European Commission orders Amazon to pay back about €250M in taxes to Luxembourg, saying it had been given “sweetheart” tax advantage since 2003
- Amazon has been ordered to pay €250 million (£221 million, $294 million) by the European Commission over its taxes.
Verizon says Yahoo breach in 2013 affected all of its 3B users, up from initially reported 1B users
Company disclosed late last year that 2013 hack exposed private information of over 1 billion users — A massive data breach at Yahoo AABA 1.95% in 2013 was far more extensive than previously disclos...
European Commission says it's taking Ireland to court for failing to collect €13B from Apple in back taxes identified in Aug. 2016, says no money has been paid
The European Commission, the EU's competition watchdog, is taking Ireland to court for failing to collect billions of euros …
DxOMark: Samsung Galaxy Note8 camera quality matches iPhone 8 Plus with overall score of 94, video quality lags behind iPhone 8 Plus, HTC U11, and Google Pixel
The Samsung Galaxy Note 8 “phablet” joins the growing number of dual-cam smartphones. The Note 8 features two 12MP sensors …
Live stream of Google's October 4 event
There's something new to love on October 4th.
Sonos announces it is rolling out Alexa support for all its current models in a public beta
Sonos announced today that its Alexa support, which has been in a limited private beta for months at this point, is finally rolling out to all current-model Sonos speakers in a public beta.
Live blog of Google's October 4 event, where new Pixel phones, Home Mini, Daydream View VR headset refresh, 2-in-1 Pixelbook and Pixelbook Pen are expected
The Verge is on the ground for Google's October 4th event, where the company is expected to announce its Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL phones …
Adobe debuts Photoshop and Premiere Elements 2018 with a focus on memory curation, content intelligence, and more for $99.99 each or $149.99 for both
Adobe today announced a new release of its Elements family of software packed with new tools that will enhance existing photo and video workflows …
Sources: Uber board will add 6 new seats, approves resolution for Uber to go public by 2019; Benchmark conditionally agrees to drop its lawsuit against Kalanick
SAN FRANCISCO — Uber's board of directors voted on Tuesday for governance changes that reshape the balance of power …
Uber board voted to proceed with SoftBank talks, moves ahead with some governance changes; source says shareholder super-voting rights were removed
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Microsoft says developers can access Mixed Reality SteamVR preview and Halo: Recruit and other VR games are coming October 17
Update 10/3/17, 7 p.m. PT: A recording of our event from today is now available to watch on demand. — Mixed reality will unleash the creativity of every person and every organization on the planet.
Sonos announces Alexa-powered Sonos One smart speaker for $199, says it will support Google Assistant and Apple AirPlay 2 next year
with Amazon Alexa — arrives October 24 for $199
HP updates Spectre 13 laptop with quad-core eighth-generation Intel processors, slimmer bezels, touchscreen, and 4K display; starting at $1,299.99 on October 29
The x360 is getting some tweaks, too — The Spectre 13 was already HP's flashiest laptop, and today HP is unveiling …
Evan Spiegel says Snap has sold about 150K Spectacles so far
- Snap CEO Spiegel spoke to author Walter Isaacson at Vanity Fair's fourth annual New Establishment Summit in Beverly Hills, California. — Spiegel's comments on Tuesday indicated that Spectacles unit...
Alphabet's DeepMind launches new Ethics and Society research unit to help technologists put ethics into practice, brings in advisers from academia and charity
Firm brings in advisers from academia and charity sector to ‘help technologists put ethics into practice’ in bid to help society cope with artificial intelligence
Amazon launches its Echo speakers with Alexa by invitation in India, will begin shipping in the week of October 30
Amazon said on Wednesday it is bringing Alexa as well as Amazon Echo, Echo Dot, and Echo Plus smart speakers to India, its fastest growing marketplace …
Samsung announces Windows Mixed Reality headset, Odyssey, with two AMOLED displays, motion controllers, 110º field of view; preorder today for $499, ships Nov 6
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Rob Joyce, the White House cybersecurity czar, says it wants to end use of Social Security numbers for identification and is examining modern alternatives
Bloomberg :
Utah-based telecom company Sorenson Communications fined $3M by FCC for failing to renew domain used by deaf and others for video 911 calls
Catalin Cimpanu / BleepingComputer.com :
Google debuts Cloud Firestore, a new document database for app devs that complements Firebase Realtime Database
Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch :
YouTube for iOS updates with iMessage app for sharing videos, with easy access to most recently watched
Ryan Christoffel / MacStories :
Sources: Comcast Xfinity Mobile wireless service has attracted 200K subscribers in ~5 months since launch
Gerry Smith / Bloomberg :
Profile of Giphy, which has 300M DAUs sharing 2B+ GIFs per day, major media partnerships in place, and hopes to shake up internet advertising
With 300 million daily users and every major media company as a partner, Giphy's got a feeling it can shake up the internet advertising business. Tweets: @droga5 and @mgsiegler Tweets: @droga5 : “GIFS...
Intel's former CEO Paul Otellini has passed away at the age of 66; he joined Intel in 1974 and became its fifth CEO in 2005
Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat :
Amazon has acquired 3D body model startup, Body Labs, for $50M-$70M
Ford CEO's Good Old-Fashioned Strategic Plan PYMNTS.com : Amazon Wants To Go 3D With Body Labs Acquisition Eugene Kim / CNBC : Amazon spent at least $50 million to buy 3D body scanning start-up Body L...
Instagram adds polling stickers to Stories, an eyedropper color-picking tool to Android and iOS, and text and sticker alignment tool, limited for to iOS now
Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge :
Sources: Google prepares to launch fully autonomous taxi service by 2018, maybe in Phoenix suburb, amid lingering issues with software, like making left turns
if it can get the cars to turn left
Dropbox rolls out its first major redesign, with bolder colors, new logo, and global ad campaign
Natt Garun / The Verge :
Judge delays Waymo/Uber trial until December 4, following recent disclosure of Uber documents; jury selection had initially been scheduled for October 10
John Mannes / TechCrunch :
Facebook should have a searchable database of all ads and ramp up authenticity requirements for all buyers, not just for those self-reporting as political
Ben Thompson / Stratechery :
Walmart acquires Brooklyn-based Parcel, which offers logistics for same-day delivery in NYC; source says price was less than $10M
Jason Del Rey / Recode :
Shopify opens its Instagram shopping integration to thousands of merchants, with wider rollout planned over time
Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch :
Facebook is replacing custom emoji set on Messenger with Facebook emoji set on Android and web; Messenger users on iOS will see Apple's native emoji set
Jeremy Burge / Emojipedia :
An inside look at the development of Microsoft's Xbox One X, including design goals, the Scorpio engine, cooling system, color choices, and impact of 4K
Nick Statt / The Verge :
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