Streaking Blue Light Seen In Sky Across US Southwest From Navy Missile Test
NASA said the streak was caused by a Navy missile test from a submarine.
Germany Surveillance Scandal 2015: BND Intelligence Agency Spied On Allies, NGOs, The Vatican
Germany's BND intelligence agency spied on the U.S., European allies, nongovernmental organizations and even Vatican diplomats.
Intel Capital's Lisa Lambert: Ignoring Diverse Entrepreneurs Is 'Just Bad Business'
Lisa Lambert, the head of Intel Capital's diversity fund, says ignoring female, Hispanic and African-American entrepreneurs is bad for business.
Tech Diversity: Twitter Head Of Engineering Apologizes, Calls For Faster Progress On Diversity
Alex Roetter, Twitter's head of engineering, apologized to employees over diversity issues at the company and said it will now require all employees to undertake inclusion training.
YouTube Virtual Reality Videos Now Available At A Mobile Screen Near You
YouTube videos can now be viewed using Google Cardboard, a gizmo that turns any smartphone into a virtual reality headset.
Why Netflix, Spotify, Groupon And Other Sites Make It Almost Impossible To Delete Your Account (And What To Do About It)
For some popular online services, such as Spotify and Netflix, deleting your account can be more tiresome than cutting through thick cable.
Twitter's Growth Problem And Diversity Problem Are Connected, Former Engineering Manager Says
African-Americans hold just 1 percent of tech jobs for the popular microblogging site, even though they comprise nearly a third of the site's users.
Tech Diversity: New SEC Crowdfunding Rules Are A Big Win For Minority, Women Entrepreneurs
Securities and Exchange Commission rules enacted Friday allow entrepreneurs to raise as much as $1 million from nonaccredited investors.
Google Co-Founder: Alphabet's Various Businesses Free To Enter China As They Wish
Though Google left the world's No. 2 consumer market five years ago, all business units of parent Alphabet are reportedly now free to pursue operations there.
Google To Fold Desktop-Based Chrome OS Into More Popular Android Operating System, Report Says
Google plans to enhance its popular operating system by adding the features from Chrome, a less successful product.
LinkedIn Corp (LNKD) Q3 2015 Earnings: Professional Social Network Raises Forecast On Strong Revenue Growth
The business networking site, buoyed by a revived employment market, saw revenue spike for its Talent Solutions product, which raked in $502 million for the third quarter.
Apple Pay Adoption Growth Beginning To Slow, Marketing Firm Claims
Ahead of Apple's earnings report Tuesday, a research firm notes that U.S. households are signing up for the tech company's payment system at a slower pace.
Tech Diversity: Coding Boot Camps Bringing Higher Percentages Of Women, Minorities Into Tech, Study Finds
Women who graduate from coding boot camps earn starting salaries that are $10,000 higher on average than their male peers, a study found.
Google's (GOOG) Mobile Business Is Killing It, But You'll Have To Take The Company's Word For That
The search giant asserts its mobile advertising business is growing, but it hasn't shared any data to back the contention.
Alphabet Inc (GOOG) Q3 2015 Earnings: Mobile Carries Google To Strong Results
The company that owns Google posted revenue of $18.7 billion, beating analysts' estimates, and announced it now has six products with more than 1 billion users each.
Meet The Real Richard Hendricks: Maps.me's Yury Melnichek, A Compression Wiz
Company founder Yury Melnichek's story bears a strong resemblance to that of Richard Hendricks from "Silicon Valley."
Yahoo Inc (YHOO) Q3 2015 Earnings: Yahoo Enters Search Advertising Agreement With Google
CEO Marissa Mayer's company fell short on revenue and earnings per share, but announced a search advertising partnership with its larger rival.
Google Photos Hits 100 Million-User Mark 5 Months After Launch
The service has been used to create more than 15 million photo animations and collages since its May launch.
Rubio In Silicon Valley: Tech Political Donations Flow Heavily To Florida Senator And Hillary Clinton
The Florida senator leads presidential candidates with $3.2 million in contributions from those in the tech sector.
Tech Diversity: Upcoming Inclusion Survey Hopes To Expose What It's Like To Be A Woman, Minority Member In Silicon Valley
Two companies are launching a survey to find out more about issues faced by women and minorities in Silicon Valley. Some 70 tech firms have already expressed interest.
Outage Brings Down Netflix, Disrupts Chill Sessions Across US, Users Report
Many Netflix users took to Twitter to report an outage affecting the streaming service.
Yahoo Wants To Kill The Password With 'Account Key' Feature For Yahoo Mail
Users of the site's email service will be able to log in simply by tapping push notifications on their smartphones.
Exclusive: Grace Hopper Academy, An All-Women Coding School, To Open In New York
Students at the new coding school won't have to pay for their education until they secure a programming job.
Jack Dorsey's Square Files For IPO, To Trade Under 'SQ' On New York Stock Exchange
In preparing Square for an IPO and assuming CEO duties at Twitter, Jack Dorsey is dealing with market volatility and intense media scrutiny, an industry watcher says.
Tinder, But For Diversity: Can Code Help Silicon Valley Find And Retain Minority Engineers?
More than a dozen startups are addressing problems related to bias against women and minorities, but can tech truly solve a human problem?
Apple Pay To Add Starbucks, Chili's, KFC To List Of Participating Retailers
The additions are major wins for Apple, which launched the payment service a year ago with a limited number of partners.
Lyft Teams With Shell, Hertz To Challenge Uber, Give Drivers More Benefits
Lyft is forging new partnerships with several companies to support its drivers and compete with Uber.
Debugging The Gender Gap: 'Code' Documentary Director Says Tech Still Failing Women
The film "Code: Debugging the Gender Gap," being screened in California on Friday, examines the dearth of women studying computer science and pursuing tech careers.
Forbes Removes Article Arguing Tech Industry Does Not Have A 'Diversity Crisis'
The piece by journalist Brian S. Hall argued Silicon Valley's wild profits are proof it does not discriminate against women and minorities.
Does Twitter Need Dorsey? Five Things That Have Changed Since Jack's Been Back
"Lightning" is a project for making the microblogging site more engaging during live events. Some wonder whether the company's co-founder can make it a success.
