Facebook releases first diversity report: global employees are 69% male; 57% White, 34% Asian in the US
Building a More Diverse Facebook — Today we're making Facebook's current diversity figures available publicly for the first time. — At Facebook, diversity is essential to achieving our mission.
Google evolves Android and Chrome to ease moving between screens on your phone, tablet, laptop, TV, car, and watch
Coming to a screen near you — This morning we welcomed 6,000 developers to our 7th annual Google I/O developer conference. The crowd in San Francisco was joined …
Moto 360 Hands-On: This Smartwatch Will Make You Swoon
We just went hands-on with Samsung's first Android Wear, the Gear Live. It was lovely and very promising. But then we just got to strap Motorola's Moto 360 on, and oh man, it's gorgeous. GORGEOUS. ...
Aereo CEO on SCOTUS ruling: “we are disappointed in the outcome, but our work is not done”
Statement from Aereo CEO and Founder Chet Kanojia on United States Supreme Court Decision — Court decision denies consumers the ability to use a cloud-based antenna to access free …
Google Fit is Android's answer to exercise and health tracking
Google Fit is Google's new health initiative. It's a service that'll track all your health metrics — sleep, steps, etc. — and it's built into the next version of Android. But what does that mean?
Android TV hands-on: Google makes a new play for the living room
Google hasn't exactly been successful at taking over the living room — Chromecast aside, its previous efforts have failed to capture much consumer interest. However, during the I/O 2014 keynote today...
EU confirms up to 55% cut in data roaming rates from July 1
Europe's next roaming charge cut comes into force on July 1st — From July, anyone travelling in any of the EU member countries with their smartphone will enjoy a few less numbers on their bill.
New FAA guidelines don't ban Amazon drones, only apply to hobbyists flying model aircraft
Amazon: Don't worry, our drones are still preparing for takeoff — The Federal Aviation Administration this week released guidelines that explain when hobbyists can fly drones legally.
Google Cardboard Turns Your Android Into a DIY Virtual Reality Headset
Want a virtual reality headset, but can't afford the hefty pricetag on most existing models (or to hold out for the future)? Google dropped an inexpensive solution today following its I/O keynote: Go...
Google introduces new Gmail API, developers can now work with IMAP, POP, or the API
Introducing the new Gmail API — For a while now, many of you have been asking for a better way to access data to build apps that integrate with Gmail. While IMAP is great at what it was designed fo...
Google announces Drive for Work with unlimited storage at $10 a month
Google's suite of productivity software has been making inroads against competitors like Microsoft Office, and the company is ratcheting up the pressure with Drive for Work. As announced at today's G...
Google adds to Cloud Platform with Cloud Dataflow for creating data pipelines, new Cloud Monitoring and Cloud Debugger tools, more
Cloud Platform at Google I/O - new Big Data, Mobile and Monitoring products — By Greg DeMichillie, Google Cloud Platform team
Google is bringing Android to the car with Android Auto
Google is finally laying out its grand plans to bring Android, the world's leading mobile operating system, to your car. It's called Android Auto. Think of it as the software you're already familiar...
Aerospike raises $20M, open sources its in-memory NoSQL database
NoSQL database startup Aerospike has raised a $20 million series C round of venture capital and is open sourcing its in-memory key-value store. NEA led the round, which also included Columbus Nova Te...
Google I/O 2014 interrupted by protester calling for Google to “develop a conscience”
A protester attempted to grab the limelight during the Google I/O keynote today, calling on Google to “develop a conscience.” Judging from the protester's sign, she is attempting to call attention …
Helpshift raises $10M to help mobile game companies (and others) deal with the customer-service hordes
Helpshift has raised $10 million in venture capital funding to finance its expansion as the help desk for mobile app publishers. The company helps mobile game publishers like Supercell deal …
Australian spy agencies in line for new digital surveillance powers
Coalition also planning a mandatory data collection regime in which telcos store customers' metadata — Australian spy agencies will be granted new digital surveillance powers under a bill being prep...
Source: Facebook Is Building FB@Work
The phrase “Facebook at work” usually suggests people frittering away the day on the social network and not actually doing their jobs. But according to an anonymous source inside Facebook, the compan...
New Parse Offering Allows Developers To Build Android Login Screens For Apps
Facebook-owned cloud-application platform Parse announced the launch of ParseLoginUI, an open-source library project enabling developers to build login screens on Android apps with the Parse software-...
Supreme Court rules Aereo's service illegal, must pay copyright fees if it wants to continue operations
Aereo loses to broadcasters in Supreme Court fight for its life — The Supreme Court struck a dramatic blow against Aereo today in a ruling that puts the TV streaming service as it currently exists o...
Live stream: Google I/O 2014 keynote
Google I/O 2014 - Keynote — Scheduled for Jun 25, 2014 Find out about the latest product and platform innovations at Google. Watch all Google I/O 2014 videos at: g.co/io14videos
Supreme Court rules cell phones cannot be searched without a warrant
Police need a warrant to search the cell phone of a person who has been arrested, absent an unusual circumstance, the Supreme Court ruled Wednesday. — “Modern cell phones,” Chief Justice John Robert...
Barnes & Noble To Split Retail, Nook Businesses
Book Seller Hopes to Complete Separation by First Quarter of Next Year — Barnes & Noble Inc. said it would pursue a split of its retail and Nook e-reader businesses into two separate public companie...
Verizon Confirms It Will Reconnect Data Plans For Chromebook Pixel Owners
You've probably been following the news that some owners of the Google Chromebook Pixel who bought a two-year data plan with their devices had been stiffed. According to a number of complaints …
New FAA guidelines don't ban Amazon drones, only apply to hobbyists flying model aircraft
Amazon: Don't worry, our drones are still preparing for takeoff — The Federal Aviation Administration this week released guidelines that explain when hobbyists can fly drones legally.
Facebook opens up Snapchat clone Slingshot to international users
Slingshot, an ephemeral messaging app that lets users ‘pay’ for photos with their own in response, is now available worldwide — Facebook's Slingshot app is now available in the UK. — Facebook's Sn...
Samsung Electronics Says 2Q Earnings ‘Not That Good’
Samsung Electronics Co. (005930), the world's largest smartphone maker, expects its second-quarter earnings to be “not that good,” Chief Financial Officer Lee Sang Hoon said. — Lee's comments were c...
Kaplan to Buy Software-Development School Dev Bootcamp
Kaplan Buying a Foothold in Rapidly Expanding Field of Code Schools — In a sign that coding schools may become bigger players in higher education, Kaplan Inc. plans to announce on Wednesday that it ...
Epoxy Raises $6.5M From Upfront Ventures And Time Warner To Connect YouTubers With Fans
First there was YouTube. And from YouTube came an ecosystem of video creators who could use the platform to freely distribute their content and maybe make money from it.
Philips, Infineon, Samsung face EU antitrust fines
(Reuters) - EU regulators are poised to fine Philips, Samsung Electronics Co Ltd and Infineon Technologies AG in the coming weeks for fixing prices of chips used in mobile SIM cards, two people famili...