Twitter starts rolling out group Direct Messaging, 30-second video capture and sharing
Now on Twitter: group Direct Messages and mobile video camera — A few months ago, we mentioned some features coming soon, and today we're excited to start rolling out two of them: group messaging an...
Snapchat launches ad-supported Discover feature to show off videos and stories
Snapchat has launched “Discover,” a new feature that highlights stories and videos provided both by outside publishers, and by Snapchat's in-house team of journalists and videographers.
Cut off from Internet, Cuban youth link more than 9K computers to create private network
CUBAN YOUTH BUILD SECRET COMPUTER NETWORK DESPITE WI-FI BAN — HAVANA (AP) — Cut off from the Internet, young Cubans have quietly linked thousands of computers into a hidden network …
WSJ: Google Fiber is coming to Atlanta, Nashville and North Carolina
Rumors broke over the weekend that Google might bring its gigabit internet Fiber connection to Charlotte and Raleigh-Durham, NC next, but it's not stopping there. The Tennesseean reports Nashville ha...
Facebook and Instagram go down for almost an hour during Snowmadgeddon
Silent night: Facebook, Instagram go down for Snowmadgeddon — All those carefully crafted images of snowscapes will have to stay locked up for a bit, East Coasters, because Facebook and Instagram ar...
Earnings Release FY15 Q2 — Microsoft Cloud and Devices Momentum Highlights Second Quarter Results
but didn't sell — 6.6M Xboxes during its fiscal Q2 Barb Darrow / Gigaom : Microsoft cites key cloud and mobile segments for good Q2 Steve Kovach / Business Insider : Surface Booked More Than $1 Billio...
Former Opera CEO Launches Vivaldi, A New Browser For Power Users
Opera's former CEO Jon von Tetzchner is launching the first preview of Vivaldi today, a new Chromium-based browser that is squarely aimed at power users. Vivaldi features tools like Quick Commands f...
1Password for iOS adds one-time password tool for two factor auth, new login creator, more
The popular secure password management app 1Password is out with a big update today adding new features on both iOS and Mac. Arriving in version 5.2 of 1Password for iOS is a new login creator tool …
EFF's Game Plan for Ending Global Mass Surveillance
We have a problem when it comes to stopping mass surveillance. — The entity that's conducting the most extreme and far-reaching surveillance against most of the world's communications—the National S...
F.T.C. Calls for Strong Data and Privacy Protection With Connected Devices
As consumers increasingly adopt devices that can collect information and transmit it to the Internet, the Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday called on technology companies that sell those products …
Oculus' First In-House VR Film “Lost” Is Cute, Immersive, But Hardly Interactive
Oculus just premiered its Story Studio's first virtual reality cinema experience “Lost” that's designed to demonstrate the narrative potential of VR to filmmakers. The experience features …
How Microsoft created EdgeHTML, the rendering engine powering the Spartan browser
Inside Microsoft's New Rendering Engine For The “Project Spartan” — Last week, Microsoft made its biggest announcement for the web since it first introduced Internet Explorer in 1995: a new browser,...
Microsoft reports $26.5B in FQ2 Revenue, $1.1B in Surface revenue, and 10.5 million Lumia units sold
Microsoft Slips 2% After Reporting $26.5B In FQ2 Revenue, $1.1B In Surface Revenue — Today after the bell, Microsoft reported the financial performance of the second quarter of its fiscal 2015 …
Ride Share Delivery Service Roadie Launches With $10 Million In Funding
Ride sharing delivery startup Roadie has launched itself with a series A funding round totaling $10 million. The investors in the round include UPS, Warren Stephens of Stephens Inc., TomorrowVentures...
DEA's license plate reader program tracks car journeys across US, shares data with other law enforcement agencies
Martyn Williams / Network World :
Perceptions aside, Groupon, with a market cap of $4.9B, has seen revenue and EBITDA consistently climb since going public
Let's stop laughing at Groupon — When we began work on our Age of Unicorns cover for Fortune, one internal conversation was about cautionary tales. Fab? Sure. Box? Tweets: @startupljackson and @f...
Coinbase's US Bitcoin Exchange Opens Doors to Traders
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Google's new wireless service can switch between T-Mobile, Sprint, and Wi-Fi hotspots to find best signal, could be available nationwide first half 2015
Phil Goldstein / FierceWireless :
Analysts expect Apple Q1 2015 sales to surpass $68B, up 21% YoY, and higher than Apple's $63.5B to $66.5B guidance
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OS X 10.10.2 Includes Fix for ‘Thunderstrike’ Hardware Exploit Affecting Macs
Joe Rossignol / MacRumors :
Apple Maps Connect for small businesses expands to UK, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, and Singapore
Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac :
Meg Whitman will lead HP Enterprise, Dion Weisler to head HP's PC and printer unit after split
Arik Hesseldahl / Re/code :
Sheriffs pressure Google to disable Waze feature that warns when police are near, saying it endangers officers
Eileen Sullivan / Associated Press :
France seeks to sanction web companies as hate-speech accomplices if they host extremist messages
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Dropbox acquires design-minded collaboration software startup Pixelapse
Today, we're proud to announce that we're joining Dropbox! Anthony Ha / TechCrunch : Dropbox Acquires Pixelapse, A Startup Building Collaboration Tools For Designers Kia Kokalitcheva / VentureBeat : D...
Nest to replace old Dropcams for free before they go dark April 15
Kif Leswing / Gigaom :
Digital-Payments Company Ripple Labs Is Finalizing a $30 Million Funding Round
Yuliya Chernova / Wall Street Journal :
As Google Looks To Expand Wallet Use, WePay Integrates Instant Buy API
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch :
Online Learning Service Pluralsight Acquires Code School For $36 Million
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch :
Exclusive: Kleiner Perkins tried to ‘acquire’ Social+Capital Partnership
Dan Primack / Fortune :
Microsoft sold 6.6M Xbox consoles during the holiday quarter, down 11% from a year ago
Taylor Soper / GeekWire :
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