Google is making a huge change to its business model in response to the EU
Google is preparing for a major shift to its business model in response to a record-breaking EU fine this summer over the rules that Google …
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Lyft’s monthly subscription service gives you 30 rides for $300
Lyft announced the wide release of its All-Access Plan on Tuesday, giving frequent Lyft riders an opportunity to save money by spending more up front. …
Tech industry reactions and tributes pour in for late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen
As is made clear in The New York Times obituary today for Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, who has died at the age of 65 from …
Here’s what’s next for Kevin Systrom, who says he has ‘a few more Instagrams’ in him
It’s been less than a month since we got the surprise bombshell that former Instagram CEO Kevin Systrom and fellow co-founder Mike Krieger had abruptly …
An Apple Music and TV streaming bundle could net Apple billions in additional revenue
Like it or not, subscriptions appear to be the wave of the future, and Apple isn’t keen on getting left behind. Just a few years …
Some cities are pushing back when Apple tries to open new retail stores
There was a time when landing one of Apple’s brick-and-mortar retail stores would be seen as an automatic win and a big coup for a …
Banksy’s shredded painting stunt shouldn’t be a meme, and here’s the proof
For the past several days, everyone has been talking about Banksy’s latest stunt, in which the famously secretive artist activated a secret shredder hidden inside …
Report: Rupert Murdoch’s son James in line to succeed Elon Musk as Tesla chairman
It looks like James Murdoch, the chief executive of 21st Century Fox and the son of media tycoon Rupert Murdoch, is the favored candidate to …
Google kills bid for $10 billion Pentagon contract after employee protests
Google has dropped a bid for a $10 billion Pentagon cloud computing project, the company announced Monday. The about-face comes after Google employees protested and …
Netflix buys its first studio in New Mexico and promises $1B of film and TV projects
It is a truth universally accepted that the strongest digital companies of the Internet age are increasingly trying to be more like the real-world counterparts …
The Netflix vs. Amazon Prime Video war is making piracy cool again
When Netflix’s streaming service was still in the early stages of taking over the internet, the received wisdom was that it would kill piracy. Studies …
Analyst speculates about how cell companies are going to make money off 5G
On Monday, Verizon lit up something that can charitably be described as a ‘5G’ network in a handful of locations around the country. It’s a …
Tim Cook talks privacy and banning Alex Jones in Vice News Tonight interview
Following a summer that’s seen Apple launch three new iPhones and dodge most of the scrutiny that has been enveloping Facebook and Google, Apple CEO …
Microsoft’s CFO explained how LinkedIn and Minecraft are part of the company’s strategy
At a Fortune magazine event earlier today ahead of Microsoft’s big product event tonight, the company’s CFO explained its strategy for buying up companies like …
The Senate might save cable, because Charter sure can’t
Cable TV has spent the last five years watching streaming video not-so-slowly nibble away at its cash cow, and the solution has mostly been to …
And now it’s official – the guy who once ran Facebook’s News Feed will now lead Instagram
It was widely expected, and now it’s official. Adam Mosseri, the guy once in charge of Facebook’s algorithmically-powered, fake news-packed, enigmatic News Feed, is getting …
Samsung and AT&T have teamed up to launch a 5G testbed in Austin
The next generation of mobile communications technology, encompassing everything from chipsets to devices themselves, data rates and higher system capacity, will certainly be reshaped by …
Elon is raising eyebrows on Twitter again, this time sharing a ‘Naughty by Nature’ hip-hop video
Sigh. After agreeing to a settlement over the weekend with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, which brought a suit against the Tesla CEO a …
Former SEC lawyer: Elon Musk ‘funding secured’ tweet didn’t deserve a lawsuit
There’s a difference between fraud and just being irresponsible. That’s how former U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission lawyer Thomas Gorman defends his opinion that his …
Facebook crosses a new line in the never-ending quest to monetize its users’ data
Picture this: Someone needs an emergency contact phone number from you. Let’s say it’s an employer. So you cough it up, expecting it to rarely …
The EU is investigating whether Amazon rips off popular products from its own sellers
The EU’s antitrust division, famous for its multi-billion-dollar fines on tech companies like Google and Microsoft, apparently now has its sights set on Amazon. Last …
The FCC is finally cracking down on the use of spoofed local numbers to robocall you
It’s likely that many of you reading this have had your cellphone bombarded at some point with spam calls that trick you into answering by …
Amazon’s new retail store in NYC only sells items rated at least 4 stars on its website
Amazon has physical bookstores, physical grocery stores, it recently acquired Whole Foods — and it’s still not done finding new opportunities to extend its reach …
Elon Musk is getting sued by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
It was a short tweet that looks like it’s going to end up costing Elon Musk big time. He’s being sued by U.S. securities regulators, …
WhatsApp cofounder acknowledges ‘I am a sellout’ for going to work for Facebook
“I am a sellout. I acknowledge that.” WhatsApp cofounder Brian Acton, dressed in a WhatsApp baseball cap and T-shirt, said those words while sitting down …
Report: The White House is wading into 5G
The Trump administration has shown more than a passing interest in telecoms and wireless in the past. Between the administration’s difficult relationship with Huawei and …
Analyst: Apple Music is turning free users into subscribers at almost 3x the rate of Spotify
Loup Ventures analyst Gene Munster is out with a new analyst note today that adds some context to Apple CEO Tim Cook’s recent claim about …
Verizon is encouraging employees to retire early to cut costs
Verizon, the nation’s largest wireless network by subscribers, has launched a program to incentivize employees to take early retirement. The move is one of a …
With founders out, Instagram is poised to turn into Facebook 2.0
If you’re a fan of Instagram, and many hundreds of millions of you are, there are plenty of reasons to be worried about a pair …
SiriusXM will acquire Pandora for $3.5 billion to create world’s largest audio entertainment company
It’s the perfect climate for big deals and it looks like another media company is looking to seize the opportunity. SiriusXM on Monday morning announced …
