Responding to media reports on an internal company message board, Tim Cook says Apple has “great desktops in our roadmap”
One of the memes to come out of the somewhat contentious rollout of the MacBook Pro is that Apple has given up on the desktop Mac.
AirPods teardown yields a “hot mess” of close-knit components and a 0/10 repairability score; quality issues with charging case may have been the cause of delay
iFixit today published a teardown of Apple's AirPods, uncovering the internal components of both the AirPods themselves …
Sources: inside Apple, the Mac is getting far less attention than it once did, amid lack of clear direction from senior management and departures of key people
Inside the company, the once iconic computer is getting far less attention than it once did. — by
EU officials: Facebook gave misleading info during takeover of WhatsApp on ability to match WhatsApp, Facebook IDs; this won't affect merger, may result in fine
European Union antitrust regulators have charged Facebook Inc (FB.O) with providing misleading information during its takeover of WhatsApp …
Uber says its self-driving cars have a problem when crossing bike lanes, is working on a fix; SF Bicycle Coalition had warned Uber about problem before launch
Engineers were working to fix programming flaw that could have deadly results for cyclists days after Uber announced it would openly defy California regulators
Facebook Messenger debuts group video chat supporting 6 users on a split screen who can utilize selfie masks and up to 50 voice/text secondary participants
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Source: Uber lost $2.2B+ in first 9 months of 2016, with $800M+ in Q3 excluding Chinese ops; firm on track to exceed $5.5B in net revenue this year
Ride-hailing company's annual loss may hit $3 billion by year's end — Even as Uber Technologies Inc. exited China, the company's financial loss has remained eye-popping.
Indian government officials say Apple has outlined plans and sought inventives to build products in India, paving the way for official stores in the country
Apple is seeking financial incentives to move ahead with plan, Indian officials say — NEW DELHI— Apple Inc. is discussing …
Viber now lets users send video messages and adds six in-chat commands, known as Chat Extensions, to search Wikipedia, Giphy, TheMovieDB, and more
On the heels of Kik and Facebook's Messenger adding in new video features yesterday, one of their old rivals Viber is announcing a new video tool of its own …
Russian hackers use “Methbot” botnet to steal $3M-$5M video ad revenue per day from over 6K premium publishers in largest ad fraud uncovered to date
The botnet has been siphoning an estimated $3 to $5 million in ad revenue per day, making it the largest ad fraud scam uncovered to date.
New York City debuts ParkNYC system in midtown Manhattan that lets drivers pay for parking via smartphone app, with plans for a citywide rollout by summer 2017
New York City is making good on its promise to have smarter parking meters before 2016 is over.
Messaging app Kik adds the ability to video call with up to six people
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Google open sources Project Wycheproof, security tests of cryptographic libraries for known attacks, says 40+ security bugs have already been discovered
Google today released Project Wycheproof, a set of security tests that check cryptographic software libraries for known weaknesses being used in attacks.
Twitter tests breaking news push notifications, sends news updates on the Berlin Christmas market attack and Fidel Castro's death
Twitter wants to be a news app, having recently moved to that category from the “social networking” category in the iOS App Store.
Apple AirPods review: seamless pairing, comfortable, and Siri in-your-ear would be great if it were voice-only, instead of voice-first and requiring a screen
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German politicians propose legislation to fine social media sites spreading fake news, giving sites 24 hours to kill hoaxes
Glyn Moody / Ars Technica :
Nintendo says no plans to launch additional content for Super Mario Run as Nintendo stock falls steeply amid user complaints about the game's business model
Chris Pereira / GameSpot :
Mark Zuckerberg talks about progress and challenges building his home assistant Jarvis, a project he's spent 100-150 hours on this year
My personal challenge for 2016 was to build … Steven Loeb / VatorNews : Zuckerberg realizes his dream of building an AI-assistant Ryan Matthew Pierson / ReadWrite : Mark Zuckerberg has the same IoT pr...
Apple extends discounts for USB-C adapters and other accessories from December 31 to March 31
Joe Rossignol / MacRumors :
BlackBerry to spend $75M on a Ottawa-based autonomous vehicle testing hub over several years, doubling down on its BlackBerry QNX subsidiary
Alastair Sharp / Reuters :
SEC filing shows Aereo founder Chet Kanojia's new firm Starry recently raised $30M Series B
Christine Lagorio-Chafkin / Inc.com :
FAA says it licensed about 23K people to be commercial drone pilots between August 31 and December 9
April Glaser / Recode :
House committee publishes report urging Congress to pass legislation to regulate cell surveillance devices like Stingrays
Colin Lecher / The Verge :
Twitter updates search results so tweets are displayed by relevance, not in reverse chronological order
Ken Yeung / VentureBeat :
Amazon rolls out its kids reading app, Rapids, and Alexa video search support to Fire tablets
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch :
Sources: Snap acquired San Francisco-based ad tech firm Flite which has raised money from Sequoia Capital, General Catalyst, more; source calls deal “acquihire”
Kurt Wagner / Recode :
Facebook starts letting users choose background color for status updates on Android, amid reports of decreased personal sharing
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