Technology All-girls school becomes 1st in US with varsity esportsAssociated Press - By JAKE SEINER, AP Sports WriterAs a liaison at the U.S. Department of Education, J Collins watched as colleges by the dozen rolled out varsity esports programs, complete with scholarships, coaches and even some arenas. Collins had gnawing
Mobile Technology Honor 9X, Honor 9X Pro launched with Kirin 810 and pop-up camerasAndroid AuthorityHonor has launched the Honor 9X and Honor 9X Pro today in China. The new smartphone pair — sequels to the Honor 8X launched in September 2018 — feature bezel-less displays and pop-up selfie cameras. The
Technology Apple to release three ‘iPhone 11’ models this fall, including A13 chip, new Taptic Engine, more9to5Mac - Guilherme RamboSimilar to last year’s introduction of the iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, and iPhone XR, Apple will release three new ‘iPhone 11’ models this fall. The new iPhones will feature the Apple A13 chip, internally
Rappler The cyber libel trial against independent news startup Rappler’s CEO and one of its former writers starts in ManilaTechCrunch - Catherine ShuThe cyber libel trial against Maria Ressa, the CEO and executive editor of independent media startup Rappler, started today in Manila, in a case that will be closely watched because of its implications
Facebook’s Libra currency spawns a wave of fakes, including on Facebook itselfThe Washington Post - Drew Harwell and Tony Romm and Cat ZakrzewskiA wave of fakes purporting to sell or represent Facebook’s not-yet-available Libra currency have swept onto the social-media giant’s platforms, highlighting how the tech firm is struggling to rebuild and
Play buttonMobile Technology Ford teases all-electric F-150 pickup truck by pulling a million-pound trainThe Verge - Andrew J. HawkinsIn 2017, Ford announced that it would sell an all-electric version of its best-selling F-150 pickup truck. It plans to start selling a hybrid version in 2020, and as a way to start priming the pump (or
Honda Amazon will now deliver to the trunk of your HondaEngadget - Mariella MoonThe e-commerce giant's in-car delivery service now supports select Honda vehicles. Amazon keeps on expanding its delivery options, perhaps to ensure that you won't have an excuse not to buy that thing
Facebook Facebook forced to take action against fraudsters peddling fake LibraTNW - Matthew BeedhamIt’s barely been a month since Facebook unleashed its cryptocurrency Libra into the wild and published its whitepaper. But already, the social media giant has been forced to address a growing number of
Technology Google set to pay out $11 million in age discrimination lawsuit9to5Google - Damien WildeAfter an extensive legal process that began in 2015, Google is set to pay around $11 million in settlements to over 200 people who believe they were wrongly denied the opportunity to forge a career at
Mobile Technology As tech giants face Congressional investigation, states must step up regulatory oversight tooTechCrunch - Tiffany Olson KleemannCongress has begun investigations into the power wielded by tech giants Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google – from their effect on the news media, to their impact on retail markets, to their handling data.
Huawei Trump agrees to prompt responses to license requests for Huawei salesReuters - Alexandra AlperWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump agreed at a meeting with the heads of top technology companies like Google on Monday to make “timely” decisions on requests by U.S. companies to sell to blacklisted
Huawei Huawei lays off hundreds of US workers due to blacklistingCNET - by Sean Keane More than 600 Futurewei researchers lost their jobs.
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 …
Mobile Technology Facebook design flaw let thousands of kids join chats with unauthorized usersThe Verge - Russell BrandomFacebook’s Messenger Kids app is built around a simple premise: children shouldn’t be able to talk to users who haven’t been approved by their parents. But a design flaw allowed users to sidestep that
Technology Federal judge refuses to dismiss $224M lawsuit against AT&T for SIM-swap bungleTNW - David CanellisA US federal court has rejected AT&T‘s request to dismiss a $224 million lawsuit over a devastating SIM-swapping incident that led to $24 million in stolen cryptocurrency. A press release confirms the
T-Mobile T-Mobile and Sprint’s merger could earn DoJ approval this weekCult of Mac - Luke DormehlThe long-awaited merger between T-Mobile and Sprint could finally be approved by the Department of Justice this week. The deal requires the agreement of the DoJ in order to proceed. Provided that it goes
Huawei Huawei Rewards Staff for Accelerating Revenue Despite a U.S. BanBloomberg - Bloomberg News Huawei Technologies Co. quickened revenue growth to roughly 30% in the first half after select teams secured critical supplies to keep production …
Apple Apple Hires Former Tesla Engineering VP With Expertise in Car InteriorsMacRumors - Juli CloverApple recently hired Steve MacManus, a former Tesla executive in charge of engineering for car exteriors and interiors, reports Bloomberg. MacManus joined Tesla at 2015 and has also worked at Jaguar Land
Apple Apple in 'Advanced Talks' to Buy Intel's Smartphone Modem Chip BusinessMacRumors - Juli CloverApple is now in advanced talks to purchase Intel's smartphone modem chip business, reports The Wall Street Journal, citing people familiar with Apple's plans. A deal that covers a portfolio of patents
Technology Flaw in Facebook kids app let children chat with unapproved usersCNET - by Queenie Wong The error undercuts the purpose of Messenger Kids.
Microsoft Microsoft to Pay More Than $25 Million to Settle Federal Corruption Charges in Hungarian Bribery SchemeFortune - The Associated Press Microsoft is paying more than $25 million to settle federal corruption charges involving a bribery scheme in Hungary and other foreign offices. The …
Mobile Technology Google agrees to pay $13 million in Street View privacy caseCNN - By Clare Duffy, CNN BusinessNew York (CNN Business) — Google has agreed to pay a $13 million settlement that could resolve a class-action lawsuit over the company's collection of people's private information through its Street View
Technology Facebook battles fake Libra sellers before launching its controversial cryptocoinMashable - Caitlin WelshLibra already has the dubious honour of being so dodgy that its dodginess is pretty much the only thing U.S. lawmakers from both sides of the aisle can actually agree on. It’s been dubbed a “shitcoin”
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
Mobile Technology Pinterest wants you to take a deep breath, literallyThe Verge - Sean HollisterPinterest isn’t your typical social network — for starts, its 250 million users spend their time creating collections of things that make them happy, rather than, say, competing to spread news that might
5G Apple is close to buying Intel's phone chip business, report saysCNET - by Corinne Reichert The tech giants could reportedly announce a $1 billion deal next week.
OpenAI Microsoft invests $1 billion in OpenAI to develop AI technologies on AzureVentureBeat - Kyle WiggersMicrosoft today announced that it would invest $1 billion in OpenAI, the San Francisco-based AI research firm cofounded by CTO Greg Brockman, chief scientist Ilya Sutskever, Elon Musk, and others, with
Equifax Equifax to Pay at Least $650 Million in Largest-Ever Data Breach SettlementThe New York Times - By STACY COWLEYThe credit bureau Equifax will pay about $650 million — and perhaps much more — to resolve most claims stemming from a 2017 data breach that exposed sensitive information on more than 147 million consumers
Apple Watch Apple’s Heir Apparent Is Much More Like Tim Cook Than Steve JobsBloomberg - Mark Gurman When Apple announced the pending departure of Chief Design Officer Jony Ive last month, it threw the spotlight on an executive few outsiders know: …
Robin Hood Trading startup Robinhood raises $323 million, achieving $7.6 billion valuationReuters - Anna IrreraNEW YORK (Reuters) - Commission-free stock trading startup Robinhood said on Monday it has raised $323 million in a new round of funding that values the company at $7.6 billion. The round was led by DST
