Apple likely to drop the ‘5’, call new 4-inch model the ‘iPhone SE’
In January, we reported that Apple is preparing a new 4-inch iPhone that is essentially 2013's iPhone 5s with upgraded internals. At the time, we heard that Apple would call the device the “iPhone 5s...
Facebook rolling out live video streaming to Android in US, expanding to over 30 countries on iOS
Bringing Facebook Live to Android and More Countries — Facebook Live enables you to share your experiences and perspectives in real time, with the people who matter to you …
KGI's Ming-Chi Kuo: new 4-inch iPhone to cost $400-$500, have 12MP rear-facing camera, 1,642 mAh battery; iPhone 5s to receive 50% price cut
New 4" iPhone With 12MP Camera Said to Cost $400-$500, iPhone 5s to Receive 50% Price Cut — KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has issued …
US appeals court overturns $120M jury verdict against Samsung, ruling two patents covering iPhone's slide-to-unlock and auto-correct invalid
Samsung wins appeal in patent dispute with Apple — A U.S. appeals court on Friday overturned a $120 million jury verdict against Samsung …
Google unveils PlaNet neural network that outperforms humans at guessing the location of an image
Google Unveils Neural Network with “Superhuman” Ability to Determine the Location of Almost Any Image — Guessing the location of a randomly chosen Street View image is hard, even for well-traveled h...
IRS now says hackers accessed 700K+ taxpayer accounts, not 334K it disclosed in August, will begin mailing affected taxpayers on Feb. 29
Hack Brief: Last Year's IRS Hack Was Way Worse Than We Realized — Last year, a hack of the US Office of Personnel Management exposed the personal information …
Zenefits lays off 17% of its workforce, about 250 employees, mostly from sales
Zenefits Lays Off 17% of Workers to ‘Refocus’ — Insurance software startup Zenefits has laid off approximately 250 employees from its sales and recruiting organization, representing around 17% of he...
Nissan pulls the Leaf's phone app after security vulnerabilities come to light
Just a day after news spread that Nissan Leaf's NissanConnect app could be compromised by hackers to control fan settings (potentially draining the battery) and download logs of past drives …
University of California Berkeley notifies 80K of cyber attack from last December that accessed its financial management software
Hacker broke into UC Berkeley system with info of 80K UC Berkeley students, workers, alumni — A hacker broke into a UC Berkeley system holding financial data …
Sources: Obama administration set to permit NSA to share its raw surveillance information with other US intelligence agencies
Obama Administration Set to Expand Sharing of Data That N.S.A. Intercepts — WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is on the verge of permitting …
YouTube launches tool that allows creators to blur any moving object in their videos
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Microsoft cancels Project Astoria for porting Android apps to Windows 10, still working on tools for porting iOS and Win32 apps
yet another nail in the Windows 10 Mobile coffin Zac Bowden / WinBeta : Microsoft confirms the death of Project Astoria, focusing on other bridges instead John Callaham / Windows Central : Microsoft o...
Venmo Halts New Developer Access To Its API
This is not how you run a platform. Developers remember. Pull the rug out from under them once, and they'll be reluctant to stand with you in the future. So despite having a record-setting January ...
Amazon releases its first ad-supported original show, season three of reality series The Fashion Fund, available on Amazon.com without a Prime subscription
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Wikimedia Foundation Executive Director Lila Tretikov resigns amid concerns foundation wasn't transparent about plans for a search engine
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Weird Facebook, filled with memes that were once reserved for 4chan and Tumblr, is making Facebook fun for teens again
The Rise of Weird Facebook: How the World's Biggest Social Network Became Cool Again (and Why It Matters) — Facebook has transformed from the site where relatives post screenshots …
Regulatory hurdles stymie lenders' efforts to use social media to judge creditworthiness
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Sources: on-demand parking startup Luxe is raising tens of millions at $100M+ pre-money valuation, in round led by Hertz
Amir Efrati / The Information :
Google.org Awards $3 Million To Racial Justice Organizations In SF Bay Area
Megan Rose Dickey / TechCrunch :
Sharp and Foxconn extend talks at least a week past original Feb. 29 deadline as Sharp's stock drops over 11% over uncertainty around takeover bid
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Snapchat teams up with Nielsen to measure video ad reach for Live Stories and Discover, also signs deal with ad tech firms Innovid and Sizmek
Mike Shields / Wall Street Journal :
Following Facebook, Google and Microsoft, Yahoo open sources its AI engine, CaffeOnSpark
Klint Finley / Wired :
30K of the 100K Mobile World Congress 2016 attendees used Airbnb, according to company VP of engineering Mike Curtis
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