White House announces sanctions and ejection of Russian intelligence operatives in response to political hacking
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration struck back at Russia on Thursday for its efforts to influence the 2016 election, ejecting 35 Russian intelligence operatives …
FBI-DHS joint report links two Russian intelligence hacking groups to hacks of Democratic Party organizations; experts say report is too little too late
Experts say report is too little too late and comes after several others from private sector detailing alleged exploits of groups Fancy Bear and Cozy Bear
How Russia has bolstered its cyberwarfare capabilities in recent years by working with outside firms and recruiting convicted hackers, scientists, college grads
MOSCOW — Aleksandr B. Vyarya thought his job was to defend people from cyberattacks until, he says, his government approached him with a request to do the opposite.
Twitter introduces live 360-degree videos on Periscope and Twitter from select partners
Today, we're introducing a new way to see what's happening on Twitter - through live 360 video. — Starting today, you can check out live, interactive 360 videos from interesting broadcasters and exp...
How China built “iPhone City”, the world's largest iPhone factory, in Zhengzhou by giving Foxconn billions in perks, tax breaks, and subsidies
A hidden bounty of benefits for Foxconn's plant in Zhengzhou, the world's biggest iPhone factory, is central to the production of Apple's most profitable product.
Jack Dorsey says Twitter is “thinking a lot” about an edit-tweet button, also considering bookmarks, better threading, and multiple interest-based timelines
He also wants to know what else you want him to build. — You've probably dreamed of directing Twitter's product strategy — well, here's your chance!
Ideas to fix Twitter: show you can ship new features, handle abuse transparently, revamp metrics, understand different user types, and embrace developers
Jack asked us for ideas on how to fix Twitter. A coherent plan for fixing Twitter would make millions of people happier …
Ford debuts upgraded self-driving car with extra compute power, better vision with improved LiDAR sensors; Ford plans to triple fleet to 90 vehicles in 2017
Ford has developed a new generation of autonomous development vehicle, a hybrid Fusion that uses the same essential platform …
A look at the vulnerability of the nuclear command-and-control system, which is endangered by obsolete hardware and software
Harsh political rhetoric, combined with the vulnerability of the nuclear command-and-control system, has made the risk of global catastrophe greater than ever.
Facebook buys detailed information from commercial data brokers about users' offline lives, but does not disclose it since it is widely available
The site shows users how Facebook categorizes them. It doesn't reveal the data it is buying about their offline lives.
Amazon announces “Amazon Digital Day”, a sales holiday on December 30 with 1K+ digital deals on subscriptions, TV shows, music, movies, and more
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Meizu licences Qualcomm's patents, settles lawsuits in China, Germany, France, and US
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HERE and Mobileye partner to create mapping services that can be used in self-driving cars, which require high-definition mapping data for navigation
More companies working on autonomous driving have decided to work together to pursue their goals; Nokia mapping spin-out Here is working with Mobileye …
As the list of SV startup scandals grows, entrepreneurs' “fake it till you make it” ethos garners continued scrutiny from reporters, while investors defend bets
As the list of startup scandals grows, it's time to ask whether entrepreneurs are taking “fake it till you make it” too far.
Singapore will add iris scans as identifier for citizens and permanent residents starting January 1
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Language learning app Duolingo adds an optional social component, called Duolingo Language Clubs, with a news feed and competitions
Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch :
FDA publishes new cybersecurity guidelines for securing medical devices, but the recommendations lack enforceability
The Food and Drug Administration has finalized guidance … Tweets: Subrahmanyam KVJ / @sub8u : Sign you are in 2016. You get cybersecurity guidelines from...the FDA...about connected medical devices! h...
Oculus acquires The Eye Tribe, a 16-person startup that makes software and a $99 developer hardware kit for eye-tracking
Josh Constine / TechCrunch :
Sources: Snap Inc.'s IPO roadshow will compare the company to Facebook rather than Twitter and will feature CEO Evan Spiegel prominently as a product visionary
Wall Street Journal :
VW to buy mobile payments company PayByPhone, which allows people to pay for parking by apps, calls, or texts, and handles $300M in transactions annually
John D. Stoll / Wall Street Journal :
After a slow 2016 in which both startup investment and IPOs fell, VCs are preparing for a busier 2017, as Snap Inc. and more plan to go public
Michael J. de la Merced / New York Times :
App performance management software maker AppDynamics files for IPO, seeks to raise $100M; firm lost $95M on $158M revenue in nine months before Oct. 31
Jordan Novet / VentureBeat :
China's Great Firewall has fostered strong local firms, making it nearly impossible for US tech giants to succeed there, even if they comply with gov't rules
this is why I tell entrepreneurs not even to try
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