New York Governor Signs Bill to Allow Daily Fantasy Sports
Game operators to pay fees, taxes; amended lawsuit to continue — ALBANY, N.Y.—Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill into law Wednesday to allow the resumption of daily fantasy sports in New York. — The ...
Apple says 27% of new hires in US last year were underrepresented minorities, up 6% since 2013, wage gap closed for females and minorities; progress still slow
Cupertino, Calif — Faculty and students from historically black colleges crowded onto Apple's campus this week …
Intel recalls Basis Peak fitness watches due to overheating in its continuous heart monitor that poses a burn hazard, will turn off Basis Peak service Dec. 31
The serious recall leaves Intel's wearables strategy up in the air. — Executive Editor, PCWorld
Touchscreen intercom Nucleus debuts with Alexa integration, on sale today for $249
Most people have smartphones and tablets (sometimes, in multiples) these days and don't actually need an intercom. But if you're looking for one and want something more feature-packed than your typic...
Speedtest Market Report: US average fixed broadband download speeds reach 54.97 megabits per second, up 42% YoY, uploads at 18.88 Mbps, up 51% YoY
Speedtest has released its mid-year broadband speeds report, and there's actually quite a bit of good news in there.
Researchers demo new attack technique, HEIST, that lets hackers steal sensitive data like SSNs and e-mail addresses from HTTPS pages without a MITM position
Approach exploits how HTTPS responses are delivered over transmission control protocol. — The HTTPS cryptographic scheme protecting millions …
1Password debuts $2.99/month personal subscription for its hosted password sync service, previously just for teams and families
Today is a very exciting day in the world of passwords! We have not one, not two, but three(!) incredible things to announce:
Apple Music for Android exits beta, gains equalizer support & bug fixes
Apple today pushed a new update to Apple Music for Android that officially brings the app out of its extended public beta period. With the update, Apple Music for Android is now at version 1.0, nearl...
Sources: talks between Uber and Didi started in May; Didi's $7.3B round with $1B from Apple reinforced Uber's belief it will be too difficult to win in China
Apple Inc's (AAPL.O) $1 billion investment in car-hailing app Didi Chuxing in May helped accelerate Uber's decision to agree a halt …
Formlabs raises $35 million for its 3D printing system and teams with Autodesk
Formlabs announced that it has raised a $35 million Series B round of funding that will be used to grow its 3D printing platform. The company's latest investment comes from new investor Foundry Group...
Instagram Stories is copying done right: cloning the result of years of iteration, while leveraging Instagram's 500M users
not in another tab like Twitter Moments or app like Poke http://twitter.com/... Michael Carney / @mcarney : Instagram stories won't kill Snapchat, but it could hamper it's “mainstream-isation” http://...
Sources: Wal-Mart is in talks to buy online retailer Jet.com; one source says Jet.com could be valued at up to $3B in private markets
Thursday, August 4, 2016 Mike Flacy / Digital Trends : Can a Jet.com acquisition help Walmart compete with Amazon? Teresa Novellino / Upstart Business Journal : Wal-Mart reportedly looking to acquire ...
BlackBerry debuts Hub+, a suite of apps including its messaging Hub, Calendar, and Notes, for Android Marshmallow phones at $0.99/month with 30-day free trial
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YouTube Kids app now supports YouTube Red subscription service features in the US, Australia, and New Zealand, including offline viewing, ad-free videos
if their parents pay for Red Lauren Keating / Tech Times : YouTube Kids Is Now Available As Ad-Free Option As Part Of A YouTube Red Subscription Andrew Myrick / Phandroid : YouTube integrates its ad-f...
Penn National Gaming buys social gambling startup Rocket Games for $60M in cash and up to $110M in earn-outs
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch :
Dropbox's collaborative document editor Paper reaches open beta, launches on iOS and Android
Christina Cacioppo / Dropbox Blog :
VIPKID raises $100M Series C from Jack Ma's Yunfeng, Sequoia, and others for its platform helping to link Chinese kids with native speakers to learn English
As interest and investment continue to pour into the online education market, startups building platforms with a lot of traction are reaping the rewards.
Shopify Q2: revenue of $86.6M vs $80.6M expected, up 93% YoY, gross merchandise volume of $3.4B, up 106% YoY; 2016 revenue projections raised
Airbnb's in-house innovation lab “Samara” for experimental hospitality projects launches with a “community center” to attract tourists to little-traveled towns
Igor Schwarzmann is the German co-founder … Rob Price / Business Insider : Airbnb is building hotels Adam Rowe / tech.co : Why Airbnb Will Move Beyond Home Rentals HYPEBEAST : Airbnb Participates in H...
Square beats expectations with $439M in quarterly revenue, up 41% YoY, and $12.5B in gross payment volume, up 42% YoY; stock up over 15% after hours
Ken Yeung / VentureBeat :
Sources: mobile marketplace OfferUp to raise $120M at a $1.2B valuation in round led by Warburg Pincus
OfferUp valuation to jump on investment from Warburg Pincus as new apps score among smartphone users — An arms race is heating up to replace Craigslist, the dominant force in online classifieds the ...
Baidu announces DuSee augmented reality platform, plans to integrate it into its search apps on Android and iOS
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