Microsoft is testing differential updates for Windows 10 as part of its Unified Update Platform, potentially reducing download size by up to 35%
Change will bring smaller downloads and quicker checking for updates. — Major Windows 10 updates, including this summer's Anniversary Update …
The White House launches Code.gov for showcasing federal open source projects; website currently houses nearly fifty code repositories from ten federal agencies
The White House today is announcing the launch of Code.gov, a website that shows off U.S. government open-source projects …
NFL Films is producing an exclusive nine-part VR video series for YouTube and Google's Daydream about life in and around the NFL, to debut November 24
The videos will be available on YouTube and Google's new VR headset, Daydream. — If anything can bring virtual reality into the mainstream, it's NFL football, right?
GoPro reports Q3 2016 revenue of $240.6M vs $314M expected and a loss of $0.60 per share vs $0.36 expected; stock falls 8%
Expectations were already incredibly low for GoPro this go around and yet somehow the company managed to eclipse even the worst fears of analysts.
Sources: popular shopping app Wish is raising around $500M at a valuation between $3.5B and $5B; Temasek, owned by Singapore's government, is a lead investor
The fast-growing startup also raised $500 million last year. — Wish, the maker of the No. 2 shopping app of the same name …
YouTube rolls out new comments system allowing creators to pin a comment to the top of the feed, and give hearts to acknowledge their favorite comments
YouTube today is rolling out an upgrade to its comments system, with the goal of putting creators more in control of which comments …
Storage company NetApp says it will lay off 6% of its global workforce, or about 640 employees, following layoffs in 2015 and from earlier this year
Storage company NetApp is once again cutting its headcount, this time by around 640 employees. — NetApp announced on Thursday …
Inside Intel's Santa Clara VR lab, where the company is working on its Project Alloy headset, a “merged reality” experience, and more
n many ways, virtual reality is still a moonshot. — The $2 billion acquisition of Oculus by Facebook in 2014 lent the neo-futurist hobby …
Condé Nast's Wired Media Group is launching the Emerging Tech Council, a $4K/year membership program for executives who want to stay ahead of tech trends
In the quest for new sources of revenue, publishers have been launching subscription programs and events series.
Slack's chief marketing officer, Bill Maciatis, quietly stepped down a few months ago after less than two years but remains on Slack's board
Slack's head of marketing has quietly stepped down after two years on the job, leaving a key position at the $3.8 billion startup unfilled just as it faces tough new competitors.
Twilio Q3 revenue rises 62% YoY to $71.53M, beating expectations; company reports net loss of $11.3M but active customer accounts rise to 34,457 from 23,822 YoY
The company's non-GAAP earnings were a loss of 4 cents a share on revenue of $71.5 million. — Cloud-based communications …
Department of Justice sues DirecTV and its owner, AT&T, claiming collusion with competitors during carriage talks for Los Angeles Dodgers games
Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica :
Slack's ad in The New York Times made the company look afraid of Microsoft Teams, undermining its message and echoing past sentiments from companies like Rdio
a cool app you can use” Josh Constine / @joshconstine : Slack's smarmy letter makes it look uncharacteristically disingenuous while posing Microsoft Teams as a scrappy underdog on equal footing http:/...
Facebook to test TV ads delivered via its ad network to apps on devices like Apple TV and Roku
Facebook is moving another step closer to getting its hands on TV ad budgets. — Facebook has wanted to get its hands on TV ad budgets for years. Now it's taking another step closer, by selling ads ...
In letter to Uber and Lyft about potential discrimination by drivers, Sen. Al Franken questions the use of passengers' real names and pictures in profiles
Megan Rose Dickey / TechCrunch :
Samsung's bigger Gear S3 smartwatches launch in the US on November 18 starting at $349; pre-orders begin November 6
Andrew Martonik / Android Central :
Google responds to EU allegations that Google skewed shopping search results to favor its own services, saying the revised case “doesn't fit the reality”
Stephanie Bodoni / Bloomberg :
Activision Blizzard reports Q3 2016 revenue of $1.57B, up 58% YoY and in-line with estimates, as Overwatch reaches 20M players
Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat :
Google says Android developers will soon be able to set limited-time subscription prices for apps
Posted by Larissa Fontaine, Director … Jordan Novet / VentureBeat : Google will soon let developers set introductory subscription prices for apps Abner Li / 9to5Google : Google adds promotional pricin...
Analysis of 15 pay stubs shows Instacart workers now make about 30% less under new pay structure; CEO says pay cuts are essential for continued growth
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