Apple stops patching QuickTime for Windows despite 2 active vulnerabilities
If your Windows computer is running Apple's QuickTime media player, now would be a good time to uninstall it. — The Windows app hasn't received an update since January, and security researchers from...
Updated Apple webpage suggests company will rebrand OS X to MacOS, possibly as early as WWDC
Apple hints at future ‘MacOS’ name change on new environmental webpage — Earlier today, Apple unveiled the beginnings of its efforts for Earth Day 2016, and with it came an updated webpage …
Sources: New Apple team led by former iAd head Todd Teresi explores Google-like paid search model for App Store
Apple Pursues New Search Features for a Crowded App Store — Company explores adding Google-like ‘paid search’ feature — Effort follows last year's App Store leadership change
Apple to End iTunes Allowances on May 25
Apple has announced that it will be ending support for iTunes Allowances, a feature of the service that allowed parents to automatically place money into a child's iTunes account on a monthly basis. ...
Twitter appoints Kathy Chen as managing director in China as number of Chinese advertisers grows over 340%
Twitter appoints new Greater China head as number of Chinese advertisers balloons over 300 per cent — Pioneer microblogging service Twitter has named a new head for its Greater China operations …
Microsoft: keep secrecy the exception, not the rule; DOJ should adopt new limits, or Congress should amend the Electronic Communications Privacy Act
is this the nuclear option? Brandon Bailey / Associated Press : Microsoft sues feds over secrecy orders on customer data Paul Thurrott / Petri : Microsoft Sues the U.S. Government Over Secrecy Orders ...
Microsoft files lawsuit against US Department of Justice for the right to tell customers about government requests for their data
Microsoft sues U.S. government over data requests — Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) has sued the U.S. government for the right to tell its customers when a federal agency …
Sources expect fewer than ten offers from bidders by Yahoo's Monday deadline; many of the rumored 40 bidders have not even read Yahoo's sale book
Don't Believe Everything You Read on the Yahoo Sale — If you believe everything you read about Yahoo YHOO , then you'd expect the company …
Mitel buys Polycom for $1.96B in enterprise communications consolidation play
As more enterprises move their communications services over to IP networks and cloud-based services, we're seeing an increasing amount of consolidation as the businesses that serve them continue to gr...
Document shows CIA's venture capital arm In-Q-Tel is investing heavily in social media mining and surveillance
The CIA Is Investing in Firms That Mine Your Tweets and Instagram Photos — SOFT ROBOTS THAT can grasp delicate objects, computer algorithms designed to spot an “insider threat …
Shuddle, an Uber-style service for kids, is shutting down after failing to raise more money and exhausting its $12.2M earlier funding
Shuddle ‘Uber for kids’ service reaches end of road — San Francisco's Shuddle, a pioneering ride service for kids, is going out of business this week …
UK-based Checkr rival Onfido raises $25M Series B to expand its background checking software platform in the US
UK's Onfido raises $25M as it brings its background checking platform to the US — The rise of on-demand startups and other fast-growing businesses like online marketplaces …
Jeremy Guillory files counter-complaint against Kyle Vogt and Cruise Automation, noting he was listed as cofounder with 50% ownership stake on YC application
Jeremy Guillory, who says he was ousted as Cruise co-founder, files counter-complaint — A strange new battle …
Microsoft's cross-platform Visual Studio Code editor comes out of preview, has passed 500K MAUs; 1K extensions built since launch a year ago
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Microsoft rolls out preview of plugin-free Skype for Web support in Edge
Microsoft today launched a preview of plugin-free Skype calls in Microsoft Edge. The new functionality works anywhere you can use Skype in the browser: Skype for Web, Outlook.com, Office Online, and ...
Instagram launches personalized video feed and themed channels in Explore
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TaskRabbit names current COO and former Google executive Stacy Brown-Philpot as CEO; she replaces founder Leah Busque, who becomes executive chairwoman
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GoPro announces developer program to let third parties create mobile apps, accessories, and mounts for GoPro products with over 100+ firms already signed up
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Microsoft kicks off back-to-school wave with new Windows 10, Office 365 Education apps, services
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DigitalOcean borrows $130M to expand global infrastructure ahead of new storage product launch scheduled for December
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Microsoft is bringing automatic video summarization, Hyperlapse, OCR and more to Azure Media Services
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