Pew Report: Facebook growth slows, but user engagement increases; while Twitter and others grow userbase, not engagement
Social Media Update 2014 — In a new survey conducted in September 2014, the Pew Research Center finds that Facebook remains by far the most popular social media site.
An unbeatable computer program has finally solved two-player limit Texas hold'em poker
The program also demonstrates that playing second is advantageous — Two-player limit Texas hold'em poker has finally been solved, according to a study published in Science today.
NASA and Nissan Join Forces to Build Self-Driving Vehicles for Earth and Space
Nissan and NASA are teaming up to develop autonomous vehicles that will take us across town—or across Mars. — The automaker and the space agency signed a five-year partnership today that will see th...
ZTE announces Spro 2, an Android-powered projector/hotspot that improves upon predecessor in battery life and brightness, to be sold exclusively on AT&T
CES Snapshot: ZTE's Smart Projector Gets Brighter, Better Battery Life — ZTE grabbed a lot of attention at CES last year when it debuted the Spro …
Hands-on with the Remix Ultra Tablet, a Microsoft Surface-like Android tablet created by three ex-Google engineers
First look at the Remix Ultra Tablet — An Android tablet to get work done on — Jide, a company founded by three ex-Googlers, showed off its first device at CES 2015 — the Remix Ultra Tablet.
Screenshots emerge of Windows 10's new dark theme, taskbar, and Spartan browser UI
This is Windows 10's new browser and dark theme — Microsoft is preparing to unveil a new browser in Windows 10, codenamed Spartan, and leaked images are providing an early glimpse at the Internet Ex...
Twitter plans to sell ads in streams of tweets on other publishers' apps and websites, share revenue
Twitter Planning to Sell Ads on Apps and Sites of Other Companies — Twitter is laying out plans to make money from the millions of people who see tweets all over the Web but don't actually use Twitt...
Jet CEO: we'll price products 5-6% cheaper than competition, give free delivery on $35+ orders
Five Ways the Guy Behind Diapers.com Plans to Challenge Amazon — Again — As far as hype goes, Jet.com is near the top in the e-commerce industry right now.
Twitter mulling 6-second autoplay preview for promoted videos when appearing in users' feeds, charging advertiser only when people click to watch full video
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Marc Lore's new Costco-inspired e-commerce site Jet to begin limited sign-ups Feb. 20, with $49.99 annual membership fee
Amazon Bought This Man's Company. Now He's Coming for Them — The historic downtown commercial district of Montclair, N.J., is known for its restaurants, antique shops, and art-house movie theater. ...
Report: Shopify planning IPO in US and Canada this year to raise about $100M at $1B+ valuation
Shopify Inc planning IPO in Canada and U.S. in 2015, hopes to raise US$100M: report — Ottawa-based e-commerce firm Shopify Inc. hopes to raise about US$100 million in a planned initial public offeri...
Database Company MongoDB Raises Another $80 Million
Database company MongoDB Inc. has raised another $80 million to take on powerful incumbents and startups in the race to win business customers. … The company had named a new president and chief execut...
Microsoft plans new OneDrive sync engine that unifies consumer and commercial versions, syncs shared folders such as Dropbox, has selective sync
Microsoft lays out year-long roadmap for unifying OneDrive sync engines — Summary:In a new announcement, the company says it plans to unify …
Google-backed fund donates €250,000 to Charlie Hebdo, Zuckerberg condemns attack, Apple shows solidarity with banner on site
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Lizard Squad's DDoS attack service “Lizard Stresser” runs mostly on thousands of hacked home routers
Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security :
Apple planning Apple Pay expansion into Canada as soon as March
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Glitch in OS X Yosemite's Spotlight Search can expose IP address, system details of Apple Mail users to spammers
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Nintendo blames taxes as it exits Brazil
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China Bans Taxi Apps From Offering Rides With Regular, Unlicensed Cars
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Bitstamp resumes services after revamping security, offers commission-free trading until Jan. 17, integrates BitGo's multi-signature wallet tech
Bitstamp re-opened today … Mic Wright / The Next Web : Bitcoin exchange Bitstamp reopening today after $5 million heist
Microsoft service for early Patch Tuesday notifications now available only to paying customers
Michael Mimoso / Threatpost :
Apps from Apple's EU App Store continue to work even after refunds are processed
Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac :
Sources: Yahoo shutting down Right Media ad exchange for non-Yahoo owned networks and publishers
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