Sources: Facebook is working on Collections, a feature to showcase lists of curated content from publishers directly in the News Feed
Facebook is working on a new feature that will showcase lists of curated content from publishers directly in the News Feed, according to two people familiar …
Pandora's stock up 16% on reports of a possible sale; sources say Sirius XM approached the company again and Pandora has reached out to other potential suitors
Board hasn't responded to new engagement from Greg Maffei — Pandora advisers have begun soliciting interest from buyers
Zenefits CEO David Sacks confirms he's stepping down, says search for new CEO has begun; one source says he's open to working in the Trump administration
David Sacks is giving up the CEO job less than a year after taking over amid a legal scandal. — David Sacks, the CEO of Zenefits …
Researchers bypass Apple's Activation Lock on iPhone and iPad running the latest version of iOS
Researchers have found a bug that can be used to bypass Apple's Activation Lock feature and gain access to the homescreen of locked iPhones and iPads running the latest version of iOS.
Mirai-based botnet tried to hijack Deutsche Telekom, UK's TalkTalk and Post Office customer routers, disrupting internet access for over 1M customers
The Mirai worm also hit the broadband, internet and TV networks of 900,000 Deutsche Telekom customers — Around 100,000 Post Office …
Airbnb will limit entire home rentals to 60 days a year in Amsterdam and 90 days in London, unless hosts have a license to rent for longer
Home-sharing firm Airbnb said it will for the first time impose fixed limits on the number of nights a year that hosts can rent out their homes through its site in Amsterdam and London.
FCC reaches preliminary conclusion that AT&T is violating net neutrality with DirecTV data cap exemption
Verizon also in trouble with FCC over charging competitors for zero-rating. — The Federal Communications Commission has reached a preliminary conclusion that AT&T …
Apple hints at autonomous vehicle ambitions in letter advising NHTSA that new auto industry entrants should get the same testing rights as incumbents
Apple last week submitted a letter to the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) that suggests it's interested in testing self-driving cars.
Chrome 55 for desktop starts rolling out, blocking Flash even further by defaulting to HTML5; sites that only support Flash and top 10 sites are exempted
Over the past year, Google Chrome has been implementing a multi-phase plan to de-emphasize Adobe Flash.
Steve Kondik leaves Cyanogen Inc., blames co-founder and CEO Kirt McMaster for company's troubles, ponders what's next for CyanogenMod
Steve Kondik has left a statement about the rather troubling news coming out of Cyanogen Inc. this week on the [private] official CyanogenMod developer Google+ community …
Sources: key executive for Apple health initiatives, Yoky Matsuoka, has left the company after joining in May
Yoky Matsuoka joined Apple in May to help lead health projects — Previously co-founded Google X, ran technology at Nest Labs — Yoky Matsuoka, who joined Apple Inc …
Airbnb and New York City settle suit over short-term rentals after city agrees to fine hosts and not the company for illegal listings
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BLU phone update prevents rogue application from sending user data to China; all new phones will use Google's OTA update utility in its place
It ain't easy being Blu right now. The Miami-based, low-cost Android phone maker has rocketed to success by selling unlocked smartphones at rock-bottom prices …
Chinese selfie app-maker Meitu plans to raise up to $710M at up to $5.2B valuation via an IPO in Hong Kong
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Sources: Microsoft developing Home Hub software feature for Windows 10 to compete with Google Home and Amazon Echo
Zac Bowden / Windows Central :
AirDroid, a remote management app with 10M+ Play Store downloads, uses a static and easily detectable encryption key leaving users vulnerable to MITM attacks
Dan Goodin / Ars Technica :
Obama prohibits German semiconductor equipment maker Aixtron from selling its US based business to a Chinese investment fund, citing national security risks
Diane Bartz / Reuters :
Plex adds support for Google Drive, OneDrive, and DropBox to its paid Plex Cloud service while acknowledging problems with Amazon Cloud Drive integration
Steve Dent / Engadget :
Samsung Gear S3 review: durable, great battery life, sharp display, but slow raise to wake response, still the best watch for Android users
Cam Bunton / Pocket-lint :
Mozilla's 2015 revenue up 28% YoY to $421M in 2015, the first full year of Yahoo search deal
Gregg Keizer / Computerworld :
Internet Archive and EFF fend off FBI national security letter that demanded records of an Internet Archive user and came with an everlasting gag order
Kim Zetter / The Intercept :
A volunteer project by a group of libraries, End of Term Presidential Harvest 2016, is saving valuable pages on federal government sites at risk of vanishing
Jim Dwyer / New York Times : Tweets: @wcronon , @sjsuischool , and @edsu Tweets: Bill Cronon / @wcronon : The Web is the most important historical document of our age. Here's why historians worry abo...
Secure messaging app Signal's downloads increase 400% after Trump's win, amid anxiety over the future of US surveillance
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