Netflix enables downloading of shows and movies to watch offline on iOS and Android for all streaming plans; selection is mostly limited to Netflix originals
For now, the selection is mostly limited to Netflix originals — You can finally take Netflix with you onto a plane or the subway.
Apple marks World AIDS Day with App Store specials and four new (Red)-branded products; proceeds from its (Red)-branded products have raised $120M+ so far
It was 2006 when Apple joined the (Red) campaign, an effort to rally the private sector in the fight against HIV/AIDS.
New family of Android malware Gooligan, found in 86 apps in third-party marketplaces, has compromised 1M+ Android accounts, accounting for 74% of users
86 apps available in third-party marketplaces can root 74 percent of Android phones. — Researchers say they've uncovered a family …
GoPro to cut 15% of its workforce, or 200+ full-time positions, and shut down its entertainment division, will incur as much as $33M in restructuring costs
Action-camera maker sees charges of as much as $33 million — Tony Bates will depart his position as president by year end
Microsoft Surface Studio teardown: 32-bit ARM chip, easy-to-open base, removable hard drive, but RAM, CPU, GPU are soldered to the board and can't be replaced
Tools Featured in this Teardown — Introduction — Good news, everyone! Microsoft made their first desktop ever.
Mozilla is working to patch a Firefox zero-day in the wild that is being used to unmask Tor users; vulnerability is similar to the one used by the FBI in 2013
Publicly released exploit works reliably against a wide range of Firefox versions. — There's a zero-day exploit in the wild that's …
With 50% discount, Apple Music student membership option expands to 25 additional countries
Apple today began offering Apple Music Student Memberships in 25 additional countries around the world, cutting the cost of an Apple Music subscription by approximately 50 percent for students enrolle...
Office 365 adds collaboration features, including document activity notifications for Android and Windows 10 Mobile, and real-time co-authoring on PowerPoint
Microsoft has added new collaboration features to Office 365 this month. Key among them are co-authoring capabilities in PowerPoint …
China begins piloting a system combining records on citizens to compute a “social credit score” determining eligibility for jobs, loans, travel, and more
It was a drab, chill day in November, and the clocks were striking thirteen. As the woman passed through Hangzhou Railway Station …
Data of nearly 380K of 12M registered users of porn site xHamster are being traded online, including usernames, emails, and poorly-hashed passwords
Hundreds of thousands of user account details for porn site xHamster are being traded on the digital underground.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signs law criminalizing resale of tickets obtained via bots
Perhaps you've been here before: you're waiting patiently, albeit a bit anxiously, for the moment when you can buy tickets to a concert or sporting event online. But despite your best efforts …
Yahoo quietly launches Yahoo Answers Now, an iOS app for its popular Q&A site
Yahoo has quietly launched a native mobile app for Yahoo Answers, one of the web's largest Q&A sites which attracts over 3.1 million U.S. monthly visitors. The app, which was previously being tested ...
Twitter rolls out the ability to create and curate Moments on mobile, two months after web
Twitter only recently opened up its Moments product to users, allowing them to curate tweets around specific events, but it was limited to just the desktop and web.
After previewing its own video filters, Facebook cuts off Prisma's Live Video API access, says it is meant for video from sources other than smartphone cameras
Style transfer startup Prisma added support to its iOS app for livestreaming its art filter effects in real-time via Facebook Live earlier …
Period tracking app Clue pulls in $20 million Series B from Nokia Growth Partners
Clue, an app built on machine learning to track a woman's monthly menstrual cycle, announced it has raised $20 million in Series B funding today. — The money comes from several investors with a focu...
Eric Schmidt-backed data science startup Civis Analytics, born out of Obama's re-election campaign, raises $22M Series A led by Drive Capital
Civis Analytics, a company founded by the chief analytics officer of Barack Obama's 2012 re-election campaign, has raised $22 million in Series A funding.
YouTube announces support for 4K live streams of 360-degree and standard videos; first 4K stream will be Game Awards on December 1
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Twitter says it will suspend Trump's account if he violates their policies; Facebook says it won't, giving consideration to “the value of political discourse”
One says it wouldn't, and one says it would. — Could the president of the United States ever get suspended or banned from a major social network? See also Mediagazer
US auto regulator NHTSA details GM's semi-autonomous “Super Cruise” system that uses facial recognition tech to ensure driver is alert, raises safety concerns
Wednesday, November 30, 2016 Mike Spector / Wall Street Journal : GM Super-Cruise Feature Raises Concerns From Regulators Gina Hall / Silicon Valley Business Journal : Intel reaches self-driving car p...
Nutanix $166.8M Q1 revenue beats expectations in first earnings report since September IPO, stock down 4.05% in after hours trading
Tiernan Ray / Tech Trader Daily :
Trump's picks for AG Jeff Sessions and CIA director Mike Pompeo are leading domestic surveillance advocates, may reverse curbs imposed after Snowden revelations
Chris Strohm / Bloomberg :
Copyright holders asked Google to remove 1B+ allegedly infringing links in past year; Google removed more than 90% of the reported links
Ernesto / TorrentFreak :
Google debuts “Featured Photos” screensaver for MacOS that showcases popular photos shared and liked by Google+ users
Tim Hardwick / MacRumors :
Amazon announces a virtual private server service called Lightsail, starting at $5/month, aimed mainly at non-technical users
Ron Miller / TechCrunch :
UK's Investigatory Powers bill becomes law, mandates everyone's browsing histories be stored for 12 months and be available to police and government agencies
Alan Travis / The Guardian :
Amazon Web Services expands partner programs, unveils an integrated program for VMware and AWS that will be launched in 2017
Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch :
Intel announces a dedicated self-driving tech unit, Automated Driving Group, headed by former IoT chief Doug Davis, as it partners with Mobileye and Delphi
Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch :
Lyft's upfront price estimation tool now available in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Nashville, Dallas/Fort Worth, Phoenix, with more cities in “coming months”
Ken Yeung / VentureBeat :
Facebook launches Messenger-based platform for HTML5 games, played in message threads; 17 games available at launch, including Pac-Man, Space Invaders
Here's how Mariella Moon / Engadget : Facebook's Instant Games work in Messenger and your News Feed Roger Fingas / AppleInsider : Facebook launches Instant Games on Messenger for iOS, Android & Web Tw...
Twitter brings ranked conversations to mobile devices, so replies with higher engagement or from accounts you follow will show up first, and adds reply counts
Casey Newton / The Verge :
SwiftKey for Android updated with clipboard, shortcuts for phrases, and incognito mode
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Jolla's Sailfish OS now certified as Russian government's first ‘Android alternative’
Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch :
Barrett Brown is released after four-plus years in prison following charges stemming from Stratfor hack, must pay $890,250 in restitution for sharing a link
Dell Cameron / The Daily Dot : Tweets: @omanreagan and @freedomofpress . See also Mediagazer Tweets: Michael Oman-Reagan / @omanreagan : The United States already locks up journalists they don't like...
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