Mike Pence used an AOL account for sensitive emails when he was governor of Indiana, raising security and transparency concerns; the account was hacked in 2016
Vice President Mike Pence reportedly used a private email account to conduct public business, including homeland security matters, while he was governor of Indiana.
Snap closed first day of trading at $24.51 per share, 44% above original price of $17, valuing the company at around $34B
Stock begins at $24, above the IPO price of $17, in biggest U.S. tech debut since Alibaba — Snap Inc. shares traded higher in their market debut Thursday …
Spotify says it has 50M paying subscribers, up from 30M in March 2016
Spotify continues to cement its place as the leader in music streaming, and today the company announced that it just hit another milestone of 50 million paid subscribers. … It's impressive growth for ...
Virginia becomes first state to legalize autonomous delivery robots on sidewalks, starting July 1; bots must not exceed 10 mph or weigh over 50 pounds
Idaho and Florida may be next. — Virginia has made robotics history. The commonwealth is the first state to pass legislation allowing delivery robots …
NBCUniversal invested $500M in Snap IPO as part of a strategic investment and partnership, making it the only US media company with a stake
NBCUniversal, a unit of Comcast and parent of CNBC, invested $500 million in Snap during its IPO as part of a strategic investment and partnership, according to sources.
Snap's hands-off approach to high profile Snapchat users has alienated some of them, increasing the appeal of Instagram and YouTube
which is exactly what happened to Vine before its demise. http://www.buzzfeed.com/... Alex Kantrowitz / @kantrowitz : Snapchat influencers are feeling the cold shoulder, so they're bringing their audi...
Apple's share of mobile devices shipped to schools has been surpassed by Microsoft and Google in recent years, as cheap Chromebooks and Windows laptops take off
Apple is losing its grip on American classrooms, which technology companies have long used to hook students on their brands for life.
After initially refusing, Uber says it will apply for a California DMV self-driving car testing permit
Uber is now in the process of getting a permit from the California DMV to resume testing its self-driving vehicles on public state roads. Uber started testing its self-driving Volvo XC90 SUVs …
NBCUniversal CEO Steve Burke's note to employees: Snap investment “builds on our strategy to drive digital growth for our business”
Here's a note from CEO Steve Burke. — Comcast's NBCUniversal invested $500 million in Snap when it went public this week.
Sources: Amazon is testing Alexa-powered devices that can make phone calls and act as intercoms, may launch new devices this year
Alexa is popular, but daily usage is key. — Amazon plans to unveil one or more new Alexa-powered devices this year that will allow people to initiate phone calls by voice …
Chevrolet offers customers with OnStar Wi-Fi an unlimited 4G LTE data plan via AT&T for $20 per month
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Messaging app Line unveils AI assistant Clova and Echo-like smart speaker Wave, and says it has acquired a controlling stake in holographic AI firm Vinclu
Messaging app Line is set to make a big push into AI, later this year rolling out a Siri-esque voice assistant and an Amazon Alexa-style smart speaker …
Apple temporarily stopped buying cobalt mined by hand in Congo after Sky News news found continuing problems with child labor and harsh work conditions
Apple said it has temporarily stopped buying cobalt mined by hand in Congo following a recent investigation by British broadcaster Sky News … Tweets: @jandawson Tweets: Jan Dawson / @jandawson : We di...
Online lending startup Upstart, founded by ex-Googlers, raises $32.5M Series D and hires ex-Google VP Sanjay Datta as CFO
Upstart, the startup applying machine learning to lending founded by ex-Googlers, has new funding, a new platform and hired a chief financial officer.
JD.com agrees to spin off its finance unit, JD Finance, to unnamed investors for ~$2.1B in cash; JD.com will keep 40% of JD Finance's profits in the future
Bloomberg :
Contact management service Nimble raises $9M Series A led by Imagen Capital Partners
Ron Miller / TechCrunch :
Paytm E-commerce raises $200M from Alibaba and SAIF Partners; investment paves the way for Alibaba's India entry, where it will compete with Amazon and Flipkart
Report: WeChat's “mini-programs” are off to a shaky start just one month after launch, with disappointing user traction and unfavorable developer sentiment
Eva Xiao / Tech in Asia : Tweets: @bgurley Tweets: Bill Gurley / @bgurley : Western Internet/Messaging companies may be chasing a perception that isn't real... http://twitter.com/...
AI firm Ozlo debuts knowledge base that contains over 2B data points on a wide variety of topics, available via three APIs that are priced by volume
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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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