Experimental Facebook face-recogniton software can discern identity with 83% accuracy even when faces are hidden
Facebook can recognise you in photos even if you're not looking — Thanks to the latest advances in computer vision, we now have machines that can pick you out of a line-up.
Tidal loses interim CEO after less than three months in the job, its second since launch
Boss of Jay Z's Music-Streaming Service Tidal Quits — Tidal faces industry criticism of premium business model as competition mounts — STOCKHOLM—At Tidal, Peter Tonstad failed to beat the rap.
New Europol unit hunting Isis social media accounts starts July 1 with help from social media firms; aims to take down accounts within two hours of detection
Europol web unit to hunt extremists behind Isis social media propaganda — Europe-wide police team aims to find key figures …
SoftBank sells entire stock of 1,000 humanoid Pepper robots within a minute of it going on sale, company expects to produce 1,000/month
SoftBank Robot Pepper Sells Out in a Minute — There was no problem finding a home for the first batch of humanoid robots known as Pepper.
Verizon Completes Its Acquisition of AOL For $4.4B
Well, that was fast: Verizon has just announced that it has completed its acquisition of AOL, owner of TechCrunch, purchasing all outstanding shares for $50 per share in cash for a total price of $4.4...
Microsoft Windows 10 upgrade: free for users with valid Windows 7 or 8 license, all Insider program members will continue to receive preview releases
Promised as a free upgrade … Lance Whitney / CNET : Will Windows Insider testers get to keep Windows 10 for free? Wayne Williams / BetaNews : Microsoft can't stop confusing the hell out of Windows 10 ...
Alibaba folds its US-based Amazon competitor 11 Main, other US holdings into OpenSky
Alibaba Rethinks Its US E-Commerce Strategy, Folds 11 Main, Other U.S. Holdings Into OpenSky — China's e-commerce powerhouse Alibaba has been clear about its ambitions to grow its presence in the U....
Amazon Echo is now open for pre-orders to anyone in the U.S. for $180, ships July 14
Got email marketing? We've got best practices from LivingSocial and estate sale guru Everything But The House in our next Insight webinar. — Amazon has announced that its voice-activated “Echo” …
Alibaba and its affiliate Ant to invest nearly $1B in Chinese local services startup Koubei
Big Data Startup Snowflake Raises $45 Million, Launches First Product
Snowflake, a big data startup led by longtime Microsoft executive Bob Muglia, has landed a $45 million funding round led by Altimeter Capital and announced the general availability of its product for ...
Computer hardware failure linked to biometric data leaves US unable to process visas for over two weeks, unlikely to be resoved for at least another week
Computer Failure Leaves State Dept. Unable to Issue Visas — The United States has been unable to issue visas to travelers around …
Windows 10 Upgrade and Installation Frequently Asked Questions
We have had plenty of time to pick apart and interpret Microsoft's recent blog post about the Windows Insider Program as well as the free upgrade offer to Windows 10 for Windows 7 and 8.1 users.
Sony announces support for Android M developer preview on select Xperia devices
Ryan Whitwam / ExtremeTech :
Swarm brings back Foursquare mayorship, adds a flashy crown badge
you can only hope to contain it! http://thenextweb.com/... Danny Sullivan / @dannysullivan : Mayorships come back to Swarm, just in time for me to think, “Um, what's Swarm versus Foursquare again?” ht...
Credit Karma Has Raised $175M On A Valuation Of $3.5B, As It Looks To An IPO In The Next 1-2 Years
The rush of funding for fintech startups continues. TechCrunch has learned and confirmed that Credit Karma — a platform that provides credit scores to users but also serves as a portal …
Docker, CoreOS unite with Google, Amazon, Microsoft, VMware, others to define container standards under new Open Container Project, backed by Linux Foundation
Sean Michael Kerner / eWeek :
German regulators extend 2002 Youth Media Protection Law to include adult-content e-books, ban their sale between 6AM and 10PM local time
Tim Cushing / Techdirt :
Privacy group EPIC asks FTC to prevent Uber from updating its privacy policy to allow background location data collection
except for one thing Elizabeth Weise / USA Today : Privacy group asks FTC to investigate Uber Cyrus Farivar / Ars Technica : FTC asked to block Uber from getting location data in background Roger Fing...
Supreme Court declines to review Street View patent case that Google lost in appeals court
Grant Gross / PCWorld :
Sources: Hillhouse, an investor in China's taxi hailing firm Didi Kuaidi, leads $1B investment in Uber
and it could signal that an IPO is on the way
Sources: Grand Rounds Is Raising At Around A $750M Valuation
Sources are telling TechCrunch that Grand Rounds, which sells companies a service that gives employees access to healthcare advice and treatment from experienced professionals around the United States...
The Linux Foundation's Core Infrastructure Initiative commits nearly $500K to three new projects, Reproducible Builds, The Fuzzing Project, and TIS Interpreter
Mike Lennon / SecurityWeek :
Getty Images added as “interested third person” to EU antitrust case against Google
Alistair Barr / Wall Street Journal :
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Zoho CRM Plus in 2025: A year of thoughtful CX improvements
2025 marked 11 years of building a customer experience platform designed to support organizations as customer expectations, channels …
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