Snapchat's new Snapcash feature, rolling out on Android now and iOS soon, lets you send money to friends via Square
Snapchat to Let You Send Money to Friends, Thanks to Square — Snapchat unveiled Snapcash on Monday, a new payments feature that allows users to send and receive money …
Uber exec, at NYC dinner with CEO present, suggested digging up dirt on critical journalists
Uber Executive Suggests Digging Up Dirt On Journalists — Senior vice president Emil Michael floated making critics' personal lives fair game. Michael apologized Monday for the remarks.
TRUSTe, which certifies websites for privacy protections, settles with FTC for failing to audit companies
TRUSTe Settles FTC Charges it Deceived Consumers Through Its Privacy Seal Program — Company Failed to Conduct Annual Recertifications, Facilitated Misrepresentation as Non-Profit
NYC announces LinkNYC a free gigabit speed wi-fi network; construction will start in 2015
The Plan to Turn NYC's Old Payphones Into Free Gigabit Wi-Fi Hot Spots — Today, the New York City mayor's office announced the winning bid to transform the city's existing payphone infrastructure.
Apple releases iOS 8.1.1 w/ bug fixes & performance improvements for iPad 2, iPhone 4s
Apple has released iOS 8.1.1, a minor update to last month's iOS 8.1 release for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. The public release for iOS 8.1.1 follows a beta release to members of Apple's developer ...
Intel's MICA smart bracelet with built in GPS and sapphire touchscreen will be available in December with 2 year AT&T contract for $495
Intel Reveals Details of MICA Smart Bracelet … Intel CEO Brian Krzanich visited New York's Fashion Week festivities in September to drum up interest in MICA …
Wirelurker site in China taken down, suspects arrested
Summary: The Mac/iOS malware was able to install on non-jailbroken iOS devices, but was quickly neutered. Three suspects are in custody. — Chinese authorities have shut down the web sites responsib...
Airbnb launches Pineapple, a quarterly print magazine focused on travel; $12 at select stores
Airbnb Introducing Print Magazine, Pineapple — Following in the footsteps of other digital brands like CNET and WebMD, Airbnb is getting into the print magazine business.
Facebook's new data center sidesteps a hierarchical network model, avoiding the expensive switches made by Cisco and Juniper
Facebook's New Data Center Is Bad News for Cisco — Facebook is now serving the American heartland from a data center in the tiny town of Altoona, Iowa.
Hidden In Spotify's App Code Alongside Uber, Plans To Launch Podcasts And Something ‘Magic’
Spotify's upcoming integration with Uber — getting announced formally today — is not the only development the music streaming service has planned to grow its business.
FCC will propose raising annual cap on spending for school Internet needs by $1.5B to $3.9B
F.C.C. Chief Aims to Bolster Internet for Schools — WASHINGTON — With a goal of fiber-optic lines reaching to every school and a Wi-Fi connection in every classroom, Tom Wheeler …
Podcasts are neither exploding nor dying - they've been steadily growing for a decade
Why podcasts are suddenly “back” — Did you hear? Podcasts were dead, and now they're back! — This story is suddenly everywhere. It's not extremely accurate, but I'll take it.
Apple, Google, Facebook, Yahoo, Microsoft, Dropbox, Evernote, Aol, LinkedIn, Twitter lend support to NSA Freedom Act in open letter to US Senate
Facebook, Google and Apple lobby for curb to NSA surveillance — A coalition of the biggest names in consumer technology have backed a US bill …
Apple Adds UnionPay, China's Largest Bankcard Network, To App Store Payment Options
App Store customers in China can now link their UnionPay debit or credit cards to their Apple IDs for purchases, Apple announced today. — This is significant for Apple and Chinese consumers because ...
Sony's new 21MP IMX230 sensor will enable HDR 4K recording and 192-point phase detection autofocus in smartphones
Sony's IMX230 Sensor To Bring HDR 4k Recording, 192-Point Phase Detection AF — Sony announced its next-generation 21 MP smartphone camera sensor that delivers higher image quality …
Uber offers Paytm's prepaid digital wallet to comply with credit card regulations in India
India's credit card rules just took the ease out of Uber — For the Indian commuter, Uber has been the coolest ride on the block. The cab-booking service's convenient, cashless payment system …
Sources: Uber's gross revenue expected to hit a run rate of $10B by the end of 2015
Now I Know Why Investors Are Going Hog Wild About Uber ... The digital taxi service Uber is raising money again, which means that people are once again gawping at the company's valuation.
Biz Stone's new app Super prompts users to share opinions and recommendations with images either with a username or as “anonymish”
Biz Stone's Jelly Launches Super So You Can Express Your Best, Craziest, Sexiest Opinions — Twitter co-founder Biz Stone's Q&A app Jelly didn't quite blow up …
Google Brings Autoscaling To Compute Engine
Google continues to build out its cloud computing platform and today the company announced that its autoscaling service for Compute Engine, its infrastructure-as-a-service platform, is now available i...
Alibaba co-founder and vice-chairman Joe Tsai talks Apple, M&A and the company's U.S. plans
Q&A: Alibaba Senior Executive On Apple, M&A and U.S. Plans — After going public in September in a $25 billion initial public offering, Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group is gearing up for the ne...
Nest's hierarchical, meeting-centric culture is said to clash with Dropcam's
Unrest at Nest — Sitting on stage last week at a San Francisco conference, Greg Duffy, the 28-year-old co-founder and CEO of Dropcam, which makes Internet-connected video cameras, fielded questions ...
Large Number of Tor Hidden Sites Seized by the FBI in Operation Onymous were Clone or Scam Sites
This post is the fist in a series dealing with the takedown of Silk Road 2.0 and Operation Onymous. The data in this post was put together with @secruedmh and @imposter.
Luxe's on-demand valet parking service expands to Los Angeles
Luxe Valet App Eliminates the Headache of Finding a Parking Spot — Every few years, I come across a new tech service that completely upends how I navigate urban life. — It happened with Amazon Pri...
Fitbit Data Now Being Used In The Courtroom
Personal injury cases are prime targets for manipulation and conjecture. How do you show that someone who's been in a car accident can't do their job properly, and deserves thousands of dollars in co...
Swedish ISP protects customers from surveillance with free VPN
Bahnhof was the last Swedish ISP to resist the enforcement of a data retention law that is arguably illegal under EU law. Now it's technically giving in, but it intends to make the retained data usel...
OS X Yosemite update fails to solve Mac Wi-Fi mess
Apple today released the first update to OS X Yosemite that included fixes for unspecified Wi-Fi problems and improved reliability for connecting to Microsoft Exchange corporate email servers. — But...