Equifax to pay up to $700 million to settle state and federal investigations into 2017 security breachThe Washington Post - By Tony Romm
WSJ: Apple in ‘advanced talks’ to acquire Intel’s smartphone modem business for $1 billion9to5Mac - Chance Miller
Facebook design flaw let thousands of kids join chats with unauthorized usersThe Verge - Russell Brandom
Costco The ‘Costco of cannabis’ raises $2.8 million for a membership weed delivery serviceTechCrunch - Lucas MatneyWeed may be legal in California, but the black market is still the top spot for buyers looking for bud on a budget. Flower Co. graduated from Y Combinator’s latest class on the promise that they could
Apple Watch Micro LED screens will be ready for thinner, brighter 2020 Apple WatchVentureBeat - Jeremy HorwitzThough news that Apple was hoping to transition the Apple Watch away from OLED screens to cutting-edge Micro LED displays broke last year, reports differed on the timing. The typically reliable Bloomberg
YouTube Music Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody video hits 1 billion views on YouTubeCNET - by Abrar Al-Heeti It's the first video released before 1990 to reach that milestone.
Amazon Fake supplements: Amazon warned customers some Align products it sold were counterfeitUSA TODAY - Edward C. BaigAmazon says the Align Probiotic nutritional supplements currently for sale on its site are safe. But that assurance comes only after the online retailer sent emails to recent Align buyers that the supplements
Starbucks Starbucks teams with new restaurant tech platform, led by coffee giant’s former chief digital officergeekwire.com - Kurt Schlosser Starbucks’ commitment to technology-powered retail solutions took another step forward on Monday as the company announced it is teaming with …
Apple Park Apple poaches Tesla engineering VP for ‘Senior Director’ role as Project Titan future remains unclear9to5Mac - Chance MillerApple has made a notable hire this month with a storied career in the automative industry. As first reported by Bloomberg, Steve MacManus has joined Apple as a “Senior Director” working out of Apple Park
Microsoft Microsoft settles FCPA violations to the tune of $25 millionCNET - by Shelby Brown The tech giant didn't admit to anything, but agreed to the SEC's cease-and-desist terms.
Tesla Apple Hires Tesla Engineer With Interior Design ExperienceBloomberg - Mark Gurman, Dana Hull Apple Inc. has hired Steve MacManus, at least the third Tesla Inc. engineering executive to join the Cupertino, California-based technology giant in …
Technology Leaked Emails Show Frantic Response to Border Patrol Data Breach - VICEVICE - Joseph CoxWhen a hacker publicly dumped information stolen from one of its license plate scanning contractors called Perceptics, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) needed to analyze the data. Fast. "One of
WhatsApp WhatsApp comes to millions of basic cellphones running KaiOSEngadget - Jon FingasWhatsApp has only had limited availability on basic cellphones until now, but Facebook is about to throw the gates wide open. The messaging app is now available on the KaiStore, making it available to
Apple Card Apple brings Walkie Talkie back to the Apple WatchThe Verge - Chris WelchApple is today rolling out software updates across iOS, watchOS, and the HomePod as it prepares for much bigger releases with new features coming this fall. The iOS 12.4 release introduces a new “iPhone
Amazon Union stages final protest over 'horrific' Amazon work practicesThe Guardian - Maya Wolfe-RobinsonUnion workers have staged the final in a series of protests outside an Amazon warehouse in Doncaster over “unsafe” and “appalling” working conditions. According to the GMB union, workers urinate in plastic
Google Chrome Microsoft is developing a ‘reveal password’ button for Edge and Google Chrome9to5Google - Kyle BradshawSometimes when trying to put in a password, it’s handy to be able to check what you typed before hitting submit. Some websites have created their own ways of temporarily revealing the password, but many
Google Cloud Platform Google Cloud makes it easier to set up continuous delivery with SpinnakerTechCrunch - Frederic LardinoisGoogle Cloud today announced Spinnaker for Google Cloud Platform, a new solution that makes it easier to install and run the Spinnaker continuous delivery (CD) service on Google’s cloud. Spinnaker was
Technology NetEase opens game studio in Montreal as part of global expansionVentureBeat - Dean TakahashiNetEase, one of China’s big internet and online game publishers, has launched a new video game studio in Montreal as part of a global expansion. The company, which publishes Blizzard Entertainment’s World
UberEATS Uber tests monthly subscription that combines Eats, rides, bikes and scootersTechCrunch - Megan Rose DickeyUber is actively testing a monthly subscription pass that combines rides, Eats, bikes and scooters. In this pilot phase, Uber is testing a few different iterations in San Francisco and Chicago but each
NYPD Internal Documents Show Why the NYPD Tries to Be 'Funny' Online - VICEVICE - Caroline HaskinsOn July 17, 2014, the New York Police Department put Staten Island resident Eric Garner into a chokehold while apprehending him for allegedly selling cigarettes illegally. Garner told police “I can’t 11
Technology Feeling Stressed Out? Pinterest Wants to HelpWIRED - Arielle Pardes On the increasingly polarized internet, Pinterest often feels like the good place. The platform is a collation of personalized happiness—a place …
OpenAI Microsoft to invest $1 billion in OpenAILos Angeles Times - Dina BassMicrosoft Corp. agreed to invest $1 billion in a partnership with research group OpenAI, gaining a prominent cloud-computing customer from the artificial intelligence field. OpenAI, co-founded by Elon
Walkie-talkies Apple fixes Walkie Talkie app vulnerability in watchOS updateTechCrunch - Lucas MatneyIf you are, for some reason, an avid Walkie Talkie user on the Apple Watch, you will be pleased to learn that the functionality is back in the latest watchOS update today. The watchOS 5.3 release notes
Amazon Web Services The Amazon dilemma: how a tech powerhouse that fulfills our every consumer need still lets us downVox - Jason Del ReyHow can a company that obsesses over serving its customers — that treats those people so well — be the same company that has been accused of using anti-competitive tactics to crush small-business owners
Technology Galaxy Note10 leak hints battery capacities, S-Pen detailspocketnow.com - by Anton D. Nagy August 7 is pretty much around the corner, and there are more things we know about the Galaxy Note10, than mysteries. Still, there are some blanks to …
Google pays $11m to jobseekers who alleged age discriminationThe Guardian - Alex HernGoogle has settled a lawsuit alleging age discrimination in its hiring practices, paying $11m to more than 200 jobseekers who were over 40 when they applied to join the company. Although it has settled
Nokia WhatsApp has arrived on KaiOS, the OS used by the Nokia 8110The Verge - Jon PorterKaiOS, the phone operating system used on feature phones like last year’s Nokia 8110 remake, finally has an official version of WhatsApp. The app can be downloaded from the KaiStore for KaiOS devices 256MB
Google Play Tinder is the next app to opt out of paying Google Play Store feesandroidcentral.com - Jason England • Tinder's new default payment method requires entering your details directly into the app. • Once you've entered your payment details, it will remove the …
Startups Serverless, Inc. expands free Framework to include monitoring and securityTechCrunch - Ron MillerServerless development has largely been a lonely pursuit until recently, but Serverless, Inc. has been offering a free framework for intrepid programmers since 2015. At first, that involved development,
Technology Online dating apps and websites now the most common way for couples to meet9to5Mac - Ben LovejoyOnline dating apps and websites are now the most common way for couples to meet, shows a new study … The study, by Stanford sociologist Michael Rosenfeld, is currently only a draft, and cannot be quoted
Amazon Web Services Amazon hires Trump ally amid $10 billion Pentagon contract competitionBusiness Insider - Mary HanburyAmazon has hired one of Trump's allies to lobby on behalf of it its cloud computing service - Amazon Web Services - on "issues related to cyber security and technology," according to a recent lobbying
Technology Just Eat makes layoffs in UK and Ireland after customer and restaurant ops mergedTechCrunch - Steve O'HearJust Eat, the publicly-listed takeout marketplace that has faced fierce competition from UberEats and Deliveroo in recent years, has made a round of layoffs in the U.K. and Ireland, TechCrunch has learned.
Texas Longhorns Instagram quantified our popularity, and now it wants to fix itThe Verge - Ashley CarmanInstagram announced a fundamental change in April: users in Canada would begin testing a new feature that hides the number of likes their posts receive. The announcement was met with uncertainty over it
