Microsoft announces Windows 10 Creators Update will include a Game Mode option to maximize gaming performance
Microsoft has started officially testing a new Game Mode feature in Windows 10. Traces of the new option were found back in December, but the most recent test build of Windows 10 …
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
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
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...
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...
Hands-on with Nintendo Switch: 720p screen is sharp, using a single small Joy-Con controller with both hands is cramped
Unique Joy-Cons are a mixed bag, and where are all the games? — The Nintendo Switch is trying to be all things to all gamers. This can be a strength in some ways …
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 …
Users say AT&T's DirecTV Now streaming service is plagued with errors and nearly unusable
DirecTV Now has been plagued with errors in the month and a half since the streaming service was launched by AT&T. Subscribers have complained of being unable to watch shows, frequent interruptions …
Cloudflare discloses 2013 National Security Letter, joins CREDO and EFF to challenge the constitutionality of the FBI's NSLs and their accompanying gag orders
For more than a decade, CEOs of major tech companies have opened innocuous envelopes to find letters from the FBI inside …
Report: Lyft lost $600M in 2016, up from $412M in 2015, as revenue rose to $700M, up from about $200M in 2015
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Proposed Virginia Broadband Deployment Act would favor private ISPs by restricting municipal broadband deployment
Bill would ban muni networks where private ISPs offer 10Mbps download speeds. — Virginia lawmakers are considering a bill called the “Virginia Broadband Deployment Act …
After failing to get 10K bitcoins for stolen NSA exploits, Shadow Brokers post farewell message, dump a cache of Windows hacking tools online
k You’ Brian Barrett / Wired : Security News This Week: Hackers Hack a Major Dealer of Hacking Tools Robert Lemos / eWeek : Hacker Group ‘ShadowBrokers’ Release NSA Exploits After Auction Fails Joseph...
Walmart streamlines retail, web teams internal memos show; e-commerce CTO to oversee tech teams at retail stores, US CMO to lead Walmart.com & Jet.com marketing
Can the brick-and-mortar retailer become a tech company? — If Walmart is going to better compete with Amazon …
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 …
Amazon rolls out its first branded VOD subscription service, Anime Strike, with 1K+ titles, available for $4.99/month for Prime members
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Apple increases app size restriction for tvOS apps from 200MB to 4GB
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San Francisco District Attorney sues failed camera drone maker Lily, alleging the company intentionally lied to potential customers with its viral launch video
On Dec. 20, Lily Robotics was up against a wall. It was five days before Christmas, and dozens of eager customers who had spent … Tweets: @rmac18 , @zsims , and @danprimack . Thanks: @shelbscarps Twe...
Chrome 56 beta, expected to be released in a week, adds native support for FLAC music format
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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
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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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How News Corp.-owned Storyful has emerged as a prominent fact checker by working with news outlets, releasing a Chrome extension to vet video, and more
David Gauvey Herbert / Bloomberg : Tweets: @storyful , @ctraywick , @r2000c , and @niemanlab Tweets: @storyful : Storyful talks digital fact-checking with Bloomberg Businessweek's @gauveyherbert. htt...
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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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