Best 2016 Black Friday deals on TVs, audio, smart home devices, cameras, drones, gaming, computers, and mobile devices
Black Friday isn't as much of a thing as it used to be. Almost every item worth buying is available online the day after Thanksgiving, with even more discounts following on Cyber Monday.
In a first, NHTSA proposes voluntary guidelines for phone makers to design software that limits functionality while vehicle is in motion
Apple iPhones and other hand-held devices have long had an airplane mode that shuts off wireless communications to prevent interference …
UMich security expert says Clinton should petition for recount in PA, MI, WI given the insecurity of voting machines and sophistication of state-sponsored hacks
You may have read at NYMag that I've been in discussions with the Clinton campaign about whether it might wish to seek recounts in critical states.
Reddit CEO Huffman's decision to delete and alter comments on Trump thread amounts to censorship and has eroded the site's credibility with users
Even those who don't frequent “the front page of the internet” should worry about the implications of this act.
Google has been warning prominent journalists and professors that their accounts are under attack from “government-backed attackers”
A flurry of social media reports suggests a major hacking campaign has been uncovered. — Google is warning prominent journalists and professors …
Experts: a Russian propaganda campaign to undermine Clinton helped spread fake news during election using botnets, networks of sites, paid human “trolls”, more
The flood of “fake news” this election season got support from a sophisticated Russian propaganda campaign that created …
Experts say election results should be audited to ease lingering doubts about voting systems
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Payments provider Stripe raises $150M Series D at a $9B valuation led by General Catalyst and CapitalG, bringing total amount raised by Stripe to about $440M
Stripe — the company that lets websites and apps incorporate payments services by way of an API and a few lines of code …
Chinese online travel firm Ctrip to buy Scotland-based travel search site Skyscanner in $1.74B deal consisting mainly of cash; Ctrip shares up 9.2% after hours
Chinese online travel company Ctrip.com International Ltd (CTRP.O) said on Wednesday it agreed to buy UK-based Skyscanner Holdings Ltd …
Microsoft brings its Solitaire Collection to Android and iOS for free, offers $1.99/month option to remove ads
Tom Warren / The Verge :
Analysis shows Amazon deleted 500K+ reviews, 71% of which were “incentivized”, since changing its guidelines last month
Amazon is making good on its promise to ban “incentivized” reviews from its website, according to a new analysis of over 32,000 products and around 65 million reviews.
Trae Stephens, a principal at Peter Thiel's Founders Fund, has joined Trump's defence transition team; sources says he won't take an administration role
Trae Stephens will focus on defense plans for president elect — Peter Thiel worked with Stephens at his VC firm and Palantir
Twitter gives Anthony Noto an additional $12M a year in stock over a four year period, for his new job as COO, replacing Adam Bain
Twitter's Anthony Noto is getting a hefty stock package worth up to $12 million per year to take on a larger role as Chief Operating Officer of the struggling internet company.
Google and its TV and speaker hardware partners are phasing out Google Cast branding in favor of “Chromecast built-in”
new name, same great taste? Kellex / Droid Life : RIP, Google Cast. Hello, “Chromecast Built-In.” (Updated) Derek Walter / TechHive : ‘Google Cast’ is being phased out in favor of Chromecast for conne...
A digital economy bill headed through UK parliament includes proposal censoring online videos of non-conventional sex acts, matching standards for offline porn
we're British! Katie Collins / CNET : UK government: No porn please, we're British Dave Neal / Inquirer : Brace yourself: INQ has seen government approved pornography The Independent : A huge number o...
Sources: GoDaddy is in exclusive talks to acquire European hosting company Host Europe Group, valued at $1.8B
U.S. website domain name provider GoDaddy is in exclusive talks to buy peer Host Europe Group (HEG) as it seeks to expand in higher-margin businesses beyond the initial set-up of websites, people clos...
Microsoft rolls out a fix for the bug which prevented Outlook syncing on mobile and some apps since last Thursday
Liam Tung / ZDNet :
Amazon quietly acquired video messaging app firm Biba for its patents and employees in 2015; sources say Amazon will announce new video chat service this month
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch :
SV Angel raises $53M for its sixth seed investment fund, exceeding original $40M target
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch :
Publishers' trade body DCN sends letter to Facebook and Google CEOs calling on the two companies to do more to tackle fake news
Google and Facebook Are Transforming Your World In More Ways Than You Know Lisa Vaas / Naked Security : Fake news still rattling cages, from Facebook to Google to China See also Mediagazer
UK govt to invest £1B in fiber optic broadband by 2021 with hopes it will spur investment in 5G and announces £400M fund for VC firms to help startups scale
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Profile of Vergence Labs, a small LA startup Snap Inc. acquired in 2014 for Spectacles-related tech
Alex Heath / Business Insider : Tweets: @brianroemmele , @kifleswing , @nbashaw , @ajs , @alexeheath and @lexnfx . Thanks: @mattrosoff Tweets: Brian Roemmele / @brianroemmele : Brilliant journalism b...
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