Tech firms including Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google, and Microsoft call on President Trump to preserve the DACA program
The letter is organized by Zuckerberg-backed FWD.us, a day before Trump is expected to announce a policy change. — The chief executives of Apple, Amazon …
Microsoft's Windows 10 Fall Creators Update will begin rollout to mainstream users worldwide starting October 17
Microsoft will begin rolling out the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update on October 17. Here's what to expect. — Microsoft officially confirmed on September 1 …
Reporter recounts being pressured by Google and her bosses to take down a Forbes piece in 2011 criticizing Google's monopolistic practices with Plus and search
The story in the New York Times this week was unsettling: The New America Foundation, a major think tank, was getting rid …
Sources: Apple is in talks to move its original content division to The Culver Studios, the iconic Hollywood studio where Gone With The Wind was filmed
Apple is eyeing the studio where films from Gone With The Wind to The Matrix were shot, as the base for its big push into Hollywood production.
Spotify's head of original video and podcasting, Tom Calderone, is leaving as firm rethinks its video strategy, tying it more closely to music
Streaming company says videos will focus around music — Spotify Ltd. is parting ways with Tom Calderone, the head of original video and podcasts …
California DMV website shows Samsung has secured a permit to test self-driving cars
Samsung got approval to test autonomous vehicles on state roads in California, according to the CA Department of Motor Vehicle's website. The DMV maintains an ongoing list of companies and organizati...
Lattice Semiconductor to seek President Trump's approval for its proposed $1.3B sale to China-backed private equity fund Canyon Bridge
(Reuters) - Lattice Semiconductor Corp will seek U.S. President Donald Trump's approval for its proposed $1.3 billion sale to China-backed Canyon Bridge Capital Partners …
Juniper Networks acquires Cyphort, maker of a machine learning-powered analytics engine that can be integrated with existing security tools
The Silicon Valley startup makes security analytics software. Financial terms were not disclosed. — Juniper Networks announced Thursday it plans …
Hands-on with €399 Moto X4, which has 5.2" 1080p display, 12MP and 8MP dual cameras, IP68, Snapdragon 630, 3000mAh battery; ships Sept. in Europe, fall in US
Dan Seifert / The Verge :
OmiseGo and Qtum become first ICO-issued Ethereum ERC20-based crypto tokens to pass $1B market cap
It was always likely to happen, but the speed in which the first ICOs worth more than $1 billion have arrived is surprising. — Today both OmiseGO (OMG) and Qtum passed a $1 billion market cap today ...
SRG: enterprise SaaS market up 31% YoY in quarterly revenue to almost $15B; Microsoft still market leader, followed by Salesforce, Adobe, Oracle, SAP
Synergy Research Group :
After documenting botnet attack on ProPublica, DFR Lab faced its own attack from bots and impersonators, who use follows, likes, retweets to intimidate users
Twitter bots unleashed in a social media disruption tactic Tweets: Dave Zatz / @davezatz : Twitter should be able to programatically remove or restrict these nuisance accounts... Also still waiting on...
Lenovo debuts $1,330+ Yoga 920 with 4K display, $649 Yoga 720, $1K+ Miix 520 detachable, $349 Lenovo Explore AR headset, $80 pack that adds Alexa to its tablets
Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat :
Facebook has created a map of Earth that can pinpoint any man-made structures to a resolution of 5 meters, to help company's Internet provision efforts
- Facebook used satellite-based data and government census information to map the earth's entire human population. Thanks: @mattrosoff
Small local social networks get usage boost during Harvey; opens of walkie-talkie app Zello rose 600%, and NextDoor memberships increased 650% in affected areas
On Wednesday morning, with floodwaters still rising in Houston, voices bubbled inside the relatively obscure walkie-talkie app Zello … Tweets: @jcstearns Tweets: Josh Stearns / @jcstearns : Really int...
Apple announces event on September 12 at 10am PT in Steve Jobs Theater at its new Apple Park campus, where new iPhones are expected
Jim Dalrymple / The Loop :
Profile of Bhavin Turakhia, who made millions selling an adtech firm and is now investing $45M of his own money to build Slack rival Flock, which has 25K users
Bhavin Turakhia pitching Flock as a cheaper messaging platform — Entrepreneur has 140 pairs of sweatpants and T-shirts Tweets: @harrymccracken Tweets: Harry McCracken / @harrymccracken : After the f...
Apple breaks its silence on net neutrality, urging the FCC not to roll back ban against fast lanes
Tony Romm / Recode :
Twitch announces extensions for streamers to customize channel pages, including Amazon affiliate links, and opens extension platform to third-party developers
We've released an all-new API! Taylor Soper / GeekWire : Twitch unveils new tools for content creators, including ‘Gear on Amazon’ monetization platform
Instagram rolls out Stories to desktop and mobile web starting today, with ability to upload from mobile web coming in next few months
Natt Garun / The Verge :
Blake Ross, Firefox co-founder and former Facebook exec, joins Uber part-time to develop product strategy
Anita Balakrishnan / CNBC :
Microsoft brings its Mixer Create app to iOS and Android, letting users stream and broadcast games, pair with PC or Xbox, more
iTunes — Open iTunes to buy and download apps. Abhimanyu Ghoshal / The Next Web : Microsoft's Mixer app for broadcasting mobile gameplay is out now Mehedi Hassan / MSPoweruser : Microsoft now lets y...
Amazon debuts first Alexa skills for children alongside new parental verification feature, to comply with government data protection regulations
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch :
Lyft expands full coverage to an additional 32 US states, bringing its total to 40, and says it has around 700,000 drivers
Tom Krisher / Associated Press :
Crowdsourced same-day delivery platform Deliv expands to 33 markets and 1,400 cities, says it has 4,000 retail partners including Best Buy, UPS, and Macy's
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch :
Microsoft was an early player in AR, thanks to HoloLens, but is being superseded by Apple and Google, who focus on adding AR to software over expensive hardware
Peter Bright / Ars Technica :
Profile of Cerebras Systems, a little known Los Altos-based maker of AI-specific chips, which sources say focus on AI training, that has raised $112M
Aaron Tilley / Forbes : Tweets: @eladgil , @martinipierre , and @aatilley . Thanks: @aatilley Tweets: Elad Gil / @eladgil : ASICs for ML most exciting spot to invest in AI today http://twitter.com/.....
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