Sources: HTC will make the next Nexus phones, likely codenamed Marlin and Sailfish
The Android rumor mill has decided: HTC will make the next Nexus phones — If you've been paying attention to Android rumors for the past month or so, you know that at this point it's a fait accompli...
Supreme Court approves change that will allow US judges to issue search warrants for computers located in any jurisdiction
U.S. high court approves rule change to expand FBI hacking power — The Supreme Court on Thursday approved a rule change that would allow U.S. judges …
Uber tests wait-time fees and a shorter cancellation window in NYC, New Jersey, Dallas, and Phoenix, in response to driver complaints
Uber Tests New Rider Rules: Two Minutes to Cancel or Show Up...or Else — Pilot program to allow charges for customers making drivers wait or canceling rides late, addressing complaints
YouTubers will soon receive money raised during Content ID disputes
New system will set earned revenue aside for whoever's found in the right. — YouTubers will soon be able to receive revenue made during Content ID claim disputes. — As is, if a YouTuber uploads a ...
Amazon.com Announces First Quarter Sales up 28% to $29.1 Billion
it's growing profits Sarah Halzack / Washington Post : Amazon's revenue and profit soar Alex Fitzpatrick / TIME : There's a Massive Company Hidden Inside Amazon Jeremy C. Owens / MarketWatch : Amazon ...
Sources: FBI paid under $1M to unlock San Bernardino iPhone, can use technique on any iPhone 5c running iOS 9 without additional payment
FBI paid under $1 million to unlock San Bernardino iPhone: sources — The FBI paid under $1 million for the technique used to unlock the iPhone used …
Rovi buys TiVo for $1.1B at $10.70 per share, will adopt TiVo brand as new company name
Rovi Buys TiVo for $1.1 Billion — Entertainment technology firm values original DVR company at $10.70 per share — Entertainment technology company Rovi has purchased original DVR service TiVo for ...
Google Play is now labelling which apps contain ads
Google has just made a change to its mobile application storefront, Google Play, which will help customers make better decisions about the apps they want to download: it's now displaying if an app con...
Google hires former Motorola CEO Rick Osterloh to head new hardware division that includes Nexus, Chromecast, Chromebooks, Pixel C, OnHub, ATAP, and Glass
Google is building a new hardware division under former Motorola chief Rick Osterloh — Rick Osterloh is coming back to Google.
Microsoft is working on a IFTTT-like automation tool called Flow
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Source: Alphabet in late-stage talks with Fiat Chrysler on self-driving car technology partnership
Fiat Chrysler, Alphabet in Partnership Talks — Alphabet has been seeking auto-industry partnerships, offering to sell self-driving car technology under development for several years
CloudFlare activates HTTP/2 Server Push protocol, expects it will decrease page and app load time by up to 15% across its network within a year
CloudFlare figured out how to make the Web one second faster — CloudFlare customers can tap into the protocol to shave loading times off their domains.
Microsoft releases public preview of PowerApps business-app building service
A public preview of Microsoft's PowerApps service, which integrates with its just-unveiled Flow data-sharing tool, is available to business users who want to develop custom business apps.
Amazon Web Services generated $604M operating income, revenue up 63% YoY to $2.56B in Q1 2016
Jordan Novet / VentureBeat :
Amazon earns $513M in Q1, its biggest profit ever, thanks to fast-growing Amazon Web Services business; stock up more than 9%
Amazon Posts Strong Profit, Thanks to Its Cloud — SEATTLE — Amazon delivered a blowout quarter on Thursday, joining Facebook as one of the rare bright spots …
Facebook's Global Government Requests Report for H2 2015 shows requests for account data are up 13% to 47K, and 60% of requests in US come with a gag order
Chris Sonderby / Facebook :
LinkedIn membership up 19% to 433M in Q1, revenue grows 35% YoY to $861M, beats estimates
Ken Yeung / VentureBeat :
Snapchat strikes a non-exclusive deal with NBC to show Olympics highlights in US via live stories and Discover channel curated by BuzzFeed
Snapchat Scores Unprecedented Deal With NBC to Showcase Olympics — Companies to share revenue from ads paired with content See also Mediagazer
Carl Icahn announces he sold all of his Apple shares, says China's attitude towards Apple affected his decision
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IBM raises its game in blockchain with secure cloud services and Docker integration
Bitcoin may still be the most famous application of blockchain technology, but the distributed, encrypted database architecture is now being applied to a range of other services, from different kinds ...
OnHub Supports Home Automation Via IFTTT After Latest Software Update
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LinkedIn's ad revenue grew 29% YoY to $154.1M in Q1, propelled by sponsored content which accounted for $86.3M, growing 80% YoY
LinkedIn's sponsored content pivot helps ad revenue hit $154.1 million — LinkedIn's ad revenue grew by 29% in the first quarter of 2016 …
Apple Music for Android Gains Support for Music Videos, Family Billing Plan
Juli Clover / MacRumors :
Tinder's new friend-finding feature Tinder Social, which displays names of Facebook friends using the app, is being tested in Australia
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch :
Comcast to Buy DreamWorks Animation for $3.8 Billion
Wall Street Journal :
In apparent move to boost visibility, Twitter switches its App Store category from Social Networking to News, where it ranks No. 1
Is it a social network or a news app? Colin Walker / Social Thoughts : Here is the news — When I first saw that Twitter had changed … Killian Bell / iPhone Hacks : Twitter's iOS App Gets Recategoriz...
Twitter co-founder Biz Stone relaunches Jelly as an anonymous Q&A platform
Alyson Shontell / Business Insider :
Priceline CEO Darren Huston resigns due to relationship with employee, gets replaced temporarily by Chairman and former CEO Jeffery Boyd
Gerrit De Vynck / Bloomberg :
Pandora Q1 revenue up 29% YoY to $297.3M, beating estimates; now has 79.4M active listeners, down from 81.1M in prior quarter
Josh Constine / TechCrunch :
LG's mobile unit lost about $170M in Q1, shipped 1.6M G5s in the first month, expects to ship 3M in Q2
Min-Jeong Lee / Wall Street Journal :
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