Google says it will run its global operations entirely on renewable energy in 2017, claims it is the world's largest corporate buyer of renewable power
Every year people search on Google trillions of times; every minute people upload more than 400 hours of YouTube videos.
Tim Cook says Apple Watch set a new sales record during first week of holiday shopping, and the current quarter is on track to be the best ever for the product
Sales of the Apple Watch to consumers set a record during the first week of holiday shopping, and the current quarter is on track …
Supreme Court throws out $399M penalty judgment against Samsung in patent dispute with Apple over iPhone design, sends the case back to the lower court
The Supreme Court on Tuesday sided with Samsung in its big-money smartphone patent fight with Apple, throwing out an appeals court ruling …
How the “Pizzagate” conspiracy theory spread online via 4chan, Reddit, Facebook, Twitter, and other websites, culminating in arrest of gunman in Washington D.C.
The unhinged conspiracy theory now known as “Pizzagate” has resulted in a man bringing an assault rifle to the DC bar named …
Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter, and YouTube will create a database to share hashes of terrorist images and recruitment videos removed from their services
Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter and YouTube are coming together to help curb the spread of terrorist content online.
Instagram will soon let you turn off comments and boot followers from private accounts
New tools designed to curb abuse will be available in the ‘coming weeks’ — With images as its main form of social currency, Instagram's problems with abuse have never been quite as visible as those ...
EU approves Microsoft's acquisition of LinkedIn, deal will close in the coming days as it has now received all the regulatory approvals needed
It was roughly six months ago, on June 13, that we announced that Microsoft would acquire LinkedIn. At that time, we said that we aimed to close the deal by the end of the year.
After Uber update starts tracking user locations 5 minutes after rides, EFF asks for rollback
After Uber introduced a controversial app update that tracks users' locations even when they're not using the app, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a leading privacy group, has asked the company ro...
Lenovo execs say the company is planning at least 12 new Moto Mods, the magnetic snap-on accessories that enhance Moto Z smartphones, per year
Those snap-on accessories for the Moto Z phones aren't going anywhere. In fact, Lenovo Moto phones will soon see many more.
Netflix becomes top grossing iOS app in the US for the first time, as weekly net revenue grows to nearly $2.9M
Just over a year after Netflix began allowing iOS users to subscribe to its service via in-app purchases, the Netflix app has summited the Top Grossing Apps chart for iPhone on the U.S. App Store.
Plume's mesh-based Wi-Fi system uses cloud for computation; individual Plume Wi-Fi units called “pods” on sale now for $69 each with a three-pack costing $179
A pod in each room keeps the Wi-Fi doctor away — Plume is announcing today that its Adaptive WiFi system …
Facebook now asking users to rate articles' use of “misleading language” to detect fake news
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Google Wifi review: solid Wi-Fi coverage, easy setup, powerful app, but expensive, not as fast as other mesh systems, and lacks a USB port for network storage
Google's mesh router balances performance and convenience — It's funny to think that the most interesting tech products of 2016 have been routers.
Google search app updated with distinct feeds for upcoming appointments and personalized news such as sports and entertainment, on Android now and iOS soon
Google Now is splitting in two — Google Now launched four years ago with a bold promise: instead of making you search for information you need …
The White House releases recommendations from a nine-month study of US cybersecurity issues, it is now up to the Trump administration to implement them
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Google removes “evil” as autocomplete suggestion when searching for “are Jews” and “are women”, leaves “bad” for “are Muslims”
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OpenAI open sources Universe, a training platform where AIs can learn to play games, use apps, and interact with sites; source code now available on GitHub
We're releasing Universe, a software platform … Stephen E. Arnold / Beyond Search : Super Secretive Google DeepMind Open Sources AI Rocket Science Openai / GitHub : universe — Universe is a software...
Data center hardware startup Datrium raises $55M in Series C round led by New Enterprise Associates
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Amazon debuts Amazon Go, a checkout-less food store in Seattle, where purchases are tracked by computer vision and app, open to its staff now and public in '17
but it could improve ‘dreadful’ self-checkout, investor says Mat Smith / Engadget : The Morning After: Tuesday December 6, 2016 Oliver Smith / The Memo : Amazon's soulless shop of the future spells do...
Volkswagen debuts Moia, a standalone mobility company, which will work on tech for self-driving on-demand transportation
Again Andrew Krok / CNET : Volkswagen's new brand Moia will take on sharing economy in 2017
IDC: Fitbit sales estimated at 5.3M units in Q3, up 11% YoY, with 23% marketshare, lagging the fitness tracker market as a whole
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Delaware court revives 2014 case against Pincus and fellow Zynga board members, alleging they allowed leaders at firm to act on inside info in 2012 stock sale
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Leap Motion brings its hand tracking tech to standalone VR headsets, demos it on Samsung's Gear VR
even if you own an Oculus Rift Peter O'Kelly / Peter O'Kelly's Reality Check : Oculus Touch review: the Oculus Rift is finally complete - The Verge Jose Vilches / TechSpot : Leap Motion brings its han...
Paris' $265M Station F startup campus to open in April 2017 with VCs, Facebook, Vente Privee, and up to 1K startups as tenants
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Executive assistant app Accompany raises $20M, led by Ignition Partners, and debuts UK Beta
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Facebook Workplace announces enterprise collaboration app platform to challenge Slack's App Directory
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US Consumer Review Fairness Act passes, voids ToS gag clauses under which companies could sue or impose penalties for users who post negative reviews
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