Social network Gab, popular among the far right, says it has raised $1M+ via crowdfunding as Google removes the app from Play Store for hate speech mashable.com · 23 mins ago
Researchers find indefensible vulnerability in CAN protocol that controls airbags and sensors including antilock brakes in all modern vehicles blog.trendmicro.com · 23 mins ago
As GitHub hits $200M in revenue, CEO Chris Wanstrath tells staff during all-hands meeting that he will step down after CEO search and become executive chairman forbes.com · 1 hour ago
Apple adds new setting in iOS 11 beta that temporarily disables Touch ID, brings up option to call 911 when iPhone users tap power button five times quickly theverge.com · 2 hours ago
Bitcoin wallet provider Blockchain and exchange Bitstamp add support for Ethereum fortune.com · 4 hours ago
Social network Gab, popular among alt-right, says it has raised $1M+ on crowdfunding platform StartEngine venturebeat.com · 5 hours ago
ThoughtSpot raised $60M Series C-1 round led by Lightspeed Ventures for its SpotIQ content recommendation AI software, bringing the total raised to $160M wsj.com · 5 hours ago
Internal memo: Mic is laying off 25 staffers, primarily from its news and editorial departments, as it shifts focus to video and visual journalism businessinsider.com · 6 hours ago
Reddit now allows users to upload videos of up to 15 minutes to its website variety.com · 7 hours ago
China issues warning to Alibaba's Taobao.com, other e-commerce marketplaces to remove VPN tools selling on their platforms reuters.com · 7 hours ago
Alibaba leads $1.1B investment in Indonesia-based e-commerce firm Tokopedia techcrunch.com · 7 hours ago
Facebook starts offering in-stream-only video ad units that will play as users watch videos on Facebook marketingland.com · 7 hours ago
Ripcord raises $40M Series B after raising $9.5M Series A in March for its end-to-end paper record digitization service techcrunch.com · 7 hours ago
Facebook will limit the spread of stories in News Feed that feature either fake video play buttons or videos of only a static image theverge.com · 7 hours ago
SEC filing shows Andrew Ng, Google Brain founder and former Baidu chief scientist, is raising a $150M AI fund techcrunch.com · 7 hours ago
Box announces Google Cloud Vision API integration, available today in private beta zdnet.com · 7 hours ago
Tim Cook says Apple will make two separate $1M donations, to Southern Poverty Law Center and Anti-Defamation League, in an email to staff about Charlottesville buzzfeed.com · 7 hours ago
Nielsen is launching a new division, Nielsen Esports, to quantify the rapidly growing industry for teams, sponsors, advertisers, and publishers bloomberg.com · 7 hours ago
Google adds Q&A section to Maps on Android and mobile search, letting businesses answer questions techcrunch.com · 7 hours ago
Microsoft launches preview of redesigned Skype desktop client, adds new features including @mentions, message reactions, media gallery, and enhanced group calls blogs.skype.com · 7 hours ago
Alibaba's Q1 beats estimates as revenue rose 56% to $7.4B, with revenue rising 58% in core ecommerce, almost 50% in cloud, and 30% in media bloomberg.com · 7 hours ago
B2B data platform ZoomInfo was acquired by private equity firm Great Hill Partners for $240M venturebeat.com · 7 hours ago
Sprint opens Essential Phone pre-orders with a $260 discount, only offers black versions, and says units will ship by August 28 theverge.com · 7 hours ago