A wide range of Twitter accounts were attacked earlier this month after a 2012 leaked password dump from LinkedIn started getting shared more broadly recently. Leaked password dumps are now affecting Citrix's GoToMyPC service, which allows users to remote control their PC from a … | Continue reading
At the beginning of this year, Google launched what it calls "the largest public Wi-Fi project in the world", with the aim of setting up free Wi-Fi networks at 400 train stations in India. Five months later, over 1.5 million Indians are already using its services at 19 train stat … | Continue reading
We've always been impressed by the Bluetooth speakers made by Ultimate Ears, and now, the company has added a new feature that's really got us paying attention: support for Siri and Google Now. With the latest software update from UE, owners of the Boom 2 and Megaboom can access … | Continue reading
From a merchants perspective, Instagram, Facebook and other sites are easy ways to post photos of items you are selling in your ‘shop’, but discovery and payments are tricky issues for customers. There have been plenty of companies trying to bring a more orderly approach to thing … | Continue reading
GUEST: As WWDC 2016 came to a close, millions of starry-eyed developers poured out of Moscone West in San Francisco and turned off their livestreams, ready to get to work on brand new features. But this time, more than in years past, another group should be excited about the Appl … | Continue reading
The music industry ramping up its campaign against YouTube. Musicians including Katy Perry and Billy Joel sent a petition earlier this year to the US Copyright Office to amend the US Copyright Act. Now there’s an open letter to Congress signed by stars like Paul McCartney, Taylor … | Continue reading
"Belong Anywhere" — for no fewer than 30 days.A bill just passed by the New York legislature makes it illegal for a person to advertise an entire home on websites like Airbnb for 29 days or less. Short term rentals are already illegal in New York, but there was no law forbidding … | Continue reading
There are just 213 days before Barack Obama leaves the White House, and our 44th president is turning his thoughts to the future. "In seven months or so, I'll be on the job market," he said at an economic summit today in Washington, according to The Hill. "And I'm glad I'm going … | Continue reading
J.J. Abrams is helping Tavis Smiley turn his new book about Michael Jackson's last days and death into a limited TV series. Abrams and Smiley are coming together under the Warner Bros. Television banner to produce Before You Judge Me: The Triumph and Tragedy of Michael Jackson's … | Continue reading
Peter Thiel made his fortune as a co-founder of PayPal and early investor in Facebook. In recent weeks he has found himself at the center of a debate over the influence money can have on journalism, and by extension, free speech. Thiel paid the lawyer who worked for Hulk Hogan in … | Continue reading
Facebook is sticking with Peter Thiel despite the backlash against him for funding the Hulk Hogan lawsuit that’s financially crippling Gawker. At today’s Facebook shareholders meeting, the company voted to re-elect Thiel as one of its board of directors. He received enough votes … | Continue reading
Today, Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook are hosting its annual shareholder meeting. As Recode noted earlier, every one of Facebook’s board members will be up for re-election,too, including billionaire investor Peter Thiel, whose director role has come under fire in the wake of revela … | Continue reading
For its latest trick: The Tesla Model S floats and the spinning wheels provide propulsion. The battery compartment is very well sealed, as is the rest of the car, says Elon Musk. | Continue reading
Over the weekend, Apple began inviting developers to beta test the App Store’s new Search Ads. Announced in advance of the company’s 2016 Worldwide Developer Conference this month, Search Ads are perhaps one of the biggest changes to the way the App Store operates in years, as it … | Continue reading
When you consider typical subjects for internet fan art, fictional characters and pop culture celebrities spring to mind. Teen heartthrob Justin Bieber? Yes. International K-pop boy band EXO? Go for it. Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg? Okay, not my first choice, but why not?Gizm … | Continue reading
Square Enix has continued to thrive as one of the few successful video game companies that can make titles that appeal to gamers in both the East and West. Last year, it generated $1.97 billion in revenues and profits of $183 million thanks to big hits like Final Fantasy XIV and … | Continue reading
Twitter has just acquired a fantastically named startup called Magic Pony, which specializes in using artificial intelligence for visual processing. The point of it all? Making sharper live video. Magic Pony’s research centers around using neural networks compare an image to a li … | Continue reading
For some, there's nothing more gratifying than posting something on social media that truly takes off. As vain as it almost certainly is, there is a certain joy in seeing something posted on twitter receiving some significant traction and lots of likes or retweets. Thankfully, th … | Continue reading
The story goes that last week, a Tesla Model S drove through a flooded tunnel in Kazakhstan. It’s not clear in the video below if the car was actually floating, but that didn’t stop Elon Musk from taking to Twitter to turn the video in to a bit of Tesla marketing.We *def* don … | Continue reading
Twitter has bought a machine learning startup that can automatically sharpen low-resolution and blurred video in realtime. The social network announced this morning that it had acquired London-based Magic Pony Technology for an undisclosed sum, with Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey tweeti … | Continue reading
Today Twitter announced it’s acquired Magic Pony, an 18-month-old machine learning startup with a funny name. In a blog post, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey writes that the startup’s tech “will be used to enhance our strength in live and video and opens up a whole lot of exciting creati … | Continue reading
Following the news that a Tesla Model S owner successfully drove the car through a flooded tunnel in Kazakhstan, Elon Musk revealed on Twitter that the Model S actually floats "well enough to turn it into a boat."While Musk does not recommend anyone actually trying this out, he s … | Continue reading
Twitter today is taking another step to build up its machine learning muscle, and also potentially to improve how it delivers photos and videos across its apps: the company is acquiring Magic Pony Technology (that is really the name), a company based out of London that has develo … | Continue reading
Elon Musk needs to learn that every time he reveals what his electric car company’s vehicles are capable of, owners will test those claims in the worst ways possible. Over the weekend, he did it again. In response to a video showing a Model S merrily floating through a tunnel flo … | Continue reading
Earlier this month, Acura announced it was taking three versions of its NSX supercar to the 100th running of the Pikes Peak Hillclimb in Colorado.In that same announcement, the Japanese luxury automaker revealed that one of the NSX model's in the infamous race is an all-electric, … | Continue reading
Tesla CEO Elon Musk definitely has a thing about cars that turn into boats. In 2013, he bought James Bond's submarine car (a custom Lotus Esprit) and said he planned to upgrade it with one of his electric powertrains. Then, Last year, Tesla Model S owners discovered an easter egg … | Continue reading
Samsung continues its clever marketing campaign for the Galaxy S7 Edge, this time calling on Danny Glover to help prove a timely point. | Continue reading
It’s a sad truth that some governments are within their rights in blocking internet access for their citizens. The Indian state of Gujarat saw mobile Web access turned off last August following violent protests there; similar measures were taken in the state of Haryana this month … | Continue reading
Richard Jefferson is an NBA champion, and that's how he says his career will end. | Continue reading
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo will soon either veto or sign into law a bill that makes it illegal to advertise entire unoccupied apartments for short-term rentals on Airbnb. Despite loud objections from Airbnb and Silicon Valley investors like Ashton Kutcher and Paul Graham, the … | Continue reading
GUEST: Now that the VC crunch and tech bubble in Silicon Valley has been holding startups hostage, it’s time to stop overlooking the startup revolution that has been quietly taking place across the Atlantic. While Europe continues to lag behind its louder and more belligerent nei … | Continue reading
At Sony’s press event at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), Activision Publishing showed off its hands-on combat for Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare. Fans have been skeptical that the sci-fi space combat would work, but Activision’s Infinitey Ward studio showed that it could … | Continue reading
Laut einer Ankündigung auf der Wired Business Conference haben sich Magic Leap und das ILMxLAB von Lucasfilm für zukünftige Projekte rings um Star Wars zusammengeschlossen. Es soll "Mixed Reality" Spiele geben, die in der immer noch... | Continue reading
Will Microsoft’s blockbuster announcement that it is purchasing LinkedIn lead to enhanced recruiting opportunities for talent professionals, or dampen innovation at one of the world’s most popular talent solutions providers? | Continue reading
Walgreens has terminated its three-year partnership with blood analysis startup Theranos, citing the myriad bad test results and an on-going federal investigation as the reason for ending the relationship “effective immediately.” Theranos promised the drugstore chain it could det … | Continue reading
The Sela Residence was designed for a young family in Venice, California. Marmol Radziner provided architectural services on this project. | Continue reading
A custom-built home in the heart of California’s Silicon Valley had its price cut by $500,000 last week after sitting on the market since the end of March — a move that would’ve been almost unfathomable a year ago and a signal that frenzied demand has peaked.The six-bedroom, five … | Continue reading
Winner of the 2015 ASLA-NCC Top Residential Design Award, the Hilgard Garden / Outdoor Living Space was designed by Mary Barensfeld ... | Continue reading
Designed by Mork-Ulnes Architects, Trollhus is a 3,300-square-foot single-family residence in Norden, California. | Continue reading
Klopf Architecture, Growsgreen Landscape Design and Flegel's Construction partnered to bring this atrium Eichler home up to 21st century. | Continue reading
Since its inception, Uber has maintained that the drivers on its platform are freelancers and not employees of the company. That helps the company keep costs low, because it doesn’t have to pay monthly salaries or benefits. But maintaining the ‘independent contractor’ status of i … | Continue reading
Uber’s driver vs. independent contractor debate just took a huge turn. In a blog post from Uber CEO Travis Kalanick, the company just announced that it has reached a settlement in two class-action lawsuits in California and Massachusetts. Both suits contested that Uber should be … | Continue reading
It’s a common gripe: Outdated regulations obstruct innovation; government regulators move too slowly or, worse, try to block technological progress. But when conditions are right, regulations can sometimes change quickly, often in a way that promotes innovation. That’s what happe … | Continue reading
Marine Loft was designed by Los Angeles-based Subu Design Architecture. Marine Loft is a residential loft space located in Santa Monica. | Continue reading
Uber has agreed to pay up to $25 million to California-based prosecutors to settle a case in which the ride sharing giant is accused of misleading consumers around the safety of its service. Read More | Continue reading
The revised and turbocharged 2017 Ferrari California T is here, but who exactly is this V8 super car made for? Mashable Transportation Reporter Nick Jaynes examines the newest GT Ferrari.More details: http://on.mash.to/1Mc4nOc Read more...More about Technology, Cars, California, … | Continue reading
Here are our top six apps that will help you find everything awesome in Los Angeles - from a good parking spot, to a great hike, to the perfect beach - it's all here!Mentioned in this video: Parkme (iOS/Android), Arclight (iOS/Android), Our Malibu Beaches (iOS/Android), In-N-Out … | Continue reading
The Bay Area is well-acquainted with boom and bust cycles, and while it’s too soon to declare that the tech economy has turned, recruiters see early indicators that it’s happening. Indeed, a handful of job placement executives confirms what recent headlines about layoffs already … | Continue reading