Is Europe’s long-awaited banking industry consolidation finally at hand? It might look like that, with merger talks between Germany’s Deutsche Bank AG and Commerzbank AG, and Italian, French and Dutch competitors eyeing their own moves for the smaller lender. But key hurdles — such as the lack of continent-wide rules and a large dose of
Read MoreJack Poulson / New York Times: American companies keep building surveillance tools that are used to violate human rights; workers who organize protests or refuse to comply deserve protections — American companies continue to build surveillance tools that are used to violate human rights. Workers who refuse to comply deserve protections. American companies keep building
Read MoreIntel today unveiled its latest set of mobile processors, introducing its 9th-generation architecture to laptops and tablets. As we saw with the desktop version back in October, it should provide a decent performance boost. Tthe company introduced the first consumer chip to reach 5 GHz back then, and now it’s doing the same for laptops. This
Read MoreEmil Protalinski / VentureBeat: Chrome 74 for desktop starts rolling out with Windows Dark Mode support, a user preference media query to help limit motion effects in web pages, and more — Google today launched Chrome 74 for Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, and iOS. The release includes support for a reduced motion media query …
Read MoreMr. Spielberg, a Hollywood titan for more than four decades, has been cast as an anti-streaming Luddite. The reality is more complex. Blockbuster Battle Between Steven Spielberg and Netflix Fizzles Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreA reviewer’s phone has a problem with dust getting under the foldable screen, creating issues. Another Galaxy Fold screen bites the dust — literally – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreBanks and capital markets too often give tycoons a free pass to destroy companies such as Jet Airways. Save Indian Capitalism From Indian Capitalists Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreTesla’s aging Model S sedan and Model X SUV just got a bit of an upgrade, now offering up to 370 miles of range on a charge. Tesla Model S and X get more range, new lease on life – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreThe country presents more attractive targets, for reasons that are as much political as financial. For Private Equity, Japan Still Beats China Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreThere’s a technical foul on the Hawks fan shop, says a security analyst. The team says it’s investigating. Hackers hit Atlanta Hawks shop with malware that steals credit card information – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreSpoiler-free: The Russo brothers’ engrossing, wholly satisfying MCU superhero epic doesn’t leave a second to spare. Avengers: Endgame review — Three-hour Marvel thrill ride tops Infinity War – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe company’s effort, approved by the Federal Aviation Administration, will be limited to parts of southwest Virginia. Wing, Owned by Google’s Parent Company, Gets First Approval for Drone Deliveries Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreMIT researcher Joy Buolamwini says AI must do better at gender and skin color. Facial recognition errors are bad for business: Most of us aren't white men – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIts earnings had plenty of evidence for optimists and pessimists alike. Snap Enters Its Rorschach Phase: You See What You Want Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreA CEO search was an unnecessary distraction from an inevitable conclusion. CBS Clears a Subplot for Its Reunion With Viacom Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreGames make the perfect teaching environment for developers to train machine learning models in, but which game produces the strongest AI? You can put your money on DeepMind’s AlphaGo or OpenAI’s DotA 2-playing machine, but we’ll take whichever one is the first to master Magic: The Gathering – humanity’s hardest game. A trio of scientists led
Read MoreThough candidates for the U.S. presidency aren’t required by law to show voters their tax returns, they almost always do so as a gesture of personal disclosure. Donald Trump is a rare exception. During his campaign, and in more than two years as president, he has declined to make public his tax documents. Now opposition
Read MoreWorkaround: Users must remove any USB storage device and SD card and restart May 2019 Update installation. Microsoft blocks Windows 10 May 2019 Update on PCs that use USB storage or SD cards Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreThe revamped look pares down the number of columns on your home page. Twitter launches redesigned desktop layout – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreSpoiler-free review: The Russo brothers’ engrossing, wholly satisfying superhero epic doesn’t leave a second to spare. Avengers: Endgame review: Three-hour Marvel thrill ride tops Infinity War – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIt also runs on a Snapdragon 855 processor and has a Men’s Beauty mode — finally! Meizu 16s phone with Samsung AMOLED display and ultra-tiny selfie camera launches for 5 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe critics have assembled. Here’s a spoiler-free look at what they’re saying. Avengers: Endgame reviews are out: See it on the 'largest screen possible' – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreYep, that’s cheap — and they won’t last. Moto G7 Play is just today at Boost Mobile stores – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreOf all the things I expected to see and hear when playing the newest entry in the Mortal Kombat series — and, given this series’ reputation, I was expecting the most — sly digs at American president #45 were pretty low on the list. But developer Netherrealm Studios delivered, and they didn’t do it subtly. I got an
Read MoreUnpopular opinion: “Ewoks: The Battle for Endor” is the best movie in the Star Wars universe. We won’t be taking questions, but here’s our Star Wars Day (May the Fourth) gift guide. First things first, every Star Wars Day gift guide should start off with this talking Chewbacca mask: And here’s why: It’s been three
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