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A complete list of all the ride-hail, auto and tech companies that have joined forces

by Johana Bhuiyan @JMBooyah May 27, 2016, 5:12p

In the future of transportation, everyone is looking for a dance partner.

Tech graduation gifts 2016: What to buy for new high school and college graduates

by Eric Johnson @HeyHeyESJ May 27, 2016, 6:30a

Do you need an Apple Watch to go with that diploma?

More Code speakers: Meeker, Levin and a panel about recovering from failure

by Kara Swisher @karaswisher May 27, 2016, 7:00a

The Code conference is next week.

From Vox Media

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Apple’s route to virtual reality

by Jan Dawson May 27, 2016, 8:00a

A series of subtle indicators hint that Apple is indeed taking VR seriously, and is laying the groundwork for a future product in the space.

From Vox

Why Google's victory in a copyright fight with Oracle is a big deal

by Timothy B. Lee May 26, 2016, 5:00p

A jury just ruled that Google didn't infringe copyright when it made Android compatible with Oracle's Java platform.

Recode Daily

The cellphone/cancer debate reignites | Recode Daily: May, 27, 2016

by Noah Kulwin @nkulw May 27, 2016, 8:42a

A new study backed by the National Institutes of Health finds a link between mobile phones and cancer.

Facebook plans to officially kill its video ad exchange LiveRail

by Kurt Wagner May 26, 2016, 7:27p

The writing has been on the wall for some time.

BTW
Politics

That viral #ManEnough4Hillary ad is a fake and it comes from a syphilis PSA

by Dawn Chmielewski @DawnC331 May 26, 2016, 7:01p

Twitter merriment ensues.

Media

Nick Denton to Peter Thiel: 'The details of your involvement will be gruesome' if you continue suing us

by Noah Kulwin @nkulw May 26, 2016, 6:13p

Denton wants a public debate instead.

That viral #ManEnough4Hillary ad is a fake and it comes from a syphilis PSA

by Dawn Chmielewski @DawnC331 May 26, 2016, 7:01p

Twitter merriment ensues.

A third of new cellular customers last quarter were cars

by Ina Fried May 26, 2016, 11:50a

Most smartphones go to existing customers, with the real growth coming from tablets and other devices.

One of the biggest bitcoin startups just took 'bitcoin' out of its Twitter bio

by Jason Del Rey @DelRey May 25, 2016, 5:59p

Enter Ethereum.

Watch tech-savvy kids try to figure out a typewriter

by Ina Fried May 25, 2016, 3:12p

Here's a little video to make you feel better about how you can't figure out Snapchat.

Google defeats Oracle in the copyright lawsuit that experts were so worried about

by Noah Kulwin @nkulw May 26, 2016, 4:52p

It's kind of a surprise.

From The Verge

Blue Origin will intentionally crash its spaceship during the next test flight

by Sean O'Kane @sokane1 May 26, 2016, 4:27p

Blue Origin is planning the next test flight of its reusable New Shepard rocket, but CEO Jeff Bezos just revealed a twist: the empty crew capsule, which sits on top of the rocket, will crash-land on purpose. "On this upcoming mission we also plan...

From Curbed

Driverless Cars Will Shrink Our Roads and Radically Reshape Urban Space

by Patrick Sisson @freqresponse May 26, 2016, 2:58p

An urban designer speculates on how driverless cars may usher in an era of repurposed roadways and DIY public space.

Mobile
IPO

Cloud communications startup Twilio wants to be the next tech IPO of 2016

by Arik Hesseldahl May 26, 2016, 4:07p

The company that connects Uber riders to drivers will be the second offering of the year.

Virtual reality

Meet the duo who left DreamWorks for their own virtual reality startup

by Ina Fried May 26, 2016, 3:52p

It's not just the technology that needs to grow up; it's also the storytelling tools.

Bernie Sanders adds streaming video to 'corporate media' in California push

by Dawn Chmielewski @DawnC331 May 26, 2016, 3:48p

The Vermont Senator selected Revolt TV and The Young Turks to deliver his get-out-the-vote message.

Two more Twitter executives — in charge of media, commerce and biz dev — are leaving the company

by Kurt Wagner and Jason Del Rey May 26, 2016, 2:48p

Jana Messerschmidt (business development) and Nathan Hubbard (media) are exiting.

What does Facebook think about board member Peter Thiel secretly funding lawsuits against a publisher? No comment (for now).

by Kara Swisher @karaswisher May 26, 2016, 2:08p

And there will also likely be no action, either.

Tech graduation gifts 2016: What to buy for new high school and college graduates

by Eric Johnson @HeyHeyESJ May 27, 2016, 6:30a

Do you need an Apple Watch to go with that diploma?

From Beyoncé to Springsteen, almost every big concert goes through Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino

by Eric Johnson @HeyHeyESJ May 26, 2016, 6:30a

"My business will do very well if we figure out how to super-serve 73 million fans."

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

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

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

Media

No one's buying Gawker Media — yet

by Peter Kafka @pkafka May 26, 2016, 1:42p

First it has to beat Peter Thiel in court — or go bankrupt.

Snapchat

Snapchat is telling investors it will be a billion dollar company next year

by Kurt Wagner May 26, 2016, 12:59p

Snapchat is raising a ton of venture capital money.

A third of new cellular customers last quarter were cars

by Ina Fried May 26, 2016, 11:50a

Most smartphones go to existing customers, with the real growth coming from tablets and other devices.

From Vox

Gawker was irresponsible, but the precedent Peter Thiel is setting is dangerous

by Ezra Klein @ezraklein May 26, 2016, 11:50a

Thiel says other media organizations aren’t endangered by his war on Gawker. He’s wrong.

Should virtual assistants be humanized?

by Carolina Milanesi May 26, 2016, 11:00a

Are most digital assistants female because of sexism or user preference?

The Chewbacca laugh heard round the world

by Ethan Kurzweil and Ben Mathews May 26, 2016, 8:00a

What was it about Candace Payne's video that made it an overnight success for Facebook Live?

Media

In 2007, Peter Thiel told me media was dead. Now he's trying to kill it.

by Kara Swisher @karaswisher May 26, 2016, 7:31a

Revisiting an old interview.

From Beyoncé to Springsteen, almost every big concert goes through Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino

by Eric Johnson @HeyHeyESJ May 26, 2016, 6:30a

"My business will do very well if we figure out how to super-serve 73 million fans."

Bring your own robot

by Thomas H. Davenport and Julia Kirby May 26, 2016, 6:00a

A startup called Jibo will soon introduce a social robot for the home. One for the office can’t be far behind.

From The Verge

US nuclear force will phase out floppy disks next year

by Amar Toor @amartoo May 26, 2016, 5:57a

The Pentagon and other US agencies still rely on outdated technology to carry out important functions — including some nuclear operations — according to a new government report. The report, published by the Government Accountability Office (GAO),...

Alibaba's accounting gets probed by SEC, so Yahoo shares swoon

by Kara Swisher @karaswisher May 26, 2016, 3:26a

As China's Internet giant rolls, so does its Silicon Valley investor.

Media

Peter Thiel says backing Hulk Hogan's Gawker suit was 'one of my greater philanthropic things that I’ve done'

by Noah Kulwin @nkulw May 25, 2016, 9:46p

The billionaire paid lawyers to find plaintiffs for him to support.

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