Google Assistant, voice search, Gboard, and the Cloud Speech API add support for 30 more languages
Speech recognition is one of the most powerful aspects of many Google products, particularly in the Google app where both Voice Search and the Assistant rely heavily on being able to understand what w...
GoDaddy tells neo-Nazi site Daily Stormer it violated its ToS and to find a new domain provider, after it posted an obscene article about Charlottesville victim
White supremacist site the Daily Stormer needs to find another domain provider after getting the boot from GoDaddy.
Sources: Uber board mulls offers from SoftBank and a Dragoneer-led coalition to buy from shareholders at discount from last valuation, plus a Pishevar-led offer
SAN FRANCISCO — Uber's board has voted to move forward on proposals by two investment groups to buy shares in the ride-hailing service …
Over 1,000 Android apps found distributing SonicSpy spyware, including three in the Google Play Store, which silently record audio, take photos, and make calls
Three fake messaging apps in the Google Play Store discovered to be distributing stealthy data-stealing SonicSpy malware …
Opera discontinues Opera Max, the data-savings app it launched in 2013, says it had a “substantially different value proposition than our browser products”
Opera Software announced the decision to discontinue Opera Max, an application for Android designed to save bandwidth and improve privacy today.
Protocol Labs explains 24hr+ halt of now-resumed Filecoin ICO, which may be biggest ever if the $52M token presale is included, handily beating Tezos' $232M
NOTICE: SALE REOPENS SAT, AUG 12 AT 11:00AM PDT Dear Filecoin Investors, and broader community, Wow! We are deeply humbled and grateful for your tremendous support.
Bitcoin passes $4,000 mark amid ICO frenzy and a slowdown in momentum behind Bitcoin Cash
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Sources: Angry Birds maker Rovio is planning an IPO as early as next month that could raise about $400M and value the company at about $2B
Rovio is said to plan a share listing as soon as next month — Games maker is searching for growth after Angry Birds success
As bitcoin hovers around $4,000, a look at its previous boom and bust cycles, and thoughts about cryptoasset valuations
As the cryptoasset markets develop we'll see many booms and busts as enthusiasm waxes and wanes. Waxing and waning is all part of riding a rocket to the moon.
Sources: Onavo Protect, VPN app bought in '13, gave Facebook app usage data that affected decisions like WhatsApp acquisition, adding Stories to Instagram, more
Information from data-security app shows company what people do on their phones beyond suite of firm's apps
FBI says ISIS used fake eBay listings to send a total of $8,700 via PayPal to a US-based ISIS operative
Affidavit alleges American citizen Mohamed Elshinawy was part of a global network stretching from Britain to Bangladesh — U.S. investigators uncovered a global financial network run … Tweets: @brian...
Marketing tech startup Appboy, which is challenging Salesforce's Marketing Cloud, raises $50M Series D led by Iconiq, bringing the total raised to $93.6M
Appboy, a New York-based startup that's challenging Salesforce and other business software giants, now has $50 million in new Series D money.
Sources: Google buys Senosis Health, maker of smartphone apps that monitor health metrics
Shwetak Patel has struck again. — The University of Washington computer scientist has sold his newest Seattle startup company, Senosis Health, to Google, according to sources familiar with the deal.
Hong Kong's PCCW raises $110M for 18% stake in its video and music streaming unit from Hony Capital, Foxconn, and Temasek
This week seems to be a good one for media streaming companies in Asia. Hot on the heels of Malaysia-based Iflix raising $133 million for its Netflix-like service …
OnePlus' head of product says Android O will be the last major Android update for the OnePlus 3 and 3T, despite the 3T being launched just nine months ago
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Samsung opens up beta version of its Android browser to all devices running Android 5.0 Lollipop or later
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Facebook discontinued its Groups app for Android and iOS; users will be unable to log in after September 1
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Baidu COO Qi Lu on company's and China's AI ambitions, Baidu's DuerOS natural language-based AI platform, why Alexa ecosystem is ahead of rivals in US, more
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Instagram feeds have become dominated by planned candids, dubbed “plandids”, which are usually posed but are supposed to appear effortless
Taylor Lorenz / Mic : Tweets: @mikeelgan Tweets: Mike Elgan / @mikeelgan : Word o' the year: “plandids” http://twitter.com/...
Snap's “Other” revenue fell from $8.3M in Q1 to $5.3M in Q2, signaling a decline in Spectacles sales
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