Google reveals its pay methodology to defend compensation practices, says there's no gender pay gap, and its means of suggesting pay amount is “blind” to gender
Pay equity is a huge issue, not just for Silicon Valley companies, but across every industry in every country.
Qualcomm responds to Apple suit over patent licensing and files countersuit including charge of limiting performance of Qualcomm modem chips in iPhone 7
Qualcomm formally responded to a lawsuit from Apple on Monday, rejecting the iPhone maker's claims and launching its own countersuit.
Algoriddim brings djay Pro to Windows 10 using Microsoft's Bridge tool for iOS, includes iTunes and Spotify integration
Algoriddim has ported its popular djay Pro software from iOS to Windows 10 for the first time. djay Pro will still be developed on iOS and the Mac using …
Instagram Direct now combines ephemeral messages with permanent messages in the same threads; Facebook says Direct now has 375M users, up from 300M in Nov. 2016
After successfully cloning Snapchat Stories, Instagram is looking to one-up its competitor in chat with a reimagining …
Google's image search results for mobile web and the Android Search app now display “similar items” to purchase
Google's image search results on the mobile web and in the Android Search app are now showing “similar items” — i.e., if you're looking at “lifestyle” …
Piper Jaffray survey of 5.5K US teens finds 76% own an iPhone, and 81% expect their next phone to also come from Apple
The iPhone continues to be the most popular smartphone among teens, according to data gathered by investment firm Piper Jaffray in its most recent semiannual U.S. teen survey.
Facebook announces first Communities Summit on June 22 and 23 in Chicago for group admins
People use Facebook to discover and connect with communities in meaningful ways. One way people are forming and strengthening communities is through Facebook Groups.
Microsoft ends support for Windows Vista, more than 10 years after it arrived late to market and was met with widespread criticism
Vista support ends today — Microsoft is bidding farewell to Windows Vista, more than 10 years after it first debuted. Support for Windows Vista ends today …
Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg says company has 5M monthly advertisers, up from 3M in March 2016
Facebook Inc (FB.O) plans to announce on Monday that more than 5 million businesses are advertising on the social network each month and that it is updating its suite of ad services to try …
NPD: US drone sales revenue, driven by $300+ drones, grew 117% YoY for year ending Feb. 2017; sales of $50-$100 drones saw strong uptick during holiday season
Premium drones drive steady sales, while lower cost drones fly off shelves during the holidays
LeEco calls off its $2B purchase of TV maker Vizio, instead forming “partnership” that brings Le app to some Vizio devices and Vizio products to China
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comScore: 53% of over 49M US homes with WiFi use at least one OTT video service, with Netflix reaching 75% of those homes, YouTube reaching 53%, and Amazon 33%
According to new data from comScore released this morning, more than half (53 percent) of Wi-Fi households in the U.S. are now using …
Deep-linking startup Branch raised $60M Series C from Andy Rubin's Playground Ventures
Branch, a startup making tools to enable developers to provide links between websites and apps, has raised a $60 million Series C round of funding from Andy Rubin's Playground Ventures, according to s...
Forbes, The New York Times, and other publishers abandon or scale back use of Facebook's Instant Articles due to lack of monetization
Facebook's Instant Article push is in danger of fizzling. — Many publishers are deeply unhappy with the monetization on these pages …
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai seeks to keep voice-call ban on planes, taking off the table a 2013 proposal to reverse it
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Symantec links alleged Vault7 CIA malware to hacking operation that attacked at least 40 targets in 16 countries across the Middle East, Europe, Asia, Africa
Dan Goodin / Ars Technica :
Source: LeEco missed its $100M US sales goal in 2016, generating less than $15M, will eliminate 175 of 475 jobs in US
Chinese tech firm falls far short of $100 million revenue goal — U.S. ambitions also hindered by collapse of deal to buy Vizio — Chinese technology conglomerate LeEco Inc …
FAA issues order banning commercial and hobby drones from flying over 133 US military bases, effective Friday
David Kravets / Ars Technica :
At FBI's request, Spain arrests a visiting Russian, Peter Levashov, who infosec experts say is an e-mail spam kingpin known as Peter Severa
And His Massive Botnet Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security : Alleged Spam King Pyotr Levashov Arrested CNN : DOJ plans to disrupt global spam network after Russian hacker's arrest Sheera Frenkel / BuzzFee...
Payments firm Harland Clarke says it has acquired coupon site RetailMeNot for around $630M, paying a 50% premium over RetailMeNot's April 7 closing share price
Lalorek / Silicon Hills News :
Two weeks before election, French centrist candidate Emmanuel Macron campaigns with plan to compel tech firms to decrypt communications for police on demand
Sources: Comcast plans to debut an online video service offering hit shows from its NBCUniversal TV networks in the next 12 to 18 months
Bloomberg :
AT&T to acquire wireless carrier Straight Path in $1.6B deal for its spectrum, ahead of 5G push, paying almost 3x Straight Path's stock price
AT&T to acquire Straight Path in $1.6B deal for spectrum Reuters : Straight Path soars after AT&T calls in a bid at huge premium Ryne Hager / Android Police : AT&T set to buy more 5G millimeter wave s...
AMD buys Nitero for low latency wireless streaming tech to make desktop VR headset cables unnecessary
Jamie Feltham / UploadVR :
DoorDash will pay $5 million to settle class-action lawsuit over independent contractors
Megan Rose Dickey / TechCrunch :
Freestyle Capital has raised $90M for its fourth fund and promoted Jenny Lefcourt to general partner
Ryan Lawler / TechCrunch :
Sources: Magic Leap last spring quietly acquired game studio FuzzyCube Software, which had fewer than ten employees
Business Insider :
Sources: Foxconn indicates a preliminary bid for Toshiba's chip business of about $27B; SK Hynix Inc. and chipmaker Broadcom also make bids
Bloomberg :
Twitter now lets brands make “custom hearts” for Periscope live videos, declines to disclose pricing
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch :
Former Twitter executives Adam Bain and Adam Messinger left $35M+ in combined stock awards on table when they quit last year
Kurt Wagner / Recode :
Source: Blue Apron had revenue of between $750M and $1B last year and was profitable in Q3
Jing Cao / Bloomberg :
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