Apple, Amazon, Facebook and Google faced an onslaught of questions from a Congress trying to determine if they have become too big. Now they’re worth even more. Big Tech is worth even more the day after congressional grilling Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreAn artistic rendering of a satellite in orbit | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The Federal Communications Commission has approved Amazon’s plans for its ambitious Kuiper constellation, which entails sending 3,236 satellites into orbit to beam internet coverage down to Earth. The decision is a crucial regulatory step that paves the way for
Read MorePhoto by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Apple has confirmed it’s planning to launch its new iPhones a little later this year. “Last year we started selling new iPhones in late September, this year we expect supply to be available a few weeks later,” said Apple CFO Luca Maestri in an earnings call with
Read MoreBefore Android, before the iPhone, and before GoPro became a known brand, the Flip Video camcorder took the world by storm, allowing millions to shoot digital home videos one-handed and easily save, share, and upload them to a nascent YouTube, thanks to an iconic flip-out USB port. What you probably didn’t know: the Flip Video
Read More{$inline_image} Big changes are coming to the Google One cloud storage service, including an all-new iOS app, free phone data backups, and a new data management tool on both iOS and Android. Google already offered a paid, automatic phone backup service for Google users, but the feature will now be free for everyone (as long
Read MoreMy very first adult investment, after my car, was buying a really good knife. For the next four or five years, that knife was my only knife, and I guarded it with the intensity of a mama bear. The importance of a quality kitchen knife can’t be understated. It followed me from New York City
Read MoreBig changes are coming to the Google One cloud storage service, including an all-new iOS app, free phone data backups, and a new data management tool on both iOS and Android. Google already offered a paid, automatic phone backup service for Google users, but the feature will now be free for everyone (as long as
Read MoreXinhua/Wang Ying via Getty Images Apple today reported extremely strong third quarter earnings, offering another look at how the company is shaking off the toll the COVID-19 pandemic is taking on its business. Analysts had been expecting around $52.3 billion in revenue and earnings per share of $2.07, but Apple crushed those predictions with $59.7
Read MoreOne of the skills I envy most in others is the ability to decorate a room with artwork. We’ve lived in our current apartment for going on three years and most of our walls are still vast expanses of blank whiteness. It’s not that I don’t like looking at things on the wall. I do.
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Google parent company Alphabet warned in last quarter that it was expecting to see the impact of coronavirus in the second quarter results, and it was: the company saw its first revenue decline in its history. But it managed to beat Wall Street’s revenue expectations. Total revenue for
Read MoreIllustration by James Bareham / The Verge The surge in Facebook usage during early shelter-in-place orders in the United States was not just a blip. Daily users of Facebook increased 12 percent year over year, to 1.79 billion. Monthly usage across its family of apps, which also include Instagram and WhatsApp, rose 14 percent, to
Read MoreImage: Ubisoft Ubisoft’s Hyper Scape, the studio’s new futuristic free-to-play battle royale shooter, will be released on August 11th for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC. The game is currently in open beta on PC, but that beta runs for just a few more days, ending on August 2nd. Launch day marks the first time
Read MoreThe spacecraft SpaceX plans to send to Mars has had growing pains during development, but it could soon reach a new milestone. Elon Musk's latest SpaceX Starship prototype for Mars travel could fly soon – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreA no-brainer, really, since there’s already a Wrangler Willys. 2021 Jeep Gladiator Willys package in the works, leaked photo shows – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreThe search giant was aided by “gradual improvement” in its ad business. Google weathers pandemic, beating second quarter expectations – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThis week’s freebies include a pair of roguelike action games and the beloved Sword & Sworcery. Epic is giving away three action adventure games worth – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe report comes after CEO Jeff Bezos attended a contentious antitrust hearing on Wednesday, in which he tried to downplay the power that Amazon wields. A day after Jeff Bezos called Amazon 'tiny,' it posts record profits – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWhat most of us consider advice isn’t actually advice at all. Not useful advice, at least. That’s perhaps the biggest takeaway from my recent interview with bestselling author and productivity expert Charles Duhigg, host of Slate’s How To! podcast missioned to solve life’s problems one question at a time. Good advice—… Read more… I'm Productivity
Read MoreIf you find spiders scary, you can turn them into big white blobs instead. Accessibility option in survival game ‘Grounded’ turns my arachnophobia into a thrill Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreSocial learning company Piazza has launched an app within Microsoft Teams, bringing its Q&A discussion capabilities to the collaboration platform. Piazza Now Available in Microsoft Teams Source: Campus Technology
Read More{$inline_image} Yesterday, the Federal Reserve announced it would leave its benchmark interest rate close to zero. “We’re not even thinking about thinking about thinking about raising rates,” Fed Chair Jerome Powell said in a press conference. As coronavirus cases continue to spike, the Fed also plans to extend its lending programs… Read more… How This
Read MoreYesterday, the Federal Reserve announced it would leave its benchmark interest rate close to zero. “We’re not even thinking about thinking about thinking about raising rates,” Fed Chair Jerome Powell said in a press conference. As coronavirus cases continue to spike, the Fed also plans to extend its lending programs… Read more… How This Week’s
Read MorePhoto by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images The House Judiciary Committee’s antitrust subcommittee has just released a huge trove of internal documents from Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google as part of its vast investigation into the tech industry. The documents reveal the internal machinations of companies that are typically highly secretive — and they even include a
Read MoreActive learning courseware platform Top Hat has introduced Slate, an integrated communication tool that enables course announcements, real-time discussions, project collaborations, peer connections, community building and more, all in one centralized hub. Top Hat Adds Communication and Community Tools Source: Campus Technology
Read MoreAmazon Fraud Detector leverages Amazon’s 20 plus years of experience and machine learning to help businesses identify online fraud. Amazon wants to kill off online fraud Source: Tech Radar Software
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