Google Brain founder and Baidu's chief scientist Andrew Ng resigns from Baidu
I will be resigning from Baidu, where I have been leading the company's AI Group. Baidu's AI is incredibly strong, and the team is stacked up and down with talent; I am confident AI at Baidu will con...
How iCloud account data helped police identify the attacker who allegedly tweeted seizure-inducing strobe, despite his use of a prepaid SIM bought with cash
An anonymous SIM card in a non-anonymous iPhone — In theory, it was the perfect setup: an anonymous Twitter account on a prepaid SIM card, bought with cash.
Google Maps now lets users share their location with friends and family for a specific period of time
Google Maps has today launched a new feature to allow you to share your location with others. While that might seem creepy, it's not the first to add this type of functionality.
Apple announces new 9.7-inch iPad with A9 chip to replace iPad Air 2, starting at $329 for 32GB and $429 for 128GB, available to order on March 24
and Apple's new red iPhone proves it Matt Kapko / Network World : Why Apple dropped iPad's price to lowest yet Josh Smith / Gotta Be Mobile : 5 Common Touch ID Problems and Fixes Mark Sullivan / Fast ...
LinkedIn introduces trending topics section curated by human editors, rolling out Wednesday to US users on mobile and desktop
LinkedIn pulls a Facebook. — LinkedIn is known for helping people find their next job, but now it wants to help people find their news, too.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 review: small, light tablet with bright screen and tight stylus integration, but the keyboard is cramped and multitasking is limited
I am in productivity hell. For the past week, I've been using Samsung's Galaxy Tab S3 to read Twitter, correspond on Slack, and write articles for this website.
Airbnb rebrands as Aibiying in China, plans to triple workforce and double investment in the country in 2017, integrates with Alipay and WeChat
But the bigger question remains: Can it successfully compete with the reigning “Airbnb of China,” Tujia? — Continuing on his global tour of six cities …
Instagram to let users book appointments with businesses, may eventually add more tools like reviews; feature set to roll out in next couple of months
New feature will give advertisers a direct way to measure the power of Facebook's photo-sharing app — Instagram, the photo-sharing …
Apple discontinues iPad mini 2 and raises iPad mini 4's base storage from 32GB to 128GB, available for $399
Apple today announced that the iPad mini 4 now offers more capacity for the same price. The 128GB model with Wi-Fi now starts at $399, which was previously the price for the 32GB model …
Tumult at Uber, including the departure of president Jeff Jones, has complicated the COO search; source says Tim Armstrong and ex-Walt Disney COO in contention
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Uber board member Arianna Huffington, head of N. America operations Rachel Holt, and HR officer Liane Hornsey take questions on sexual harassment investigation
Uber today provided an update on its investigation into alleged sexual harassment and discriminatory practices at the company.
Facebook and Nokia successfully test new technique that boosts the speed of existing undersea cables from 13Tbps to 32Tbps
An experimental technology from Nokia could expand a submarine cable's capacity by 2.5 times — Facebook and Nokia have found a way to push a lot more data through …
Amazon adds “Send to Kindle” feature to its Kindle iOS app, letting users send articles for reading later
Amazon has quietly rolled out the “Send to Kindle” feature to its Kindle for iOS application that allows you to save to the app articles and documents found on the web.
Stack Overflow survey of 64K developers worldwide: 73.1% say Rust is the most loved language, 66.9% say Facebook's React is the most loved framework
The programming community's survey also finds that many developers are newcomers to the field — There may be a perception in some circles …
Microsoft says it has finished customizing Windows 10 for Chinese government use, after last year's passage of cybersecurity law that shook industry
Tech companies are customizing products to meet heightened security demands from Beijing — BEIJING— Microsoft Corp. has finished development …
Nest camera Bluetooth vulnerability allows hackers to wirelessly stop recording; researcher reported issues in October, company has not yet patched them
So far, no patch available to the public — Nest's Dropcam and Dropcam Pro security cameras can be wirelessly attacked via Bluetooth to crash and stop recording footage.
As IBM continues its drive to bring remote workers back into offices, some employees theorize that the company is using “co-location” as a downsizing effort
Less than a year into her tenure as IBM's chief marketing officer, Michelle Peluso prepared to make an announcement …
Outlook, Skype, Xbox issues resolved, but OneDrive still experiencing problems after Microsoft services hit by account authentication issue earlier today
Microsoft is working on a fix Ashlee Kieler / Consumerist : Several Microsoft Services — Including Xbox Live, Outlook — Suffering Outages Samit Sarkar / Polygon : Xbox server issues affecting sign-in,...
Tencent reports Q4 revenue of $6.3B, up 44% YoY, as its other businesses grow 289% YoY, driven by payment and cloud services
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Following US ban, UK announces cabin baggage ban on electronics, which includes laptops, tablets, and phones over a certain size, for flights from six countries
Apple releases iTunes 12.6 with feature allowing rentals to be watched across multiple devices using iOS 10.3 and tvOS 10.2, which are in public/dev beta
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Amazon Music's iOS app adds support for CarPlay, Apple's in-car entertainment system
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Six March Madness games to be streamed in VR; single court camera for $2 per game, multiple camera angles for $3 per game or $8 for all six
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Google releases Android O to developers, touting better battery life through improved background app management and more organized notifications with “channels”
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Twitter nixed 636k+ accounts between mid-2015 and end of 2016 in its effort to tackle extremism
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Google updates its iOS, Android, and web app with tappable icons for sports, entertainment, weather, and more
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LinkedIn unveils Sales Navigator for enterprise with CRM sync and PointDrive integration, available now for $1.6K+ per seat, per year
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Amazon expands counterfeit removal program beyond testing in North America, letting brands register logos and other IP with Amazon
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Y Combinator Winter 2017 Demo Day 2: 51 startups with a focus on backend engineering tools and social apps
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Sources: Pinterest expects $500M+ in revenue this year, a jump of at least 67% over last year's $300M
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Twitter debuts Periscope Producer API in private beta, letting publishers stream from more devices and services
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Advertisers try to scrub ads from Breitbart and other sites, resorting to double checking where their ads get placed by automated buying systems
Jessica Toonkel / Reuters : Tweets: @darkecologist and @profcarroll Tweets: @darkecologist : @HarmfulOpinions http://www.reuters.com/... seems like a mistake. once you start curating ads, people wil...
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