Samsung's rushed replacement of Galaxy Note7 before finding the root cause of fires doomed the smartphone
On the verge of challenging Apple's mobile phone dominance, the South Korean company made a rushed decision, based on incomplete evidence, that later forced it to kill the model.
Resistance from Time Warner execs like Jeff Bewkes, head of HBO at the time, doomed the AOL merger, which raises questions about the prospects of the AT&T deal
The 2000 merger with AOL made Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes nauseated, so what's different now? — In the end, I guess you could finally say Steve Case was right.
Xiongmai admits its products were part of Mirai botnet, says it patched the flaws in September 2015 but older devices still vulnerable
Botnets created from the Mirai malware were involved in Friday's cyber attack. — A Chinese electronics component manufacturer says its products inadvertently played …
19 US banks to offer a money-transfer app Zelle with instant deposits by early next year, to compete against PayPal, Venmo, and Square Cash
By the end of December some U.S. bank customers may begin to notice features of the new Zelle instant payments network appearing on their mobile phone …
Hangzhou Xiongmai issues recall of insecure webcam models in US that had easy-to-guess default passwords, in wake of botnet DDoS attack on Dyn
Chinese firm Hangzhou Xiongmai Technology Co Ltd said it will recall some of its products sold in the United States after it was identified …
Researchers demonstrate exploiting the Rowhammer hardware flaw from app with no special user permissions, rooting devices from LG, Motorola, Samsung, OnePlus
Permission-less apps take only seconds to root phones from LG, Samsung and Motorola. — Researchers have devised an attack …
T-Mobile Q3 earnings beats estimates with revenue up 18% to $9.2B, 969K new postpaid customers, net income up to $366M from $138M a year earlier
Unlimited data, Binge On attracts 969,000 monthly users — Carrier driving profits despite price cuts, giveaway promos
The New York Times is buying online consumer guide The Wirecutter, founded by former Gizmodo editor Brian Lam, for more than $30M
Brian Lam sells his online consumer guide to the paper of record. — Amelia Krales for Recode — The New York Times is buying The Wirecutter, a five-year-old online consumer guide.
Study: share of women in the US computing workforce on pace to decline from 24% to 22% by 2025 if nothing is done
SAN FRANCISCO — New research warns that the number of women in the computing workforce will decline to 22% from 24% by 2025 if nothing is done to encourage more of them to study computer science. Twee...
Inside the discovery, investigation, and attempted mitigation of the devastating OPM breach last year
The US OFFICE of Personnel Management doesn't radiate much glamour. As the human resources department for the federal government, the agency oversees the legal minutiae of how federal employees …
Roku Ultra review: the best streaming media player thanks to unparalleled 3,500 channel selection, 4K, HDR, Dolby Digital audio support, USB connectivity, more
Roku's current crop of media streamers … Pocket-lint : What is Roku and which player is best for you? Greg Tarr / HD Guru : Review: Roku Ultra Streams Brilliant HDR 4K Video
Smartfrog, a European smart security camera maker and cloud service, raises €20M
Dublin and Berlin-based Internet of Things (IoT) startup Smartfrog has raised €20 million in further funding, meaning that the smart cam maker has managed to pull in €28 million in total despite only ...
Researchers phish their way into a 3D printer-connected computer to sabotage blueprints for a drone propeller, causing the drone to crash 2 minutes into flight
It's 2016, and mostly anything is hackable. And while the ramifications of computer hacks are usually limited to leaks …
TD Ameritrade and Toronto-Dominion Bank to acquire Scottrade for $4B
Bloomberg :
Heal, a Los Angeles-based company that provides on-demand doctor house call service in California, raises $26.9M Series A at a $110M post-money valuation
Jonathan Shieber / TechCrunch :
Oblong Industries, maker of gesture-controlled hardware and software collaboration tools whose clients include NASA, PwC, and IBM, raises $65M
Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat :
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