SEC rejects the request to list Winklevoss Bitcoin Trust ETF on BATS stock exchange
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission today decided not to mainstream bitcoin, by ruling that it will not permit the public listing of an ETF (exchange traded fund) that would have effectively a...
Waymo asks court to block Uber from operating autonomous vehicles, adds Levandowski's former colleague's testimony to support allegations of trade secrets theft
The case of the stolen self-driving car is heating up — Waymo, Alphabet's self-driving spinoff from Google …
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 …
Researchers find ephemeral messaging app Confide doesn't provide true end-to-end encryption
Confidential messenger service provides no authentication or integrity assurances. — A pair of damning advisories independently published Wednesday raise serious questions about the security assuran...
Oculus launches Facebook Livestreaming for Gear VR and Rooms 1.2 update with 360 video support, adds Voice search and Events to the Oculus platform
The transportive magic of VR is even better when it's experienced with other people. Late last year, we launched Oculus Rooms and Parties to let you hang out with friends in VR.
Verizon Wireless expands data cap exemptions to FiOS Mobile App after new FCC chair drops net neutrality probe into the company
With net neutrality worries gone, FiOS TV goes “data-free” on Verizon Wireless. — Just a few weeks after escaping a net neutrality investigation into data cap exemptions …
Twitch rebrands Curse as Twitch Desktop App, adds social features from the main service, available in open beta on March 16
The Curse app is being rebranded with some new features — Game streaming platform Twitch is getting a desktop app very soon. The new app is actually a rebrand …
California seeks public comments on proposed regulations for self-driving vehicles without human drivers and manual controls like steering wheels
California, the largest U.S. car market, plans to allow testing on public roads of self-driving vehicles without human backup drivers by the end of the year, state officials said Friday.
Pinterest opens up beta of its Lens visual search tool to all Android and iOS users in US
Pinterest is today launching its new Lens visual search tool to everyone on iOS and Android in the U.S. — First unveiled last June, the new Lens feature lets users snap a photo with their mobile cam...
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.
Tom Moore steps down as Project Loon CEO after six months and is replaced by Alastair Westgarth, former head of wireless antenna company Quintel
Tom Moore, a satellite veteran Alphabet recruited in August, is stepping down from his job. — by — Tom Moore, a satellite veteran brought …
Sources: SoundCloud has been trying to raise $100M since last summer, without success
In 2014, the streaming music service thought it was worth $700 million. It could sell for much less. — SoundCloud needs more money, or it needs a buyer. — Sources say the streaming music service ...
Court dismisses Total Recall Technologies' suit against Oculus founder Palmer Luckey alleging breach of contract
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WikiLeaks' CIA document cache, which focuses on compromising devices and not apps, underscores the strength of Signal's and WhatsApp's encryption
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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
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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
Paul Sawers / VentureBeat :
Viva Republica, fintech startup behind popular Korean P2P payments app Toss, raises $48M Series C from Goodwater Capital, PayPal, Bessemer, others
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DraftKings announces new round; sources say DraftKings raised $100M, and FanDuel is raising too as companies await merger approval
Dan Primack / Axios :
Google's Firebase adds support for Google Cloud Functions and gets closer integration with Google Cloud Storage
Jordan Novet / VentureBeat :
Luxembourg-based local job finder app, Job Today, says it signed a new media for equity deal worth $35M with RTL, others; plans to launch in Germany this year
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Sources: Cloudera confidentially files for IPO, seeks $4.1B valuation, hires Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan, BofA, as underwriters
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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
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