In op-ed, Trump's homeland security adviser Thomas Bossert says North Korea was behind the WannaCry ransomware cyberattack in May
The massive cyberattack cost billions and put lives at risk. Pyongyang will be held accountable. — Cybersecurity isn't easy, but simple principles still apply.
Facebook will now use facial recognition technology to alert users when someone uploads their photos without tagging them
Today we're announcing new, optional tools to help people better manage their identity on Facebook using face recognition. Powered by the same technology we've used …
Plex launches Plexamp, a Winamp-inspired standalone music player for macOS and Windows that can play “just about any music format” and includes visualizers
As we mentioned on the blog post introducing Plex Labs, one of the things we're using Medium for is a venue for talking …
Geekbench data shows correlation between old iPhone batteries and reduced performance, suggesting iOS slows down iPhones with old batteries to avoid shutdowns
A Reddit post from last week has sparked a discussion regarding iPhone performance as a function of battery age.
WhatsApp told to stop sharing user data with Facebook by French data protection authority; WhatsApp has one month to comply or potentially face sanctions
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - France's data privacy watchdog may fine messaging app WhatsApp if it does not comply with an order to bring …
Microsoft backs Senate bill to address sexual harassment and eliminates forced arbitration agreements with employees who make such claims
SEATTLE — The wave of sexual harassment claims has toppled powerful men in entertainment, media and politics. Now, it is also creating permanent changes …
Peer-to-peer insurance company Lemonade raises $120M Series C led by SoftBank, sources say at a $500M+ valuation
Lemonade had raised $60 million prior to this new round — Previous backers include Google Ventures and Sequoia Capital — SoftBank Group Corp. is betting that technology …
India's ride-hailing service Ola acquires FoodPanda India from Germany's Delivery Hero, and will invest $200M to take on rival UberEats, Zomato, and Swiggy
Saurabh Kochhar, former CEO of Foodpanda India has left the company and Pranay Jivrajka, founding partner at Ola has been appointed as the interim CEO of Foodpanda
Waymo teams up with Trov to insure riders in its self-driving vehicles for lost and damaged property and trip-related medical expenses
Trov will work with Waymo to insure its riders for lost and damaged property, trip-related medical expenses — Waymo LLC, the driverless-car unit …
Facebook will now proactively recognize contact from new accounts by people you blocked and adds option to ignore Messenger conversations
By Antigone Davis, Global Head of Safety — Today we are announcing new tools to prevent harassment on Facebook and in Messenger - part of our ongoing efforts to build a safe community.
London-based DigitalGenius raises $14.75M Series A to bring artificial intelligence to customer service led by Global Founders Capital
DigitalGenius, a fledgling artificial intelligence (AI) startup that's setting out to automate many facets of customer service, has announced …
Profile of 82-year-old Alan Patricof of Greycroft Partners, investor in NYMag, Apple, and AOL, and an active VC today with exits like HuffPo and Maker Studios
PASSING THE TORCH: Patricof (center) with partners Ian Sigalow (left) and Dana Settle in the kitchen of Greycroft's New York offices. Tweets: @e_rossiello , @jkaldor3 , @anthony , and @micahjay1 Tweet...
Kaspersky Lab sues the Trump administration in US court, arguing it was deprived of due process rights when DHS banned its software from US government agencies
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Amazon Echo Spot review: appealing design, great for video calls, touchscreen enhances Alexa experience, but mediocre audio, screen is bad for video playback
Nicole Lee / Engadget :
YouTube TV delays its Roku and Apple TV apps to 2018
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Facebook transparency report for H1 2017: account data requests up 21% globally YoY to ~79K; 57% of US requests included order banning FB from notifying users
US, India, UK, Germany & France made most requests for user data https://twitter.com/... Jon Russell / @jonrussell : Thai government had 5 requests for Facebook data (affecting 15 users) all rejected ...
Payment processor Total System Services (TSYS) to buy Boston-based payment technology firm Cayan for $1.05B; the deal is expected to close in Q1 2018
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Huawei says some of its phones to be sold by US carriers in 2018, starting with Mate 10; Consumer Business Group CEO says phones will be “competitively priced”
Joe McDonald / Associated Press :
Google Chrome will start natively blocking ads that do not comply with Coalition for Better Ads guidelines on February 15
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A look at the investment strategies of Tencent and Alibaba as the Chinese tech giants invest billions abroad and tens of billions at home
Teens' top tech addiction. America's most visionary carmaker. Sweden's global music streaming service. — Chinese internet group Tencent …
The stock of a small fintech company, Longfin, surged 2,400% in a week after acquiring Ziddu, a “blockchain-empowered global micro-lending solutions provider”
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Adidas will stop making its own wearable tech, says it will close its standalone digital sports organization and instead focus on Runtastic and the Adidas app
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YouTube signs new long-term agreement with Universal Music Group over music rights, royalty rates; sources say Sony Music signed new agreement with YouTube, too
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Twitter suspends Britain First leader who was retweeted by Trump, amid enforcement of new policies that's led to a purge of accounts affiliated with hate groups
Shona Ghosh / Business Insider :
Republicans' proposed tax overhaul could negatively impact tech giants with its provisions to curb use of low-tax foreign jurisdictions
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RBC: 44% of US teens chose Snapchat as the one social network they would keep if trapped on deserted island, ahead of 24% for Instagram and 14% for Facebook
Kurt Wagner / Recode :
Sources: at least three prominent investors have decided not to fund HQ Trivia after finding troubling conduct on part of the founders, particularly Colin Kroll
When the New New Thing Is an Old Thing: Bicycles Madison Malone Kircher / New York Magazine : HQ Founder Accused of ‘Creepy’ Behavior Toward Women Steve Kovach / Business Insider : HQ Trivia was getti...
Bloomberg launches TicToc, a 24-hour news channel only on Twitter that combines live video, reported segments, and a curated Twitter stream
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