Some Bitcoin backers plan to launch a competing version called Bitcoin Cash on August 1, with support for more transactions per block
SAN FRANCISCO — For the last two years, rival factions have been vying for control of the Bitcoin virtual currency and its global network of computers and supporters.
Apple removes all major VPN apps from the App Store in China; the apps allowed users to bypass China's internet censorship
The Chinese government's crackdown on the internet continues with the news that Apple has removed all major VPN apps, which help internet users overcome …
A now-patched flaw in Broadcom WiFi chips opened 1B iPhones and Android devices to a fully remote worm attack
Wi-Fi chips used in iPhones and Android may revive worm attacks of old. — LAS VEGAS—It's not often that a security researcher devises an attack that can unleash …
As part of patent settlement, Nokia received upfront cash payment of €1.7B from Apple, Finnish company discloses during its earnings call
In today's financial results, Nokia mentioned that it had increased cash inflow thanks to an “up-front cash payment of approximately EUR 1.7 billion …
iRobot clarifies CEO's comments, says it never intended to sell Roomba data, will only share data with other smart home devices with customer's permission
Exclusive: Are Roomba vacuum cleaners spying on you? Will iRobot sell your home's mapping data? iRobot's CEO sets the record straight.
HTC teases a standalone Vive VR headset for China
Today at ChinaJoy, HTC announced that it is working on a standalone headset for Chinese markets built on its own Viveport content platform. — The headset appears to be cosmetically identical to the ...
Katie Couric is ending her Yahoo show and departing Oath, but will work with Oath case-by-case for projects
But the longtime TV news star will still work with the company on a project basis — Katie Couric is ending her Web interview show for Yahoo, Oath confirmed after Recode contacted the company about t...
PerimeterX raises $23M Series B for its tech to fight bot-powered attacks like account takeovers, ad fraud, scalping, and carding for online retailers
PerimeterX, an Israel- and Silicon Valley-based cybersecurity company that sells tools defending retailers against automated web attacks …
Former Lily employees and contractors shed light on the camera drone maker's downfall as it struggled to meet expectations set by its viral launch video
In June 2016, Antoine Balaresque, the cofounder and CEO of the hot new startup Lily Robotics, stood before a room of business students …
Toast, developer of cloud-based software including mobile PoS and other functions for managing restaurants, cafes, bars, and nightclubs, raises $101M Series C
Toast, the fast-growing restaurant technology company, has just been served a heaping portion of venture capital to continue expanding.
Current and former SoundCloud employees describe the factors leading to its decline, including its attempt to compete head-on with music streaming giants
SoundCloud was once a platform beloved by listeners and creators, whose leaders hoped to revolutionize the music industry. Thanks: @brianmcc
Oculus' Michael Abrash on how vagaries of human visual, auditory perception can cause issues for VR development, and the tech advances needed to overcome issues
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Twitter is testing a subscription service that automatically promotes advertisers' profiles and up to first 10 tweets a day for $99 per month
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Anonymous social app Whisper lays off 14 of its 71 employees; source says revenues were $1.3M in June, firm will have $100K in free cash flow in August
Startups are dying all over the place as last year's investment cool-off leads many to run out of cash.
Huawei CEO confirms full-screen display on upcoming Mate 10, as company reports Q2 results, and says it is giving up on very low-end devices
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Expedia leads $400M round for Indonesian travel site Traveloka by contributing $350M; source says Traveloka is now valued at $2B
Expedia (EXPE) is investing $350 million in Traveloka … Eva Yoo / TechNode : [Exclusive] JD and Nielsen announce data cooperation to better understand ad impact in China JD Alois / Crowdfund Insider :...
AltspaceVR, a social platform for virtual reality, to shut down August 3 due to “unforeseen financial difficulties”
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US House committee asks 22 US agencies for documents about Kaspersky Lab dating from 2013, including risk assessments, names of contractors, subcontractors
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Baidu reports Q2 profits of $654M, up 83.5% YoY on about $3.1B revenue, as Chinese search firm recovers from advertising restrictions and trims expenses
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GM's Cruise Automation hires Didi's Charlie Miller and Uber's Chris Valasek, the security researchers who had previously hacked into moving jeeps
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With revenues of $15.8B from semiconductor unit, Samsung becomes the biggest chip maker in the world, topping Intel, which brought in $14.76B in sales in Q2
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Inside China's government-led plans to conquer the semiconductor industry, which could cost around $150B, worrying US government and analysts
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Amazon reportedly acquired GameSparks, a startup that helps developers add cloud-based features to games, for $10M
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