Becky Peterson / Business Insider: In an updated filing, video conferencing company Zoom sets IPO price range at $28-$32 per share, valuing the company at $8.25B at the top end of the range — – Video conferencing company Zoom has set an IPO price range of $28 to $32 per share, giving the company a
Read MoreThe “Save the Internet Act” is likely to get the green light in the House this week, but it will be a tougher battle in the Republican-led Senate. White House aides advising Trump to veto Dems' net neutrality bill – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreInside sales personnel from Tampa, Brooklyn and Chicago all got pink slips this week as the company works to lessen its physical sales network. Tesla cuts dozens of sales staff as it moves to online-only format, report says – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreThe rubbers from Argentine sex products retailer Tulipan are a creative reminder that consent is crucial to sex. 'Consent condoms' need four hands to open the box – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAjit Mohan / Facebook: As it preps for India’s elections, Facebook says it removes ~1M accounts/day using AI, will open centers on election integrity in Singapore and Dublin this week — As Facebook continues to play a larger role in civic discussions and debate, we are committed to working hard to prevent abuse on our
Read MoreSome 360,000 crossovers are affected globally. Acura MDX recalled due to possible taillight malfunction – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MorePlastic is a highly useful material, but one that can also be a pain as it ages. Owners of vintage equipment the world over are suffering, as knobs break off, bezels get cracked and parts warp, discolor and fail. Oftentimes, the strategy has been to rob good parts from other broken hardware and cross your
Read MoreCongressional lawmakers plan to grill Facebook and Google this week over the ways they police their platforms, including their efforts to stop online racism from spurring real-world violence, offering the latest sign that tech giants face a global regulatory reckoning for their business practices. Facebook and Google to be quizzed on white nationalism and political
Read MoreNew York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s driver recognition pilot program has yielded perfect results: it works zero percent of the time. Congratulations would be in order, but despite this fantastic failure the state intends to continue building it’s privacy-smashing facial recognition program. The program, according to The Wall Street Journal, suffered from abject failure due to
Read MoreKyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: RiskLens, formerly Cxoware, a cyber risk qualification and management software provider, raises $20.55M Series B led by Paladin Capital — RiskLens (formerly Cxoware), a cyber risk qualification and management software provider, today revealed that it’s raised $20.55 million in series B funding led … RiskLens, formerly Cxoware, a cyber risk qualification
Read MoreThe once celebrated auto executive has now been officially removed from his position as board chair for Nissan by that company’s shareholders. Nissan's shareholders voted and want Carlos Ghosn, baby, gone, report says – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreJake Bright / TechCrunch: Branch, which gives loans starting at $2 in emerging markets like India and Kenya, raises $170M, partners with Visa to offer virtual pre-paid debit cards — The San Francisco-based startup Branch International, which makes small personal loans in emerging markets, has raised $170 million and announced Branch, which gives loans starting
Read MoreIan Boudreau / PCGamesN: Tencent launches WeGame X, a global version of its games distribution platform WeGame — Like most people, you may have missed the fact that Chinese gaming giant Tencent launched the global version of its games distribution platform WeGame, called WeGame X, this week. Tencent launches WeGame X, a global version of
Read MoreApple recently scored the hottest free agent in AI when it managed to lure Ian “The GANfather” Goodfellow away from his highly-salaried perch at Google. His hiring indicates Apple’s placing a higher priority on machine learning technology. And it may tell us a little about the Cupertino company’s next big product. What’s a GAN? Read our
Read MoreJoe Rossignol / MacRumors: Ming-Chi Kuo backs off his earlier claim that a ~16″ MacBook Pro with an all-new design would launch this year, says a 31″ 6K display still expected in mid-2019 — A few months ago, well-known analyst Ming-Chi Kuo outlined his expectations for new Apple products in 2019, including a 16″ …
Read MoreThis video claims that 13 minutes is all it takes to unlock the Galaxy S10 with a 3D-printed fingerprint. Samsung Galaxy S10 sensor reportedly duped by a 3D-printed fingerprint – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreMake Earth Day an everyday event with reusable sandwich bags, solar-powered gadgets and shoes made from water bottles. Earth Day 2019: Go greener with these cool eco-friendly products – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThere may also be a 5G version. Samsung Galaxy Note 10 rumored to come in two sizes – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIt’s unclear whether Apple would be interested. Huawei 'open' to selling its 5G chips to Apple, says report – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe social network said Goldy and other groups violated its rules against “organized hate.” Facebook, Instagram ban Faith Goldy as they purge white nationalist groups – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThere’s perhaps no sound more recognizable than the frantic clicking of a Geiger counter. Not because this is some post-apocalyptic world in which everyone is personally acquainted with the operation of said devices, but because it’s such a common effect used in many movies, TV shows, and video games. If somebody hears that noise, even
Read MoreFacebook ads are usually weird and funny when they’re not showing off spooky knowledge of your life and hobbies. Those targeted ads for graphic t-shirts somehow manage to be all three — and a subreddit is celebrating them in all their bizarre glory. You probably know the kinds of shirts I’m talking about — I
Read MoreSarah Perez / TechCrunch: Twitter lowers the number of accounts a user can follow per day from 1,000 to 400 to cut down on spam and bot activity — Twitter just took another big step to help boot spammers off its platform: it’s cutting the number of accounts Twitter users can follow, from 1,000 per
Read MoreMicrosoft is removing or replacing more than 50 Chromium services in building its new Chromium-based Edge browser, besides working to provide some unique value-add not found in every other Chromium browser. How is Microsoft's Chromium-based Edge really different from Chrome? Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreJoe Hindy / Android Authority: Snap is officially rolling out a faster version of its Snapchat Android app, which it’s been rebuilding since the beginning of 2018 for better performance — Snapchat announced a big move in late 2017. It was going to fix all of the problems its Android version had in comparison to
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