Sources: Sony to debut a new PlayStation 4 standard model alongside a high-end version on September 7
Japanese tech company to introduce a standard and high-end version of the console next month — TOKYO— Sony Corp. plans to introduce a new PlayStation 4 standard model alongside …
Netgear launches Orbi WiFi multi-unit router to cover whole home, starting at $399.99
For as long as there have been Wi-Fi routers, setting up Wi-Fi has been pretty much the same. You buy a router at the store, plug it into your modem, and that's it. Wi-Fi may even be built into your...
Apple acquired personal health data startup Gliimpse, which lets users collect, personalize, and share a picture of their health data, earlier this year
In the last three years, Gliimpse has built a secure platform where consumers can manage and share their own medical records and info.
Source: Samsung to launch refurbished smartphone program as early as next year in an effort to boost revenue, fight off mid-tier competitors
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd plans to launch a program to sell refurbished used versions of its premium smartphones as early as next year …
Microsoft acquires A.I. scheduling service Genee, will shut it down on September 1
Microsoft today announced the acquisition of Genee, an artificial-intelligence-powered scheduling service. The company is planning to integrate the intelligence technology into Office 365 and shut do...
New Massachusetts law will impose 20¢ fee per trip on ride-hailing apps such as Uber until 2026, 5¢ of which will pay for taxi subsidies until 2021
Massachusetts is preparing to levy a 5-cent fee per trip on ride-hailing apps such as Uber and Lyft and spend the money …
How San Francisco's tech business is spilling over into other metro areas across the US, based on job growth
PHOENIX — Three years ago, Kate Rogers was caught in the Bay Area struggle. She paid the astronomical rents. She did the crushing commute. She lived the frustration …
Ad tech startup Media.net, which powers contextual ads offered by Yahoo, sells to group of Chinese investors for $900M
The startup, which powers contextual ads offered by Yahoo! and Microsoft's Bing, plans a move akin to a reverse merger that would make it a public company in China.
Expect more non-tech public companies to buy tech unicorns as a hedge against disruption
Yeah, There's a Bubble... But it Ain't in Tech … Everybody in the press loves to write stories about the next “Tech Bubble”. — Of course, they all think they've seen this movie before—twice in fact,...
Kobe Bryant and Jeff Stibel launch $100M venture capital fund based in Los Angeles, to invest in tech, media, and data companies
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Bandcamp, the online music site known for its equitable treatment of artists, is one of the greatest underground-culture bazaars of our time
A lesser-known artist you love makes a new recording — say, the hip-hop group Clipping or the Chicago punk band Mace or the electronic composer Kaitlin Aurelia Smith.
Amazon Echo stands out as antithetical to the typical cheap consumer electronics IoT approach amid industry missteps
In the mythical Land of Theory, where everything ‘just works’, we can connect all the objects in our lives. We have the sensors, the wireless networks, and the computing power …
Inside the war for cashless society, pushed by the likes of Visa and PayPal, which will leave many without bank accounts behind
Long — Banks, governments, credit card companies and fintech evangelists all want us to believe a cashless future is inevitable and good. Tweets: @backlon , @erocdrahs , @justincormack and @adamshos...
Ransomware attacks have quadrupled from a year ago, averaging 4K per day, and increasingly target entire networks, not just personal computers
Robert McMillan / Wall Street Journal :
Rakuten acquires IP and assets of Bitnet, a Bitcoin wallet startup it had invested in, for undisclosed sum, and will open a blockchain R&D lab in Belfast, UK
Jon Russell / TechCrunch :
Belgian officials asked NSA for help in snooping on bulk cellphone metadata from a terrorist's funeral, which helped in catching Paris attacker Salah Abdeslam
Mitch Prothero / BuzzFeed : Tweets: @troyhunt , @pmarca and @onekade Tweets: Troy Hunt / @troyhunt : The NSA actually do some pretty useful stuff y'know! “Belgium Called In The NSA To Help Catch Pari...
Sources: Chinese selfie app-maker Meitu files for IPO in Hong Kong, aims to raise between $500M and $1B
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The blurring of lines between media and tech firms, Silicon Valley's culture of secrecy, and a lack of skepticism and resources make tech reporting difficult
and competing with them http://hvrd.me/... Kim-Mai Cutler / @kimmaicutler : What happens when you cover the industry that killed the messenger. http://twitter.com/... See also Mediagazer
RAND corporation report finds Chicago's predictive policing algorithm doesn't reduce homicides
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Microsoft's Panos Panay on the evolution of Surface, from the failure of the first model with Windows RT to the trendsetting Surface Pro 4 tablet-laptop hybrid
Matt Weinberger / Business Insider : Tweets: @brianfagioli Tweets: Brian Fagioli / @brianfagioli : Great article. I'm huge fan of @panos_panay. The guy is a genius. @surface rocks! #WindowsInsiders #...
How a Lending Club user mined the company's data to uncover shady loans made to Lending Club insiders and repeat borrowers
very disappointing scandal http://www.bloomberg.com/... Can numbers from fintech upstarts be trusted? Anil Dash / @anildash : Looks like @LendingClub has been buying its own mayo, so to speak. http://...
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Protecting your Cloud Applications Data
Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Box data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.