Apple acknowledges unresponsive or “sticky” key problem for some MacBook and MacBook Pro keyboards and launches free repair program
Apple today launched a new MacBook & MacBook Pro service program that it says covers a small percentage of users that might experience sticky, repeated characters or unresponsive keys.
Microsoft and Ernst & Young announce blockchain-based content rights and royalties management network, first to be deployed for Microsoft's gaming partners
Blockchain might actually prove helpful for a change — In an effort to demonstrate there are actual uses for blockchain technology …
Apple says the recent report of an iPhone brute force passcode hack “was in error, and a result of incorrect testing”
Update: Apple has provided me with the following statement, which should close the door on speculation surrounding this purported exploit:
As Amazon-run private label brands grow to roughly 100 with $25B in expected revenue over the next four years, potential antitrust concerns could arise
It started with a simple battery. — Around 2009, Amazon quietly entered the private label business by offering a handful of items under a new brand called AmazonBasics. Tweets: @jeffmacke , @pakman ...
Survey of 2,021 US adult internet users: 61% are somewhat or very uncomfortable with robots; 52% say they will perform most human activities within 30 years
Fifty-two percent of adult internet users believe within 30 years, robots will have advanced to the point where they can perform …
Facebook says it is working on “time well spent” features; Android app shows features like time spent in the app, reminders for self-imposed limits, and more
Are you ready for some scary numbers? After months of Mark Zuckerberg talking about how “Protecting our community …
US Supreme Court rules that law enforcement officials need a warrant to get mobile-phone tower records that show someone's location over an extended period
Bloomberg :
Experts say domestic abusers increasingly use connected home devices like smart locks, security cameras, and lighting to scare or spy on victims
SAN FRANCISCO — The people who called into the help hotlines and domestic violence shelters said they felt as if they were going crazy. Tweets: @madelineashby , @sladner , @aallan , @tamsenparker , @j...
A look at the increasing rivalry between Alibaba and Tencent as they vie to dominate China's digital and retail economy
Jack Ma of Alibaba and Pony Ma of Tencent have built tech titans that dominate China's digital economy. Is the world big enough for both of them?
Interview with Danny Sullivan, who founded Search Engine Land and is now Google's “search liaison”, which entails giving explanations for company's errors
- His job is to help Google be more transparent and communicate better with the public at a time when it's facing increased public scrutiny. Tweets: @dannysullivan , @glenngabe , and @mattcutts Tweets...
Facebook's blend of AI and humans to screen ads continues to snare non-political ads and legitimate news, angering some publishers as the process gets refined
What do a day care center, a vegetarian restaurant, a hair salon, an outdoor clothing maker and an investigative news publisher have in common?
Tumblr has agreed to cooperate with South Korean authorities to better monitor illegal porn distribution, Korea Communications Standards Commission says
Tumblr has agreed to better monitor illegal porn distribution with South Korean authorities after initially refusing to do so.
Chinese online travel agent Tongcheng-eLong files for Hong Kong IPO; sources say it plans to raise between $1B and $1.5B
South China Morning Post :
Some millennials say screenshots of tweets tend to go more viral as Instagram memes because of its image-first identity, easy image discovery, and sharing tools
Content from Twitter or Tumblr finds new, remixed life on Instagram — As social media platforms grow more popular …
Court changes Mt. Gox bankruptcy into civil rehabilitation, allowing compensation to customers in bitcoins, which will more than cover cash losses
Jen Wieczner / Fortune :
As Intel looks for its next CEO, its traditional chips business is troubled by delays and the firm is chasing competitors in GPUs ideal for AI computing
Tom Warren / The Verge :
A history of landmark software patent rulings in the Supreme Court and the Federal Circuit, and how they have shifted the rules for software patents in the US
#TAPscholars @PamelaSamuelson & @marklemley discuss: http://arstechnica.com/... | @binarybits Timothy B. Lee / @binarybits : Happy 40th birthday to Parker v. Flook, the Supreme Court's strongest state...
Reddit upgrades News tab, which surfaces content from subreddits frequently engaging with news, from alpha to beta and makes it available to most iOS users
Boston authorizes Aptiv's nuTonomy to expand testing of autonomous vehicles with a safety driver to all public roads citywide
Mallory Locklear / Engadget :
Filing: Xiaomi awarded its CEO Lei Jun $1.5B in stock before IPO; source: award unanimously approved by shareholders and is not tied to future performance
Julie Steinberg / Wall Street Journal :
Facebook has hired a team that will try to spot vulnerabilities in its systems before bad actors exploit them to prevent abuses like 2016 US elections debacle
Alex Kantrowitz / BuzzFeed :
California lawmakers introduce privacy bill supported by group behind Consumer Privacy Act, which will withdraw ballot initiative if bill is passed next week
Issie Lapowsky / Wired :
Instagram's IGTV had a chance to learn from the embarrassments of YouTube and Facebook, like conspiracy videos, but seems to have largely ignored the lessons
Shira Ovide / Bloomberg :
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