Trump meets with tech execs, says US gov't must “catch up” with private sector; Cook calls for coding in schools; Bezos favors more adoption of commercial tech
The leaders of Apple, Amazon, Google and Microsoft, who met with Trump on Monday, have a few asks of their own.
Google debuts AI-powered job search results in the US that tap into listings from LinkedIn, Monster, WayUp, Facebook, company websites, others
Looking for a new job is getting easier. Google today launched a new jobs search feature right on its search result pages that lets you search …
TOP500 fastest supercomputers: China's Sunway TaihuLight and Tianhe 2 take top two spots as Switzerland's GPU-based Piz Daint replaces US' Titan in third place
In June, we can look forward to two things: the Belmont Stakes and the first of the twice-yearly TOP500 rankings of supercomputers.
Leaked recording reveals how Apple's Global Security team uses investigators, rigorous screening, and embeds security members in product teams to prevent leaks
SECRECY AT APPLE — Former NSA agents, secrecy members on product teams, and a screening apparatus bigger than the TSA.
Swiss encrypted email provider ProtonMail launches ProtonVPN with Tor support and free subscription tier for single device access
ProtonMail has officially launched its first new standalone service, three years after the company's original encrypted email service went to market.
Amazon tests Prime Wardrobe, a new service that lets customers try up to 15 pieces of clothing at a time, with bigger discounts the more they keep
Prime Wardrobe is currently in beta. — Following in the footsteps of a host of e-commerce startups, Amazon's fashion division is testing …
Apple files more claims in lawsuit against Qualcomm, accusing it of operating an “illegal business model”, and seeking to void patent claims
IPhone maker files more claims against Qualcomm in lawsuit — Apple cites May Supreme Court ruling against double-dipping
Mozilla's privacy-focused Firefox Focus web browser for Android blocks ad trackers and can erase your browsing history, but lacks tabs and uses Yahoo search
Late last year, Firefox introduced a new,private web browser for iPhone, called Firefox Focus. The browser by default blocks ad trackers …
A look at Ether, which has risen 4,500% since the beginning of the year, is used in ICOs, and is likely to pass Bitcoin's total value soon
The price of Bitcoin has hit record highs in recent months, more than doubling in price since the start of the year.
Instagram says Stories has 250M DAUs as of June, whereas Snapchat only had 166M DAUs as of its earnings report in May
- Its main competitor Snap just has 166 million daily active users, as of its last earnings report in May — Instagram Stories is now at 250 million daily active users …
Bancor, which raised ~$150M in its ICO, has poor code quality, issues with its fundamental value proposition, and can be gamed by miners
Bancor just did their Initial Coin Offering (ICO) last week and raised a record $144M within a few hours. They now hold the record for the biggest crowd-funding, ever, in the history of mankind.
GOP data firm Deep Root Analytics accidentally exposed personal info of 198M+ US voters, including addresses, birthdates, and issue-by-issue sentiment analysis
Spotify tests letting labels pay to put singles on free tier users' playlists; while an opt-out option is available, the scheme is reminiscent of radio payola
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IDC: VR and AR headset shipments to reach 100M units by 2021, up 10X the 10M shipped in 2016
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Preview of macOS High Sierra's tech, including Apple File System, HEVC video encoding, HEIF image format, and Metal 2
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US Supreme Court rules unconstitutional a North Carolina law that barred sex offenders from accessing social media where minors could be present
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Cable lobby tries to stop state probes into slow broadband speeds with help from FCC, after it petitioned agency for declaratory ruling on acceptable ad wording
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How Amazon sellers compete to win the “Buy Box”, which houses the “Add to Cart” button and doesn't always prioritize low prices
Behind the scenes on what may appear to be a simple product page on Amazon, a bustle of sellers are all scrambling to win your business. Tweets: @tomgara , @fwd , and @mat Tweets: Tom Gara / @tomgara ...
Sources: Apple working with Health Gorilla to add personal health data to iPhone including blood work, by integrating with hospitals and lab testing companies
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Analysis of NaviStone code on Acurian medical sites shows use of keystroke logging-like tech that captures data as soon as users type into forms for targeting
In the summer of 2015, Alexandra Franco got a letter in the mail from a company she had never heard of called AcurianHealth. Tweets: @kateconger and @frankpasquale Tweets: Kate Conger / @kateconger : ...
By buying Whole Foods, Amazon is acquiring a customer that will bring its nascent grocery logistics service to scale
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FTC plus DC and California AGs attempt to block DraftKings-FanDuel merger, saying combined firm would control 90%+ of paid daily fantasy sports contests market
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New Enterprise Associates, which primarily invests in tech and healthcare startups, has raised its latest fund at $3.3B, the largest venture fund ever
Tomio Geron / Wall Street Journal : Tweets: @ashleymayer . Thanks: @tomiogeron Tweets: Ashley Mayer / @ashleymayer : That's like, 110 Whole Foods locations. http://twitter.com/... Thanks: @tomiogeron
Dropbox unveils plan for its global network with custom infrastructure, following last year's announcement it would leave AWS
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Streaming sports startup FuboTV raises $55M Series C with Sky, 21st Century Fox, Scripps participating
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Goldman Sachs mapped 127 steps in its IPO consulting process, found that about half of them can be automated
Dakin Campbell / Bloomberg : Tweets: @ron_miller Tweets: Ron Miller / @ron_miller : This is what digitization is about, analyzing workflows and finding new ways to do them more efficiently. http://tw...
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