Apple details ‘Siri for Mac’ desktop virtual assistant in new patent application
While Apple's Siri has been an iOS staple since 2011, the tech has yet to make the jump to OS X. An exhaustive new patent filing, however, details a system very similar to the iOS virtual assistant th...
Google partners with Barnes & Noble for same-day book deliveries from stores in West LA, SF Bay Area, and Manhattan
Google and Barnes & Noble Unite to Take on Amazon — Google and Barnes & Noble are joining forces to tackle their mutual rival Amazon, zeroing in on a service …
Microsoft turns its Xbox One into a digital TV tuner with $40 adapter for Europe
Microsoft is planning to release a digital TV tuner adapter to allow European Xbox One owners to turn their consoles into a TV set-top box. Launching in October in France, Italy, Germany, Spain, and ...
DHS background check contractor USIS hacked, personal information of employees likely stolen
DHS contractor suffers major computer breach, officials say — A major U.S. contractor that conducts background checks for the Department of Homeland Security has suffered a computer breach …
Netflix passed HBO in subscriber revenue last quarter, still behind on profits
Minor milestone: last quarter we passed HBO is subscriber revenue ($1.146B vs $1.141B). They still kick our ass in profits and Emmy's, but we are making progress. HBO rocks, and we are honored to be...
Google Fit Preview SDK now available
At Google I/O we announced Google Fit: an open platform for developers to more easily build fitness apps. Today we're making a preview SDK available to developers so that you can start to build. — ...
Google adds 36 university campuses across the US and Canada to Street View
Google today announced it has added 36 new university campuses across the US and Canada to Street View in Google Maps. Want to go on a tour of a school without actually driving there and you know, wa...
Gamma FinFisher hacked: 40 GB of internal documents and source code of government malware published
“Try before you buy! One free license key for the first taker!” — A hacker claims to have hacked a network of the surveillance technology company Gamma International and has published 40 gigabytes ...
Facebook acquires encryption startup PrivateCore to better protect its servers against malicious attacks
Facebook today announced it has acquired encryption startup PrivateCore, which specializes in protecting servers from malware threats, unauthorized physical access, and malicious hardware devices.
Google to Boost Encrypted Websites in Rankings
Move Aims to Prod Developers to Adopt Technology That Protects Against Hackers — Google Inc. wants to reward websites that are more secure. — The world's most popular search engine said it is now ...
Ex-Yahoo president Sue Decker on investing in Alibaba and learning from doing business in China
An Insider's Account of the Yahoo-Alibaba Deal — Editor's note: When the Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba goes public, as it will soon, Yahoo will earn many times its significant original stake …
Facebook Buys Secure Server Technology Provider PrivateCore
Facebook announced this morning it has acquired PrivateCore, a Palo Alto-based secure server technology company. The deal does not appear to be solely an acqui-hire, as Facebook says that it plans to...
Philippine telco PLDT buys 10% stake in Rocket Internet
Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT), the largest telecommunications company in the Philippines, is buying a 10 percent stake in German tech startup incubator Rocket Internet.
Big data analytics firm Adatao raises a $13M round led by Andreessen-Horowitz
Adatao Emerges With $13M to Bring Search to Big Data — Making big data stores as easy to search as Internet data has been a holy grail for the software industry, and it's become a more pressing prob...
OneDrive continues Microsoft migration to Amazon mobile devices
As Amazon continues to blaze its own trail in Android devices, Microsoft's services are moving right along with it. — On Wednesday, Microsoft announced that its OneDrive cloud-storage app is now ava...
Practice Fusion acquires after-hours patient-physician consultations company Ringadoc
San Francisco-based Practice Fusion, which offers electronic health records and patient management software company, has acquired after-hours virtual visits company Ringadoc for an undisclosed sum.
Subscription renewals help Symantec beat estimates
(Reuters) - Symantec Corp, best known for its Norton antivirus software, reported better-than-expected quarterly revenue as more customers renewed their subscription and due to higher demand from fede...
Scribd overhauls its ebook subscription service to help you find interesting reads
All-you-can-read subscription ebook service Scribd has received an overhaul with new smart discovery features that should help you browse for new content to read. The new look launches today on the W...