Facebook will now select stories and excerpts automatically for Trending topic pages, show topics instead of story descriptions in Trending section
Today, we're making some changes to the Trending feature on Facebook that will make the product more automated and will no longer require people …
US federal court convicts Russian hacker Seleznev in theft and sale of credit cards resulting in $169M in losses; he could face up to 40 years in prison
Roman Seleznev could face between four to 40 years in prison — The son of a Russian lawmaker was convicted Thursday in federal court …
Sources: Spotify retaliates against artists who give exclusives to rivals by excluding tracks from promoted playlists and demoting their songs in search results
Service said to tell labels it may keep tracks off playlists — Apple Music emerges as largest challenge to streaming leader
Spotify calls report that it demotes songs in search due to artists' exclusives with rivals “unequivocally false”
Spotify doesn't like exclusives. But it says it won't bury Frank Ocean and other acts in its search results. — Spotify doesn't like it when big-name acts take their music to Apple or Tidal first.
White House proposing new federal rules letting foreign entrepreneurs with $345K+ in US funding remain in country for 5 years; no congressional approval needed
The move, which won't require congressional approval, allows people to stay up to five years, provided their startup has significant U.S. investment.
PE firm Apollo Global taking Rackspace private in $4.3B deal, valuing firm at 38% premium over August 3 closing price when first reports about buyout surfaced
Apollo Global, a private-equity firm, has agreed to buy Rackspace in a $4.3 billion deal that would take the cloud-computing company private.
Quanergy Systems, maker of light-sensitive radar sensors used in self-driving cars, raises $90M at $1.59B post-money valuation
Quanergy Systems, a Silicon Valley startup that makes light detection and ranging sensors used in self-driving cars, has raised $90 million from investors …
Sources: Facebook letting go of entire Trending Topics editorial staff, consisting of 15-18 workers contracted through a third party
Facebook will no longer employ humans to write descriptions for items in its Trending section, which attracted controversy over allegations of political bias in May.
As major tech firms focus on voice assistants, microphone makers face pressure to improve product that hasn't seen much change since 2012
The billion-dollar digital mic industry hasn't seen much improvement since the launch of the iPhone 5. — Subscribe Reprints
Hackers at startup MedSec find security vulnerabilites in St. Jude's medical devices, make deal with investment firm to short manufacturer's stock
MedSec found cybersecurity vulnerabilities in pacemakers — The firm's strategy is a “watershed moment” for disclosure
Google Wallet introduces feature that lets users automatically transfer funds to their bank accounts, skipping the manual “cash out” process
Google today is stepping up its battle with Venmo, Square Cash and other person-to-person payment applications with an update …
China Labor Watch accuses iPhone 7 manufacturer Pegatron of illegally forcing overtime, low wages of $2/hour, urges Apple to invest in improving conditions
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Dropbox prompting users to reset passwords that haven't been changed since mid-2012, calls it a preventative move, says no evidence accounts improperly accessed
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Everything we know about the secretive NSO Group and its founder Omri Lavie, who are behind the latest iPhone hacks
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Inside NBC's Olympic live streaming operation, which required a remote support staff of 1,100+ in Stamford, Connecticut
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Sources: Twitter is working on an anti-harassment tool to let users filter posts using keywords
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TripAdvisor acquires social mapping service Citymaps, says it will continue on as a standalone business
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Sources: European Commission is expected to issue adverse ruling on Ireland's tax breaks for Apple next week
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Facebook open sources three computer vision tools that can identify objects within photos: DeepMask, SharpMask, and MultiPathNet
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Amazon's $970M bet on Twitch in 2014 gives Amazon an edge as Facebook, Google, and others jockey to own live video
In 2014 Amazon surprised many by buying Twitch. Today it has an edge as Facebook, Google and others jockey to own live video. — 2015, Twitch viewers watched …
Cloud-based IT management startup Apptio files for IPO, shows $129.3M in 2015 revenue, up 21% YoY, $41M loss, up from $32.9M in 2014
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PitchBook: VCs invested $1.2B+ in marketing tech, compared to around $860M in ad tech firms in 2015, betting on a more predictable revenue model
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