Russian hacker Roman Seleznev sentenced to 27 years for theft, sale of 2M+ CC numbers resulting in $170M+ in losses, the longest hacking-related sentence in US
Federal prosecutors have yet to capture or convict the foreign computer criminals believed to be behind the hackings of big retailers like Target and Neiman Marcus.
Leaked document shows recommended minimum specs for Windows 10 Cloud OS devices: quad-core Celeron or better CPU, 4GB of RAM, 32GB of storage, 40 WHr+ battery
A new low-cost Surface device and Windows 10 Cloud OS combo could do some serious damage to Google's Chromebook ambitions in U.S. schools.
Waymo filing: during deposition this week, Uber engineer “was forced to admit” that Uber was working on a second, more Waymo-like Lidar and hid it from court
An Uber self-driving Volvo drives in Pittsburgh Friday, March 17, 2017. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
IHS estimates Samsung's Galaxy S8, which retails starting at $720, costs $307.50 to manufacture, $43.34 more than it cost to make the Galaxy S7 last year
The Galaxy S8 bill of materials reaches $301.60 — Samsung's Galaxy S8 is more expensive than last year's Galaxy S7 …
How H-1B visa program has become a gateway for companies to replace US tech staff with foreign workers earning less and receiving fewer benefits
In the summer of 2014, Craig Diangelo thought he was on the path to an easy retirement. A veteran of the tech industry, Diangelo got his start as a Cobalt programmer in the 1970s.
Sources: Apple hired two executives who worked on satellites at Google, held talks with Boeing about investment or partnership in Boeing's satellite venture
The iPhone maker has recruited a pair of top Google satellite executives for a new hardware team, according to people familiar with the matter.
As MakeSpace announces $30M Series C, a look at the logistics tech underlying the on-demand storage service
Just over a year ago I wrote about how MakeSpace had raised $17.5 million in capital to build out its operations in 4 cities: New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago and Washington D.C …
A look at Kalanick's management style, which made Cook threaten him with Uber app removal
Travis Kalanick's drive to win in life has led to a pattern of risk-taking that has put his ride-hailing company on the brink of implosion. — SAN FRANCISCO — Travis Kalanick, the chief executive of ...
Groq, a stealth startup founded by Google Tensor Processing Unit project engineers and Chamath Palihapitiya, has raised $10.3M
Google has slowly been pulling back the curtain on homegrown silicon that could define the future of machine learning and artificial intelligence.
CyberGRX, a startup that vets third-party suppliers on their cybersecurity practices, raises $20M Series B led by Bessemer
CyberGRX believes it has solved a security problem that has long vexed many companies: How to ensure that third-party suppliers don't provide a way for hackers to attack their networks?
Amazon building new business pillars in AI, next-gen logistics, and enterprise cloud, a deep dive into firms's M&A, investment, jobs, patent, other data shows
Seattle-based Amazon is doubling down on AWS and its AI assistant, Alexa. It's seeking to become the central provider for AI-as-a-service.
Machine learning data management startup SafeGraph raises $16M Series A from IDG Ventures and 100+ high-profile individual investors
San Francisco-based machine learning data management startup SafeGraph Inc. has raised a $16 million funding round led by IDG Ventures USA but including …
YouTube says 12M videos, including those with LGBTQ+ topics, are now available in Restricted Mode after fix, adds way to report videos wrongly excluded
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Verizon delays Bixby Amazon shopping feature in Samsung Galaxy S8
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Qualcomm CEO: first Windows 10 PC with Snapdragon 835 is scheduled for Q4 2017
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Huawei admits it uses slower flash memory chips in some P10 smartphones due to supply constraints
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Netmarble Games prices IPO in Korea, raising as much as $2.3B and valuing company at $11B+
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Sources: Google and partners in Coalition for Better Ads are working on a tool designed for publishers to filter some ads; IAB head says tool isn't ad blocker
now the ads just never show up, users don't even have a choice http://twitter.com/... See also Mediagazer
The Guardian confirms it has stopped publishing its articles to Apple News and Facebook Instant Articles
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Sources: Facebook is offering publishers a monthly sum in exchange for a minimum amount of produced video, to host mid-roll ads
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Beijing-based SenseTime, which develops facial recognition tech, announces $60M round led by Sailing Capital; company had revealed a $120M round in December
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Sources: after performing some pilot work, Palantir never signed full-fledged contract with NSA; Palantir CEO called CIA “recalcitrant” in 2015 staff meeting
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Duolingo launches $10/month subscription option with no ads and the option to download language lessons for offline use
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Zoho CRM Plus in 2025: A year of thoughtful CX improvements
2025 marked 11 years of building a customer experience platform designed to support organizations as customer expectations, channels …
Protecting your Cloud Applications Data
Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Box data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.