Proposed new UK surveillance bill requires ISPs to store which sites users visit for a year
May unveils plan to store web browsing — Internet firms will have to store data on what people access online for a year, under new surveillance law plans. — At the same time …
Microsoft and Red Hat Team Up to Offer Linux on Azure Cloud
Microsoft said today that it will offer Red Hat's version of the open source Linux operating system on its Azure cloud computing platform. — The alliance, which will be detailed in a webcast later t...
Bitcoin continues to grow steadily with price at highest level of the year, increasing volume of transactions, VC investments, and Bitcoin ATMs
The growing Bitcoin economy, in 5 charts — Bitcoin hasn't received the kind of hype in 2015 that it has in previous years.
Prop. F: Voters reject measure to restrict Airbnb rentals
San Francisco voters were poised Tuesday night to hand a decisive victory to Airbnb and city residents who want to turn their homes into vacation rentals. Proposition F, a measure to curb short-term ...
Microsoft begins accepting sign ups for Cortana for iOS beta in US and China
Microsoft opens up its Cortana for iPhone beta — Microsoft is getting ready to let iPhone users test a version of Cortana for iOS. The software maker has been steadily testing the app over the past...
MPAA claims responsibility for shutting down popcorntime.io and torrent site YTS
MPAA Touts Big Legal Success Against Popcorn Time — The studios trade association has scored injunctions in Canada and New Zealand over PopcornTime.io and the torrent outfit YTS.
Twitter Engineering Manager Leslie Miley Leaves Company Because Of Diversity Issues
Twitter Engineering Manager Leslie Miley, the only black engineer in a leadership position at Twitter, just publicly announced that he has left the company. In his post, he says his reasons for leavi...
10 Months and 2 Million Downloads Later, Vivaldi Browser Hits Beta
Perhaps the world could do without a new Web browser. Google's Chrome, despite being a resource and battery hog, manages to get the work done for most, while Windows 10 continues to help Microsoft Ed...
Many US businesses are still running XcodeGhost-infected Apple apps
A new version of XcodeGhost has also appeared that tries to defeat defenses built into iOS 9 — Dozens of U.S. enterprises are still using Apple mobile apps seeded with malware for a clever hacking s...
Sources: Jet raises $500M round led by Fidelity, at a pre-money valuation of $1B
Jet.com raises $500 million from Fidelity — Jet.com, the ambitious e-commerce startup taking on Amazon, has raised a $500 million round of venture capital led by Fidelity, according to people famili...
Australian model edits captions on her old Instagram posts, transforming her popular account into a screed against the inauthenticity of social media
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Apple and GT Advanced reach new settlement on remaining debt of $439M
Apple and Sapphire Supplier Reach New Accord on $439 Million Loan — Deal calls for Nov. 23 auction of equipment and awaits bankruptcy judge's approval — GT Advanced Technologies Inc. has reached a...
The Ranking Digital Rights project launches to evaluate how Internet companies and telcos handle personal data of users
World's top Internet companies and telcos rated on protection of users' digital rights — Enlarge / The 2015 Ranking Digital Rights Corporate Accountability Index.
GlobalWebIndex survey finds 34% of Facebook users updated their status in Q3, down from 50% a year ago, as lurking and liking increasingly replace posting
Facebook Prods Users to Share a Bit More — Amount of new content posted has slipped, leading social network to try to prompt conversation
ASUS ZenFone 2 Laser: $199 gets you 3GB RAM, octa-core chip, 13MP laser autofocus, more
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Google researchers examine Galaxy S6 Edge and show OEMs add risky code as they find 11 vulnerabilities introduced by Samsung
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Shopify beats expectations with $52.8M in Q3 revenue, sends stock up 8%
great platform, great partners, e/m-commerce hub for SMBs. Built for long run: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/ ...
LG V10 review: great camera, solid construction, but the second screen above the main display is superfluous and gimmicky
Vlad Savov / The Verge :
Tectonic, CoreOS's Kubernetes-Based Container Platform, Hits General Availability
Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch :
Firefox 42 arrives with tracking protection for private browsing mode, tab audio indicators, and background link opening on Android
Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat :
Groupon replaces co-founder and CEO Eric Lefkofsky with COO Rich Williams, Lefkofsky returns to previous role as chairman of the board
Jason Del Rey / Re/code :
Merged wireless charging groups A4WP and PMA rebrand as AirFuel Alliance
Kevin Tofel / ZDNet :
Zynga reports Q3 revenue of $196M, net income of $3M, up from last year's Q3 loss of $57.1M; MAUs fall to 75M from 103M a year ago
but also delays two major games Zynga : Zynga Announces Third Quarter 2015 Financial Results Tom Dotan / The Information : Will Candy Crush Melt In Activision's Mouth?
Outerwall, owner of Redbox, Coinstar and ecoATM, buys gadget trade-in site Gazelle, which had raised over $50M, for $18M
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RelayRides Rebrands As Turo, Raises $47 Million Led By Kleiner
Connie Loizos / TechCrunch :
Etsy reports Q3 revenue of $66.17M and a loss of $0.06 per share, meeting expectations; stock slips more than 7% after hours
Drew Olanoff / TechCrunch :
Pinterest rolls out buyable Pins on Android and launches dedicated shopping section
Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge :
Amazon, Apple, and Google unite behind advocacy group Financial Innovation Now to promote tech-friendly changes to the financial services sector
Dawn Chmielewski / Re/code :
Cybersecurity Firm iboss Raises $35M From Goldman Sachs, Looks Toward IPO
Lucas Matney / TechCrunch :
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