Technology

[ad_1] Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: twttr, Twitter’s beta app to test new ideas, starting with a new design that color-codes replies, is launching today for some English and Japanese users on iOS  —  Twitter’s new prototype application is rolling out …

[ad_1] Jon Porter / The Verge: From Wednesday, the UK will make it illegal to fly drones within three miles of an airport, up from 0.6 miles, following disruptions over Christmas  —  The no-fly zone is expanding to three miles  …

[ad_1] John Herrman / New York Times: TikTok changed the social media landscape by discarding many assumptions made by rivals, such as the primacy of individual connections and friend networks  —  TikTok will change the way your social media works …

[ad_1] Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: Fairygodboss, a social network for female professionals, raises $10M Series A and says it has 100+ corporate partners including Apple and General Motors  —  Fairygodboss, a self-described social network for career-minded women, today announced that …

[ad_1] Davey Alba / BuzzFeed News: Leaked documents reveal CBP plans to deploy facial recognition tech at US airports in as little as two years, despite concerns about the tech and its legality  —  In March 2017, President Trump issued …

[ad_1] Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: Researchers find Box enterprise cloud storage accounts leaking sensitive data like prices for donated body parts and backdoor passwords to city water works  —  Security researchers have found dozens of companies inadvertently leaking sensitive corporate …

[ad_1] Jason Rowley / TechCrunch: An analysis of Crunchbase data finds US-based VCs raised more sub-$100M venture funds in 2018 than in any prior year  —  Jason Rowley is a venture capital and technology reporter for Crunchbase News.  —  Recently, …

[ad_1] Lora Kolodny / CNBC: Tesla reverses course, says it will keep more stores open than previously planned, and will raise vehicle prices by ~3% worldwide after March 18  —  – Tesla CEO Elon Musk told employees in an e-mail …

[ad_1] Ian King / Bloomberg: Nvidia to buy Mellanox Technologies, which makes chips and other hardware for data center servers, for $6.9B  —  – Mellanox holders offered $125-per-share in all-cash deal  — Graphics chipmaker trying to further embed itself in …

[ad_1] Dana Thomas / New York Times: Profile of Morin Oluwole, the global head of luxury for Facebook and Instagram, who helps brands like Louis Vuitton and Dior target customers on the platform  —  Morin Oluwole heads the social media …