Just three months after capping what was the best year for Indian startups, having raised a record $14.5 billion in 2019, they are beginning to struggle to raise new capital as prominent investors urge them to “prepare for the worst”, cut spending and warn that it could be challenging to secure additional money for the […]

Felix / @c1truz_:
[Thread] Security researcher finds Zoom uses a “shady” technique to install its Mac app without user interaction, applying tricks used by macOS malware  —  Ever wondered how the @zoom_us macOS installer do…

Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
Comcast’s waiving of data caps has had little effect on internet speeds even as peak traffic increased 32%, giving lie to their stance that caps are needed  —  Pandemic shows Comcast could kill data caps fo…

Wall Street Journal:
Amazon’s retail business has struggled to find its footing during the pandemic, as surging order volume has resulted in shortages, delays, and worker unrest  —  Tech giant faces overwhelming demand, mass absences …

Monica Nickelsburg / GeekWire:
Microsoft President Brad Smith calls Washington state’s facial recognition law that regulates how public agencies use the tech a “significant breakthrough”  —  Microsoft President Brad Smith …

Steven Bertoni / Forbes:
General Catalyst says it’s raised $2.3B for a $600M early-stage fund, a $1B growth fund for companies with $10M+ in annual revenue, and a $700M “endurance fund”  —  Despite rollercoaster markets, h…

Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet:
Sources: Microsoft plans to make most public and some internal events digital-only through first half of 2021, including Ignite, Build, and Inspire conferences  —  Microsoft is moving to make most of its externa…

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Facebook expands its Community Help hub globally to allow people to request or offer help during the pandemic, first in US, Canada, UK, France, and Australia  —  Facebook first launched its Community Help fea…

Financial Times:
A teardown reveals that Huawei’s P40 phone contains several critical US parts, primarily RF chips; the US parts were made by Qualcomm, Skyworks and Qorvo  —  FT teardown of new smartphone identified US parts makers in…

Thomas Brewster / Forbes:
Sources: Palantir is providing a tool for the CDC to check the readiness of hospitals and healthcare agencies amid the pandemic; the tool uses anonymized data  —  In the last week, staff at the Centers for Di…