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Facebook Inc. has launched a new feature that allows you to create a scrapbook of tagged photos of your children which is shared with your partner. The new feature is the result of a survey by Facebook of parents using the social network. …
Feds subpoena Reddit to find identities of users of Darknet market Evolution
Users of the now defunct Darknet marketplace Evolution may be in a spot of bother with news Monday that Reddit has been subpoenaed for details of users who participated on a Subreddit related to the service. Evolution was a popular successor site to …
Agents who investigated Silk Road charged with stealing Bitcoin…seriously
Added to the list of “things you can’t make up,” two Federal agents have been arrested on charges that they stole Bitcoin from Silk Road. The agents, named by The New York Times as Carl Mark Force IV, who worked for the …
Google gives Gmail for Android a unified inbox, along with some other nice treats
Google Inc.’s Gmail for Android has received a long-desired upgrade with the app now offering a unified inbox, along with a range of additional features. According to the Official Gmail blog, the new unified inbox will allow users to view all their mail …
Hello Barbie combines Barbie with Siri-like talking and conversation features
Services such as Apple Inc.’s Siri have for some revolutionized the way they interact with technology, replacing the need to type with voice controls, and users can even hold an basic conversation with the artificial intelligence service. Apparently the feature is particularly …
GitHub targeted by massive Chinese DDoS attack
Git repository hosting service GitHub Inc., has been under a massive distributed denial of service (DDoS) since Thursday with China named as the culprit. GitHub said in a blog post that the DDoS attack was the largest in their history and explained …
Report: Slack raises up to $160 million Series E on a $2.76 billion valuation
Enterprise messaging platform provider Slack Technologies Inc. is said to have raised up to $160 million Series E on a $2.76 billion valuation. The round hasn’t been officially confirmed by the company, however The Wall Street Journal reported that new investors have committed $135 …
Google makes Cloud Platform installs easy with Cloud Launcher
Google Inc. announced a handy new feature for its Cloud Platform Thursday that will make life a lot easier for first timers or those looking to save time: the Cloud Launcher. The launcher offers easy installation of over 120 open source packages …
Facebook goes platform for third party apps and IoT on Messenger, but can they be trusted?
Facebook Inc. embraced the app as a platform trend at the F8 Conference Wednesday with a new announcement that aims to make Facebook a one stop destination for just about everything. According to the official announcement, the Messenger Platform will enable developers to …
Bitcoin and altcoin exchange Cryptoine ceases trading after claiming to be hacked
Bitcoin and altcoin exchange Cryptoine is claiming to have been hacked and has ceased trading, adding to the ongoing list of cyptocurrency exchanges that have disappeared this year with similar claims According to a statement on the Cryptoine website, the firm claims that a …