Sources: Verizon plans to make bid for Yahoo's core business; Google is also considering a bid
Friday, April 8 Tjfang / CBS San Francisco : Verizon, Google Reportedly Planning To Bid On Yahoo Adrian Diaconescu / Pocketnow : Verizon and Google lead prospective Yahoo buyer pack, as AT&T backs dow...
Yahoo Gives Bidders Another Week, Moving Deadline to April 18
Yahoo has moved the deadline for its bids out another week to April 18, according to sources close to the situation and the blabby bankers they talk to. — The process to sell Yahoo has been churning...
On iOS, Microsoft releases Hub Keyboard app with Office 365 integration and a Translator app that works offline
Microsoft Hub Keyboard and Translator apps hit iOS — iOS users have a pair of new Microsoft apps that they can check out that have landed on Apple devices a few months after they debuted on Android.
In a letter to the court, DoJ says it still needs Apple's help to crack iPhone in Brooklyn case
The government still wants Apple to help it crack an iPhone in New York — Although the Justice Department withdrew its request for Apple to help it hack into an iPhone used …
Facebook adds video search to combat original content sharing decline
Facebook is desperate to get you to watch original videos. They're all over the feed, yesterday it launched a dedicated video browsing hub, and now it's announcing a video search engine.
Microsoft Edge to auto-pause Flash content that is not central to a page with Windows 10 update this summer
Microsoft to change how Windows 10's Edge browser handles Flash content — Microsoft will give users more control over Flash content in its Edge browser for Windows 10 when it delivers the Anniversar...
Amazon names Andy Jassy CEO of Amazon Web Services, Jeff Wilke CEO of Worldwide Consumer; Jeff Bezos remains CEO of entire company
Amazon now has three CEOs: Tech powerhouse promotes Andy Jassy and Jeff Wilke to CEO roles of respective divisions — Amazon.com is changing the titles …
Uber to pay up to $25M to settle SF, LA lawsuit over driver background checks; $10M to be paid within 60 days, $15M to be waived if settlement terms are met
Uber settles lawsuit with SF, LA over driver background checks — Uber agreed Thursday to pay up to $25 million to settle …
Publishers of 1200+ newspapers send cease and desist letter to makers of Brave browser, claiming its plan to block and replace ads is illegal
US newspapers raise alarm over new ad-blocker Brave — US newspapers including the New York Times, the Washington Post and the Wall Street Journal …
Samsung making aggressive play for emerging markets by lowering prices, adding high-end features to its low and mid tier phones
Samsung Makes Aggressive Play for Emerging Markets — Smartphone maker lowers prices, adds high-end features to budget models
Facebook will announce chatbot and live chat APIs at F8
Chatbots could replace 1-800 numbers, and Facebook wants them on Messenger. But most businesses don't have the resources or technical skills to build chatbots themselves. That's why Facebook is curr...
Outlook iOS and Android apps now integrate events and tasks from Wunderlist, Facebook, and Evernote
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Open Whisper Systems' Signal Desktop messaging system now available to all, no longer invite-only
Now's your chance to try Signal's desktop Chrome app — The desktop version of Edward Snowden's favored end-to-end messaging system, Signal, is now available to anyone who wants to check it out.
How tech companies are using poets, novelists, playwrights, and TV writers to engineer the personalities of AI virtual assistants
SAN FRANCISCO — Until recently, Robyn Ewing was a writer in Hollywood, developing TV scripts and pitching pilots to film studios.
San Francisco District judge throws out $12.25M settlement in Lyft driver classification lawsuit, says it's not high enough
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FBI says “CEO fraud” attacks, where scammers often scrape email addresses and impersonate execs to target employees, have cost organizations $2.3B+ since 2013
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City report: 26% of San Francisco homes on Airbnb violate city's 90 day annual limit on unhosted rentals; most hosts have yet to register
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X.ai, maker of a virtual assistant that you CC to schedule meetings, raises $23M Series B, sources say at a valuation of around $100M
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BlueStacks partners with Twitch to stream mobile games to PCs, TVs, and mobile devices
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