Social networking giant Facebook, Inc. is to begin training employees about political bias following accusations made in May that it was removing links to conservative content in its trending news section. Facebook’s Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg made the announcement last week at an event at the American Enterprise institute, noting that it was important ...

New malware that targets Google’s Android mobile operating system and hijacks a target phone has affected over 850,000 devices worldwide. Security firm Trend Micro said the malware, dubbed Godless (ANDROIDOS_GODLESS.HRX), targets a set of rooting exploits in its pockets and uses multiple exploits that can target virtually any Android device running Android 5.1 (Lollipop) or ...

The battle for live streaming market supremacy has risen a notch with both the Google-owned YouTube, and Facebook, Inc. making new announcements Thursday in an effort to expand their user bases. YouTube was first, announcing at the VidCon Conference that it is extending its live streaming functionality to the mobile YouTube app. The company explained in a ...

Cloud communications company Twilio, Inc. went public on the New York Stock Exchange Thursday in a sign that is being interpreted as being a return of happy days for tech initial public offerings (IPOs). Shares in Twilio, listed as TWLO, floated at $15 a share, up from an initial price guidance of $12-$14 a share, ...

A group of powerful United States regulators has named Bitcoin and Blockchain technologies as being a threat to financial stability in a new report. The report (pdf) from the Financial Stability Oversight Council, which includes representatives of the Federal Reserve, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Treasury Department, serves to identify risks and ...

Bitcoin and Blockchain startup Circle Internet Financial, Inc. has raised $60 million Series D in a round led by IDG Capital Partners that included leading Chinese firms Baidu, CICC Alpha, China EverBright Investment Management, Fenbushi Capital and CreditEase. The new funding will be used to establish a dedicated China-based subsidiary, Circle China. Founded in 2013 ...

Samsung Electronic Co. Ltd. has announced a number of changes to its virtual reality (VR) related services, as well as a limited release of its virtual reality camera for sale in the United States. The company is referring to the changes as delivering an end-to-end VR ecosystem and includes its hosted VR content site and ...

Google Inc.’s ambitions to expand its Google Fiber service into more markets has seen the tech giant acquire San Francisco-based high-speed, fiber internet service provider Webpass, Inc. Founded in 2003, Webpass offers services in five major markets including the San Francisco Bay Area, San Diego, Chicago, Boston, and Miami, and has over 20,000 customers. The ...

The Winklevoss twins want to conquer the Bitcoin world, and in this case, they’ve set their sites across the Atlantic. Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, probably best known for having the idea for Facebook taken from them by Mark Zuckerberg, have expanded their Gemini Trust Bitcoin exchange with a new office in the United Kingdom. The ...

The United States Supreme Court ruled Monday that a law introduced in 2011 to make it easier to defeat trolls was legal. Under the Patent Office Regulations companies targeted by patent trolls could contest claims in front of the Patent Office instead of a federal judge, making the dispute resolution process both quicker and easier. ...