iOS 11.2 released: fixes a bug that caused some notifications to crash iPhones starting Dec 2, adds Apple Pay Cash and faster 7.5W wireless charging
Apple today released iOS 11.2, the second major update to the iOS 11 operating system available on the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. iOS 11.2 comes …
Former NSA employee Nghia H. Pho pleads guilty to taking classified files home, where, officials say, Russian hackers stole the files via Kaspersky software
BALTIMORE — A former National Security Agency employee admitted on Friday that he had illegally taken from the agency classified documents believed …
macOS upgrades from High Sierra 10.13.0 to 10.13.1 break “root” bug patch issued earlier this week; fix by re-installing patch after upgrade, rebooting computer
WHEN A COMPANY like Apple rushes out a software patch for a critical security bug, it deserves praise for protecting its customers quickly.
Instagram tests native regram button, GIF sticker search, Story archiving, closest friends list, and other new features
TNW today obtained information on a range of new features Instagram is currently testing. As with all tests, this means some of you may have already seen one or two of the new features.
Twitter changes course, says anti-Muslim tweets retweeted by Trump “are permitted on Twitter based on our current media policy”
We mistakenly pointed to the wrong reason we didn't take action on the videos from earlier this week. We're still looking critically at all of our current policies, and appreciate all the feedback. Se...
Vidme Shuts Down User-Generated Video Service, Citing Inability to Compete With Google, Facebook
Startup Vidme is shutting down its user-generated video service — because it can't see a way to make money in the face of internet giants Google and Facebook.
Disney sues Redbox over sales of digital download codes; Disney and Redbox do not have a distribution deal, codes come with retail copies of DVDs
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Notre Dame study finds 73% of posts on Reddit are voted on by users that haven't clicked through to view the content
And the world makes a little more sense. — It's probably not at all surprising that most content posted to Reddit is voted on more or less blindly.
Profile of Antonio Neri, a 22-year veteran of HPE set to succeed Meg Whitman as CEO, as he faces an uphill struggle to cut $1.5B over three years
The newly appointed CEO brings tech chops to a company in need of hit products — Meg Whitman's tenure at Hewlett-Packard was marked …
Leaked memo: UK government warns against use of Kaspersky Labs software in departments that handle any information that can be related to national security
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Uber's use of encrypted messaging app Wickr, which may have allowed the company to avoid preserving records relevant to litigation, could set legal precedents
Paresh Dave, Heather Somerville — (This version of the Nov. 20 story corrects to show Uber used a business version …
Expensify sparks privacy concerns by using Mechanical Turk to process user-submitted docs its automated service can't handle
IT'S INCREASINGLY UNREMARKABLE for consumers to use artificial intelligence tools in their daily lives. Machine learning algorithms power your smart assistants …
BlackBerry ordered to pay Nokia $137M in patent-related contract dispute; BlackBerry to continue to pursue separate patent infringement claims filed in February
Futures exchanges CME, CBOE, and Cantor complete self-certification with Commodity Futures Trading Commission; CME will launch bitcoin futures on December 18
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How optimizing content for search engines in the early days of the web gave rise to today's never-ending algorithmic arms race against web and social platforms
A dozen years ago, the web started to reshape itself around major companies like Google. We can understand the genesis … Tweets: @badams , @mattcutts , @ethicistforhire , @anildash , and @anildash Tw...
The number of early-stage VC rounds worldwide dropped from about 13.3K in 2014 to about 5.9K this year, with mobile app and SaaS startups hit hardest
Amid record amounts of capital raised by VCs worldwide, and a sharp rise in the number of private “unicorns” valued at $1 billion-plus …
Advertisers say Facebook plans to test pre-roll video ads for Watch shows after resisting the format
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Apple will stop accepting 32-bit apps in Mac App Store starting January 1, 2018
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Judge overturns Trump administration's delay of Obama-era ‘startup visa,’ siding with investor group
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Periscope expands virtual tipping via Super Hearts beyond the US, to Canada, Ireland, and the UK
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At re:Invent, AWS pitched its vision to be the platform developers use to build machine learning, data management, and artificial intelligence applications
Larry Dignan / ZDNet :
Mozilla reports $520M in 2016 revenues, up 24% YoY
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Lyft to require all corporate employees to spend four hours per quarter as a Lyft driver, staffing driver-support calls, or working in a driver hub
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