Filing: Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway owned 9.81M Apple shares on March 31, valued at $1.07B
Legendary investor, who previously avoided technology stocks, also slightly increases position in IBM — Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. took a new position in Apple Inc. in the first quarte...
Google announces Spaces, a new app for small group sharing around any topic, for Android, iOS, and web
Group sharing isn't easy. From book clubs to house hunts to weekend trips and more, getting friends into the same app can be challenging. Sharing things typically involves hopping between apps to co...
Source: Amazon to debut new lines of private label products, including perishable foods and household items, for Prime members only in coming weeks
The first of the brands could appear on the company's website in coming weeks — Amazon.com Inc. in the coming weeks is set to roll …
Google plans to make Flash plugin click-to-play by default in Chrome in Q4'16, rendering HTML5 instead when available, except for 10 top sites relying on Flash
Google has outlined a plan to push HTML5 by default in Chrome, instead of Flash. In Q4 2016, the company plans to only serve Flash …
Sources: BBC working on subscription streaming service to rival Netflix, dubbed Britflix, delivered via iPlayer; ITV and NBC Universal are involved
The BBC is to push ahead with plans to launch a British rival to Netflix, after getting the go-ahead from the government to develop a new subscription streaming service.
WhatsApp beta users briefly get the option to make video calls, hinting at future in-app feature
A beta version of WhatsApp for Android included the option to initiate a video call. The feature was not active for most users, and it was removed with a later update …
The DAO, a distributed organization on the Ethereum blockchain that disperses ETH to other startups and projects, has now raised 10.5M+ ETH, worth about $105M
A distributed organization with no single leader that could theoretically exist so long as there's an Internet connection was launched last month …
Walmart Pay rolls out to nearly 600 stores in Texas and Arkansas
U.S. retail giant Walmart is today accelerating the rollout of its mobile payment service, Walmart Pay, with a full state-wide launch in both Texas and Arkansas, equating to around 600 stores across t...
Facebook's video ads now available on third-party sites via Facebook Audience Network, and can now appear on both desktop and mobile
Facebook's Audience Network is chasing brand budgets with new video ads that mark its first foray onto the desktop web. — If an ad can run on Facebook …
Didi Chuxing, China's largest taxi on-demand firm, denies plan for U.S. IPO in 2017
Didi Chuxing, the ride-sharing firm that leads Uber in China, has denied a report that it plans to go public in the U.S. next year. — Just days after Didi announced a landmark $1 billion investment ...
Sources: EU may announce €3B fine against Google in shopping search case as early as next month
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Google I/O 2016 preview: Android N news, Android VR headset, Chromebook Play Store, progress update on project Tango, and more
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Comcast's FreeWheel unit buys French video ad tech startup StickyAds.tv; source says for at least $100M
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Acer partners with Starbreeze on StarVR headset with 210-degree field of view for arcades and theme parks
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Amazon open sources DSSTNE, its library for building deep learning models, says it's 2.1X faster than Google's TensorFlow when run on specific AWS configuration
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How ISIS uses the internet: malware, phishing, DDoS attacks, and communicating over Telegram
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AT&T buys Quickplay, will use it to power three new DirecTV streaming services later in 2016; terms not disclosed
AT&T is acquiring Quickplay Media, a provider of Internet-video streaming services, which it will use to launch three over-the-top DirecTV services later in 2016. See also Mediagazer
Walmart tests two-day subscription service to challenge Amazon Prime, builds regional delivery network around eight mega-warehouses in US with $2B investment
Retailer tests two-day shipping to challenge Prime, builds regional delivery network in U.S. — Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is testing …
Kayak co-founder Paul English launches Lola, a chat-based travel planning app, with $19.7M in funding
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Alibaba Pictures' O2O subsidiary that operates online ticketing platform raises $260M at $2.1B valuation
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