Intel unveils 8th Gen Intel Core processors based on an updated “Kaby Lake refresh” architecture, claims 40% performance boost over earlier gen
No Coffee Lake or Cannonlake here; these are doubled up Kaby Lake parts. — The first “8th generation” Intel Core processors roll out today …
HTC cuts Vive VR headset's price by $200, to $599, to remain competitive with Oculus Rift
You knew HTC wouldn't let the Oculus Rift's price cut go unanswered for long. As of today, HTC has permanently lowered the price of the Vive headset by $200, to $599.
Microsoft kicks off Xbox One X pre-orders today with a limited ‘Project Scorpio’ edition
Microsoft just pulled the trigger on Xbox One X pre-orders, offering up the souped up version of its console for $499. Unveiled back at E3 in June after a year's worth of teasers …
Researchers demo using a hidden chip in a replacement smartphone screen to log keyboard input, install malicious apps, and take pictures
Booby-trapped touchscreens can log passwords, install malicious apps, and more. — People with cracked touch screens or similar smartphone maladies …
Cisco buys hyperconvergence software startup Springpath for $320M to bolster its data center infrastructure portfolio
Springpath has been around since 2012 and the networking giant led its Series C funding round two years ago. — Cisco on Monday announced that it plans to buy Sunnyvale …
How iMessage came to dominate messaging among US teens, with studies showing ~70% use it, and where Apple may go to disrupt apps like Snapchat and Messenger
No one really seems to talk about it or acknowledge it, but iMessage is where a lot of mobile usage is trending towards …
Chinese bike-sharing startup Ofo enters US with Seattle launch
Ofo VP Grace Lin on the launch plan and the bright yellow bikes — This week, Ofo's bright yellow bikes will join Spin's orange and LimeBike's green bikes on the streets of Seattle. — Unlike our fi...
An excerpt from Ellen Pao's book “Reset”: This is how sexism works in Silicon Valley. My lawsuit failed. Others won't.
In December 2010, Sheryl Sandberg gave a talk about women's leadership in which she mentioned “sitting at the table.” Women, she said, have to pull up a chair …
Sources: after Article 50 was triggered to start Brexit, the European Investment Fund, a key source of capital for many EU VC funds, stopped backing UK VCs
Prominent industry figures say European Investment Fund turned off tap after UK triggered exit process.
A look at challenges facing Verizon's Oath as the integration of NYC's AOL and SV's Yahoo struggles along, after 2,100 were laid off in mid-June
Can two once-great Internet behemoths come together harmoniously in an age of mergers, roll-ups, and distribution plays?
Decentraland, a virtual reality world project that uses blockchain tech to track ownership of digital plots of land, raises $25M via ICO
A virtual reality project built on top of blockchain technology has raised over $26 million in ether via an initial coin offering (ICO).
Inside Argo AI, an autonomous vehicle technology startup in which Ford pledged to invest $1B
In the race to launch autonomous vehicles, artificial intelligence expertise is the prize — Somewhere between the 14th and 15th floors in a concrete stairwell, Bryan Salesky pauses …
ZeroEx raises $24M in an ICO for 0x protocol that enables the trading of Ethereum's ERC-20 compliant tokens without the need of centralized exchanges
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Researchers: October's Mirai botnet attack on Dyn DNS service was incidental; original target was PlayStation Network name servers used by Dyn
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Chinese tech firms, such as Didi Chuxing and NetEase, often advise women not to reply to job ads, with NetEase noting “the job is tough and stressful”
Li Yuan / Wall Street Journal : Tweets: @wsj Tweets: @wsj : Of the 24 board members at China's big three internet companies, only one is a woman http://www.wsj.com/...
How Cisco lost key customers to Arista Networks, turning Arista CEO Jayshree Ullal, who was once close to John Chambers, into a fierce rival
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Cambricon, a Chinese AI chip developer, raises $100M Series A led by Chuangye Investment Management, with Alibaba arm, Lenovo Capital, and others participating
Pan Yue / China Money Network : Tweets: @kylebrussell Tweets: Kyle Russell / @kylebrussell : It's fun to remember that even with all of the crypto excitement/bubble talk, there's ANOTHER tech wave co...
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