Google reverses Gmail April 1 prank after users mistakenly put GIFs into important emails
Google has reversed one of its April Fools' Day pranks after it caused a number Gmail users to unwittingly insert GIFs into business emails and other important communications.
As Apple turns 40, a look at the notes Regis McKenna took as he formulated an advertising and PR plan for Apple II
Regis McKenna's 1976 Notebook And The Invention Of Apple Computer, Inc. — On Apple's 40th birthday, an exclusive look at the notes its original media strategist took as he formulated an advertising ...
comScore: millennials spend 2.5x as much time in Facebook as in closest competitor, Snapchat
Are Young People Leaving Facebook? Not Even Close. (Chart) — There has been a general perception over the past few years that millennials are abandoning Facebook in search of greener …
Slack just raised another $200 million round, and it's now worth $3.8 billion
Slack just confirmed that it's raised $200 million at a $3.8 billion valuation, confirming what Business Insider had previously reported. — The new round was led by Thrive Capital with participation...
The best and worst tech April Fools' 2016 jokes (so far)
It's often said that you can't blindly believe things on the Internet, but today in particular, TRUST. NO ONE. — Except our definitive list of things that are confirmed April Fools' jokes from the ...
Sources: FBI worked with Israel's Cellebrite to crack the iPhone in the San Bernardino shooting case
FBI Worked With Israel's Cellebrite to Crack iPhone — The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation worked with Israel's Cellebrite Mobile Synchronization Ltd. to crack the iPhone used …
Investment robo-advisor Betterment raises $100M Series E led by Sweden's Kinnevik at $700M valuation
“Robo-advisor” Betterment raises $100 million — Betterment, a digital investment startup based in New York, has raised $100 million in a Series E round venture funding led by Kinnevik, a Swedish inv...
Tor says CloudFlare's claim that 94% of requests from Tor are malicious is likely based on flawed methodology, asks for explanation
The Trouble with CloudFlare — Wednesday, CloudFlare blogged that 94% of the requests it sees from Tor are “malicious.”
Hands-on with HoloLens: an amazing device, it now needs great software to go with it
Hands-on with HoloLens: On the cusp of a revolution — It's an amazing device, and now it needs amazing software to go with it. — Since it was first revealed in Redmond at the start of last year, I...
iFixit teardown finds iPhone SE and iPhone 5S screens are interchangeable, but SE battery connector differs from 5s
“Not as clumsy or random as a blaster. Dylan McGrath / EE Times : Teardown: What's New in the iPhone SE? Rajesh Pandey / iPhone Hacks : Teardown Reveals iPhone SE and iPhone 5s Share Interchangeable D...
Samsung Galaxy TabPro S review: sleek and portable, good display and keyboard, but 4GB of RAM is not enough, battery not as good as advertised
Samsung Galaxy TabPro S review — You can't help but hear about tablets that are designed to replace your laptop.
MIT paper presents tech that lets a single Wi-Fi access point locate users to within decimeters, allowing room occupancy detection, Wi-Fi geofencing
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Sources: Dell's SecureWorks seeking to launch IPO this month, begin roadshow the week of April 11
Dell's SecureWorks Aims to Launch IPO in April — Offering would mark the first tech company this year to debut in the U.S. — A cybersecurity firm owned by Dell Inc. is seeking to end the technolog...
Sources: Egypt blocked Facebook's Free Basics service after the company refused to let the government spy on users
BlackBerry Q4 misses expectations with 600K phones sold, $238M loss on revenue of $464M
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Xiaomi hopes products that aren't smartphones, TVs, or routers, including a newly announced high-end smart rice cooker, will reach $1.5B in sales this year
Xiaomi Goes Against the Grain With New Smartphone-Controlled Rice Cooker — Xiaomi Corp. anticipates the jokes about its ever-broadening range …
Reddit deletes surveillance ‘warrant canary’ in transparency report
Without Saying Anything—That It Got a National Security Letter Devin Coldewey / TechCrunch : Reddit's missing ‘warrant canary’ suggests classified data requests from feds Jon Skillings / CNET : Reddit...
On demand office services startup Managed by Q raises $25M Series B round led by GV
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DJI files US patent lawsuit against rival Yuneec, starting drone industry's first major legal fight
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Sidecar co-founder Jahan Khanna leaves General Motors and is joining Uber as the product lead of the Vehicle Solutions growth team
Kia Kokalitcheva / Fortune :
Jay Z seeks compensation in his $56M Tidal purchase from Schibsted ASA, claiming subscriber numbers were inflated
The smartest (business) man in hip hop … Brad Reed / BGR : The latest hilarious twist in Jay Z's Tidal debacle Shawn Knight / TechSpot : Jay Z files lawsuit against former Tidal owners, alleges subscr...
Uber CEO must face price-fixing lawsuit by passengers: U.S. judge
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