British Airways has cancelled all flights from London Heathrow and Gatwick on Saturday due to a major IT failure
IT outage leaves travellers unable to check in online, with some passengers stranded on a plane on the tarmac at Heathrow — British Airways has cancelled all flights …
Source: Apple is working on Apple Neural Engine, a dedicated chip to power AI on devices
Move would follow similar announcements from Qualcomm, Google — Offloading tasks to dedicated chip may improve iPhone battery — Apple Inc. got an early start in artificial intelligence software …
Google adds “Personal” tab to search filters, which shows results from user's Gmail, Photos, more
Google now lets searchers filter their search results by “personal” results. By that, it mostly means emails, flights, anything related to that Gmail account they are logged into.
HTC releases Link mobile VR headset in Japan that pairs with U11 phone; new headset is not part of Vive brand
In a curious move, HTC has revealed a new mobile VR headset called Link that is not part of the company's Vive brand. The move comes just a week after the company announced …
G7 leaders back Theresa May's call for internet firms including Google, Twitter, and Facebook to step up efforts against extremist content
Theresa May secured support from fellow G7 leaders on tackle extremists online and stop foreign fighters returning to the UK and Europe …
San Francisco-based food delivery startup Sprig, which raised over $56M, says it is shutting down
The San Francisco food-delivery startup Sprig will be shutting down Friday, Business Insider has learned. — The company had raised over $56 million from Silicon Valley's top investors for its new sp...
Change.org raises $30M led by LinkedIn's Reid Hoffman; Sam Altman and Bill Gates invest too
In 2006, newly minted Stanford grad Ben Rattray sat at a Starbucks in Silicon Valley, pitching LinkedIn founder and early Facebook investor Reid Hoffman to fund his idea for a political website.
Sources: Snap acquires LA-based drone maker Ctrl Me Robotics for under $1M
Snap has acquired Ctrl Me Robotics, a small drone manufacturer based in Los Angeles that should give the company added muscle in its push into hardware. — Snap's interest in drone manufacturers has ...
Tidal confirms the departure of CEO Jeff Toig; source says he exited in March
A replacement for Toig, who was the company's third CEO since its launch, will be announced soon. — Jay Z's music streaming service Tidal has confirmed the departure of Jeff Toig, its third chief ex...
Sources: Google launches venture capital program focused on AI, led by VP of engineering Anna Patterson, aiming to invest $1M to $10M per deal
Google has launched a new venture capital program focused on artificial intelligence, Axios has learned from multiple sources.
Google says it is too expensive and time-consuming to compile and hand over salary records to the US government in the gender pay case
Officials said it was too financially burdensome and logistically challenging to hand over salary records that the government requested in discrimination case
As Section 702 of FISA comes up for renewal, 30+ tech companies including Google, Snap, Uber, Facebook, Microsoft, and Amazon push for surveillance reform
Major tech companies including Facebook, Google and Snap are asking for reforms to a key government surveillance program, according to a letter obtained by Axios.
Qualcomm agrees to pay BlackBerry $940M for royalty fees smartphone maker overpaid between 2010 and 2015
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Raspberry Pi Foundation merges with Dublin-based CoderDojo Foundation, which has over 1,250 coding clubs in 69 countries
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Rackspace to acquire enterprise resource management firm TriCore; TriCore CEO Mark Clayman to join Rackspace as part of the deal
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A court in Rome lifts a ban issued in April that blocked the Uber Black service across Italy
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How ISIS and other terrorist groups evade YouTube's censors: unlisting explicit videos from search, linking to explicit content in video descriptions, more
Rita Katz / Motherboard : Tweets: @counterjihader and @rcallimachi Tweets: @counterjihader : An article on one role of the Fursan al-Raf'a ( ) media team in IS's online propaganda apparatus. http://m...
Lyft officially launches a dedicated app for its drivers, allows drivers to schedule pickups in advance, offers extra bonuses for pickups in high-demand areas
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Lauren Kern, executive editor at New York magazine, is leaving to become first-ever editor in chief of Apple News
An EIC for Apple News — No Murdoch pressure on Hannity Mark Hensch / The Hill : New York Magazine editor to helm Apple News MacDailyNews : New York magazine editor Lauren Kern named first Editor-in-Ch...
Circle Media, maker of Circle with Disney device that pairs with a Wi-Fi network to give parents control over kids' web access, announces $10M Series A
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Sources: Alibaba to invest $1B+ in Chinese food-delivery service Ele.me, valuing the company at $5.5B to $6B
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Nuzzel launches Nuzzel Pro, with no ads, keyword filtering, and dark mode, for $10/month or $100/year
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Dan Macklin, co-founder of SoFi, to step down June 6, leaving Mike Cagney as the only remaining co-founder at the company
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