PUBG Mobile plots return to India with Microsoft deal
PUBG Mobile, the sleeper hit title that was banned in India two months ago over cybersecurity concerns, is plotting to make a return in the world's second largest internet market, two sources familiar with the matter told technewss.
The South Korean firm has engaged with global cloud service p
China’s cash-burning video sector: How Kuaishou lost $1B in 6 months
Rumors have been floating for months that ByteDance is going public with TikTok and Douyin separately. Just last night, Bloomberg reported that ByteDance is seeking a pre-IPO round of $2 billion at a staggering valuation of $180 billion.
Before any of that materializes, ByteDance Chinese rival Kuai
Steve Bannon’s show pulled off Twitter and YouTube over calls for violence
Former presidential advisor and right-wing pundit Steve Bannon had his show suspended from Twitter and an episode removed by YouTube after calling for violence against FBI director Christopher Wray and the government’s leading pandemic expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci.
Bannon, speaking with co-host
SpaceX successfully launches GPS III space vehicle for the US Space Force
SpaceX has launched a GPS III satellite on behalf of customer the U.S. Space Force, the second GPS III generation satellite it has launched for the U.S. military this year. The first took off in June, and was the third overall GPS III put in orbit by SpaceX. This is the fourth, and will provide imp
After Prop 22’s passage, Uber is taking its lobbying effort global
Fresh off of its success on Election Day, Uber is signaling that it will continue to push laws similar to the Proposition 22 measure approved by California voters that will keep gig workers classified as independent contractors. The ride-hailing company’s ambitions for laws that preserve its
Daily Crunch: DOJ files suit to stop Plaid acquisition
The DOJ challenges Visa’s acquisition of a fintech startup, Apple releases the latest version of iOS and goPuff acquires an iconic alcohol retailer. This is your Daily Crunch for November 5, 2020.
The big story: DOJ files suit to stop Plaid acquisition
The Department of Justic
A better look at Apple's iPhone 12 Pro Max and iPhone Mini
The various iterations of the new iPhone were announced 800 million years ago. Actually, wait, I just double checked — it was only about two or so weeks ago, but it turns out that time has no meaning anymore. Another cursory glance at my calendar tells me that, while the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 P
Why Florida residents may soon be seeing jet-powered ‘flying taxis’
Florida is renowned for its strange news stories. In recent weeks alone, one resident reported an alligator in her garage that turned out to be a pool floatie; another discovered a python in her washing machine; and a horse needed to be pulled out of a septic tank by firefighters.
Still, don’
Huge delivery demand fails to stop Uber’s revenue from shrinking in Q3
Despite surging delivery demand, Uber’s third-quarter ultimately failed to meet investor revenue expectations in the third quarter.
Uber reported gross bookings of $14.7 billion in the period, a decline of 10% compared to the year-ago quarter. That level of platform spend generated revenue of
Bentley is making the shift to an all-electric lineup
Bentley Motors, the ultra luxury automaker under VW Group, will only produce plug-in hybrid and all-electric cars starting in 2026 with an aim to drop all combustion engines in the next decade.
The company said Thursday its entire lineup will be all-electric by 2030. That plan, known as Beyond 100,
Vimeo raises $150M, while IAC is ‘contemplating’ a spin-off
Vimeo has raised $150 million in new equity funding, announced in conjunction with the third quarter earnings of its parent company IAC.
In a letter to shareholders, IAC CEO Joey Levin said the company has “begun contemplating spinning Vimeo off to our shareholders.”
Proctorio used DMCA to take down a student’s critical tweets
A series of tweets by one Miami University student that were critical of a proctoring software company have been hidden by Twitter after the company filed a copyright takedown notice.
Erik Johnson, a student who works as a security researcher on the side, posted a lengthy tweet thread in early Sept
TikTok takes down some hashtags related to election misinformation, ignores others
As social media platforms struggle to get U.S. election misinformation under control with varying degrees of success, TikTok has taken new actions to stop people from searching and browsing select hashtags associated with misinformation and conspiracies related to the U.S. election results.
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TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, is reportedly looking for $2B before its Hong Kong public offering
ByteDance, the company behind the social media sensation TikTok, is in talks to raise another $2 billion before the initial public offering of a large chunk of its international businesses on the Hong Kong StockExchange, according to a Bloomberg report.
The new financing would give the Chinese tech