Beware of "ZoomBombing": screensharing filth to video calls: Josh Constine
The world is vulnerable to a new type of trolling as people turn to Zoom video calls to feel connected amidst quarantines. Jerks are using Zoom’s screensharing feature to blast other viewers with the most awful videos from across the internet, from violence t…
County deems Tesla a 'non-essential' business during shelter-in-place order: Kirsten Korosec
Tesla is not an essential business according to the Alameda County Sheriff, a declaration that could force the automaker to shutter some of its operations in the county under a shelter in-place directive that was ordered because of the global spread of COVID…
Quibi just released a trailer for the Reno 911! revival: Greg Kumparak
If you didn’t know that Reno 911! is coming back, no one could really blame you. There’ve been rumblings about it since early December, but… well, things have been a little bananas since then. But sure enough: eleven years after the end of its original run on…
SoftBank reportedly balks at commitment to buy $3B in shares from WeWork shareholders: Jonathan Shieber
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that SoftBank Group is using regulatory investigations as a way to back out of its commitment to buy $3 billion in shares from existing WeWork shareholders. WeWork’s spectacular train wreck of an initial public offering wa…
Revolut launches Revolut Junior to help you manage allowance: Romain Dillet
Revolut is introducing a new product specifically targeted toward kids aged 7-17 years old — Revolut Junior. Revolut Junior is a new app and service that integrates directly with the main Revolut app on the parent’s side. Parents or legal gardians who are als…
Facebook's spam filter is blocking some coronavirus links: Josh Constine
Facebook appears to have a bug in its News Feed spam filter, causing URLs to legitimate websites including Medium, Buzzfeed, and USA Today to be blocked from being shared as posts or comments. The issue is blocking shares of some coronavirus-related content, …
Virtual reality scales back its real world presence: Lucas Matney
While few things may me feel more like social distancing than suiting up in a haptic feedback suit and strapping a computer to your face, location-based virtual reality startups have begun closing up shop alongside a host of other entertainment businesses. Th…
FAA temporarily closes tower at Chicago's Midway Airport after employees test positive for COVID-19: Frederic Lardinois
In another example for the farreaching effects of the coronavirus outbreak, the FAA today said that it is temporarily closing the tower at Midway Airport, the second largest airport in the Chicago area. In a statement, the FAA says that that several technicia…
Fox gets deeper into streaming with $440 million acquisition of Tubi: Jonathan Shieber
Fox Corp., the broadcast news and entertainment company holding what remains of the Murdoch Family’s television and cable sports and media assets after the sale of 21st Century Fox to Disney, has agreed to acquire the streaming service Tubi for $440 million. …
Where top VCs are investing in remote events: Arman Tabatabai
The novel coronavirus pandemic has rapidly moved companies into a remote-first world. Nearly all of the world’s largest events have been canceled, put on pause or pivoted to online-only. In the tech world, event cancellations thus far have included SXSW, GDC,…
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