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Google wants to prove its app business is just as good as Apple's

by Mark Bergen @mhbergen May 19, 2016, 5:09p

To compete, Android needs happy developers.

Adding Android support could finally give Chromebooks mass-market appeal

by Ina Fried May 19, 2016, 6:06p

New models will feature more sensors and better screens and come in new shapes and sizes.

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Glenn Beck says he believes Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg are acting in good faith

by Dawn Chmielewski @DawnC331 May 19, 2016, 5:10p

The conservative commentator walked away from Wednesday's meeting obviously impressed.

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Mossberg: Google doubles down on AI

by Walt Mossberg @waltmossberg May 19, 2016, 9:00a

The mobile-centric mindset may be fading.

Oculus reassures Senator Al Franken that its data collection practices are not at all creepy

by Dawn Chmielewski @DawnC331 May 19, 2016, 4:09p

The VR company knows how far apart your eyes are, but only to deliver images in sharp focus.

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Google I/O 2016: All the news and analysis

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From The Verge

Apple just revealed the future of its retail stores

by Nick Statt @nickstatt May 19, 2016, 4:02p

In downtown San Francisco, situated across the street from the city's iconic Union Square Park, Apple's newest vision for retail is close to being realized. The new store, which opens this Saturday, includes 42-foot sliding glass doors that double...

Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes is looking for a new executive assistant

by Noah Kulwin @nkulw May 19, 2016, 4:00p

Could it be you?

Google has a speedy new AI chip it doesn't really want to talk about

by Arik Hesseldahl May 19, 2016, 2:56p

Google's once-secret chip yields more questions than answers.

Glenn Beck says he believes Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg are acting in good faith

by Dawn Chmielewski @DawnC331 May 19, 2016, 5:10p

The conservative commentator walked away from Wednesday's meeting obviously impressed.

Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes is looking for a new executive assistant

by Noah Kulwin @nkulw May 19, 2016, 4:00p

Could it be you?

Google celebrated civil rights leader Yuri Kochiyama and some people think it's promoting radicalism

by Edmund Lee @edmundlee May 19, 2016, 12:16p

I met her a few times. She wasn't a radical.

CBS's Joel McHale sitcom about millennial journalists looks unwatchable

by Noah Kulwin @nkulw May 18, 2016, 6:12p

Did you know young people are online? Crazy.

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Designing for the Stars of Outer Space

by Sydney Parker @carnivalosouls May 19, 2016, 9:21a

Growing up in Norman, Oklahoma, headquarters of exciting attractions like the National Weather Center and Andy’s Alligator Fun Park, Lindsay Aitchison was destined for great things. On a road trip to Disney World one summer at the age of four, her...

Android apps are coming to Chromebooks later this year

by Ina Fried May 19, 2016, 2:10p

Users will be able to run multiple Android apps simultaneously.

Facebook tells conservatives it may revamp its approach to Trending Topics

by Dawn Chmielewski @DawnC331 May 19, 2016, 1:13p

The Daily Signal suggests a list of news sites to include among those Facebook scours for trends.

Google's Jump virtual reality platform is adding cameras from Hollywood and China

by Mark Bergen @mhbergen May 19, 2016, 1:06p

IMAX and Chinese camera maker Yi Technology join GoPro.

Google will compete with its partners and sell its own Daydream virtual reality headsets

by Ina Fried May 19, 2016, 12:54p

Think Nexus, but for VR.

Google celebrated civil rights leader Yuri Kochiyama and some people think it's promoting radicalism

by Edmund Lee @edmundlee May 19, 2016, 12:16p

I met her a few times. She wasn't a radical.

What will be the smart home's killer user interface?

by Matt Eyring May 19, 2016, 11:00a

Voice control is a contender.

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The complete timeline to self-driving cars

by Johana Bhuiyan @JMBooyah May 16, 2016, 7:00a

Self-driving cars are coming. The question is when and how.

Jason Hirschhorn's personal network made him rich. Then it saved his life.

by Eric Johnson @HeyHeyESJ May 19, 2016, 6:30a

"Crowdsourcing anything on the internet is usually a positive thing."

Tony Hsieh may sell Zappos' radical corporate culture as a service

by Eric Johnson @HeyHeyESJ May 18, 2016, 4:33p

No, it's definitely not a cult. Never mind the "people points."

A special casualty of the 2008 financial crash: Full-price fashion

by Eric Johnson @HeyHeyESJ May 18, 2016, 4:31p

Consumers want value more than ever, The RealReal's Julie Wainwright says.

What Target learned from its embarrassing Cyber Monday slowdown

by Eric Johnson @HeyHeyESJ May 18, 2016, 4:26p

Onward and upward!

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Ride-hail company Grab is open to exploring self-driving car partnerships when the technology is ready

by Johana Bhuiyan @JMBooyah May 19, 2016, 9:11a

The pace at which self-driving technology is developing might pressure the company to speed up.

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Theranos nixes two years of blood test results | Recode Daily: May 19, 2016

by Noah Kulwin @nkulw May 19, 2016, 7:22a

The company voided its proprietary Edison machine's 2014 and 2015 results.

Stop thinking that programmatic is the future of online advertising

by Eric Holmen May 19, 2016, 7:00a

"Offline" data — things like voice command and in-store shopping — are stil important factors in consumer decision-making.

Jason Hirschhorn's personal network made him rich. Then it saved his life.

by Eric Johnson @HeyHeyESJ May 19, 2016, 6:30a

"Crowdsourcing anything on the internet is usually a positive thing."

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Apple is creating up to 4,000 jobs in India for Apple Maps

by Dan Frommer @fromedome May 19, 2016, 1:24a

Apple's India push continues.

Facebook

Conservatives met with Mark Zuckerberg. They still think Facebook is biased.

by Dawn Chmielewski @DawnC331 May 18, 2016, 9:24p

Conservatives call for a diversity of thought among tech companies in left-leaning Silicon Valley.

Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins is making a big bet on subscriptions

by Arik Hesseldahl May 18, 2016, 8:09p

The hope is to smooth out the harsh cycles that come with selling hardware.

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Media

CBS's Joel McHale sitcom about millennial journalists looks unwatchable

by Noah Kulwin @nkulw May 18, 2016, 6:12p

Did you know young people are online? Crazy.

Voices

After three weeks in China, it's clear Beijing is Silicon Valley's only true competitor

by Cyriac Roeding May 13, 2016, 9:15a

After selling my startup, Shopkick, to SK Planet in 2014, and handing over my CEO role a year later, I packed up my 1- and 3-year-old sons and my wife Angel, and flew to Beijing, Shenzhen and Hong Kong for three weeks, hoping to better understand...

Google just showed off an impressive, AI-filled vision of the future — now it needs to ship

by Mark Bergen @mhbergen May 18, 2016, 5:05p

One way Google is like Apple, and one way it isn't.

What's inside Google's new Daydream virtual reality headset

by Ina Fried May 18, 2016, 4:54p

It really is Cardboard 2.0.

From The Verge

Tesla to raise $1.4 billion with public offering to fund Model 3 production

by Jordan Golson @jlgolson May 18, 2016, 4:38p

Tesla will raise at least $1.4 billion through a secondary stock offering, the company announced in SEC filings today, and an additional 5.5 million shares will be purchased by CEO Elon Musk via a stock option exercise. The funds will be used to...

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