Tech’s Woman In Washington: US Privacy Laws Are Woefully Outdated, But Don’t Expect Congress To Act Soon
Victoria Espinel, CEO of a top industry group and a former White House trade negotiator, tells IBT why strong encryption is essential.
iPhone 7 Rumor Mill Kicks In As Apple Inc. Starts Early Hiring At Taiwanese Suppliers Foxconn And Pegatron
Early hires at Taiwanese suppliers Foxconn and Pegatron could indicate more-complex hardware for the upcoming iPhone 7.
Iconic Brompton Folding Bicycle Is Going Electric: Purists, Get Over It
Brompton CEO Will Butler-Adams peddled over the Brooklyn Bridge to talk about the iconic brand and how it’s about to change.
Alphabet Inc. (GOOG) Q1 Earnings: Falling Ad Rates At Google Hit Revenue, Profits While Losses Expand At ‘Other Bets’
Even as revenue at parent Alphabet Inc. grew by 17 percent, falling cost-per-click and unfavorable exchange rates hit earnings.
Alphabet Inc (GOOG) Q1 2016 Earnings Preview: Big Profits Despite EU Challenges, Unprofitable Moonshots
The Alphabet unit’s search and display ad franchises are more dominant than ever, but regulatory and other headaches abound.
Feinstein, Burr Draft Encryption Bill Would Require Tech Companies To Decrypt Messages Under Court Order
Critics from government and the tech industry weighed in Friday after draft legislation by Sens. Dianne Feinstein and Richard Burr leaked to the media.
Twitter Shakes Up Board With Two New Members Including PepsiCo Exec And Entrepreneur Martha Lane Fox
PepsiCo CFO Hugh Johnston and entrepreneur Martha Lane Fox join a board that was criticized during the appointment of Jack Dorsey as CEO.
The DOJ And Treasury Department Are Taking A Keen Interest In The Panama Papers
Multiple federal agencies are looking at the huge trove of data with an eye toward criminal and civil investigations.
FBI Denies Unlocking Arkansas iPhone; Feds Unlikely To Share San Bernardino Hack With Local Officials
The idea that the agency can now unlock an Apple device could potentially involve the federal government in hundreds of local cases.
Comcast Rebuke: FCC Rules ISPs Cannot Collect Data For Advertising Without Your Permission
Internet service providers cannot collect information about customers’ web-surfing habits without permission, federal regulators decided.
FBI Keeps iPhone Hack Secret As Hundreds Of Locked Apple Devices Sit In Local Evidence Rooms
Apple, as well as law enforcement agencies, would love to get their hands on the hack the FBI used, but the bureau is likely to keep it under wraps.
FBI Claims It Cracked The iPhone Of San Bernardino Killer, Ends Action Against Apple
The move concludes a six-week battle over the government’s ability to subpoena the contents of an iPhone that set off an international debate over encryption.
Kodak’s Retro Super 8 Film Camera Has A Skateboard Grip To Capture The Tricks You’re Not Landing [VIDEO]
Kodak’s new Super 8 mixes old and new technologies in a bid to revive interest and preserve film.
How CES Got Its Nerd Back: Drones, Virtual Reality And Tinkerers Putting Sensors In Everything
Big companies aren’t driving innovation at the Consumer Electronics Show; it’s the tinkerers and startups putting sensors in everything.
Why More Black Engineers Aren’t Being Hired In Silicon Valley
About 5,500 black students earn engineering and computer science degrees in the U.S. each year, but most go unhired by America's top technology companies.
Tech Diversity’s Big Problem: How To Find 10,000 Black Engineers
The National Association of Black Engineers wants to triple the number of engineering degrees awarded to African-Americans, to 10,000.
President Obama Warns China: State Cyberattacks On Business Are 'Acts Of Aggression,' US Mulls Retaliation
Cybersecurity will be high on the agenda when Chinese President Xi Jinping makes his first state visit to the U.S. next week.
My Worst Tech Decision: Xbox, Apple Watch, PSP, Windows Phone, Sonos And More
We've all made them: choices to buy that great product or service we believed would be life-changing, but wasn't. IBTimes is sharing our Worst Tech Decisions. What's yours?
Amazon.com Wants To Pay You To Deliver Packages
The mobile app 'Going My Way' would allow consumers to earn cash by delivering goods.
Twitter Co-Founder Biz Stone On CEO Dick Costolo: Haters' Criticism 'Rolls Off His Back'
Twitter co-founder Biz Stone talks to IBTimes UK about what Twitter is doing wrong and his latest app, Super.
Spike Lee 'NBA 2K16': 'Do The Right Thing' Director's Next Joint Will Be A Video Game
Knicks fan and student of basketball, the filmmaker is writing and directing his first video game in "NBA 2K16."
FIFA Boycott: Sepp Blatter Was Re-Elected, But Don't Expect World Cup Sponsors To Walk (For Now)
As Sepp Blatter is re-elected, FIFA sponsors face a difficult choice: stick around and risk a backlash or lose an opportunity to a competitor.
Vox Media Buys Tech Blog Re/Code For Influence, Growing Events Business
The blog, led by Kara Swisher and Walt Mossberg, has a small audience but huge influence in Silicon Valley.
Verizon's AOL Deal Is All About Data-Driven Advertising And Web Video
While Google lays fiber and Facebook launches Internet balloons, Verizon's $4.4B AOL deal takes aim at the heart of Web entertainment and online advertising.
What's Next For Comcast? After Failed TWC Merger, Cable Giant Faces Regulated, Cord-Cutting Future
No merger with Time Warner Cable, and fewer options as the feds effectively cap the size of the nation's largest cable TV and broadband company.
WPP Acquires Mobile Ad Company Medialets In Pushback Against Growing Tech Dominance
Advertising agencies are increasingly uncomfortable with the dominance of a few tech players.
Apple Watch: New York Times Plans One-Sentence Stories For Small-Screen Readers
The New York Times thinks Apple Watch users will be reading, so they're creating tiny one-sentence versions of stories.
Apple Gets First $1 Trillion Valuation From Wall Street Brokerage Cantor Fitzgerald
On the eve of the release of Apple Watch, Wall Street is getting very bullish on Apple.
Sony PlayStation Vue: Why The Future Of Web TV Won’t Be Any Cheaper Than Cable
Sony launches PlayStation Vue TV, beating Apple in offering a major alternative to cable TV. But it doesn't include ESPN — and it could cost as much as $70.
DirecTV Experiments With Oculus, Samsung Gear And A Fridge That Tells You What Gordon Ramsay Show To Watch
The satellite TV company lets the hackers out of the lab to show what's coming for DirecTV.
