Apple Stores to Offer ‘Apple Watch Basics’ Workshops Beginning April 24
Starting on April 24, it appears that Apple will be offering “Apple Watch Basics” workshops in some of its retail stores around the world, helping customers who begin receiving their watches on that d...
Apple plans to launch Pay in Canada in November, in talks with six biggest banks, which account for more than 90% of country's retail bank accounts
Apple Pay Plans to Launch in Canada This Fall — Apple is in talks with six Canadian banks for mobile payment service's first venture outside the U.S.
L.A. schools iPad program subject of inquiry by SEC
The federal Securities and Exchange Commission recently opened an informal inquiry into whether Los Angeles school officials complied with legal guidelines in the use of bond funds for the now-abandon...
FAQ: The New Yahoo-Microsoft Deal, Explained
Yahoo and Microsoft have reached new terms in their search partnership that was created in 2009. Here's how the new deal will work to give Yahoo more flexibility about ads. — Yahoo and Microsoft ha...
Verizon offering FiOS TV packages with mix-and-match channel packs that viewers can swap out each month; plans start at $54.99
Verizon's New Pay TV Pitch Isn't A La Carte TV. But It's Getting Closer. — People who say they hate paying for cable TV often say they only want to pay …
Leaked emails from Sony Pictures hack indicate that Snapchat gave 0.11% of its stock to former Apple executive Scott Forstall to be an adviser
Snapchat Is Paying Ex-Apple Exec Scott Forstall 0.11% To Be An Advisor — A leaked email from the Sony Pictures hack indicates Snapchat set aside .11% …
Instagram Tightens Guidelines to Curb Pornography and Harassment
Instagram is dropping the nice-guy act. — The photo- and video-sharing app Thursday unveiled more-detailed standards for images, aimed at curbing pornography and harassment. The tone is tougher, to...
Book excerpt from Moore's Law: How Gordon Moore shared his “law” with the world
The Life of Gordon Moore, Silicon Valley's Quiet Revolutionary Larry Downes / Washington Post : Happy birthday to Moore's Law Economist : Ever more from Moore — A microchip pioneer's prediction has ...
Mark Zuckerberg defends Internet.org after Indian companies pull out, says project not incompatible with net neutrality
Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg believes Internet.org is not a threat to net neutrality — Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg has defended the aims of his Internet.org initiative …
Google Updates Chrome Browser for iOS With Notification Center Widget, App Extensions
Google today released a significant update to its Chrome browser for iOS, adding several features to improve its compatibility with iOS 8. There's a new Notification Center widget that includes contr...
Tim Cook has the best pay-for-performance rating among highest-paid US executives, earning $65.2M last year
Apple's Tim Cook Is a Steal at $65 Million in Pay — Apple Inc.'s Tim Cook has the best pay-for-performance rating of any chief executive officer on the Bloomberg Pay Index …
How Moore's Law has been reinvented over the last 50 years, becoming cultural shorthand for innovation itself
Moore's Law is dead, long live Moore's Law — Moore's Law turns 50 this coming week — making this an opportune time to revisit Gordon Moore's classic prediction …
Apple officially names Steve Dowling as Vice President of Communications
Apple has officially named long time director of public relations Steve Dowling as its new Vice President of Communications, as noted on the company's executive bios webpage. Dowling succeeds former ...
ARM buys Wicentric and Sunrise Micro Devices, creates new IoT chip portfolio under Cordio brand, claims devices using Cordio radios will last up to 60% longer
ARM buys two low-power IoT firms to launch Cordio for wearables — Summary:ARM has acquired two companies that will add …
Google to stop providing updates and security patches for Chrome on Windows XP at year's end
Google to pull Chrome plug on Windows XP at year's end — Google on Thursday announced it will shut down support for Chrome on Windows XP at the end of the year.
YouTube competitor Vessel raises a $57.5M Series B round led by IVP, just weeks after launch
Vessel raises $57.5m funding to expand its ‘first window’ for YouTube creators — Silicon Valley heavyweight IVP joins US startup's investors, and predicts it could be as successful as Netflix and Tw...
Spotify to Use Playlists as Proxy for Targeting Ads to Activities, Moods
15 Playlist-Targeting Categories Include Workout, Commute and Party — Spotify has categorized its 1.5 billion playlists based on mood and activity. — Digital Video Ads to Get Viewability Reporting...
AMD's Q1 earnings miss with non-GAAP loss of $0.09/share on $1.03B revenue, down 16.9% from last quarter
AMD Posts Q1 2015 Results: $180 Million Net Loss — Today AMD released their Q1 FY 2015 financial results, and the company reported revenue of $1.03 billion for the quarter.
Google's mobile search results on Android now prompt users to install apps that have content relevant to the search query
Google's Mobile Search Results On Android Now Prompt Users To Install Apps With Relevant Content — Google's mobile search results on Android will now prompt …
Oregon's new law exempts gigabit Internet services like Google Fiber from antiquated property tax
Gov. Kate Brown signs ‘gigabit’ tax bill for Google Fiber — Google Fiber made it all sound so simple. — The company arrived in Portland in early 2014 and said it might bring its hyperfast Internet...
Square's Jack Dorsey on using data to minimize risk and improve the company's margins, how Caviar helps Square get inside restaurants, more
Square's Jack Dorsey Puts It All Together — The Square CEO and Twitter founder explains how his company's recent spate of initiatives fit together in the big picture.
Twitter General Counsel admits to inexcusably slow abuse response times, commits to balancing free speech and safety, says size of user protection team tripled
Twitter executive: Here's how we're trying to stop abuse while preserving free speech — Open discussion doesn't mean much if some people are afraid to take part.
AMD Exits Dense Microserver Business, Ends SeaMicro Brand
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Dutch prosecutors launch criminal investigation into Uber for violation of court order, say police caught dozens of drivers offering illegal taxi services
Dutch launch criminal investigation into Uber — (Reuters) - Dutch prosecutors launched a criminal investigation into Uber …
IBM's X-Force Exchange to make decades worth of cyber-threat data public
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Updated Google app for Android lets you locate and ring your device by typing “find my phone” into Google search box on desktop
you've searched under your car seat … Lisa Vaas / Naked Security : Lost your Android? Now you can Google it! Swati Khandelwal / The Hacker News : Lost Your Phone? Google Search ‘Find My Phone’ To Loca...
Microsoft Releases ‘Halo’ Spinoffs For iOS, Windows 8, Windows Phone 8 And Steam
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Scribd adds more than 9K audiobooks to its catalog with Penguin Random House deal
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EyeEm, a photo-sharing social network where users can get paid for their photos, closes $18M Series B led by Valar Ventures
It's been over four years since Ramzi … Sujata Sangwan / iamWire : Photo Sharing Startup EyeEm Raises $18M in Series B Round Kyle Russell / TechCrunch : EyeEm Raises $18M To Expand Its Photo Marketpla...
a16z Hires Former Facebooker Ted Ullyot To Help Portfolio Companies Deal With Regulatory Issues
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Microsoft launches Office 365 Video for secure enterprise sharing and streaming, debuts new iPhone app
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Etsy Stock Surges 86 Percent At Close Of First Day Of Trading to $30 Per Share
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Twitter's Fabric adds tools to let developers add Tweet timelines to iOS and Android apps, let apps access content from API without user login
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Airware Launches Its Commercial Drone Operating System
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Google launches “Works With Google Cardboard” program to certify VR headsets that are compatible with Cardboard software
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With Android Wear unavailable in China, Baidu previews Android-based DuWear smartwatch OS
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After IAC acquisition, dating app HowAboutWe relaunches with on-demand date matching, highly targeted search, updated pricing, and more
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Netflix will stop asking ISPs to exempt its videos from data caps
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Cyanogen's Microsoft deal includes removable apps and ‘contextual’ suggestions
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Mozilla prepares marketing and product push in attempt to stop its decline, will release Firefox for iOS; president Li Gong and mobile VP Rick Fant to leave
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