Google, Inc. as we have once known it is no longer with the tech giant announcing Monday a massive restructure of the company that will see the organization become known as Alphabet, Inc. Google, the brand and services we all know and mostly love isn’t going anywhere however, with a slimmed down version of Google (the ...

News broke last week that Apple was advertising for an applications SW engineer to work on Android apps, but given Apple’s reluctance previously to provide apps for the rival Android platform, has Apple finally realized that it can’t rely on users of the iPhone to cross-sell its other products, such as the Apple Watch? According ...

Pigs may naturally not fly, but flying pigs can earn users Bitcoin with a game from bitLanders (MTI USA, Inc.) called Flappig. Launched late last week, the Flappy Bird style game revolves around a pig called Foo, who is said to be a golden pig that can fly. According to the marketing on the Google ...

Comedian Louis CK may be divisive to some, but there’s one section of the broad market who is now solidly supporting the artist: Bitcoin users. Although not officially announced, CK first added Bitcoin as a payment option for a download of his comedy on a listing for Live at Madison Square Garden, where he adds ...

Google’s drive into the Indian smartphone market is about to get a refresh with a report over the weekend that the tech giant is planning to “reboot” its Android One platform in the country. In an interview with the Financial Times, Google’s Managing Director in India and Southeast Asia Rajan Anandan said that platform had ...

Online adult video streaming site Pornhub announced Thursday its ambitions to be the “Netflix for porn” with a new paid premium video offering. Pornhub Premium is reported to cost porn aficionados $9.99 per month, although those that don’t wish to splurge initially on the service have the option of signing up for a try before ...

International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) has acquired enterprise image sharing applications provider Merge Healthcare, Inc. for $1 billion. Founded in 1987 and publicly listed since 1998, Merge provides solutions to improve the healthcare experience for patients, providers and payers, ranging from Integrated Delivery Networks (IDNs,) remote radiology centers to specialized practices and more, covering specialties ...

Proving the concept that free trials work, Apple, Inc. has revealed Thursday that it has signed up 11 million people to its Apple Music music streaming service. The service, which launched June 30, opened to the public with an initial 3 month free trial period in an effort to get people to try the service ...

Social news sharing website Reddit has finally cracked down on blatantly racist content following the release of a new content policy Wednesday. The new policy, detailed by Chief Executive Officer Steve Huffman in a post to Reddit, is claimed to be a consolidation of various rules and policies that Reddit has accumulated over the years ...

Content delivery network (CDN) firm Fastly, Inc. has raised $75 million Series D in a round led by Iconiq Capital that included existing investors Amplify Partners, August Capital, Battery Ventures, IDG Ventures, and O’Reilly AlphaTech Ventures. Founded in 2011, Fastly bills itself as the only content delivery network that gives businesses complete control over how ...