Techmeme
- TikTok launches a US elections guide in its app, partnering with orgs like BallotReady, SignVote, and others to provide info on candidates, how to vote, more (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)
- D-Wave launches Advantage, a cloud service that offers access to 5,000+ qubit quantum computing and a hybrid solver service that can handle 1M variables (Emil Protalinski/VentureBeat)
- Disney launches GroupWatch on Disney+, a feature that lets up to seven people watch in sync; viewers can react using emoji, but can't chat (Frank Pallotta/CNN)
- PayCargo, which develops cloud-based payment and financing services for the cargo industry, raises $35M from Insight Partners (Ingrid Lunden/TechCrunch)
- Seismic, which develops sales enablement and market orchestration software, raises $92M Series F led by Permira at a $1.6B valuation (Kyle Wiggers/VentureBeat)
- Axis Security, which helps companies stay secure when employees work from home, raises $32M Series B led by Canaan Partners, bringing its total raised to $49M (Ron Miller/TechCrunch)
- Microsoft's Bing search app will appear as a download prompt on new Android phones in Germany, UK, and France, after it won slots in a Google auction for rivals (Aoife White/Bloomberg)
- Lenovo debuts foldable ThinkPad X1 Fold with a 13-inch OLED screen, 11th-gen Intel processors, and 8GB RAM, available for pre-order now, starting at $2,499 (Monica Chin/The Verge)
- Polish e-commerce site Allegro raised ~$2.3B in Warsaw's largest ever IPO, valuing the company at $11.2B (Swetha Gopinath/Bloomberg)
- Vienna-based crypto brokerage Bitpanda raises $52M Series A led by Peter Thiel's Valar Ventures, bringing its total raised to ~$100M (Leigh Cuen/CoinDesk)
- Amazon unveils Amazon One, a new biometric technology that allows shoppers to pay using their palm, to be first implemented at two Amazon Go stores in Seattle (Jason Del Rey/Vox)
- Wide-ranging interview with Elon Musk on Neuralink and the future of brain chip implants, his thoughts on AI being an existential threat to humanity, and more (Kara Swisher/New York Times)
- Interviews with small retailers, restaurants, and other SMBs in the US on how they are leveraging tech and e-commerce to see themselves through the pandemic (Mike Murphy/Protocol)
- A deep dive into Signal, whose downloads surged in the US amid BLM protests, as it becomes an app of choice among protesters, dissidents, and journalists (Billy Perrigo/TIME)
- Russian startup NtechLab, which helps analyze footage captured by large number of surveillance cameras in real time, raises $13M (Rita Liao/TechCrunch)
TechCrunch
Silicon Alley Insider
- 'They're all hustlers': President Trump privately ridicules Christian leaders, according to new report
- US consumer confidence soars the most in 17 years as recovery optimism rebounds
- We are seeking nominations for our first-ever Rising Stars of Real Estate ? here's how to apply
- Switzerland, which has a policy of military neutrality, just approved a $6.5 billion plan for new fighter jets
- 9 ways that drinking coffee is connected to better health and a longer life
- Google's $2.1 billion Fitbit takeover is set for regulator approval after the tech giant made new concessions on user data, according to reports
- 40+ Amazon alternative stores that offer potentially better product availability and faster shipping right now
- A bull market will boom no matter the president ? but skew your portfolio based on who wins, Morgan Stanley's investment chief says
- Amazon's latest play for fashion dominance is a personal shopping service for men
- WATCH: Experts discuss race, wealth-building, and closing the racial wealth gap once and for all
- Apple's 'iPhone City' in China is reportedly working around the clock to produce the iPhone 12 as its expected launch draws near
- A history of foldable smartphones in photos, from the groundbreaking Kyocera Echo to the new $1,400 Motorola Razr
- More than 400 hospitals across the US have been debilitated by a cyberattack that forced staff to cancel surgeries and work with pen and paper
- US goods-trade deficit widens to record $82.9 billion in August as imports surge
- 61 years after RBG graduated from law school, the gender bias she faced is less obvious ? but just as prevalent
- US stocks edge lower ahead of first presidential debate
- Rolls-Royce will build an electric vehicle within the next decade to keep up with tightening emissions laws
- 'Miracle on the Hudson' pilot Sully Sullenberger said he'll only fly with airlines that block the middle seat during the pandemic
- A leading Silicon Valley exec says Big Tech prioritized lower costs over employees' wellbeing, and it's created a feudalist system where workers are left to fend for themselves
- Investors can still buy the dip as the 'fundamental backdrop' has improved for stocks, a strategist says
- How Starbucks drinks have changed over the last 10 years, from strawless lids to real pumpkin in the PSL
- Inside Google Health's struggle to refocus, regain trust, navigate healthcare, and make money
- Dunkin' is giving away coffee for National Coffee Day ? here's how to get some
- Filipinos make up 4% of nurses in the US, but 31.5% of nurse deaths from COVID-19
- Warren Buffett was blasted as 'washed up' for not buying during the coronavirus crash. Berkshire Hathaway has announced $19 billion of investments this quarter
- Meet this year's Rising Stars of Wall Street from firms like Goldman Sachs, BlackRock, and Man Group
- The 6 fundamental skills you need to win any argument, according to the coach of one of the world's best college debate teams
- Growing up in poverty, the post office was my lifeline. Now, Trump is attacking the USPS as a political stunt and putting lives at risk.
- Goldman Sachs org chart: Take a look at the Wall Street bank's top 125 executives
- Jack Dorsey says Bitcoin and blockchain will shape Twitter's future where 'content exists forever'
- An unhealthy relationship with technology can mean missed opportunities to connect with the real world. That's why I wrote a book of 5,203 alternatives to looking at your phone.
- 7 ways to engage and inspire unmotivated employees
- A Democratic sweep could have a 'modestly positive' impact on corporate earnings, Goldman Sachs says
- 3 stories of how the world's most creative people bring their ideas to life
- A futuristic glass skyscraper shaped like a blooming flower is being built on one of Hong Kong's most expensive plots of land ? here's an early look
- 6 ways to answer 'Do you consider yourself successful?' according to an HR executive
- Disney Plus now has a GroupWatch feature to stream your favorite movies and shows virtually with up to 6 friends ? here's how it works
- LVMH has countersued Tiffany over the firms' $16 billion merger, accusing the jeweler of financial mismanagement
- The story of Trump's business career: Giant windfalls that he blows on bad investments
- Trump said in 2011 lower-income Americans should pay taxes to be 'part of the game,' though he paid nothing to the federal government for many years
- Inside Google's secretive healthcare business
- How to hide app pages on your iPhone with iOS 14, and declutter your home screen
- How to find and use the new App Library on your iPhone in iOS 14, to organize or browse through all of your apps
- Trump's Middle East accord is the illusion of peace
- Oxford is asking students specializing in China to submit papers anonymously so they don't fall foul of Hong Kong's draconian national security law
- Joe Biden's campaign declared war on Facebook, accusing it of failing to live up to its promises to rein in Trump
- Goldman Sachs says higher real yields 'exacerbated' the stock market sell-off
- Support for Brexit is collapsing as poll finds shrinking minority of British people still back leaving the EU
- FIRST DRIVE REVIEW: The new Porsche Panamera Turbo S has finally won me over with its glorious combination of power and style
- Trump reportedly raked in $427 million from 'The Apprentice,' handing him a financial lifeline amid big losses
Mashable