New transparency report from Vodafone reveals secret wires across 29 countries for government surveillance
Vodafone reveals existence of secret wires that allow state surveillance — Wires allow agencies to listen to or record live conversations, in what privacy campaigners are calling a ‘nightmare scenar...
Uber has raised $1.2B on a $17B valuation, and a Q&A with CEO Travis Kalanick
Q&A: Travis Kalanick on Uber's New $17 Billion Valuation — Uber Technologies, the company that allows people to order taxis and private town cars via a smartphone app, has just raised $1.2 billion …
Safari in iOS 8 uses camera to scan and enter credit card info
In iOS 8, Apple has a new feature in Safari that allows users to scan a credit card with the device's camera rather than manually entering the number when making a purchase online. — When entering a...
Apple plans October launch for watch-like health-monitoring device, 3-5M unit/month production
Apple flexes healthcare muscles with new wearable device — SILICON VALLEY — Apple is getting set to move to its next stage of growth with a wearable health-monitoring device …
Apple to offer contract-free AT&T and T-Mobile plans to customers buying full-priced iPhones
Apple looks to boost iPhone sales in stores with new pre-paid & month-to-month plans — Apple is preparing to enhance its Apple Store-based iPhone sales operations in the United States around pre-pai...
Yahoo confirms it will remove Facebook and Google sign-ins from Flickr after June 30
Yahoo earlier this year announced plans to phase out Google- and Facebook-based sign-in from its services. The feature was initially removed from a sports service and now it is Flickr's turn …
Google in talks to buy music streaming service Songza for about $15M, according to sources
Google in talks to buy music streaming company Songza — Larry Page is moving fast to build his search giant's street cred in the rapidly-growing music streaming business.
Apple Acquires Spotsetter, A Social Search Engine For Places
Spotsetter, a social search engine using big data to offer personalized recommendations as to places to go, has been quietly snapped up by Apple, TechCrunch has learned. The technology, which involve...
Nintendo Europe closing Großostheim headquarters, 130 jobs lost
Business to be run out of Frankfurt office instead. — Nintendo of Europe is closing its headquarters in Großostheim, Germany with the loss of 130 jobs, the company has announced.
Exclusive: Google Will Soon Introduce ‘Nearby’ To Let Other ‘People, Places, And Things’ Know When You're Around
A couple of months ago, we posted one of our early Google Search/Now rumors, and it was something of a long range rumor compared to others. While things like parking reminders …
Arista Networks Jumps in Debut After Raising $226 Million in IPO
Arista Networks Inc., a provider of cloud-networking applications used by companies such as EBay Inc. and Facebook Inc., gained in its debut after raising $226 million in an initial public offering.
YouTube Co-Founders Split As Hurley Spins Out MixBit And Chen Joins Google Ventures
Consider this the end of an era. After 15 years of working together, first at PayPal and then at YouTube and most recently at incubator Avos Systems, YouTube co-founders Chad Hurley and Steve Chen ar...
How China's Xiaomi became the world's fastest-growing phone maker
Xiaomi's Phones Have Conquered China. Now It's Aiming for the Rest of the World — On May 15, behind the curving, imperial facade of the China National Convention Center in Beijing, a veteran techno...
The “Apple doesn't get the cloud” era is officially over
It turns out Apple didn't fail at the cloud. It was just taking a while to wind up. — Many of the most interesting and potentially useful features unveiled this week at Apple's Worldwide Developers...
Bitcoin VC Investment This Year Already 30% Higher Than 2013's Total
The amount of venture capital raised by bitcoin startups this year has already surpassed the total amount raised in 2013 by more than $27m. — So far in 2014, $115.2m has flowed into bitcoin business...
Q&A with WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton on the Facebook deal, user privacy, and more
WhatsApp Co-Founder Brian Acton Talks About Not Getting “Swallowed By The Borg” At StartX — In his first speaking engagement ever, at tonight's StartX event, WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton talked …