The charges come amid heightened scrutiny for the world’s largest telecom supplier and No. 2 smartphone maker. US hammers Huawei with 23 indictments for stolen trade secrets, fraud – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreFacebook wants to create an independent board to review content that gets pulled down or stays up, but will it work? Facebook steps up efforts to moderate content and combat fake news – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreDon’t know when the big game is happening? You’re not alone. Super Bowl 2019's most-searched question on Google: When is it? – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe Justice Department unveiled sweeping charges against Huawei and its chief financial officer, Meng Wanzhou, who was arrested last year in Canada. U.S. Formally Accuses Huawei Executive of Helping Evade Iran Sanctions Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreU.S. Department of Justice: DOJ: indictment details Huawei’s efforts to steal trade secrets from T-Mobile and offer bonuses to staff who stole confidential information from other companies — Huawei Corporate Entities Conspired to Steal Trade Secret Technology and Offered Bonus to Workers who Stole Confidential Information from Companies Around the World DOJ: indictment details Huawei's
Read MoreProPublica: Changes to Facebook’s site break plugins created by ProPublica and others to track and report on exactly how Facebook users are being targeted by advertisers — Our tool had let the public see exactly how users were being targeted by advertisers. The social media giant urged us to shut it down last year. Changes
Read MoreWhen I said “’Space Boobs in Space’ is the best thing on Prime Video,” last year, I wasn’t playing coy or trying to be funny. The film, on its own merit, is a loud-and-proud statement on body-positive feminism. And the fact it was available on one of the world’s largest streaming entertainment networks gave me
Read MoreKirsten Korosec / TechCrunch: LA partners with on-demand shuttle-based service Via for a pilot program that provides rides to and from three busy public transit stations — Los Angeles is partnering with on-demand shuttle-based service Via as part of a pilot program that will give people rides to three busy public transit stations. LA partners
Read MorePatricia Hurtado / Bloomberg: DOJ unseals Jan. 16 indictment against Huawei, CFO Meng Wanzhou, affiliated firms; charges include bank and wire fraud, IP theft, conspiring to obstruct justice — – T-Mobile accused Huawai of theft; CFO linked to sactions case — U.S. prosecutors filed criminal charges against Huawei Technologies Co. … DOJ unseals Jan. 16
Read MoreCNC milling a copper-clad board is an effective way to create a PCB by cutting away copper to form traces instead of etching it away chemically, and [loska] has improved that process further with his DIY PCB vacuum table. The small unit will accommodate a 100 x 80 mm board size, which was not chosen by
Read MoreReuters: Sources: Justice Department set to announce criminal charges related to Huawei at a news conference later today — WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Justice is set to announce criminal charges related to Chinese telecommunications firm Huawei Technologies Co Ltd on Monday, four sources told Reuters. Sources: Justice Department set to announce criminal
Read MoreNo Big Lebowski sequel, just a commercial. Sorry, Dude fans. In Super Bowl beer ad, Jeff Bridges drinks with Sarah Jessica Parker – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreClosing arguments from both sides come Tuesday afternoon. FTC's witness criticizes Qualcomm's economics experts as 'sloppy' – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreApple blamed China for its rare earnings warning earlier this month. On Tuesday, we’ll learn just how badly phone sales missed, and what’s ahead in Q2. Apple's iPhone sales tanked. Now all eyes are on what's ahead – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreBut made in the USA isn’t always easy. Apple says it spent billion on parts from US suppliers in 2018 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreEmil Protalinski / VentureBeat: Kite raises a $17M Series A led by Trinity Ventures for its Python IDE that uses AI to suggest code snippets in real time — Kite, which suggests code snippets for Python developers in real time, has raised $17 million in a series A round led by Trinity Ventures. Kite raises
Read MoreDonie O’Sullivan / CNN: As “deepfake” videos become more common and convincing, the tech will give cover to those dismissing real events as fake; DARPA researches ways to detect fakes — When seeing is no longer believing Inside the Pentagon’s race against deepfake videos Advances in artificial intelligence … As "deepfake" videos become more common
Read MoreBen Krasnow has a vision of future electronics: instead of the present PCB-screwed-into-a-plastic-box construction, flexible circuits will be deposited straight onto the plastic body of the device itself, merging the physical object and its electronics. There is existing copper-on-plastic technology, but Ben’s got something novel that he presents in this talk that you could implement
Read MoreSarah Perez / TechCrunch: Facebook shares draft proposal describing how its new content review board could work, suggesting it have 40 diverse members, none of whom are Facebook staff — In November, Facebook announced a new plan that would revamp how the company makes content policy decisions on its social network … Facebook shares draft
Read MoreEvery technological advancement seems to have a sharp inflection point, a time before which it seems like any early adopters are considered kooks, but beyond which the device or service quickly becomes so mainstream that non-adopters become the kooky ones. Take cell phones, for example – I clearly remember a news report back in the
Read MoreCanalys: Canalys: smartphone shipments in China fell 14% to 396M units in 2018, but Huawei still grew unit shipments by 16% and Vivo grew 9%, while Apple declined by 13% — In 2018, smartphone shipments in China fell to their lowest level since 2013, at 396 million units. Canalys: smartphone shipments in China fell 14%
Read MoreIt would be like Netflix but for games. Apple's working on a subscription service for games, report says – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreNormally $899, the Snow Joe ION8024-XR has cool features like headlights and a motorized snow-chute. Plus: a sweet deal on a Dyson vacuum. Get a cordless 2-stage electric snow-blower for 0 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe sports car manufacturer is betting big on a partnership to expand Electrify America’s national charging network. Porsche and Electrify America are poised to give Tesla a run for its money – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreApple: Apple says it spent $60B with 9,000 American component suppliers and companies in 2018, up 10% YoY, “supporting more than 450,000 jobs” — Just over a year ago, component manufacturer Finisar was awarded $390 million from Apple’s Advanced Manufacturing Fund. Apple says it spent B with 9,000 American component suppliers and companies in 2018,
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