EU strikes down agreement that allowed companies to move people's data between EU and US; soon it could be harder for tech firms to mine data of EU users
Data Transfer Pact Between U.S. and Europe Is Ruled Invalid — Europe's highest court ruled on Tuesday that a widely used international agreement …
Microsoft Surface Pro 4 announced with 12.3-inch display and Skylake processor, pre-orders start tomorrow from $899, shipping October 26
Microsoft Surface Pro 4 announced with new Surface Pen, starts at $899 — This year, Microsoft's Surface Pro has been flattered by the introduction …
Microsoft HoloLens Development Edition: Coming Q1 2016 for $3,000
First public HoloLens version won't be for consumers; it'll be for developers. — NEW YORK—Microsoft has announced the initial price and approximate availability of its HoloLens augmented reality hea...
Microsoft unveils Surface Book, Surface Pro 4, Lumia 950, Lumia 950 XL, Band 2, and HoloLens Development Edition
A new era of Windows 10 devices from Microsoft — We've been talking about Windows 10 for over a year now and today we started our next chapter, with new devices designed for Windows 10.
New Microsoft Band to debut Oct. 30 at $249 with curved screen and Cortana integration
The new Band, available for pre-order today …
DraftKings and FanDuel temporarily ban employees from playing on rival sites after accusations about betting on other sites using inside information
Fantasy Sports Employees Bet at Rival Sites Using Inside Information — A major scandal is erupting in the multibillion dollar industry …
Twitter launches Moments, formerly Project Lightning, its event-based curation of tweets, videos, and images, on iOS, Android, and desktop web
Twitter launches Moments, its dead-simple tab for browsing the best tweets — A big week for Twitter just got bigger.
Apple says it has acquired Perceptio, a startup developing AI tech for smartphones
Apple Acquires Startup Developing Advanced AI for Phones — Apple Inc. acquired Perceptio, a startup developing technology to let companies run advanced artificial intelligence systems on smartphones...
Roku 4 with faster quad-core processor supports 4K video, lets you “follow” favorite shows, available for pre-order now, will ship in October for $129
Roku 4 supports 4K video and a new way to ‘follow’ favorite shows — Roku, one of the earliest players …
Microsoft unveils the 5.2″ Lumia 950 and 5.7″ 950 XL with 20MP camera including OIS, 3 GB of RAM, and USB-C, starting at $549
Microsoft unveils the 5.2″ Lumia 950 and 5.7″ 950 XL — At its press event today, Microsoft has unveiled its latest Lumia flagship phones, the Lumia 950.
Google rolling out Android 6.0 Marshmallow to Nexus 5, Nexus 6, Nexus 7 (2013), Nexus 9, and Nexus Player
if you have a Nexus device Jaikumar Vijayan / eWeek : Google Releases Android Marshmallow to Nexus Users Shaun Nichols / The Register : Chocolate Factory plops Marshmallow on Android slabs Stephen Hal...
Microsoft Says 110M Devices Run Windows 10, Universal Apps Coming From Facebook And Instagram
Today at Microsoft's Windows 10 hardware event, ahead of new device news EVP of Windows and Devices Group Terry Myerson gave an update on how the new platform is doing so far: there are now 110 millio...
Microsoft unveils Surface Book, its first-ever laptop, with 13.5" removable touchscreen, 12-hour battery, pre-orders start today from $1499, shipping Oct. 26
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Europe's highest court rejects the “safe harbor” agreement used by American tech companies
Europe's highest court just rejected the ‘safe harbor’ agreement used by American tech companies — The European Court of Justice has just ruled that the transatlantic Safe Harbour agreement …
Why The Industry's Reaction To The DraftKings Leak Is A Clarion Call For Immediate Regulation Of Daily Fantasy Sports
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Apple says YiSpecter iOS malware only affects users who downloaded apps from untrusted sources; issue is fixed since iOS 8.4
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Android 6.0 review: useful home screen features, permissions system works well, SD cards now as good as internal storage, but apps can opt-out of power saving
Android 6.0 Marshmallow, thoroughly reviewed — Marshmallow brings a lot of user-requested features but still has no update solution.
Behind Steve Huffman's return to Reddit as CEO following the moderator revolt and Ellen Pao's departure
Inside Reddit's Plan to Recover From Its Epic Meltdown — It began on the Thursday night that much of Reddit—the eleventh biggest site on the American Internet …
Facebook optimizes loading News Feed depending on your connection speed, by preloading, prioritizing, and showing older stories on slow speeds
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Apple announces issue affecting app slicing has been resolved in iOS 9.0.2, makes WWDC video content searchable by keyword
Zac Hall / 9to5Mac :
YouTube iOS App Updated With New Design, In-App Editing Tools
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Big questions for Square now: How will the IPO be affected, who's really running the company, and why doesn't Jack give up the CEO role?
both were considered disasters Ev Williams / Medium : Jack Dorsey's ability as a leader and thinker as interim CEO demonstrated that he was the best choice for permanent CEO Tweets: John Paczkowski / ...
HTC posts smaller than expected Q3 loss of $138M on $655M in revenues
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IBM Acquires Cleversafe To Accelerate Hybrid Cloud Storage Strategy
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HP unveils OpenSwitch, a Linux-based open source network operating system, and a developer community
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Sony and Verizon cancel launch of Xperia Z4v smartphone
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Winklevoss twins' Gemini bitcoin exchange gets NY regulator approval, starts trading Oct. 8
A Next Generation Bitcoin Exchange Founded by Cameron & Tyler Winklevoss — Receives License and Launches Paul Vigna / Wall Street Journal : Winklevoss Twins' Gemini Exchange Gets Trust License - BitBe...
Russia tells Google to remove app bundling requirements in Android OEM contracts by Nov. 18
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Sources: Google takes stake in Symphony, valuing messaging startup at $650M
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