Facebook starts testing opt-in end-to-end encryption in Messenger; chats visible on one device on each end, messages can self-destruct after a pre-set time
Just a few years ago, end-to-end encryption was a nerdy niche: a tiny collection of obscure software let you encrypt communication …
Facebook Heavily Promotes Live Video But Struggles To Deal With Its Visceral Aftermath
for better or for worse Jim Edwards / Business Insider : Facebook *is* biasing the news — but not in the way you think Abby Ohlheiser / Washington Post : Is Facebook ready for live video's important r...
Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Fails Consumer Reports Water-Resistance Test
The phone is supposed to survive 30 minutes in 5 feet of water. In our testing, it didn't. — Commercials for the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge showed hip-hop's Lil Wayne pouring Champagne over the phone a...
Microsoft's Project Malmo platform for testing AI algorithms in Minecraft, formerly known as Project AIX, goes open source and is now available on GitHub
The system, now available to all, uses Minecraft to test artificial intelligence protocols. — Microsoft has released artificial …
IRS examining Facebook tax liabilities related to transfer of many global assets to Ireland in 2010, seeks court order for documents firm has failed to provide
SAN FRANCISCO—The U.S. Department of Justice is asking for a court order forcing Facebook Inc. to provide information …
EU-US Privacy Shield data pact gets approval from European governments, paving the way for the formal adoption early next week
A revised pact governing EU-US data flows has been approved by European governments. — The Privacy Shield agreement replaces the previous accord …
Twitter is talking to the NBA, MLS and Turner to buy rights to more sports streams
Twitter is looking to ink more NFL-style streaming deals. — Twitter wants to stream more TV-like live video around major sporting events, so it's approaching the folks who control those rights to cu...
‘Pokémon Go’ international rollout will be ‘paused’ as players overload the system
People love “Pokémon Go,” the new smash-hit iPhone and Android game that lets you catch pocket monsters in real life, so much so that the strain on the servers keeps crashing it for most people.
Facebook releases new statement explaining censorship policy for Live, says it only removes content if it celebrates or glorifies violence
Facebook only removes content if it celebrates or glorifies violence, not if it's only graphic or disturbing, according to a spokesperson.
Satya Nadella and other Microsoft executives discuss the company's AI plans and why it has a competitive advantage
Satya Nadella bounded into the conference room, eager to talk about intelligence. I was at Microsoft's headquarters in Redmond, WA, and the company's CEO was touting …
Bain Capital Ventures Raises New, $600M Fund, First Since 2014
Bain Capital Ventures has raised a new, $600 million fund, the venture capital firm disclosed in a Friday regulatory filing. The venture arm of Bain Capital, with offices in Boston and New York, had ...
Source: ESPN plans to offer live programming packages directly to consumers on the web, won't include pro football or basketball
Walt Disney's ESPN sports network plans to unveil a package of live programming it will offer directly to consumers on the Web, said a person with knowledge of the plans.
Putin signs anti-terrorism law requiring communication providers in Russia to store user calls, messages, other data for 6 months, metadata for up to 3 years
Estimote adds programmable NFC chips to the next generation of its Proximity Beacons, shipping later this month
Today Estimote has announced a rather significant update to its wireless Proximity Beacons. The Google Eddystone-compatible beacons, which aim to give users contextual experiences …
Facebook Messenger's end-to-end encryption not on by default because of inability to store keys in browsers and the firm's reluctance to make big UX changes
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / Motherboard : Tweets: @moxie , @ncardozo and @csoghoian Tweets: Moxie Marlinspike / @moxie : @csoghoian I think what they've deployed is a huge first step that we shou...
Sellers say Amazon's counterfeit problem is getting worse after it made it easier for Chinese manufacturers to sell goods to US consumers
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Siris Capital to buy Polycom for $2B in cash, Polycom cancels its $1.96B Mitel merger
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National Transportation Safety Board opens investigation into fatal Tesla crash to see whether it reveals any systemic issues with driverless car technology
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Yahoo brings its news, weather, monkey, and finance bots to Facebook Messenger
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General Catalyst's Phil Libin leads seed rounds for two more bot companies, Butter.ai and Growbot, and explains why he's investing in the space
My name is Jeremy, cofounder & CEO of Growbot … Jack Hirsch / Butter.ai : 7 Questions Everyone Keeps Asking Us About Our New Company
News aggregation app SmartNews raises $38M Series D, led by the Development Bank of Japan, sources say at a post-money valuation of $500M-$600M
Friday, July 8 Tweets: Ingrid / @ingridlunden : News discovery via AI: SmartNews nabs $38m at $500m+ valuation http://techcrunch.com/... Approaching Flipboard in value, if not user numbers Rafat Ali /...
Microsoft makes its Power BI web publishing feature available to all users for free
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Source: Uber raises $1.15B from its first leveraged loan, to pay a yield of about 5%
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