Cybersecurity experts say FBI is investigating Ryuk ransomware attacks on more than two dozen US hospitals, and officials warned hospitals to back up systems  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The FBI is investigating the recent targeting with ransomware of more than two dozen hospitals across …

The Senate's Section 230 hearing, with Dorsey, Zuckerberg, and Pichai, only briefly discussed the law, instead letting Republicans berate Dorsey for soundbites  —  Republican senators unloaded on Twitter's Jack Dorsey, but had little to say about reforming the foundational internet law.

Microsoft adds live custom data types to Excel, letting users import their data, a feature currently available to Office beta testers in the Insiders program  —  Excel now goes far beyond text and numbers  —  Microsoft is overhauling Excel with the ability to support custom live data types.

Spotify had total Q3 revenue of €1.97B, up 14% YoY, ARPU of €4.19, down 10% YoY, with 320M MAUs, up 29% YoY, and 144M paying subscribers, up 27% YoY  —  Listening time, revenue increased as use in cars and homes grew  —  Spotify Technology SA moved past a slump that hit early in the pandemic …

Samsung reports operating profit of $10.9B in Q3, up 59% YoY, on highest ever quarterly revenue of $59B, up 8% YoY, led by strong demand for its smartphones  —  While the pandemic continues to rage, consumers are buying phones and other electronics again.  —  The pandemic-caused lull …

A look at startup culture wars happening around Coinbase, Expensify, and others as they become embroiled in a debate over the role of politics in the workplace  —  Coinbase, Expensify, Soylent, Clubhouse and others are embroiled in a culture war over politics and the workplace.

Honeywell unveils Model H1, a quantum computer with 10 qubits reaching a quantum volume of 128, offered along with a subscription service for usage  —  Honeywell, which was a bit of a surprise entrant into the quantum computing space when it announced its efforts to build the world's …

Germany probes Amazon and Apple over “brandgating”, an Amazon practice that removes independent sellers of branded products from companies like Apple  —  - Federal Cartel Office investigates brand-product agreements  — Banning other brand product sellers may violate antitrust law

Genshin Impact, a freemium mobile RPG, grossed $245M in worldwide player spending in its first month, making it one of the largest mobile game launches ever  —  Global blockbuster Genshin Impact from miHoYo has amassed $245 million in player spending during its first month …

Amazon files motion to dismiss suit alleging false advertising of Prime Video purchases, says its terms indicate users pay for “limited license”, not ownership  —  The streamer says its terms of use are clear: What viewers are paying for is a limited license.

Sony updates its PlayStation App for iOS and Android, introducing in-app voice chat support, a revamped UI, PlayStation Store integration, and more  —  Ahead of the PlayStation 5's launch on November 12, Sony has introduced a big update to its PlayStation App for Android and iOS.

A look at 493 COVID related iOS apps across 98 countries including each app's permissions requests, developer location and embedded SDKs, sorted by categories  —  Health and Fitness - Pandemic: The Next App Store Genre?  —  Since the Coronavirus pandemic began, a host of Covid-19 applications have emerged.

Sports streaming service DAZN is expanding to 200 countries and territories on December 1  —  EXCLUSIVE: Sports streaming service DAZN is expanding to 200 countries and territories on December 1, with initial monthly pricing of £1.99 or less.  —  Launched in 2016 and backed …

ByteDance launches its first gadget, a $119 smart lamp aimed at school-going children, with a built-in camera to let parents tutor remotely  —  ByteDance on Thursday unveiled its first consumer hardware product, a smart light lamp with a display, that it says is part of its education technology portfolio …

Marvell Technology is acquiring Inphi in a $10B deal to boost its cloud and 5G offerings  —  I had the chance to talk last night with Marvell CEO Matt Murphy and optics leader Inphi CEO Dr. Ford Tamer on its deal valued at $10B, which considerably expands Marvell's market opportunity in the cloud data center and 5G end markets.

Jiko, a neobank that in September became the first fintech startup to acquire a nationally regulated US bank, raises $40M Series A  —  Following acquisition of national bank, Jiko raises capital to fund product launch & expansion  —  Mobile banking startup Jiko Group announced Thursday …

CodeSandbox, which builds web-based tools for collaborative application development, raises $12.7M led by EQT Ventures, bringing its total raised to $15M  —  Amsterdam-based CodeSandbox has raised $12.7 million to help teams collaborate on the development of web-based applications.

Facebook and Instagram mislabeled some posts on Nigeria's EndSARS protests as “fake news”, while Twitter actively boosted posts on the mostly peaceful protests  —  The two and a half week-long #EndSARS protests in Nigeria against police brutality has garnered attention …