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| April 19 · Issue #945 · View online |
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Facebook to take on Clubhouse…Clubhouse gets a higher valuation after latest round….Bank of England and to look at crypto more closely….Zoom launches startup fund….WordPress to turn off Google’s FLOC….A way to stop online harassment….Tesla may be at fault in accident in Texas…The Robots want to cut your lawn…Washington State to end broadband restrictions for governments…Lord of the Rings game stalled…The open office is dead….Did Huawei snoop on mobile operators…Drones will help clean up the trash…global sports to change due to Super League being formed…those stories and more are all here today, in THE COMUNICANO!!
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Facebook plans to go after Clubhouse — and podcasts — with a suite of new audio products
Announcements, including a Spotify partnership, are coming on Monday, but some products won’t show up for a while.
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Clubhouse closes new round of funding that would value app at $4 billion -source
Audio-chat app Clubhouse closed a new Series C round of financing, the company said during its weekly town hall on Sunday, without disclosing the amount raised.
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Bank of England, HM Treasury establish new taskforce to explore digital currency
The Bank of England and HM Treasury have jointly created a taskforce to explore a potential central bank digital currency (CBDC) in the U.K.
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Zoom launches $100M Zoom Apps investment fund
When Zoom launched Zoom Apps and the Marketplace as a place to sell them last year, it was a big signal that the company wanted to be more than just a popular video conferencing application. It wanted to be a platform, which developers could use to build applications on top of Zoom.
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Why companies are banning constant Zoom meetings
The ability to work from home has been a silver lining for many office workers during the pandemic. Unfortunately, though, some firms have seemingly taken their bad habits and moved them online.
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These architects popularized the open office. Now they say ‘the open office is dead’
Clive Wilkinson Architects championed open offices for big companies such as Google and Microsoft. Now, as the pandemic has led to a massive overhaul of work life, they envision something completely different.
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I Asked 2,000 People About Their Remote Work Experience—Here’s What They Shared
In an effort to take a pulse of the present state of remote work, and help predict the future of the model, I surveyed 2,000 professionals—including CEOs, department heads, managers and individual contributors—to learn about their remote-work experiences. Here’s what they had to say.
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Huawei ‘may have eavesdropped on Dutch mobile network’s calls’
Chinese firm could have been monitoring calls of KPN’s 6.5m users without its knowledge, report claims
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WordPress may automatically disable Google FLoC on websites
WordPress announced today that they are treating Google’s new FLoC tracking technology as a security concern and may block it by default on WordPress sites.
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Here’s how to fix online harassment. No, seriously
By letting third parties build moderation and safety tools, social media platforms could limit harassment — and give users more agency in how they engage
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2 Killed in Driverless Tesla Car Crash, Officials Say
“No one was driving the vehicle” when the car crashed and burst into flames, killing two men, a constable said.
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The Robots Are Coming … to Mow Your Lawn
Gas-power yard equipment spews noise and pollutants. Newer models, using batteries or electricity, are quieter and greener, and might even manage themselves.
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These drones look for trash in waterways—and then send sailing drones to clean it up
Together, flying drones and sailing drones are helping to clear rivers of plastic waste and oil spills.
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Washington state governor expected to sign new bill ending prohibition on municipal broadband
Washington municipalities will be able to offer direct-to-consumer broadband service across the state later this year under legislation Gov.
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Amazon’s clash with Tencent killed its Lord of the Rings video game after the Chinese tech giant acquired Leyou
Amazon and Tencent failed to agree to terms to keep developing a highly anticipated Lord of the Rings MMORPG after the Chinese tech giant acquired the game’s co-developer Leyou.
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European soccer goes to war over wealthy clubs' plans for exclusive "Super League"
The new tournament threatens the very existence of the Champions League.
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