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Hewlett Packard Enterprise will spin off its troubled services business in an $8.5 billion deal

by Arik Hesseldahl May 24, 2016, 4:37p

This finally puts to rest one of then-CEO Mark Hurd's biggest and most disastrous acquisitions.

The new head of Vice News is firing some and will hire more

by Noah Kulwin May 24, 2016, 5:28p

Ex-Bloomberg editor Josh Tyrangiel is putting his mark on the company.

Groupon is spending millions on TV ads to remind you it still exists

by Jason Del Rey May 24, 2016, 6:02p

Do millennials watch TV?
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Bernie Sanders supporters find a new way to hate on Hillary Clinton

by Dawn Chmielewski May 24, 2016, 5:52p

The #BernieHillaryTVShows hashtag is trending on Twitter.

The Facebook Papers, Part 3: Facebook pulls a page from the Amazon playbook

by Tony Haile May 23, 2016, 6:00a

Expect to see a significant increase in the number of ultralight, platform-only publishers seeking to leverage their lower cost bases.

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Apple is reportedly building a Siri speaker to rival Amazon’s Echo

by Nick Statt May 24, 2016, 4:49p

Apple is working on its own competitor to the Amazon Echo to give consumers a Siri-powered speaker for the home, according to a report from The Information today. Not only that, but Apple is also reportedly opening Siri up to third-party apps so...

Toyota has made a strategic investment in Uber

by Johana Bhuiyan May 24, 2016, 3:12p

It likely has to do with self-driving technology.

Why Huawei is suing Samsung over cellphone patents

by Ina Fried May 24, 2016, 2:53p

Silly you. You thought the mobile patent wars were over.

Donald Trump has 400 million reasons to attack Hillary Clinton on Instagram

by Dawn Chmielewski May 24, 2016, 2:47p

A creepy Instagram attack video recycles allegations of Bill Clinton's sexual misconduct.

Groupon is spending millions on TV ads to remind you it still exists

by Jason Del Rey May 24, 2016, 6:02p

Do millennials watch TV?

U.S. smartphone growth dipped below 10 percent last year

by Ina Fried May 23, 2016, 1:30p

It's not just China that is seeing a slowdown.

Tinder wants to shut down three-way dating app 3nder

by Arik Hesseldahl May 23, 2016, 11:35a

The name, says Tinder, is pronounced too much like its own.

A new ABC News/Washington Post poll has Trump beating Hillary, and Twitter won't let you forget it

by Dawn Chmielewski May 22, 2016, 3:38p

The poll reveals that the race is tightening and too close to call, but Twitter doesn't care about nuance.

Volkswagen Group is getting into the ride-hail game with a $300 million investment in Uber competitor Gett

by Johana Bhuiyan May 24, 2016, 12:21p

Another automaker joins the mobility-as-a-service movement.

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Robot queen Simone Giertz on inventions, the internet, and not winning a Darwin Award

by Dami Lee May 24, 2016, 12:05p

Simone Giertz is a 25-year old inventor from Stockholm, Sweden, best known for charming the internet with her "shitty robots," as she calls them. Except they're not shitty at all, because they've fulfilled their purpose in delighting anyone with a...

More ads are coming to Google Maps as Google taps its strength on local search

by Mark Bergen May 24, 2016, 12:00p

It's another move to tie together the offline and online world.

Let's make PCs first-class citizens of the connected world

by Tom Mainelli May 24, 2016, 11:00a

It's high time that our most powerful, most productive and most expensive mobile computing device got its own full-time cellular connection.

Twitter will (finally) let you tweet things longer than 140 characters

by Kurt Wagner May 24, 2016, 10:00a

The update will roll out to users over the coming months.

India's Snapdeal loses key Silicon Valley vet Anand Chandrasekaran as it battles Amazon

by Mark Bergen May 24, 2016, 9:00a

The former Yahoo exec moves into the startup world.

What's at stake in the Oracle-Google trial | Recode Daily: May 24, 2016

by Noah Kulwin May 24, 2016, 8:51a

What to know as the trial winds down.

Amazon is going to launch its Fresh grocery delivery service in new markets including Boston and the U.K.

by Jason Del Rey May 24, 2016, 6:30a

After an 18-month launch hiatus, AmazonFresh is expanding once again.

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon: Yes, tech will kill some jobs. But slowing tech down is the wrong answer.

by Eric Johnson May 23, 2016, 6:30a

"There are downsides to flying — people die every now and then. Do you want to stop all air flights?"

How can I ditch my carrier and just use Wi-Fi?

by Eric Johnson May 20, 2016, 6:30a

The dream: Keep your phone in airplane mode, forever.

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

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

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

Silicon Valley season three, episode five: Shut up, Richard!

by Amy Keyishian May 23, 2016, 8:00p

Also, some tips on hard-drive disposal.

Mossberg: Google doubles down on AI

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

The mobile-centric mindset may be fading.

Facebook is tweaking Trending Topics to counter charges of bias

by Kurt Wagner May 23, 2016, 7:32p

An internal investigation found no 'systematic' bias, the company says.

The complete timeline to self-driving cars

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

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

Google hires Caesars casino exec as its new president of enterprise sales

by Mark Bergen May 23, 2016, 5:35p

Ka-ching.

Spotify lost more money than ever last year — which is great news for Spotify

by Peter Kafka May 23, 2016, 3:18p

The streaming music service's losses increased — but revenue grew much faster.

Lyft riders can finally schedule rides

by Johana Bhuiyan May 23, 2016, 2:44p

For drivers, it's business as usual.

Facebook bought a startup to make its 360-degree videos sound better

by Kurt Wagner May 23, 2016, 2:43p

Facebook wants more VR content. This acquisition might help.

Amazon stopped giving refunds when an item's price drops after you purchase it

by Jason Del Rey May 23, 2016, 1:58p

Except for TVs.

U.S. smartphone growth dipped below 10 percent last year

by Ina Fried May 23, 2016, 1:30p

It's not just China that is seeing a slowdown.

Echo and Home are endpoints, not the endgame

by Jan Dawson May 23, 2016, 1:15p

Amazon is pursuing the same vision as Google — that of a virtual assistant that’s truly virtual, inhabiting all the different devices we interact with throughout the day.

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...

You can buy 'X-Men' tickets through Snapchat

by Kurt Wagner May 23, 2016, 12:18p

Fox is buying up every Snapchat lens available to promote the movie.

Viacom CEO says Sumner Redstone, who controls the company, can't communicate

by Edmund Lee May 23, 2016, 11:37a

Philippe Dauman has filed a suit against Redstone's daughter, saying she manipulated her father into removing him from the family trust.

Tinder wants to shut down three-way dating app 3nder

by Arik Hesseldahl May 23, 2016, 11:35a

The name, says Tinder, is pronounced too much like its own.

Google Fiber is the most audacious part of the whole Alphabet

by Mark Bergen May 11, 2016, 6:00a

Forget self-driving cars and drones. Five years later, where is Google's broadband business going?

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Toyota is remaking the iBot, a stair-climbing wheelchair that was ahead of its time

by James Vincent May 23, 2016, 10:14a

The iBot motorized wheelchair was first unveiled back in 2001, but it still looks remarkably futuristic today. The device was created by Segway inventor Dean Kamen, and could climb stairs, raise users from sitting level to eye-height, and travel...

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