Amazon unveils new waterproof Kindle Oasis with a 7-inch screen and support for Audible audiobooks, available to order now starting at $249.99, ships October 31
We called Amazon's last Kindle Oasis “the perfect e-reader for the one percent.” That still describes the new Oasis, which Amazon is officially unveiling today.
Sources: after hacking Kaspersky's network in 2014, Israel told NSA that it found Russian spies using Kaspersky software to search for US intel docs
It was a case of spies watching spies watching spies: Israeli intelligence officers looked on in real time as Russian government hackers …
Google rolls out patch to partially fix bug that caused Google Home Minis to repeatedly record, transmit audio to company, says it is working on a long-term fix
When the first home assistants were announced, I was excited. A device I could wake up with a simple hotword that would answer my questions …
Developer shows how malicious apps on iOS can easily replicate the native system dialog box to phish for Apple ID passwords
Do you want the user's Apple ID password, to get access to their Apple account, or to try the same email/password combination on different web services?
India's Uber rival Ola raises $1.1B led by Tencent, says it's close to finalizing a $2.1B round, which source says would give company a $7B post-money valuation
It's been a long while coming but Uber's chief rival in India is finally raising a big round, and joining the billion-dollar round club at the same time.
Researcher finds OnePlus' OxygenOS does not anonymize telemetry data, lacks an opt-out setting
OxygenOS, a custom version of the Android operating system that comes installed on all OnePlus smartphones, is tracking users actions without anonymizing data, allowing OnePlus to connect each phone t...
In an interview focusing on augmented reality, Tim Cook says the technology doesn't exist to make quality AR smart glasses
In a wide-ranging interview, the CEO of the biggest tech company in the world explains how AR will change our lives, and why he thinks the world is actually getting better
Study: social media has become a direct threat to democracy in areas such as echo chambers, misinformation, manipulation, micro-targeting, hate speech
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Amazon now lets teens aged 13-17 years shop with their own account, after parents' approval; teens can also be assigned preset spending limits per order
Amazon today announced a new way for teens to shop its site independently of their parents' accounts and place their own orders …
US judge orders DreamHost to redact information identifying users of anti-Trump website, ruling DoJ must provide details on why it needs the data
A judge ordered the web hosting company DreamHost to redact identifying information about visitors to a website used to coordinate …
Alibaba says it will invest $15B+ over three years in R&D in AI and other emerging tech, will set up research labs in China, US, Russia, Israel, and Singapore
- Alibaba announced it will invest more than $15 billion over the next three years in a global research and development program
Pornhub to start using an AI-powered system that uses facial recognition to automatically identify porn stars and tag videos
Popular “adult entertainment” site Pornhub will begin using a new AI-powered system that taps facial recognition technology to automatically identify porn stars.
Qualcomm fined $773M by Taiwan's Fair Trade Commission for violating antitrust rules for at least seven years
Qualcomm Inc. was fined a record NT$23.4 billion ($773 million) by Taiwan's Fair Trade Commission in the latest blow from regulators over the way the U.S. company prices mobile phone chips and patents...
Sources: Uber faces at least five criminal probes from US DoJ, two more than previously reported, including possible violation of price-transparency laws
Shortly after taking over Uber Technologies Inc. in September, Dara Khosrowshahi told employees to brace for a painful six months.
Mark Zuckerberg apologizes for a tone-deaf VR avatar tour of Puerto Rico devastation that he livestreamed
Mark Zuckerberg is apologizing today after his Facebook Live video discussing his company's efforts to aid Puerto Rico's recovery raised some serious eyebrows.
Twitter says it has reversed its decision to block Rep. Blackburn's Senate campaign video ad, which included “inflammatory” content, will refine its policies
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Microsoft opens up Windows 10 Fall Creators Update SDK to all and renames Windows Store to Microsoft Store
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Snapchat says it's opening a secluded R&D lab 30 miles south of Salt Lake City in Lehi, Utah
It's hard to build something secret in LA or SF without anyone finding out. So Snap Inc. is building a new R&D office in the remote location of Lehi, Utah — 30 miles south of Salt Lake City.
New Android Wear 2.0 features can now be delivered through the Play Store, no OTA required
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Researchers found Accenture left huge trove of highly sensitive data on exposed servers in mid-Sept., including 40K unencrypted passwords; firm downplays hack
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Twitter adds “Happening Now” feature to timelines on Android and iOS to group tweets by events, starts with sports and will expand to TV and breaking news
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Equifax says that 15.2M records from 693,665 UK customers were accessed during US hack
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Sources: Apple strikes deal with Steven Spielberg to remake Amazing Stories, an 80s sci-fi series, in its first major foray into creating original content
What SoftBank's Masayoshi Son Is Up to With $100 Billion Financial Times : Apple eyes iconic studio as base for Hollywood production push Karl Utermohlen / InvestorPlace : Apple, Steven Spielberg Team...
Russian internet giant Yandex launches Alice, an AI-powered Russian language assistant for its platform
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Sources: 26-year-old Sheel Tyle is raising $100M fund called Amplo for seed and follow-on deals in young founders' firms, will be the sole general partner
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Russia's central bank says it will block websites selling crypto-currencies as Putin says crypto-currencies are risky and used for crime
Cyngn (formerly Cyanogen), which raised $115M to build a more open flavor of Android, pivots to self-driving technology
Cyngn, a Silicon Valley startup that raised $115 million to build a more open flavor of the Android mobile operating system, has changed course and is now working on autonomous driving technology. Twe...
Wells Fargo says 5,000+ US ATMs will let customers withdraw money using NFC with Apple Pay, Android Pay, Samsung Pay, Wells Fargo's Android wallet app
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Podcast app 60dB, which focuses on personalized short-form audio content, to shut down November 10 after being acquired by Google
Here are the notes from the Chris Brogan Media broadcast for 10/11/17. Abner Li / 9to5Google : Google acquires podcast startup focused on personalized, short-form audio content Lucas Matney / TechCrun...
How Masayoshi Son plans to invest his ~$100B SoftBank Vision Fund: AI firms related to transportation, agriculture, medicine, more
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Dell says it will invest $1B in R&D for IoT over three years and creates new division focused on IoT
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Virtual reality remote desktop app Bigscreen raises $11M Series A, led by True Ventures
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Medium expands its partner program, now letting any author or publisher join it, so that anyone can publish behind its paywall
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2025 marked 11 years of building a customer experience platform designed to support organizations as customer expectations, channels …
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