ROCK.fi - News

Samsung launches Galaxy Watch 3 in 41mm and 45mm variants with a thinner, lighter design on Samsung's Tizen platform, arriving on August 6 for $400+ (Daniel Bader/Android Central)
on August 5, 2020 at 17:35
Daniel Bader / Android Central:Samsung launches Galaxy Watch 3 in 41mm and 45mm variants with a thinner, lighter design on Samsung's Tizen platform, arriving on August 6 for $400+ — Our favorite smartwatch-meets-fidget-spinner is back. — It's no surprise that Samsung's Galaxy Watch is still incredibly popular despite being almost two years old. […]
DoorDash debuts DashMart, an online convenience store chain carrying ~2,000 items, in eight US cities, expanding its infrastructure with distribution centers (Nick Statt/The Verge)
on August 5, 2020 at 17:20
Nick Statt / The Verge:DoorDash debuts DashMart, an online convenience store chain carrying ~2,000 items, in eight US cities, expanding its infrastructure with distribution centers — DoorDash wants a slice of the grocery market — DoorDash on Wednesday announced the launch of a chain of virtual convenience stores […]
Twitter fixes a bug in its Android app that could let hackers access private data like DMs; 96% of the apps' users currently use a patched version of Android (Sergiu Gatlan/BleepingComputer)
on August 5, 2020 at 17:05
Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer:Twitter fixes a bug in its Android app that could let hackers access private data like DMs; 96% of the apps' users currently use a patched version of Android — Twitter today announced that it fixed a security vulnerability in the Twitter for Android app that could have allowed attackers […]
Indian online learning giant Byju's acquires 18-month-old edtech startup WhiteHat Jr. for $300M in cash, making it India's fastest exit story at this size (Manish Singh/TechCrunch)
on August 5, 2020 at 17:00
Manish Singh / TechCrunch:Indian online learning giant Byju's acquires 18-month-old edtech startup WhiteHat Jr. for $300M in cash, making it India's fastest exit story at this size — Byju's has acquired edtech startup WhiteHat Jr. for $300 million as the Indian online learning giant looks to expand its dominant reach in the country. […]
Blackstone says it has reached a $4.7B deal for a majority stake in Ancestry.com; sources say Singaporean sovereign-wealth fund GIC will retain a ~25% stake (Heather Perlberg/Bloomberg)
on August 5, 2020 at 16:35
Heather Perlberg / Bloomberg:Blackstone says it has reached a $4.7B deal for a majority stake in Ancestry.com; sources say Singaporean sovereign-wealth fund GIC will retain a ~25% stake — - Firm will take about 75% ownership stake in Utah-based company — Alternative asset manager has a $156 billion cash […]