The Intercept, which revealed the existence of Project Dragonfly in August, says Google has been “forced to shut down a data analysis system it was using” to feed the project. And access to data “integral to Dragonfly… has been suspended for now, which has stopped progress”. Google said it had no immediate plans to launch a Chinese search […]
Several government agencies have given T-Mobile and Sprint the approval they need to move forward with their merger plans. The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, the Department of Defense, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Department of Justice have all agreed to the deal, valued at $26.5 billion. In order to […]
Apple’s iPhones continue to infringe on Qualcomm patents even after a recent software update pushed by the company, according to Qualcomm. “Despite Apple’s efforts to downplay the significance of the order and its claims of various ways it will address the infringement, Apple apparently continues to flout the legal system by violating the injunctions,” said […]
IMAX is getting out of the virtual reality game, the company telling shareholders with a SEC filing Thursday that it will close down its remaining three VR centers in the first quarter of next year and write off ‘certain VR content investments. The company previously closed four of its seven VR centers – the three […]
Apple has announced plans to build a new campus in Austin and expand its presence in a wide range of other markets with new hires. The company will invest $1 billion in the Austin campus, which entails a 133-acre site capable of handling up to 15,000 employees. Apple claims that once the Austin site is fully […]
Asus has announced its CEO, Jerry Shen, plans to vacate his leadership role after a tenure of 11 years. Shen has been in various roles with Asus for more than 25 years, and oversaw the company’s PC and phone businesses. Asus is adjusting its strategy moving forward and will target gamers and power users. The […]
Apple plans to issue a software patch to its iPhones to appease Qualcomm and Chinese authorities. Earlier this week, a Chinese court found Apple to be in violation of two Qualcomm patents pertaining to resizing pictures and managing apps with a touch screen. The court issued a ban against Apple, blocking it from importing a […]
Facebook today revealed that an issue might have given third-party apps access to users’ unshared photos. The bug involved the photo API (something developers use) and Facebook login for third-party apps. Typically, Facebook only allows developers to see apps that are posted publicly. This issue made unshared photos, such as those left dangling in unpublished posts, […]
Google has announced a new bug introduced last month has caused it to speed up efforts to shut down the consumer version of Google+. The bug was part of an update to one of Google+’s APIs and it left the data of some 50 million users exposed. Google says to its knowledge no one knew about […]
Essential Products has acquired CloudMagic, the company behind the Newton email service. Essential told TechCrunch that it is “always on the lookout for companies with great technology and talent to help accelerate our product roadmap.” The deal has sparked curiosity, as CloudMagic shut Newton down in September, stranding about 40,000 subscribers who’d paid for the service. Essential’s […]
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