Harman Kardon unveils Invoke, a Cortana-enabled speaker with 360-degree sound and Skype integration
The Harman Kardon Invoke speaker combines the rich, captivating sound that Harman Kardon is known for with your personal digital assistant, Cortana, in an innovative and beautifully designed speaker f...
John Oliver urges internet users to defend net neutrality again, temporarily crashes the FCC's comments submission site
HBO comedian John Oliver is a strong supporter of net neutrality, the principle that all internet content should be treated equally. He made that clear in 2014 …
Ahead of June 8 UK general election, Facebook publishes ads in UK papers, including The Times, The Guardian, Daily Telegraph, to raise awareness about fake news
Facebook has broadened its campaign to raise awareness about fake news, by publishing adverts in the UK press.
Apple now says that its drop in affiliate commissions from 7% to 2.5% applies only to iOS in-app purchases, not paid iOS apps or other content types
On April 24th, Apple sent an email to participants in the iTunes Affiliate Program that said: … The drastic cut in the rate on apps …
Server for HandBrake, a popular Mac video transcoder, hacked; users who downloaded app between May 2-6 have 50% chance of infection with a remote access trojan
The developers of open source video transcoder app Handbrake have issued a security warning to Mac users after a mirror download server hosting the software was hacked.
Flaw in Intel chipsets' remote management allows hijacking using any authentication string; HP, Lenovo, others issue advisories; Intel expects patches this week
Patch for severe authentication bypass bug won't be available until next week. — A remote hijacking flaw that lurked …
Comcast and Charter announce wireless partnership to negotiate better contracts, will work only with each other on new wireless deals
Cable giants will collaborate to negotiate better contracts — Companies to work only with each other on new wireless deals
Singapore-based e-commerce and online games startup, Garena, raises $550M, rebrands as Sea
Hillhouse, Cathay Financial, Farallon joined latest round — Startup adopts new name Sea Ltd. to signal regional ambitions — Garena has rebranded as Sea Ltd. after Southeast Asia's …
Behind the 10-year evolution of Scratch, a programming language from MIT Media Lab, which has introduced coding and collaboration to millions of kids
At 10, Scratch is a popular tool to teach kids programming. But its real glory is how it imparts lessons in sharing, logic, and hackerism.
Urban transport app Citymapper trials its own smart bus and transport service in London, with “popup” routes using its own branded buses
Popular city transport app Citymapper has revealed an ambitious plan to reinvent the humble bus, creating vehicles fit for the smart city era.
Strategy Analytics: Apple shipped 3.5M Watches In Q1'17, capturing 15.9% market share in wearables, and Xiaomi shipped 3.4M wearables; Fitbit says it shipped 3M
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BCG study: in 2016 Chinese consumers spent $750B online, more than the US and UK combined, and 74% of China's e-commerce purchases were made with mobile phones
The New Retail: Lessons from China for the West — Imagine being in the middle of Times Square, surrounded by flashing lights …
Report: cyberspies stitch together free tools to build a malware framework, dubbed Netrepser, infecting 500+ computers at government agencies worldwide
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As Uber investigates harassment claims by employees, some female drivers say that Uber's processes for dealing with sexual harassment by riders are inadequate
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Social music firm Smule raises $54M led by Tencent, source says at a $604M valuation, to expand in Asia
Social media music company Smule has raised $54 million in a financing round led by Chinese technology giant Tencent Holdings Ltd, which it will use to fuel international growth, the company said on M...
Following ProPublica report, Cloudflare will update its abuse reporting system by end of week to allow individuals to report threats and child abuse anonymously
Matthew Prince / Cloudflare Blog : Tweets: @matthewbloch Tweets: Matthew Bloch / @matthewbloch : https://blog.cloudflare.com/ ... So @Cloudflare is now on record as being happy to host nazi sites, b...
Music royalty collector Kobalt raises $75M Series D led by Hearst Entertainment at a $775M valuation, to expand its platform to cover more streaming sources
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch : Thanks: @ingridlunden
How technology from startups like Ravn, Luminance, and Lex Machina are automating the tasks currently done by junior lawyers and paralegals
Jane Croft / Financial Times : Tweets: @yoda Tweets: Drew Olanoff / @yoda : Until something goes really wrong. Which it will. http://twitter.com/...
Ohioan recounts dinner with Zuckerberg, the presence of eight former secret service agents, and how Zuck said he has spoken to Trump multiple times on the phone
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Leaked documents reveal the hotel industry's plan to combat Priceline and Expedia via PR and FTC lobbying campaigns, accusing firms of monopolistic practices
Bloomberg : Tweets: @sonyaellenmann Tweets: Sonya Mann / @sonyaellenmann : Lol, Airbnb PR sent me a link to this story, including the screenshot, with the subject line “Good luck with that” https://w...
A look at India's crowded online food delivery market and how local players, weak brand awareness, and myriad food tastes will test Google's Areo and UberEATS
Ananya Bhattacharya / Quartz : Tweets: @moglee Tweets: Ashish Vashisht / @moglee : @Techmeme @ananya_b94 Its AREO not AERO At least get the name right before you analyze it! http://www.techmeme.com/....
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