Here’s what the Twitter hack tells us about the potential security risks of working from home
For Twitter (TWTR), the hack was certainly not a good look. CEO Jack Dorsey apologized for it on the company’s…
Gaming companies are responding to a wave of sexual misconduct allegations
Twitch announced Wednesday evening that it is investigating some of the more extreme accusations and permanently banning streamers depending on…
Boston Dynamics’ robot dog is now for sale
The company announced that businesses can pre-order Spot for a mere $74,500. The four-legged agile robot has garnered attention for…
Exclusive: U.S. companies can work with Huawei on 5G standards – Commerce Department
(Reuters) – The United States on Monday confirmed a Reuters report that it will amend its prohibitions on U.S. companies…
Apple-backed study sheds light on physical sales through App Store
FILE PHOTO: The Apple Inc. logo is seen hanging at the entrance to the Apple store on 5th Avenue in…
Crisis Text Line CEO fired amid staff revolt
The ousted executive, Nancy Lublin, previously referred to Crisis Text Line as a “giant love machine,” but inside the seven-year-old…
Facebook employee fired for calling out coworker’s inaction about Black Lives Matter
Brandon Dail, a user interface engineer in Seattle, Washington, announced on Friday in a tweet that he was let go…
Apple is tracking iPhones stolen from its stores
The company is actively disabling the iPhones that are stolen from the displays of its retail stores, leaving them inoperable.…
NASA, SpaceX launch astronauts from US soil for the first time in a decade
Liftoff occurred just after 3:20 pm ET from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center. Astronauts Robert Behnken, 49, and Douglas Hurley, 53,…
Yes, there is misinformation in Minneapolis. No, it’s not all Russia’s fault.
That’s certainly possible. Given how easy it is to get on social media, make an anonymous account or group that…
Trump tweets threat that ‘looting’ will lead to ‘shooting.’ Twitter put a warning label on it
The social media platform is using what it calls a “public interest notice” to flag the incendiary post about the…
NASA’s head of human spaceflight abruptly resigns, citing ‘mistake’
His departure was effective on Monday. The incident in question was related to the Artemis Program, a source familiar with…
Spotify new home for Joe Rogan’s podcast, shares jump
FILE PHOTO: A trader is reflected in a computer screen displaying the Spotify brand before the company begins selling as…
One man lost his life savings in a SIM hack. Here’s how you can try to protect yourself
Ross was the victim of a SIM hack, an attack that occurs when hackers take over a victim’s phone number…
Amazon shopping during the coronavirus pandemic: How to be a more ethical consumer
Perhaps nowhere is this conflict more apparent than with Amazon, which has emerged as a vital lifeline for countless families…
There will be no new emoji in 2021 due to coronavirus
The Unicode Consortium, a non-profit that oversees emoji standards and is responsible for new releases, said it’s delaying its new…
Alibaba billionaire and Brooklyn Nets owner Joe Tsai donates millions of supplies to New York
The supplies were split into two shipments. The first arrived on Thursday at Newark Liberty International Airport, while the second…
SpaceX launch attempt briefly – CNN
The Falcon 9 rocket was slated to vault 60 more Starlink internet satellites into Earth’s orbit after launching from NASA’s…
IBM wants to make computers fluent in human
Artificial intelligence systems have taken on a growing role in business as their abilities to process and learn from large…
U.S. mulls cutting Huawei off from global chip suppliers, with TSMC in crosshairs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration is considering changing U.S. regulations to allow it to block shipments of chips to…
Apple warns of ‘iPhone supply shortages’ because of coronavirus
In an investor update, Apple said it no longer expects to meet the revenue guidance it provided last month for…
Jeff Bezos commits $10 billion to fight climate change
The Amazon (AMZN) CEO on Monday announced a new fund to back scientists, activists and organizations working to mitigate the…
Clearview AI’s Hoan Ton-That says he’s stockpiling billions of our photos
Over the last month, fears about facial recognition technology and police surveillance have intensified, all thanks to Ton-That’s startup, Clearview…
SpaceX considering spin-off and IPO for Starlink internet business
Gwynne Shotwell, SpaceX’s chief operating officer, told a group of investors during a recent event in Miami that Starlink is…
Iowa app: Voting failure blamed on poor design
If you think everyone who designs software is a genius, remember that software developers created Healthcare.gov, Windows 8 and iCloud.…
Lawyers for Huawei CFO call Canada prosecutor’s arguments ‘circular’
Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou leaves her home to attend a case management conference in advance of her extradition…
The big differences between 4G and 5G
Companies are racing to have the fastest or largest 5G networks. And countries are competing to be the first to…
Best of CES 2020: These were the most talked-about products
The consumer tech show in Las Vegas features thousands of companies — from big names like Google (GOOGL) and Samsung…
Top Facebook exec: Yes, we got Trump elected and it may happen again
In the memo, Facebook VP Andrew Bosworth wrote that the Trump campaign’s use of Facebook’s advertising tools were responsible for…
Watch what SpaceX’s first-ever astronaut launch will look like
Elon Musk, SpaceX’s CEO and chief engineer, tweeted a new simulation video on Monday demonstrating how the first crewed flight…
Why Apple killed the floppy disk and headphone jack before you were ready to give them up
In some cases, Apple’s changes have been about making devices faster, more functional, thinner, or less tied down by a…
Fake and dangerous kids products are turning up for sale on Amazon
The car seat broke into pieces in a 30 mph crash test commissioned by CNN, failing to meet the basic standards set…
Telenor says Huawei will still play role in 5G rollout
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Telenor (TEL.OL) will use equipment from Huawei in building Norway’s 5G network, the telecoms operator said on…
Why We Need More Women Of Color In Tech
The technology industry has a long history of failing at finding, retaining and elevating women of color. It’s easy to…
Lyft is rolling out a car rental service
The company announced a new service called Lyft Rentals on Thursday, which allows users to rent cars for up to…
A hacker accessed a family’s Ring security camera told their 8-year-old daughter he was Santa Claus
The horrifying ordeal is several recent incidents in which hackers have figure out a way to log into Ring accounts…
“Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance”: Inside the new ride at Galaxy’s Edge
“ everything that makes Star Wars Star Wars,” he said. Disney’s new massive and innovative ride acts as the centerpiece…
Google co-founder Larry Page stepping down as CEO of Alphabet
Page and Brin are stepping down as CEO and president, respectively, of Alphabet, the company announced Tuesday. Sundar Pichai, the…
Google’s tensions with employees reach a breaking point
Google’s internal critics have targeted a growing list of concerns in recent years, ranging from its handling of sexual misconduct…
Canada’s use of Huawei 5G would hamper its access to U.S. intelligence: U.S. official
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (Reuters) – The U.S. national security adviser urged Canada on Saturday not to use Huawei 5G technology,…
Sprint may soon be a dead brand … one way or another
If the long-awaited merger goes through, it would mean not only the end of Sprint’s long corporate history, it would…
Elon Musk speaks at Air Force ‘Pitch Day’ as military seeks to deepen ties to commercial space
Musk spent a half hour on stage with Lt. Gen. John Thompson, the USAF’s commander of the Space and Missile…
Googlers call on company to address climate demands
In an open letter published Monday addressed to Google CFO Ruth Porat, workers are asking for a climate plan that…
Facebook says 100 app developers could have improperly accessed user data for months
The company says that as many as 100 app developers could have accessed the user data, which included names and…
AT&T to pay $60 million over claims about misleading ‘unlimited’ data plans
AT&T (T), which is CNN’s parent company, allegedly started throttling, or slowing speeds, for customers with unlimited data plans in…
One year after the Google walkout, key organizers reflect on the risk to their careers
It was certainly not the first worker uprising at a tech company — nor was it the last, but the…
Tesla shares soar on surprise profit
The electric car maker on Wednesday posted a surprise profit of $342 million. Wall Street had expected the company would…
Let’s do it together: Huawei seeks to allay EU concerns with appeal for 5G partnership
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Chinese telecoms manufacturer Huawei Technologies sought on Wednesday to assuage European concerns that it is a cyber…
Huawei unveils new 5G antennae ahead of China ramp
ZURICH (Reuters) – Huawei Technologies on Wednesday launched a new generation of 5G mobile antennae, anticipating an acceleration in the…
DoorDash data breach affected 4.9 million people, company confirms
In a blog post on Thursday, DoorDash said it noticed unusual activity from a third-party service provider earlier in September.…
Huawei CFO fighting U.S. extradition says her rights were violated
VANCOUVER (Reuters) – Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou returned to a Vancouver court on Tuesday as her lawyers argued…
Gmail officially rolls our dark mode
The new appearance, which flips the default white background in Gmail to black, will begin rolling out immediately, according to…
Microsoft sends another warning: Update Windows now to fix critical security issues
The Internet Explorer flaw, which affects versions 9, 10 and 11, could enable attackers to gain the same user rights…
iOS 13 comes out today: Here’s what’s new
The latest version of Apple (AAPL)‘s mobile operating system officially became available to download on Thursday. Anyone with an iPhone…
A flaw in iOS 13 can expose your contact details, even though Apple was alerted about the problem in July
A hacker would need physical access to a target’s phone to complete the hack — but once it is in…
Huawei talks up own apps with Mate 30 challenge to Apple, Samsung
MUNICH (Reuters) – Huawei unveiled its new smartphones to challenge Apple’s (AAPL.O) iPhone 11 on Thursday, talking up slick design…
Facebook bans plastic water bottles in new offices
The news on Wednesday makes Facebook one of the biggest companies to issue such a plastic ban. As awareness about…
iPhone 11: What to expect from Apple’s big event
But don’t hold your breath for an iPhone that’s foldable, 5G capable or radically different from the models released last…