Messenger Day's intrusive preview tiles, bad content, and annoying pop-ups have ruined Facebook Messenger
The opposite of an ode to Facebook ‘Messenger Day’ … I often find myself pointing to this quote from Dr. Ian Malcolm in Jurassic Park. It's just so succinctly perfect for so many things.
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 …
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.
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.
Sources: Japan may block sale of Toshiba memory chip unit to foreign suitors other than US firms over national security concerns
The Japanese government, fretting over the future of Toshiba Corp's flagship memory chips unit, is prepared to block a sale to bidders it deems a risk to national security …
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 …
Sources: Microsoft and Google haven't been contacted by Assange, two days after he said WikiLeaks would share details of CIA hacking tools with tech firms
It's been two days since Julian Assange promised Wikileaks would hand over more information on Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) hacker tools to tech giants.
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 ...
Google and Levi's connected smart jacket will come out this fall and costs around $350
A delayed product is better than no product — The connected denim smart jacket made in partnership between Levi's and Google's ATAP division now has a price tag, but its release date has been pushed...
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...
Verizon Wireless expands data cap exemptions to FiOS Mobile App after new FCC chair drops net neutrality probe into the company
On Thursday, Verizon proudly announced … Brittany A. Roston / SlashGear : Verizon launches data-free streaming for FiOS subscribers Steve Dent / Engadget : Verizon FiOS streaming no longer counts towa...
Dell XPS 13 2-in-1 review: great design and build with Windows Hello-compatible fingerprint reader, but pricier than comparable HP Spectre x360 configurations
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Astro, an app that uses a chatbot to help manage your email, raises $8.3M Series A led by Redpoint Ventures
Astro is making its debut today with a smart email app and a bot that chats with you about trends in your activity, missed tasks, and networking opportunities.
Google's new invisible reCAPTCHAs automatically distinguish humans from bots, don't need to use a checkbox
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Tom Moore steps down as Project Loon CEO after six months and is replaced by Alastair Westgarth, former head of wireless antenna company Quintel
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Pinterest opens up beta of its Lens visual search tool to all Android and iOS users in US
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Court dismisses Total Recall Technologies' suit against Oculus founder Palmer Luckey alleging breach of contract
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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
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Streaming media software maker Plex opens Plex Cloud service to all Plex Pass subscribers
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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 :
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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Zoho CRM Plus in 2025: A year of thoughtful CX improvements
2025 marked 11 years of building a customer experience platform designed to support organizations as customer expectations, channels …
Protecting your Cloud Applications Data
Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Box data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.