Microsoft apologizes for Tay's hurtful tweets, says coordinated attack exploited vulnerability in Tay
Learning from Tay's introduction — As many of you know by now, on Wednesday we launched a chatbot called Tay. We are deeply sorry for the unintended offensive and hurtful tweets from Tay …
How the internet manipulated Microsoft's AI chatbot into learning and repeating hate speech
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Google's Nik Collection photo editing plugins for Photoshop and Aperture are now free
Google's advanced desktop photo editing software are now free downloads — Google is known for its useful software services, the majority of which are free. When the company acquired Nik's advanced ...
Netflix says it has throttled its videos on AT&T's and Verizon's wireless networks for more than five years to protect users from exceeding data caps
Netflix Throttles Its Videos on AT&T, Verizon Networks — Streaming service says it limits video quality to protect users from exceeding data caps
iPhone SE review: a blazing fast phone for small-handed or cash-strapped buyers
This Is What Using The New Small iPhone Is Actually Like — Wait, iPhone 5s? Is dat you? — Jenny Chang / BuzzFeed — Apple's newest device is, at its essence, an iPhone 5s updated with the 6s's m...
France fines Google $112K, says the compromise company offered for right to be forgotten is not enough, links have to be removed globally
France Fines Google Over Right to be Forgotten — The French regulator says Google violated an order to apply the rule to “all domain names”
Microsoft Surface Hub conferencing system starts shipping
Microsoft's Surface Hub conferencing system, available in two large-screen models, finally are starting to ship to customers worldwide. — After a few delays, Microsoft's Surface Hub conferencing sys...
Microsoft starts rolling out Office 365 Connectors, which pull content from other apps and services into Office 365 Groups shared inboxes
Microsoft starts rolling out Office 365 Connectors as part of Groups — Microsoft is starting to roll out Office 365 Connectors …
In Angola, Wikipedia Zero and Facebook Free Basics are being used to create a clandestine file sharing network
Angola's Wikipedia Pirates Are Exposing the Problems With Digital Colonialism — Wikimedia and Facebook have given Angolans free access to their websites, but not to the rest of the internet.
Google and Yahoo say they're still working on usable end-to-end encrypted email but decline to predict release dates
The Dream Of Usable Email Encryption Is Still A Work In Progress — Tech-savvy people have had a way to send secure email since the mid 1990s, when legendary cryptographer …
With Privacy, you can create virtual debit cards to protect your online payments
Meet Privacy, a new startup with a confusing name but an interesting product. Privacy lets you generate a virtual burner card every time you need to enter your credit card number on the web.
Peter Thiel's Founders Fund raises $1.3B for its sixth fund, bringing capital under management to $3B+
Peter Thiel's Founders Fund Bags $1.3 Billion … Founders Fund, the venture-capital firm known for prescient bets on some of the biggest names in Silicon Valley, has closed on a $1.3 billion fund.
How Liam, Apple's 29-armed robot, disassembles ruined and returned iPhones for salvageable components and recycling
Inside Liam, Apple's super-secret, 29-armed robot that tears down your iPhone — CUPERTINO, Calif — I'm standing in a warehouse parking lot at an undisclosed location … Tweets: @verge Tweets: The Ver...
1.5M stolen records for sale of customers of Verizon Enterprise, which confirmed a breach took place
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Redesigned DoorDash app helps you choose restaurants based on delivery quality and speed
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Apple seeks delay in New York iPhone case until DOJ's next move in San Bernardino
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Pitchbook: 90 VC funds have raised $17B in Q1 2016 so far, the biggest Q1 in three years, with $10B going to US-based firms
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Square announces plans to offer loans to merchants in partnership with Utah's Celtic Bank; fees to range between 10% and 16% of the amount borrowed
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Line to launch Line Mobile MVNO in Japan this summer with free access to Line, Facebook, and Twitter
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US Commerce Department grants ZTE a three-month reprieve on export restrictions it had imposed earlier for allegedly breaking US sanctions against Iran
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Verizon study highlights how bad network design, outdated systems, and old operating systems exposed a water treatment plant to inadvertent hacking
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