US Justice Department moves to sue California in order to quash its new net neutrality law
The Trump administration said Sunday it will sue California in an effort to block what some experts have described as the toughest net neutrality law ever enacted in the United States …
California governor signs net neutrality bill, which FCC Chairman Ajit Pai called “illegal”, into law, setting up a showdown with the FCC and ISPs
California Governor Jerry Brown today signed net neutrality legislation into law, setting up a legal showdown pitting his state …
Google Maps adds a dedicated “commute” tab, with live traffic updates and transit information tailored to your commute and Android notifications about delays
When it's not debunking flat-earthers, Google Maps is busy pushing out updates. In the past few months alone …
FBI compelled a suspect to use Face ID to unlock his iPhone X, following other cases where police with warrants unlocked iPhones via Touch ID
Privacy concerns around iPhone X facial recognition — It finally happened. The feds forced an Apple iPhone X owner to unlock their device with their face.
Nielsen: in Q2 2018, 24% of US homes owned a smart speaker, and the most common use, by nearly 90% of users, is to listen to music, while 68% listen to news
Over the last couple of decades, technology has not only evolved at a rapid pace, but has been adopted by swaths of consumers across …
Survey of overall mobile video experience in 69 countries, where Czech Republic and Hungary top the rankings and US is 59th
For years, OpenSignal has reported on the speed, availability and latency metrics of the world's mobile operators. But now we're taking our analysis of the mobile user experience one step further.
Aeva unveils a lightweight, low-power box with LIDAR, motion sensors and cameras that can be mounted on autonomous cars, and raises $45M in Series A
The startup Aeva claims its technology is a game-changing advancement for autonomous vehicles — Aeva, a Mountain View …
Grubhub has agreed to acquire Tapingo, a San Francisco-based food ordering service that operates on 150 college campuses, for $150M
Grubhub has agreed to acquire San Francisco's college-campus food ordering service Tapingo for $150 million. — The deal will allow the Chicago company …
A look at the community of hobbyists of the Silicon Graphics Inc supercomputers like the Onyx, which cost up to $250K on release and weighed 250 pounds
Nearly 30 years after Silicon Graphics ruled the high-performance computing roost, its supercomputers have found themselves a new home …
YouTube expands its TrueView in-stream ad format to add more extensions that let advertisers push actions like app downloads or buying movie tickets
YouTube is expanding the ways advertisers can connect with their audience, thanks to an expansion to its TrueView in-stream ad format …
Elon Musk and SEC settle; Musk admits no guilt, will remain Tesla CEO, has to resign as Chairman for 3 years, appoint 2 new independent directors, pay $20M fine
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Caavo unveils $99 Caavo Control Center, a universal remote that uses machine vision, supports Atmos, HDR10, available with a $1.99/month or $20/year service fee
It also adds HDR and Atmos support — When I reviewed the unique Caavo universal remote system earlier this year …
EU's privacy watchdog says Facebook notified them about breach on Thursday evening; experts say that seems to comply with GDPR and may limit exposure to fines
Sam Schechner / Wall Street Journal :
Groupon settles with IBM, for alleged infringement on e-commerce patents, for $57M, lower than the $83M that IBM was initially awarded in July
A patent suit between IBM and Groupon that has been underway for over two years has finally been settled. Today, the two companies announced …
Iowa-based IDx, a developer of AI diagnostic tools for various eye conditions, raises $33M in Series A led by 8VC
Laura Lovett / MobiHealthNews :
Profile of Japanese-owned Shiru Cafe at Brown University in the US, where students pay with their personal info like names, email addresses, and their majors
Chaiel Schaffel / NPR : Tweets: @jessysaurusrex , @npr , @asanwal , @pnjaban , and @amatwyshyn Tweets: Jessy Irwin / @jessysaurusrex : This is exactly the opposite of what should be modeled and what ...
China-based CooTek, developer of TouchPal Keyboard and other apps, closes down 21% on its first day of trading on NYSE, after raising $52.2M in its IPO
Gary Alexander / Seeking Alpha :
Amazon VP of Robotics Brad Porter on the company's robotics efforts and how it is using machine learning to deal with misplaced inventory in fulfillment centers
like not finding an item that's supposed to be in a storage pod. Speaking with @botjunkie, Amazon's chief roboticist explains the simple solution that his team is working on. http://spectrum.ieee.org/...
Despite some worries about falling ad prices, podcasting audiences and ad budgets are growing as the medium matures and moves past the gold rush stage
but if you're a tech brand advertiser with $1MM to spend in Q4 then you're likely spending $200k on pods, $300-400k on programmatic display, and the rest on video, I think. Rat King / @mikeisaac : dig...
Baidu says its WeChat-like mini-programs platform has surpassed 100M monthly active users since being introduced two months ago
Sarah Dai / South China Morning Post :
Source: Tencent Music earned almost $400M in 2017, expects $764M profit in 2018 and revenues to grow 72% to $3.1B
Sijia Jiang / Reuters : Tweets: @trengriffin , @adamjh , @hughstephens , @jason , and @accuratetrading Tweets: Tren Griffin / @trengriffin : How much less Tencent Music pays in royalties as a percent...
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