Facebook Woos TV Networks With More Data
Facebook is laying down a new gauntlet in its battle with Twitter to dominate online conversation around television: more data for broadcasters. — This week, Facebook says it will begin sending week...
Google launches Android game vending machines, puts first ones in Tokyo (naturally)
In a country that has no shortage of vending machines, Google Japan has decided to join the fray. The company has announced three dedicated Google Play machines that will sell 18 different gaming tit...
How Google Converted Language Translation Into a Problem of Vector Space Mathematics
To translate one language into another, find the linear transformation that maps one to the other. Simple, say a team of Google engineers — Computer science is changing the nature of the translatio...
An anecdotal look at the enabling role of social apps in the sexual interactions of teens
Friends Without Benefits — This year, 81 percent of Internet-using teenagers in America reported that they are active on social-networking sites, more than ever before.
Google Launches Web Designer, A Visual Tool For Building Interactive HTML5 Sites And Ads
Google today announced the launch of Web Designer, a new tool for building interactive HTML5 sites and ads. The company first hinted at this launch in June, but had been quiet about it ever since.
Graph Search Now Includes Posts and Status Updates
Starting today, Graph Search will include posts and status updates. Now you will be able to search for status updates, photo captions, check-ins and comments to find things shared with you. — Searc...
John McAfee teases D-Central, a sub-$100 gadget that creates surveillance-proof local networks
John McAfee reveals details on gadget to thwart NSA — SAN JOSE — John McAfee lived up to his reputation Saturday as tech's most popular wild child, electrifying an audience with new details …
Why the blue screen of death no longer plagues Windows users
Summary: The dreaded blue screen of death is familiar to any long time Windows PC user, but Microsoft has been developing tools to keep the dreaded BSOD at bay. — Nick Heath — Remember the blue sc...
Justin.tv Spinoff Twitch Raises $20M for Live Video Gaming
Live video gaming platform Twitch has been on a growth tear this past year and has raised $20 million from investors to rip it up some more. — Unlike competitors Ustream, LiveStream, YouTube and oth...
NSA stores metadata of millions of web users for up to a year, secret files show
• Vast amounts of data kept in repository codenamed Marina — • Data retained regardless of whether person is NSA target — • Material used to build ‘pattern-of-life’ profiles of individuals
Revolution Ventures Closes $200 Million Fund
Revolution Ventures, the venture capital arm of Revolution LLC, run by former AOL CEO Steve Case, has closed a new $200 million venture fund. — Led by Case and partners Tige Savage and David Golden,...
Some thoughts on startup crowdfunding
Like a lot of people, I'm excited about crowdfunding, and specifically the crowdfunding of startups now that's it's legal in the US. Based on my own experience investing in startups, here are some th...
AOL to Start Advertising on TV Again, With Commercials for New Subscription Service Gathr
More than nine months after AOL shelved plans for a hip-hop-inspired TV commercial that would have been the first TV ad of CEO Tim Armstrong's tenure, the company has decided to make a return to TV ad...
Instagram Stabbing Itself By Leaving Twitter Cards Off
YouTube never disabled embeds on Twitter or Facebook, letting visitors to those products watch a YouTube video without ever coming to our site. YouTube worked with Apple to make our app a default exp...