FCC filing from July, made public today, shows gold iPhone X that Apple likely planned to launch but abandoned due to unforeseen production issues
Apple appears to have designed a gold iPhone X, according to documents filed with the United States Federal Communications Commission.
Gmail redesign may include Confidential Mode letting users restrict forwarding, downloading, and printing of emails as well as set expiration date on sent items
New feature gives you control over how emails are used — Gmail on the web is getting a big update in the coming weeks …
Apple staff memo says it caught 29 leakers, including staff, contractors, and suppliers, in 2017, 12 arrested; memo implies possible legal action for leaks
Company memo says it found 29 ‘leakers’ last year, 12 arrested — CEO Tim Cook pledged to ‘double down’ on secrecy in 2012
After testing home flipping marketplace for a year, Zillow itself will start buying and selling homes for cash; Zillow shares down 7.3% after announcement
- Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff said the company's existing audience of sellers and buyers uniquely positions it for success as a real estate investor.
Yahoo Japan to buy 40% stake in local cryptocurrency exchange BitARG, source says for $18.5M to $27.8M
- Yahoo Japan Corp said on Friday it would buy a minority stake in cryptocurrency exchange BitARG Exchange Tokyo. — Yahoo Japan, which is also the country's biggest online auction site …
Waymo submitted an application to test autonomous cars without safety drivers in California; source says tests will start near its Mountain View headquarters
Waymo, the self-driving unit of Google parent Alphabet, this week applied to test cars without drivers on California roads, the Chronicle has learned.
Facebook removes pages linked to white nationalist Richard Spencer and The Nationalist Initiative's page; all pages are linked to “hate groups” by the SPLC
Two Facebook pages associated with white nationalist Richard Spencer have been kicked off the platform.
Sources: most Facebook employees liked what Zuckerberg told Congress, but his vagueness on ads made some wonder if he cares how that side of Facebook biz works
ABOUT TWO HOURS, or 20 percent, into Mark Zuckerberg's marathon testimony before Congress this week, the Facebook CEO …
Comcast plans to include Netflix with its TV bundles starting this month and gives no details about pricing; it will handle Netflix billing for customers
UK court on right to be forgotten: Google has to remove links about one man who “showed remorse” for past conviction, can keep links for another, who didn't
and it could set an important precedent MacDailyNews : Google loses ‘right to be forgotten’ case Jonathan Browning / Bloomberg : Google Told to Remove Links to Businessman's Criminal Case Brian Farmer...
Leaked doc describes new Facebook tool that predicts when users may leave a brand for a competitor, enabling advertisers to target and try to keep them
Since the Cambridge Analytica scandal erupted in March, Facebook has been attempting to make a moral stand for your privacy …
Chinese microblogging platform Weibo says it will remove gay and violent content during a 3-month cleanup campaign to comply with China's new cybersecurity law
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's Sina Weibo will remove gay and violent content, including pictures, cartoons and text posts …
AMD unveils 4 new 2nd gen Ryzen CPUs with Wraith coolers available on April 19; 8-core CPUs cost $329 and $299 while the 6-core CPUs cost $229 and $199
Ian Cutress / AnandTech :
People quickly trusted tech companies with personal info amid a data boom, despite risks, spawning resentment and distrust after the Cambridge Analytica scandal
The queasy truth at the heart of Facebook's Cambridge Analytica scandal, which is so far the company's defining disgrace of 2018 … Tweets: @profcarroll , @undersequoias , @jwherrman , and @nytmag Twee...
Sources: Walmart likely to reach deal to buy ~51% of Flipkart by end of June; Walmart offered $10-$12B, in part for newly issued shares valuing Flipkart at $18B
Sumeet Chatterjee / Reuters :
Facebook marketing exec says users generally haven't changed settings amid the recent privacy scandals and that it doesn't expect any revenue impact
on top of the other investments we're making—that it will significantly impact our profitability going forward.” Facebook today: http://www.wsj.com/... http://twitter.com/... Matt Stoller / @matthewst...
Vietnamese cryptocurrency company Modern Tech disappears with $660M raised in an ICO for its Pincoin token, pulling off one of the biggest exit scams
John Biggs / TechCrunch :
Sources: secure messaging app Telegram is being used to distribute pirated movies, TV, music, apps, and even stolen credentials for online services like Netflix
Manish Singh / The Outline :
Analysis of VentureSource data: in 2017, investors from Asia directed 40% of the $154B in global venture financing, nearly as much as the 44% from US investors
Wall Street Journal :
As Mark Zuckerberg takes heat for the way Facebook handles personal information of its users, the leaders of other tech companies have kept a low profile
SAN FRANCISCO — Two pages of notes sitting in a binder in front of Mark Zuckerberg during his congressional testimony this week hinted … Tweets: @nytimestech Tweets: NYTimes Tech / @nytimestech : A pe...
Broadcom approves share buyback of up to $12B effective immediately until the end of Broadcom's FY 2019, sending stock up ~4.5% in extended trading
Ahead of key elections in India, experts say Facebook, Google, and Twitter aren't doing enough to prevent abuse and political manipulation on their platforms
Pranav Dixit / BuzzFeed : Tweets: @johnpaczkowski and @pranavdixit . Thanks: @pranavdixit Tweets: John Paczkowski / @johnpaczkowski : Moderation abroad, particularly in countries with multiple langua...
Twitter has replaced its gun emoji with a water gun, thus removing one of the means with which online abusers troll their victims
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch :
A look at upcoming technologies like Progressive Web Apps, WebAssembly, and Houdini that have the potential to dramatically improve web apps
Paul Miller / The Verge : Tweets: @scottdavis99 Tweets: Scott Davis / @scottdavis99 : Web apps are only getting better - The Verge “Slack is a web app. Trello is a web app. Google Docs. Gmail. Even T...
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