Google's Project Zero discloses three OS X vulnerabilities requiring access to machine; Apple's fix is still only in Yosemite's beta build
Latest OS X 10.10.2 beta kills Google-disclosed vulnerabilities dead — Google's Project Zero research program has disclosed and released proof …
Microsoft releases new Windows 10 preview with Cortana, revamped Start menu, and Xbox app
Although Microsoft originally said it would release its new Windows 10 preview next week, the company has launched it today. The January build, as the company is calling this version …
Box shares close at $23.23, up over 65% on first day of trading after $175M IPO
Box Surges in Cloud-Storage Debut After $175 Million IPO — Box Inc. jumped in its trading debut after raising $175 million in its initial public offering. — The shares rose 73 percent to $24.25 …
UK's House of Lords plans to debate revised “snooper's charter” surveillance bill Monday
'Snooper's charter': four Lords in bid to pass changed version before election — Cross-party group's last-minute amendments spark concern over scope of access to data intelligence agencies would get
Uber suspended at least a dozen drivers because they complied with California law and registered commercial plates
Flouting Law, Uber Suspends Drivers For Properly Registering Cars — The ride-hailing giant has suspended some drivers in California who registered cars for commercial use.
Popular Task Management App ‘Any.do’ Comes to Mac
Any.DO today announced the launch of a Mac version of Any.Do, the company's popular task management app for iOS, allowing users to manage their tasks and to-dos on multiple platforms throughout the da...
Report: automated tank gauges at over 5,000 US gas stations are vulnerable to remote hacks
Thousands of US Gas Stations Vulnerable to Remote Hacks — The gauges that detect and prevent fuel leaks at more than 5,000 gas stations in the United States are utterly vulnerable to remote attacks ...
Sony, Google, Apple Hit With Lawsuits Over Pre-1972 Music
The lawsuits have the potential of wiping out much older music from the Internet. — All of the leading providers of streaming music are now in the scorching hot legal zone involving pre-1972 music a...
Walmart starts selling its Vudu Spark streaming stick for $25
Remember Walmart's very own HDMI streaming stick, which I spotted in the FFC's online database two months ago? Turns out Walmart already started selling it for just $24.95, and is now getting ready t...
GoPro, NHL team up to offer live HD footage from the player's perspective starting All-Star Weekend
Google Launches Private Docker Repositories For Cloud Platform Users
Google today announced the beta launch of the Google Container Registry for its Cloud Platform. This new service allows developers to host, share and manage their private Docker container repositorie...
Pinterest says US male user base grew 73% year-over-year in 2014, debuts search filters that better cater to users' gender
and it'll filter out the girly stuff for them Martin Beck / Marketing Land : Pinterest Continues Its Manhunt, Touts Growth Among U.S. Males Kurt Wagner / Re/code : Pinterest: Men Pin, Too! Sam Frizell...
China blocks VPN services that skirt online censorship
BEIJING (AP) — China is blocking VPN services that let users skirt online censorship of popular websites such as Google and Facebook amid a wider crackdown on online information, tech companies and sp...
Behind Jawbone's transition from making earpieces to wireless speakers to fitness trackers
Jawbone: The trials of a 16-year-old can't-miss startup — The first thing you notice about Hosain Rahman, CEO of the much-buzzed-about gadget maker Jawbone, are his wrists. Tweets: @darpa , @bryce ,...
Sprint targeting T-Mobile customers w/ $200 min. trade-in offer for switchers
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Apple HomeKit incompatible with home automation accessories not licensed as MFi products that connect over WiFi, like Nest Thermostat
it's arriving exactly when it means to Todd Haselton / TechnoBuffalo : First Apple HomeKit Devices Due This Spring Seth Fitzgerald / AppleTell : HomeKit compatibility explained by Apple Jesse Hollingt...
Ford opens new Silicon Valley research lab to attract tech talent, work on autonomous cars
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Microsoft Acquires Revolution Analytics To Bolster Its Analytics Services
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Ulbricht Confessed to Running Silk Road, His College Friend Testifies
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Changes to HealthCare.gov now limit personal data shared with tracking websites
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Google Joins Apple, Others Cutting Off Crimea, Blocks AdWords, AdSense, Google Play
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Obama quietly abandoned proposal to put phone metadata collected by NSA under non-governmental control
Expedia Acquires Travelocity for $280 Million
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