Stories by Paul Sawers
BlackBerry to acquire AI-powered cybersecurity startup Cylance for $1.4 billion
Smart dashcam company Owl challenges OnStar with automatic crash response service
Lyft introduces default 5-star ratings for drivers and automatic tips
Firefox Monitor expands to more than 26 languages, Firefox gets website data breach alerts
Google My Business app revamped to make it easier to connect with customers
ProtonVPN passes 1 million users and launches on iOS
Mojo Vision launches ‘invisible computing’ AR platform out of stealth with over $50 million in funding
TransferWise opens API access for businesses to integrate money-transfer services into their own apps
Withings launches the $130 Pulse HR activity tracker, its second product since spinning out of Nokia
Google launches ‘enhanced network’ for Project Fi with VPN for all connections
WalkMe closes $50 million round to grow its software walkthrough platform in APAC
North, formerly Thalmic Labs, opens its first Focals smart glasses retail stores
Amazon’s AWS opens GovCloud U.S. region on East Coast, plans Italian datacenter in 2020
Firefox debuts experimental price-tracking feature for consumers
Microsoft opens Surface Go with LTE preorders, starting at $679
Atomico leads $24 million investment in UI prototyping platform Framer
Roomi’s fall from grace: Major layoffs follow allegations of frivolous spending and nepotism
Huawei Mate 20 Pro review: The notch giveth, and the notch taketh away
Google Chrome will soon warn users about web pages with unclear mobile billing services
Xiaomi marks its U.K. debut with the Mi 8 Pro launch and first London store
Accel leads $25 million investment in team whiteboarding platform RealtimeBoard
Andreessen Horowitz leads $154 million investment in corporate travel startup TripActions, at over $1 billion valuation
Tesla’s new chairperson is Robyn Denholm, an existing board member and Telstra’s CFO
Flickr says free account limit won’t impact Creative Commons images uploaded before November 1
Instacart launches its pickup grocery service across the U.S.
YouTube: We’ve invested $100 million in Content ID and paid over $3 billion to rightsholders
Spotify Connect for speakers opens to free users via a new SDK
Dropbox launches extensions so you can work with Adobe, Autodesk, DocuSign, and other apps
PredictHQ exits stealth with $10 million to help Uber and others forecast demand surges
Urban transport app Transit raises $17.5 million from Accel, major carmakers, others
Symantec acquires Appthority and Javelin Networks to bolster its mobile and enterprise security products
Amazon waives $25 minimum spend to offer free Christmas deliveries for all U.S. customers
With IPO in its sights, Uber works to win over drivers, riders, and businesses
Uber Eats for Business launches to help companies manage employees’ food orders
Flickr ditches Yahoo account requirement and 1TB free storage, makes Pro plan unlimited
Baidu partners with major automakers, outlines plans for level 4 autonomous passenger cars and taxis
Starship Technologies launches commercial package delivery service using autonomous robots
Microsoft expands AccountGuard to U.K. to safeguard elections from cyberthreats
