Google debuts data-friendly YouTube Go app for Android with offline viewing, Bluetooth sharing, video previews, more and expands public Wi-Fi program in India
Google has introduced a new version of YouTube that is dedicated to users in emerging markets. — ‘YouTube Go’ is initially available in India and Android only.
Lenovo laying off about 1,100 employees globally, or 2% of its workforce
According to two sources close to the matter, Lenovo just laid off hundreds of employees at Motorola, potentially more than 50% of the remaining workforce at the mobile device maker.
Facebook ordered to stop collecting data on WhatsApp users in Germany and to delete info already forwarded to Facebook from roughly 35M German Whatsapp users
When WhatsApp, the internet messaging app, announced last month that it was starting to share some of its users' online information with Facebook …
US Department of Labor files administrative lawsuit against Palantir, alleging discrimination against Asian job applicants
The U.S. Department of Labor on Monday filed an administrative lawsuit against Palantir Technologies, alleging the data analysis company systematically discriminated against Asian job applicants.
Sources: Google plans a Huawei tablet with Nexus branding, likely running Andromeda OS
We've learned from multiple sources that Google plans to launch its forthcoming Andromeda Android/Chrome OS hybrid OS on two devices: a Huawei Nexus tablet and a “convertible laptop”.
HERE to fit Audi, BMW, Mercedes Benz cars with sensors to gather data on traffic conditions and driver actions for real-time digital map service coming 2017
Audi, BMW and Mercedes Benz cars fitted with on-board sensors are to share information in real time about on-street parking spaces and roadworks via a digital map service.
Sources: Disney working with a financial adviser to evaluate a possible bid for Twitter, and Salesforce is working with Bank of America to assess potential bid
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Twitter refuses Turkish court order to block the account of noted DC journalist Mahir Zeynalov; despite refusal, Zeynalov predicts his account will be censored
A Turkish court ordered Twitter to block the account of a noted journalist last week, accusing him of “instigating terrorism.”
Sonos' PLAY:1 and PLAY:5 speakers that connect over Wi-Fi are now being sold in Apple's online store and will come to Apple's physical stores on October 5
Apple insists that the best path forward for audio is going wireless. And if that's going to be true, the future needs to involve a lot more than just earbuds.
Microsoft is killing Yammer Enterprise in January 2017, will start integrating Office 365 Groups first
Microsoft today provided new information about how it will be integrating Office 365 Groups into its Yammer enterprise-focused social network. The Yammer Enterprise service tier will be going away on...
Wink launches Wink Hub 2, a slimmer smart home hub with 8x more RAM, improved processing power and connectivity, simplified setup, better security for $99
Wink is launching a second generation of its smart home hub, which it's simply calling the Wink Hub 2.
Encrypted messaging app Signal adds desktop support for iOS users, had added desktop support for Android users in April
Signal, the encrypted chat app powered by Open Whisper Systems, is finally available as a desktop app. — The free app, which has earned praise from Edward Snowden …
Windows 10 surpasses 400M active devices, up from 300M in May, and announces new container-based isolation security feature for Edge browser, coming next year
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Mobile ad startup AppLovin, which has raised less than $5M to date, agrees to be acquired by Chinese PE firm Orient Hontai Capital for $1.4B
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Global freight logistics startup Flexport raies $65M Series B at $300M+ valuation from Founders Fund, Bloomberg Beta, and others
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Adobe partners with Microsoft to use Azure as ‘preferred solution’ for cloud services
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Sources: Benchmark's Peter Fenton, early Twitter investor, is leading funding round of about $20M in French location sharing app Zenly, after $11M raise in May
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Sources: accounting software maker BlackLine confidentially filed for an IPO that could value the company at over $1B
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