Possible image of Echo with a built-in touchscreen and camera found on Amazon's servers
Here is the first look at what Amazon's upcoming Echo with a built-in touchscreen looks like. I was able to locate this unfortunately low resolution image on Amazon's servers in a similar manner …
Sources: Amazon and Apple close to an agreement to launch Amazon video app on Apple TV; Amazon employees expect the app in Q3
Jeff Bezos and Tim Cook bury the hatchet. — Amazon and Apple may have reached a truce. — The tech giants, who are increasingly competing for customers' time …
French presidential candidate Macron's campaign says it was targeted in a “massive” hack, after about 9GB of data was posted to Pastebin
French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron's campaign said on Friday it had been the target of a “massive” computer hack that dumped …
IDC: worldwide tablet shipments declined 8.5% over the past year, Q1 is the tenth straight quarter in decline
Remember when everyone thought tablets would replace PCs, at least for average consumers? Yeah, that didn't happen. In fact, the opposite is happening.
Microsoft announces a new event on May 23 in Shanghai, confirms new hardware is coming; in a tweet Panos Panay hints at Surface update
Microsoft is holding an event this month, the company announced tonight, at which it says it will “show the world what's next.”
Sources: Facebook planning on premiering about 24 TV-like shows in mid-June, has greenlit virtual-reality dating show from Condé Nast Entertainment
Facebook has kicked its push for TV-like shows into high gear and is aiming to premiere its slate of programming in mid-June …
Square is rolling out debit cards that draw money from users' Square Cash accounts
It's a prepaid card, not a real debit card. But it's like the one Jack Dorsey recently showed off. — Last month, Jack Dorsey teased the launch of a Square debit card.
Seattle writes its own broadband privacy rules requiring user opt-in before ISPs can share data, pushing back against US government; ISPs must comply by May 24
Hardly anyone was pleased by the rollback of the broadband privacy rule last month, opening up the possibility of ISPs collecting …
Germany's domestic intelligence head says Russia took large amounts of data in 2015 parliament cyberattack; Berlin is exploring legal options for offensive ops
The head of Germany's domestic intelligence agency accused Russian rivals of gathering large amounts of political data …
Spotify debuts scannable Spotify Codes in mobile app to let users easily share music
Spotify has taken a tip from Snapchat with its new feature for sharing music via scannable images. The new Spotify Codes feature creates a unique barcode and album cover image for every song, artist ...
Ultrahaptics raises $23M Series B for ultrasound-based “touchless interfaces” that users can feel, bringing total raised to about $40M
As huge tech companies continue to dump money into VR and AR technology looking to convince us digital objects in front of us are actually real …
Twitch says it wants to stream original programming that is interactive, where users can steer the storyline
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Spotify, Deezer, Rocket Internet, others sign letter to European Commission urging antitrust action against Apple and Google
Brussels urged to take action against those abusing mobile and app store dominance — Read next … Spotify and a host of European internet businesses have called …
G Data report: 350 new malware instances are discovered on Android every hour, 750K+ found in Q1; most of the malware is discovered in third-party app stores
Ben Lovejoy / 9to5Google :
App Annie report: smartphone owners launch an average of 9 apps per day, 30 per month; iPhone owners use more apps, but Android users play 30% more games
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch :
Interview with FCC Chairman Ajit Pai on his approach to regulation, net neutrality, investment in broadband infrastructure, media ownership rules, and mergers
Proposed European Aviation Safety Agency rules for small drones require built-in geofencing, registration for operators of drones heavier than 250 grams
Victoria Bryan / Reuters :
Google releases DIY open source Raspberry Pi voice kit hardware, which will be included for free with the next issue of MagPi Magazine
Brian Fagioli / BetaNews :
CDC says 50.8% of US households use only cellphones, overtaking landlines as main service for the first time
Aaron Pressman / Fortune :
E-commerce fraud protection firm Signifyd raises $56M Series C led by Bain Capital Ventures, bringing its total funding to $95M
Katie Roof / TechCrunch :
Facebook debuts a Twitter-like ‘Latest Conversations’ feature that shows public posts about buzzing topics
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch :
Interview with Jimmy Wales on the progress of Wikitribune, its business model and budget, and topics: politics to start, then Bitcoin and maybe dog breeding
Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab :
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