In an update to the July 15 hack, Twitter says a few employees were targeted in a phone spear phishing attack, and it had since limited access to internal tools — ‘This attack relied on a significant and concerted attempt to mislead certain employees’ — Twitter provided an update …
Rakuten confirms it is shutting its US online retail store, originally known as Buy.com, over the next two months; Rakuten bought Buy.com for $250M in 2010 — Japanese conglomerate Rakuten has pulled the plug on its U.S. online retail store, originally known as Buy.com …
The hearing at times felt like gaslighting, with the CEOs trying to convince lawmakers that the evidence the House collected wasn't really evidence of anything — It is less clear that tech executives' strategy of evasive answers will continue to work now that lawmakers have begun doing their homework.
Emails in 2006 show Google almost struck a deal with Pure Digital, makers of the Flip Video, to make a “Google branded camera” to increase Google Video uploads — Before GoPro took off, there was Pure Digital — Before Android, before the iPhone, and before GoPro became a known brand …
Cook says strong Mac and iPad sales in Q3 were likely boosted by stay-at-home rules while iPhone and wearables were negatively affected by retail closures — - Store reclosures ‘weigh on results,’ he says in interview — IPad, Mac sales benefit from the increase in remote learning
EA reports Q1 revenue of $1.46B vs expectations of $1.06B, up 20.7% YoY, live services increased 16% YoY to $1.1B; player engagement “exceptionally high” — Electronic Arts reported financial results that beat Wall Street's expectations with revenue growing 21% to $1.46 billion for the first fiscal quarter ended June 30.
The FCC granted Amazon's request to operate its Kuiper low Earth orbit satellites, on condition it doesn't interfere with previously approved rival ventures — The Federal Communications Commission has authorized Amazon's plans for a Project Kuiper constellation of 3,236 satellites …