Inside Twitter's decision to change the default profile picture from an egg to a human silhouette
An icon that came to represent Twitter's dark side is giving way to one designed not to turn anyone off, without looking like something you'd want to stick with.
Comcast, AT&T, and Verizon say they don't sell customers' personal web browsing history, in response to cancellation of new FCC privacy rules
Comcast, AT&T, and Verizon published blog posts this morning responding to the backlash they've been receiving since Congress voted to revoke …
Roundup of April Fools' Day gags by tech companies
Topsy-turvy day — April 1st — a day colloquially known as “April Fools' Day” or “the worst holiday ever” — isn't even until tomorrow, but because the month of April starts on a Saturday this year, a...
Uber executive and Otto founder Anthony Levandowski invokes fifth amendment, seeking to avoid potential charges in Waymo's case against Uber
SAN FRANCISCO — An Uber executive accused of stealing driverless car technology from his former employers at Google is exercising his Fifth Amendment right …
Sources say Trump's Office of Science and Technology Policy is sidelined and understaffed as office's director and other key leadership postions remain unfilled
As he cuts federal research and targets immigration, Trump has neglected and marginalized the White House's own team of experts.
Snapchat starts rolling out search for public Stories to users in select US cities; public Stories from all users could stay visible for up to several months
Snapchat is shifting from a social network limited to content shared by people you follow to an ephemeral, real-time database of what's going on now everywhere.
Gaming hardware and peripheral company Mad Catz shuts down and files for Chapter 7 bankruptcy after months of financial woes
Troubled hardware maker used up its ninth life — Mad Catz, Inc. has filed for chapter 7 bankruptcy in the United States. As of March 30, the company has shut …
Memory standards organization JEDEC says DDR5 DRAM specification will be finalized next year and be twice as fast as DDR4
More DDR memory is on the way, despite many predictions that its time would soon be up. — Development of specifications for the new DDR5 DRAM has started …
Microsoft is shutting down CodePlex, its service for hosting repositories of open source software, on December 15 due to the dominance of GitHub
Microsoft today announced that it's shutting down CodePlex, its service for hosting repositories of open source software.
Cloudera files to raise $200M in IPO; the company lost $187M on $261M in revenue for the year ending January 31
Big data software company Cloudera today submitted its S-1 filing to go public on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol CLDR. — Joint underwriters on the deal include …
Foxconn sees 30% rise in quarterly profit YOY, despite its first revenue decline in its 26 years as a public company
Taiwan's Foxconn, the world's largest contract electronics maker and a key Apple Inc supplier, on Friday reported 30 percent growth in fourth quarter net profit from a year ago, defying expectations f...
Phil Schiller officially opens Apple's new App Accelerator in Bengaluru for Indian developers
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YouTube announces that creators can now use Community Contributions, once for subtitles only, to let viewers translate titles and descriptions
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iOS 10.3, released earlier this week, fixes major vulnerability that allowed malicious code to force iPhones to repeatedly dial 911
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Australia's competition regulator the ACCC rejects application by four banks to collectively negotiate with Apple over NFC, and boycott Apple Pay
The competition watchdog has ruled that four … Chris Keall / National Business Review : Banks lose fight over Apple Pay Tweets: Graham / @greyham : No surprise, Aussie banks request to collectively ba...
Verizon restructures into three units, hires former Ericsson CEO Hans Vestberg to lead network and technology group
Verizon ‘fights to retain share,’ but wireline … Diana Goovaerts / Wireless Week : Verizon Shakes Up Structure, Hires Former Ericsson Head Vestberg Ina Fried / Axios : Former Ericsson CEO Hans Vestber...
RIAA report: streaming music in 2016 grew 68% YoY to bring in 51% of total revenues in music market, as total revenue reaches $7.7B, up 11.4% YoY
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Sources: Robinhood zero-fee stock trading app is completing a round of funding led by DST Global at $1.3B valuation
Zero-fee stock trading app Robinhood is completing a huge fund raise to fuel its attack on old brokerage firms that charge around $7 to $10 per trade.
BlackBerry reports better-than-expected adjusted earnings for the sixth straight quarter amid shift from hardware to higher-margin software business
Synaptics' newest fingerprint sensor, scheduled for mass production in Q3 2017, can detect force, swipe gestures, and supports software navigation buttons
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JoyRun, which lets consumers order food and drink through people already heading out, raises $8.5M Series A, bringing total raised to $9.8M
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Verizon to launch 4G LTE Category M1 nationwide network for IoT on Friday, with wireless data costs starting at $2 per month, per device
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As US tech firms spend billions to get into India, Chinese tech giants bolster Indian competitors with investments and expertise
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