Microsoft to exchange power cords for Surface Pro, Pro 2, and Pro 3 purchased before March 2015, due to possible overheating issues
Microsoft to recall some Surface Pro power cables — MIcrosoft will be allowing Surface Pro users who bought earlier models of the company's tablet …
Apple Watch Hermes collection will be available online January 22, prices start at $1,100
The Apple Watch Hermès Will Finally Be Available to Purchase Online — Mark your calendars for this Friday, Jan. 22. Instead of having to visit a select boutique in a major city like New York …
Researchers disclose an almost three year old privilege escalation bug in the Linux kernel that imperils millions of PCs, servers, and Android phones
Linux bug imperils tens of millions of PCs, servers, and Android phones — Vulnerability allows restricted users and apps to gain unfettered root access.
Apple releases Music Memos, a simple, free recording app for iOS that caters to musicians while avoiding the complexity of GarageBand
Music Memos is Apple's new, simple recording app — Alongside some fun GarageBand updates being rolled out today, Apple is also introducing a completely new app for iPhone and iPad: Music Memos.
Microsoft to donate $1B in cloud services to 70K nonprofits globally over the next three years
Microsoft to Donate Cloud Services Worth $1 Billion Over 3 Years — Program aims to advance public good, solve biggest problems — Company will also invest in Internet in developing nations
Apple adds many new features to GarageBand for iOS including Virtual Drummers and Live Loops, which let you endlessly customize tracks on a grid-based interface
Apple's New GarageBand For iOS Is An Electronic Musician's Dream — GarageBand has always had a definite appeal …
LinkNYC free public gigabit WiFi goes live for beta testing, shows speeds of 280 Mbps down, 317 Mbps up, plans to have 500 kiosks running by July, 4450 by 2020
LinkNYC's free gigabit Wi-Fi is here, and it is glorious — I'm standing on the corner of 15th Street and Third Avenue in New York City, and I'm freezing.
Apple files an application with India's Department Of Industrial Policy and Promotion to open its own retail stores in the country
Apple seeks DIPP nod to open own stores in India — Confirming the development, DIPP Secretary Amitabh Kant said, “We have just received Apple's proposal.
Spotify Buys Cord Project And Soundwave To Expand Messaging And Social Features
On the same day that streaming rival Deezer announced a new cash injection of €100 million, Spotify has confirmed two new acquisitions, Cord Project and Soundwave. The startups are based respectively...
Intel announces sixth generation Core vPro processors with Intel Authenticate, an embedded multifactor authentication technology
Intel Bakes Multifactor Authentication into 6th Generation Core vPro Platform — Intel Authenticate brings security to a new level
Netflix Q4: revenue of $1.82B, $43M in profit, 5.59M net new subscribers with 4.04M internationally; stock down over 4%
Netflix whizzes past 75 million subscribers thanks to record international growth — Netflix share price is up more than 121 percent in the last year.
Alphabet, Apple, Yahoo, Uber, and other tech firms are sponsoring the host committee financing the 2016 Super Bowl, to be held at Levi's Stadium in the Bay Area
Apple, Alphabet, Yahoo Hoping to Use Super Bowl to Score at Home — Tech firms including Alphabet Inc. …
Deezer raises $110M round led by billionaire Len Blavatnik's Access Industries
Deezer Replaces Its $330 Million IPO With a $110 Million Funding Round — Last fall, streaming music service Deezer announced it was going to go public and raise around $330 million in the process.
FreedomPop Raises Another $50 Million to Offer Cheap Global Roaming for World Travelers
FreedomPop, which specializes in offering free and low-cost cellphone service, has raised another $50 million in funding and now plans to start selling a global hotspot.
Norwest Venture Partners raises $1.2 billion for its 13th fund
Norwest Venture Partners announced that it has raised $1.2 billion for its 13th fund, which it'll use to support its sector and stage independent investment strategy. With this fund, the firm now has...
China's Meituan-Dianping, an online seller of movie tickets and restaurant bookings, raises $3.3B, the largest ever private round in tech, at $18B+ valuation
China's Meituan-Dianping Raises $3.3 Billion — Online seller of movie tickets, restaurant bookings snares record private fundraising round
Ex-Mozilla CEO Brendan Eich's startup Brave launches open-source browser for Mac, Windows, iOS, and Android that blocks tracking ads by default
Mozilla cofounder Brendan Eich's startup, Brave, launches browser for Mac, Windows, iOS, Android — Brave Software, the new startup …
SEC filing shows SoftTech VC raising $130M for portfolio companies as firm promotes Stephanie Palmeri and Andy McLoughlin to partners
SoftTech VC Promotes Two To Partner As It Seeks Out Fresh $130M — SoftTech VC, a San Francisco-based seed-stage fund founded 11 years ago by investor Jeff Clavier …
Bitcoin Exchange Kraken Acquires Coinsetter To Expand To The U.S.
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Confirmed: Samsung changes Galaxy Note 5 internals to fix upside-down S Pen issue
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Apple's federal EEO-1 filing shows that its diversity in US barely improved last year, contradicting figures reported by Apple in August
but only just Steve Dent / Engadget : Apple is (very) slowly improving its employee diversity Megan Rose Dickey / TechCrunch : Apple's Latest EEO-1 Report Shows Slight Diversity Progress Joe Rossignol...
New Chinese VC Cocoon Networks Opens For Business In London With A $713M Fund
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AMD beats Q4 estimates with net loss of $102M on $958M in revenue, down 23% YoY, as PC slump hits processor sales; stock slides 6%
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Microchip Technology to buy Atmel for $3.6B after Atmel ends buyout agreement with Dialog, citing higher cash per share for its investors in the Microchip deal
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IBM reports Q4 earnings of $4.5B on revenue of $22.1B, down 9% year-over-year, as shift to cloud and a stronger dollar impacts sales
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HBO Plans to Take On Netflix in Spain With Streaming Service
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Rocket Internet raises $420M for its new Europe-focused startup fund, contributing $50M of the total
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Nielsen to add Facebook discussions to its Twitter TV Ratings, to be renamed “Social Content Rankings”, eventually will include Instagram
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Facebook Android app update lets you connect through Tor via the Tor Project's Orbot app
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JFrog Raises $50 Million To Provide The App Store For The Internet Of Things
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Twitter's Jinen Kamdar discusses company's dedicated apps for celebrities to aid in interacting with fans and creating unique content for Moments
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YouTube purchases 550K square foot office center in San Bruno for $215M
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About.me redesigns profiles to spotlight specific outbound links, cater more to freelancers
By now, maybe you've had a chance to check out the new about.me. Jordan Crook / TechCrunch : About.me Adds A Spotlight Button So Users Can Personalize A Call To Action Thanks: @brewpr
Patreon Gains $30 Million Series B Funding To Support Growth
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