Sources: FBI did not use Cellebrite to crack San Bernardino iPhone, paid hackers for undisclosed software flaw that was used to create hardware to crack PIN
FBI paid professional hackers one-time fee to crack San Bernardino iPhone — The FBI cracked a San Bernardino terrorist's phone …
Amazon announces $290 Kindle Oasis, its thinnest Kindle to date, which comes with leather case that extends battery life; pre-orders open today, ships April 27
Amazon's Kindle Oasis is the funkiest e-reader it's ever made — Amazon's philosophy with the Kindle line has been consistent …
Google Calendar launches Goals feature on iOS and Android, which automatically schedules your self-improvement activities into gaps in your calendar
Google Calendar's new Goals will help find you time for self-improvement — Google Calendar turns 10 this year, but the service isn't ready …
Mark Zuckerberg talks about Facebook's future: Messenger bots, AI, live video, virtual reality, and open sourcing key technologies
How Will Zuckerberg Rule the World? By Giving Facebook's Tech Away — When Mark Zuckerberg took his first steps, his parents marked the date in a good old fashioned baby book.
USB-IF announces new USB Type-C authentication spec so devices can verify certification status of accessories to avoid damage from rogue cables
A software fix for dangerous USB-C cables is coming — Now that it's becoming clear to everybody that it's distressingly easy to accidentally buy …
Facebook unveils Surround 360, a 17-lens, 3D VR camera, will open-source hardware designs and specs this summer; materials to build will cost $30K
Casey Newton / The Verge :
Facebook makes its Live API publicly available, allows streaming directly to Facebook from non-mobile devices like drones, TV broadcast feeds
“You never slow down, you never grow old.” Selena Larson / The Daily Dot : Facebook lays out 10-year plan to ‘connect the world’ ResearchBuzz : New York Marriages, Iraqi Artists, Archives,
Logitech acquires Jaybird for about $50M in cash and $45M in potential earn-outs to expand into wireless audio wearables market
Logitech acquires Jaybird for $50 million (USD) in cash — Earlier this year ZAGG agreed to purchase Mophie for over $100 million.
Facebook's Profile Expression Kit lets users update their Facebook profile with videos from third-party apps, like Vine
Aigerim Shorman / Facebook Developers :
Facebook announces Rights Manager to help video creators combat freebooting; content owners can apply for access beginning today
Josh Constine / TechCrunch :
Uber releases its first transparency report, showing it gave US regulatory agencies data on over 12M users and received 415 data requests from law enforcement
Uber says gave U.S. agencies data on more than 12 million users — Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] on Tuesday released …
Facebook's Save feature has 250M monthly users, now lets developers add the button to their web sites
Casey Newton / The Verge :
Sling TV debuts $20/month streaming package featuring Fox channels and streaming on up to three devices simultaneously
Sling TV Launches New Multi-Stream Version With Fox Channels — New $20-a-month option won't have the Disney channels that are available in single-stream package
Facebook launches Messenger platform with chatbots
Facebook users will soon be able … Mike Rosenbaum / salesforce.com : Introducing Salesforce for Messenger Al Plumlier / The Verge : There will be a bot for everything — It's all happening at once … ...
Guardian analysis of 70M comments since 2006 finds that of the top 10 most abused writers, eight are women, two are black men
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Facebook launches Account Kit, offering new analytics and login tools for developers, allowing users to sign up or log in to apps with just a phone number
Blair Hanley Frank / PCWorld :
A look at Mevo, Livestream's new $399 portable video camera hub, which can stream to Facebook's Live Video API out of the box
Nathan McAlone / Business Insider :
Alibaba, Ant Financial invest $1.25 billion in China online food-delivery firm Ele.me
Chinese online food-delivery service company Ele.me has raised $1.25 billion from Alibaba Group Holding and its Internet finance arm Ant Financial, Ele.me and Alibaba said in separate statements on We...
Marmalade Core, a cross-platform C++ SDK lets developers create games across iOS, Android, and Windows 10
Cross-platform games made easy with Microsoft's Marmalade Platform — During its developer conference, Microsoft traditionally announces new features or tools with a brief demo …
Facebook releases Bot Engine to help developers build more complex, machine-learning enabled bots, a further development from last year's Wit.ai acquisition
Today we are releasing the first step of our vision … Selena Larson / The Daily Dot : Bots are about to invade Facebook, and they might make your life easier Nate Swanner / The Next Web : Dropbox file...
Facebook says it's testing allowing businesses to send sponsored messages in Messenger
Facebook starts allowing “Sponsored Messages” ads — Facebook launched its Messenger chatbot platform today, but how will it make money on it? By charging businesses to send re-engagement messages …
Snapchat launches feature that lets you pin emoji to moving objects in videos; rolling out on Android today, coming soon to iOS
Snapchat augments reality with 3D Stickers — Today Snapchat revealed its new 3D stickers that can be pinned to objects in a video and stick with them no matter how they or your camera moves.
HTC 10 launched with 5.2-inch quad HD display for $699, Snapdragon 820, 12MP camera, 3000mAh battery, AirPlay audio support, can pre-order now, ships next month
Dan Seifert / The Verge :
Affirm, Max Levchin's consumer lending startup, raises $100 million
Heather Somerville / Reuters :
Sources: business intelligence startup Domo working with Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse on IPO
Bloomberg :
Facebook launches “share quote” feature for web publishers and integration into Kindle
Casey Newton / The Verge :
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