California passes a strong net neutrality bill, which now goes to governor; EFF has called it a “gold standard net neutrality bill”
It heads for the Governor's desk next — California's legislature has approved a bill being called the strongest net neutrality law in the US.
Twitter's director of product management tweets pics of changes being weighed to make Twitter more “conversational”: improved reply threads, status indicators
No thanks — Sara Haider, Twitter's director of product management, tweeted a couple screenshots today showing off changes …
Microsoft says it is updating Skype to restore simplicity and familiarity, will kill its Stories-like feature called Highlights, which launched last year
Microsoft just announced a number of changes the company is rolling out to restore Skype's simplicity and familiarity.
DMV report: Apple, which has 66 self-driving cars approved for road testing in CA, says one of the SUVs was rear-ended, its first self-driving collision in CA
Apple said that its first autonomous vehicle crash in California occurred last week. — The accident during …
Amazon says Alexa now comes integrated with over 20,000 devices from 3,500 brands, up from the 4,000 devices from 1,200 brands in January
Amazon executive Daniel Rausch stood onstage before a crowd of hundreds at Berlin's IFA tech show to share a few big numbers about Alexa.
A week after pegging its money, pensions, and salaries to Petro cryptocurrency, Venezuela still fails to show proof that anyone is using Petro for transactions
ATAPIRIRE, Venezuela (Reuters) - To hear Venezuela's leftist President Nicolas Maduro tell it, this remote hamlet of 1,300 souls …
Next major Windows update will be called Windows 10 October 2018 Update and will arrive that month
Tom Warren / The Verge :
Google starts purging ads by scammers masquerading as authorized service agents for companies like Apple after a WSJ inquiry
Wall Street Journal investigation finds fraudsters use Google search ads to masquerade as authorized service agents for companies such as Apple
Google confirms its Titan Security Keys are made by a Chinese company, but says the firmware ensures security, as security experts call for more transparency
Google's Titan Security Keys, used to lock down accounts, are produced in China. Several experts want more answers on that supply chain process …
As politicians accuse search and social media firms of censorship, the real focus should be on opaque algorithms and reckless amplification of harmful content
THE ALGORITHMS THAT govern how we find information online are once again in the news—but you have to squint to find them.
Renesas, Japan-based automotive chip company, is in late stage talks to acquire US-based wireless chip maker Integrated Device Technology, sources say for $6B+
Baidu launches EZDL, a platform that lets users build custom machine learning models using a drag-and-drop interface and without writing any code
Without the technical know-how and the right tools, training machine learning algorithms can be an exercise in frustration.
Microsoft quietly ends its Surface Plus hardware subscription program that allowed trade-in upgrades after 18 months and no-interest financing for two years
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How Timehop, running out of money, ditched programmatic ad partners, built its own ad server, boosted CPMs from $2 to $14, and increased revenues 10x YoY
Timehop had three months of runway in the bank when it decided its current advertising solution wasn't going to cut it. Tweets: @digiday , @rickwebb , @bryce , @codinghorror , @digiday , @mdudas , and...
US counter-intelligence chief says China's spy services are aggressively using fake LinkedIn accounts to target US government workers for recruitment
After five years, Google Express shows little progress as the number of partner stores dwindles and retailers like Walmart invest in their own infrastructure
September 25 will mark five years since Google first launched Shopping Express, the e-commerce offering meant to challenge Amazon's dominance.
Fiverr and other freelancing sites have broadened employment opportunities for workers, but endless competition has led to lower wages and little stability
Alana Semuels / The Atlantic : Tweets: @theatlantic , @alanasemuels , @alanasemuels , and @alanasemuels Tweets: @theatlantic : Digital platforms like Fiverr are increasing competition for lots of dif...
Russian search giant Yandex launches a trial of a free autonomous ride-hailing service in Innopolis, a small tech-focused town, with two cars
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In Q&A, Alphabet chairman John Hennessy says it's not clear to him if Chinese people are better off with a “limited version” of Google or no access to it at all
Douglas MacMillan / Wall Street Journal : Tweets: @stevekovach , @edzitron , @jason_kint , and @matthewstoller Tweets: Steve Kovach / @stevekovach : Google went from denying there was any merit to st...
Indian regulators call for European-style rules on big tech, focused on privacy and protecting local firms from competition; sources say new rules are coming
Vindu Goel / New York Times : Tweets: @eastdakota , @anandwrites , and @vindugoel Tweets: Matthew Prince / @eastdakota : India is currently the most important country in term of defining the future o...
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