Microsoft deepens longstanding commitment to philanthropy with expanded vision, new organization
Today we're announcing an expanded commitment to our corporate philanthropy around the world with a broader ambition and a new organization within the company, Microsoft Philanthropies, to make this a...
UK police arrest 21-year-old in connection with last month's VTech hack that exposed data of 6M+ children
Man arrested in VTech children's data hack — A 21-year-old British man is accused in the cyberattack, which stole data of more than 6 million children.
New EU privacy rules make parental consent mandatory for kids under 16 to use social media, add hefty fines, more; EU countries to have two years to pass laws
E.U. Expected to Approve Tough New Data Protection Rules — European officials are expected to approve long-awaited data protection regulations …
Slack hits 2M daily active users, launches third-party App Directory, $80M developer fund
Slack has made its next move in building out its platform. At a major press event in San Francisco today, the company announced that it has launched a third-party App Directory aimed …
Google's top tech searches in 2015: iPhone 6s, Samsung Galaxy S6, and Apple Watch
Just like every other company on the planet, Google puts together end-of-year lists for its various properties. But there's only one that matters more than all the rest: Search.
Google to Make Driverless Cars an Alphabet Company in 2016
Unit said to plan transportation service in Uber challenge — Autonomous vehicles seen reducing roadway fatalities — Google Inc. plans to make its self-driving cars unit, which will offer rides for...
Social Analytics Firm Topsy Shut Down by Apple Two Years After Purchase
Two years after being purchased by Apple for $200 million, social analytics firm Topsy today announced the end of its service. On Twitter, the company tweeted that it has “searched [its] last tweet.”
Slack launches Botkit, an open-source framework for building apps for Slack, after working closely with Howdy
Slack Is Releasing Botkit To Make Bots Easier To Build — Slack, the increasingly popular team-messaging software, wants more developers to build apps that hook into its work-chat software.
Rdio set to be turned off by Pandora on Dec. 22
As it turns out, Rdio wont live long enough to get through the holidays. — A month ago, it was announced that Rdio would be acquired by one of its competitors in the music streaming business, the pi...
IBM to open global headquarters and research lab in Munich for Watson-based IoT apps
IBM Bets on Watson With Global Research Center in Germany — Munich HQ is biggest investment in Europe in two decades — Internet of Things division to play ‘key role’ in growth
SEC approves Overstock's plan to sell public securities using blockchain technology
SEC Approves Plan to Issue Stock Via Bitcoin's Blockchain — The Securities and Exchange Commission has approved a plan from online retailer Overstock.com to issue company stock via the Internet …
Vroom Raises $95M And Acquires Texas Direct Auto In Its Quest To Bring Car-Buying Online
People seem to be comfortable buying an ever-growing number of things online, but are they ready to purchase their cars that way? Vroom says they are, and it's making a couple of big deals to move fo...
FBI Director Comey says San Bernardino shooters did not post support for jihad on social media, refuting earlier statements by US law enforcement officials
(CNN)Tashfeen Malik advocated jihad … Tweets: @emptywheel : CNN report fr yesterday made it clear 1) Malik's FB postings were private & pseudonymous 2) DHS already checking SM http://www.cnn.com/... Z...
Philips Hue Reverses Decision To Block Third-Party Light Bulbs
Philips shipped a controversial firmware update for its Philips Hue bridge yesterday. The company decided to block third-party light bulbs to fix interoperability issues. Today, the company announce...
Project Fi now supports tablets and Internet-only devices, won't charge monthly device fee, lets you add up to nine data-only devices to your plan
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Disney and Alibaba announce DisneyLife, an OTT service with Disney content for China, $125 for device and one year subscription available from Tmall Dec. 28
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Nuance launches developer platform Mix in beta to bring voice control to apps and IoT devices
and it will talk back Tweets: Nuance Developers / @nuancedev : Discover Nuance Mix, our new speech and natural language offering for developers. http://bit.ly/... pic.twitter.com/eYTUO0RKQ6
Ford will test autonomous cars in California next year
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LinkedIn revamps its jobs listings with more data from firms, lets you look at profiles of employees from companies you're interested in, begins limited rollout
Good news job seekers … Matt Kapko / Network World : New LinkedIn job listings help you find the right gig Ken Yeung / VentureBeat : LinkedIn rolls out new Insights tool to prepare you for your dream ...
App developer calls for transparency at Product Hunt, decrying hidden role of power users, some with financial conflicts, in promoting products to front page
How Product Hunt really works — It starts with a mystery — Earlier this year, having devoted countless hours to creating my latest app … Tweets: @steveklabnik , @sabrina , @jonathoda , @kanyang , ...
Pebble rolls out free health-tracking system, Pebble Health, to new Pebble models except Classic and Classic Steel, adding native step counting, sleep tracking
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Cybersecurity Firm Digital Guardian Raises $66M
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Avegant's Glyph, Which Beams Movies Onto Viewers' Retinas, Won't Arrive Until Early 2016
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Facebook rolls out expected changes to how it enforces real name policy, starting in US
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Backblaze launches public beta for B2 low-cost cloud storage service after getting 15K private beta requests
Crazy cloud pricing undercuts Amazon S3 Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch : Backblaze's Low-Cost Cloud Storage Service Comes Out Of Beta Josiah Motley / VatorNews : Backblaze announces open beta for aff...
Google Updates BigQuery With Better Cost Controls, Audit Logs And Improved Streaming API
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Firefox 43 arrives with 64-bit version for Windows, new strict blocklist, and tab audio indicators on Android
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University of California launches $250M venture fund to invest in startups from the UC system
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Android Pay now works in mobile apps, with discounts in select apps including OpenTable, Lyft, and DoorDash to encourage use
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Twitter Expands Moments To The U.K.
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