Uber refuses to apply for autonomous vehicle testing permit, asks DMV to clarify how self-driving Ubers in SF are different from Teslas with autopilot
Your move, California — Uber is sticking to its guns in refusing to apply for a $150 permit that the California Department of Motor Vehicles …
Two lawyers behind Prenda Law, a copyright troll law firm, were arrested and indicted for running a multimillion-dollar extortion scheme
Lawyers who turned porn lawsuits into big business now face criminal charges. — The two lawyers said to be the masterminds behind Prenda Law …
Pinterest hired women for 22% of its engineering roles in 2016, falling short of its 30% goal, and will lower its goal to 25% for 2017
Evan and I have always believed that building diverse teams is essential to building great products. Diverse teams come with a broader set of experiences …
Facebook, Google, Apple, Twitter, Microsoft, Uber, Lyft, Automattic, and Medium have now said they'll refuse to help build a Muslim registry
Apple, Google, and Uber have all broken their respective silences on whether they would participate in helping build a Muslim registry for the incoming Trump administration, BuzzFeed reports.
California Attorney General insists Uber should immediately stop testing self-driving vehicles on public roads, or she'll seek injunctive relief
The California Department of Motor Vehicles sent Uber a notice asking it to terminate its pilot self-driving car service in San Francisco last week …
Saudi Telecom Co. to buy 10% stake in Middle Eastern ride-hailing app Careem for $100M
Saudi Telecom will take a 10 percent stake in Careem — Investment will make Careem the Mideast's latest Tech Unicorn — Government controlled Saudi Telecom Co. will invest $100 million …
Nadella's Microsoft turns itself around, changing its insular culture by acquiring more companies, and incorporating new leaders from those companies
After years of missteps, the software giant is among the few titans of the 1990s to figure out the new world of mobile technology and cloud computing
App download trackers show 2.8M-5M+ Super Mario Run downloads on its first day; App Annie says Mario is top downloaded app in 49 countries, top grossing in 8
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Facebook tests allowing users to proactively block ads for alcohol and parenting, topics that my be distressing for some, via user preferences page
Facebook wants to help some people avoid ads that might upset them, and is updating ad controls to do that.
BAMTech, owned by MLB and Disney, buys rights to stream League of Legends competitions through 2023, reportedly in a $300M+ deal
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Google Maps now shows when locations are wheelchair-friendly, thanks to a group of employees who worked on it in their “20% time”
Google Maps is now wheelchair-friendly. — The wildly popular map app will now tell you whether locations are suitable for people with access needs …
Current and former employees recount the birth of cloud computing efforts at Microsoft and how the company came to embrace cloud computing as a business
From suffering through a decade of product delays, missed opportunities and lackluster stock performance, Microsoft found a rebirth of sorts through cloud computing. Thanks: @anectolts
Lynda.com notifies 9.5M users about breach containing contact and courses viewed info, resets about 55K passwords whose hash was stored in the breached database
Online learning company Lynda.com, a subsidiary of LinkedIn, which is now officially a subsidiary of Microsoft …
Vine won't be removed from app stores, will instead relaunch as “Vine Camera” in January
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Behind Pebble's demise: competition from Apple, difficulty paying suppliers, the fizzled Intel deal, and a disappointing collaboration with watchmaker Citizen
For a moment, it looked like the story would have a happy ending. — As struggling smartwatch maker Pebble discussed selling itself to Fitbit … Tweets: @stevekovach and @natisho . Thanks: @lexnfx Twe...
NTSB says Facebook's Aquila drone crashed because its autopilot failed to compensate for unexpectedly high winds during landing
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Amazon Fire TV interface update starts rolling out, changes include new top bar navigation, video snippets on home screen, customizable “Your Apps & Games” row
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The US Election Assistance Commission, which oversees security of voting systems, was hacked around the time of the election, allegedly by a Russian hacker
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Oculus launches Parties voice chat system and Rooms — “virtual living spaces” for Gear VR
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Trivago closes up 7.73% on its first day of trading, valuing company around $4B after raising $287M in an IPO
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Sources: Snap Inc. is exploring acquisitions of startups building drones, wearable cameras, and AR/VR applications to further its mission as a camera company
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