Microsoft releases Windows 10 build for Insiders with improved stylus support, new UI for Action Center, Edge improvements, easy emoji access, more
Microsoft is releasing a new test version of Windows 10, build number 16215, today and there's a lot of changes on the way.
Sources: Tim Cook, Satya Nadella, Jeff Bezos, Safra Catz, other tech execs, to visit White House June 19 for first meeting of The American Technology Council
Meeting at White House comes despite Paris climate discord — Trump-created council given goal of modernizing government
Softbank is buying robotics firms Boston Dynamics and Schaft from Alphabet
Here's a surprise turn of events: Softbank — maker of the friendly Pepper robot and a major M&A player in the tech world — has just announced that it is acquiring two more robotics companies from Goog...
Uber CEO Travis Kalanick, in a 2013 email, advised employees on when sex is permissible for a Miami company celebration
“Do not have sex with another employee UNLESS ...” — In what is arguably an unusual email for the very top executive to send to employees, Uber CEO Travis Kalanick advised …
Taylor Swift's full catalog is returning to Spotify and other streaming services, reversing her stance against free music on ad-supported services
After breaking upin 2014, Taylor Swift and Spotify are getting back together. To celebrate her album 1989 hitting 10 million records sold …
Packagd, founded by Eric Feng, raises $6M Series A round and launches its Unboxed app that offers curated, hosted shows of consumer tech being unboxed
If you're a child of the '80s or '90s, you probably remember QVC or the Home Shopping Network. Before every retailer had a website …
Japan passes law legalizing Airbnb, limiting stay in private homes to 180 nights a year, and requiring hosts to register with local governments
The law limits stay in private homes to 180 nights a year — Airbnb hosts will have to register with local governments
HTC U11 review: outdated design, but solid performance, good battery life, Edge Sense works well and is convenient
Improving on the HTC 10 where it matters, even if it sports a flashy, outdated design. — HTC introduced the “U” smartphone line back in January with the U Ultra and U Play handsets …
Sources: Verizon will cut about 15% of AOL-Yahoo staff, or as many as 2.1K jobs, after merger closes
The proportion of jobs being made redundant across AOL and Yahoo is around 15 percent globally, we have confirmed with our sources. — This shakes out to as many as 2,100 jobs being lost as part of t...
SixiusXM invests $480M in Pandora for a 16% stake; Pandora sells Ticketfly, which it acquired for $450M in October 2015, to Eventbrite for $200M
Jun 9, 2017, 6:04 amJun 9, 2017, 8:43 am — Troubled streaming music service Pandora has finally found a white knight of sorts to boost …
Uber is in advanced talks to acquire the engineering team of Luxe, a car-parking startup which has raised a total of $75M+
While Uber Technologies wrestles with a string of controversies, the ride-hailing company is in advanced talks to acquire much of the engineering team …
Home design firm Houzz is raising a $400M round at a $4B valuation, source says led by Iconiq Capital
The company expects to close a deal for a new $400 million investment. — Houzz, the popular photo site used by homeowners to plan renovations, is finalizing a new funding round …
AirPods automatically appear as a new speaker option on Apple TVs running tvOS 11 developer beta
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Study: Chicago's taxi revenues fell by nearly 40% over the last 3 years, with ~42% of the taxi fleet inactive in March as customers chose ride-sharing services
CHICAGO — Operators of the nation's second-biggest taxi fleet are now accelerating toward their long-rumored extinction …
Amazon ends its unlimited data storage plan for Amazon Drive, now offers up to 100GB for $11.99 a year or up to 1TB for $60
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Google releases Android O Developer Preview 3 with final APIs
Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat :
Yahoo shareholders officially approve $4.48B sale to Verizon; deal will close on June 13th
Matt Weinberger / Business Insider :
AI startup Beyond Limits raises $20M Series B from BP Ventures to adapt software initially developed for NASA deep space exploration, to oil and gas industry
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Facebook now lets all Audience Network publishers insert ads within the “Related Articles” section at the bottom of their Instant Articles
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Payments processing and automation company AvidXchange raises $300M from Mastercard, Peter Thiel, and others
Wei Zhou / The Charlotte Observer :
Alibaba forecasts 45% to 49% revenue growth in fiscal year 2018 compared to 35% in average analyst estimates
Lulu Yilun Chen / Bloomberg :
DoJ hits Dish with record $280M fine for illegal robocalls to people on Do-Not-Call lists; Dish will appeal, blaming contractors for 90%+ of bad calls
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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 …
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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.