CISA, FBI say an Iran-linked APT targeted unsecured state election websites to harvest US voter info used to send threatening emails to some Democratic voters — DHS CISA and the FBI today shared more info on how an Iranian state-sponsored hacking group was able to harvest voter registration info …
Hands-on with the Dash Cart at an Amazon Fresh store: cart sensors worked fine, but a two-bag limit, bag fill limit, and real-world hassles hinder experience — There were no lines outside Irvine, California's new Amazon Fresh grocery store on its opening day last week …
Apple rejects an app designed to verify a person's ballot status in PA, says the app violates its guideline which forbids compiling user data without consent — Apple on Friday rejected an app designed to ensure ballots are being correctly counted in Pennsylvania, saying the software violates App Store privacy guidelines.
Sources: Italy's biggest payments company Nexi is leading negotiations to buy its Nordic rival Nets in an all-stock deal worth around $10B — LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Italian payments technology firm Nexi NEXII.MI is leading negotiations to buy Nordic rival Nets in an all-stock deal worth …
Texas jury rules that Apple must pay VirnetX $502.8M for patent infringement, the lastest verdict in a 10-year ongoing legal battle; Apple says it will appeal — - Verdict is part of 10-year fight over secure communications — Jury asked to determine damages on patent infringement
Waymo releases public road testing data on its self-driving operations in Arizona between Jan. 2019 and Sept. 2020, says its cars drove 6.1M+ miles in 2019 — In its first report on its autonomous vehicle operations in Phoenix, Arizona, Waymo said that it was involved in 18 crashes …
Daimler's truck division invests an undisclosed sum in lidar startup Luminar, as part of a partnership that seeks to develop autonomous trucks — Daimler's trucks division has invested in lidar developer Luminar as part of a broader partnership to produce autonomous trucks capable …
Twitter lifts restrictions from the NY Post's Twitter account, updating its practice of “not retroactively overturning prior enforcement” — Social-media company reverses policy that previously required newspaper to delete old tweets before being able to tweet again
Apple says it will replace AirPods Pros manufactured before October 2020 that have crackling sounds, static, and active noise cancellation issues — - Apple said on Friday that it will replace AirPods Pro headphones that have sound issues. — These issues include a static or crackling sound …
Biden campaign says Facebook blocked thousands of its ads approved prior to Facebook's ban; Facebook blames advertisers' misunderstanding and a technical glitch — Biden's campaign said ads that had previously been approved by the tech giant have been erroneously removed.
Shopify Q3: revenue of $767.4M, up 96% YoY, vs $658M est., gross merchandise volume of $30.9B, up 109% YoY, ended Q3 with $6.12B in cash and equivalents — The company, which has been among the winners during the COVID-19 pandemic, reported third quarter revenue of $767.4 million, up 96% from a year ago,
Facebook Q3: ad revenue was $21.2B, up 22% YoY from $17.4B despite July's ad boycott; Facebook expects higher ad growth in Q4 from holiday season — UPDATE, 4:15 PM PT: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg gave a glimpse of what changes he envisions for Section 230, the law that gives tech platforms legal immunity …
Facebook's “Other” revenue, including sales of Oculus and Portal, was $249M in Q3, down 7% YoY, but says strong Oculus Quest 2 sales could boost Q4 revenue — - Facebook stock remained relatively flat on Thursday after the company reported a decrease in users in the U.S. and Canada …
Corsair announces it has acquired the EpocCam app, which turns iOS devices into high definition Mac and PC webcams; EpocCam creator Sam Grohn to join Elgato — Corsair Gaming today announced that it has acquired EpocCam, the software developer behind the iOS software of the same name.
Apple reports an all-time high of 585M paid subscriptions for its services in Q4, growing by 135M YoY, on track to reach 600M by the end of 2020 — Apple's number of paid subscriptions for its various Services hit a new high of 585 million, and the company expects to hit 600 million by the end of the year.
Genshin Impact, a freemium mobile RPG, grossed $245M in worldwide player spending in its first month, making it one of the largest mobile game launches ever — Global blockbuster Genshin Impact from miHoYo has amassed $245 million in player spending during its first month …
Sidekick Health raises $20 million Series A for its gamified digital care service that focuses on chronic disease management — Nordic digital therapeutics company, Sidekick Health, has closed a $20 million Series A led by pan-European VC Wellington Partners and healthcare focused VC Asabys Partners.
TikTok and parent ByteDance have filed a suit against Triller in response to Triller's suit filed in July that alleges ByteDance infringed on one of its patents — - Lawsuit seeks ruling TikTok doesn't infringe rival's patent — Both video-streaming companies are in take-over negotiations
Cybersecurity experts say FBI is investigating Ryuk ransomware attacks on more than two dozen US hospitals, and officials warned hospitals to back up systems — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The FBI is investigating the recent targeting with ransomware of more than two dozen hospitals across …
Amazon files motion to dismiss suit alleging false advertising of Prime Video purchases, says its terms indicate users pay for “limited license”, not ownership — The streamer says its terms of use are clear: What viewers are paying for is a limited license.
JPMorgan says its digital token JPM Coin is now live for commercial use, as the bank launches new business unit Onyx for its blockchain and crypto efforts — - JPMorgan Chase said its digital currency, JPM Coin, is being used commercially for the first time this week by a large technology client to send payments around the world.
With its Xilinx deal, AMD has staked a claim to being a central force in supplying chips for data centers that only five years ago would have seemed improbable — As the battle for the data centre hots up, it is longtime rival Intel which is struggling — The land grab touched off …
Strider, which provides data and software to help protect organizations against nation-state directed IP theft, raised $10M Series A led by Koch Disruptive — A division of Wichita-based Koch Industries Inc. has led a $10 million funding round into a technology startup that helps protect …
Theta Lake, a provider of AI-powered compliance and security tools for collaboration platforms, raised $12.7M Series A led by Lightspeed Venture Partners — Theta Lake, a provider of compliance and security tools for conferencing software like Cisco Webex, Microsoft Teams, RingCentral …
Sources: the DOJ is scrutinizing Visa's purchase of Plaid, which helps fintech apps connect to users' bank accounts, because it could limit nascent competition — The DOJ, making preparations for potential litigation, could soon decide whether it will sue to block Visa's purchase of the fintech firm
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