Today, the House Judiciary Committee takes on the encryption issue, hearing testimony from both the FBI and Apple in the midst of a controversial and closely watched trial. Called The Encryption Tightrope: Balancing Americans' Security and Privacy, the hearing will hear testimony … | Continue reading
It looks like Apple isn’t the only tech giant battling against authorities over privacy issues and court orders. Today it emerged that Facebook’s vice president in Latin America, Diego Dzodan, was detailed by police in Brazil in connection with an ongoing investigation involving … | Continue reading
Where does that ski trail go? Others have taken it so it must be good. Like when you say you are the leading industry provider. You must be good. Or not? | Continue reading
DJI just unveiled its latest flagship drone, and it’s smarter than ever. The DJI Phantom 4 is the first consumer drone that can adjust its path according to the world around it, approaching some semblance of autonomy. This level of autonomy is largely thanks two additional camera … | Continue reading
Just in time for Super Tuesday, the AP has launched a new tool in partnership with Google and Twitter that helps voters visualize what people are saying about the current elections, candidates and issues, as well as how that interest has changed over time. Effectively, the produc … | Continue reading
Congress is starting to address the legal fight between Apple and the FBI. A bill introduced today would create a "National Commission on Security and Technology Challenges," assembling experts from the technology and law enforcement communities to produce a report on encryption … | Continue reading
VIDEO: Damian Lillard a nominee for Kia February Player of the Month HANG TIME NEW JERSEY — The Portland Trail Blazers are the hottest team outside of Oakland or San Antonio. The Blazers are 21-8 since Christmas and have won 13 of their last 15 games with the league’s fifth-ranke … | Continue reading
Today at 1pm EST representatives from Apple and the FBI will give testimony before the House Judiciary Committee in Washington, D.C. The hearing is titled “The Encryption Tightrope: Balancing Americans’ Security and Privacy,” and will be streamed live on YouTube.The hearing will … | Continue reading
It’s been three years since Livefyre acquired social aggregator Storify, and the company hasn’t really made major waves in the service — until now. Livefyre announced today the launch of Storify 2, an upgrade to the real-time storytelling product that now provides improved workfl … | Continue reading
Selling overseas can be hard for any small business, especially when trying to tango with foreign social media. | Continue reading
Here's why need to understand content marketing services if you want to take your business to page one. | Continue reading
Michael Wiegand talks about integrating analytics and CRM platforms on Day 1 of SMX West 2016. Learn the step-by-step process from Portent. | Continue reading
Der Über-Superheldenstreifen Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice kommt dann ja Ende des Monats in die Kinos, wozu es neulich auch schon den offiziell finalen Trailer gab, in dem dann allerdings wieder nicht gezeigt wurde, wie Batman und Superma... | Continue reading
Facebook called the detention of its vice president for Latin America on Tuesday an "extreme and disproportionate measure" stemming from a case in Brazil involving its messaging service Whatsapp, which operates separately from the Facebook platform. | Continue reading
It’s always fun to find out what others think about what you do. In regards to conversion optimization, we’re of the belief that UX is a big part of our process and that great UX leads to more conversions. But how do UX people view conversion optimization? What do they think it i … | Continue reading
Patchwork[$2.99] is a very cute game. It has a charming facade of quilty-buttony comfort that is really quite inviting and calming. It's almost a shame that the game is very much a game of cut-throat cold logic devoid of much wiggle room around the fact that the person who can pl … | Continue reading
Alan Wake's Return, which popped up last week in domain name and trademark listings filed by developer Remedy, is real. Sort of.Hidden in Quantum Break is a live action trailer, viewable on an in-game TV set. But rather than a new game, it sounds like Alan Wake's Return is a live … | Continue reading
A legislator in Japan’s ruling political party has called for bitcoin purchases to be exempt from an 8% consumption tax, a regional news source says. | Continue reading
Google today rolled out a refreshed look-and-feel for its Developer Program Policy Center, aimed at making its guidelines for app developers easier to locate, read through, and understand. The revamp includes a visual makeover utilizing Google’s own, colorful “Material Design” to … | Continue reading
Google is updating its developer policies to make it easier for everyone to know what they can (and can’t) do with Android apps on Google Play. The developer program policy center has been redesigned to make communication more transparent and simpler. It now has a thematic organi … | Continue reading
The Vivo Xplay 5 Ultimate Edition has been officially launched in China, becoming the first smartphone in the world to ship with 6 GB of RAM. | Continue reading
Tony Fadell, currently the CEO of Nest, has had a crucial role in the design of both the iPod and the iPhone, and boy has he got some stories to tell. In an interview at the SVForum in Palo Alto, California last week — fully transcribed by VentureBeat — Fadell shared a number of … | Continue reading
One way Chris Rock proved how much Hollywood needs black actors on Oscar night was with an extended clip showing what some of last years best movies could have been like if they employed actors of color. For Joy, Rock had Whoopi Goldberg, in a janitor’s jumpsuit, interrupt the sc … | Continue reading
After years of development and demos, virtual reality’s moment of truth is approaching. And that’s pretty exciting for Palmer Luckey, the founder of Oculus VR, which Facebook bought for $2 billion in 2014. Luckey has been touting the virtues of VR for several years, and he was ou … | Continue reading
Japan is the only one among seven major industrialized nations to tax bitcoin. The voice of the critics bemoaning the tax is rising. | Continue reading
Wirtschaftsbetriebe der Stadt Norden GmbH: Norden-Norddeich (ots) - Spektakuläre Drachenflugshows, heiße Reifen am Deich und ein buntes Blütenmeer: wortwörtlich im Sturm erobert das Nordseeheilbad Norden-Norddeich auch in diesem Mai wieder Herz und Seele stressgeplagter Großstädt … | Continue reading
Steve Ballmer's career has had many highlights. He rose from early employee to CEO of one of the most influential companies in the world. He oversaw the launch and rise of successful businesses... | Continue reading
FEATURE: Pokémon is a multimedia giant, but it all started with one man. That would be Satoshi Tajiri, who created developer Game Freak and the initial idea that would become one of the biggest gaming franchises of all time, which celebrates its 20th anniversary this week. Sales … | Continue reading
Tidal has let go of its CFO Chris Hart and COO Nils Juell, the company confirmed to The Verge. The news of their terminations was originally reported by the Swedish news site Breakit and Norwegian newspaper Dagens Næringsliv. Breakit reports that Hart was let go after a dispute a … | Continue reading
You'd think after seeing the latest Bugatti, Lamborghini, and Koenigsegg have to offer I would be feeling jaded by this point, but Aston Martin's DB11 has me thrilled and excited all over again. Unlike the extraterrestrial supercars unveiled earlier in the morning, the DB11 is wi … | Continue reading
Entrepreneurs in developing nations have redefined the words “bootstrapping” and “disruptive,” creating all kinds of businesses that solve major societal problems. These solutions affect hundreds, thousands and sometimes millions of people, and are often developed with few resour … | Continue reading
The Phantom 4 is DJI's most advanced "prosumer" drone ever, and it looks pretty sharp, too.One of the most popular drone manufacturers in the world, DJI had a big hit with last year's Phantom 3. This time, it's taken that design and improved upon it in meaningful ways while maint … | Continue reading
Roger, the walkie-talkie style voice messaging app created by a team of ex-Spotify engineers, has landed on Android. Read More | Continue reading
New Yorkers, what are you doing tonight? Whatever it is, drop it and buy tickets to the New York TC Meetup. We’ve got an amazing lineup for tonight, and we’ll be at Output Williamsburg, which is where the cool kids hang out. Trust me. To start out the show, we’ll be having a litt … | Continue reading
Industrial Toys wants to get us hooked on playing shooter games on mobile. That’s why the indie game studio is unveiling Midnight Star: Renegade, the second in a series of shooter games for mobile devices. Shooters are a multibillion-dollar genre on consoles and PCs, but they hav … | Continue reading
EXCLUSIVE: Instagram is one of the few “authentic” social networks. Why? Because it lacks a feature Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn all enjoy, but one that makes those platforms open to abuse and bots. Automated posting. Because Instagram doesn’t allow you to create posts through … | Continue reading
After a year filled with space veggies, microgravity water ping pong, and gorilla invasions, NASA astronaut Scott Kelly is at long last coming home today. Yesterday, Kelly handed over command of the International Space Station to NASA astronaut Tim Kopra in preparation for his de … | Continue reading
Scientists have, for the first time, identified specific genes linked to graying hair, eyebrow and beard thickness, and unibrows, in a study of the genomes of more than 6,000 Latin Americans. The findings could help reconstruct what a person looks like from their DNA — useful in … | Continue reading
When The Verge began covering “drones” three years ago, we got a lot of grief about using that word: drone. These were just remote control toys, they couldn’t fly themselves! When drones got smart enough to navigate using GPS, and to follow people around, the naysayers pointed ou … | Continue reading
It's enough to give you goosebumps, even today. There's an endearing nuttiness to the shrill enthusiasm that met The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess' reveal at E3 in 2004, the excitement building to a crescendo of raw hysteria by the time Shigeru Miyamoto stood proud on stage … | Continue reading
Midnight Star [Free] was a game I enjoyed quite a bit when it came out last year. The shooting was very cleverly done, it looked really good, and the competitive aspect of it made me return to it again and again. Today, Industrial Toys has announced that it's developing a new gam … | Continue reading
Assassin's Creed Syndicate's final slice of DLC is now available for PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.The Last Maharaja adds 10 new missions centering on Duleep Singh, who made a small appearance in the original campaign.There's new story for twin protagonists Jacob and Evie Frye, … | Continue reading
Die Firma Holleyweb hat ein Zelt ausbaldowert, das Nutzern auf dem Zeltplatz die volle Aufmerksamkeit der Mitcamper sichert, das Teil ist nämlich nicht nur aufblasbar, sondern auch rundum glasklar transparent. Sinn und Zweck des Inflatable Bub... | Continue reading
Unless you have kids, here’s one thing you might not have expected to be doing on Google today: listening to animal noises straight from your search result. In late January, Google quietly added a new feature that lets users click on various animals to hear the sounds they make. … | Continue reading
VB INSIGHT: Leanplum, a mobile marketing automation platform, is announcing its first research study today, called “Breaking Barriers to Push Notification Engagement.” The study, which is the result of an analysis of 671 million push notifications and 1.4 billion in-app events, r … | Continue reading
Josh asks friends from Android Authority and beyond to say what they think about the Galaxy S7, S7 Edge and LG G5 in just 20 seconds. | Continue reading
Despite a trio of parliamentary committees criticizing the UK government’s draft surveillance legislation — and some committee members even calling for a complete rethink — the government is rushing ahead anyway… Read More | Continue reading
Bank of America has revealed it is working on a blockchain-based trial centered on trade finance. | Continue reading