Facebook's main app gets Snapchat-like Stories atop the News Feed, Direct for sharing ephemeral images and video with friends, and in-app camera effects
We want to make it fast, fun and easy for people to share creative photos and videos with whomever they choose, for however long they choose …
Sources: Elon Musk launches Neuralink, a startup developing “direct cortical interface” tech that implants electrodes in the brain to upload, download thoughts
Startup from CEO of Tesla and SpaceX aims to implant tiny electrodes in human brains
Facebook copied Snapchat a fourth time, and now all its apps look the same
Facebook doesn't seem concerned with giving each of its core services a unique identity. — Facebook is copying Snapchat again: Today it launched Stories, the 24-hour photo and video montages that ul...
Interviews with Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Ray Kurzweil, others on AI in coming decades, its regulation, and possible implementations
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Apple releases watchOS 3.2 with Theater Mode, an easily accessible option to disable “Raise to Wake”, and SiriKit, which will allow users to give Siri commands
Apple today released a new software update for the Apple Watch, upgrading watchOS 3.1.3 to watchOS 3.2. watchOS 3.2 …
Sources: Amazon delays opening of Amazon Go, its first cashier-less retail store, because of technical complications
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IKEA's Trådfri system for smart home lighting goes live on Swedish website, available in Swedish stores on March 31 starting at about $85
Smart lights on a budget — Ikea is finally getting into the home automation game with its own system for smart lighting.
Former FCC staffer explains consequences as House of Representatives prepares to vote to repeal FCC's 2016 broadband privacy rules
Time to make some calls — Last week, on a party-line vote, the Senate voted to repeal the Federal Communications Commission's 2016 broadband privacy rules giving consumers …
Apple releases iOS 10.3 with Apple File System, Find My AirPods, CarPlay updates, ability for devs to reply to app reviews, iCloud Analytics opt-in option, more
here's what's new Lookout Blog : Mobile Safari scareware campaign thwarted Zach Epstein / BGR : Hidden changes in iOS 10.3 will give your iPhone a speed boost Neil Hughes / AppleInsider : Apple's CarP...
Amazon debuts AmazonFresh Pickup, a drive-in service delivering groceries straight to your trunk, in beta at two Seattle locations
Amazon's grocery efforts just got a new level of convenience for shoppers: AmazonFresh Pickup, a drive-in grocery delivery right to your car's trunk, launching in beta on Tuesday.
Tencent buys 5% passive stake in Tesla for $1.8B, making it the fifth-largest shareholder in the automaker
China's most valuable company, buys 5% stake in Elon Musk's electric-vehicle maker ahead of ambitious launch of $35,000 sedan — Tencent Holdings Ltd. bought a 5% stake in Tesla Inc. …
Twitter will start selling pre-roll ads ahead of Periscope videos
Twitter is looking for some more video ad dollars. — Twitter is going to start making some money from Periscope, its livestreaming video service. — The company announced on Tuesday that it will be...
Tinder unveils Tinder Online, a web-optimized version currently being tested in emerging markets with plans to launch everywhere “soon”
Tinder is today introducing a new way for users to access the platform with the launch of Tinder Online, a web-optimized version of the dating app …
Sources: Didi weighing $6B SoftBank-backed funding to expand R&D Apple and Tencent considering joining investment on a pro-rata basis to avoid stake dilution
Tencent, Apple considering chipping in to avoid share dilution — The Chinese ride-sharing leader needs capital for R&D
Payments company Square launches in the UK, its first European market and fifth globally
Mobile payments company Square is finally landing in Europe with the news today that it's now open for U.K.-based business owners. — This launch represents the fifth market for Square, after the U.S...
Trump nominates ex-AT&T lobbyist Makan Delrahim as head of DoJ antitrust unit; Delrahim previously said AT&T-Time Warner merger not a “major antitrust problem”
Makan Delrahim to be nominated to Department of Justice Anti-Trust Divisionpic.twitter.com/dpgVkMiZZF Thanks: @tonyromm See also Mediagazer
Amazon confirms acquisition of Dubai-based e-commerce site Souq.com in deal that sources said was valued at around $650M
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LastPass working on security update for newly discovered browser extension vulnerability
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Facial recognition databases used by FBI have photos of about half of US adults without consent; algorithm for matches more likely to misidentify black people
Olivia Solon / The Guardian :
Pages, Numbers, and Keynote for Mac and iOS add Touch ID for password protected docs and editing features including an easier way to find and replace fonts
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