Alphabet Inc.-owned YouTube and on-demand streaming video provider Hulu LLC look set to beat Apple Inc. to market, with both planning to launch live subscription television products. Hulu Chief Executive Office Mike Hopkins confirmed the company’s plans Wednesday, saying that the site will be offering subscribers the ability to stream “live programming from broadcast and ...

Apple, Inc. is said to be preparing a radical overhaul of the interface of its music streaming service following lackluster reviews and stagnant growth, two reports claimed Wednesday. Bloomberg, quoting people familiar with the matter, describes the changes as “sweeping” with an emphasis on making it more intuitive to use, including a redesigned user-interface, new functions, ...

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV and Google, Inc. have signed a deal that will see both companies working together to develop self-driving vehicles. Under the deal, Fiat Chrysler will build 100 2017 Pacifica plug-in hybrid minivans that are tailored to suit Google’s self-driving technology, with the vehicles to then join Google’s fleet of self-driving test vehicles, ...

WhatsApp users in Brazil have been cut off from using the app for 72 hours following its failure to comply with a court order to turn over data relating to a criminal investigation. According to The Intercept, the ruling was  issued on April 26 and took effect at 2 p.m. local time May 2nd. The ...

Despite having yet filled pre-orders, Oculus Rift headsets will go on sale this coming weekend at retail and online locations. The virtual reality headset will be available from 48 selected Best Buy locations from May 7, while both Amazon.com, Inc. and Microsoft Corp. will be offering them on their online stores from May 6. Oculus ...

Google, Inc. has acquired Google Apps training firm Synergyse Training, Inc. for an undisclosed sum. Founded in 2013, Synergyse offers a Google Chrome extension that places a virtual guide into Google Apps, allowing users to learn how to use the service in the most productive way while also staying up to date with any changes ...

Australian academic and entrepreneur Craig Steven Wright has officially outed himself as Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto. Forty-four year-old Wright was first named as Nakamoto in December by Wired on the basis of a number of blog posts Wright wrote prior to the launch of Bitcoin, and an unverified trove of emails and documentation. To prove ...

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. is doubling down on its push into virtual reality (VR) and is designing its own standalone VR headset, according to the company’s head of research and development for software and services Injong Rhee. As quoted by Variety, Rhee revealed the plans at a developers conference during the week, saying that the headset ...

Dear Internet, I have a confession to make. I’ve installed an ad blocker and not only do I like it, I intend to keep on using it. It may sound strange that one guy needs to confess his use of an ad blocker given there are some 200 million people (possibly more) using them today, ...

Bitcoin and Blockchain incubator Digital Currency Group, Inc. (DCG) has raised an undisclosed amount of capital in a new round that included Western Union, HCM International Company, Gibraltar Ventures, OMERS Ventures, Horizon Kinetics, Kingsbridge Wealth Management, and Wood Investment Partners. Under the deal Glen Hutchins, the co-founder of private equity firm Silver Lake Partners and ...