Android phones send nearby cell tower address data to Google even when location services are disabled; Google says it will end the practice by end of November
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Skype has been unavailable on Apple and third-party Android app stores in China for nearly a month
SHANGHAI — One of the last foreign-run tools for online communication in China appears to be in trouble with the authorities there. — For almost a month, Skype, the internet phone call …
DoJ files antitrust suit to block AT&T/DirecTV's $85B proposed acquisition of Time Warner, says merger would lessen competition and result in higher prices
The Department of Justice is suing to block AT&T's $85 billion deal to buy Time Warner. “Today's DOJ lawsuit is a radical …
Tether, a service that offers dollar-backed digital tokens, says tokens worth $30M were stolen by hackers and it has suspended its back-end wallet service
Tether, the company behind a dollar-pegged cryptocurrency widely used in the market's exchange trade, is claiming that its systems …
Sources: Apple's HomePod, which is delayed and has limited features versus Amazon's Echo, started as a side project and was cancelled and revived several times
The Apple speaker started as a side project, was cancelled and revived several times and can't do as many things as the Echo.
Six students say school sent group of 3,000 to Foxconn for three months of “work experience”, routinely working 11-hour days on iPhone X, breaking overtime law
Apple's main supplier in Asia has been employing students illegally working overtime to assemble the iPhone X …
Colorado fines Uber $8.9M after investigation found Uber allowed drivers with suspended or revoked licenses and felony convictions
Competitor Lyft also was investigated but no violations were found — Colorado regulators slapped Uber with an $8.9 million penalty for allowing 57 people …
FCC unveils its plan to repeal net neutrality rules, a move that would give ISPs broad powers to determine which websites and online services customers use
Federal regulators unveiled a plan Tuesday that would give Internet providers broad powers to determine what websites and online services their customers can see and use.
AWS launches AWS Secret Region for US intel agencies and their partners working with “secret” classified data, to complement its air-gapped Top Secret Region
Amazon today announced that its AWS cloud computing service now offers a new region that's specifically designed …
Justice Department charges Behzad Mesri, an Iranian citizen, for allegedly hacking HBO and demanding a $6M bitcoin ransom in July
A federal grand jury has charged a man accused of ruining HBO's summer. — In July, a hacker leaked a script for an upcoming episode of popular HBO series …
State Bank of India, the country's largest lender, says it will roll out blockchain-enabled smart contracts in beta by next month
BENGALURU: India's largest lender State Bank of India will roll out beta launches of blockchain-enabled smart contracts by next month, according to Sudin Baraokar, head of innovation, SBI.
Uber to buy up to 24K SUVs from Volvo equipped with autonomous technology in a non-exclusive deal from 2019 to 2021; Uber will add its own self-driving tech
FanDuel CEO and co-founder Nigel Eccles is leaving to start an esports company
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Chinese ride-booking app Shouqi Limousine & Chauffeur raises $105M from NIO Capital, Baidu, and Silk Road Huachuang Beijing, bringing Series B total to $193M
Shouqi Limousine & Chauffeur, a Chinese ride-booking app backed by Beijing-based automobile company Shouqi Group …
PayPal announces product integrations with Acorns' personal finance and investment service, after leading its Series D round last year
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Pixvana raises $14M Series A led by Vulcan Capital, with Microsoft and Cisco among investors participating, for its VR production platform SPIN Studio
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Inside one Amazon seller's fight with a rival who stole product images, allegedly initiated fake negative reviews, and spoofed customer service emails
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