Office of the Director of National Intelligence report: NSA collected 534M metadata records from US communications providers in 2017, up more than 3x from 2016
The National Security Agency revealed a huge increase in the amount of call metadata collected, from about 151 million call records …
UK regulator orders Cambridge Analytica to hand over data it has on a US voter who brought a complaint, including how the data was obtained and how it was used
In landmark cross-border decision, Information Commissioner's Office gives company 30 days to comply with David Carroll's request
US officially elevates Cyber Command to independent unified command status as Lt. Gen. Paul Nakasone takes over as new head, also becoming the director of NSA
FORT MEADE, Md. (Reuters) - The Pentagon's cyber warfare unit received an elevated status and a new commander on Friday …
What to expect from Microsoft Build 2018: more info about Windows ML and Windows Mixed Reality, Cortana updates, Windows 10 updates, and a lot of Azure talk
Fresh off of Windows 10's major April update, Microsoft is gearing up for its Build conference in Seattle Monday.
Sources: Flipkart board approved in-principle to engaging Walmart on ~$15B bid with Alphabet investing too; Amazon bid unlikely to win due to competitive issues
MUMBAI/BENGALURU/NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian e-commerce firm Flipkart's board is yet to finalize a deal to sell a controlling stake …
Sources: China-run Integrated Circuit Industry Investment Fund is poised to announce $47.4B fund to invest in Chinese chip firms
Fund would be used to improve China's ability to design and manufacture advanced microprocessors — BEIJING—In a move that could further heighten tensions with the U.S. …
Email management service Unroll.me will stop serving EU users and delete all EU user accounts by May 24 as it's unable to comply with EU's GDPR
Put on your best unsurprised face: Unroll.me, a company that has, for years, used the premise of ‘free’ but not very useful ‘email management’ services …
A look at universities' struggles to retain AI researchers as Facebook opens new AI labs in Seattle and Pittsburgh after New York, Paris, and Montreal
SAN FRANCISCO — At a conference in Silicon Valley this week, Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook's chief executive, vowed that his company would …
Analysis of Alibaba's earnings report shows the company's financial affiliate Ant Financial posted ~$1.4B in pretax profit in the year ended March, up 65% YoY
- Jack Ma's Ant is said to seek private funding of $10 billion — Ant Financial posted full year profit of 9.18 billion yuan
The National Freedom of Information Coalition asks Google to disable the self-destruct feature on government Gmail accounts to preserve public records
Activists have asked Google to disable the feature on government accounts. — A new update rolling out for Gmail offers a “self destruct” …
Lenovo Mirage Solo review: a great wireless, standalone VR experience with Daydream WorldSense tech and 110° FoV but less content and 2x as pricey as Oculus Go
Sherri L. Smith / Tom's Guide :
Apple shutting down Texture's magazine app on Windows after acquisition, will continue support for other platforms; Windows app was neglected before acquisition
Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge :
Vine co-founder Dom Hofmann postpones Vine successor v2 indefinitely, citing need for funding, logistical issues conflicting with early-stage startup he runs
Nick Statt / The Verge :
Lyft partner Aptiv adds 30 self-driving cars with human safety drivers to Lyft's network in Las Vegas, with riders required to opt-in, expanding on its pilot
Brittany A. Roston / SlashGear :
T-Mobile and Sprint deal is good for US consumers because 3 strong competing carriers are better than 2 giants and 2 weak ones with no chance of catching up
On the heels of the T-Mobile/Sprint merger announcement (Round 3), the market has been pessimistic, with consensus on the Street …
Baidu, Alibaba, and Tencent are investing heavily in short videos as the format explodes in China; analyst says the top four apps had 582M users last quarter
The rapid growth of short-video start-ups has prompted China's biggest technology groups to plough funds into the sector, as Baidu …
Facebook says its facial recognition technology, the company's solution to spot fake accounts, looks for impostors only within a user's limited social circle
except it doesn't really work and now you've given away even more of your privacy. Nice try, Zuckerberg. #DeleteFacebook http://twitter.com/... Drew Harwell / @drewharwell : Facebook wants you to agre...
NYC comptroller's report: Airbnb is responsible for ~10% of citywide rental increases between 2009-2016; Airbnb says not true as hosts are mostly sharing homes
Dara Kerr / CNET :
Former Ticketmaster CEO Nathan Hubbard has raised $30M+ over the last 18 months from a16z, pro sports teams, others for his new ticketing startup Rival
Jason Del Rey / Recode :
Apple paid BuzzFeed for first-window rights for a documentary series and gave a cut of ad revenue, in a push to make Apple News a high-quality video distributor
Tim Peterson / Digiday :
How filmmakers could use machine learning, trained on data from prior box office hits, to predict a movie's success by understanding what motivates moviegoers
Scott Bay / Wired :
A look at Tesla Autopilot's safety tech as NHTSA distances itself from its own finding, often cited by Tesla, that Autopilot reduces crash rates by up to 40%
Timothy B. Lee / Ars Technica :
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