Apple says the new iteration of its butterfly keyboard uses “new materials” in the switch mechanism that should reduce double- and missed-key presses  —  A ‘new material’ will be put into third-generation repaired keyboards  —  Apple is announcing an update to its keyboard repair program today.

Commerce Dept. creates a general license, which expires Aug. 19, to restore Huawei's ability to maintain existing networks and push software updates to handsets  —  (Reuters) - The U.S. Commerce Department on Monday created a temporary general license restoring Huawei's ability …

Mozilla releases Firefox 67 with performance improvements, new privacy features, cryptomining and fingerprinting protection, and more  —  Mozilla today launched Firefox 67 for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android.  The 10th release since Mozilla's big Firefox Quantum launch in November 2017 doubles down on performance and privacy.

Two weeks after the city of Baltimore's networks suffered a ransomware attack, many of its systems remain offline, including utilities billing, phone, and email  —  Houses can't be sold, bills can't be paid while city networks are shuttered.  —  It's been nearly two weeks since the City …

Craig Wright, who claims to be Satoshi Nakamoto, filed for the US copyright for the original Bitcoin white paper and most of the original Bitcoin code  —  Craig Wright has filed United States copyright registrations for the Bitcoin (BTC) white paper authored by Satoshi Nakamoto.

Self-driving trucks will carry mail for USPS for the first time, with autonomous truck startup TuSimple operating a two week pilot between Phoenix and Dallas  —  The United States Postal Service is going to put mail on self-driving trucks.  —  Starting on Tuesday morning …

Microsoft calls for a GDPR-like law in the US that would place the accountability obligations on the companies that collect and use personal data  —  Microsoft's idea of a US privacy law would make it easier for people to protect their data.  —  The company's corporate vice president …

Microsoft launches Service Mesh Interface for Kubernetes to help manage application environments and networks; partners include Docker, Pivotal, VMware  —  At KubeCon EU in Barcelona today, Microsoft made a slew of Kubernetes announcements.  The company launched the Service Mesh Interface …

Sources: ByteDance, owner of TikTok, is developing a paid music service via a new app it expects to debut as early as this fall, mostly in emerging markets  —  - ByteDance plans to target listeners in emerging markets  — Company has already secured rights from Indian record labels

GM is shutting down its Maven car-sharing service in 8 out of the 17 North American cities in which it operates  —  GM is scaling back its Maven car-sharing company and will stop service in nearly half of the 17 North American cities it operates in.  —  A spokesperson who confirmed Maven …

Sources: Comcast is working on Amazon Echo-like device with a focus on monitoring people's basic health metrics at home, aims to begin a pilot test this year  —  KEY POINTS  — Comcast is working on a device for the home similar to the Amazon Echo or Google Home, with an initial focus on health monitoring.

Professional gamer Tfue sues esports org FaZe Clan over allegedly “oppressive” contract, says FaZe violates CA law by acting as an unlicensed talent agency  —  The lawsuit could be a turning point for e-sports organizations  —  A new lawsuit filed against Faze Clan …

Facebook announces that Oculus Quest and Oculus Rift S are now shipping globally  —  Today marks an important moment for the VR community, as both Oculus Quest and Rift S begin shipping now!  With all-in-one, fully immersive 6DOF VR, we're bringing the magic of presence to more people than ever before …

Predictive sales startup People.ai raises $60M round led by Iconiq, sources say at around $500M valuation, launches new lead insights product called The Wire  —  The best salespeople like to pride themselves on having both a sixth sense when it comes to closing a deal, and a healthy amount …

Google now offers three release channels and Windows Server Containers for its Kubernetes Engine  —  At KubeCon + CloudNativeCon, the bi-annual gathering of cloud-native computing boffins, Google today announced that it now offers three release channels for its Google Kuberentes Engine (GKE): Rapid, Ragular and Stable.

By not giving consumers control over performance and maintenance data collected by their cars, manufacturers can limit where cars are repaired and serviced  —  Vehicles collect a lot of unusual data.  But who owns it?  —  Mr. Hanvey is president and chief executive officer of the Auto Care Association.

Marqeta, which provides payment card services to third-parties like Square and Instacart, raises $260M Series E led by Coatue Management at a ~$2B valuation  —  Startups that are disrupting and unlocking the lucrative world of financial services continue to unlock big fund funding rounds for themselves.

Alphabet's Verily announces partnerships with big pharma firms Novartis, Sanofi, Otsuka, and Pfizer as it moves into the clinical trials space  —  KEY POINTS  — Pharma companies are looking to work with Verily, which is part of the Alphabet umbrella, as they try to find ways to modernize …

New healthcare offerings from Tencent-backed Waterdrop and Ant Financial's Xiang Hu Bao catch on in China, threatening conventional health insurance businesses  —  - China's tech giants roll out crowdfunded healthcare product  — Ant Financial, Tencent-backed Waterdrop offer $43,000 payouts

Microsoft announces SharePoint landing pages called Home Sites, a chatbot-like Q&A tool for Yammer, and faster OneDrive file syncing  —  This morning marks the start of Microsoft's annual SharePoint Conference in Las Vegas, and the Seattle company wasted no time detailing the features heading …

Lyft announces passenger-safety features including an in-app panic button to call 911; now riders leaving a rating under 4 stars must leave additional feedback  —  The company will also enlarge driver license plate numbers in the app to reduce incidents of mistaken identity