Apple Music Connect social network to be demoted in iOS 10 overhaul
Apple Music Connect, a social interaction feature between artists and listeners that was a cornerstone of the Apple Music launch last summer, will be demoted in an iOS 10 overhaul this fall.
Apple Music's new student membership option discounts the service by 50%
Amid news that Apple Music is getting a makeover come this summer, Apple today launched a new plan to boost subscribers to its streaming music service and competitor to Spotify, SoundCloud, Tidal and ...
Qualcomm issues fix for 5 year old Android security flaw that exposes SMS, call history; Android versions prior to 4.3 mostly affected
Critical Qualcomm security bug leaves many phones open to attack — Fix still isn't available for most users, and many will probably never get it.
Following highly publicized report of 272M email credentials for sale in Russia, Mail.ru and Google both say 98%+ of credentials on their services are invalid
Garbage in, garbage out: Why Ars ignored this week's massive password breach — When a script kiddie sells 272 million accounts for $1, be very, very skeptical.
NVIDIA announces GeForce GTX 1080 starting at $600 and available May 27, and 1070 starting at $380 and available June 10; both are faster than the Titan X
Nvidia's monstrous new GeForce GTX 1080 and 1070 kick more ass than a Titan X — Latest GeForce cards also push prices that won't break the bank either
FCC officially approves Charter's acquisition of Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks, with conditions FCC chairman outlined last month
FCC Approves Charter Acquisition of Time Warner Cable, Bright House Networks … The FCC has formally approved the acquisition of Time Warner Cable …
Lawsuit challenging Facebook's facial recognition system moves forward, as judge rules that Illinois' Biometric Information Privacy Act is applicable
Lawsuit challenging Facebook's facial recognition system moves forward — A lawsuit alleging that Facebook photo tagging violates user privacy has cleared a crucial early hurdle.
Internal documents show Palantir losing some top-tier clients and on track to turn over 20% of its staff in 2016
Inside Palantir, Silicon Valley's Most Secretive Company … A trove of internal — documents and insider interviews has pulled back the curtain on one of Silicon Valley's …
iOS 10 Likely to Include Standalone HomeKit App Designed by Apple
A unified, Apple-designed HomeKit app has been desired by HomeKit users since HomeKit first debuted, and it appears Apple is planning to introduce such an app in the near future, perhaps in iOS 10.
Amazon promises to fill all racial gaps in Prime Same Day delivery service, not launch in new regions until it can cover all zip codes there
Amazon to Fill All Racial Gaps in Same-Day Delivery Service — Congressional Black Caucus responds to online retailer's plan
Facebook testing “Discover” feature for Groups on iOS and Android to simplify finding Groups by category
Facebook Launches ‘Discover’ For Groups To Help You Find More Relevant Connections — More than 1 billion people use Facebook Groups every month.
NVIDIA announces Ansel in-game photography feature letting users take 360-degree screenshots that can later be viewed with VR headset or mobile VR
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Lenovo announces $500M Lenovo Capital and Incubator Group, its second tech startup fund
Lenovo is launching a new $500 million startup fund — Chinese tech giant Lenovo is investing $500 million in startups after it announced a new fund. — Unlike other corporates, Lenovo has a history...
Warner's Q1 music streaming sales up $72M, making it the biggest source of revenue, more than 50% from outside US; downloads down $17M, physical copies down $6M
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Toshiba names Satoshi Tsunakawa, former head of Medical Systems unit sold to Canon in March, as new CEO
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AdBlock and AdBlock Plus now available for Microsoft Edge on Insider builds
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Pocket adds Like and Repost functions to the Recommendations feed in its iOS and Android apps
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Developers can now sell paid Windows 10 apps to organizations in bulk through the Windows Store for Business
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Android N splits MediaServer into distinct pieces, each with access to only a specific subsystem, to prevent Stagefright-like exploits
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Google and Honeywell resolve patent dispute over Nest's thermostats
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Yelp Q1 revenue up 34% YoY to $158.6M, beating estimates; shares up 18%
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Sources: Didi Kuaidi, Uber's China rival, close to raising $2B at a valuation of about $25B
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Mary Lou Jepsen, Facebook executive director of engineering and head of display tech at Oculus, resigns to work on curing diseases using MRI, wearables
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