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 …
Samsung Chromebook Pro leaks, will have aluminum body, stylus, 12.3" 2400x1400 touchscreen, 360° hinge, 10 hour battery, USB-C, 6-core processor, 32GB storage
Since Google revealed that Android apps and the Play Store will be coming to Chromebooks, most have been eagerly anticipating using …
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 …
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 …
A history of Fancy Bear, the Russian group accused of hacking the DNC and DCCC to influence the US election
TRENDING — SAN FRANCISCO — On the morning of March 10, nine days after Hillary Clinton had won big on Super Tuesday and all but clinched the Democratic nomination …
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...
Baidu establishes Baidu Capital, a $3B investment fund focused on mid- and late-stage deals in the internet sector
China's Baidu Inc said on Wednesday it has established a 20 billion yuan ($3 billion) investment fund, Baidu Capital, as the country's dominant search engine seeks …
Tencent launches $299 Ying drone that can capture 4K video and live stream it to WeChat at 720p
The most popular social messaging platform in China now has its own foldable drone. — Tencent — Tencent, the maker of WeChat, has a new drone on the way, expected to be available for sale by the e...
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.
Spotify CEO Daniel Ek becomes chairman after co-founder Martin Lorentzon steps down from position to become company's vice-chairman
A changing of the guard is underway at Spotify, the streaming music service with 40 million paying users and over 100 million overall that competes …
Verizon Introduces PopData, 30 and 60 Minute All-You-Can-Stream 4G LTE Sessions at $2 or $3
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After shopper backlash and strike threat, Instacart scraps plan to eliminate tips, and will continue with planned base fare increase and optional service fee
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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
who are still a big amount — will get second-class freshness treatment http://searchengineland.com/ ... Jennifer Slegg / @jenstar : Mobile first index will change things since mobile sites tend to not...
Amazon opens limited beta for Alexa List Skills API to manage lists; Any.do and Todoist to-do list apps now work with Echo
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Facebook updates Instagram Windows 10 app to support PCs and tablets, requires touchscreen and rear-facing camera to upload photos and videos
will the iPad be next? Billy Steele / Engadget : Even Windows 10 tablets get an Instagram app before the iPad Nat Levy / GeekWire : Instagram now available on Windows 10 tablets and PCs: Xbox and Holo...
Inside the breakup of Oculus backer Formation 8, which had raised $1B before harassment suit against co-founder and challenges in Asia drove founders apart
Brian Koo often — compared his business partnership with Joe Lonsdale to a marriage, and the two budding investors did seem an ideal match. Tweets: @williamalden Tweets: Will Alden / @williamalden :...
BitTorrent says its streaming service BitTorrent Now isn't shutting down, only one co-CEO, Robert Delamar, left the company
Last week, Variety published a report detailing some internal turmoil at BitTorrent: the company's CEOs had both reportedly been fired, the recently-launched BitTorrent …
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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Yahoo re-enables the auto-forwarding feature in Mail, says it was temporarily disabled due to a platform upgrade
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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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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
Janko Roettgers / Variety : Tweets: @jank0 Tweets: Janko Roettgers / @jank0 : Google's JUMP platform hasn't gotten a whole lot of attention, but it's a key part of the company's VR planshttp://variet...
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