Apple yanks Google's Nest smart thermostat from website and retail stores
You can no longer purchase Google's popular smart thermostat on Apple's online store or at its retail locations. — Apple confirmed to Mashable it has pulled the web-connected product — considered …
Chrysler recalls 1.4 million cars at risk of being remotely hijacked
Chrysler has announced a voluntary recall of 1.4 million vehicles just days after Wired reported a frightening vulnerability that allows hackers to remotely seize control of cars equipped with the aut...
Sources: Microsoft is working on 5.2" and 5.7" Lumia phones with iris scanners, 20MP PureView cameras, USB Type-C, optional Surface Pen for bigger Lumia
Microsoft's Cityman and Talkman flagship Lumia phones and what you need to know — Over the last few weeks, rumors …
Unlocked Surface 3 LTE now on sale in the US at AT&T and Microsoft stores, arrives at T-Mobile July 31
Surface 3 (4G LTE) now available in the U.S.! — A few weeks ago we announced the availability of the mobile broadband-capable Surface 3 (4G LTE) for business customers in France …
Comcast now has more broadband customers than it does TV subscribers, 22.5M vs 22.3M
Comcast has finally become an Internet-first company — Comcast may have begun as a television provider that later tacked on an Internet business, but now those positions have finally reversed …
Dish objects to upcoming FCC order to deny $3.3B in discounts it sought in wireless spectrum auction earlier this year
Dish Responds to FCC's Move to Deny Spectrum Auction Discounts — Satellite provider told that matter won't get a hearing or referred to an enforcement bureau
Pandora Q2 sales grow 30% YoY to $285.6M, local ads up 67% to $58.9M, mobile now 80.4% of revenue, listener growth only 3.9% YoY
Pandora Revenue Grows 30 Percent, Listener Growth Slows — The online radio company's royalty burden improved to 45.6 percent of revenue in the second quarter.
Amazon beats estimates with Q2 revenue of $23.2B, up 20% YoY, and net income of $92M
Amazon Posts Surprise Profit; Shares Soar … Amazon.com Inc. reported a surprise second-quarter profit on top of sales that beat analysts' estimates, showing investors — as it has done before …
Amazon.com Announces Second Quarter Sales up 20% to $23.18 Billion
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Selfie App Frontback To Shut Down On August 15th After Two Years
It was a simple premise during the height of the selfie hype: take a photo of yourself as well as what's in front of you. It was called a “frontback.” — Now it's called “an idea that never really g...
Etsy reports 86% of its sellers are female, 30% use their creative businesses as their sole occupation
At Etsy, 86% of Sellers Are Female — Report from handmade-goods marketplace offers details on its sellers — Here are a few details about the person who made the brocade dog collar …
Facebook, Microsoft, and Dropbox team up to make tech more accessible to people with disabilities
Facebook, Microsoft, Dropbox, and several other tech notables are coming together to make technology more accessible to people with disabilities. — Together these companies and educational partners ...
Kamcord Update Brings Live Game Streaming To Mobile Devices
Kamcord, the YC-backed company that enables game recording on mobile, is the latest company to jump on the mobile live-streaming bandwagon after it added the feature to its Android and iOS apps.
AWS reports Q2 revenue of $1.8B, up 81% YoY, and $391M profit, up from $77M a year ago
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Wal-Mart Takes Full Ownership of Chinese E-Commerce Venture Yihaodian
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Palantir's SEC filing confirms it has issued $500M worth of stock, raised $450M so far in the latest financing round
Confirmed: Palantir raised a huge $450 million investment — Palantir just disclosed in an SEC form that it has raised a huge round of investment.
OPM Says Background Check System Now Back Online after Security Tweaks
Jack Moore / Nextgov :
Study: In-app Ad Fraud Could Near $1 Billion Globally In 2015
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Meerkat to launch feature on iOS that lets GoPro3 and, soon, GoPro4 owners stream from camera
Julia Boorstin / CNBC :
Flickr Pro is back: $5.99/month or $49.99/year for a Pro badge, better analytics, and no ads
Michael Zhang / PetaPixel :
Google Brings Its 360-Degree Movies App, Spotlight Stories, To iOS
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Sources: Snapchat to add BuzzFeed, Vox, and others to Discover, drop Warner Music; 2 or 3 new partners added next week, second group in August or September
AT&T adds 2.1M customers, mostly from connected cars and tablets in Q2, meets expectations by reporting revenue of $33B
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