Apple is launching an invite-only bug bounty program in September with a few dozen researchers; payouts as high as $200K
It's one of the last major tech companies to start paying for exploits — Apple is planning a new bug bounty program that will offer cash in exchange …
Apple's changing of the pistol emoji to a toy water gun in iOS 10 beta is a potentially dangerous decision
Apple announced a number of changes to their emoji set this week, including better representation of women, single-parent families, and a pride flag.
Amazon unveils its first freighter “Prime Air” jet, the first of twenty to be leased from Atlas Air, in addition to the twenty leased from ATSG
The first freighter jet to carry the Amazon brand is primed for its public debut in Seafair's sunny skies, after making a stealthy flight …
Sources: Apple is talking to TV firms about building a TV guide for Apple TV and iOS, letting viewers browse available in-app content, play shows with one click
Tim Cook doesn't want to sell you TV anymore. He wants to tell you what's on TV. — Last year, Apple shelved its plan to sell you TV.
Spotify launches Release Radar, a weekly personalized playlist of brand-new music
Spotify is doubling down on its strategy to beat Apple Music with big data-driven personalized playlists like Discover Weekly — a huge hit that saw 40 million users in its first year.
Valve will license its SteamVR Tracking system used in HTC Vive to developers for free, allowing custom motion controllers for the Vive headset
A new Valve program will let companies use the HTC Vive virtual reality tracking system for their own hardware.
Strategy Analytics: iPhone sales in India dropped 35% in Q2 YoY, left Apple with 2.4% of market that grew 19%
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Food startup Deliveroo raises $275M as Uber eats into its European market
Deliveroo, the on-demand food delivery startup in Europe, has raised another $275 million in funding, a Series E investment that we have heard from sources values the company at around $1 billion.
Sources: Rackspace Hosting is in advanced sale talks with one or more private-equity firms, could reach deal this week; firm could be valued at up to $4B
Move comes two years after cloud-computing company says it would explore deal amid heightened competition
Xiaomi announces Cardboard-like Mi VR Play headset, wrapped in Lycra, compatible with 4.7" to 5.7"phones
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Facebook starts testing MSQRD selfie filters in Canada and Brazil, opening your camera instead of status update prompt on top of your feed
Snapchat opens to the camera by default to spur content creation, and now Facebook is trying the same starting with an Olympics-themed test in Brazil and Canada.
Pinterest to launch native video player in the next few months, wants to leverage its visual search technology for better discoverability of videos
Video has generally been available — and is often shared — on Pinterest, but it hasn't quite received the same treatment that the company's traditional content has seen.
Xbox One S teardown reveals upgraded hard drive and integrated power supply with device receiving a repairability score of 8/10
Facebook changes News Feed to automatically detect “clickbait” headlines, rank stories lower if they “withhold or distort information”
and there's only one way to find out which. http://www.nytimes.com/... #picks Chorus.Fm / @chorusfm : Facebook Changing Algorithm to Punish Clickbait http://chorus.fm/... http://twitter.com/... Jason ...
Hortonworks reports Q2 revenues of $43.6M, up 46% YoY, but below estimates of $45.2M, loss widens to $64.2M from $43M last year; stock down $25%+ after hours
Robert Hof / SiliconANGLE :
LinkedIn beats Q2 expectations as it prepares to merge with Microsoft, posts revenues of $933M, up 31% YoY, $119M loss related to tax expenses
Kathleen Chaykowski / Forbes :
How Snapchat grew its ad business by persuading companies to try untested and experimental ad formats
SAN FRANCISCO — When Snapchat's chief executive, Evan Spiegel, took the stage in June 2015 at a marketing conference in Cannes, France, to champion advertising on the ephemeral messaging service, adve...
Blake Krikorian, co-founder of Sling Media and former board member at Amazon, has died at 48
Kara Swisher / Recode :
After licensing deals with Cisco and others, Blackberry enters new phase of patent monetization, sues business communications company Avaya
Joff Wild / IAM :
Jim Prosser, Twitter's head of corporate and policy communications, leaves for financing and loan startup SoFi
Kurt Wagner / Recode :
Dashlane and Google unveil OpenYOLO, an open-source API for apps to securely access passwords stored in password managers
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch :
Zynga reports total sales of $181.7M in Q2, down 9.1% YoY, with narrowed loss of $4.45M, driven by lower expenses; MAUs fall 26% YoY to 61M
Lisa Beilfuss / Wall Street Journal :
Zillow Group posts Q2 revenue of $208.4M, up 31% YoY, but net loss rises to $156.1M, including $130M litigation settlement with rival Move Inc.
John Cook / GeekWire :
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