Sources: Apple planning push into original TV shows and movies for Apple Music subscribers, hopes to share viewer metrics and demographic data with producers
Apple is planning to build a significant new business in original television shows and movies, a move that could make it a bigger player …
HTC unveils 5.7-inch U Ultra flagship phone with all-glass design, AI assistant, second screen, and no headphone jack; preorders open today for $749
The 5.7-inch U Ultra ushers in a new all-glass design at a distinctly premium $749 price — HTC is getting 2017 off to a flying start …
Amazon to hire 100K more full-time employees over the next 18 months in US, growing its workforce to 280K; jobs to include many positions in fulfillment centers
Many of the positions are for fulfillment gigs, but tech positions abound too. Amazon joins the trend of corporations touting …
Opera launches Neon, an experimental browser for Windows and Mac that aims to showcase its vision for the future of the web
Browsers have gotten boring. After a flurry of innovation, especially around the time Google launched Chrome, things slowed down over the last few years.
iOS devices and services will have generated Apple over $1T in revenue between 2007 and the end of 2017, with developer payments currently at $20B+ per year
In its first 10 years, the iPhone will have sold at least 1.2 billion units,[1] making it the most successful product of all time.
Peter Thiel talks Donald Trump, Silicon Valley, and more in a wide-ranging interview
Let others tremble at the thought that Donald J. Trump may go too far. Peter Thiel worries that Mr. Trump may not go far enough. — “Everyone says Trump is going to change everything way too much …
Camera drone maker Lily will shut down and refund customers; after $14M Series A and $34M in preorders, says it failed to raise funds for production
Lily, the autonomous camera drone that sold a whopping $34 million in preorders, has announced it is shutting down.
In his final days as FCC chairman, Tom Wheeler accuses AT&T and Verizon of violating net neutrality with paid data cap exemptions
Paid zero-rating in crosshairs, but it won't matter once Trump is president. — With just over a week left as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission …
Las Vegas becomes first US city to test electric autonomous shuttles on public roads in two week trial run
Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman took a cruise down Fremont Street Tuesday afternoon that made history. — Goodman rode in the first completely autonomous, fully electric shuttle …
UK P2P lending marketplace Funding Circle raises $100M led by Accel
Funding Circle, a peer-to-peer lending marketplace used by small- and medium-sized companies, has raised $100 million in an investment round led by venture capital firm Accel. — Existing investors i...
Donald Trump to hold meetings on a “regular basis” with private sector firms focusing on cybersecurity preparedness, organized by Rudy Giuliani
in cybersecurity David M Jackson / USA Today : Trump taps Giuliani as cybersecurity adviser Damian Paletta / Wall Street Journal : Trump Taps Giuliani for Undefined Role Advising On Cybersecurity Matt...
Profile of Precursor Ventures, a VC firm which has raised $15.3M, funded more than 50 startups, and is focused on investing in underrepresented minorities
SAN FRANCISCO — Precursor Ventures is not yet a big name in venture capital, but it's taking on a big mission …
Facebook will now let publishers broadcast on Live direct from the web
Facebook on Wednesday began rolling out new features for its live video offering that should give publishers additional flexibility in how they produce content for the social network.
Alphabet's Titan high-altitude drone program has been shut down after being rolled into X in late 2015; 50+ employees disperse to other units
Seth Weintraub / 9to5Google :
US Department of Transportation forms new committee focusing on automation, including self-driving cars and drones; members include GM CEO, Uber and Lyft execs
Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch :
JetBlue completes its rollout of Fly-Fi, with free high-speed Wi-Fi on all planes
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Techdirt's existence is threatened by costs of fighting $15M libel suit brought by Shiva Ayyadurai, represented by Charles Harder, who won against Gawker
http://www.techdirt.com/... http://twitter.com/... Christopher Mims / @mims : Peter Thiel started this and someone should tell him it's his responsibility to end it http://twitter.com/... Mike Masnick...
Munchery CEO James Beriker says company's co-founders Tri Tran and Conrad Chu will leave at end of the month; sources say company to cut about 30 employees
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Google adds beta encryption key management service to its Cloud Platform in select countries
Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch :
Four months after the recall, Samsung says over 96% of Galaxy Note7 devices have been returned
Ken Yeung / VentureBeat :
University of Toronto study finds China maintains precise data on its citizens, and report by leading Chinese paper says it's up for sale for about $105/person
Saša Petricic / CBC News : Tweets: @aaronwall , @peterwsinger , and @irenethomaidis Tweets: @aaronwall : “a single number that would determine how far you could be trusted to hold a job or travel or ...
The broad choice of media on services like Netflix increasingly means entertainment is fragmented and bespoke, a break from a TV-centric past
Farhad Manjoo / New York Times : Tweets: @kenanmalik , @mulvihill79 , @sportswatch , @caitykauffman , @tvgrimreaper , @seanmcarroll , @ryanvlastelica , and @puiwingtam . See also Mediagazer Tweets: K...
How BitTorrent has failed to find a successful business model despite its widely used protocol and has pursued a costly, fruitless path under new leadership
@jessiwrites https://backchannel.com/...199- 286.jihd0r4lo ...pic.twitter.com/HNs6wmqKDB Steven Levy / @stevenlevy : @jessiwrites investigation of BitTorrent uncovers amazing details of its bizarre fa...
Betaworks launches Voicecamp accelerator, focused on voice-related technologies, with 8-10 startups receiving $125K in pre-seed funding
Jordan Crook / TechCrunch : Tweets: @matthartman , @peterrojas , and @rrhoover Tweets: @matthartman : announcing voice camp @betaworks https://techcrunch.com/... Peter Rojas / @peterrojas : We've jus...
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