Google introduces new views in Maps for driving, navigation, and transit to better highlight relevant information, new colors and icons for places of interest
The world is an ever-evolving place. And as it changes, Google Maps changes with it. As roads close, businesses open …
KGI: 2018 iPhones will feature faster pre-5G baseband chips from Intel and Qualcomm, with 70%-80% of chips coming from Intel
A new report today from KGI shares projections that the 2018 iPhones will include significantly faster baseband chips from Intel and Qualcomm, although Intel will be the main supplier.
Online survey of 564 US Bitcoin owners: 16% plan to hold investment for less than a year, 67% haven't sold any, 36% don't plan on reporting purchase to the IRS
The price of Bitcoin has risen dramatically since the start of the year. The virtual currency now trades at $6,490 (as of 11/13), up from $997 at the start of 2017.
Apple says it is delaying HomePod release from December to early 2018
So much for the holiday rush. Apple announced this morning that its premiumHomePod smart speaker won't be making the company's initial December ship date. According to a brief statement issued by th...
Report: Mashable has agreed to sell itself to Ziff Davis for around $50M, a fraction of the site's $250M valuation less than two years ago
Digital-media firm Mashable has clinched a sale for the company — and it's not for a price that founder Pete Cashmore or investors including Turner were looking for.
Coinbase announces Custody, a digital asset storage service for institutional clients with a minimum of $10M in deposits; early access product launching in 2018
Cryptocurrency wallet and exchange startup Coinbase is launching a new storage service aimed specifically at institutional investors.
FCC votes 3-2 to scale back the federal Lifeline program that gives low-income households a $9.25/month subsidy to buy Internet or phone service
70% of low-income wireless subscribers in Lifeline could have to find new ISPs. — Poor people may soon find it more difficult …
Twitter confirms it is testing a feature that will make it easier to publish tweetstorms
Twitter confirms it's testing a feature that allows users to more easily create “tweetstorms” - those series of connected tweets that have grown to be a popular workaround for Twitter's character coun...
Facebook rebrands Mentions, which was only available for verified accounts, as Creator app, opens it to all; app available on iOS now, and Android within months
Facebook wants to turn mindless, passive video consumption into “time well spent,” and now it's giving social media stars …
Online personal shopping startup Stitch Fix raises $120M in downsized IPO listing, pricing 8M shares at $15 apiece, below expected 10M shares at $18-$20
- Stitch Fix has touted its profitability, but its earnings recently took a hit from one-time items — Online personal shopping …
AWS releases ONNX-MXNet, giving its support to the Open Neural Network Exchange introduced by Microsoft and Facebook earlier this year
The Open Neural Network Exchange (ONNX) deep-learning format, introduced in September by Microsoft and Facebook, has a new backer following Amazon Web Services' decision …
Airbnb acquired adtech startup AdBasis on Nov. 13; AdBasis will be available to customers until Feb. 2018 and team will be brought into Airbnb
It looks like accessibility isn't the only thing that Airbnb wants to upgrade on its platform. On the same day that Airbnb announced that it acquired Accomable …
Github introduces Teletype for Atom in beta, a feature for letting developers collaborate on code in real time in its Atom text editor
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Apple VP of diversity and inclusion Denise Young Smith is leaving; Christie Smith, who spent 17 years as a principal at Deloitte, will be taking over
not long after making controversial remarks about white men Silicon Valley Business Journal : Apple diversity chief who made ‘white, blue-eyed blonde men’ comment is leaving Luke Dormehl / Cult of Mac...
Twitter says it will monitor verified users' offline behavior and remove verification badges if behavior is inconsistent with its rules
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Apple Releases iOS 11.1.2 With Fix for Unresponsive iPhone X Display in Cold Temperatures
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Google announces general availability of its free chatbot analytics platform Chatbase
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Google says it will require close content parity between AMP and original pages beginning February 2018 to discourage publishers from using AMP pages as teasers
Probably the single best video … Josh Levenson / Phandroid : Google is tightening its AMP restrictions to prevent bait-and-switch content Abner Li / 9to5Google : Google Search combatting publishers an...
Broadcom says it has closed its acquisition of network gear maker Brocade Communications
Williams-Sonoma acquires AR 3D imaging startup Outward for $112M in cash
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Vimeo adds support for HDR videos for all users, a year after YouTube added the same feature
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New study finds China uses “cheerleading”, or flooding the internet with positive news in order to eclipse bad news, as a method to manipulate its population
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Profile of Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang, who cofounded the firm and has maintained its 70% share of the GPU market as competition and demand explode, driven by AI
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A look at HQ Trivia, a twice daily live gameshow app that around 90K people play at once for the chance to win money
Molly Sauter / The Outline : Tweets: @oddletters and @joshuatopolsky Tweets: Molly Sauter / @oddletters : If you ever wanted a game show where a man trapped behind the frozen glass of your phone shou...
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