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The Week in Tech: How Google and Facebook Spawned Surveillance Capitalism
Each week, technology reporters and columnists from The New York Times review the week’s news, offering analysis and maybe a joke or two about the…
Read More The Week in Tech: How Google and Facebook Spawned Surveillance CapitalismIndia's Wipro third-quarter profit beats estimates
(Reuters) – Indian software services provider Wipro Ltd reported a better than expected rise in third-quarter profit on Friday, and forecast slightly higher sequential revenue…
Read More India's Wipro third-quarter profit beats estimatesEx-Symantec executive Canellos joins Ericom Software as CEO
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Ex-Symantec executive David Canellos has joined Ericom Software as chief executive officer, the security software provider said on Thursday, just a…
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‘Shadowy’ data brokers that hold billions of records about us but stay hidden from accountability need to be regulated better, Apple’s chief executive Tim Cook…
Read More Cook: time to take on murky 'data brokers'Facebook employees caught posting glowing Portal reviews on Amazon
A trio of Facebook employees got caught posting glowing reviews of the social network’s controversial new Portal device on Amazon. Facebook’s new home speaker —…
Read More Facebook employees caught posting glowing Portal reviews on AmazonFortnite made a staggering amount of money last year breaking all records
Fortnite made $2.4 billion in 2018 according to a report by Superdata on the games industry. The game topped the charts beating Dragon Fighter Online,…
Read More Fortnite made a staggering amount of money last year breaking all recordsMassive password leak contains 773 million details – find out if you’re affected
Nothing in this world is certain except death, taxes and that your personal information will leak online. Today’s devastating news is that a staggering 773…
Read More Massive password leak contains 773 million details – find out if you’re affectedFacebook blocks accounts linked to Russian state-owned Sputnik
(Reuters) – Facebook Inc (FB.O) said on Thursday it had removed hundreds of Russia-initiated accounts, which it judged to be involved in coordinated inauthentic behavior…
Read More Facebook blocks accounts linked to Russian state-owned SputnikDevices That Will Invade Your Life in 2019 (and What’s Overhyped)
Imagine a future where you are never truly alone. Even when your spouse is on a business trip or your children are away at summer…
Read More Devices That Will Invade Your Life in 2019 (and What’s Overhyped)Apple unveils new Mac mini and MacBook Air, both available from Nov 7
NEW YORK – Apple finally updated its entry-level desktop computer Mac mini – the first since 2014, unveiling the new device at an event in New…
Read More Apple unveils new Mac mini and MacBook Air, both available from Nov 7Facebook denies that ’10 year challenge’ is a ploy to collect facial recognition data
Facebook has denied that the “10 year challenge” fad sweeping its social media platform is part of an orchestrated effort to collect user data to…
Read More Facebook denies that ’10 year challenge’ is a ploy to collect facial recognition dataIn 5G play, Vodafone and IBM link up cloud systems for business
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Vodafone is teaming up with IBM to offer businesses a way to link different cloud computing systems to support the next wave…
Read More In 5G play, Vodafone and IBM link up cloud systems for businessFootee chief targets corporate VR fans
A former lawyer who reinvented himself as an entrepreneur, bringing foot golf to Ireland for the first time, is launching a new virtual reality (VR)…
Read More Footee chief targets corporate VR fansInstagram Lets Users Post On Multiple Accounts Simultaneously
Instagram has become one of the most used social media applications worldwide! With over a billion active monthly users, claims iPhone Life, it has easily…
Read More Instagram Lets Users Post On Multiple Accounts SimultaneouslyScientists Create ‘Pain-O-Meter’ To Measure How Much Stuff Hurts
Have you ever stubbed your toe so hard you thought it was going to fall off? Or bang your head on something that your curse…
Read More Scientists Create ‘Pain-O-Meter’ To Measure How Much Stuff HurtsNASA Telescope Watches Black Hole Shrink After Devouring A Star
Space discovery continues to expand year after year, and it’s definitely not stopping anytime soon. Recent findings show a black hole completely shrinking in size…
Read More NASA Telescope Watches Black Hole Shrink After Devouring A StarAlexa is down: Amazon’s smart assistant crashes for users across UK and Germany
UPDATE: Alexa is now back up and running. It’s one of the most popular smart assistants in the world, but it seems that Alexa has…
Read More Alexa is down: Amazon’s smart assistant crashes for users across UK and GermanyNetflix shares jump as US subscribers hit with price rise
Netflix has raised its prices for US subscribers for the first time since 2017, sending the shares higher as investors anticipate more revenue for the…
Read More Netflix shares jump as US subscribers hit with price riseApple’s battery replacement program cut into iPhone sales
Apple may have shot itself in the foot with its $29 iPhone battery replacement program as 10 million more users than anticipated opted to swap…
Read More Apple’s battery replacement program cut into iPhone salesGoogle workers push tech giants to end forced arbitration
In a sign of what 2019 may have in store for big tech, Google workers on Tuesday kicked off a campaign demanding a complete end…
Read More Google workers push tech giants to end forced arbitrationApple loses appeal of $440M VirnetX patent judgment
A US appeals court on Tuesday upheld a judgment worth $440 million that was won by intellectual property licensing firm VirnetX against Apple in a…
Read More Apple loses appeal of $440M VirnetX patent judgmentThis "Indestructible" Notebook & "Eternal" Pencil May Be The Last Stationary You Ever Buy
Ukrainian start-up Nuka has invented a notepad that you can use underwater and a pencil that you’ll never need to sharpen or replace. Cast your…
Read More This "Indestructible" Notebook & "Eternal" Pencil May Be The Last Stationary You Ever BuyNokia to shed 350 jobs in Finland as part of cost cuts
HELSINKI (Reuters) – Finnish telecom equipment maker Nokia is cutting 350 jobs in Finland as part of its plans to find savings worth 700 million…
Read More Nokia to shed 350 jobs in Finland as part of cost cutsFour large deals boosted acquisitions of Israeli tech firms in 2018
TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Acquisitions of Israeli high-tech companies totaled $11.1 billion in 2018, up from $6.3 billion in 2017, boosted by four deals valued…
Read More Four large deals boosted acquisitions of Israeli tech firms in 2018Giving children mobile phones can lead to worse academic performance – major Irish study
New Irish research claims that giving a mobile phone to a child aged 9 can lead to worse academic performance over time. The research, conducted…
Read More Giving children mobile phones can lead to worse academic performance – major Irish studyTD Ameritrade taps Apple Pay for instant fund transfers to accounts
(Reuters) – Brokerage firm TD Ameritrade Holding Corp is tapping Apple Inc to help solve a problem that has lingered for decades: how to get…
Read More TD Ameritrade taps Apple Pay for instant fund transfers to accountsNike teases self-lacing trainers that can you can control from your phone
They were first featured in the sci-fi classic, Back To The Future Part II, and now self-lacing shoes are becoming a reality. Nike has teased…
Read More Nike teases self-lacing trainers that can you can control from your phoneTake-Two, NBA sign licensing deal of up to $1.1 billion: WSJ
(Reuters) – Take-Two Interactive Software Inc will pay the National Basketball Association (NBA) and its players’ union up to $1.1 billion over seven years, the…
Read More Take-Two, NBA sign licensing deal of up to $1.1 billion: WSJEE launch insanely cheap 60GB SIM-only deal – and it comes with a free gift card
EE have just announced a massive sale on some of their most coveted phones, in an attempt to bring a little bit of extra excitement…
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