Twitter should focus on live news and events, using human editors to create curated feeds
For Twitter, Future Means Here and Now — Here, in 140 characters or less, is some free advice for Twitter's next chief executive: Focus on live events. … That may sound a bit simplistic.
Facebook now takes into account how long you've viewed specific stories in News Feed in determining which posts to surface
News Feed FYI: Taking Into Account Time Spent on Stories — The goal of News Feed is to show you the content that matters to you.
After recent breaches, IRS promises to add additional security measures to protect against fraud and identity theft by early 2016
I.R.S. Adds New Safeguards to Thwart Identity Theft and Fraud — Reeling from an online attack that allowed criminals to steal personal information …
Oracle's sales of new licenses decline as more startups embrace open source database software
Oracle Sales Erode as Startups Embrace Souped-Up Free Software — Dan Wagner, the chief executive officer of U.K.-based mobile payments company Powa Technologies Ltd., poses a challenge for database ...
High and hard to predict costs make success unlikely for both SpaceX and OneWeb satellite Internet projects
Internet by Satellite Is a Space Race With No Winners — Another space race is on. — On one side: Elon Musk, founder of SpaceX (and Tesla Motors), backed by Google.
Germany drops inquiry into claims NSA tapped Angela Merkel's phone
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Sources: Beats Electronics planned to introduce a WiFi speaker by the holidays in 2014, but effectively killed it post acquisition
Apple Music's Missing Link: How Beats Electronics Fumbled Its Sonos Killer (Exclusive) — Pop stars, live music, superlatives: The launch …
Government and Anthem data breaches pose indefinite threat of future harm as birthdate, full name, and SSN remain integral to identity in many systems
Data Theft Today Poses Indefinite Threat of “Future Harm” — Benjamin Nuss was one of the nearly 80 million people whose social security number … Tweets: @digiphile Tweets: Alex Howard / @digiphile :...
Amazon Expands Prime With Goods Shipped Directly From Merchants
Amazon.com has quietly begun rolling out a program that could dramatically increase the number of items eligible for two-day shipping through its Prime membership. — The e-commerce giant is now list...
a16z, USV invest $1M in OB1, company behind open decentralized marketplace protocol OpenBazaar, formerly DarkMarket, enabling Bitcoin transactions for any goods
Some of tech's biggest investors are funding a police-proof marketplace that lets you sell literally anything
White House confirms hackers breached second computer system at OPM, says President is considering financial sanctions against attackers
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Vietnam's Internet penetration, enabled by smartphones, increased to 44% from 12% a decade ago, enabling a rapid growth of digital businesses
Vietnam's Mobile Revolution Catapults Millions Into the Digital Age — Smartphone use has dramatically increased Internet penetration and growth in online services
Alibaba to launch Netflix-like video streaming service called TBO or Tmall Box Office in about two months in China
Alibaba to launch Netflix-like video streaming service in two months — Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (BABA.N) will launch an online video streaming service in China in about two months …
Google will take on Amazon's Twitch by launching YouTube Gaming, an app and website for live-streamed and on-demand gaming video, this summer in US and UK
Earlier today a new YouTube account appeared … internetretailer.com : YouTube unveils gaming hub in push against Amazon Shawn Knight / TechSpot : YouTube Gaming to compete against Amazon's Twitch Will...
Google is taking additional steps to reduce Chrome's battery draw
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DJI announces developer focused, expandable Matrice M100 drone, object-avoidance system, SDK allowing integration with Oculus, Leap Motion and other devices
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Wikimedia switching all of its sites to HTTPS by default
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The case of 5 Chinese hackers who earlier breached US steel firms shows the ease of foiling US corporate security systems
Cyber-Espionage Nightmare — On a wall facing dozens of cubicles at the FBI office in Pittsburgh, five guys from Shanghai stare from “Wanted” posters.
Google Play Offers Its First Free App Of The Week—A PBS App Tucked Away In The Family Section
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FCC Has ‘Serious Concerns’ About PayPal's New Robocall Policy
What's next for patent reform? — House targets NSA's backdoors Gina Hall / bizjournals : FCC warns PayPal about robocalls James Geddes / Tech Times : PayPal Robocall Opt-Out Option Is Not Really An O...
Amazon releases first transparency report, covering January 1-May 31: 813 subpoenas of which 66% were fully complied with, 0-249 national security requests
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Oculus App Store will require approval for apps, assign a comfort rating for nausea, take an undisclosed percentage of revenue
Josh Constine / TechCrunch :
Medium Launches An Android App, Initially In Closed Beta
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2025 marked 11 years of building a customer experience platform designed to support organizations as customer expectations, channels …
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