In opening statements for congressional testimonies, Sandberg says Facebook was slow to spot election interference, Dorsey emphasizes trust and transparency
WASHINGTON — For months, Facebook, Twitter and Google have grappled with criticism over the misuse of their services by foreign operatives …
Livestream of US Senate Hearing on Foreign Influence Operations' Use of Social Media Platforms
Witnesses Sheryl Sandberg Chief Operating Officer Facebook Biography Opening Statement Jack Dorsey Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer Twitter Biography Opening Statement
Snap launches new styles of Spectacles 2 with polarized lenses that look more like traditional sunglasses, available today for $199
And they've got polarized lenses — If the main hangup that's kept you from purchasing Snap's Spectacles has been their design, two new models that the company …
In an interview, Twitter's policy head says Trump not immune from a ban, Dorsey says he was reluctant to testify to House committee without other tech giants
Theranos says it will formally dissolve, in an email to shareholders, and says it will seek to pay unsecured creditors its remaining cash in coming months
Firm, tarred by scandal, will pay creditors its remaining cash — Theranos Inc., the blood-testing company accused …
Sen. Warner says Google can still “step up” after it posts written testimony it will submit instead of having Page or Pichai testify at congressional hearing
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Sources detail Sheryl Sandberg's expanding role at Facebook following its delayed response to the Cambridge Analytica scandal, which she saw as a disaster
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Survey of US adults: 42% took a break from Facebook for several weeks or more, 26% deleted app from their phone, 54% adjusted privacy settings in past 12 months
Significant shares of Facebook users have taken steps in the past year to reframe their relationship with the social media platform.
Interview with Senator Mark Warner, ranking Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, on the forthcoming Big Tech hearings, Google's absence, and more
& reveals much about the balance of power—that a month on, Google is still silent on its plans to cooperative w/Chinese censors. Even in the face of black & white leaked docs, it won't answer press qu...
Sources: Instagram is building a standalone app for shopping which may be called IG Shopping
Facebook is planning a major new move into e-commerce, sources tell The Verge — Instagram is working on a new standalone app dedicated to shopping, The Verge has learned.
A rogue version of file-hosting platform MEGA's Chrome extension was found to steal user passwords and private keys to cryptocurrency wallets
A rogue version of file-hosting platform MEGA's Chrome extension has triggered a major security alert from the company.
Facebook countersues BlackBerry, accusing it of infringing on Facebook's voice messaging technology and other patented processes
Facebook Inc. is suing BlackBerry Ltd. for patent infringement, escalating the legal battle between the two companies over protected technology.
Report: Goldman Sachs is ditching plans to open a cryptocurrency trading desk for the foreseeable future as the regulatory framework remains unclear
(Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc (GS.N) is ditching plans to open a desk for trading cryptocurrencies in the foreseeable future …
Microsoft launches call recording feature for Skype on most platforms except Windows 10, which will get the feature in the coming weeks
When we added video to Skype calls over ten years ago, the ability to share important moments with loved ones took a big step forward.
A look at the philosophies and styles of Sheryl Sandberg, a veteran of Capitol Hill, and Jack Dorsey, as they face Congressional questions
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Vimeo is pivoting away from being a video viewing destination, instead focusing on selling software tools to its community of millions of social creators
Vimeo, the 14-year-old video service that started as a platform for indie filmmakers, is changing its business to focus on selling software tools …
Microsoft is making available publicly its redesigned Outlook app, which was first unveiled last fall, on the web and for Windows users in the Targeted program
Microsoft first unveiled a redesign of its Outlook email app last fall, and now that visual overhaul for the software is available publicly starting today.
Interview with Jeff Bezos on Amazon's strategy for growth, its advertising business, intentions in healthcare, and working “two or three years into the future”
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Google is considering big changes to how URLs are displayed in Chrome so that web identity can be better understandable, plans to share ideas by next spring
GOOGLE'S CHROME BROWSER turns 10 today, and in its short life it has introduced a lot of radical changes to the web.
Chrome 69 arrives with revamped design, more powerful omnibox that shows Google-sourced answers without having to open a new tab, and improved password manager
It's been ten years since Chrome was first released. Mark Hachman / PCWorld : Google Chrome's new password manager makes securing Chrome even more important Christian Zibreg / iDownloadBlog.com : On i...
CBS announces it will stream Super Bowl LIII on its sports website, its app for connected TV devices, and mobile apps without requiring a sign-in
CBS is determined to make the most of the NFL's loosened streaming rules. The broadcaster has revealed its streaming plans for Super Bowl LIII …
BitTorrent brings uTorrent Web, its web-based client that can play audio and video files before they are downloaded, out of beta
BitTorrent today launched a new BitTorrent client: uTorrent Web. Not to be confused with uTorrent (stylized as µTorrent), and despite what its name might suggest …
Social live streaming startup Caffeine raises $100M led by 21st Century Fox, debuts a new joint venture, Caffeine Studios, to produce esports content and more
Social live streaming startup Caffeine continues to add to its war chest with a massive new round of funding led by 21st Century Fox …
Amazon says it is ordering 20,000 Mercedes-Benz vans to expand its Amazon-branded delivery fleet run by third-parties
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Democratic campaigns are still struggling with basic email security after two years of constant news reports about the dangers of political hacking
Someone — the government or Silicon Valley — needs to step in to help. — Maciej Ceglowski is a security trainer and the founder of Tech Solidarity, a San Francisco nonprofit.
Global wearables market in Q2 2018: shipment volume reached 27.9M units, up 5.5% YoY, as Apple keeps top spot, shipping 4.7M units, up from 3.4M in 2017
AnchorFree, which makes the Hotspot Shield, one of the earliest VPNs, raises $295M from WndrCo, Accel, and others, bringing total raised to $358M
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Benin imposes a per-megabyte tax on its citizens for accessing the internet and social media apps, joining other African countries like Zambia and Uganda
the most recent being #Uganda and #Zambia. Human rights advocates say these measures are part of wider moves to silence critics and stifle free speech. http://qz.com/... #Taxepamesmo Access Now / @acc...
Samsung says it will let third-party developers build apps for its Bixby assistant later this year
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Researchers from Oracle-backed watchdog posed as Russian trolls, using name and other info of Russia's IRA, and were easily able to run political ads on Google
Charlie Warzel / BuzzFeed News :
FCC's Pai says transparency law may be needed for Twitter, Facebook, Google, citing privacy issues, even though he supported ending ISP privacy rules in 2017
including privacy rules! — but you're out here arguing that private platform companies need to explain themselves to you? https://www.theverge.com/... Nilay Patel / @reckless : Gosh it really seems li...
Hamburg-based Wunder Mobility, which provides mobility services ranging from carpooling to electric scooter rentals, raises $30M Series B led by KCK Group
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Private equity firm Thoma Bravo buys majority stake in sales automation software company Apttus in a deal expected to close in early October
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Used clothing marketplace Vinted raises €50M Series D led by Sprints Capital, over two years after the business made radical changes to stay solvent
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Wikimedia urges European Parliament to weigh effects of its copyright vote next week, which could set a copyright on “snippets” and shift liability to platforms
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China is luring senior semiconductor engineers from Taiwan with fat salaries and perks, in a drive to reduce its dependence on overseas firms for prized chips
Yimou Lee / Reuters : Tweets: @reuters and @mcgregorrichard Tweets: @reuters : A huge pay rise, eight free trips home a year and a heavily subsidized apartment: How China is luring chip talent from T...
SynapseFI, which helps banks and fintech companies work together on tech, raises $17M Series A and says it has over 100 clients
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Overview of Huawei's GPU Turbo, which claims to offer Huawei devices more performance at less power via a software update: valid tech with overzealous marketing
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Data breaches reported to UK's ICO data protection watchdog in 2017, up 29% YoY, were seven times more likely to be caused by human error than hackers
Rebecca Hill / The Register :
Marketing chatbot company Drift acquires Siftrock, developer of email reply management software which has clients including Glassdoor, Okta, and SurveyMonkey
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