Signal received federal subpoena with gag order earlier this year, demanding IP addresses, browsing histories, cookies, and more, but could hand over little
SAN FRANCISCO — It has been six months since the Justice Department backed off on demands that Apple help the F.B.I. break the security of a locked iPhone.
Johnson & Johnson warns of vulnerability in 114K insulin pumps across USA and Canada that could cause overdose if exploited
Johnson & Johnson is telling patients that it has learned of a security vulnerability in one of its insulin pumps that a hacker could exploit to overdose diabetic patients …
Facebook Messenger has finished rolling out “Secret Conversations” to all 900M+ users for opt-in end-to-end encryption, available in its latest update
Last spring WhatsApp pushed out code adding a new layer of security to a billion users' apps, creating the largest end-to-end encrypted messaging network in history.
Sources: Yahoo built system in 2015 to scan users' emails for specific string for US intel, which led to Alex Stamos resigning and noting privacy flaw in system
Yahoo Inc last year secretly built a custom software program to search all of its customers' incoming emails for specific information provided …
Scratch testing suggests iPhone camera lens exterior may not be as hard as pure sapphire
Apple has been using sapphire on its iPhone camera lenses for a few years now since the launch of the iPhone 5S, but it might not be as scratch resistant as you'd expect.
Government directive to Yahoo likely asked for warrantless scanning of all domestic comms; EFF lawyer says 4th Amendment implications are staggering
There's no good reason to have a Yahoo account these days. But after Tuesday's bombshell report by Reuters, indicating the enormous …
Sources: Twitter board consulting advisers on how to deal with internal disagreement over possible sale, with Ev Williams in favor of and Dorsey against it
A few days before Twitter's Sept. 8 board meeting, as the company's finance team readied a presentation, it received conflicting directions on a crucial question.
Interviews with Google execs about the “Made by Google” event, which introduced Pixel, Home, DayDream View, and what making hardware means for Google's future
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DxOMark gives the Google Pixel's camera a score of 89, the highest ever and three points above the iPhone 7
Mobile Review — Overview — With an overall DxOMark Mobile score of 89, pixel, the latest Google smartphone, is the highest-rated smartphone camera we have ever tested.
Pixel and Pixel XL hands-on: smoother performance and faster camera than other Android phones, but lack of stereo speakers is not great for VR
At its hardware launch event in San Francisco … Nick / ROUGH TYPE : Terms of endearment, computer-generated Jim Lynch / CIO.com : Apple users react to Google's new Pixel phones Corazon Victorino / Int...
Amazon rolls out Prime Reading, giving Prime members free access to more than 1,000 books and magazines
Amazon has unveiled the latest perk for Prime members in the U.S.: access to “over a thousand” Kindle books, comics, magazines, and more. — With Prime Reading, those paying …
PlayStation VR review: a decently priced and comfortable headset with some good launch titles, but held back by its motion controllers
This was supposed to be the year virtual reality broke out. The Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, the first two high-end consumer devices on the market …
Google says it has “no plans” for more Nexus-branded products
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Google's Pixel phones come with 24/7 customer support for users via voice or text, and include a built-in screen sharing option
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Pixel phones come with Quick Switch Adapter to migrate contacts, calendar events, photos, videos, music, and messages from an iOS or Android device
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Pixel phones exclusively carried by Verizon in US; preorders get free Daydream View headsets
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Akamai buys Soha Systems, which had just raised $10M from a16z, Menlo Ventures, others, to add more security to its cloud networking business
Consolidation continues to work its way through the world of enterprise startups. Today Akamai announced that it has acquired Soha Systems in an all-cash deal.
Google debuts Home, their Echo competitor, with free 6-mo. YouTube Red subscription, Assistant and Cast integration; ships Nov. 4 for $129, pre-orders open now
Google Home, the company's answer to Amazon's Echo, made its official debut at the Google I/O developer conference earlier this year.
Hands-on with Google Home: nicely designed with good hardware and speakers but lacks Echo-like “Skills” and only has two microphones
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Google unveils $129 Google Wi-Fi modular router, with packs of three available for $299; pre-orders open in November, will ship in December
At a press event in San Francisco today, Google announced a completely new product, the Google Wifi router. The introduction comes a few weeks …
Hands-on: Daydream View has perfect image focusing, a controller that senses its position well-enough, and great ergonomics with a comfy cloth exterior
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Sources: Amazon in talks with EU regulators to settle antitrust probe into e-book contracts with publishers
Bloomberg Anywhere Remote LoginBloomberg Anywhere Login — Settlement talks with Amazon and publishers at an early stage — EU concerned that Amazon contracts may harm rival retailers
Pinterest names Twitter's former vice president of finance, Todd Morgenfeld, as its first CFO
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Google removes the Nexus 5X, 6P, NVIDIA Shield, Mattel View-Master VR Starter Pack, Goggle Tech C1-Glass VR Viewer, and more from Google Store
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YC grad Paperspace gets $4M seed round for its virtual desktop product, which is publicly available today and could directly challenge Citrix and VMware
Ron Miller / TechCrunch :
Criteo is paying $250 million to buy e-commerce ad firm HookLogic
Jason Del Rey / Recode :
Salesforce updates Quip to support single sign-in and embedding live CRM data into docs
Ken Yeung / VentureBeat :
Google Store financing is not exclusive to Pixel, available on any purchase of $149 or more
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