Sources: Apple is planning to launch high-end headphones with noise canceling and wireless pairing as early as end of 2018 but has faced development challenges
Company is rapidly growing wearables and accessories segments — New headphones could potentially cannibalize some Beats sales
Sources: Amazon is in talks with big banks including JPMorgan Chase about a checking-account-like product that would appeal to those without bank accounts
Online giant wants to develop product that would appeal to younger customers and those without bank accounts.
Google is selling US restaurant review guide Zagat, which it bought for $151M in 2011, to restaurant review company The Infatuation for an undisclosed sum
When Google agreed to buy Zagat for $151 million nearly seven years ago, the technology giant intended to bring the restaurant review empire into the digital age.
Xiaomi Chairman Lei Jun says the company plans to enter the US smartphone market by late 2018 or early 2019
Chinese maker, No. 4 at home, looks to extend its Western expansion as it plans IPO to raise $10 billion or more — China's Xiaomi Corp. could sell smartphones in the U.S. as early as this year …
A look at upcoming Android Go phones, which are mostly low-end devices for ~$100 with 1GB RAM or less, announced at MWC: Nokia 1, Alcatel 1X, and ZTE Tempo Go
Android Go is stripped down for low-end devices, and here's our first look at them. — Mobile World Congress is happening this week …
Coinbase hires Emilie Choi, who did 40+ deals during her tenure as head of M&A at LinkedIn, as its VP of corporate and business development
A cryptocurrency company could do some fairly outside-the-box acquisitions. — Coinbase, the cryptocurrency trading platform …
Encrypted messaging services Signal and Telegram experienced worldwide outages for several hours
You might want to move your private chats to WhatsApp or Telegram for the time being: it appears popular encrypted messenger Signal is currently down globally, according to numerous reports from users...
State Department has spent $0 of the $120M allocated by Congress since late-2016 to counter foreign efforts to meddle in elections or sow distrust in democracy
WASHINGTON — As Russia's virtual war against the United States continues unabated with the midterm elections approaching … Tweets: @amy_siskind , @govhowarddean , @natashabertrand , @wjcarter , and @d...
Draft bill introduced by Turkish government introduces sweeping set of internet restrictions, including requiring a license for all online broadcasting
ISTANBUL — Having already brought Turkey's mainstream media to heel, and made considerable headway in rolling back Turkish democracy … See also Mediagazer
A look at airlines' weak data security practices, including sharing booking data with third-party trackers
I asked my wife if it is alright if her Date of Birth is known to a stranger. Only if they send me a birthday gift, she joked. What about your passport number? She lowered the book she was reading....
Snapchat should focus more on camera tech that made it great in the first place rather than adding features that make it look like a social network
FIRST, IT WAS the rampant copycatting of Stories. Then, the spectacular failure of Spectacles. Then the Great Millennial Migration to Instagram.
Research from 66 companies' university recruiting sessions shows an unwelcoming environment for women that intimidated or alienated female recruits
EACH AUTUMN, BUSINESSES flock to elite universities like Harvard and Stanford to recruit engineers for their first post-university jobs. Tweets: @flyosity , @justkelly_ok , @wired , and @samwritescode...
How the awkward fusion of market values and vague humanitarianism defining Silicon Valley ideology stems from a 1960s generational shift to commercialization
On January 26, 2008, Joseph Weizenbaum, a famed and dissident computer scientist in his eighties, ascended the dais in Davos …
76.3% of Chinese respondents believe AI is a threat to privacy in an 8,000 person survey carried out by state-run TV network CCTV and Tencent Research
Frank Hersey / TechNode :
Adobe Analytics: the time smartphone users spend on websites per visit has decreased by 10% since 2015; the amount of money spent per visit has increased by 27%
Rani Molla / Recode :
Coinbase plans to add 250 staff, and Circle says it wants to add ~200, while source says Kraken plans to add 800, each to roughly double their headcount in 2018
How Etsy Stopped Tracking Almost All Its Key Metrics To Make a Comeback
Anonymous Bitcoin philanthropist Pine discusses his donations of ~5000 BTC, now worth ~$57M; non-profits such as EFF and Watsi describe receiving the donations
picking organizations they believe in, giving money with few strings attached, and letting organizations focus on their mission,” https://www.philanthropy.com/ ... DL Jung / @dariusjung : I'll admit t...
Facebook says it doesn't know how many followed Russia's IRA accounts on Instagram; researcher finds that 27 of 170 deleted accounts had ~2.2M followers total
Issie Lapowsky / Wired :
Marriott US staffer says he was fired after HR questioned him on Tibet-related tweet he liked via Marriott's account; China pressured Marriott over Tibet issue
it could also be a time bomb Tom McKay / Gizmodo : After China Got Mad, Marriott Fired a Social Media Manager for Liking a Tweet About Tibet Tweets: Adam Singer / @adamsinger : This is really sad this...
Advertisers complain Facebook is inconsistent and gender biased in its process of determining whether images should be rejected for being sexually suggestive
New York Times : Tweets: @ennisnyt See also Mediagazer Tweets: Connor Ennis / @ennisnyt : “Facebook's policies have the effect of sexualizing women's bodies in a way that is not necessary and very un...
Tencent Music Entertainment, Spotify's strategic partner in China, is valued at $12B+, according to Spotify's valuation of its 9% stake in TME, disclosed to SEC
Jon Russell / TechCrunch :
Researchers say IOTA, a cryptocurrency project with $5B+ market cap, has major security flaws; IOTA developers try to deflect claim with questionable responses
Motherboard : Tweets: @motherboard Tweets: @motherboard : Nerd fight: A $5 billion cryptocurrency has really pissed off cryptographers http://motherboard.vice.com/ ... http://twitter.com/...
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