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Breaking News

• DHS allowing some migrants rejected under Trump-era ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy into US June 23, 2021
  The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced Wednesday it will allow some migrants, who were rejected under the Trump-era “Remain in Mexico” policy, into the United States as their asylum cases are heard.
  Adam Shaw
• Data suggests 'likely' link between COVID-19 mRNA vaccines, rare heart issues in teens, CDC panel says June 23, 2021
  A CDC advisory panel suggested a likely link between mRNA COVID-19 vaccines and rare reports of heart inflammation in younger age groups.
  Kayla Rivas
• Russian Defense Ministry summons British Defense Attache over Black Sea 'warning shots' dispute June 23, 2021
  The Russian Defense Ministry summoned the Defense Attache at the British Embassy after British officials dismissed claims that Russia fired shots at a Royal Navy destroyer. 
  Peter Aitken
• Electric Ford Mustang Mach-E GT's 270-mile range beats estimate June 23, 2021
  The Ford Mustang Mach-E GT has been rated at 270 miles per charge, per the EPA. Ford had estimated the result would be 250 miles.
  Gary Gastelu
• Dem front-runner in Ohio special election has close ties to socialist who said police 'represent the enemy' June 23, 2021
  Democratic congressional candidate Nina Turner has close ties to controversial activist and self-described socialist Phillip Agnew, a fellow campaign adviser for Sen. Bernie Sanders’, I-Vt., failed 2020 presidential bid.
  Houston Keene
• Defund-police supporter declares victory in Buffalo mayoral election June 23, 2021
  Socialist community leader India Walton on Tuesday evening declared victory in the 2021 Buffalo, New York, mayoral race.
  Audrey Conklin
• Scooter Braun says he 'regrets' Taylor Swift feud: 'I don’t know what story she was told' June 23, 2021
  The media exec gave his perspective on the feud that had people confused over what exactly went down in the Big Machine Records business deal.
  Jessica Napoli
• Salma Hayek sets the record straight on plastic surgery rumors June 23, 2021
  The 54-year-old actress appeared on "Red Table Talk" to discusses aging, her marriage, and raising kids.
  Jessica Napoli
• Paris Hilton on healing from her painful past: 'I’m sick of people using me' June 23, 2021
  The reality TV star appeared in 'Just for Variety' where she reflected on her tumultuous past.
• 10 apps you need to remove from your phone now June 23, 2021
  Apps used to be fun add-ons to get the most out of your phone. Today, they’re vital to our everyday communication, work, and play. Sadly, it seems like every week, there’s another list of bad apps causing headaches or putting your security at risk. Phony cryptocurrency and financial apps are scammers’ latest grift.

World News

• HMS Defender: Russian jets and ships target British warship June 23, 2021
  More than 20 jets and two coastguard ships shadow HMS Defender as it sails near Crimea's coast.
• AI helps restore Rembrandt's Night Watch masterpiece June 23, 2021
  The 1642 painting can again be seen in its entirety for the first time in more than 300 years.
• US cheerleader wins free speech case against her former school June 23, 2021
  Brandi Levy was kicked off her cheerleading squad after sharing a profanity-laden social media post.
• Harrison Ford injures shoulder on Indiana Jones 5 film set June 23, 2021
  The 78-year-old actor injures his shoulder while rehearsing a fight scene in the UK.
• Hungary PM 'scraps Euros visit' amid German LGBT row with Uefa June 23, 2021
  The decision comes amid anger that Uefa will not allow the Munich stadium to light up in rainbow colours.
• Apple Daily: Hong Kong pro-democracy paper announces closure June 23, 2021
  The tabloid's closure, days after its assets were frozen, is a blow to media freedom in Hong Kong.
• Missing Italian toddler found by reporter sent to cover disappearance June 23, 2021
  The 21-month-old boy was found after a reporter covering his disappearance heard noises near a road.
• Eight on trial for burglaries of Paris celebrities June 23, 2021
  The gang is suspected of targeting the Paris homes of stars including footballer Thiago Silva.
• Ethiopia's Tigray crisis: Heavy casualties reported after air strike June 23, 2021
  Eyewitnesses tell the BBC the Ethiopian air force struck a market, which it denies.
• New York mayoral election: Yang out as ex-police officer leads primary June 23, 2021
  The winning Democratic candidate is likely to become the city's next mayor in a November vote.
• Britney Spears: Singer's conservatorship case explained June 23, 2021
  The ongoing arrangement has sparked a public backlash from fans who support the #FreeBritney movement.
• Giant panda gives birth to twins at Tokyo's Ueno Zoo June 23, 2021
  The cubs, which have not yet been named, are the first ever twins to be born at the zoo in Tokyo.
• US migrant camp 'kids feel like they're in prison' June 23, 2021
  More than 2,000 migrant children are being detained in an overcrowded camp in Texas ridden with disease.
• Education interrupted: Kashmir students climb mountain to cross digital divide June 22, 2021
  Students in a remote village in the Himalayas struggle to access the internet in order to take classes.
• The trainer boss who even has a pair for funerals June 22, 2021
  Richard Johnson of Foot Locker has a pair of trainers for every occasion - even weddings and funerals.
• The Nigerian priest saving Igbo deities from the bonfires June 22, 2021
  Reverend Paul Obayi preserves artefacts burnt by preachers who see them as symbols of idolatry.
• 'The risk you run': Colombia's women protesters on sexual violence June 22, 2021
  Women taking part in Colombia's anti-government protests speak out about the harassment they face.
• Hungary's anti-gay law threatens programming of TV favourites June 22, 2021
  International condemnation grows towards a Hungarian law banning depiction of homosexuality to under-18s.
• Elephants' 500km-trek across China baffles scientists June 22, 2021
  Scientists are surprised by how far they've gone and say they're displaying other unusual behaviours.
• New York mayoral election: What voters want from a new mayor June 22, 2021
  Learn what's at stake as voters head to the polls to choose a new leader for New York City.

US News

• Feds probing 'suspicious' death of Florida inmate accused of firing at Miami officers, park rangers: report June 23, 2021
  The recent death of a federal inmate held at a south Florida lockup after allegedly firing an AK-47 at park rangers and police officers in Everglades National Park earlier this year is the subject of an investigation.
  Danielle Wallace
• Colorado hot air ballooning couple survive multiple crashes, plunge underwater June 23, 2021
  A Colorado couple is lucky to be alive after their hot air balloon crashed multiple times in Chatfield State Park.
  Julia Musto
• Loudoun County School Board chair accuses parents of 'dog-whistle politics' June 23, 2021
  Parents in Loudoun County, Virginia, received an earful from school board Chair Brenda Sheridan, who refused to back down from controversial equity trainings and suggested opponents had engaged in "dog-whistle politics."
  Sam Dorman
• Iowa judge dies at courthouse in Waterloo June 23, 2021
  An Iowa judge has died while at the courthouse where he served for more than two decades.
• Bodies of 2 young girls pulled from South Florida canal June 23, 2021
  The bodies of two young girls were found, hours apart, in a South Florida canal, and investigators are treating the case as a homicide.
• Houston hospital workers fired, resign over COVID-19 vaccine June 23, 2021
  More than 150 employees at a Houston hospital system who refused to get the COVID-19 vaccine have been fired or resigned after a judge dismissed an employee lawsuit over the vaccine requirement.
• National weather forecast: Severe weather, rainfall to impact Southeast, Midwest June 23, 2021
  A front that now extends from the Southeast westward to the Plains will see little movement between Wednesday and Friday.
  Adam Klotz
• Controversial 1619 Project creator Nikole Hannah-Jones will not join UNC faculty without tenure: legal team June 23, 2021
  Nikole Hannah-Jones, creator of The New York Times' controversial 1619 Project, said she will not return as a faculty member at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill unless she's guaranteed tenure.
  Danielle Wallace
• US to review Native American boarding schools' dark history June 23, 2021
  The unprecedented work will include compiling and reviewing records to identify past boarding schools, locate known and possible burial sites at or near those schools, and uncover the names and tribal affiliations of students.
• Atheists sue to remove ‘In God We Trust’ from Mississippi license plates June 23, 2021
  A group of atheists filed a lawsuit Tuesday to remove the phrase “In God We Trust” from Mississippi’s official state license plates.
• Jury selection set to begin in newspaper shooting case June 23, 2021
  Jury selection is set to begin Wednesday for the second part of a trial in the case of a man who killed five people at a Maryland newspaper in 2018.
• Massachusetts boy, 13, escapes home with sibling, 4, during suspected murder-suicide; police rescue 3rd child June 23, 2021
  A 13-year-old boy in Massachusetts carried his 4-year-old sibling out a window to safety during a suspected murder-suicide inside their home Tuesday, according to reports. 
  Brie Stimson
• Golden retriever missing for 2 weeks found swimming in NJ bay; rescued by state police June 23, 2021
  A Golden retriever that was missing for 16 days has been reunited with its owners following a water rescue conducted Tuesday morning by troopers with the New Jersey State Police, according to authorities.
  David Aaro
• Chicago mom who was beaten, shot in weekend road-rage ambush dies days after boyfriend June 23, 2021
  A Chicago woman died Tuesday after being beaten and shot in the neck by a group of suspects following a minor traffic crash on Saturday night, according to reports. 
  Brie Stimson
• GOP uses filibuster to block Democrats' election reform bill June 23, 2021
  Jack Durschlag
• Iowa critical race theory docs show educators pushed program before state ban: 'Indoctrination not education' June 23, 2021
  Iowa has declared critical race theory “discriminatory indoctrination,” and a ban on it is set to take effect in just over a week – but leaked documents show that a large area education agency meant to support special needs students was workshopping how it might implement the controversial program even as lawmakers were finalizing the […]
  Michael Ruiz
• Cows escape from Los Angeles-area slaughterhouse, lead police on chase June 23, 2021
  A herd of cows led sheriff's deputies on a chase through a city in southeastern Los Angeles County on Tuesday evening after escaping from a slaughterhouse, according to reports. 
  Brie Stimson
• New Mexico suspect accused of decapitating victim after recent release from jail: 'They let a monster out' June 23, 2021
  A New Mexico suspect has reportedly confessed to brutally murdering and decapitating a 51-year-old man at a park in Las Cruces on Father’s Day.
  Brie Stimson
• California driver charged with murder after suspected DUI crash kills young sisters, 11 and 8: report June 23, 2021
  A California driver was charged with murder Tuesday in connection with a suspected DUI crash that killed two young sisters over the weekend, according to reports. 
  David Aaro
• Reno man, who was homeless, to likely get probation in mother’s hot car death June 23, 2021
  A man in Reno, Nevada, will likely not serve any jail time for the death last year of his elderly mother, who he left in a hot car while he went to work because prosecutors said there was no intent to harm her.
  Edmund DeMarche

Tech News

• DeepMind uses AI to tackle neglected deadly diseases June 23, 2021
  The company’s technology maps out the shape of proteins, an otherwise costly and time-consuming process.
• Online Safety Bill 'catastrophic for free speech' June 23, 2021
  A new campaign claims it outsources internet policing to Silicon Valley.
• EU wants emergency team for 'nightmare' cyber-attacks June 23, 2021
  European Commission says recent ransomware attacks on US and Ireland have "focussed mind"
• US government blocks Iran-affiliated news websites June 23, 2021
  The justice department says 36 websites linked to the Iranian government have been seized.
• Smart devices for babies and parents tested June 23, 2021
  Lara Lewington looks at some of the latest gadgets and asks if they can reduce parents' stress.
• Streaming TV giants face tighter UK regulation June 23, 2021
  The government also confirms a consultation into whether to privatise Channel 4.
• Covid-19 air 'purifier' ad banned by watchdog June 23, 2021
  An advert which claimed an air purifier could kill off Covid cells is banned as misleading.
• Trust in news has grown in the UK during pandemic, research suggests June 23, 2021
  Appetite for reliable reporting has increased but trust still below pre-Brexit levels, report says.
• Sonic the Hedgehog: 'I'd never seen anything like it in a video game' June 22, 2021
  Tom Kalinske, one of the men responsible for gaming's most loveable hedgehog, speaks to Newsbeat.
• CEO Secrets: 'My billion-pound company has no office' June 22, 2021
  How Britain's youngest billionaire works differently - setting his firm up to thrive in lockdown.
• GP data sharing: What is it and can I opt out? June 22, 2021
  A scheme to centralise GP patient records in England has been delayed after concerns about a lack of publicity.
• Tinder boss says Covid changed how we swipe right June 22, 2021
  "They want to slow things down and get to know people first a lot more before they decide to match."
• Google investigated over 'dominance' in ad market June 22, 2021
  The investigation will look into all aspects of Google's involvement in the digital-advertising market.
• Facebook's VR ads test loses first game after backlash June 22, 2021
  Plans to test ads inside Facebook Oculus games hit a speed bump after first test game quits.
• How farmers and scientists are engineering your food June 21, 2021
  By manipulating genes scientists say they can create better-tasting produce, but is it necessary?
• ‘Virtual beauty tests used to be gimmicky but now they are useful’ June 20, 2021
  With stores closed the beauty industry has embraced augmented reality testing apps.
• HarmonyOS: Hands-on with Huawei's rival to Android June 18, 2021
  BBC Click's Chris Fox explores what Huawei's new operating system can do.
• The relatives frozen in time on Google Street View June 17, 2021
  People are sharing ways in which the mapping tool has accidentally connected them with dead relatives.
• Flight of the Sky Lion: 'Like VR but without the headset' June 17, 2021
  The new experience is a wonderful and complex mix of creativity and technology, BBC's LJ Rich says.
• Why cyber gangs won't worry about US-Russia talks June 16, 2021
  Plans to tackle ransomware hackers starts on shaky ground with a disagreement over who is responsible.

Political News

• Dem front-runner in Ohio special election has close ties to socialist who said police 'represent the enemy' June 23, 2021
  Democratic congressional candidate Nina Turner has close ties to controversial activist and self-described socialist Phillip Agnew, a fellow campaign adviser for Sen. Bernie Sanders’, I-Vt., failed 2020 presidential bid.
  Houston Keene
• Defund-police supporter declares victory in Buffalo mayoral election June 23, 2021
  Socialist community leader India Walton on Tuesday evening declared victory in the 2021 Buffalo, New York, mayoral race.
  Audrey Conklin
• Sen. Cotton accuses Biden of stacking DOJ with defund the police 'radicals' June 23, 2021
  Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., accused President Biden of stacking the Department of Justice (DOJ) with "radicals" aiming to defund law enforcement across America as the nation sees a rise in crime.
  Houston Keene
• Early NYC mayoral results deal blow to teachers' union June 23, 2021
  Eric Adams' early success in the race for the Democratic New York City mayor nomination dealt a heavy blow to the city's teachers union.
  Evie Fordham
• Supreme Court limits when police can enter home without warrant June 23, 2021
  The Supreme Court on Wednesday put limits on when police officers pursuing a fleeing suspect can enter a home without a warrant.
• Progressives fume after Republicans use filibuster to block Dems' S.1 election reform bill June 23, 2021
  Progressive Democrats are stewing after one of their top priorities, a massive elections bill, stalled in the Senate Tuesday – and they're directing their ire at several targets, including Republicans, the Senate filibuster and even President Biden, who they allege didn't do enough to stump for the legislation.
  Tyler Olson
• Supreme Court rules school wrong to punish cheerleader for profane Snapchat rant in 8-1 free speech decision June 23, 2021
  The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled 8-1 that a Pennsylvania high school was in the wrong when it kicked a cheerleader off of her team for a profane Snapchat post that she made off of school grounds.
  Tyler Olson
• Indiana AG releases 'Parents Bill of Rights' to counter influences like critical race theory June 23, 2021
  Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita is releasing a new "parents bill of rights" designed as a "roadmap" for parents to monitor school curricula and block influences like critical race theory (CRT).
  Sam Dorman
• Former DNC Chair Tom Perez jumps into 2022 Maryland governor race June 23, 2021
  Former Democratic National Committee chair Tom Perez on Wednesday announced a campaign for Maryland governor in the 2022 race to succeed term-limited Republican Gov. Larry Hogan.
  Paul Steinhauser
• Biden administration announces 'zero tolerance' for gun dealers in push against violent crime June 23, 2021
  The Biden administration on Wednesday announced "zero tolerance" for gun dealers who willfully violate the law, as part of the administration's strategy to combat what the Department of Justice calls a "staggering" surge in violent crime.
  Brooke Singman

Science News

• Clues to how birds migrate using Earth's magnetic field June 23, 2021
  Scientists think they may have pinpointed an elusive "living compass" behind birds' epic migrations.
• Wind turbines: How UK wants to become 'Saudi Arabia of wind' June 22, 2021
  With Britain's offshore wind power capacity growing at speed, we see how huge turbines are installed.
• Climate change: Set target to cut car use, minister told June 22, 2021
  Shifting to electric vehicles will still leave the UK with transport problems, a report says.
• Signs of geological activity found on Venus June 22, 2021
  Scientists find evidence parts of Venus's rocky surface move around like bits of ocean pack ice.
• Climate change: Stripes campaign 'started conversations' June 22, 2021
  Coloured graphics designed by a Reading academic represent changing temperatures over time
• Gabon is first African country paid to protect its rainforest June 22, 2021
  It is the first African country to get money for reducing carbon emissions through forest protection.
• Unesco: Great Barrier Reef should be listed as 'in danger' June 22, 2021
  Canberra lashes out as the UN says the reef should join a list of World Heritage Sites "in danger".
• Petrol lead still exists in London air 22 years after ban June 22, 2021
  Up to 40% of lead in airborne particles comes from the legacy of leaded petrol, researchers say.
• How farmers and scientists are engineering your food June 21, 2021
  By manipulating genes scientists say they can create better-tasting produce, but is it necessary?
• Tasmanian devils devastate penguin population on Australian island June 21, 2021
  A conservation group says a project to protect the predators has dealt a "major blow" to seabirds.
• PM's research plan to make UK 'science superpower' June 21, 2021
  Boris Johnson says the country will be able to "breathe life into more breakthroughs".
• Climate change: How can you make your home eco-friendly? June 20, 2021
  There are many ways to reduce a property's environmental impact, says the Energy Saving Trust.
• Can old traditions and tech help Singapore reach zero waste? June 18, 2021
  Singapore sees its traditional rag and bone collectors as key to its sustainability plans.
• Climate change: UN virtual talks make little progress June 18, 2021
  Three weeks of talks see little movement amid worries about the impact of Covid on poorer nations.
• Giant rhino fossils in China show new species was 'taller than giraffe' June 18, 2021
  The Paraceratherium linxiaense was taller than a giraffe and weighed as much as four large African elephants.
• 'Living fossil' fish may live for up to a century June 17, 2021
  The coelacanth was thought to live for about 20 years, but a new study suggests it's nearer 100.
• Nuclear energy: Fusion plant backed by Jeff Bezos to be built in UK June 17, 2021
  Canadian company General Fusion is set to build a $400m fusion demonstrator near Oxford.
• China space station: Shenzhou-12 delivers first crew to Tianhe module June 17, 2021
  Three astronauts successfully take off for China's longest ever human spaceflight mission.
• UK warned it is unprepared for climate chaos June 17, 2021
  Homes need to be more resilient and the government is in a worse position than five years ago, report says.
• Thousandth dormouse brought back to the wild June 16, 2021
  The captive-bred hazel dormouse is now settling into its new woodland home in Lancashire.

People In The News

• Scooter Braun says he 'regrets' Taylor Swift feud: 'I don’t know what story she was told' June 23, 2021
  The media exec gave his perspective on the feud that had people confused over what exactly went down in the Big Machine Records business deal.
  Jessica Napoli
• Salma Hayek sets the record straight on plastic surgery rumors June 23, 2021
  The 54-year-old actress appeared on "Red Table Talk" to discusses aging, her marriage, and raising kids.
  Jessica Napoli
• Paris Hilton on healing from her painful past: 'I’m sick of people using me' June 23, 2021
  The reality TV star appeared in 'Just for Variety' where she reflected on her tumultuous past.
• Drake Bell pleads guilty to criminal charges involving a minor June 23, 2021
  Former Nickelodeon star Drake Bell on Wednesday pleaded guilty to two charges involving a minor at a court hearing in Ohio.
  Melissa Roberto
• Jennifer Aniston says she’s ‘in a really peaceful place' after 'a lot of therapy': I'm a 'blessed human being' June 23, 2021
  The actress was first married to Brad Pitt from 2000 until 2005, followed by Justin Theroux from 2015 until 2017.
  Stephanie Nolasco
• Harrison Ford injures shoulder on set of 'Indiana Jones 5,' production expected to continue June 23, 2021
  The 78-year-old actor is hard at work filming the fifth installment in the immensely popular action and adventure franchise.
  Tyler McCarthy
• Elton John announces final dates for his farewell tour June 23, 2021
  Elton John's tour started in 2018 but was delayed because of the pandemic.
• Netflix debuts bizarre new dating show 'Sexy Beasts' where singles dress as animals on blind dates June 23, 2021
  Netflix released the trailer for its new, strange dating show, “Sexy Beasts,” which has many viewers scratching their heads.
  Tyler McCarthy
• Britney Spears expected to make remarks during conservatorship hearing June 23, 2021
  Spears has been under conservatorship for 13 years. It oversees the pop star's money and affairs.
  Jessica Napoli
• Prince Charles is ‘shellshocked’ by Prince Harry, Prince William’s alleged feud, pal says: 'He is very hurt' June 23, 2021
  Royal biographer Robert Lacey, who is also the official consultant on Netflix’s "The Crown," has updated his book "Battle of Brothers: William and Harry – The Inside Story of a Family in Tumult" with added chapters and new material.
  Stephanie Nolasco

Environmental News

• 'Mega comet' discovered flying into solar system: scientists June 22, 2021
  Astronomers have reportedly discovered that a large object moving from the outer reaches of the solar system will approach as close as Saturn's orbit in the next decade.
  Julia Musto
• Venus found to be more geologically active than previously believed June 22, 2021
  Planetary scientists have reportedly found that the crust of Venus is fragmented and that its surface shows evidence of tectonic motion.
  Julia Musto
• Challenger crew likely survived explosion before tragic plunge to Earth, book claims June 20, 2021
  Details about one of the US space program's darkest moments are revealed in "The Burning Blue: The Untold Story of Christa McAuliffe and NASA’s Challenger."
• NASA, USPS team up to create stunning sun stamps June 19, 2021
  The U.S. Postal Service has issued a new set of stamps celebrating 10 years of sun-watching from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO). 
  Julia Musto
• Earth's atmosphere trapping 'unprecedented' amount of heat: NASA, NOAA report June 19, 2021
  Scientists at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have determined in new research that the Earth's atmosphere has been trapping an "unprecedented" amount of heat, with the planet's energy imbalance approximately doubling from 2005 to 2019. 
  Julia Musto
• Shark sightings, detections increase near East Coast as summer unfolds June 19, 2021
  Sharks are out in full force off the East Coast and around the Sunshine State just as beachgoers return to Atlantic waters this summer.
  Julia Musto
• Periodical cicadas may emerge more frequently: report June 18, 2021
  The periodical cicadas currently singing across the eastern U.S. may emerge more frequently due to alterations in the insects' life cycles, according to researchers.
  Julia Musto
• NASA launches mission for 'Equity' June 18, 2021
  NASA announced the launch of a new diversity initiative this week called "Mission Equity."
  Julia Musto
• Florida red tide prompts cleanup of dead fish from Gulf Coast beaches: reports June 18, 2021
  Scores of dead fish were being cleaned up from beaches in Pinellas County, Florida, this week, the result of "red tide" conditions in the area, according to a report.
  Dom Calicchio
• Chinese crew enters new space station module for 3-month mission June 17, 2021
  Nie Haisheng, Liu Boming and Tang Hongbo successfully entered the Tianhe space station module.

Entertainment News

• Government encourages schools to host 'One Britain' events June 23, 2021
  The Department for Education backs the idea - but Scotland's first minister calls it "ludicrous".
• Exams altered next year after pandemic disruption June 23, 2021
  Gavin Williamson says 2022 A-levels and GCSEs in England are likely to be modified for lost lessons.
• Should schoolchildren still have to self-isolate? June 23, 2021
  More than a quarter of a million children are absent from school in the UK because of coronavirus.
• Higher ethnic minority maternity risk examined June 22, 2021
  Maternity services are failing women belonging to ethnic minorities, the charity investigating says.
• Poorer white pupils let down and neglected - MPs June 22, 2021
  White pupils from low income families are falling behind "every step of the way", an education committee says.
• Covid-19: Extra disruption payment to 9,000 NI students June 22, 2021
  More than 9,000 students will each receive £495 for disruption caused by the pandemic.
• Covid: Grading system leaves Welsh pupils 'in limbo' June 22, 2021
  There are concerns pupils will be left "in limbo" for weeks before results are confirmed.
• New tool for under-18s to report nude photos of themselves online June 22, 2021
  Children who are worried a nude picture of them has been shared online can flag it to be removed.
• Contaminated blood inquiry: The school where dozens of pupils died June 21, 2021
  Ex-pupils caught up in the infected blood scandal decades ago are giving evidence at an inquiry.
• Scottish Qualifications Authority to be scrapped after OECD review June 21, 2021
  An overhaul of Scottish education will see the exams body replaced and "substantial" reforms to the schools agency.
• Cambridge University seeks Stephen Hawking archivist June 21, 2021
  The professor had built up an archive of notebooks, letters and scripts for films and TV shows.
• 'I play all the instruments in my Irish music band' June 21, 2021
  Caitríona Lagan is a 15-year-old All-Ireland champion musician who plays five instruments.
• Free school lunches for all children in P4 and P5 in Scotland June 4, 2021
  All pupils in P4 will be entitled to a school meal from August, while P5s will be offered lunches by January.
• Scottish exams body to be reformed amid grades row June 4, 2021
  The announcement comes amid criticism of the SQA over plans put in place to replace school exams this year.
• School catch-up tsar resigns over lack of funding June 2, 2021
  England's school recovery commissioner Sir Kevan Collins quits, saying the funding "falls far short".
• Boris Johnson promises more school catch-up cash in 'damp squib' row June 2, 2021
  Boris Johnson defends £1.4bn tutoring school catch-up plan after heads left "hugely disappointed".
• The black children wrongly sent to 'special' schools in the 1970s May 20, 2021
  In the '60s and '70s, black children were wrongly sent to schools for the "educationally subnormal".
• Tommy Mallet: 'I don't read emails longer than five words' May 12, 2021
  The Only Way Is Essex star Tommy Mallet opens up about the challenges he has faced with literacy and dyslexia.
• Contest inspires next generation of female code breakers May 11, 2021
  More than 6,500 pupils from across the UK took part in the CyberFirst Girls competition.
• Face masks no longer required in classrooms May 10, 2021
  Face coverings will not be needed in England's secondary classrooms from 17 May, says the prime minister.

Health News

• Vaccines minister: 'Vaccine hesitancy has halved amongst black and black British people' June 23, 2021
  Vaccines minister Nadhim Zahawi says the UK's vaccination programme has passed another key milestone, with more than 60% of the adult population now fully vaccinated.
• How many cases in your area? June 23, 2021
  Explore the data on coronavirus in the UK and find out how many cases there are in your area.
• Should schoolchildren still have to self-isolate? June 23, 2021
  More than a quarter of a million children are absent from school in the UK because of coronavirus.
• Covid: How is Europe lifting lockdown restrictions? June 23, 2021
  Europe is gradually easing lockdown measures ahead of the tourist season.
• Keira Bell case: What are puberty blockers? June 22, 2021
  An appeal will examine whether under-16s can consent to treatment that delays the onset of puberty.
• Covid: Ivermectin to be studied as possible treatment in UK June 22, 2021
  Scientists begin to give the drug to people at home with symptoms to see if it can keep them out of hospital.
• Keira Bell: NHS trust appeals against puberty blockers ruling June 22, 2021
  The appeal centres around whether under-16s can consent to using puberty blockers.
• Higher ethnic minority maternity risk examined June 22, 2021
  Maternity services are failing women belonging to ethnic minorities, the charity investigating says.
• Covid-19: Aim for double-jabbed arrivals to avoid quarantine - Hancock June 22, 2021
  Ministers are "working on" plans for quarantine-free travel from amber list countries if vaccinated.
• Having coil fitted should not hurt, experts say June 22, 2021
  But they say pain relief should be part of the discussion when fitting this type of contraceptive.
• Scotland aiming to lift all Covid restrictions by 9 August June 22, 2021
  The current rules will remain in place until 19 July - with the aim of lifting remaining restrictions in August.
• Bumble closes to give 'burnt-out' staff a week's break June 22, 2021
  A senior employee wrote on Twitter that the extra holiday was to deal with "collective burnout".
• NHS data strategy: Hancock defends data sharing plan June 22, 2021
  Critics fear data could be misused but the health secretary says the system will deliver better care.
• Tokyo 2020: Does Japan have Covid under control? June 21, 2021
  With the Olympics starting in July, Covid cases are coming down from a peak in May.
• Covid: Vaccines running out in poorer nations, WHO says June 21, 2021
  There are chronic shortages in some nations where Covid infections are surging, a key official says.
• Covid: 19 July 'looking good' for end of lockdown, says PM June 21, 2021
  But Boris Johnson warns there could be a "rough winter for all sorts of reasons", including flu.
• Contaminated blood inquiry: The school where dozens of pupils died June 21, 2021
  Ex-pupils caught up in the infected blood scandal decades ago are giving evidence at an inquiry.
• Coil fitting agony: 'My screams were so loud' June 21, 2021
  The BBC's Naga Munchetty says the procedure was one of the most traumatic experiences she's ever had.
• Covid: What's the roadmap for lifting lockdown? June 21, 2021
  Coronavirus restrictions are staying in place because of concerns about the Delta variant.
• Public Health England: 'UK learning to live with Covid' June 20, 2021
  Vaccination, testing and new treatments should mean fewer restrictions if Covid infections increase.

Middle East News

• Rivlin gives his blessing to Israel's Olympic and Paralympic teams June 23, 2021
  Israel's Olympic Committee chairman said that this year's delegation will be the largest ever to represent Israel.
• Shin Bet should resume COVID surveillance if daily cases top 1,000 - Cohen June 23, 2021
  EXCLUSIVE: Israel's former intelligence minister Eli Cohen weighs in on the current heads of the Mossad and Shin Bet.
• Israel UN condemnation of China's Uyghur treatment marks policy shift June 23, 2021
  The US is taking a tougher line with China, but Israel is also following China’s lead in how it treats ties between the two countries.
• Sa'ar rolls out push for separation of powers in Israel's gov't June 23, 2021
  Though Israel technically has no constitution, the Knesset has passed a series of basic laws since the 1990s with quasi-constitutional status.
• Dozens impersonate yeshiva students in order to enter Israel June 23, 2021
  After failing to obtain visas via the Israeli consulate in New York, more than 30 New Yorkers successfully entered Israel through Belgium instead.
• Shulamit Livnat, Israel's 'songstress of the underground,' dies age 91 June 23, 2021
  Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said she had been a woman of Greater Israel and a magnificent singer, who had contributed greatly to Israel's development, joining the Palmach as a combat soldier.
• Israel delays entry of vaccinated tourists until August due to COVID uptick June 23, 2021
  Vaccinated tourists were originally expected to be allowed into Israel starting on July 1.
• Israeli police killed Palestinian who didn't pose threat - B'Tselem June 23, 2021
  Ahmad 'Abdu, 25, was sitting in his car in the West Bank city of al-Bireh when Israeli Special Police blocked his vehicle and opened fire.
• Israelis construct first-ever ‘Blue-and-white’ CAR T cancer treatment June 23, 2021
  Hadassah and Bar-Ilan University launch Phase I trial to treat incurable multiple myeloma.
• Australian parliament committee urges gov't to ban all of Hezbollah June 23, 2021
  “This is a mighty step in the right direction for Australia and reflects the seriousness with which the committee takes the deadly activities of Hezbollah,” said AIJAC director Dr. Colin Rubenstein.
• Why is US seizing Iran Press TV, other websites? - analysis June 23, 2021
  Iranian news agencies said that the US government had seized several Iranian media websites and sites belonging to groups affiliated with Iran
• Does Gantz turf war show defense min. can no longer hold fire? - analysis June 23, 2021
  Gantz's decision to initiate a probe into the Submarine Affair was done without consulting other party leaders, which angered Justice Minister Sa'ar.
• Attack targets Iran's Atomic Energy Organization - Iranian reports June 23, 2021
  This is the second incident involving Iran's nuclear program in the past week.
• Tech buzz: ironSource sets date for $11.1b. IPO June 23, 2021
  Some 230 employees are set to become millionaires overnight • Lendbuzz, an AI-based auto finance platform, said it raised $360 million in financing
• Iran claims sabotage of Iran Atomic Energy Organization failed - explainer June 23, 2021
  Despite Iranian claims, both in July 2020 and April 2021, the Islamic Republic initially lied to the global media in trying to downplay sabotage operations.
• Israeli road safety sees alarming trends despite COVID lockdowns June 23, 2021
  The Green Light Association said more police presence is needed to combat the trend.
• Shin Bet reports dramatic increase in West Bank attacks on Israelis June 23, 2021
  There have been close to 600 attacks in the West Bank over the past month, and 34 Palestinians have been killed in the same amount of time.
• Religious Zionist MKs urge increased protection in Shimon Hatzadik June 23, 2021
  MKs send a letter after being accosted by Arab residents in the Jewish neighborhood near Sheikh Jarrah
• Saudis who killed journalist Khashoggi were trained in the US - report June 23, 2021
  The training was provided by Tier 1 Group, which is owned by the private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management, and was defensive in nature and devised to protect Saudi leaders.
• Belgium to remove military protecting Jews even amidst rising antisemitism June 23, 2021
  Belgian government reducing military presence in Jewish neighborhoods and institutions across the country

More Middle East News

• Iran foiled sabotage attack on atomic energy agency building - state TV June 23, 2021
  State television says no casualties or damage were reported following the incident on Wednesday.
• US government blocks Iran-affiliated news websites June 23, 2021
  The justice department says 36 websites linked to the Iranian government have been seized.
• Egypt detains female TikTok star after human trafficking conviction June 22, 2021
  Haneen Hossam appealed for clemency after being sentenced to 10 years in jail for human trafficking.
• Princess Latifa: Photo appears to show Dubai ruler's daughter in Spain June 21, 2021
  An Instagram image allegedly shows the daughter of the ruler of Dubai on "holiday" in Spain.
• Jordan tries ex-royal adviser and minor royal over alleged coup plot June 21, 2021
  An ex-royal court chief and a minor royal deny plotting to destabilise the kingdom, a lawyer says.
• Iran nuclear deal: President-elect Raisi issues warning over talks June 21, 2021
  Ebrahim Raisi promises he will not allow negotiations on reviving a 2015 deal to be dragged out.
• Iran nuclear deal: Israel warns Iran as talks progress June 20, 2021
  Israel attacks Iran as world powers continue talks on reviving a landmark nuclear deal with Iran.
• Iran election: Wariness and welcome for Ebrahim Raisi June 19, 2021
  Ebrahim Raisi's win in the country's presidential election has prompted mixed reactions across the region.
• Covid: Palestinians cancel vaccine swap deal with Israel June 19, 2021
  Israel was to hand over more than one million jabs but Palestinians said they were too close to expiry.
• Iran election: What to expect from a hardline president June 18, 2021
  Fewer freedoms for women and a tense relationship with the West are expected from the next leader.
• Gaza fire balloons draw renewed Israel air strikes June 18, 2021
  Arson attacks and retaliatory air strikes put further strain on a fragile ceasefire.
• Iran: How a unique system runs the country June 17, 2021
  Iran is choosing a new president, part of a unique system of how the country is ruled.
• Lebanon army appeals for aid as economic crisis leaves soldiers hungry June 17, 2021
  Soldiers' salaries and the army's budget have been wiped out because of an economic collapse.
• Iran's presidential election: Four claims fact-checked June 16, 2021
  TV debate topics included censorship, Iran's economic performance and political prisoners.
• Israel strikes in Gaza after fire balloons launched June 16, 2021
  It is the first major flare-up since a ceasefire ended a conflict between Israel and Hamas in May.
• Mustafa al-Darwish: Saudi man executed for crimes committed as a minor June 15, 2021
  Rights groups had called for a halt to the execution, saying that he was tortured into a confession.
• Ahmad Al K: Dutch court tries refugee over Syria murder video June 15, 2021
  Ahmad Al K sought asylum in the Netherlands but is accused of shooting an unarmed Syrian officer.
• 'We hope it's the beginning of a new Israel' June 14, 2021
  Many Israelis celebrate as a new coalition government ends 12 years of Benjamin Netanyahu.
• Naftali Bennett: 'We will heal the rift' June 13, 2021
  New Israeli Prime Minister, Naftali Bennett, addresses the Knesset at his first cabinet meeting.
• Naftali Bennett: The rise of Israel's new PM June 13, 2021
  A self-made millionaire, right-winger Naftali Bennett replaces Benjamin Netanyahu as prime minister.

Financial News

• Warren Buffett resigns as trustee of Gates Foundation June 23, 2021
  Move comes at tumultuous time for charity after Bill and Melinda Gates announce divorce
• Coronavirus latest: More than 60% of UK adults have received first vaccine dose June 23, 2021
• US Supreme Court deals blow to Fannie and Freddie shareholders June 23, 2021
  Mortgage finance agencies’ shares plunge after decision stemming from government conservatorship
• Berlin under fire over attempt to interfere with Wirecard inquiry June 23, 2021
  Finance ministry official asked BaFin vice-president to provide potential questions which he wanted to pass to MPs
• Lego makes breakthrough in quest for greener bricks June 23, 2021
  World’s largest toymaker says it can make pieces from recycled drinks bottles
• Germany and France seek EU-Russia meeting June 23, 2021
  Surprise initiative follows US president Joe Biden’s summit with Vladimir Putin
• Pent-up demand sends homebuyers looking for a piece of Ibiza June 23, 2021
  Properties are selling fast in the Balearic resort but UK nationals face a hurdle with a new permit requirement
• Eric Adams storms to lead in New York City mayoral race June 23, 2021
  Victory for law-and-order moderate would be a blow to leftwing of the Democratic party
• Russia claims it fired shots at British destroyer off Crimea June 23, 2021
  UK’s Ministry of Defence denies HMS Defender was targeted in Black Sea
• Ever Given owners reach deal with Egypt over Suez Canal blockage June 23, 2021
  Agreement will lead to release of the ship that blocked the vital trade artery for 6 days in March
• Central banks step up fight against cryptocurrencies June 23, 2021
  Battle for control of global monetary system escalates as BIS warns against private innovation
• Hong Kong pro-democracy tabloid Apple Daily to shut down June 23, 2021
  Newspaper renowned for challenging government to close after assets frozen and journalists arrested
• Blackstone’s Schwarzman makes bid for gold with Olympic largesse June 23, 2021
  Private equity titan is top donor to US track and field hopefuls living ‘hand to mouth’ 
• How ‘dark arts’ and dirty tricks turned investors against Toshiba June 23, 2021
  Friday’s AGM could see the whole board dismissed as anger over collusion between big business and government mounts
• ‘Amazon effect’ sets the tone for US workers’ remuneration June 23, 2021
  Ecommerce group’s $15-an-hour minimum wage is becoming a de facto national standard
• Covid Delta strain risks spreading ‘like wildfire’ among unvaccinated in US June 23, 2021
  More contagious variant accounts for more than a third of new cases, raising fears of another surge

Business News

Sports News

• Top 10 NXT Moments: WWE Top 10, June 22, 2021 June 23, 2021
  Top 10 NXT Moments: WWE Top 10, June 22, 2021
• Shannon Sharpe: Paul George gets a D- for not showing he was Playoff P in Game 3 performance I UNDISPUTED June 23, 2021
  Paul George led the Los Angeles Clippers in points last night with 26. However, he was 1-for-8 from beyond the arc. PG13 also missed two free throws with under eight seconds left that would have put the Clippers up by three. Instead, the Phoenix Suns took the lead with the game-winning Deandre Ayton alley-oop. Shannon Sharpe grades PG's Game 2 performance and explains why it is lower […]
• Chris Broussard decides if the Clippers can once again come back from 0-2 deficit | FIRST THINGS FIRST June 23, 2021
  Once again the Los Angeles Clippers find themselves in an 0-2 deficit after losing Game 2 to the Phoenix Suns. Chris Broussard decides whether he believes Paul George can lead the Clippers out of from behind as he did against the Dallas Mavericks and the Utah Jazz.
• Nick Wright agrees with Scottie Pippen: ‘KD hasn’t surpassed LeBron as NBA’s best, but he’s close’ | FIRST THINGS FIRST June 23, 2021
  Despite an impressive showing in Round 2 of the NBA Playoffs, Scottie Pippen says Kevin Durant hasn’t surpassed LeBron James as NBA’s best. The NBA legend believes KD "still has some learning to do”. Nick Wright breaks down why he agrees with Pippen, but still thinks Durant is closer than he's ever been to surpassing […]
• Goldberg vs. Kevin Nash: WCW Bash at the Beach 2000 (Full Match) June 23, 2021
  Goldberg vs. Kevin Nash: WCW Bash at the Beach 2000 (Full Match)
• Nick Wright shares his biggest takeaway from Suns’ GM 2 win over Clippers | FIRST THINGS FIRST June 23, 2021
  The Phoenix Suns defeated the Los Angeles Clippers in an edge-of-your-seat Game 2, taking the 2-0 series lead. Deandre Ayton scored 24 points, including a alley-oop dunk with .7 seconds remaining. Chris Broussard joins First Things First to praise Paul George and the Clippers for a hard-played game despite the loss, but Nick Wright has […]
• Shannon Sharpe: I learned my lesson and won’t count out a Ty Lue coached Clippers, but GM 3 is a must win I UNDISPUTED June 23, 2021
  Chris Paul missed the first two Phoenix Suns wins over the Los Angeles Clippers in the Western Conference Finals. However, he may see a return to L.A. soon. According to reports, CP3 is hopeful to return for Game 3 as long as he clears the league’s health and safety protocols. Shannon Sharpe explains how he 'learned his lesson' and why he won't […]
• Skip Bayless reacts to the Clippers’ final second loss to the Suns in Game 2 of WCF | UNDISPUTED June 23, 2021
  The Phoenix Suns and the Los Angeles Clippers went down to the wire with an instant classic last night. With all the attention on Devin Booker heading into the game, Deandre Ayton was the hero with 24 points for Phoenix including the game-winning alley-oop with under a second left that left everyone stunned. Phoenix was […]
• The Brothers of Destruction power their way into No. 9 spot: WWE 50 Greatest Tag Teams sneak peek June 23, 2021
  The Brothers of Destruction power their way into No. 9 spot: WWE 50 Greatest Tag Teams sneak peek
• Jake Cronenworth stays hot with another two-run homer, Padres hold on for 3-2 win over Dodgers June 23, 2021
  Jake Cronenworth homered for the second consecutive night to help the San Diego Padres beat the Los Angeles Dodgers, 3-2. Ha-Seong Kim also went deep for San Diego.

Google News

• International coalition joins the call to ban ‘surveillance advertising’ June 23, 2021
  An international coalition of consumer protection, digital and civil rights organizations and data protection experts has added its voice to growing calls for a ban on what’s been billed as “surveillance-based advertising”. The objection is to a form of digital advertising that relies upon a massive apparatus of background data processing which sucks in information […]
  Natasha Lomas
• India orders antitrust investigation against Google over smart TV market June 22, 2021
  India’s antitrust watchdog has ordered an investigation into allegations that Google has abused the dominant position of Android in the country’s smart TV market. The news comes hours after the European Union opened a formal antitrust investigation into allegations that Google abuses its leading role in the advertising-technology sector. In its initial review, the Competition […]
  Manish Singh
• Brave’s nontracking search engine is now in beta June 22, 2021
  Pro-privacy browser Brave, which has been testing its own brand search engine for several months — operating a waitlist where brave (ha!) early adopters could kick the tyres of an upstart alternative in internet search — has now launched the tool, Brave Search, in global beta. Users interested in checking out Brave’s nontracking search engine, […]
  Natasha Lomas
• EU is now investigating Google’s adtech over antitrust concerns June 22, 2021
  EU antitrust authorities are finally taking a broad and deep look into Google’s adtech stack and role in the online ad market — confirming today that they’ve opened a formal investigation. Google has already been subject to three major EU antitrust enforcements over the past five years — against Google Shopping (2017), Android (2018) and […]
  Natasha Lomas
• Google announces EPYC-based Tau virtual machines for Cloud June 17, 2021
  Google this morning announced the launch of Tau, a new family of virtual machines built on AMD’s third-gen EPYC processor. According to the company, the new x86-compatible system offers a 42% price-performance boost over standard VMs. Google notably first started utilizing AMD EPYC processors for Cloud back in 2017, while Amazon Cloud’s offerings date back […]
  Brian Heater
• A look inside Google’s first store, opening in NYC’s Chelsea neighborhood tomorrow June 16, 2021
  There have been plenty of pop-ups over the years, but tomorrow Google’s first store opens in NYC’s Chelsea neighborhood. The brick-and-mortar model finds the company joining peers like Apple, Microsoft, Samsung and even Amazon, all of whom have a retail presence in Manhattan, including several just around the corner from Google’s new digs. The new […]
  Brian Heater
• Google updates its kids online safety curriculum with lessons on gaming, video and more June 16, 2021
  Google announced today it’s updating and expanding its digital safety and citizenship curriculum called Be Internet Awesome, which is aimed at helping school-aged children learn to navigate the internet responsibly. First introduced four years ago, the curriculum now reaches 30 countries and millions of kids, says Google. In the update rolling out today, Google has […]
  Sarah Perez
• On a growth tear, DuckDuckGo reveals it picked up $100M in secondary investment last year June 16, 2021
  Privacy tech continues cooking on gas. To wit: Non-tracking search engine DuckDuckGo has just revealed that it beefed up its balance sheet at the back end of last year with $100 million+ in “mainly secondary investment” — from a mix of existing and new investors. Its blog post name-checks Omers Ventures, Thrive, GP Bullhound, Impact America […]
  Natasha Lomas
• Waymo, Alphabet’s self-driving arm, raises $2.5B in second external investment round June 16, 2021
  Waymo, Google’s former self-driving project that is now a business unit under Alphabet, said Wednesday it raised $2.5 billion in its second outside funding round. The company said in a blog post it will use the funds to continue growing Waymo Driver, its autonomous driving platform, and growing its team. The round saw participation from […]
  Aria Alamalhodaei
• Android announces six new features, emphasizing safety and accessibility June 15, 2021
  Android shared information today about six features that will roll out this summer. Some of these are just quality of life upgrades, like starring text messages to easily find them later, or getting contextual Emoji Kitchen suggestions depending on what you’re typing. But other aspects of this update emphasize security, safety and accessibility. Last summer, […]
  Amanda Silberling
• UK’s CMA opens market study into Apple, Google’s mobile ‘duopoly’ June 15, 2021
  The U.K.’s competition watchdog will take a deep dive look into Apple and Google’s dominance of the mobile ecosystem, it said today — announcing a market study which will examine the pair’s respective smartphone platforms (iOS and Android); their app stores (App Store and Play Store); and web browsers (Safari and Chrome).  The Competition and […]
  Natasha Lomas
• Shopify expands its one-click checkout, Shop Pay, to any merchant on Facebook or Google June 15, 2021
  E-commerce platform Shopify announced this morning its one-click checkout service known as Shop Pay will become available to any U.S. merchant that sells on Facebook or Google — even if they don’t use Shopify’s software to power their online stores. That makes Shop Pay the first Shopify product offered to non-Shopify merchants, the company notes. […]
  Sarah Perez
• Google’s AirTable rival, Tables, graduates from beta test to become a Google Cloud product June 14, 2021
  Last fall, Google’s in-house incubator Area 120 introduced a new work-tracking tool called Tables, an AirTable rival that allows for tracking projects more efficiently using automation. Today, Google says Tables will officially “graduate” from Area 120 to become an official Google product by joining Google Cloud, which it expects to complete in the next year. […]
  Sarah Perez
• Yana’s mental health tool for Spanish speakers nears 5 million users June 14, 2021
  Andrea Campos has struggled with depression since she was eight years old. Over the years, she’s tried all sorts of therapies — from behavioral to pharmacotherapy. In 2017, when Campos was in her early 20s, she learned to program and created a system to help manage her mental health. It started as a personal project, […]
  Mary Ann Azevedo
• The demise of browser cookies could create a Golden Age of digital marketing June 14, 2021
  There’s a new seat at the table in the great bargaining session between advertisers and technology giants. It’s occupied — for the first time — by the user.
  Annie Siebert
• Google opens Workspace to everyone June 14, 2021
  Google today announced that it is making Workspace, the service formerly known as G Suite (and with a number of new capabilities), available to everyone, including consumers on free Google accounts. The core philosophy behind Workspace is to enable deeper collaboration between users. You can think of it as the same Google productivity apps you’re […]
  Frederic Lardinois
• Google will let enterprises store their Google Workspace encryption keys June 14, 2021
  As ubiquitous as Google Docs has become in the last year alone, a major criticism often overlooked by the countless workplaces that use it is that it isn’t end-to-end encrypted, allowing Google — or any requesting government agency — access to a company’s files. But Google is finally addressing that key complaint with a round […]
  Zack Whittaker
• 7 new security features Apple quietly announced at WWDC June 12, 2021
  Apple went big on security and privacy during its Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) keynote this week, showcasing features from on-device Siri audio processing to a new privacy dashboard for iOS that makes it easier than ever to see which apps are collecting your data and when. While typically vocal about security during the Memoji-filled, two-hour-long(!) […]
  Carly Page
• This Week in Apps: WWDC 21 highlights, Instagram Creator Week recap, Android 12 beta 2 arrives June 12, 2021
  Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. The app industry continues to grow, with a record 218 billion downloads and $143 billion in global consumer spend in 2020. Consumers last year also spent 3.5 trillion minutes using apps on Android devices […]
  Sarah Perez
• Google won’t end support for tracking cookies unless UK’s competition watchdog agrees June 11, 2021
  Well this is big. The U.K.’s competition regulator looks set to get an emergency brake that will allow it to stop Google ending support for third-party cookies, a technology that’s currently used for targeting online ads, if it believes competition would be harmed by the depreciation going ahead. The development follows an investigation opened by […]
  Natasha Lomas

Gadget News

• Nintendo teases 2022 release for Breath of the Wild sequel and releases Zelda Game & Watch to tide us over June 15, 2021
  Nintendo defied expectations today with an E3-timed Direct showing off not the hoped-for new Switch hardware but a dozen or so new games — as well as a general release window for the much-anticipated next Zelda game. And to celebrate the original’s 35th anniversary, it will sell a new Game & Watch featuring the first […]
  Devin Coldewey
• Kai-Fu Lee’s Sinovation bets on Linux tablet maker Jingling in $10M round June 15, 2021
  Kai-Fu Lee’s Sinovation Ventures has its eyes on a niche market targeting software developers. In April, the venture capital fund led a $10 million angel round in Jingling, a Chinese startup developing Linux-based tablets and laptops, TechCrunch has learned. Other investors in the round included private equity firm Trustbridge Partners. Jingling was founded only in […]
  Rita Liao
• Apple’s latest accessibility features are for those with limb and vocal differences June 10, 2021
  Apple announced a batch of accessibility features at WWDC 2021 that cover a wide variety of needs, among them a few for people who can’t touch or speak to their devices in the ordinary way. With Assistive Touch, Sound Control and other improvements, these folks have new options for interacting with an iPhone or Apple […]
  Devin Coldewey
• Microsoft plans to launch dedicated Xbox cloud gaming hardware June 10, 2021
  Microsoft will soon launch a dedicated device for game streaming, the company announced today. It’s also working with a number of TV manufacturers to build the Xbox experience right into their internet-connected screens and Microsoft plans to bring cloud gaming to the PC Xbox app later this year, too, with a focus on play-before-you-buy scenarios. […]
  Frederic Lardinois
• Voice AIs are raising competition concerns, EU finds June 9, 2021
  The European Union has been digging into the competition implications of AI-powered voice assistants and other Internet of Things (IoT) connected technologies for almost a year. Today it’s put out a first report discussing potential concerns that EU lawmakers say will help inform their wider digital policymaking in the coming years. A major piece of […]
  Natasha Lomas
• Tiny handheld Playdate preorders open next month for $179, with 24 charming monochrome games to start June 8, 2021
  Playdate, app and game designer Panic’s first shot at hardware, finally has a firm price and ship date, as well as a bunch of surprise features cooked up since its announcement in 2019. The tiny handheld gaming console will cost $179, ship later this year and come with a 24-game “season” doled out over 12 […]
  Devin Coldewey
• Apple releases torrent of updates, and Wall Street yawns June 7, 2021
  Today’s WWDC keynote from Apple covered a huge range of updates. From a new macOS to a refreshed watchOS to a new iOS, better privacy controls, FaceTime updates, and even iCloud+, there was something for everyone in the laundry list of new code. Apple’s keynote was essentially what happens when the big tech companies get […]
  Alex Wilhelm
• Apple announces iCloud+ with privacy-focused features June 7, 2021
  Apple is rolling out some updates to iCloud under the name iCloud+. The company is announcing those features at its developer conference. Existing paid iCloud users are going to get those iCloud+ features for the same monthly subscription price. In Safari, Apple is going to launch a new privacy feature called Private Relay. It sounds […]
  Romain Dillet
• Apple unveils iOS 15 with new features for FaceTime and better notifications June 7, 2021
  During the virtual keynote of WWDC, Apple shared the first details about iOS 15, the next major version of iOS that is going to be released later this year. There are four pillars with this year’s release: staying connected, focusing without distraction, using intelligence and exploring the world. “For many of us, our iPhones have […]
  Romain Dillet
• Watch Apple’s WWDC keynote live right here June 7, 2021
  Today, Apple is holding a (virtual) keynote on the first day of its developer conference, and the company is expected to talk about a ton of software updates. At 10 AM PT (1 PM in New York, 6 PM in London, 7 PM in Paris), you’ll be able to watch the event right here as […]
  Romain Dillet
• Huawei officially launches HarmonyOS for smartphones June 2, 2021
  Think you’re living in a hyper-connected world? Huawei’s proprietary HarmonyOS wants to eliminate delays and gaps in user experience when you move from one device onto another by adding interoperability to all devices, regardless of the system that powers them. Two years after Huawei was added to the U.S. entity list that banned the Chinese […]
  Rita Liao
• Kabuto releases a larger version of its smart suitcase June 2, 2021
  Kabuto, the French startup that designs and sells smart suitcases, is releasing a new suitcase today. Called the Kabuto Trunk, this is the company’s biggest suitcase to date. Unlike smart suitcases from other brands, this isn’t just a suitcase with a battery in it. In particular, there’s a fingerprint reader located at the top of […]
  Romain Dillet
• US removes Xiaomi’s designation as a Communist Chinese military company May 26, 2021
  Xiaomi, one of China’s high-profile tech firms that fell in the crosshairs of the Trump administration, has been removed from a U.S. government blacklist that designated it as a Communist Chinese military company. The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has vacated the Department of Defense’s designation of Xiaomi as a CCMC in […]
  Rita Liao
• Deep Science: Robots, meet world May 24, 2021
  Research papers come out far too frequently for anyone to read them all. That’s especially true in the field of machine learning, which now affects (and produces papers in) practically every industry and company. This column aims to collect some of the most relevant recent discoveries and papers — particularly in, but not limited to, […]
  Devin Coldewey
• Apple Watch gets a motion-controlled cursor with ‘Assistive Touch’ May 19, 2021
  Tapping the tiny screen of the Apple Watch with precision has a certain level of fundamental difficulty, but for some people with disabilities it’s genuinely impossible. Apple has remedied this with a new mode called “Assistive Touch” that detects hand gestures to control a cursor and navigate that way. The feature was announced as part […]
  Devin Coldewey
• Liquid Instruments raises $13.7M to bring its education-focused 8-in-1 engineering gadget to market May 19, 2021
  Part of learning to be an engineer is understanding the tools you’ll have to work with — voltmeters, spectrum analyzers, things like that. But why use two, or eight for that matter, where one will do? The Moku:Go combines several commonly used tools into one compact package, saving room on your workbench or classroom while […]
  Devin Coldewey
• Everything Google announced at I/O today May 18, 2021
  This year’s I/O event from Google was heavy on the “we’re building something cool” and light on the “here’s something you can use or buy tomorrow.” But there were also some interesting surprises from the semi-live event held in and around the company’s Mountain View campus. Read on for all the interesting bits. Android 12 […]
  Devin Coldewey
• Google is making a 3D, life-size video calling booth May 18, 2021
  Google is working on a video calling booth that uses 3D imagery on a 3D display to create a lifelike image of the people on both sides. While it’s still experimental, “Project Starline” builds on years of research and acquisitions, and could be the core of a more personal-feeling video meeting in the near future. […]
  Devin Coldewey
• Watch Google I/O keynote live right here May 18, 2021
  After skipping a year, Google is holding a keynote for its developer conference Google I/O. While it’s going to be an all-virtual event, there should be plenty of announcements, new products and new features for Google’s ecosystem. The conference starts at 10 AM Pacific Time (1 PM on the East Cost, 6 PM in London, […]
  Romain Dillet
• Alba Orbital’s mission to image the Earth every 15 minutes brings in $3.4M seed round May 13, 2021
  Orbital imagery is in demand, and if you think having daily images of everywhere on Earth is going to be enough in a few years, you need a lesson in ambition. Alba Orbital is here to provide it with its intention to provide Earth observation at intervals of 15 minutes rather than hours or days […]
  Devin Coldewey

Startup News

• Autonomous trucking startup Embark to go public in $5.2B SPAC deal June 23, 2021
  Five-year old self-driving truck startup Embark Trucks Inc. said Wednesday it would merge with special purpose acquisition company Northern Genesis Acquisition Corp. II in a deal valued at $5.2 billion. Embark takes a different approach to autonomous trucking: As opposed to manufacturing and operating a fleet of trucks themselves, which is the route rival TuSimple […]
  Aria Alamalhodaei
• Investors’ thirst for growth could bode well for SentinelOne’s IPO June 23, 2021
  SentinelOne's IPO is a fascinating debut because the company sports a combination of rapid growth and expanding losses that make it a good heat check for the IPO market.
  Alex Wilhelm
• Product design expert Scott Tong will join us at TC Early Stage in July June 23, 2021
  Thoughtful and high-quality product design is no longer optional. Gone are the days that a startup could launch with a bare-bones app or website. The demand side of the design equation has only grown — consumers are used to beautiful, intuitive products — while the supply side is struggling to keep up. How are startups […]
  Jordan Crook
• Emergence’s Lotti Siniscalco and Retail Zipline’s Melissa Wong will join us on Extra Crunch Live June 23, 2021
  For all that’s said about fundraising and working alongside investors, rarely do we get to see founders and their investors in candid conversation with one another. Extra Crunch Live is changing that. On the weekly live show, we sit down with founders and the VCs who funded them to talk about how they came together […]
  Jordan Crook
• Dear Sophie: What options would allow me to start something on my own? June 23, 2021
  I’ve been working on an H-1B in the U.S. for nearly two years, but I’m unhappy with my job. I want to start something of my own in the U.S. Are there any immigration options that would let me do that?
  Annie Siebert
• How many lives does bitcoin have? June 23, 2021
  Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. For this week’s deep dive Danny, Alex, and a bunch of the TechCrunch crew took on the recent happenings in the world of bitcoin. In a break from our regular format, we recorded live from a Twitter […]
  Alex Wilhelm
• In its first funding in 7 years, profitable fintech Lower raises $100M Series A led by Accel June 23, 2021
  Lower, an Ohio-based home finance platform, announced today it has raised $100 million in a Series A funding round led by Accel. This round is notable for a number of reasons. First off, it’s a large Series A even by today’s standards. The financing also marks the previously bootstrapped Lower’s first external round of funding […]
  Mary Ann Azevedo
• Vercel raises $102M Series C for its front-end development platform June 23, 2021
  Vercel, the company behind the popular open-source Next.js React framework, today announced that it has raised a $102 million Series C funding round led by Bedrock Capital. Existing investors Accel, CRV, Geodesic Capital, Greenoaks Capital and GV also participated in this round, together with new investors 8VC, Flex Capital, GGV, Latacora, Salesforce Ventures and Tiger […]
  Frederic Lardinois
• Aircall raises $120 million for its cloud-based phone system June 23, 2021
  Aircall has raised a $120 million Series D round led by Goldman Sachs Asset Management. Following today’s funding round, the company has reached unicorn status, which means it has a valuation above $1 billion — this is the 16th French unicorn. The startup has been building a cloud-based phone system for call centers, support lines […]
  Romain Dillet
• These Forge cofounders just raised $5 million to work on a new, still-stealth investing startup June 23, 2021
  Sohail Prasad and Samvit Ramadurgam are cofounders who met during Y Combinator’s 2012 summer batch and went on to cofound Forge, which helps accredited investors and institutions buy and sell private company shares and which most recently raised $150 million in new funding in May. Forge — originally known as Equidate —  has taken off […]
  Connie Loizos
• Holy Grail raises $2.7M seed fund to create modular carbon capture devices June 22, 2021
  The founders of Holy Grail, a two-year-old startup based in Mountain View, California, are taking a micro approach to solving the outsized problem of capturing carbon. The startup is prototyping a direct air carbon capture device that is modular and small — a departure from the dozens of projects in the U.S. and abroad that […]
  Aria Alamalhodaei
• Extra Crunch roundup: SaaS founder salaries, break-even neobanks, Google Search tips June 22, 2021
  If you're a founder who's getting ready to knock on doors and ask strangers for money, read this first.
  Annie Siebert
• Investor Marlon Nichols and Wonderschool’s Chris Bennett on getting to the point with a pitch deck June 22, 2021
  Investor Marlon Nichols and founder Chris Bennett review Wonderschool's original pitch deck.
  Brian Heater
• Viva Republica, developer of Korean financial super app Toss, raises $410M at a $7.4B valuation June 22, 2021
  Viva Republica, the Seoul-based fintech company behind Toss, a super app with more than 40 financial services, announced today it has raised $410 million at a post-money valuation of $7.4 billion. The new funding was led by Alkeon Capital, an American investment firm, and included participation from new investors like Korea Development Bank, and returning […]
  Catherine Shu
• Announcing the agenda for Extreme Tech Challenge Global Finals presented by TechCrunch June 22, 2021
  Here at TechCrunch, we’re big fans of startup competitions. From our Extra Crunch Live Pitch-offs all the way up to the world-famous Disrupt Startup Battlefield, we can’t get enough of ’em. So we’re hooking up with Extreme Tech Challenge (‘XTC’) to present the Extreme Tech Challenge Global Finals, a startup competition focused on powering a […]
  Richard Smith
• Why Amazon should pay attention to Shein June 22, 2021
  While Amazon's marketplace has proved a boon for businesses trying to get off the ground, many successful companies are now looking beyond the fences, spurred by a desire to compete on their own terms.
  Rita Liao
• Dell Technologies, UserTesting, Movile, Pilot and oVice to offer mini master classes at TC Early Stage 2021 June 22, 2021
  Hey, you there — early-stage founders. Yes, you. TC Early Stage 2021: Marketing & Fundraising, our mini master class in entrepreneurship, is right around the proverbial corner. And by mini we mean it’s just two days — July 8-9. There’s nothing mini about the expert advice, information and actionable tips you’ll glean from attending this […]
  Alexandra Ames
• Airbank centralizes all your business bank accounts and financial data June 22, 2021
  Meet Airbank, a startup that is taking advantage of open banking regulation and related APIs to aggregate all your bank accounts. Focused on startups and small and medium companies, the company wants to build an all-in-one banking interface to access financial data, initiate payments, manage cash flow and more. Airbank just raised a $3 million […]
  Romain Dillet
• Lidar company Quanergy to go public via $1.4B SPAC deal June 22, 2021
  Quanergy Systems, the Sunnyvale, California-based lidar company, said Tuesday it has agreed to merge with special purpose acquisition fund CITIC Capital Acquisition Corp., a Chinese blank-check firm affiliated with the country’s largest state-owned investment conglomerate. The deal, which puts an implied valuation on Quanergy at $1.4 billion, is expected to close in the second half […]
  Aria Alamalhodaei
• Oyster, an HR platform for distributed workforces, snaps up $50M on a $475M valuation June 22, 2021
  The future of work is long on long-distance, and today a startup that’s built a platform to help organizations hire global talent and build out those remote workforces is announcing a round of funding on the heels of strong growth. Oyster — which provides tools to help with hiring, onboarding, payroll, benefits and salary management […]
  Ingrid Lunden

Funding News

• How many lives does bitcoin have? June 23, 2021
  Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. For this week’s deep dive Danny, Alex, and a bunch of the TechCrunch crew took on the recent happenings in the world of bitcoin. In a break from our regular format, we recorded live from a Twitter […]
  Alex Wilhelm
• In its first funding in 7 years, profitable fintech Lower raises $100M Series A led by Accel June 23, 2021
  Lower, an Ohio-based home finance platform, announced today it has raised $100 million in a Series A funding round led by Accel. This round is notable for a number of reasons. First off, it’s a large Series A even by today’s standards. The financing also marks the previously bootstrapped Lower’s first external round of funding […]
  Mary Ann Azevedo
• Vercel raises $102M Series C for its front-end development platform June 23, 2021
  Vercel, the company behind the popular open-source Next.js React framework, today announced that it has raised a $102 million Series C funding round led by Bedrock Capital. Existing investors Accel, CRV, Geodesic Capital, Greenoaks Capital and GV also participated in this round, together with new investors 8VC, Flex Capital, GGV, Latacora, Salesforce Ventures and Tiger […]
  Frederic Lardinois
• Aircall raises $120 million for its cloud-based phone system June 23, 2021
  Aircall has raised a $120 million Series D round led by Goldman Sachs Asset Management. Following today’s funding round, the company has reached unicorn status, which means it has a valuation above $1 billion — this is the 16th French unicorn. The startup has been building a cloud-based phone system for call centers, support lines […]
  Romain Dillet
• Viva Republica, developer of Korean financial super app Toss, raises $410M at a $7.4B valuation June 22, 2021
  Viva Republica, the Seoul-based fintech company behind Toss, a super app with more than 40 financial services, announced today it has raised $410 million at a post-money valuation of $7.4 billion. The new funding was led by Alkeon Capital, an American investment firm, and included participation from new investors like Korea Development Bank, and returning […]
  Catherine Shu
• Airbank centralizes all your business bank accounts and financial data June 22, 2021
  Meet Airbank, a startup that is taking advantage of open banking regulation and related APIs to aggregate all your bank accounts. Focused on startups and small and medium companies, the company wants to build an all-in-one banking interface to access financial data, initiate payments, manage cash flow and more. Airbank just raised a $3 million […]
  Romain Dillet
• The early-stage venture capital market is weird and chaotic June 22, 2021
  With as much seed capital as there is in the market today, we talked to investors about startups raising later Series As than before, while Series B rounds can happen incredibly rapidly.
  Anna Heim
• Australian fintech Zeller lands $50M AUD led by Spark Capital at a $400M AUD valuation June 22, 2021
  Zeller, a Melbourne-based fintech founded by former Square executives to serve small- to mid-sized businesses, has raised $50 million AUD (about $37.5 million USD) led by Spark Capital, the investment firm whose portfolio also includes Twitter, Slack and Coinbase. Zeller’s valuation is now $400 million AUD (about $301 million USD). The funding included participation from […]
  Catherine Shu
• G2 raises $157M for its software review service June 22, 2021
  This morning G2, a company that provides an online software review and information database, announced that it has raised a $157 million Series D. Per a release the company shared with TechCrunch in advance of its news, G2 is now worth more than $1 billion, making it a unicorn in modern parlance. Permira led the […]
  Alex Wilhelm
• What does Red Hat’s sale to IBM tell us about Couchbase’s valuation? June 21, 2021
  Couchbase could double its valuation provided that investors are more interested in its faster-than-Red-Hat growth than they are worried about its history of cash consumption and growing net losses.
  Alex Wilhelm
• Maybe neobanks will break even after all June 21, 2021
  Neobanking has yet to show that it can generate positive, growing free cash flows over a multiyear period. But their results at least indicate that such incomes could occur in time.
  Alex Wilhelm
• Equity Monday: China hates crypto, and the Vision Fund’s vision lives on June 21, 2021
  Our live show is this week! And we're very excited about it! It's free, of course, so swing by and hang with us.
  Alex Wilhelm
• Buy now, pay later startup Kredivo doubles its debt facility from Victory Park Capital to $200M June 21, 2021
  Kredivo announced today it has secured another $100 million debt facility from Victory Park Capital (VPC). This doubles the Indonesian digital lending and credit platform’s total warehouse financing facility from VPC to $200 million. The first round was closed in July 2020. Kredivo is operated by Singapore-based fintech FinAccel. This is the largest loan facility […]
  Catherine Shu
• Vietnamese financial services app MFast gets $1.5M pre-Series A led by Do Ventures June 21, 2021
  MFast, a mobile app that lets Vietnamese users in remote areas access financial services, announced today it has raised a $1.5 million pre-Series A. The round was led by Do Ventures, with participation from JAFCO Asia.  Launched in 2019 by fintech company DigiPay, MFast says it has been used by 600,000 people to date. It […]
  Catherine Shu
• GrowSari, a B2B platform for small stores in the Philippines, adds investors like Temasek’s Pavilion Capital and Tencent June 21, 2021
  Sari-sari stores are neighborhood stores in the Philippines that usually sell daily necessities and sometimes serve as community hubs, too. Today GrowSari, a startup that is digitizing sari-sari stores with features like pricing tools, inventory management and working capital loans, announced it has raised a Series B from several notable investors that brings its total […]
  Catherine Shu
• Mediflash is a freelancer marketplace for health professionals June 18, 2021
  Meet Mediflash, a new French startup that wants to improve temp staffing in healthcare facilities, such as nursing homes, clinics and mental health facilities. The company positions itself as an alternative to traditional temp staffing agencies. They claim to offer better terms for both caregivers and institutions. “It costs a small fortune to health facilities […]
  Romain Dillet
• Neo4j raises Neo$325M as graph-based data analysis takes hold in enterprise June 17, 2021
  Databases run the world, but database products are often some of the most mature and venerable software in the modern tech stack. Designers will pixel push, frontend engineers will add clicks to make it more difficult to drop out of a soporific Zoom call, but few companies are ever willing to rip out their database […]
  Danny Crichton
• eqtble, a platform that uses data analytics to create healthier workplaces, raises $2.7M seed June 17, 2021
  “People are the backbone of any organization. People are more important than the product. Without people, you don’t have a product,” says Joseph Ifiegbu, who is Snap’s former head of human resources technology and also previous lead of WeWork’s People Analytics team. Ifiegbu’s startup, called eqtble, wants to give HR teams the same kind of […]
  Catherine Shu
• Internxt gets $1M to be ‘the Coinbase of decentralized storage’ June 17, 2021
  Valencia-based startup Internxt has been quietly working on an ambitious plan to make decentralized cloud storage massively accessible to anyone with an internet connection. It’s just bagged $1 million in seed funding led by Angels Capital, a European VC fund owned by Juan Roig (aka Spain’s richest grocer and second-wealthiest billionaire), and Miami-based The Venture […]
  Natasha Lomas
• Unit raises $51M in Accel-led Series B to grow its banking-as-a-service platform June 17, 2021
  We’ve all heard the phrase, “Every company is a fintech.”  But these days, that’s becoming more and more true as an increasing number of companies that are not even in the financial services space seek to add a fintech component to their offering. A group of startups poised to benefit from this shift are those […]
  Mary Ann Azevedo

Domain Name News

• Indian firm tries reverse domain hijacking a common surname June 23, 2021
  Domain Name Wire: Company didn’t withdraw complaint after it was apparent the domain was owned by someone with the surname of the domain. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has found Machani Infra Development Corporation Private Limited to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking. The company filed a UDRP complaint against Machani.com and failed […]
  Domain Name Wire
• Domain investor buys Yachts.com for $350,000 and plans to develop it June 23, 2021
  Domain Name Wire: Investor makes a gutsy move with Yachts.com acquisition. Eric Borgos has acquired the domain name Yachts.com for $350,000, he revealed today. Borgos has had an up and down history investing in domain names and building websites. His biggest success was selling a network of sites including Bored.com for $4.5 million in 2008. […]
  Domain Name Wire
• US Feds seize 33 Iranian news site domains June 23, 2021
  DomainIncite: The US government said it has seized control of 33 domain names previously belonging to an Iranian TV news station that the US considers linked to terrorism. The Department of Justice said the domains had been registered by the Iranian Islamic Radio and Television Union, which it said is controlled by Islamic Revolutionary Guard […]
  DomainIncite
• Impress Them With Your Domain Names June 23, 2021
  Domain Investing: As he often does, Peter Askew shared a nugget of wisdom about domain name development I can appreciate: build on a domain name that makes them say, “how in the hell did you get that domain name” — Peter Askew (@searchbound) June 21, 2021 Besides operating this website and Embrace.com, I have pretty […]
  Domain Investing
• Carteiras digitais brasileiras: aceitação do público e maneiras de aumentar a segurança dessa solução June 23, 2021
  Zoop: Avalie este post O uso das carteiras digitais brasileiras têm apresentado significativo crescimento nos últimos anos, especialmente após o início... Ver artigo The post Carteiras digitais brasileiras: aceitação do público e maneiras de aumentar a segurança dessa solução appeared first on Zoop. The post Carteiras digitais brasileiras: aceitação do público e maneiras de aumentar […]
  Zoop
• Domain firms plan “Trusted Notifier” takedown rules June 23, 2021
  DomainIncite: Domain name registries and registrars are working on a joint framework that could speed up the process of taking down domain names being used for behavior such as movie piracy. Discussed last week at the ICANN 71 public meeting, the Framework on Trusted Notifiers is a joint effort of the Registrar Stakeholder Group and […]
  DomainIncite
• AUCTION RECAP OF JUNE 22, 2021 June 23, 2021
  Domain Shane: A look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the domain auction list posted on June 22, 2021. If there is an asterisk (*) next to a price, it means that the name was at auction from a private seller (rather than an expiring name) and may have had a reserve.  I’m only […]
  Domain Shane
• Why I Bought Yachts.com June 23, 2021
  ImpulseCorp: “Not all who wander are lost.” I have wandered the internet for the past 5 years, learning new things, trying various money-making ventures, and exploring. All great journeys must come to an end sometime though. I needed a purpose. I needed an income. I needed to be able to explain to people what I […]
  ImpulseCorp
• Did Harry and Meghan squat the Queen? [clickbait] June 23, 2021
  DomainIncite: With tabloid rags everywhere continuing to clamor for any scrap of information that might drive a rift between the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and Queen Elizabeth II, perhaps it was inevitable that domain names would one day enter the fray. And now they have, with the registrations of lilibetdiana.com and lilidiana.com making headlines […]
  DomainIncite
• Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Wednesday, June 23rd, 2021 June 23, 2021
  Domain Shane: If you follow me on twitter you’ll notice that my account @domainshane has been suspended. Actually all 9 of them were suspended. Accounts that I use every day, accounts that I hardly ever use, and the @botany account I JUST got. But it was suspended because of a twitter fight I got in […]
  Domain Shane
• GEO .MOBI + SEO (Search engine Optimization) Today June 22, 2021
  DomainingTips.com: Today: DYW.com sold for $55,001 / When to counteroffer or reject lowball offers / Buying hyphenated Two word.com – Budget: Up to $100.00 / and more… Here are the new discussions that caught my eye in the domain community today: Buying job board and real estate listing sites – Budget: Up to $500.00 ea. – Do you have a job […]
  DomainingTips.com
• NameJet/Snapnames May monthly sales led by NCADD.org June 22, 2021
  TheDomains: NameJet and Snapnames May sales report. NCADD.org sold for $130,000 it looked at first like the name was renewed as the old site was back up. At the bottom now there is a notice This is an archived copy of ncadd.org – some information could be out of date or innaccurate. We endeavor to […]
  TheDomains
• Sedo weekly domain name sales led by eCommerce.de June 22, 2021
  TheDomains: Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and eCommerce.de led the way at 152,000 Euro, ($181,489). Stake.co.uk was second at 35,000 GBP, ($48,819). Halcyonic.com was third at $40,000. 53 .com sales 25 cctld sales 9 other tld sales Top 3 highlights of public SedoMLS sales are:    · keapp.com at 9,999 EUR · taip.com […]
  TheDomains
• NTIA’s New Broadband Map June 22, 2021
  CircleID: NTIA's Indicators of Broadband Need uses several different data sources to show broadband availability within the United States. (Source: NTIA) The National Telecommunications and Information Administration surprised the broadband industry by issuing a new broadband map for the whole U.S. The map differs in dramatic ways from the FCC's broadband map, which is derived […]
  CircleID
• Cool.com Sold via Saw June 22, 2021
  Domain Investing: One of my favorite domain names has changed hands. Cool.com, which has been owned by Future Media Architects for many years, is pending transfer. The domain name was being brokered by Saw. I reached out to Amanda Waltz and Jeff Gabriel from Saw, and both confirmed that the domain name was sold. As […]
  Domain Investing
• Why this weird domain sold for $6500 with 333 bids June 22, 2021
  Domain Name Wire: There might be a connection to China…or just the backlinks. I am still puzzled by the domain SJZHDC .com selling in a Godaddy auction recently for $6,500. Generally speaking, six letters are too long to act as an acronym and don’t carry much value. However, SJZHDC .com appears to be an exception. […]
  Domain Name Wire
• Color.com now used by a health tech startup June 22, 2021
  Domain Name Wire: This shows how versatile a great brandable domain is. I was scrolling through Facebook today when I came across a familiar domain name: color.com. GoDaddy brokered the sale of color.com for $350,000 in 2011. A photo-sharing app company with $41 million in funding bought the domain to help promote the app. Unfortunately, […]
  Domain Name Wire
• There’s really only one question about the return to face-to-face ICANN meetings June 22, 2021
  DomainIncite: The struggles of remote working during unsociable hours and the possibility of a return to partially in-person meetings for Seattle in October were the subject of lots of well-deserved debate at the virtual ICANN 71 public meeting last week, but in reality I think there’s only one question that matters. The question is posed […]
  DomainIncite
• European Commission opens antitrust investigation on Google June 22, 2021
  OnlineDomain.com: The European Commission has opened an investigation into possible anticompetitive conduct by Google in the online advertising technology sector. It will examine whether Google is restricting access by third parties to user data for advertising purposes on websites and apps. Antitrust: Commission opens investigation into possible anticompetitive conduct by Google in the online advertising […]
  OnlineDomain.com
• AUCTION RECAP OF JUNE 21, 2021 June 22, 2021
  Domain Shane: A look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the domain auction list posted on June 21, 2021. If there is an asterisk (*) next to a price, it means that the name was at auction from a private seller (rather than an expiring name) and may have had a reserve.  I’m only […]
  Domain Shane