Department of Justice indicts three Russians, including two intelligence agency employees, and a Canadian in connection with 2014 Yahoo breach
Two members of a Russian intelligence agency have been charged by the US government in connection with the 2014 hacks that compromised …
Apple found guilty of price-fixing iPhones in Russia, could be fined up to 15% of Russian sales
Last August, Russia opened an investigation into Apple over alleged price-fixing related to the iPhone. At the time, Apple denied any involvement and said that “retailers set their own prices” for th...
DeepMind researchers detail algorithm for training neural nets sequentially at multiple tasks, allowing neural nets to retain knowledge while learning new tasks
Breakthrough should improve ability to learn sequence of tasks — Research may also have implication for study of brain synapses
Vibrator maker We-Vibe offers to pay $3.75M for tracking users' sexual activity and agrees to stop collecting personal data to settle class action suit
A Chicago woman says an app connected to her personal massage device sent private information to the manufacturer.
Report: US digital ad spend to rise 16% in 2017 to $83B, as ad revenue of Snapchat to rise 158%, Facebook by 32%, Google by 15%, and Twitter to drop by 4.7%
Snapchat poised for “explosive growth” but will remain a small piece of the entire digital ad pie, according to eMarketer's forecast
Spotify and Waze integrate to enable navigating with Waze from within Spotify, and to make Spotify playlists accessible from within Waze
Drivers use their smartphone for both navigation and music, so why not put the two together? Waze and Spotify have announced that they've done just that …
Researchers show how sound waves can exploit accelerometer vulnerabilities in a wide range of tech including IoT, cars, medical devices, and phones
ANN ARBOR—Sound waves could be used to hack into critical sensors in a broad array of technologies including smartphones, automobiles …
Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, Cisco file amicus brief to help Google in its fight against a court order to hand over emails stored on a foreign server
Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, and Cisco have filed an amicus brief in support of Google, after a Pennsylvania court ruled that the company …
Microsoft adds LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman to its board
Microsoft is continuing to bring its LinkedIn integration deeper into the fold with the appointment of its co-founder Reid Hoffman, to the Microsoft board of directors. — Microsoft has added LinkedI...
Apple hires respected forensics and security expert Jonathan Zdziarski for its Security Engineering and Architecture team
I'm pleased to announce that I've accepted … Chris Mills / BGR : Apple quietly hires renowned iPhone security expert Mudit Mohilay / The Tech Portal : iOS expert and privacy proponent Jonathan Zdziars...
Chrome for iOS gets Read Later option that saves articles locally for offline reading
We reported last week that Chrome for iOS would soon gain a new Safari Reading List-like feature, and today that feature is officially rolling out. Google has updated Chrome for iOS to version 57 …
Best Buy prices Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 at $599.99 including S Pen stylus, lists keyboard separately for $129.99
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Google refuses request from MPs to remove anti-Semitic video that talked of “white genocide”, as exec tells UK committee hate speech guidelines weren't violated
Google, Facebook and Twitter were accused of creating ‘platforms for racists’ in a bruising Westminster hearing today.
Efforts to tackle Silicon Valley's sexist culture, including unconscious bias training, are helping but need to go further to break apart the “boys' club”
One weekday morning in 2007, Bethanye Blount came into work early to interview a job applicant.
Facebook says moderation “was not working” in response to BBC probe of sexualized photos of children on FB, where 82 of 100 reported posts were not removed
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Google adds “Upsetting-Offensive” tag for its quality raters to use in flagging search results; Google engineer says “demonstrably inaccurate” info is a target
Danny Sullivan / Search Engine Land :
Sources: former Google Ventures CEO Bill Maris to launch Section 32, a $100M VC fund, within the next two months
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Germany's justice minister introduces draft law proposing fines of up to $53M on social media companies that fail to remove hate speech
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Microsoft Teams rolls out as a free, on-by-default feature to Office 365 business users worldwide, with 150 integrations available or coming soon
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Delivery management platform Bringg raises $10M Series B led by Aleph VC, to help any business have faster, more transparent on-demand delivery
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Snapchat launches widget chat shortcuts, made with Bitmoji avatars, for iOS Today screen and Android homescreen
Josh Constine / TechCrunch :
Evrythng, the Internet of Things platform for smart products, raises $24.8M Series B led by San Francisco-based Sway Ventures
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Google adds the ability to send and request money in Gmail via Google Wallet on Android in US
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A year after leaving Zenefits, Parker Conrad launches HR startup Rippling to help firms staff up, raises $7M from SV Angel, Khosla Ventures, others
and investors were ‘thrilled’ to help him Matthew Lynley / TechCrunch : Zenefits founder Parker Conrad takes another crack at HR onboarding Tweets: Ted Rheingold / @tedr : @pt @bryce @stevemz IMO Conr...
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