Chris Urmson, CTO of Google's self-driving car project, announces he is leaving after seven years
A key executive of Google's self-driving car project is leaving the company. Chris Urmson, who serves as CTO and technical lead, announced that he was leaving after seven years.
US Copyright Office sides with cable companies on set-top boxes, says proposed FCC rules may encourage piracy
Set-top box rules could enable piracy, copyright official warns. — The United States Copyright Office has sided with cable companies in their fight against a Federal …
Sources: Apple acquires Seattle-based machine learning startup Turi for around $200M
Machine learning and artificial intelligence startup Turi has been acquired by Apple in a deal characterized as a blockbuster exit for the Seattle-based company, formerly known as Dato and GraphLab, G...
Torrentz.eu, one of world's largest torrent meta-search engines, shuts down without warning
Founded in 2003, Torrentz has been a stable factor in the torrent community for over 13 years. — With millions of visitors per day the site grew out to become one of the most visited torrent sites …
Google to shut down Together Android Wear app on September 30, citing redundancy with Android Wear 2.0, according to Android Wear app update
A new update to the Android Wear app is rolling out now to version 1.5..308, but this one carries sad news for those of you who are using …
Disney launches its own messaging app, Disney Mix, aimed at kids and families
Disney today is wading into the mobile messaging marketwith a new chat applicationcalled Disney Mix, aimed at kids, tweens and families. While the app will compete to some extent with popular messagi...
Inside DARPA's first Cyber Grand Challenge, which pitted bot against bot to exploit security holes
Last night, at the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas, seven autonomous bots proved that hacking isn't just for humans. — The Paris ballroom played host to the Darpa Cyber Grand Challenge …
Orkut creator Orkut Büyükkökten launches Hello, an interest-based social network that lets you select personas like geek or foodie that serve as communities
In 2004, Orkut Büyükkökten and Githin Jose founded the social network Orkut as part of an independent project within Google.
NPD: sales of portable power packs for mobile devices doubled between July 10 and July 23 compared to same period a year ago, likely due to Pokémon Go
Early on in the Pokémon Go hype cycle, there were signs that players were driving a significant uptick in sales of backup batteries …
After losing in the UK, Privacy International takes its case against government's bulk hacking powers abroad to the European Court of Human Rights
On Friday, activist group Privacy International and five internet and communications providers lodged an application before the European Court …
Apple's changing of the pistol emoji to a toy water gun in iOS 10 beta is potentially dangerous, because it would still appear as a pistol on other platforms
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Filing: Airbnb raising $850M, sources say at a $30B valuation, bringing total raised to about $3.2B
The home-sharing company Airbnb Inc. is raising $850 million, according to a disclosure filed with the state of Delaware. — The equity round values the San Francisco-based company at $30 billion, pe...
Behind Meitu, a Chinese developer of selfie apps with hundreds of millions of MAUs and a valuation in the billions of dollars
XIAMEN, China — The selfie, we all know, is an art form. That cast of light. That tilt of the chin. Not that you're trying. Tweets: @paulmozur and @klustout Tweets: Paul Mozur / @paulmozur : Selfie...
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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Facebook starts testing MSQRD selfie filters in Canada and Brazil, opening to your camera instead of a status update prompt on top of your feed
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Honor, a startup that helps connect seniors with home care workers, raises $42M led by Thrive Capital
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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
I've had the great pleasure … Boyd Chan / Neowin : Amazon unveils the first of its fleet of ‘Prime Air’ planes Tyler Lee / Ubergizmo : Amazon Unveils The ‘Prime Air’ Cargo Plane Sarah Halzack / Washin...
HTC launches Viveport app store as the company continues to move all-in on VR
Today at VRLA, we are announcing Viveport … Adi Robertson / The Verge : HTC is launching its own virtual reality app store worldwide
Sources: US is preparing to separate Pentagon's Cyber Command from NSA and make it equal in stature to the combat branches like Central and Pacific commands
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After licensing deals with Cisco and others, Blackberry enters new phase of patent monetization, sues business communications company Avaya
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Food startup Deliveroo raises $275M as Uber eats into its European market
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Indonesia-based Go-Jek confirms $550M raise, source says at a $1.3B post-money valuation, to expand its motorbike taxis on-demand service
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