Obama on net neutrality: My administration is against Internet fast lanes
U.S. President Barack Obama addresses the U.S.-Africa Business Forum in Washington August 5, 2014. (REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst) — The last time President Obama weighed in on net neutrality, it was to o...
Amazon responds to “Authors United” with letter encouraging authors to email Hachette's CEO
Amazon Aims at Publisher Hachette's CEO in Contract Dispute — Calls on Authors to Email CEO, Pressure Him to Agree to Terms — Amazon.com Inc. stepped up the war of words …
What It's Like Raising Money As A Woman In Silicon Valley
Editor's note: We don't publish many anonymous pieces on Forbes.com, but this compelling first-person account of sexism in the startup world merits an exception. I met the author several months ago a...
Twitch responds to criticism with appeal button on VODs flagged for audio copyright violations, removes highlight time limit
Twitch deploys appeals button, admits “we screwed up” — Twitch is deploying an appeals button for videos that have been flagged for copyrighted music as it attempts to stem a tide of user complaints...
Hacker Redirects Traffic From 19 Internet Providers to Steal Bitcoins
Among all the scams and thievery in the bitcoin economy, one recent hack sets a new bar for brazenness: Stealing an entire chunk of raw internet traffic from more than a dozen internet service provide...
CBS will produce new shows for streaming services, says CEO Moonves
Coming to the Internet: Shows From CBS That You Won't See on CBS — CBS is working on shows that you won't see on CBS. Instead, the plan is for you to see them on the Internet, via video services li...
Facebook says permissions it asks of Messenger users on Android stem from rigid Android policy
Facebook Messenger Privacy Fears? Here's What You Need to Know — The Internet has been simmering lately over privacy concerns surrounding Facebook 's Messenger app, which will soon become …
We tested Secret's anti-bullying system... and it failed
Anonymous messaging app Secret has been under fire almost since the day it launched, with some critics arguing that it enables cyber-bullying. Company CEO David Byttow responded earlier this week wit...
Hands-on: New Alienware 13 is Alienware's thinnest gaming laptop yet
Not to be outdone by ultra-thin gaming laptops like the Razer Blade and Origin's EVO 15-S, Alienware announced the Alienware 13 on Friday. And, well, Alienware's still being outdone by Razer and Orig...
Former Microsoft senior manager Brian Jorgenson receives 2 years in prison for insider trading
Ex-Microsoft employee gets 2 years in prison for insider trades — A former Microsoft Corp employee was sentenced to two years in prison on Friday for his part in an insider trading scheme …
Facebook Messenger Is No. 1 in App Store, Has One-Star Rating
The Facebook Messenger split has officially arrived, forcing users of the Facebook app to download it — but they're not happy about doing so. — This has put the app in the unique position of being t...
Skype reverses decision to drop OS X 10.5 support, will rerelease an older compatible version ‘soon’
Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard users recently found that Skype no longer works on their system: despite upgrading to the latest version they still can't sign in. We got in touch with the Microsoft …
SF Planning Commission toughens, clears proposed requlation of Airbnb-like short-term rentals
S.F. planners support, toughen ‘Airbnb law’ — Supervisor David Chiu's who proposed the Airbnb legislation arrives at the Planning Commission meeting to hear public comment at the weekly meeting …