Marcus Hutchins' attorney says he plans to plead not guilty to all charges; judge sets $30K bail
US prosecutors say a British computer expert has admitted to creating software that harvests bank details. — But Marcus Hutchins' own lawyer says he denies six charges of creating and distributing t...
Sources: Apple plans to release Watch with cellular connectivity this year, with LTE modems supplied by Intel
Intel is said to supply modem that works with cell networks — Apple plans to begin selling new smartwatch by end of year — Apple Inc. is planning to release a version …
Exclusive: Here's The Full 10-Page Anti-Diversity Screed Circulating Internally at Google
Update 7:25pm ET: Google's new Vice President of Diversity, Integrity & Governance Danielle Brown has issued her own memo to Google employees in response to the now-viral memo, “Google's Ideological E...
US Army calls for units to discontinue use of products from Chinese drone maker DJI due to “cyber vulnerabilities”
According to a U.S. Army memo obtained by sUAS News, the U.S. Army Research Lab and U.S. Navy have concluded that there are operational risks associated with DJI equipment …
Manifesto criticizing Google's diversity initiatives circulates within the company, provoking derision and some support
Update 8/5/17 6:39 p.m.: This post has been updated to note that Google has written a memo to its employees about the document. A link to the full contents of the document has also been added.
After data collection “false alarm”, Amazon resumes selling some Blu smartphones
The Amazon-imposed timeout for Blu smartphones appears to be over. After the retail giant halted sales of its phones earlier this week when spyware allegations resurfaced, Blu announced today (Aug. 4...
Google diversity VP affirms the company's belief in diversity and inclusion but says it includes safe spaces for alt. views within equal-employment principles
On Saturday, we reported about an anti-diversity manifesto penned by a Google software engineer that was shared widely within the company.
Sources: Apple glasses prototypes include a fully autonomous AR headset and a Snapchat Spectacles-like device with no screens that connects to iPhone
As it approaches $1tn valuation, the iPhone maker is betting on augmented reality and robotics technology
Former Google manager says anti-diversity manifesto author harmed Google, doesn't understand role of empathy in engineering, and deserves to be fired
You have probably heard about the manifesto a Googler (not someone senior) published internally about, essentially, how women and men … Tweets: @beep , @joshelman , @farriss , @neha , @ekp , and @sira...
YouTube Red subscribers can now save songs, albums, and playlists for offline listening in YouTube Music app
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Mozilla execs on company's recovery efforts starting with Firefox 57, past missteps that led to Firefox losing market share, a possible membership plan, more
Hundreds of Mozilla employees met a very different version of the Firefox mascot this June as they packed into a Hilton conference room …
Report: former Uber CEO Kalanick asked current employees if they'd support him in a possible return; execs have asked board members to not contact employees
Just under two months after resigning from Uber, former CEO Travis Kalanick has reportedly asked some former colleagues …
Protocol Labs raised $52M in token presale from Winklevosses, USV, others for Filecoin blockchain storage network, before opening ICO to accredited investors
Yuliya Chernova / Wall Street Journal :
Google is working on Snapchat Discover-like swipeable stories based on AMP format; stories can be surfaced in search results and publishers' own websites
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Samsung's Bixby excels at controlling Galaxy S8 hardware, works well with Samsung apps, but voice recognition is dodgy and lack of cloud sync is very limiting
Bixby feels unfinished and annoying, but without an ecosystem, it doesn't really matter. — Bixby—Samsung's voice assistant designed …
Online lender Prosper Marketplace in talks to raise $50M at $550M valuation; previous raise in 2015 was at a valuation of $1.9B
Peter Rudegeair / Wall Street Journal :
A deep dive into the tech behind Apple's ARKit, how it works, and how it is different from Google's Tango AR platform
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Apple updates WebKit Feature Status dashboard to “In Development” for Service Workers, indicating that it may eventually support Progressive Web Apps on iOS
Thomas Claburn / The Register :
Apple's HomeKit now has far more potential with changes like software-based authentication and a streamlined review process with new testing labs
Internet of S**t / The Verge :
Sources: SoftBank discussed deal with Benchmark to buy Uber shares from existing shareholders at $40B-$45B valuation, and invest an additional $1B at $70B
The Information : Tweets: @cityofthetown , @mikeisaac , and @jessicalessin Tweets: Tom Dotan / @cityofthetown : Softbank maybe investing in Uber is the latest thing stressing out the board. Also this...
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