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YouTube yanked from Amazon Fire TV four days early

By Eric David Dec 28, 2017

The strained relationship between Google LLC and Amazon.com Inc. seems to be getting worse, as the YouTube app on Amazon’s Fire TV streaming device has been deactivated four days early. Google had already pulled YouTube…

Apps

SoftBank succeeds in its push to buy 15 percent of Uber

By Maria Deutscher Dec 28, 2017

SoftBank Group Corp.’s multibillion-dollar offer to buy a minority stake in Uber Technologies Inc. from existing investors has garnered enough support to go through. Sources familiar with the matter told the Wall Street Journal that stakeholders…

Apps

Source code for Apple’s infamous Lisa will be freely available in 2018

By Eric David Dec 28, 2017

Programmers will soon get the chance to play around with the source code for Lisa OS, one of Apple Inc.’s oldest and most infamous operating systems. Al Kossow, a software curator for the Computer History Museum in Mountain View,…

Infra

Researchers reveal many top websites fight ad blocking, but quietly

By Maria Deutscher Dec 28, 2017

As a response to the rapid rise in ad blocker usage over recent years, website operators are deploying countermeasures to mitigate the impact on advertising revenue. A new study by researchers from the University of Iowa and UC Riverside suggests…

Cloud

Scalable security tools ease digital, cloud integration struggles

By Kylie Anderson Dec 28, 2017

As companies of all sizes struggle with digital and cloud integration, one issue stands out above the rest: scalable security. Identity and access management solutions company Centrify Corp. is working to implement identity-based security…

Apps

Instagram rolls out recommended posts to main feed on iOS and Android

By Collen Kriel Dec 28, 2017

Facebook Inc.-owned Instagram is changing up its news feed slightly with a new feature called “Recommended for You.” These recommended posts are based on what Instagram thinks users will like according to what the accounts…

Apps

Report: Snapchat to expand reach with ‘Stories Everywhere’ feature

By Collen Kriel Dec 28, 2017

Snapchat is reportedly working on expanding its Stories feature outside of its own app with a new initiative called “Stories Everywhere.” Sourcing a person familiar with the matter, livestreaming news network Cheddar reported that…

Emerging Tech

Energous brings full wireless charging one step closer to reality

By James Farrell Dec 28, 2017

Boosting your device’s battery out of thin air is closer to becoming a reality after the Federal Communications Commission Wednesday approved an “over the air, power at a distance” wireless charging technology. The company behind…

Infra

Lizard Squad founder facing jail time after pleading guilty to hacking charge

By Duncan Riley Dec 27, 2017

Zachary Buchta, allegedly a founder of the infamous hacking group Lizard Squad, is facing two and a half years in jail after pleading guilty to hacking-related charges prior to Christmas. Twenty-year-old Buchta, from Maryland, was…

Infra

1M-plus customer records possibly compromised in Nissan Canada hack

By Duncan Riley Dec 27, 2017

Up to 1.13 million customers of Nissan Canada have had their personal details breached after hackers managed to steal data from Nissan Canada Finance and related company Infiniti Financial Services Canada. The hack, which occurred…

explore news

YouTube yanked from Amazon Fire TV four days early

SoftBank succeeds in its push to buy 15 percent of Uber

Source code for Apple’s infamous Lisa will be freely available in 2018

Researchers reveal many top websites fight ad blocking, but quietly

Scalable security tools ease digital, cloud integration struggles

Instagram rolls out recommended posts to main feed on iOS and Android

Report: Snapchat to expand reach with ‘Stories Everywhere’ feature

Energous brings full wireless charging one step closer to reality

Lizard Squad founder facing jail time after pleading guilty to hacking charge

1M-plus customer records possibly compromised in Nissan Canada hack

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