Report: Fitbit to acquire Pebble, will shutter company over time; source says deal is worth $34-40M, below Citizen's $740M 2015 offer, Intel's $70M 2016 offer
It looks consolidation is acoming to the wearables space with Fitbit set to acquire smartwatch maker and multi-million-dollar …
Apple working on fix for recent spate of invite spam affecting iCloud calendar users, says it is identifying and blocking suspicious senders
Have you been receiving spam calendar invites? Apple knows about the problem and is working on a solution. In the meantime, we've got a workaround that will ease your burden.
Some high-ranking Reddit moderators say they're losing hope in the site's future as users from the pro-Trump subreddit harass others, inflate vote counts, more
For the past 11 years, an eternity in internet time, Reddit has touted itself—repeatedly, and loudly—as the place to have “authentic conversations” online.
Reddit CEO Steve Huffman apologizes for editing user comments and says the company is working to combat abuse by taking action against “toxic users”
Reddit will start issuing warnings, timeouts and permanent bans to its most abusive trolls, but will also limit …
Sources: Apple plans to use drones, add new indoor navigation features to improve Maps; it acquired startup Indoor.io last year to help build its indoor mapping
@AlanLevin1 More stories by Alan Levin — Company gets FAA approval to use drones for data collection
Plex Media Player, previously subscriber-only, now available for all users, and support for Kodi, a home theater app, added for Plex Pass subscribers
Plex and Kodi are two of our favorite home theater apps, and now you can get both of them together. Plex just announced its new Kodi add …
Mozilla and Tor release update for Firefox zero-day vulnerability being actively exploited to deanonymize users
Critical code-execution flaw resides in Windows, Mac, and Linux. Patch now. — Developers with both Mozilla and Tor have published browser updates that patch …
Geohot's startup Comma.ai open sources its self-driving software, Open Pilot, and its plans for compatible hardware, Comma Neo
Highway safety regulators called, so Hotz opted to offer a product with less liability. — In Silicon Valley, hacker George Hotz gained fast fame after being the first to unlock an iPhone.
Amazon debuts AWS Snowmobile, a 45 foot long container and truck capable of transporting 100PB of data securely between locations
Moving large amounts of on-premises data to the cloud as part of a migration effort is still more challenging than it should be!
AngelList has acquired Product Hunt; sources say the deal is worth around $20M
Product Hunt will continue to operate as a standalone site. — AngelList, the company that helps investors find startups to invest in, has acquired Product Hunt, the company that lets people share an...
Amazon Prime gets HBO and Cinemax subscriptions for $15 and $10 per month respectively
The great cord-cutting revolution continues today with the news that HBO and Cinemax are now available to Amazon Prime subscribers for $15 and $10 per month, respectively.
Osterhout Design Group raises $58 million for augmented reality smartglasses
The Osterhout Design Group has raised $58 million to develop new generations of mobile augmented reality and virtual reality smartglasses. — That's a big round for the seasoned company, and it shows...
AWS debuts FPGA instances for EC2 cloud computing service, pricing TBD, for applications which typically run on GPUs lke video processing and machine learning
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Apple now accepts Apple Watch for recycling via its website but doesn't currently offer credit or gift cards as it does with iPhone, Mac, or iPad
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Spotify unveils Singles, a new weekly series featuring exclusive recordings, replaces Sessions with Live
listen Xiomara Blanco / CNET : Spotify adds more original content with ‘Singles’ playlist Bruce Houghton / hypebot : Spotify Adds Specially Recorded 2 Song “Singles” From John Legend, Tove Lo, Local N...
Federal judge approves IRS request to serve summons on Coinbase for user records as part of larger investigation into possible tax fraud by its users
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Amazon and Techstars partner on 13-week conversational AI startup accelerator offering $20K initial investment and $100K convertible note option upon completion
Big tech companies have been creating accelerators left and right to evangelize their brands and get developers engaged with APIs and other open-source efforts.
Opendoor raises $210M led by Norwest Venture Partners to expand to new cities next year, sources say at a valuation of at least $1B
Thursday, December 1 Cromwell Schubarth / Silicon Valley Business Journal : Khosla partner's home-buying startup raises $210M Hannah Roberts / Business Insider : A Silicon Valley startup that flips ho...
Pure Storage beats Q3 target with revenue of $197M, up 50% YoY; shares up 2.5% after hours
Tiernan Ray / Tech Trader Daily :
FBI gains ability to hack computers in any jurisdiction with warrant, as Senator Wyden's attempts to block changes to the criminal procedure rules failed
FBI Gets Expanded Power to Hack any Computer in the World Hudson Hongo / Gizmodo : The FBI Just Got Disturbing New Hacking Powers Jon Fingas / Engadget : Senate fails to stop FBI's expanded hacking au...
Google debuts App Maker, a drag-and-drop app development platform for G Suite users, aimed at speed and ease of use
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iOS email client Spark comes to the Mac for free, with Smart Inbox categorization, ability to “snooze” messages, Quick Replies, Touch Bar Support, more
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Angry Birds maker Rovio spins off Hatch, a freemium subscription video game streaming service, which will launch an invite-only beta for Android early next year
Chris O'Brien / VentureBeat :
Box reports Q3 2017 revenue of $102.8M, up 31% YoY, vs $100.6M expected, as operating loss narrows from $55M to $37.8M YoY
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Report: ad tech company AppNexus has filed confidentially for an IPO, expected around Q2 2017, valuing the company between $1.5B and $2B
Avery Hartmans / Business Insider :
Email delivery platform SendGrid raises $33 million ahead of IPO in 2017
Paul Sawers / VentureBeat :
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