Music streaming service Spotify AB has furthered its push into online video with the announcement of not one, but twelve original television-like series. Each episode of the new shows, which naturally have a focus on music, will be a maximum of 15 minutes and will initially be available to both free and paid users in ...

The Co-founder of Big Data analytics firm Palantir Technologies, Inc. has slammed an alleged exposé published by Buzzfeed that claimed the company was losing major clients, and was struggling with staff and revenue. Buzzfeed’s report, which relied on allegedly confidential internal documentation and interviews with a number of past and present employees, claimed among other ...

Live virtual reality broadcasting startup NextVR, Inc. has signed a deal with live events firm Live Nation, Inc. to stream concerts live in virtual reality. Under the deal, NextVR will broadcast “hundreds of live, cutting-edge performances in virtual reality to music fans worldwide.” While a list of which performances would be covered under the deal ...

The future is coming and in this case it’s via General Motors Co. and Lyft, Inc. who will begin testing self-driving electric taxis on public roads starting in 2017. According to The Wall Street Journal who broke the story, the details for the trial of the fleet of self-driving Chevrolet Bolt electric taxis is still being worked ...

Microsoft Corp. announced that its Windows 10 operating system had been installed on 300 million machines Thursday, an achievement that surpassed the install rate of Windows 7 by six months. Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella made the announcement at Microsoft’s Build 2016 developer conference, adding that Windows 10 is the “fastest growing version of Windows ...

IT auditing firm Netwrix Corporation has released the results of their 2016 IT Risks Report, and it makes for sobering reading with only a small number of organizations being confident in their own abilities to ward off cyber attacks. The survey polled 826 IT professionals across 40 industries and organizations over various sizes worldwide, and ...

Alphabet Inc.-owned YouTube and on-demand streaming video provider Hulu LLC look set to beat Apple Inc. to market, with both planning to launch live subscription television products. Hulu Chief Executive Office Mike Hopkins confirmed the company’s plans Wednesday, saying that the site will be offering subscribers the ability to stream “live programming from broadcast and ...

Apple, Inc. is said to be preparing a radical overhaul of the interface of its music streaming service following lackluster reviews and stagnant growth, two reports claimed Wednesday. Bloomberg, quoting people familiar with the matter, describes the changes as “sweeping” with an emphasis on making it more intuitive to use, including a redesigned user-interface, new functions, ...

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV and Google, Inc. have signed a deal that will see both companies working together to develop self-driving vehicles. Under the deal, Fiat Chrysler will build 100 2017 Pacifica plug-in hybrid minivans that are tailored to suit Google’s self-driving technology, with the vehicles to then join Google’s fleet of self-driving test vehicles, ...

WhatsApp users in Brazil have been cut off from using the app for 72 hours following its failure to comply with a court order to turn over data relating to a criminal investigation. According to The Intercept, the ruling was  issued on April 26 and took effect at 2 p.m. local time May 2nd. The ...