Contrary to Guardian's report, Signal Protocol contains no “backdoor”; WhatsApp's encryption implementation is appropriate given the company's scale
Today, the Guardian published a story falsely claiming that WhatsApp's end to end encryption contains a “backdoor.” — Background
Outgoing FCC chair Tom Wheeler uses his final public speech to make a case for maintaining net neutrality
The outgoing head of the Federal Communications Commission, Tom Wheeler, used his final public speech to make a closing argument for maintaining net neutrality, the signature achievement of his time a...
Microsoft buys Maluuba, a Canadian AI startup focused on natural language processing
Microsoft is buying Maluuba, a Canadian startup focused on giving software a better understanding of human language. This natural language processing technology is a key underpinning of artificial in...
Nintendo Switch console/tablet hybrid will launch worldwide on March 3 for $299.99, has a 6.2-inch 720p capacitive touchscreen, 32GB storage, and no region lock
Nintendo has announced the launch date and price of the Nintendo Switch at an event in Tokyo; the company's next console …
Sources: Andy Rubin's new startup, Essential, is working on a suite of consumer hardware products; source says the company aims to launch a smartphone this year
Android's creator is building a high-end smartphone to be the centerpiece of a series of AI-infused consumer gadgets. — by
Nintendo Switch's Joy-Con motion controllers have haptic feedback, can be used separately; left Joy-Con has a screen capture button; right one has an IR camera
‘Arms’ is a modern-day 'Punch Out! … Brian Heater / TechCrunch : Here's what we know about the Nintendo Switch Alfred Ng / CNET : Social media's looking to get lucky on Friday the 13th Mat Smith / Eng...
Sony Entertainment CEO Michael Lynton stepping down; he will become chairman of the board of Snap, where he was an early investor
LOS ANGELES — The chief executive of Sony's underperforming entertainment division, Michael Lynton, announced Friday that he would step down to focus …
European Parliament committee recommends rules on robots, calling for mandatory kill switches, insurance, taxes, more; vote set for February
MEPs are to vote on the first comprehensive set of rules for how humans will interact with artificial intelligence and robots.
Report: Lyft lost $600M in 2016, up from $412M in 2015, as revenue rose to $700M, up from about $200M in 2015
Lyft lost $600 million in 2016 in its battle with Uber for ride-hailing dominance, according to leaked financial data obtained by The Information's Amir Efrati.
After failing to get 10K bitcoins for stolen NSA exploits, Shadow Brokers post farewell message, dump a cache of Windows hacking tools online
With 8 days before inauguration of Donald Trump, leak is sure to inflame US officials. — Shadow Brokers, the mysterious group …
Amazon rolls out its first branded VOD subscription service, Anime Strike, with 1K+ titles, available for $4.99/month for Prime members
Ecommerce giant plans additional subscription VOD channels — Amazon is rolling out its first branded on-demand subscription service for Amazon Channels …
Lyft, international partners will prompt users to install local apps while abroad, not allowing direct payment; source says firm is planning global expansion
In the ride-sharing battle of David vs Goliath, smaller, nimbler David may be gaining ground. Number two U.S. ride-hailing company …
Hacker steals 900GB of data from Cellebrite, the Israeli company that makes products for breaking into mobile phones
Saturday, January 14, 2016 Cellebrite : Petah Tikvah, IL—January 12, 2017—Cellebrite recently experienced … Tim Cushing / Techdirt : Cell Phone Hacking Company Hacked; 900 GB Of Logins, Log Files, And...
Apple increases app size restriction for tvOS apps from 200MB to 4GB
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Chrome 56 beta, expected to be released in a week, adds native support for FLAC music format
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eBay announces an authentication program for high-end products, offering verification for a fee in an effort to reduce counterfeit goods on site
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App.net is shutting down its Twitter-like social platform on March 14 and open sourcing its code
In May of 2014, App.net entered maintenance mode. Kate Bevan / Naked Security : News in brief: new browser launched; social network closes down; cyberattack on health provider Daniel Cooper / Engadget...
LeEco raises $16.8B yuan, around $2.4B, from Chinese real estate developer Sunac, others
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Timehop CEO and co-founder Jon Wegener steps down, with design lead Matt Raoul taking his place; outgoing CEO says company will be cash-flow positive by March
Some changes at the top of Timehop, the quirky app that shows you reminders of photos and other content that you've taken and posted on Facebook …
Kasisto raises $9.2M from Propel Venture Partners, MasterCard, DBS Bank, and more to improve personal finance bot KAI and expand AI virtual assistant offerings
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CEO David Sacks says Zenefits will soon launch “HR One” paid tier, offering bundles of services on top of its free core product
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2025 marked 11 years of building a customer experience platform designed to support organizations as customer expectations, channels …
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