What to expect at WWDC 2016: Siri SDK, Siri on the Mac, next versions of iOS and MacOS previewed, Apple Music revamp, refinements to tvOS and watchOS
WWDC is almost here — and this year, Apple has more to talk about than ever. That's because WWDC is Apple's software show …
With just the last 4 digits of @deray's SSN, a hacker rerouted texts to another device, bypassing two-factor authentication protecting the activist's accounts
Did you know that someone only needs your name and the last four digits of your Social Security number to hack your phone number?
Gawker files for bankruptcy, sources say it already has a firm bid from Ziff Davis for under $100M, will fight Thiel/Hogan case and continue operations
Gawker and Nick Denton say they won't pay Hulk Hogan and Peter Thiel $140 million. — Peter Thiel is getting closer to his goal …
Why no high tech, high volume gadget like the iPhone can be made entirely in the US: cost, manufacturing capacity, and China's hold on rare earth elements
Political candidates opposed to free trade say Apple should make phones in the United States. Let's see what that would look like.
Sony confirms plans to launch an upgraded PS4 with 4K support, says the console won't be unveiled next week at E3
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How HBO's “Silicon Valley” accurately portrays and satirizes Silicon Valley: extensive research and expert consultants
When Dick Costolo attended the University of Michigan, in the nineteen-eighties, his major was computer science, but he was surprised to find that he also had a knack for improv comedy.
What to expect from Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo, EA, Ubisoft, Bethesda, and others at E3 2016
Keep track of the press conference madness and more with our rundown. — The Electronic Entertainment Expo may be a bit smaller this year, thanks to some high-profile publisher departures.
Sources: Amazon to launch $9.99/mo standalone streaming music service late summer/early fall
Amazon.com Inc is preparing to launch a standalone music streaming subscription service, placing it squarely in competition with rival offerings from Apple Inc and Spotify, according to two people wit...
Moments now #1 in App Store after Facebook warns users it will delete Synced photos on July 7
Facebook is continuing its heavy-handed push to get users to install its private photo-sharing app Moments. The company's latest move - warning people some of their photos will be deleted …
Score Assured, a startup which lets landlords vet potential tenants based on data from their social media accounts, faces backlash
A UK startup has developed software for landlords that lets them analyze potential tenants using data from their social media accounts.
Matching characters from HBO's “Silicon Valley” to real tech world personalities
The absolutely definitive, supremely authoritative, person-to-person mapping of “Silicon Valley” characters to real tech world personalities. — When we say that a television show is “realistic,” wha...
Links shared in Facebook Messenger can be uncovered by anyone through querying Facebook's API
Facebook has a link problem. Earlier this week, a security researcher named Inti De Ceukelaire detailed a curious fact about how Facebook Messenger treats privately shared links.
Behind the legal battles against Gawker involving Charles Harder, the attorney funded by Peter Thiel in the Hulk Hogan case
How PayPal is trying to catch up in digital payments space after losing ground under eBay
After a lost decade, the newly independent company is making big investments again. — During the gloomy spring of 2009, few tech companies were under a darker cloud than online auction giant eBay eb...
Researcher created typo versions of popular programming language packages to execute code on 17K hosts
Edit: It seems that the blog post and the thesis caused quite some interest. Please contact me under the following mail address, since my mail server on this VPS is constantly down :/ tschachn [| Twe...
Google endorses the controversial Trans-Pacific Partnership, but says the negotiation process could benefit from greater transparency
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Andreessen Horowitz announces it has raised $1.5B for its fifth fund, all from previous limited partners
We are very excited to announce the closing … Connie Loizos / TechCrunch : Andreessen Horowitz officially closes its newest fund with $1.5 billion Biz Carson / Business Insider : Andreessen Horowitz j...
NSA deputy director: agency couldn't crack San Bernardino shooter's iPhone because it hadn't invested in exploiting iPhone 5c, and is looking to exploit IoT
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Apple confirms that any app, not just content and services, may qualify for subscriptions, but apps will need to “make sense” by providing “ongoing value”
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Yahoo will shut down its old Messenger on August 5, urges users to move to the new Messenger app they launched in 2015
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Profile of Jay Leiderman, who represented journalist Matthew Keys, and is the best-known criminal defense lawyer for hackers in the US
Joseph Bernstein / BuzzFeed : Tweets: @bernstein Tweets: Joe Bernstein / @bernstein : i profiled @JayLeidermanLaw, who is among MANY other things the most entertaining lawyer i have ever met http://w...
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