Sources: Barack and Michelle Obama are nearing a content deal with Netflix for a series of shows; Apple and Amazon also expressed interest
WASHINGTON — Former President Barack Obama is in advanced negotiations with Netflix to produce a series of high-profile shows that will provide …
Waymo is piloting self-driving cargo trucks in Atlanta for carrying cargo bound for Google's data centers starting next week
Waymo's mission has always been to make it safe and easy for people and things to move around. So far, the focus has mostly been on people …
Study of 4.5M+ tweets from 2006 to 2017 confirms inaccurate news spreads faster and further than true stories, and humans, not bots, are primarily to blame
An analysis of 4.5 million tweets shows falsehoods are 70 percent more likely to get shared — There's been a lot of talk …
Jack Dorsey says Twitter is working on getting users to verify themselves; product director says it would help users spot suspicious accounts easier
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey said in a Periscope livestream today that the company is working to allow any user to become verified.
CIRP report finds that Android brand loyalty rate in the US has remained at a steady high since 2016, at 91% today, while iOS has a loyalty rate of 86%
Samsung's new Galaxy S9 may not quite live up to the iPhone X when it comes to Samsung's implementation of a Face ID-style system or its odd take on AR emoji.
Qualcomm names independent director Jeffrey Henderson as non-executive chairman, replacing executive chairman Paul Jacobs, who will stay on the board
In letter to U.S. lawmakers, Broadcom argues a combined company 'strongly supports America's national security interests'
Facebook strikes a licensing deal with Warner Music, the last major label holdout, to use Warner's music in videos and messages on Facebook
Just weeks after signing a large licensing deal with leading indy label representative ICE, Facebook has continued its march into the world of music …
Report: Snap CEO Evan Spiegel sent a company-wide note to employees several months ago outlining goal to break even in 2018
Snap CEO Evan Spiegel sent a company-wide note to employees “several months ago” outlining a zealous goal to break even in 2018, according to The Information.
Galaxy S9 and S9+ review: great design, display, and speed, better fingerprint sensor placement, but average battery life, gimmicks galore, Bixby still sucks
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Twitter appoints Parag Agrawal as new CTO, replacing Adam Messinger, who left in late 2016; his appointment was announced internally in October
- Twitter's COO Anthony Noto announced his plan to leave in January to become CEO of SoFi in January. — Twitter on Thursday updated its website …
After mob violence, Sri Lanka ordered ISPs to temporarily block access to Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, Viber for “spreading hate speeches and amplifying them”
MUMBAI — In many countries, Facebook is contending with a darkening reputation as a vehicle for disinformation and false news.
Dropbox announces deeper integration with Salesforce ahead of IPO, enabling Dropbox folders to be embedded in Salesforce Commerce Cloud and Marketing Cloud
Dropbox is not messing around. Two weeks ago it announced its IPO. Just last week it announced a big partnership with Google …
Google says it is taking the lessons it has learned from AMP and is applying them to web standards that could allow instant loading for non-AMP web content
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Digital currency asset management firm Multicoin raises capital from Marc Andreessen, David Sacks, others, says it will hit $250M crypto fund target by June
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S.-based Multicoin Capital, an asset management firm with a long-term positive view on digital currencies …
Analysis shows that IRA-backed trolls flooded social media to oppose Romney as a possible secretary of state, following claims that Russia was opposed to him
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Ad-blocker Ghostery goes open source, changes revenue stream to opt-in notifications about deals and paid insights about the web tracking ecosystem
Louise Matsakis / Wired :
Uber's VP of Product, Daniel Graf, is leaving and will be replaced by Assaf Ronen, Amazon's VP of Voice Shopping
Kara Swisher / Recode :
Snapchat confirms it's testing @-tagging other users in Stories; swiping up in a Story with tags shows tagged usernames, handles, Bitmoji, and Add buttons
Josh Constine / TechCrunch :
Coinbase hires Eric Scro, previously head of finance at the NYSE, as its VP of Finance
Frank Chaparro / Business Insider :
Analysis shows 12 Parkland student Twitter accounts got 8.7x the volume of online conversations than other top Twitter influencers on guns, not including Trump
Why Workday Will Cut Loose a Top Performer Tweets: Adam Singer / @adamsinger : These kids are smarter than many (most?) marketing professionals. They know how important social technologies are, and ho...
Autonomous trucking startup Starsky Robotics raises $16.5M Series A led by Shasta Ventures, says it completed a 7-mile drive in FL without a human in the cab
Chris O'Brien / Trucks.com :
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