Antitrust: Commission sends Statement of Objections to Google on Android operating system and applications
The European Commission has informed Google of its preliminary view that the company has, in breach of EU antitrust rules, abused its dominant position by imposing restrictions …
EU antitrust complaint against Android focuses on Google's prioritizing of its own services; Google says its business model keeps costs low, flexibility high
EU lodges formal antitrust complaint against Android — The European Union has notified Google of formal antitrust charges …
Intel announces cuts of 12K jobs, or 11% of global workforce, by mid-2017, with most cuts coming in next 60 days
Intel Announces Restructuring Initiative to Accelerate Transformation — Intel Corporation Announces a Restructuring to Speed its Transition to a Company that Powers the Cloud …
Mesosphere makes its data center management software, DC/OS, open source
Mesosphere open-sources data center management software — Cloud computing startup Mesosphere has decided to open source its platform for managing data center resources, with the backing of over 60 t...
Sources: upgraded PlayStation 4 is codenamed NEO, contains stronger CPU, GPU, and faster RAM to support 4K output; there will be no NEO-exclusive games
Sources: The Upgraded PlayStation 4 is Codenamed NEO, Contains Upgraded CPU, GPU, RAM — Though the NEO will offer greater visual fidelity …
Snapchat comes under fire for ‘digital blackface’ filter that turns you into Bob Marley
Snapchat is facing backlash over a new filter that turns anyone into Jamaican singer Bob Marley. The filter appears to be timed to coincide with April 20, a special day for cannabis enthusiasts.
Tech coalitions pen open letter to Burr and Feinstein over bill banning encryption
A group of tech coalitions has written an open letter to Senators Richard Burr (R-N.C.) and Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), concerning their bill requiring all encryption to be breakable on command …
Facebook floats the idea of letting users add a tip jar to profit from posts, among others, in user survey about monetization
Facebook considers letting users add a tip jar to make money from posts — Facebook is exploring new ways for individual users to profit from their posts on the network, The Verge has learned.
Yahoo bidders include Verizon, TPG, and Bain Capital paired with Vista Equity Partners, which involves multiple former Yahoo execs including Ross Levinsohn
Yahoo bidders are few and far between, but include Verizon, TPG and a gang of exes — As Yahoo prepares to release what is widely expected …
Intel cuts 2016 outlook, beats on quarterly earnings, reports $13.8B quarterly revenue, takes a $1.2B restructuring charge
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Apple settles years-long Siri patent infringement lawsuit with Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Dynamic Advances for $24.9M
Apple settles Siri lawsuit with Rensselaer, Dallas company for $25 million — Apple has agreed to pay $24.9 million to settle a years-long lawsuit alleging …
Yahoo reports Q1 revenue of $1.087B, slightly higher than expectations but still down 12% YoY
but who cares? It's all about the sale Douglas MacMillan / Wall Street Journal : Yahoo's Troubles Mount as Bids Begin Brian Solomon / Forbes : Yahoo's Death Spiral Continues As Bids Roll In Vindu Goel...
EFF sues Justice Department to uncover govt. demands to decrypt communications, says USA Freedom Act compels DOJ to publish significant decisions of FISC court
EFF sues to uncover government demands to decrypt communications — The group says the USA Freedom Act compels the DOJ …
Apple refused China's request for source code within last two years, said Apple's top lawyer Bruce Sewell in congressional hearing
Yet Zack Whittaker / ZDNet : US government pushed tech firms to hand over source code Hamza Shaban / BuzzFeed : FBI Tells Congress It Needs Hackers To Keep Up With Tech Company Encryption Cody Lee / i...
App Store Censorship and FBI Hacking Proposed at Congressional Crypto Hearing
Tech experts and industry representatives squared off against law enforcement officials in two sessions of lively testimony today in front of the House Energy and Commerce committee.
How Apple's unitary organizational structure creates great products but subpar services
Apple's Organizational Crossroads — Apple is unique, and I mean that objectively. — Forget about products for a moment, about which reasonable people can disagree.
GitLab-Digital Ocean partnership to provide free hosting for continuous online code testing
GitLab.com users have always had free access to the Gitlab programmer's toolset including GitLab Runner. Today it announced a new feature called Gitlab Runner Autoscale that allows continuous code te...
Airbnb bets on local with user-generated guidebooks and new neighborhood/home matching
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VMware reports Q1 revenue of $1.59B, up 5% YoY, announces $1.2B stock repurchase program
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A look at some memes Alphabet employees made about Tony Fadell and Nest, after Fadell appeared before an all-hands meeting
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The Canadian Competition Bureau drops its antitrust investigation into Google
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