GoodRx stops sharing personal medical data with Google, Facebook
GoodRx – a mobile app that saves US consumers money on prescription drugs – has apologized and sworn to do better after a Consumer Reports investigation found…
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Microsoft and NFL expand partnership to accelerate digital transformation
Microsoft Corp. and the National Football League on Tuesday announced an expansion of their deep technology partnership. The multiyear expansion aims to help…
Brooklinen raises $50M to open more stores and expand internationally
Brooklinen, a startup that sells bedding and other home goods online, has raised $50 million in new funding from growth equity firm Summit Partners. Recent…
Waymo raises $2.25bn in first external investment round
Alphabet’s self-driving car business Waymo has raised $2.25bn in funding from investors including Magna International and Andreessen Horowitz. Yesterday (2…
Huawei testing its own search app in challenge to Google
Huawei is testing a new search app similar to Google for its smartphone ecosystem in a bold new step to further challenge the US search giant on its home…
Lego is the world’s most reputable company as tech giants lag
Lego has topped a list of the world’s most reputable companies for the fourth year in a row, according to an annual survey, closely followed by Disney, with…
UK to consider opposition to digital tax in pursuit of U.S. trade deal
LONDON, March 2 – Britain said on Monday it would consider opposition to its plan to impose a new digital tax on big tech companies like Google, Facebook and…
Microsoft Guts Cortana’s Features, Removes Her From Local Accounts
Microsoft has announced new changes to Cortana coming in the next version of Windows 10, and you probably won’t like them if you use any of the service’s…
Microsoft kills all third-party skills as it refocuses Cortana for the…
Microsoft today announced plans to streamline Cortana, its cross-platform virtual assistant, in future versions of Windows 10. A chat-based UI with support…
Teen hit Yolo raises $8M to let you Snapchat anonymously
It wasn’t a fad. Yolo became the country’s No. 1 app just a week after launch by letting teens ask for anonymous replies to questions they posted on Snapchat.…