Full text of Trans-Pacific Partnership released, gets criticized by Internet privacy and consumer groups for threatening digital rights
TPP Trade Agreement Slammed For Eroding Online Rights — Measures agreed to in an international trade treaty between Pacific Rim countries threaten …
Toyota to set up new artificial intelligence research and development company in Silicon Valley, will invest $1B over 5 years
Toyota invests $1 billion in artificial intelligence in US — TOKYO (AP) — Toyota is investing $1 billion in a research company it's setting up in Silicon Valley …
Sources: Google seeking partners to co-develop chips to bring more uniformity and new features to Android phones, and better compete with Apple
With Apple in Mind, Google Seeks Android Chip Partners — Google recently talked with some microchip makers about developing chips based …
With a good physical keyboard and enhanced security, the Android-powered Priv is the first recommendable BlackBerry in years
BlackBerry Priv Review: BlackBerry May Win You Back With Android — It finally happened: a modern-looking BlackBerry with a modern operating system
Square sets IPO price range at $11-13 per share, at a valuation up to $4.19B, well below its last private round
Square sets IPO price range, would be valued below last private round — Payments company Square this morning filed paperwork with the Securities and Exchange Commission …
Survey finds significant portion of popular apps send user personal information like email and location to Apple, Google, and other third parties
User data plundering by Android and iOS apps is as rampant as you suspected — Most commonly shared data for Android is e-mail addresses; for iOS, it's GPS data.
Twitter SVP Alex Roetter pledges faster progress on diversity after ex-employee Leslie Miley publicly criticized company's efforts to improve diversity
Twitter engineering chief pledges ‘faster progress’ on diversity — SAN FRANCISCO — Twitter's senior vice president of engineering Alex Roetter …
Sources: US task force to recommend simple, free registration of recreational drones weighing over 250gm
U.S. Task Force to Recommend Drone Registration, Sources Say — Proposal envisions simple, free registration of recreational drones weighing more than nine ounces
Pebble Time Round review: attractive design, good build quality, but app options limited, battery life is short by Pebble-standards, arriving Nov. 8 for $249
Pebble Time Round review — Pebble, the company that had everyone thinking about smartwatches again, has had a busy year.
Google's note-taking app Keep for iOS now exports to Google Docs
Google Keep for iOS now lets you export notes to Google Docs — Google today announced that the iOS version of the Google Keep note-taking app now allows users to export notes to Google Docs.
Judge orders Sprint to keep WiMax network running until lawsuit from nonprofits is resolved
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Sweden's Anoto Buys Digital Pen Maker Livescribe For $15M
The writing is on the wall for more consolidation in the world of startups... both literally and figuratively. Today Anoto, a digital writing company based out of Sweden, announced that it would acqu...
Facebook debuts two new ad tools for businesses to better understand and target nearby consumers
Facebook's New Tools Let Merchants Tailor Ads for Nearby Consumers — While Facebook yesterday revealed that its advertising sales increased 45 percent year over year to $4.3 billion in the third qua...
Steam launches official developer-run Item Stores, allowing developers to sell user-made content and split proceeds with modders
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New York Times releases NYT VR, its VR app for Android and iOS, alongside initial VR stories
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ProtonMail pays hackers ransom of $6K in Bitcoin to end DDoS attack
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Postmates acquihires team behind local discovery startup Sosh
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Sources: Alibaba in talks to invest as much as $80M in Boxed, a wholesale shopping app
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Ad tech company Neustar to buy marketing analytics firm MarketShare for $450M
Allison Schiff / AdExchanger :
Microsoft Acquires Mobile Data Labs, The Company Behind Mileage-Tracking App MileIQ
You Got It—Mobile Expertise Eugene Kim / Business Insider : Microsoft just bought a startup that can automatically track how far you drive John Callaham / Windows Central : Microsoft acquires company ...
Medium lets any user hide all responses below their posts
At Medium, we value discussion, discourse, and conversation. Nate Swanner / The Next Web : Medium now lets you hide responses from posts, but it's passive-aggressive
Nvidia beats Q3 earnings expectations on revenue of $1.3B, up 7% YoY, with strong Q4 outlook
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Sources: home improvement startup Porch struggling to find focus, reach revenue goals
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