Facebook launches Messenger Kids, a standalone messaging app that lets kids under 13 chat with friends and family approved by their parents, on iOS in the US
For the first time, Facebook is opening up to children under age 13 with a privacy-focused app designed to neutralize child predator threats …
Apple reaches deal with Ireland on the terms of an escrow fund, allowing the transfer of ~$15.46B in allegedly unpaid taxes that EU ordered Dublin to retrieve
EU said tax deal with Ireland had allowed Apple to pay almost zero tax on European profits between 2003 and 2014
CryptoKitties, a game officially launched on Nov 28 that lets you trade and breed virtual cats, becomes top app by number of transactions on Ethereum blockchain
Launched a few days ago, CryptoKitties is essentially like an digital version of Pokemon cards but based on the Ethereum blockchain.
Speaking at event organized by the CAC, China's internet censorship agency, Tim Cook says 1.8M devs have earned ~$17B so far through Apple's App Store in China
WUZHEN, China (Reuters) - Apple Inc's chief executive Tim Cook said developers using its platform in China number 1.8 million …
Facebook opens new London office, says it will add another 800 jobs next year; the investment makes London Facebook's biggest engineering hub outside the US
LONDON (Reuters) - Facebook opened its new London office on Monday and said it would add another 800 jobs in the capital next year …
Broadcom proposes replacing Qualcomm's board, a move viewed as a pressure tactic in the escalating fight over its proposed $105B takeover bid
SAN FRANCISCO — Broadcom on Monday proposed a slate of 11 directors to replace the entire board of Qualcomm, setting the stage for a proxy battle …
Dell and other vendors begin shipping computers with option to disable Intel Management Engine feature, following Intel's disclosure of critical vulnerabilities
Some hardware vendors are reacting to the recent revelation that some of Intel's core CPU technology is riddled with security holes.
Australia's competition regulator says it will investigate whether Facebook and Google have disrupted news media to the detriment of publishers and consumers
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's competition regulator said on Monday it would investigate whether U.S. online giants Facebook …
Sources: Xiaomi is in talks with investment banks for an IPO in Hong Kong as soon as next year, seeking a valuation of at least $50B
Bankers are pitching Xiaomi management, despite some concerns — Xiaomi is said to consider an IPO in Hong Kong as soon as 2018
From 2012 to 2015, following Facebook's IPO, early stage startup valuations soared to unsustainable levels, and are now returning back to normal
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Razer Phone review: 5.7' QHD screen with up to 120Hz refresh rate provides great gameplay experience, good battery life, but camera is mediocre for a $700 phone
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How scientific search engines like Google Scholar, Microsoft Academic, and Semantic Scholar are helping to bring more research papers out from behind paywalls
ANURAG ACHARYA'S PROBLEM was that the Google search bar is very smart, but also kind of dumb. As a Googler working on search 13 years ago … Tweets: @gscholardigest , @jetjocko , and @annemariebridy T...
Oracle completing $43M building on its California campus for an existing charter high school with 550 students that will move in Jan. and operate independently
REDWOOD SHORES, Calif. — Tech companies ship all kinds of products to public schools: laptops, online writing programs, learn-to-code lessons and more. Tweets: @natashanyt and @markbartholo Tweets: Na...
Spot.IM raises $25M Series C led by Insight Venture Partners for its Disqus-like comment platform for publications like Time, NBC, HuffPost, Engadget
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As receding Arctic ice opens new paths for fiber internet cables between global finance hubs, remote cities like Point Hope, AK get broadband for the first time
Cecilia Kang / New York Times : Tweets: @ceciliakang and @ennisnyt Tweets: @ceciliakang : A Surprising, Bittersweet Upside to Climate Change? Global Demand For Super Fast Internet For High Frequency ...
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
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How scammers act as a middleman between Uber drivers and passengers, taking payments and relaying messages outside the Uber app
Joseph Cox / The Daily Beast : Tweets: @thedailybeast Tweets: The Daily Beast / @thedailybeast : The underground Uber networks driven by Russian hackers. Because you needed another reason to worry ab...
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