Obama proposes $4B in funding for states to expand computer science education in schools
Obama Pledges $4 Billion to Computer Science in US Schools — President Obama today pledged $4 billion in funding for computer science education in the nation's schools.
Tesla hires Jim Keller, engineer behind Apple's A-series and AMD's Zen processors, as vice president of autopilot hardware engineering
The chip guru who built Apple's Ax microprocessors joins Tesla to lead the Autopilot Hardware Engineering team — Electrek has learned that Tesla …
NSA, GCHQ used open source software to spy on Israeli, Syrian drones
Image tools unscrambled encrypted analog video feeds, documents reveal. — Documents provided to The Intercept by National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden show new evidence of a long-run...
Stanford law professor Barbara van Schewick releases 51-page brief concluding T-Mobile's Binge On violates FCC's Open Internet Rules
Stanford study: T-Mobile's Binge On is ‘likely illegal’ — The debate over the potential harm of T-Mobile's Binge On continues, with a new study …
Documents reveal Alphabet is testing solar-powered internet drones that use millimeter-wave transmissions
Project Skybender: Google's secretive 5G internet drone tests revealed — Trials at New Mexico's Spaceport Authority are using new millimetre wave technology to deliver data from drones - potentially...
How shady companies use Google search, AdWords, and local subcontractors to shake down people who need locksmiths
Fake Online Locksmiths May Be Out to Pick Your Pocket, Too — Odds are good that when you search Google for someone to help you get into your home or car …
Ashkan Soltani, who contributed to reporting on Snowden docs, departs White House Office of Science and Technology Policy after being denied security clearance
White House denies clearance to tech researcher with links to Snowden — Pulitzer prize-winning journalist …
Facebook announces it is banning private, person-to-person sales of guns on its network and Instagram
no, that doesn't violate your 2nd Amendment rights Timothy J. Seppala / Engadget : Facebook has banned person-to-person gun sales Josh Feldman / Mediaite : Facebook, Instagram Will Ban Private Gun Sal...
Attackers using Word documents to deliver BlackEnergy malware linked to recent attacks targeting Ukraine's critical infrastructure
Attackers Use Word Docs to Deliver BlackEnergy Malware — The advanced persistent threat (APT) actor behind the recent attacks targeting Ukraine …
How China is spending $100-150B to build its own world-class semiconductor industry by 2030
Chips on their shoulders — China wants to become a superpower in semiconductors, and plans to spend colossal sums to achieve this — THE Chinese government has been trying, on and off … Tweets: @ne...
How Facebook tracks voters' political habits and contact information for targeted campaign ads across devices
How Facebook tracks and profits from voters in a $10bn US election — Social network lets campaigns match profiles with political habits and contact info …
Google Fiber is sending invitations to trusted testers for experimental telephone service called Google Fiber Phone, similar to Google Voice
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Twitter execs lash out after Facebook calls service “Social Media” in trending column
Twitter Execs Are Annoyed At Facebook For Referring To Them As “Social Media” — When a Twitter flame war between Wendy's and Burger King last week ended with Wendy's saying it would respond … Tweets...
Sources: Apple's virtual and augmented reality research team includes hundreds of staff from poaching and acquisitions; Apple confirms purchase of Flyby Media
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Fewer than 700 Jolla Tablets will ever ship; 21K backers may eventually get a refund
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Apple fixing issue that directed users searching “abortion” to adoption and fertility centers, nearly five years after it was first identified
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Digital assistant bots like Siri, Google Now, and Alexa undermine the open internet by only indexing select apps
The internet bundle is already here — For the past six years or so, this image that (as best I can tell) was created by Reddit user quink has been making the rounds as the “nightmare scenario” if ne...
Birchbox lays off 15% of staff, citing funding environment and a need to rebalance the company
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Congress to probe Juniper ‘back door’ exposure, possible U.S. involvement
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How the UK's 6-year Google audit ended with a tax settlement of just £130M, creating a political storm
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