Google splits Hangouts into Chat, a Slack-like service available via Google's early access program, and Meet, for audio and video conferencing, available now
Google's messaging strategy can be confusing, but if there's one thing that's clear after today's Cloud Next keynote …
Google's new invisible reCAPTCHAs automatically distinguish humans from bots, don't need to use a checkbox
Google says it can separate man from machine without any tricky tests or checkboxes. — Google's reCAPTCHA is the leading CAPTCHA service (that's “Completely Automated Public Turing test …
Oculus CTO John Carmack files lawsuit against former employer, ZeniMax Media, claiming it owes him a $22.5M+ final installment after id Software sale
A Dallas video-game developer whose company was bought by Facebook has filed a federal lawsuit against his former employer …
Streaming media software maker Plex opens Plex Cloud service to all Plex Pass subscribers
After a couple of stops and starts — and some concerns — media player software maker Plex is opening its online service known as Plex Cloud to all paying Plex users.
WikiLeaks' CIA document cache, which focuses on compromising devices and not apps, underscores the strength of Signal's and WhatsApp's encryption
On Tuesday morning, WikiLeaks released an enormous cache of documents that it claimed detailed “C.I.A. hacking tools.”
Google updates Drive with business-focused features, including Drive File Stream, Team Drives, Google Vault, Quick Access, and announces AppBridge acquisition
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Pennsylvania sues IBM for failing to deliver on 2006 contract, claims contract ran $60M over budget and nearly four years behind schedule
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf's administration sued International Business Machines Corp. on Thursday, saying the company failed …
Amazon is rolling out Spanish option for Amazon.com in the US, the first time it has offered a non-English language on its flagship site since launch
The e-commerce giant's flagship site will offer a second language to appeal to Spanish speakers in the US.
Google says support for contextual enterprise-focused third-party add-ons for Gmail will come “later this year”, with a developer preview available today
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Google's Firebase adds support for Google Cloud Functions and gets closer integration with Google Cloud Storage
At its Google Cloud Next conference in San Francisco today, Google is announcing updates to its Firebase portfolio of mobile-oriented cloud services.
Nvidia GTX 1080 Ti review: fastest gaming GPU on the market, but the performance increase doesn't quite match price increase over the GTX 1080
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Viva Republica, fintech startup behind popular Korean P2P payments app Toss, raises $48M Series C from Goodwater Capital, PayPal, Bessemer, others
Viva Republica, the company behind Korean financial services app Toss, has closed a $48 million Series C funding round that includes a strategic investment from payment giant PayPal.
Sources: Cloudera confidentially files for IPO, seeks $4.1B valuation, hires Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan, BofA, as underwriters
Big-data company said to have filed paperwork with U.S. SEC — Cloudera backed by Intel Corp., Google Inc.'s venture arm — Cloudera Inc., the big-data company backed …
Job Today, a Luxembourg-based startup with an app to help people find casual jobs, launches in Germany and announces $35M round
Job Today cofounders Polina Montano (left) and Eugene Mizin (right). — Job Today, a Luxembourg startup with an app that aims to help people find casual jobs quickly …
Condé Nast joins NBCU and Vox Media to sell ads across their combined digital properties and to compete against big ad platforms like Facebook and Google
Brands Can Now Buy Digital Inventory Across All Three Media Companies — Conde Nast is joining NBC Universal and Vox Media …
DeepMind says it's working on a blockchain-style ledger of the UK's NHS patient data for audits, details the challenges it faces
Viber to launch secret chats this week that self-destruct after a pre-set time, cannot be forwarded, and allow Android users to block screenshots
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Google says its 55-inch 4K digital whiteboard, Jamboard, will be be available in May for $4,999 with a $600 annual support fee
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Google updates the Android version of its Gboard keyboard with instant translation when typing, automatic emoji and GIF suggestions, more
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Idaho-based Cradlepoint, which sells routers and services for cloud-managed networks, raises $89M from TCV
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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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