All Apple Watch Apps Must Be Native Apps Starting on June 1
Apple today informed developers that starting on June 1, 2016, all watchOS apps submitted to the App Store must be native apps built with the watchOS 2 SDK or later. — When the Apple Watch first lau...
US Department of Justice drops appeal seeking Apple's help in unlocking iPhone in Brooklyn case after it obtains passcode
U.S. Drops Appeal Seeking Apple Help in Brooklyn IPhone Case — The U.S. government said it no longer needs Apple Inc.'s help to get into an iPhone used by a drug dealer …
Windows Ink, Cortana improvements and more arrive in the latest Windows 10 build out now
It's going to be a good Friday for those testing the latest releases of the Windows 10 operating system, as Microsoft is today rolling out a new build of its PC and mobile OS, which will allow users …
$81M hack of Bangladesh central bank made possible by second-hand $10 switches linking computers connected to SWIFT global payment network, and no firewall
Bangladesh Bank exposed to hackers by cheap switches, no firewall: police — Bangladesh's central bank was vulnerable to hackers …
Amazon blocks non-Prime members from buying some popular video games like GTA 5 directly from the company, still lets you buy through Marketplace sellers
Amazon blocks non-Prime members from buying certain video games — GTA 5, Rainbow Six Siege and Assassin's Creed Syndicate now available exclusively to Prime members.
Boston district court judge rules FBI hacking in child porn sting was illegal because magistrate judge that issued the search warrant was in another district
FBI Mass Child-Porn Hack Ruled Illegal on a Technicality — When the FBI hacked over 1,000 computers to ensnare consumers …
Microsoft, Google agree to stop complaining to regulators about each other
Microsoft and Google say they have recently reached an agreement under which they will drop pending regulatory complaints against one another across the globe. The pair have also agreed that they wil...
Uber reaches settlement in class-action suit in CA and MA; drivers in those states to remain independent contractors; firm to pay drivers as much as $100M
Uber Settles Cases With Concessions, but Drivers Stay Freelancers — SAN FRANCISCO — Uber has long been embroiled in a debate …
Number of users accessing Facebook over Tor reached one million in the last 30 days
1 Million People use Facebook over Tor — People who choose to communicate over Tor do so for a variety of reasons related to privacy, security and safety. As we've written previously it's important...
Monthly data limits by home broadband providers increasingly forcing consumers to cut back or cancel streaming video services in the US
Broadband Data Caps Pressure ‘Cord Cutters’ — Monthly limits by home Internet providers like Comcast and AT&T force people who stream Netflix or Sling TV to ration Web use
An unsecured database with 93.4M Mexican voter records found hosted on AWS, now taken offline
Personal info of 93.4 million Mexicans exposed on Amazon (UPDATED) — In today's installment of “Epic Infosecurity #FAIL,” more than 93.4 million Mexican citizens have had their voter …
Baidu is building a 100-person autonomous car team in Silicon Valley
Chinese search giant Baidu has formed a team dedicated to its self-driving car efforts in Silicon Valley, taking its autonomous car ambitions to Google's home turf. The team, which Baidu announced in...
Twitch launches Friends feature in limited beta to let users add up to 500 friends, see when they're online, and send private messages
Twitch transforms into a social network with new ‘Friends’ feature — It's been happening in subtle increments, but the transformation is nearly complete.
Victory for Uber hinges on district court judge approving settlement, and could later be offset by legislation
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BitTorrent appoints new co-CEOs, plans to launch mobile streaming video service this spring, add ad-supported streaming to its Bundle platform this summer
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SecureWorks closes flat, at its $14 IPO price, on first day of trading, raising $112M and valuing company about $1.1B
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How storytelling pioneers are experimenting with GoPros, 3-D printers, and homemade camera rigs to invent a new medium, cinematic VR
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Baidu's video business goes independent and raises $155M from investors
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Facebook rolling out setting that lets users turn off all Live notifications
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Yik Yak settles a lawsuit by a former classmate of co-founders, who claimed he was cheated out of one-third of the company
Alyson Shontell / Business Insider :
Twitter integrates with Yelp for location tags in the UK and Japan, bypassing Foursquare
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch :
Sources: Yahoo received more than 10 first-round offers, valuing core business at about $4B-$8B, will narrow it down to about 7 as soon as next week
Alex Sherman / Bloomberg :
Social networks like Facebook and Snapchat face challenge of getting parental consent for under-16 users in EU after new rules go into effect 2018
Duncan Robinson / Financial Times :
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