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Twitter axes Vine video service
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Spotify, Twitter among major sites to suffer outages due to cyber-attack
Some of the world's biggest websites including Twitter, SoundCloud, Spotify and Shopify are experiencing technical problems due to a reported DDOS attack.
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‘Tranny Granny’ Halloween Costume Recalled by Amazon, Target, and WalMart
Rasta Imposta must have caught on because the costume is now listed as “Manny Granny” on its site.
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Yahoo 'secretly scanned emails for US authorities'
Yahoo secretly scanned millions of its users' email accounts on behalf of the US government, according to a report.
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Facebook Messenger 'slims down' for old phones
Facebook has announced a "slimmed down" version of its Messenger app for countries where older smartphones and slower net speeds are more common.
Walt Disney Co. ‘interested’ in Twitter takeover
TWITTER could soon have a new owner with reports Disney is ‘interested’ in buying the financially under-performing micro-blogging site.
Yahoo is getting ready to confirm a historic hack affecting 200 million users
Yahoo did not immediately respond to Business Insider's request for comment.
Pandora eyes growth with low price, new features
INTERNET radio leader Pandora unveiled plans to challenge streaming stalwarts such as Spotify by undercutting them on price and matching them with on-demand music.
Europe demands YouTube pay more to artists
Europe has opened a new battlefront in its war against big U.S. tech, announcing draft rules that could force YouTube and others to pay more money to the music industry.
Facebook makes trending news feature more automated
FACEBOOK said Friday it is further automating its “trending” stories feature, a move that will scale back human input to prevent personal bias from influencing which stories get highlighted.
Twitter unveils ‘quality filter’
TWITTER has long been criticised for its lack of action against online abuse, but this week the social media company announced it is now in the process of rolling out a new feature that will allow users to filter unwanted tweets or content.
The 10 best deals in Best Buy’s huge 50th anniversary sale happening right now
If you want to be a bit better equipped before you dive in, however, read on.
I just got Netflix’s price hike email, and I did the only reasonable thing to do
What happened next is pretty straightforward — I did the only thing one should do in this situation.
Arianna Huffington to leave Huffington Post for wellness start-up Thrive Global
HUFFINGTON Post founder Arianna Huffington is stepping down as editor-in-chief to launch a non-profit group focused on health and wellness.
Is Twitter finally about to get bought?
There's finally some good news for Twitter and Square CEO Jack Dorsey.
Twitter reports slowest revenue growth since 2013
Twitter has reported its slowest quarterly sales growth in three years, as the firm fends off competition from a growing number of social media sites
Debbie Wasserman Schultz to Resign D.N.C. Post
Bernie Sanders wants DNC chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz to resign after leaked emails suggest party officials were mocking the Vermont Senator. Time
Facebook Messenger tops 1 billion users
But they are increasingly in favor of Facebook, which now has three apps with more than 1 billion monthly active users, and Google, which has seven, most recently Gmail.
Cramer shocked that so many Netflix users bailing over a couple extra bucks
Netflix's price increases scared people away from the streaming service, and the volume of unsubscribes surprised Jim Cramer.
WhatsApp in Brazil temporarily suspended
WhatsApp was temporarily suspended in Brazil after a judge said the company had failed to hand over information requested in a criminal investigation.
