HomePod firmware references new iPhone screen design with a notch cut out at the top, presumably for sensors, and an infrared face detection feature
Late last week, Apple released early firmware for its HomePod smart speaker, which won't be launching to the public until December.
AMD unveils Radeon RX Vega GPUs for high-end gaming PCs launching August 14, the $499 RX Vega 64 and $399 RX Vega 56
At this point, one must give credit to AMD for their marketing program for the Radeon RX Vega. The company has opted to dip feed information over many months …
Putin signs laws banning VPNs in Russia from Nov. 1 and requiring instant messenger operators to establish the identities of users from Jan. 1
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed controversial legislation prohibiting the use of Internet proxy services — including virtual private networks …
Inside Uber's CEO search, and how the divided board lost Meg Whitman, while worrying potential Softbank investment may give too much power to Travis Kalanick
SAN FRANCISCO — Some members of Uber's eight-person board were excited about the idea of Meg Whitman becoming the ride-hailing company's next chief executive.
Microsoft shuts down its Word Flow keyboard for iOS, suggests downloading SwiftKey instead
After the experiment has been completed, Microsoft has closed down its Word Flow keyboard on iOS. — Back in February of this year we took a closer look at Microsoft's Word Flow keyboard on iOS …
Sources: some directors worry Travis Kalanick is trying to game the outcome in favor of his return after he told several people he was “Steve Jobs-ing it”
As the car-hailing company searches for cohesion, the former CEO has told some he is “Steve Jobs-ing it.”
US court rules against Virginia politician who temporarily banned a user from her Facebook page, as it's a public forum that's protected by the First Amendment
Facebook page of Virginia county politician is forum protected by the First Amendment, judge says
Snapdeal to end all talks of a sale to Flipkart, and will pursue an independent path; Snapdeal's digital payments unit FreeCharge sold to Axis Bank for $60M
Sankalp Phartiyal and Nivedita Bhattacharjee — MUMBAI/BENGALURU (Reuters) - India's Snapdeal said it had decided to remain independent …
UK's Callsign raises $35M Series A led by Accel for its AI-based adaptive authentication platform for enterprises
London-based Callsign has closed a $35 million Series A, led by Accel and early stage investor PTB Ventures, for an authentication platform which uses deep learning technology …
eMarketer: Roku will have 38.9M MAUs in 2017, up 19% YoY, compared to 36.9M for Chromecast, 35.8M for Amazon Fire TV, and 21.3M for Apple TV
and Apple is well behind them all David Katzmaier / CNET : Roku beats Google, Amazon and Apple with streaming users Dade Hayes / Forbes : Roku Leapfrogs Google In Connected-TV Race: Study Adario Stran...
By outsourcing IT services, Swedish agency gave foreigners in 13 countries access to classified info on people in military units, under witness protection, more
This week breaches range … Christina Anderson / New York Times : Swedish Government Scrambles to Contain Damage From Data Breach Associated Press : 2 ministers leave Swedish Cabinet in wake of securit...
EPIC files suit with FTC over Google's opaque Store Sales Measurement plan to track shoppers' in-store purchases, saying users have no easy way to opt out
A prominent privacy rights watchdog is asking the Federal Trade Commission to investigate a new Google advertising program … Tweets: @profcarroll Tweets: David Carroll / @profcarroll : Major FTC compl...
Behind the chart-topping anonymous messaging app Sarahah, which gives message recipients no way to respond
Text service tops iPhone download charts, but the real challenge is staying there — Read next … There are two unusual things about Sarahah, a mobile app topping iPhone App Store download charts arou...
Global Voices pans Facebook's Free Basics after studying app in six markets, finding broad data collection and weaknesses in languages and local content
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Inside “No More Ransom”, a joint law enforcement and private industry effort to fight cybercrime, launched by Europol, Kaspersky, and others last year
No More Ransom launched a year ago: here's the story of how cybersecurity firms and law enforcement are working together to bring down ransomware.
Inside NATO's Locked Shields cybersecurity war games, where 19 teams practice defending national infrastructure from cyberattacks
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German court rules that use of keylogger software to monitor employees is illegal, unless there is concrete suspicion of a criminal offense or breach of duties
The Local :
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
Jessica Pishko / Wired :
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