Senate blocks USA Freedom Act and extensions to key provisions of Patriot Act, will reconvene just hours before expiration on May 31
Senate blocks extension of Patriot Act provisions — WASHINGTON - Three key sections of the Patriot Act are set to expire on June 1 unless the Senate resolves …
NSA bulk phone records collection to end despite USA Freedom Act failure
Even as the Senate remains at an impasse over the future of US domestic surveillance powers, the National Security Agency will be legally unable to collect US phone records in bulk by the time Congres...
Google Maps rolls out traffic alerts and alternate routes
Memorial Day is just around the corner and for some, nay many, that means a lot of traveling. And when traveling is involved, especially by land, then headaches and tempers caused by traffic are as w...
BlackBerry to Lay Off Undisclosed Number of Employees in Device Business
Arm focused on development of smartphone software, applications to be affected — BlackBerry Ltd. said Friday it is laying off an undisclosed number of employees in its device business including thos...
Amazon to begin paying corporation tax on UK retail sales
From the start of this month the online retailer has started booking its sales through the UK, meaning resulting profits will be taxed by HMRC — Amazon has become the first technology company to aba...
Promo for Zedd's new album on Tinder lets you swipe right on a fake profile for the artist to get a discounted download price of $3.99
Tinder Gets Into Music by Offering Zedd's New Album for $3.99 — As Tinder continues to ramp up its marketing appeal for brands …
Four years after ‘Jeopardy’ win, IBM's Watson program has seen applications in 75 industries including finance, healthcare, molecular biology
How Afraid of Watson the Robot Should We Be? — On the first weekend of January, many of the leading researchers …
Young Saudis increasingly rely on mobile apps and social media to circumvent conservative strictures
Young Saudis, Bound by Conservative Strictures, Find Freedom on Their Phones — RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Life for many young Saudis is an ecosystem of apps. — Lacking free speech, they debate on Twit...
Oculus founder Palmer Lucky sued by former employer Total Recall Technologies for allegedly using confidential info from 2011-2012 job to build Oculus Rift
Founder of Facebook's Oculus hit with lawsuit — The founder of virtual reality glasses maker Oculus VR Inc …
AOL's MapQuest Inks UI Deal With Mapbox As It Prepares To Overhaul The Product
AOL, which is in the process of getting acquired by Verizon for $4.4 billion, says it has no plans to divest itself of its content operations (which include TechCrunch) as part of that deal. But it's...
Microsoft is working on a cross-device cloud clipboard called OneClip
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Inside the labs where Netflix tests the latest TVs for its Recommended TV program
Inside the labs where Netflix is trying to make televisions suck less — In a nondescript room in the center of Netflix's headquarters, you can walk into a small, paper white chamber called the Shu.
Paypal's One Touch payment service now works with e-commerce platform Bigcommerce and in native mobile apps without Paypal's app installed
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Pebble Time shipments begin on May 27, and all orders from Kickstarter will ship by mid-June despite rumored financial woes
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Amazon sends out invites to Etsy sellers for new “Handmade” marketplace
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Fontinalis Partners, co-founded by Ford executive chairman William Clay Ford Jr., invests in Lyft's Series E
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Social+Capital raises $600M in third investment fund, confirms Kleiner Perkins was interested in acquiring them
Is Social+Capital's Chamath Palihapitiya the future of venture capital? — Here's an irony of Silicon Valley startup culture: While many new tech companies are conceived … Tweets: @deborahgage , @ber...
Florida Agency Classifies Uber Driver As Employee, Says He Is Eligible For Unemployment
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Leaked app shows Microsoft testing Office Now personal assistant, expected to come to iOS, Windows, and Android
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Spy summit attended by Apple, Google, Vodafone, head of GCHQ, other intel notables tackled questions like “Are we being misled by the term ‘mass surveillance’?”
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Food delivery startup Munchery closing $85M funding round led by SherpaVentures and Menlo Ventures that would value it at $300M
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