI to block you taking naked selfies – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreA supergiant star has gone all space ham, suggesting it might soon go supernova, but now shows signs of mellowing. Betelgeuse supernova explosion on hold as giant star stops dimming – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreHugh Son / CNBC: LendingClub is acquiring Boston-based online bank Radius Bancorp in a deal valued at $185M, making it the first US fintech company to acquire a bank — – LendingClub, a fintech company that pioneered personal loans made online, is buying a U.S. bank to give it access to a stable and cheaper
Read More{$inline_image} At the dawn of 3D printing, support structures were something to avoid. ABS is a hard substance to clear off, and the slicers did a comparatively poor job of making structures that were easy to remove. Today, supports are not a big deal and most of the slicers and materials allow for high-quality prints
Read MoreKurt Wagner / Bloomberg: Twitter acquires Chroma Labs, which makes tools for video and photo creation, will split team across product, design, and engineering, shut down Chroma Stories — – Company builds photo, video-editing features for social media — Chroma will join Twitter to work on ‘conversations’ products Twitter acquires Chroma Labs, which makes tools
Read MoreJohana Bhuiyan / Los Angeles Times: Sources: Uber shuts down its customer support office in LA, laying off ~80 employees and outsourcing their jobs to a support office in Manila — Uber has closed a customer support office in downtown Los Angeles, laying off about 80 employees, The Times has learned. Sources: Uber shuts down
Read MoreCorbin Davenport / Android Police: Mozilla releases its VPN service Firefox Private Network on Android in a closed beta for $4.99/month — Mozilla, the organization behind the much-loved Firefox web browser, has experimented with creating a VPN service for some time. Unlike the VPNs packaged with browsers like Opera … Mozilla releases its VPN service
Read MoreiFixit has posted a video teardown of Samsung’s new Galaxy Z Flip, giving us good look at the phone’s internals and revealing that the brushes on its hinge might not stop much dust from getting inside your phone. When Samsung announced the Z Flip last week, it highlighted how the phone’s hinge has a “fiber
Read MoreWe all knew it was coming eventually, but it seems Elon Musk‘s SpaceX is finally gearing up to launch its first tourists into orbit. The company will start off by sending four private citizens in an experience that would last five days – as soon as 2021. You can bet those will be four very expensive flight tickets.
Read MoreA Diablo anime is coming to Netflix, according to a LinkedIn post. Blizzard's Diablo and Overwatch are getting animated series – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAnnie Musgrove / Tech.eu: London-based Concirrus, which builds an AI-based predictive analytics platform to help insurance providers rate customers, raises $20M Series B led by AlbionVC — Concirrus, a London-based insurtech startup, has closed a $20 million Series B funding round led by AlbionVC. London-based Concirrus, which builds an AI-based predictive analytics platform to help
Read MoreAn ARG, leaks and more point to the start of the next season, and it’s about time. Fortnite teases Chapter 2 season 2 with cryptic messages – CNET Source: CNet
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