Apple accuses Spotify of asking for “preferential treatment” after app rejection complaint, says Spotify is “publicly resorting to rumors and half-truths”
“We find it troubling that you ... are publicly resorting to rumors and half-truths about our service."
Researcher uses exploits to extract disk encryption keys from Android devices with Qualcomm chips; publicly-available attack code works on unpatched devices
Unlike Apple's iOS, Android is vulnerable to several key-extraction techniques. — Privacy advocates take note …
Facebook announces 11K bots on Messenger, updates Messenger Platform with star ratings, quick reply buttons, more content types, and other features for bots
Since the launch of the Messenger Platform in April of this year, over 11,000 bots have launched.
SEC filing reveals tick-tock story behind how LinkedIn shopped itself to Salesforce, Google, and Microsoft, which prevailed thanks to its all-cash bid
How the $26 billion deal went down. — Most Securities and Exchange Commission filings are dry affairs.
Google makes its expanded ad tracking opt-in, launches new ‘My Activity’ site
By default, ads shown on Google sites are tailored based on previous searches, watched YouTube videos, and more Google-related history. Now, Google is rolling out (via Wired) a new opt-in setting tha...
First known fatality involving an autonomous vehicle opens the door for regulatory oversight
First known fatality involving autonomous vehicle opens a door that has largely been closed — Last October, Tesla Motors Inc. Chief Executive Elon Musk heralded the arrival …
Senate tells staffers it will no longer issue Blackberry smartphones
This is the way the world ends. Not with a clickity keyboard, but with a swipe. — Senate staffers will no longer be issued official Blackberry smartphones. — The reign of the Blackberry lasted a ...
How tech CEOs' Twitter accounts got hacked through pre-approved 3rd-party app access
It happened to Mark Zuckerberg. It happened to Sundar Pichai. It happened to Travis Kalanick. And it could happen to you, too. — Want to know how secure your Twitter account is? Here's an easy w...
Sources: larger HTC Nexus will have 5.5-inch QHD AMOLED display, 4GB of RAM, 3450mAh battery, 12MP rear and 8MP front camera, quad-core Qualcomm CPU
You know about Google's smaller new Nexus phone, Sailfish, but what about Marlin? Everyone's keen to know what the bigger …
Sources: self-driving car startup Zoox closes $200M round at a $1B valuation
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How a handful of Chinese companies that control a majority of the Bitcoin network are playing a central role in the community's civil wars
A delegation of American executives flew to Beijing in April for a secret meeting at the Grand Hyatt hotel, just blocks from Tiananmen Square.
Former NSA hacker and author of memos leaked by Snowden including “I Hunt Sysadmins” talks about his work for the agency
he message arrived at night and consisted of three words: “Good evening sir!” — The sender was a hacker who had written a series of provocative memos at the National Security Agency. Tweets: @bother...
Xbox Play Anywhere, which delivers participating games to Xbox One and Windows 10 PCs with a single purchase, launches September 13
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Amazon now lets you purchase millions of Prime qualified products via Alexa
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Facebook starts rolling out a “multilingual composer” that automatically translates user posts into several languages at once
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Profile of Mario Queiroz, VP of product management at Google, and the man behind Google Home
The man behind Google Home. — Six years ago, Mario Queiroz, a VP of product management at Google, stood onstage at the company's Mountain View headquarters holding the first hardware device bearing ...
Alibaba unveils “IP Joint-Force System”, an online platform for helping brands identify and remove counterfeit goods from the company's marketplace
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HP Inc. to offer PCs and other devices as a service to corporate customers for a monthly fee
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Google adds WebVR and VR Shell to beta and dev versions of Chrome on Android, potentially allowing all websites to be viewed in VR
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eBay starts using Google's AMP technology on its mobile site to load pages faster; around 8 million AMP pages are now live
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Some Alphabet's “Other Bets” divisions like Verily are creating new types of stock tied to division performance to compensate and motivate employees
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500 Startups tries its hand at a startup studio, 500 Labs
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Karma announces support for private networks, bills it as company's first premium feature, plans to offer more premium features in the future
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