RIP LG’s phones. Who could forget ridiculous devices like the LG G Flex? It was actually curved for some reason. LG thought this was a good enough idea to merit a sequel! LG The LG V10 had a second screen at the top. Was this the world’s first notched phone? Kinda. LG The LG G5 […]
Waymo, the autonomous car unit of Google’s parent company, Alphabet, said John Krafcik is stepping down as chief executive after five and a half years at the helm. In a statement, Waymo said the chief executive duties will be divided between two current company executives — Tekedra Mawakana and Dmitri Dolgov. Ms. Mawakana was Waymo’s […]
The power of data in gaming’s red-hot market Learn how to seize the power of data to attract and keep players, create personalized gaming experiences, and cash in on the industry’s seismic growth. Register Now CD Projekt Red has released a new strategy outline to its investors today, noting a commitment to work on multiple […]
Enlarge BeeBright / Getty Images / iStockphoto A hacker compromised the server used to distribute the PHP programming language and added a backdoor to source code that would have made websites vulnerable to complete takeover, members of the open source project said. Two updates pushed to the PHP Git server over the weekend added a […]
Apple CEO Tim Cook on stage during an Apple event in September 2018. Valentina Palladino With Apple’s big app-tracking policy change just around the corner, Chinese companies drew a warning from Cupertino that their efforts to circumvent the change will not be successful. At the same time, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg appeared to shift his […]
Openreach BT has said it will “build like fury” to roll out full-fibre internet connections after new rules announced by the UK’s telecoms regulator. Ofcom has decided not to impose price caps on full-fibre connections provided by the firm’s Openreach subsidiary. And this will remain the case for at least 10 years. In addition, Ofcom […]
Enlarge Github Github has ignited a firestorm after the Microsoft-owned code-sharing repository removed a proof-of-concept exploit for critical vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange that have led to as many as 100,000 server infections in recent weeks. ProxyLogon is the name that researchers have given both to the four Exchange vulnerabilities under attack in the wild and […]
SAN FRANCISCO — Uber and Lyft will begin sharing data on driver deactivations related to assaults with one another, the companies said Thursday, more than a year after first pledging to do so. The new database follows years of pleas from victims’ advocates to better protect passengers from violence and sexual assault by doing so. […]
Oprah Winfrey’s tremendously hyped interview with Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, aired Sunday night — and it made everyone think of tea. Well, at least everyone on Twitter. For days, CBS brewed interest in the event by releasing a clip in which Winfrey told the pair, “You’ve said some pretty shocking […]
The Galaxy S20 and S20+ will soon be forgotten, if Samsung has anything to do with it. Go to its online store in the U.S., and there are a few discounted, unlocked S20+ models remaining, while the S20 is listed as out of stock everywhere. It’s the same in the U.K., where if you try […]
Facebook agreed to restore news pages on its site in Australia after it said late Monday that it had reached a favorable deal with the government there. The deal, which came after 11th-hour negotiations and intense backlash against the company, would enable Facebook to run news without having to go through a government-run arbitration process, […]
Getty Images Much talked-about cryptocurrency bitcoin has continued to hit record highs having broken through $ 50,000 (£35,700) last week. On Sunday, bitcoin hit another peak rising above $ 58,000 as it continues its strong momentum this year. The cryptocurrency has risen more than 90% since the start of January, pushing its total market value […]
Enlarge / The current state of Google’s iOS app lineup. Aurich Lawson Google’s major iOS apps have been seeing serious neglect for the past few months. On December 8, Apple’s App Store started requiring all apps to show privacy “nutrition labels” in their app store listing, where developers self-report what data an app uses for […]
Stephen Totilo, editor in chief of gaming news site Kotaku, announced his departure Friday afternoon. “Tomorrow, I will simply be a reader of Kotaku, like so many of you,” tweeted Totilo. Under his leadership, the site became a destination for coverage of labor and harassment issues in the gaming industry and launched the careers of […]
SAN FRANCISCO — Tesla said it was recalling 135,000 Model S and X vehicles over older touch screen failures, signaling another complication as its first generation of passenger vehicles age. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ordered a recall last month, after finding that the touch screens on those models were going blank and limiting […]