Google was never really serious about tablets, with years of scattershot reboots; its decision to stop making tablets was rational but could be shortsighted
Google's getting out of the tablet hardware business, canceling two different tablets it was building and reassigning those employees to other projects.
Inside Apple's app review unit, where 300+ staffers check every app and update, escalate controversial cases to an executive review board led by Phil Schiller
KEY POINTS — Every single app and update on Apple's App Store platforms is approved by an Apple employee working in a division called App Review.
NASA says it was hacked in April 2018 via an unauthorized Raspberry Pi on the network; hackers had access for nearly a year, stealing Mars mission-related data
NASA described the hackers as an “advanced persistent threat,” a term generally used for nation-state hacking groups.
US adds five major Chinese supercomputer developers to the export restrictions list, citing national security concerns
Commerce Department puts five Chinese developers on entity list, citing national-security concerns — WASHINGTON—The Commerce Department is taking aim …
Niantic CEO John Hanke on Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, improvements to Niantic's AR engine, which is about to become a platform for outside AR developers, more
This week's release of “Harry Potter: Wizards Unite” isn't just the debut of a highly anticipated mobile game …
France is creating a task force of G7 central banks to study how cryptocurrencies like Libra can be governed by anti-money laundering and other regulations
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Three European central bankers are claiming oversight over Facebook's planned virtual currency to ensure …
Leaked Microsoft memo says Slack, AWS, Google Docs, PagerDuty, and even GitHub are prohibited or discouraged from internal use, primarily over security concerns
As Slack makes its stock market debut, there's a major company that won't be allowing its employees to use the business collaboration …
FATF says its members, including US and EU countries, should adopt regulations within 12 months requiring crypto exchanges share customer info when moving funds
A powerful intergovernmental organization devoted to combating money laundering and terrorism financing has finalized …
Less than a day after breaching $10K, Bitcoin climbs to $11K+, as the unveiling of Libra and increased institutional support spur hopes of mainstream adoption
The world's most popular cryptocurrency gets a boost from Facebook's plan to launch Libra — Bitcoin rose over $10,000 …
Apple launches a voluntary recall and replacement program for 15" MacBook Pro units sold between September 2015 and February 2017 due to battery safety concerns
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Review of documents from CBP hack shows that sensitive info, like DHS handbooks, detailed schematics and plans for border surveillance network, also leaked
Far more information was taken in the hack of a Customs and Border Protection contractor than U.S. officials have acknowledged.
How the firearms industry relies on female influencers to skirt the restrictions imposed by social media platforms on advertising guns and related services
Companies can't advertise on social media — so they have female influencers do it for them. — When Kimberly Matte captions …
Foxconn names chip unit head Young Liu as its new chairman, replacing Terry Gou, who is running for president in Taiwan
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Medallia, which offers a customer experience management platform, files for IPO; it reported a $82.2M net loss and $313.6M in revenue for its last fiscal year
Medallia, a Silicon Valley subscription-based software company that competes with the likes of SurveyMonkey and Qualtrics …
Research: AT&T has the fastest mobile network in the US in 2019, displacing Verizon from the top spot after five years
Sascha Segan / PCMAG :
PsiKick, a maker of self-powered industrial IoT sensors, rebrands to Everactive and raises $30M, bringing its total raised to $63M
Chantal Polsonetti / ARC Advisory :
A look at the proliferation of fake business listings and con artists on Google Maps, which experts estimate carries ~11M false listings on any given day
Data Sheet Joseph Zappa / Street Fight : Report: Fake Google Maps Listings Ensnare Consumers, Harm Legitimate Businesses Jason England / Android Central : Millions of fake businesses are currently lis...
YouTube confirms it is testing hiding comments under its videos by default, and only showing them when users click on a “Comments” button
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch :
UK-based Unily, a platform helping companies like McDonald's, British Airways, and Mars to deploy intranets, extranets, and customer portals, raises $68M
Jessica Clark / CityAM :
UK's competition regulator tells Facebook and eBay to conduct an urgent review of their sites to prevent sales of fake and misleading online reviews
Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch :
A look at the blossoming machine-learning community in Africa, where IBM and Google are trying to use AI to tackle challenges like hunger, poverty, and disease
Karen Hao / MIT Technology Review : Tweets: @techreview Tweets: @techreview : Africa, not Silicon Valley or China, might offer AI a chance to return to its original promise: creating technology that ...
Readly, a Sweden-based magazine subscription app available in Europe and the US, raises ~$17M, bringing the total raised to $47.8M
Mary Loritz / EU-Startups :
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Zoho CRM Plus in 2025: A year of thoughtful CX improvements
2025 marked 11 years of building a customer experience platform designed to support organizations as customer expectations, channels …
Protecting your Cloud Applications Data
Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Box data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.