In new filing, DOJ accuses Apple of raising tech barriers that prevent execution of warrant; Apple calls DOJ “desperate”, plans to reply by March 15
DOJ: Apple ‘deliberately’ made hurdles to FBI probe — The Justice Department on Thursday filed its latest response to Apple …
DOJ says it could make Apple turn over iOS source code and signature if it doesn't cooperate with court order, citing Lavabit case as precedent
FBI ‘could force Apple to hand over private key’ — A legal filing implies that Department of Justice has a plan B, which involves demanding the company's electronic signature
Source: General Motors will pay more than $1B for Cruise Automation
GM Buying Self-Driving Tech Startup for More Than $1 Billion — General Motors GM this morning announced that it will acquire Cruise Automation, a San Francisco-based developer of autonomous vehicle ...
Government claims San Bernardino shooter had disabled iCloud backup system
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GM buys self-driving car kit startup Cruise, plans to use tech to make driverless cars
General Motors (GM)announced today it plans to snap up Cruise Automation, a San Francisco-based startup making sensors that turn regular vehicles into ones that can drive themselves, for an undisclose...
AMD XConnect provides driver-level support for external Thunderbolt 3 graphics cards, starting with the Razer Core
More on AMD's XConnect Tech: Thunderbolt 3 for External Radeons — Last night AMD issued a driver update that brought support for a new technology, XConnect.
New Amazon Alexa Voice Search skill allows you to pay Capital One credit card bill from pre-linked account, check balance, review recent transactions, more
Ask Amazon Alexa to pay your bills, with new Capital One app | #SXSW — Amazon Echo is on a roll.
US releases draft of open source software policy that would require software developed for or by the government to be shareable among Federal agencies
Leveraging American Ingenuity through Reusable and Open Source Software — Summary: Today, we're releasing for public comment …
Behind Instacart's recent struggles, which show why certain industries won't fit the on-demand model
Inside Instacart's fraught and misguided quest to become the Uber of groceries — The changes Instacart outlined were grim. — Fees for customers were increasing.
Wikipedia's new iOS app focuses on discovery, personalization
Wikipedia today launched an upgraded version of its iOS application aimed at helping users better discover content matching their own interests, including both articles and images. In addition, the a...
Yahoo appoints former Broadcom CFO Eric Brandt and former Morgan Stanley banker Catherine Friedman as directors; both have experience in helping sell firms
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Verisign: The number of DDoS attacks increased 85% in Q4 2015, compared to Q4 a year ago
DDoS attacks: Getting bigger and more dangerous all the time — Number of recorded DDoS attacks has almost doubled in a year, warns report. — Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) …
FCC chairman Tom Wheeler proposes rules that would force ISPs to ask your permission before sharing personal data with some outside parties
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Apple invites media to event on March 21 at 10AM PT at its Cupertino campus, where it's expected to announce iPhone SE and a new iPad
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise launches Haven OnDemand, the cloud version of its big data analytics software, on Azure
HPE launches machine-learning-as-a-service on Microsoft Azure — HPE Haven OnDemand provides application programming interfaces as well as services for enterprise software.
Wire, the messaging app backed by Skype's Janus Friis, gets video calls and message encryption
It's been more than 15 months since Wire entered the competitive messaging app fray with the promise to build a Skype for the modern age — a promise given real credence by the backing of Skype cofound...
Since late last fall, Uber has been testing a critical response hotline in 22 US cities for passengers or drivers to call in an emergency
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On-demand massage service Soothe raises $35M from Riverside Company
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Messaging app Cola, which uses interactive text message Bubbles to expand functionality, publicly launches on iOS
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YouTube Gaming expands to several new markets, adds 60fps playback, DVR mode, and pop-out player support to Android
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