The Federal Trade Commission is under pressure to issue a steep fine and other sharp penalties against Facebook to prove that it’s able to keep Silicon Valley in check, privacy advocates and congressional lawmakers say. Can Washington keep watch over Silicon Valley? The FTC’s Facebook probe is a high-stakes test. Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreKyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: ThousandEyes, which provides a network intelligence platform to monitor performance, raises $50M Series D led by GV — ThousandEyes, a San Francisco cloud analytics startup founded in 2010 by UCLA Internet Research Lab grad students Mohit Lad and Ricardo Oliveira, today announced … ThousandEyes, which provides a network intelligence platform to
Read MoreThe majesty of Moscow is no secret, but relatively few Westerners have had the chance to get to know it up close. Fulfilling a longtime dream, a team member recently had the special opportunity to see and explore Russia’s larger-than-life capital. He returned telling us of the awe-inspiring Red Square, the Kremlin’s looming presence over
Read MoreHave you tried turning your shoes off and back on? Nike’s Android app is bricking its Adapt BB self-tying shoes – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreFrederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: Arm unveils two new products for cloud and edge applications, the Neoverse N1, which focuses on compute speed, and the Neoverse E1, focusing on throughput — For the longest time, Arm was basically synonymous with chip designs for smartphones and very low-end devices. Arm unveils two new products for cloud and
Read MoreYes, the time is upon us – today Samsung will unveil its new Galaxy range of devices! The event starts at 2PM in New York (EST) and you can livestream the whole thing here. Or, if you’re that way inclined, you can catch it all on Twitter. The event’s taking place at San Francisco’s Bill Graham Civic
Read MoreeMarketer expects companies to spend nearly $130 billion on digital ads, compared with about $110 billion on traditional advertisements. Digital advertising to surpass print and TV for the first time, report says Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreRen Zhengfei also says his company is “as small as a tomato” in the tension between the US and China. Huawei founder says daughter's arrest was 'politically motivated' – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWolfie Zhao / CoinDesk: Binance launches Binance DEX, a decentralized trading platform built on its own blockchain network, for public testing — Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, has rolled out public testing for a decentralized trading platform built on its own blockchain network. Binance launches Binance DEX, a decentralized trading platform
Read MoreA massive fraud operation affects potentially millions of Android users, according to Oracle researchers. Is your phone always low on battery and chewing through data? The ‘DrainerBot’ could be to blame. Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreCommentary: While phones with folding screens might not make sense to you now, here’s a nod to the magic they could eventually create. If the foldable phones of the future look like this, count me in – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWith so many different device standards, power protocols, connecting cables and more, your power answer needs to start with versatility. A great place to start is the SCOUT Wireless 5,000mAh Portable Charger. Right now, you can pick it up at half-off its retail price, just $34 from TNW Deals with promo code: PREZDAY15. SCOUT is
Read MoreHow do you configure Windows 10 PCs to avoid common security problems? There’s no software magic bullet, unfortunately, and the tools are different for small businesses and enterprises. Here’s what to watch out for. The Windows 10 security guide: How to safeguard your business Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreWall Street Journal: The DoD will investigate some of the complaints raised by Oracle in a lawsuit over the JEDI cloud computing contract, which is expected to be won by Amazon — A federal judge delayed a lawsuit over a massive Pentagon cloud-computing contract Amazon.com was favored to win while the government continues … The
Read MoreAndrii Degeler / Tech.eu: Dutch startup Aidence, which works on early recognition of lung cancer using AI in medical imaging, raises €10M Series A led by INKEF Capital and Rabo Ventures — Amsterdam-founded medical imaging AI startup Aidence has landed a €10 million funding round led by INKEF Capital and Rabo Ventures … Dutch startup
Read MoreWe finally have 2019’s first flagship launch: the Mi 9. This is Xiaomi’s ambitious device, that has Qualcomm‘s new Snapdragon 855 processor, and a triple-camera system led by a 48-megapixel sensor. Plus, its highest variant features a massive RAM of 12GB. On paper, the device has all the markings of becoming a great competitor of
Read MoreBrian Fung / Washington Post: Cisco Visual Networking Index: by 2022, 5G will power as many 9% of mobile data connections in North America, compared to 6.5% in Western Europe, and 4% in Asia — U.S. policymakers keep wringing their hands over a competition with China to build the world’s first mass-market 5G wireless network.
Read MoreThe concept of wearable hardware is an enticing one, but it can be difficult to tackle for the first-time maker. While many of us are experienced at designing PCBs and soldering up arcane gadgets, interfacing with the soft and fleshy human form can present unforeseen difficulties. There’s a way around that, of course – leveraging
Read MoreKyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: Fabless semiconductor company Peraso, which is developing wireless networking chips based on WiGig, has raised $42M Series D, bringing total raised to $79.3M — Peraso Technologies, a Toronto-based fabless semiconductor company developing wireless networking chips based … Fabless semiconductor company Peraso, which is developing wireless networking chips based on WiGig, has
Read MoreGitHub revamps its bug bounty with higher rewards and legal safe-harbor terms for researchers. GitHub bug bounty: Microsoft ramps up payouts to ,000-plus Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreMark Gurman / Bloomberg: Sources: Apple plans to let developers port their iPad apps to Mac using a new SDK that will be released as early as June at WWDC — – This year, it will be easier to turn iPad apps into Mac apps — App merger initiative comes as Apple plans its own
Read MoreIt will also have great sound and superfast wireless charging. Xiaomi Mi 9 comes with three rear cameras and a teardrop front camera – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreJames Vlahos / Wired: The rise of voice computing is transforming web search by shifting the objective from providing links to providing a single correct response to any query — IF YOU HAD visited the Cambridge University Library in the late 1990s, you might have observed a skinny young man … The rise of voice
Read MoreThe problem about social media is that it is centralized. Centralization empowers massive corporations and governments to steal our privacy and restrict our speech and autonomy. What should exist are neutral, technical standards and protocols, like the standards and protocols for blogs, email, and the Web. Blockchain technology — the technology of decentralization — is
Read MoreYou may know Poland for its unpronounceable surnames and sour cabbage in absolutely every meal possible, however, this Central European nation is so much more than pickled vegetables and delicious comfort food. In recent years, Poland has been receiving more attention on the startup scene and in tech news. Not only because Poles are the
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