Apple acknowledges reports of music files lost while using iTunes, plans update with more safeguards next week
iTunes may play a role in reports that Apple Music was replacing user libraries with DRM-encumbered files. — Apple on Friday confirmed to iMore that a very small number …
Philadelphia Police Department admits it disguised a license plate surveillance truck as a Google Maps vehicle
The vehicle in question. Image: Dustin Slaughter — The Philadelphia Police Department admitted today that a mysterious unmarked license plate surveillance truck disguised …
Microsoft Discontinues Support for Project Spark; Online Services Going Down in August
Today Project Spark Community Manager Thomas Gratz announced on the game/creativity platform's official forums that support for the game is officially being discontinued.
Apple says it has invested $1B in Chinese Uber rival Didi Chuxing
Apple Inc (AAPL.O) said on Thursday it has invested $1 billion in Chinese ride-hailing service Didi Chuxing, a move that Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook said would help the company better understand th...
Sources: Apple and Didi were in contact for more than a year, closed the $1B deal in three weeks after CEOs met in April to discuss cooperation
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Android VR Placeholder Pops Up In The Google Play Developer Console
Yesterday we reported on a rumor that Google would unveil a new “Android VR” platform at Google I/O next week, along with a standalone headset. Today we're seeing what looks like additional evidence.
SWIFT warns of a new hacker attack on a commercial bank similar to Bangladeshi heist, says it is part of a wider highly adaptive campaign targeting banks
Hackers used malware to target PDF reader of commercial bank — Warning comes after cyber heist from Bangladesh central bank
Microsoft adding fingerprint support to Windows 10 Mobile this summer
Biometrics is an increasingly popular technology that provides convenient access to systems, services, and resources. Microsoft Windows added Biometrics support back in 2012. The Windows Biometric F...
Amazon launches programmable $19.95 AWS IoT Button based on Dash hardware, that can be integrated with services like Twitter, Facebook, Netflix, Uber or Slack
Amazon has revealed a programmable Dash Button which can be assigned to any product or purpose, a customizable version of its one-touch reordering gadgets.
Samsung's $45 Charm fitness bracelet with color-coded LED alerts launches in South Korea, Italy, France, and Russia
Samsung has today officially launched its latest stab at the wearables market with the introduction of its new “Charm” activity band, available in a handful of markets.
Study: 45% of online households in US refrained from some online activities due to security and privacy concerns, 19% experienced an online security breach
Almost half of American households with at least one internet user have been “deterred” from online activity recently because of privacy or security concerns, a survey has said.
Google for Work president Amit Singh moves to company's virtual reality division as vice president of business and operations
Amit Singh, who hopped from Oracle to Google about six years ago to help establish its Google for Work cloud tech, is now jumping to the company's new virtual-reality team.
Some Vine stars migrate to Facebook and others as loops for top 10 accounts fall 29% from May 2015 through March 2016, ad buyers direct dollars to competitors
Marketers and ad buyers are also moving away from the Twitter-owned video app — Elton Castee has 1.2 million followers on Vine …
Islamic State releases first Android app directed exclusively at children, that teaches vocabulary with jihadist themes
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Linksys WRT routers won't block open source firmware, despite FCC rules
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Activision Blizzard to start live streaming eSports on Facebook Live, beginning with June 10 Anaheim Open tournament, building to daily content
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Apple providing free iPads, MacBooks, and Apple TVs to 114 US schools in experiment to bridge tech divide between rich and poor students
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Europe agrees on cross-EU roaming access for Netflix and other video subscription services
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Foxconn to replace Sharp CEO, most of the board after acquisition; Tai Jeng-wu, Foxconn's No. 2 executive, will succeed Sharp's current CEO
Yuka Koshino / Wall Street Journal :
High-speed optical-networking gear maker Acacia Communications raises $103.5M in the second tech IPO this year, closes up 34%+, now valued at $1B+
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How Google Fiber is aggressively competing with cable companies: better service, faster speeds, neighborhood outreach, maybe wireless, and cheaper prices
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Wallapop and LetGo, two Craigslist rivals, merge to take on the U.S. market, raise $100M more
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Nvidia beats with Q1 revenue of $1.3B, up 13% YoY, credits growth to gaming, automotive, and deep learning
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Bay Area tech layoffs more than doubled in first four months of 2016 to 3,135 compared to same period in 2015
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