Twitter partners with Bloomberg Media to create a 24/7 ad-supported Twitter-exclusive live video news channel, expected to start in fall
New Service Comes as Social-Media Firm Fights for Video Ad Dollars — Twitter Inc. TWTR -0.78% has found its first partner for its push into round-the-clock streaming television: Bloomberg.
Samsung debuts Bixby voice command feature for the Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus in South Korea, a month after launching the flagship smartphones
Samsung Electronics has rolled out the voice command feature for its Bixby virtual assistant that was missing for the launch of Galaxy S8.
Sales of ebooks in US dropped 19% during first 9 months of 2016 and declined 17% in UK for all of 2016, as physical books sales rose, say publisher associations
Coloring books help adults de-stress — Are physical books the new vinyl? — New data suggest that the reading public …
Trump is launching a new tech group, the American Technology Council, to “transform and modernize” the US government, led by ex-Microsoft exec Chris Liddell
He'll consult with executives — we don't yet know who — in June. — U.S. President Donald Trump intends to huddle …
Apple's cash reserve has topped $250B, which is greater than Walmart or P&G's market value, and exceeds the foreign-currency reserves of UK and Canada combined
Tech giant's unequaled stash draws calls for buybacks, acquisitions as corporate tax shift looms
Amazon's “Speech Synthesis Markup Language” now lets Alexa developers add personality to Skills' responses by controlling pronunciation, pitch, timing, and more
Amazon's Alexa is going to sound more human. The company announced this week the addition of a new set …
While analysts predict Amazon will become the largest apparel seller in the US this year, source says it is exploring selling custom-fit clothing
SEATTLE — If future anthropologists want to study the rubble of early-21st-century retail, a good place to start will be what Amazon.com …
Melbourne fintech startup Airwallex raises $13M Series A from Mastercard, Sequoia Capital China, and Tencent
Australian cross-border payment startup Airwallex has secured US$13 million ($17.4 million) in a funding round to continue its expansion overseas.
Collaboration software company Jive to be acquired by ESW Capital's Wave Systems for $462M and will become part of the Aurea family of companies
Jive, a community collaboration software company that was one of the biggest Enterprise 2.0-era success stories, going public in 2011 …
Study: hundreds of apps in Google Play Store that help users connect to PCs via Wi-Fi leave some ports open and poorly secured, exposing the device to hackers
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How Obama's intervention on Title II sparked hyper-partisanship at the FCC, and Ajit Pai's public stance on regulations changed as chance to be chairman opened
The answer - because net-neutrality slayer Ajit Pai wants to stay in charge — Special report This week, Ajit Pai …
Check Point researchers detail Dok, OS X malware that uses a signed Apple developer certificate to bypass Gatekeeper
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A look at how computer scientists, tech giants, and startups are using algorithms and big data to combat fake news during election season in Europe
LONDON — In the battle against fake news, Andreas Vlachos — a Greek computer scientist living in a northern English town — is on the front lines. Tweets: @nytimesworld Tweets: New York / @nytimesworld...
Uber's Kalanick cancels Code Conference interview, cites delay on Eric Holder-led company culture report as reason; director Arianna Huffington will go instead
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Profile of ex-Googler Colin Huang whose WeChat-embedded social commerce app Pinduoduo has raised $100M+ valuing company at $1.5B+, say sources
Ex Googler Colin Huang created Pinduoduo, a fast-growing Shanghai unicorn that lets people shop together online and earn group discounts. Tweets: @bloombergasia Tweets: Bloomberg Asia / @bloombergasia...
Gig, a car-sharing app made by roadside assistance service AAA, launches in Bay Area, is like Zipcar but doesn't require cars be returned at specific locations
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ARM's first image signal processor is intended for automotive applications but also promises to broaden access to cutting-edge image processing for phone OEMs
Vlad Savov / The Verge :
Developer scraped 40K Tinder selfies from Bay Area and uploaded dataset to machine-learning platform Kaggle; Tinder says terms of service violated
Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch :
How a 3-month internet blackout in English-speaking parts of Cameroon, centers of anti-president protests, was lifted as economic and political pressure mounted
Jake Bright / TechCrunch : Tweets: @smith_jeffreyt Tweets: Jeffrey Smith / @smith_jeffreyt : “It is a big mistake for governments in Africa...to underestimate the tech community.” -@africatechie http...
A look at exclusive social networks and dating apps like Best of All Worlds and The League, which cater to the world's one percent
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Sexism, racism, and bullying are driving people out of tech, a study by Kapor Center and Harris Poll finds
Sam Levin / The Guardian :
Too much VC money chases too few ideas in China as services for renting bicycles and phone-charging stations flood major cities
Li Yuan / Wall Street Journal : Tweets: @wsjbusiness and @don_homer Tweets: @wsjbusiness : China has 131 billion-dollar startups, 30 more than the US. One reason: $199b in new venture funds looking t...
Algorithmic feed was a boon for Instagram's and Twitter's growth; Snapchat should evolve
Josh Constine / TechCrunch : Tweets: @joshconstine , @joshconstine , @basche42 , @benedictevans , @benedictevans , and @benedictevans Tweets: Josh Constine / @joshconstine : Algorithmic feed sorting ...
How money transfer startups like Circle, Abra, Transferwise, and WorldRemit are trying to shake up the $429B remittance market
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