Twitter's algorithmic timeline is like expanded version of “while you were away” feature, according to users testing it; opt-out is available
Here's how Twitter's new algorithmic timeline is going to work — Twitter went into an uproar Friday after a BuzzFeed report …
Jack Dorsey responds to #RIPTwitter, links Twitter's identity with real-time, doesn't deny an algorithmic feed but says there was no plan to launch next week
Hello Twitter! Regarding #RIPTwitter: I want you all to know we're always listening. We never planned to reorder timelines next week.
Facebook's Free Basics service has been banned in India
Facebook's free-but-restricted internet service, Free Basics, has been banned in India after the country's national telecoms regulator ruled that the program and others like it infringe the principles...
Sources: Google to release Gear VR-like headset this year compatible with a broad range of smartphones, embed VR technology into Android OS
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Canonical announces first Ubuntu tablet, the BQ Aquaris M10, features Convergence, letting it act like PC when connected to keyboard, mouse, display, on sale Q2
Ubuntu's first tablet doubles as a desktop, goes on sale in Q2 — Remember that time Spanish device maker BQ started promoting a new …
Hackers leak names and contact details of over 9K DHS staff, claim DOJ is next
Hackers leak DHS staff directory, claim DOJ is next — Staff directory contains details on over 9,000 employees — On Sunday, an account on Twitter posted a Department of Homeland Security staff dir...
Hashtags included in 45% of Super Bowl ads; Facebook or Twitter mentioned in only 5% of ads
Hashtags In Super Bowl Ads Dropped Slightly To 45% In 2016 — As with last year, social networks were rarely mentioned, with Twitter and Facebook tied in our count.
Amazon and other retailers should stop selling cheap USB-C cables with faulty wiring that can damage laptops, and instead demand certification for these cables
USB-C cables are playing Russian Roulette with your laptop — Over the past year or so, one of the biggest tech stories …
GCHQ's data-mining techniques revealed in new Snowden leak
Shhh! Top Secret—don't pass it on... (credit: GCHQ) — A “Data Mining Research Problem Book” marked “top secret strap 1” has been leaked that details some of the key techniques used by GCHQ to sift...
StubHub takes on Ticketmaster with new platform for both primary and secondary tickets
StubHub has announced big plans to infiltrate the primary ticketing market, as the eBay-owned company takes on the might of Ticketmaster in the lucrative live events realm.
Upfront survey of VCs: 91% expect valuations do go down in the first half of 2016, 62% say their portfolios are cutting costs
The State of Venture Capital — There are a lot of data points that one can use to get a sense of the venture capital markets, including the number of startup financings and the level of VC fundraisi...
Apple adds server API to CloudKit, unlocking new developer possibilities for the iCloud service
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Amazon nearly doubled its lobbying expenditures in 2015, focused on issues like sales tax, drones, and cloud services
Why Amazon is doubling down on lobbying — Amazon nearly doubled its lobbying expenditures in 2015 versus the previous year, spending $9.4 million dollars trying to sway Congress and executive agenci...
Investors are willing to buy into Morgan Stanley's fund for indirect Uber equity without seeing financial details for company
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Google confirms Hangouts will now use peer-to-peer connections to improve call quality and speed
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The tragedy of Ethiopia's internet: an instrument of surveillance, and only 3.7% have access
Justin Lynch / Motherboard : Tweets: @lpolgreen , @smith_jeffreyt , @sallyhayd , @thebanderson , @ilana_u and @pschwartzstein Tweets: Lydia Polgreen / @lpolgreen : Just 3.7% of Ethiopians have intern...
Inside the “anti-Uber alliance” and how Grab (formerly GrabTaxi) is fighting for dominance in Southeast Asia's ride-hailing market
Johana Bhuiyan / BuzzFeed : Tweets: @buzzfeedben . Thanks: @fwd Tweets: Ben Smith / @buzzfeedben : Fascinating lessons about tech and globalization in this @JMBooyah piece about Uber vs. Grab in Sout...
Popular messaging app Kik, which grants anonymity to teenagers and predators, is a growing concern for law enforcement
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“Uber for X” services must be more convenient than incumbents and more importantly, cheaper
Sarah Tavel : Tweets: @joshelman Tweets: Josh Elman / @joshelman : This post by @sarahtavel is a great explanation of how the best new companies and services can win and some won't. http://twitter.co...
John Giannandrea's appointment as Google's search chief shows that AI is key to maintaining Google's dominance in search
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