Amazon expands Prime Video to 200+ countries excluding China, no additional cost for Prime members, $5.99/month in countries with no Prime subscription option
A month after it dropped major hints, Amazon has made its Prime Video service available in more than 200 countries worldwide bringing …
Uber debuts self driving cars in San Francisco today with two operators, one backup for driving and another to collect and analyze data in a passenger seat
With drivers behind the wheels. — Uber is bringing its self-driving technology to San Francisco.
Twitter adds live video broadcast to its iOS and Android apps; Periscope will continue as a standalone app
Periscope down — Twitter released an update today that will let you broadcast live video from within its app for iOS and Android. The feature is “powered by” Periscope …
How Russia executed an effective, hard to trace-and-mitigate cyber offensive on the DNC, aided by an FBI response that lacked speed, urgency, comprehensiveness
WASHINGTON — When Special Agent Adrian Hawkins of the Federal Bureau of Investigation called the Democratic National Committee …
Amazon begins Prime Air drone delivery trials in the UK, starting with two shoppers and expanding to a few dozen over time; first delivery took 13 minutes total
Amazon today announced that it has started a small private drone delivery trial in the UK. It's currently working …
Apple temporarily pulls 3.1.1 watchOS update after reports of it bricking some Series 2 Watch models
Following complaints that the new watchOS 3.1.1 update is bricking some Series 2 Apple Watch models, Apple has temporarily pulled the update. — watchOS 3.1.1 is no longer available …
Microsoft announces Cortana Devices SDK for OEMs, in private preview, and Cortana Skills Kit preview for developers to publish Bot Framework bots to Cortana
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Uber CEO Travis Kalanick and Tesla CEO Elon Musk taking on strategic advisory roles with Trump, will “meet with the president frequently”
The heads of Uber and Tesla are taking on strategic advisory roles with President-elect Donald Trump. — Travis Kalanick …
IBM announces plan to hire 25K new workers in the US over the next four years, including 6K the next year, and a $1B investment for training and development
IBM CEO Ginni Rometty announced Tuesday that her company would hire 25,000 new workers over the next four years …
Russian hackers gave reporters and bloggers access to documents on Democratic House Candidates from DCCC hack, trying to influence nearly a dozen House races
WASHINGTON — South Florida has long been a laboratory for some of the nation's roughest politics, with techniques …
Instagram introduces bookmarking for posts, letting users save them for later in a private tab
Starting today, you can save posts you'd like to revisit later. — Now you'll see a new bookmark icon underneath posts in your feed. Simply tap it to save a post to a new, private tab on your profil...
Apple's standalone support app for accessing product docs, scheduling Genius Bar appointments, more, hits the US app Store, rolling out to more countries later
Apple's recently launched standalone support application is now hitting the U.S. App Store. The app, which had quietly debuted …
Sources: Donald Trump did not invite Jack Dorsey to his tech summit in NYC tomorrow despite his love for Twitter
but that doesn't mean he's walking away with a deal Aarti Shahani / NPR : Tech Leaders To Meet With President-Elect Trump Ben Lovejoy / 9to5Mac : Tim Cook & other tech leaders meet Trump today, report...
Microsoft officially introduces Zo Chatbot, available on Kik now, coming to Facebook Messenger and Skype in future
Microsoft has been investing in the promise of artificial intelligence for more than 25 years — and this vision is coming to life with new chatbot Zo, Cortana Devices SDK and Skills Kit …
Google Drive for iOS updated with ability to back up contacts, calendar, and camera roll, to make switching from iPhone to Android easier
Google has updated its website that guides iPhone owners through the process of making the change to Android. But more importantly …
Hundreds of Silicon Valley engineers at major tech firms sign pledge refusing to help build a Muslim registry
A group of nearly 60 employees at major tech companies have signed a pledge refusing to help build a Muslim registry. The pledge states that signatories will advocate within …
Amazon Prime Video's absence in China reflects other Internet giants' struggles to break into that market where web services are governed by strict regulation
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Microsoft reveals Cortana-enabled Harmon Kardon speaker to be released in February 2017, taking aim at Amazon's Echo
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Microsoft launches Calendar.help in preview, an AI service for letting users CC Cortana on emails to schedule meetings
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BBC, ITV partner for US streaming service BritBox which will target US fans of British shows, launching 2017; AMC Networks will take minority stake
For nearly as long as the BBC and ITV have made their programming available for Brits to stream, there have been American viewers seeking …
Facebook spokesperson calls Muslim registry “attacking a straw man” in accidental reply to reporter's email; company refuses to comment further
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New Microsoft Translator feature enables real-time, in-person, multi-language translations for conversations across multiple devices
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AMD announces Ryzen brand for Zen processors, will be available in Q1 2017 with neural net prediction and 8-core CPU running at 3.4GHz+
now renamed Ryzen—is its best chip family in a decade Chris Angelini / Tom's Hardware : Farewell Zen, Hello Ryzen: AMD's Eight-Core CPU Runs At 3.4GHz+ Marco Chiappetta / HotHardware : AMD To Attack P...
Amazon rolls out new shopping app for Apple TV, but Prime Video is still not available
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Tinder launches a standalone Apple TV app, complete with swipe support and more, available now
VC investments in on-demand delivery startups have slowed to a trickle in the latter half of 2016, with only $50M invested in the fourth quarter
Apple releases macOS update for 2016 MacBook Pro, which removes “battery remaining” readout, fixes graphics problems, more
Chris Liscio: — The combination … Tyler Lee / Ubergizmo : macOS 10.12.2 Update Remove ‘Time Remaining’ Battery Indicator John Gruber / Daring Fireball : MacOS Sierra 10.12.2 Release Notes Denisse Mo...
Synaptics debuts new line of optical fingerprint sensors that work under glass, a feature expected to be included in next generation smartphones
Don Reisinger / Tom's Guide :
Google publishes 8 NSLs from FBI, in keeping with the USA Freedom Act's new classification guidelines
Russell Brandom / The Verge :
US Department of Transport proposes rule requiring vehicle-to-vehicle communication tech in new cars; proposal open to comment for 90 days before NHTSA reviews
Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge :
VR game studio Survios raises $50 million led by MGM, Lux Capital
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Facebook launches standalone Events app for Android, two months after iOS launch
Michael Simon / PCWorld :
Facebook is in talks with TV shows and video producers about licensing content including original, licensed, scripted, unscripted and sports programming
Peter Kafka / Recode : Tweets: @brianstelter and @pkafka Tweets: Brian Stelter / @brianstelter : ->@PKafka scoop about Facebook's next step paying $$ to “seed video content.” Including “original & li...
Imgur matures into a meme social network with the launch of new following and chat features; anyone can message anyone, which raises spam and abuse concerns
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Photoshop updates its Mac app with Touch Bar support, providing clearer, contextual controls
Stephen Nielson / Photoshop Blog :
IEEE puts out 136-page first draft guide for how tech industry can achieve ethical AI design, covering topics like transparency, respect for human rights, more
Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch :
Salesforce announces LiveMessage, which brings bot conversations, SMS, Facebook Messenger, and more to Service Cloud
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