Apple VP of Procurement Tony Blevins is leaving, sources say after joking in a viral, September 5 TikTok video that he fondles “big-breasted women” for a living — One of Apple Inc.'s most senior executives is leaving after he turned up in a viral video on TikTok making …
Source: Zuckerberg told staff in a weekly Q&A that Meta will freeze hiring, restructure some teams, and reduce budgets across teams, citing economic conditions — Meta Platforms Inc., the owner of Facebook and Instagram, said it will freeze hiring and restructure some teams in an effort to cut costs and shift priorities.
YouTube plans to show “Personal Stories”, videos of people diagnosed with certain disorders, in US search results for health-related queries starting this week — YouTube announced Wednesday that it will show a new section called “Personal Stories” in search results starting …
Google unveils search results with a “Discussions and forums” section, rolling out on mobile in the US, and with machine-translated news coverage, in early 2023 — At Search On 2022, Google announced that “Discussions and forums” will be getting their own sections in results …
Google says its multisearch tool, which lets users search using both images and text, will expand to more than 70 languages in the next few months — Google's impressive multisearch tool, which lets you search using both an image and some text, will be expanding to more than 70 global languages …
The latest iPadOS 16 developer beta makes Stage Manager compatible with older A12X and A12Z iPads, but does not include external monitor support for the feature — Probably the biggest change Apple announced with iPadOS 16 earlier this year is Stage Manager, a totally new multitasking system …
SEC sues two former MoviePass CEOs, charging them with misleading investors about profit potential, data operations, studio relationships, and revenue sources — The Securities and Exchange Commission filed suit against two former CEOs of MoviePass, charging them with misleading investors …
Arthur.ai, which helps companies monitor their ML models to ensure they stay accurate over time, raises a $42M Series B led by Acrew Capital and Greycroft — It's widely understood that after machine learning models are deployed in production, the accuracy of the results can deteriorate over time.
Sources: crypto derivatives exchange Deribit raised ~$40M from existing investors at a $400M valuation; source: it raised $100M in 2021 at a $2.1B valuation — - Crypto derivatives exchange Deribit has raised funds from existing shareholders at a $400 million valuation, sources tell The Block.
Researchers find 75 apps on Google Play and 10 on Apple's App Store that engaged in ad fraud, collectively had 13M installs, and have since been removed — Security researchers have discovered 75 applications on Google Play and another ten on Apple's App Store engaged in ad fraud.
iPhone, in the third year of a three-year design cycle, may be overhauled next year; Apple Pay Later may arrive in 2023; Apple may not hold an October event — I've spent the last week or so testing out the iPhone 14 Pro Max, and I believe it sets the stage for larger changes next year.
A court in Brazil temporarily bans Valeu, a government-run delivery app created to fight the monopoly of iFood, after complaints about unfair competition — Free-market politicians argue that a government-controlled app is unfair competition. — • RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL
Report: email shows Amazon is walking back pay raises after a bug caused it to overstate bonuses for some corporate staff by using older, higher stock prices — RODIN ECKENROTH—WIREIMAGE/GETTY IMAGES — Corporate employees at Amazon got emails about promotions and raises.
How an 8-year-old Danish kid's YouTube account sparked a nationwide debate on Google's ubiquity in the country's schools and its handling of children's data — An 8-year-old's YouTube snafu—and one unlikely parent activist—sparked a nationwide debate on the tech giant's ubiquity and handling of children's data.
A look at anti-pornography “accountability apps” used by churches; two apps exploited Android's accessibility permissions to monitor congregants' every move — Churches are using invasive phone-monitoring tech to discourage “sinful” behavior. Some software is seeing more than congregants realize.
Some civil rights groups say they have seen little action from Meta, Twitter, TikTok, and YouTube to bolster election policies ahead of the 2022 US midterms — For months, civil rights groups have unsuccessfully pleaded with Big Tech companies to bolster their election policies
Yoolim Lee / Bloomberg : Sources: Seoul-based AI chip designer FuriosaAI seeks to raise a $300M-$500M Series D to fund mass production of...
