Apple Music says it removed R. Kelly's music from featured playlists weeks ago, while Pandora currently does not promote the singer's music
Three streaming services have now removed the R&B singer's music from curated playlists — Spotify caused a mighty stir yesterday when it announced that …
Google's head of Android platform security says Google has started to include the requirements for security patching into its OEM agreements
At the annual Google I/O developer conference, the company holds several sessions about updates to the Android platform.
Securus Technologies, service provider to law enforcement, can locate any US phone in seconds, some say without proper vetting of requests
Thousands of jails and prisons across the United States use a company called Securus Technologies to provide and monitor calls to inmates.
Denver-based startup Visible offers unlimited 5 Mbps data and voice plans at $40/mo on Verizon's network via an invite-only app, says it is funded by Verizon
Funded by Verizon, the startup is nearly half the cost of Verizon's similar plan — There's a new mobile service in town for Denverites.
Boston Dynamics founder says the company's dog-like SpotMini robot will go on sale in 2019, but doesn't disclose price
After 26 years, Boston Dynamics is finally getting ready to start selling some robots. Founder Marc Raibert says that the company's dog-like SpotMini robot …
Sources: Facebook is exploring creation of its own cryptocurrency to facilitate payments among its users, but the plans will likely take years to materialize
Facebook is exploring the creation of its own cryptocurrency, a virtual token that would allow its billions of users around the world …
Lawsuit seeking class action status filed against Apple in California over MacBook and MacBook Pro butterfly mechanism keyboard failures
A class action lawsuit filed in federal court on Friday takes Apple to task over an allegedly flawed keyboard design deployed in MacBook models from 2015 …
Microsoft is alienating regular and long-time users of Skype by refocusing the product for the corporate market, which has made the app more complex
It's relatively easy these days to find critics of Skype, the popular online calling service that Microsoft acquired in 2011 for $8.5 billion.
Ahead of next year's IPO, Uber's 3-year search for a CFO continues as sources say multiple people turned down the job and CEO wants at least a 5-year commitment
The ride-hailing company's leading candidate, the CFO at VMware, has indicated he would likely withdraw
Sources: Jeffrey Katzenberg secured $800M for his NewTV startup, led by Meg Whitman, to produce series at $5M-$6M/hr in 10-15min episodes, likely for streaming
- Hollywood mogul looks to make shows with short running times — Executive helped lead Walt Disney's comeback during the 1980s
Facebook removes 10 Instagram groups that artificially inflated the popularity of member accounts and posts to game Instagram algorithm and gain more visibility
The groups, including one with more than 200,000 members, vanished after BuzzFeed News contacted Instagram.
As part of GDPR compliance, Google updates its privacy policy for more clarity, improves controls to manage your data, adds more services under data portability
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Snap begins rolling out Snapchat redesign to “majority” of iOS users that undoes some previous changes, like putting Snaps and Chats back in chronological order
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Hacker claims he stole data from ZooPark hacking group, some say an Iran-linked APT, which ran a hacking campaign towards Android devices across the Middle East
Earlier this month, Kaspersky published research on the so-called ZooPark group, which ran a hacking campaign towards Android devices across the Middle East. Tweets: @josephfcox , @josephfcox , @loren...
Didi Chuxing to suspend Hitch, one of its carpooling services, for one week as it investigates the murder of a passenger allegedly by a driver
Didi Chuxing's facial recognition security feature failed allowing an unverified driver on its platform — he then went on to kill a 21-year-old air stewardess who was getting a ride home after finishi...
Czech cybersecurity and antivirus company Avast has raised $814M in its London IPO and is now valued at $3.1B+
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Symantec shares plummet after company warns its annual report could be delayed by an internal investigation into unspecified concerns by board
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Appeals court rules against Seattle law that would give Uber and Lyft drivers the right to unionize, sends the case back for reconsideration by lower court
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Sales tax automation company Avalara files for an IPO on NYSE, expects to raise up to $150M
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Hoping to entice #DeleteUber users back to Uber, CEO Dara Khosrowshahi says its redemption lies in safety, with upcoming features like live trip info sharing
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Luminary Media raises $40M; sources say it plans to launch subscription service for premium podcasts, has begun to strike licensing deals with podcast creators
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Facebook exec says company will build an API for machine-readable access to info on ads in political-ad archive, but researchers worry that may not be enough
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Companies like Apple, Microsoft, and Alphabet stopped mentioning overseas cash in quarterly reports after tax overhaul required them to pay tax on such holdings
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