US government agency will consider Google's autonomous car system as the driver of the car for the purposes of federal safety standards
Feds declare that Google's self-driving car is its own driver — In a letter to Google, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration determined …
Twitter Will Now Put Recommended (Not Newest) Tweets At the Top Of Your Timeline
If Twitter is going to fix its growth problem, it's going to have to make some drastic moves — and, with an update today, that means even changing the timeline. — Twitter today is unveiling a new Tw...
Apple Music launches officially on Sonos wireless speakers after two-month beta testing period
Apple Music on Sonos Officially Launching Tomorrow — Sonos today announced that Apple Music will be officially available on Sonos wireless speakers starting tomorrow, ending a two month beta testing...
Opera gets $1.2B buyout offer from Chinese consortium, a 53% premium on prior stock close; Opera's board unanimously recommends deal
Opera gets $1.2 billion buyout offer from mix of Chinese firms, board recommends deal — There is “strong strategic and industrial logic to the acquisition,” according to the software maker's CEO.
US intelligence chief James Clapper says IoT vulnerabilities may be exploited to improve surveillance
US intelligence chief: we might use the internet of things to spy on you — James Clapper did not name specific agency as being involved in surveillance via smart-home devices …
Identity thieves obtain 100,000 electronic filing PINs from IRS system
The automated attack attempted to obtain E-file PINS for over 460,000 people using previously stolen personal data — The Internal Revenue Service was the target of an attack that used stolen social ...
It's official: Intel shuts down the cheap overclocking party by closing Skylake loophole
An update from Intel will close an overclocking loophole on “non-K” CPUs. — The cheap overclocking party is over. An upcoming microcode update from Intel will close the door on a loophole …
Zikera, maker of Groove music player for iOS, announces Microsoft acquired its technology and brand assets
Microsoft officially acquires Zikera's Groove app for iOS — When Microsoft rebranded the Xbox Music service to Groove Music, some people thought that perhaps the Redmond company …
GitHub Updates Its Enterprise Product With Clustering Support, Updated Design
GitHub Enterprise, the company's on-premises solution for managing code, is getting a major update today. It comes at a time when there seems to be some upheaval in the company around the importance ...
Microsoft debuts Windows 10 update history website as it starts sharing release notes for each update
Microsoft Finally Offers Windows 10 Update Information — After months of complaints, Microsoft has finally opened a Windows 10 Update History web site that will document the changes it makes to its ...
Fintech startup WorldRemit raises $45M debt round, sources say at same $500M valuation it had a year ago
WorldRemit Gets $45M At A $500M Valuation To Grow Its Mobile Money Transfer Business — A year after raising $100 million, London-based startup WorldRemit has picked up more funding.
Oculus reveals first “Oculus Ready” PCs, with bundles starting at $1499 and pre-orders beginning February 16
plus a PC required to power it — starting next week (FB) Tony Polanco / Geek.com : Oculus PC bundles announced, starting as low as $949 James Risley / GeekWire : ‘Oculus Ready’ PC bundle preorders sta...
Some of Twitter's verified users notice return of promoted ads in timelines
Party's Over, Twitter VIPs: You're Getting Ads Again — Sorry, Twitter VIPs. — I think I blew it for you. — Last month I reported that Twitter had stopped showing ads to some Twitter VIPs …
Data wrangling firm Trifacta raises $35M from Accel, Greylock, Ignition, and Cathay
Madeline Vuong / GeekWire :
Mac apps using Sparkle, a third-party updating service, are subject to MITM attacks, affected apps include Camtasia, uTorrent, DuetDisplay, and Sketch
Dan Goodin / Ars Technica :
StreamNation and Shutter to close March 8, Picturelife and Project Noah to continue
Jonathan Benassaya / Streamnation Blog :
Obama unveils $19B Cybersecurity National Action Plan, asking Congress for 35% increase in cybersecurity funding
Dead on Arrival Christian de Looper / Tech Times : White House Proposes $19 Billion Plan To Strengthen Cybersecurity Bryan Clark / The Next Web : Obama plans to spend $19bn to ramp up cybersecurity ef...
Politwoops returns to US to archive politicians' deleted tweets after Twitter blocked its API access last August
Today, we're officially relaunching … Trevor Mogg / Digital Trends : Politwoops' return means tweeting politicians need to watch out again Chris Mills / Gizmodo : Once Again, You Can Read Politicians'...
Gmail Now Warns Users When They Send And Receive Email Over Unsecured Connections
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Twitter Forms A “Trust & Safety Council” To Balance Abuse Vs Free Speech
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SEC filing shows Fox marked down value of its $160M investment in DraftKings by about 60%
Curt Woodward / BostonGlobe.com :
BitTorrent Launches First P2P Live Streaming App on Apple TV
Janko Roettgers / Variety :
SourceForge terminates DevShare program, plans to include full https support soon as part of site overhaul
Logan Abbott / SourceForge :
Two quarters after reclassification of broadband as a utility, financials and forecasts show ISPs continued investment, contrary to what they predicted
Kate Cox / Consumerist :
Facebook is developing millimeter-wave networks for Internet.org
Russell Brandom / The Verge :
Slack, Honor, Gear VR, Stewart Butterfield, Bill Gurley win at the 9th Annual Crunchies
In fall 2007, Michael Arrington … Sarah Perez / TechCrunch : Comedian Chelsea Peretti Skewers Tech's Lack Of Diversity, On-Demand Economy At Crunchies Awards Caleb Pershan / SFist : Video: Chelsea Per...
ThinkingPhones Becomes Fuze And Grabs $112 Million Investment Led By Summit Partners
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Groupon's Snap faces changes as managing team, including SnapSaves co-founders Michele Romanow and Anatoliy Melnichuk, depart
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