Microsoft says Windows 10 is now on 300M active devices, free upgrade to end July 29th, full version of Windows 10 Home to cost $119
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LAPD successfully hacked into the locked iPhone 5s belonging to the slain wife of “Shield” actor Michael Jace
LAPD hacked into iPhone of slain wife of ‘Shield’ actor, documents show — Actor Michael Jace is flanked by his attorneys Peter L. Carr IV, left …
Apple will require iOS App Store apps to support IPv6-only networks from June 1
Apple has announced on its developer blog that it will require all apps submitted to the iOS App Store to support IPv6-only networks from June 1 2016. Apple originally introduced the transition a yea...
Netflix adds cellular data usage setting on iOS and Android that lets users restrict bitrates to help avoid exceeding data caps
Netflix Introduces New Cellular Data Controls Globally — As we have launched Netflix around the world, we have seen big differences in how much people …
Profile of AI assistant Viv, from the creators of Siri, ahead of its public demo Monday; sources say the company received acquisition bids from Google, Facebook
Siri's creators say they've made something better that will take care of everything for you — SAN JOSE, Calif. …
Craig Wright backs out of promise to provide more proof, says he lacks the courage to face allegations
Bitcoin ‘creator’ backs out of coin move ‘proof’ — The entrepreneur who has claimed to be the inventor of Bitcoin has reneged on a promise to present new “proof” to support his case.
Romanian hacker Marcel Lehel Lazar known as “Guccifer” claims he breached Hillary Clinton's personal email server in 2013
Romanian hacker Guccifer: I breached Clinton server, ‘it was easy’ — EXCLUSIVE: The infamous Romanian hacker known as “Guccifer,” speaking exclusively with Fox News …
Google's training AI with formulaic romance novels to help it become more conversational; uses could include more natural search and email Smart Reply responses
Google Is Feeding Romance Novels To Its Artificial Intelligence Engine To Make Its Products More Conversational — “Her blouse sprang apart.
Uber announces global advisory board with members including Neelie Kroes and former prime minister of Peru; compensation will be equity
Uber Names Former EU Vice President Kroes to New Advisory Board — Uber Technologies Inc. announced an eight-member public policy advisory board Wednesday …
Concerns raised over DeepMind's data-sharing deal with UK's NHS as new report finds Google has been given broader access to patient data than publicly announced
Concerns raised over broad scope of DeepMind-NHS health data-sharing deal — Concerns have been raised about the scope …
Instagram testing business profiles that feature a contact button, directions, and more
Instagram Business Profiles to feature ‘Contact’ buttons, directions and more — Instagram had confirmed earlier this year that it was developing business profiles - basically, the Instagram equivale...
Pivotal scores $253 million Series C led by Ford on hefty $2.8 billion valuation
Pivotal has a couple of new friends with big wallets. Today it announced that Ford and Microsoft were joining EMC, VMware and GE as investment partners on a massive $253 million Series C investment w...
Periscope public beta allows users to permanently save broadcasts by typing #save in title of stream
Periscope mimics FB Live by letting you permanently #Save replays — Periscope added its biggest missing feature today in a move that could make it more palatable to brands and social stars …
Sources: YouTube working on Unplugged, a subscription service offering cable channels over the Internet, expected to debut 2017
Bloomberg :
The number of warrantless searches on Americans by NSA and CIA jump to 4,672 in 2015, up from about 2,100 in 2013; USA Freedom Act exempts FBI from disclosing
The Intercept :
London-based fashion startup Farfetch raises $110M Series F round to invest in its marketplace and white label platform
Thursday, May 6 Vikram Alexei Kansara / The Business of Fashion : BoF Exclusive | Farfetch Raises $110 Million in ‘Strategic’ Move Matthew Campbell / Bloomberg : Farfetch Said Valued at Almost $1.5 Bi...
Google updates Slides with Q&A feature for real-time audience feedback, presenting from iOS, and a laser pointer option
not at them—with Slides Q&A Sneha Bokil / Fone Arena : Google Slides updated with Q&A, laser pointer and more Collen Kriel / SiliconANGLE : Google Slides gets Q&A feature, laser pointer tool and Hango...
Microsoft updates SharePoint with Office Graph feature that analyzes data from Office apps, with iOS and Android apps coming later this quarter
your foundation for the future Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet : New Microsoft SharePoint mobile, OneDrive Universal Windows Platform apps to start rolling out in May Brad Stephenson / WinBeta : SharePoint seek...
Zynga reports Q1 revenue of $187M, beating estimates of $162M, bookings of $182M, up 8% YoY; stock up over 14% after hours
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LG 360 VR review: compact, light, comfortable to wear, but lack of immersion makes for a bad experience
Inside the acrimonious breakdown of Xfund, the early-stage VC firm with ties to Harvard University
Dan Primack / Fortune :
AT&T ends 15-year hosting deal with Yahoo, estimated to bring in $100M revenue per year for Yahoo, awards contract to Synacor
Wall Street Journal :
Fitbit beats estimates with Q1 revenue of $505M, up from $336.8M last year, but issues weak guidance for the current quarter; stock down over 11% after hours
Akin Oyedele / Business Insider :
Prosper Marketplace to cut 171 jobs, 28% of its workforce, as loan volume drops 12% quarter-to-quarter; CEO will forgo salary this year
Wall Street Journal :
OpenSSL fixes high-severity bugs allowing cookie decryption and code execution
Dan Goodin / Ars Technica :
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