Longtime Facebook executive Adam Mosseri has been tapped to lead Instagram in the wake of the abrupt departures of the photo app's two founders last week. Mosseri has been with the Facebook network for over 10 years, most recently serving as head of product at Instagram.
Why it matters: Reports that the founders of Instagram and WhatsApp clashed with Facebook management suggest that it can be difficult to integrate acquired companies into Facebook without friction.
Tinder said Monday that it had found "no evidence to suggest accounts have been accessed based on the limited information Facebook has provided" about a breach that gave hackers access to 50 million accounts of the social network's users.
Yes, but: The company also said it would be "very helpful" if Facebook shared a list of users affected by the breach, which saw hackers take access tokens that could give them full control over affected Facebook accounts and other services that used that login.
UberEats is in talks to acquire U.K.-based competitor Deliveroo, as Bloomberg first reported, and also held similar talks with India's Swiggy a few months ago, Axios has learned, though no deal was reached and Swiggy is reportedly closing a fresh funding round.
Bottom line: While Uber sold its ride-hailing businesses in challenging regions like China and Southeast Asia, it seems confident enough in UberEats to try acquiring some local competitors.
Aeva, a secretive Silicon Valley startup co-founded by two former Apple engineers, has unveiled its first product: a box it says can replace the cobbled-together sensor units that sit on top of self-driving cars.
Why it matters: Sensors are one of the critical technologies in autonomous driving as they enable the cars to “see” their environments.
A short-handed Supreme Court begins its new term on Monday with eight justices rather than the usual nine amid a battle to confirm President Trump's nominee Brett Kavanaugh as he faces sexual assault allegations.
The details: The court — ideologically deadlocked with four conservatives and four liberals — has not yet added any blockbuster cases to its nine-month calendar. But the 43 pending cases do have major ramifications, and a confirmation of Trump’s nominee would solidify a conservative majority and ultimately hand Republicans major wins.
Catch up quick: The big news was the Facebook network breach, but other important developments got less attention. The major tech and telecom companies met with the Senate Commerce Committee Wednesday; Google's CEO will testify before the House on bias accusations; kids are already outsmarting parental iPhone time limits on iOS 12; and a report says a voting machine used in half of U.S. is vulnerable to attack.
