Marriott International says 500M records from the guest reservation database of Starwood Hotels were stolen in a massive data breach dating as far back as 2014
Starwood Hotels has confirmed its hotel guest database of about 500 million customers has been stolen in a data breach.
Since Satya Nadella became CEO, Microsoft has almost tripled its market cap to $850B+, and on Friday it replaced Apple as the world's most valuable company
Just a few years ago, Microsoft was seen as a lumbering has-been of the technology world. — It was big and still quite profitable …
Apple Music will be available on Amazon Echo devices beginning the week of December 17
Apple Music is coming to Echo devices in the coming weeks. — Music has always been one of Alexa's most popular features and today we're excited to announce that Apple Music will be available on Echo...
SEC settles with Floyd Mayweather and DJ Khaled on charges of promoting ICOs without disclosing payments; Mayweather to pay $600K+ in fees, Khaled to pay $150K+
Pro boxer Floyd Mayweather and music producer DJ Khaled pumped up initial coin offerings without telling investors …
E Ink unveils JustWrite, a new digital paper technology that doesn't require a backlight and promises almost no lag
The hypothetical pinnacle of digital paper is when it becomes indistinguishable from the real article, both in terms of reading and writing.
Instagram is launching a “Close Friends” list on iOS and Android to let users share Stories with a limited group of friends
They're Finstagram Stories — No one wants to post silly, racy, or vulnerable Stories if they're worried their boss, parents, and distant acquaintances are watching.
DHS proposes H-1B visa rule changes that would prioritize workers with US advanced degrees and make it harder for outsourcers to hire cheaper staff from abroad
Stacked shipments of H-1B visa petitions outside a government processing center in Laguna Niguel, Calif., April 3, 2017.
Apple approves Indian telecom regulator's “TRAI DND - Do Not Disturb” app that lets users block unwanted phone calls and text messages, avoiding iPhone ban
Fed up with years of waiting for Apple to implement anti-spam measures for iPhones, India's telecom regulator TRAI threatened …
AT&T plans another, 3-tiered streaming service for Q4 2019 with a movie-focused entry level, a premium level with original programming, and a WarnerMedia bundle
AT&T may be ready to sell its stake in Hulu, the company revealed in an analyst presentation on Thursday.
Sources: Uber has recently held talks about possible acquisitions with scooter startups Bird and Lime
Uber has held talks recently with electric scooter rental startup Bird to acquire the company in what could be a multibillion-dollar deal, said several people briefed on the discussions.
Arlo, Netgear's security camera spinoff, announces its first 4K camera, Arlo Ultra, with HDR and a built-in spotlight, available in Q1 2019 for $399.99
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Google's Pixel Slate shows that tablets need an optimized OS because using Android apps designed for phones on Chrome OS, meant for laptops, is a buggy mess
Like almost every company that's ever tried to build a tablet — What is a tablet? What is a tablet supposed to be and do?
Sources: EU's antitrust regulators sent questionnaires to Google rivals last month, asking for details on Google's practices and impact on competing services
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators have asked Google's rivals if the internet search giant unfairly demotes local search competitors …
Venafi, which protects machine identities like cryptographic keys and digital certificates to minimize harm after a network is breached, raises $100M
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DOJ charges ex-Autonomy boss Mike Lynch with fraud over $11B sale to HP; Lynch faces up to 20 years in prison if he is convicted
Liam Tung / ZDNet :
Wave Computing, an AI startup making specialized hardware and software for datacenters and on-premise environments for large datasets, raises $86M Series E
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Sources detail the measures Google took to keep Dragonfly under wraps, including shutting out some members of the security and privacy teams from key meetings
pardon my lingo — “big yikes” if true. Yonatan at Google was an effective leader of large engineering projects: known for having both the ear of upper management, and the willingness & desire to liste...
European Central Bank launches TARGET Instant Payment Settlement system, making it easier for EU banks to compete with PayPal and other global tech giants
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Eight lawmakers send a third letter questioning Rekognition's accuracy, privacy guards, and police use to Jeff Bezos, who has yet to address mounting criticism
and this is in the hands of law enforcement.” http://www.buzzfeednews.com/ ... @aclu_norcal : Instead of plugging their ears, Amazon needs to take responsibility for the grave threat that face surveil...
Alt-right commentator Laura Loomer handcuffed self to Twitter NYC door to protest her ban from the service; NYPD cut cuffs at Loomer's request after a few hours
one cop says, “You know, Twitter isn't the only thing for media.” pic.twitter.com/RTS0NsgQxr Will Sommer / @willsommer : Yes, Laura Loomer is wearing a yellow Jewish star to protest being banned from ...
Techmeme now publishing paid and free “Leaderboards” showing the most influential reporters around a specific news topic
congrats @gaberivera @omerhorvitz seems both obvious and useful! http://twitter.com/... Steve Rubel / @steverubel : I had a chance last week to get a look at this product. It's fantastic. The more dat...
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