US Department of Transportation bans Samsung Galaxy Note7 devices from planes, even if turned off; passengers evading ban may be fined or face criminal charges
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Pipeline …
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff on Twitter bid: “In this case we've walked away. It wasn't the right fit for us”; Twitter shares down over 5% on news
CEO Benioff says messaging platform is not ‘right fit’ for his cloud company — The boss of Salesforce.com has ruled out his company …
After shopper backlash and strike threat, Instacart scraps plan to eliminate tips, and will continue with planned base fare increase and optional service fee
Instacart is adjusting planned changes to its pay structure for full-service shoppers, following threats of a boycott …
Google to launch new mobile-only search index within months, says it will eventually become primary index, but a separate desktop index will still be maintained
Google is going to create a separate mobile index within months, one that will be the main or “primary” index that the search engine uses to respond to queries.
Verizon Introduces PopData, 30 and 60 Minute All-You-Can-Stream 4G LTE Sessions at $2 or $3
Verizon took the wraps off a new pay-as-you-go data feature today called PopData that could be a decent option for those with small data buckets who need to access a bunch of data while on the go.
Apple Watch Nike+ hands-on: two unique customizable watchfaces, complication for direct access to Nike+ Run Club app, perforated bands, available October 28
Apple has teamed up with Nike to create the running-focused Apple Watch Nike+. The special version of the new Series 2 models …
Amazon opens limited beta for Alexa List Skills API to manage lists; Any.do and Todoist to-do list apps now work with Echo
Amazon today announced a new API that will let developers integrate Alexa within their own list applications. The goal here is to make it as easy as possible …
The White House open sources President Obama's Facebook Messenger bot
The White House today shared open source code for President Obama's Facebook Messenger bot to help other governments build their own bots. — The White House says it's sharing the code “with the hope...
Facebook updates Instagram Windows 10 app to support PCs and tablets, requires touchscreen and rear-facing camera to upload photos and videos
Facebook today updated its Windows 10 app for Instagram to support PCs and tablets. You can download the new version now from the Windows Store.
Palantir responds to Labor Department lawsuit alleging discrimination against Asians, says analysis agency conducted on 3 out of 44 open job titles is faulty
Palantir Technologies, a Palo Alto-based data analytics company, has issued a response to a discrimination lawsuit recently filed by the U.S. Department of Labor.
Yahoo re-enables the auto-forwarding feature in Mail, says it was temporarily disabled due to a platform upgrade
Last month, Yahoo removed the auto-forwarding feature from Yahoo Mail. — Since automatic email forwarding is often used when switching email accounts …
Google News rolls out “fact check” tag for stories on web and mobile apps, starting in the US and UK
Fact Check Will Oremus / Slate : Google News Is Adding a “Fact-Check” Tag. Good Timing. Richard GingrasGoogle / The Keyword : Labeling fact-check articles in Google News BBC : Google News launches fac...
Oculus acquires Irish startup InfiniLED for its low-power display technology
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Naspers sells Polish eBay rival Allegro for $3.25B to consortium of private equity firms
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Shazam launches in-app music video channels as it partners with video monetization firm Vadio
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Verizon general counsel says there's a “reasonable basis” to believe Yahoo hack will have a “material” impact on deal
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Morningstar to acquire PitchBook shares it didn't already own for $180M, valuing the venture capital, IPO, and M&A data provider at $225M
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SoftBank to invest $25B into new tech fund over next five years, with Saudi Arabia's The Public Investment Fund possibly contributing up to $45B as lead partner
Inside Google's quest to bring back 3D video through JUMP, its 3D video capture and production platform and one part of a larger effort to popularize VR
It all started with a 3D-printed piece of plastic, zip ties and a bunch of masking tape: Google's Seattle-based computer vision team seemed … Tweets: @jank0 Tweets: Janko Roettgers / @jank0 : Google's...
VMware and Amazon partner to bring VMware's infrastructure software to AWS starting in 2017
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Google, IBM, HPE, and others, create new OpenCAPI standard to boost data center server performance; products expected to be released by 2H 2017
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General Motors' Maven car-sharing service expands to San Francisco, its 9th market in the US
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