Uber just got absolutely nailed by the FTC, agrees to audits for the next 20 years
Everyone new startup dreams of being the next Uber, but for the company itself the road has hardly been easy. The company grew incredibly rapidly …
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Uber engineer at center of lawsuit wanted to ‘call out Elon on his s**t,’ court docs show
If you thought the incredible Silicon Valley drama between Google-owned Waymo and ride-hailing giant Uber couldn’t get any more juicy, you were wrong. Now, thanks …
Amazon Instant Pickup delivers products in minutes, but only if you’re a thirsty student
Amazon Instant Pickup is a new service meant to reduce delivery times to just minutes after placing an order online. These will be brick-and-mortar locations …
Netflix just delivered a huge blow to Disney
It was just last week that Disney declared a streaming war on Netflix by announcing plans to create two streaming services for movies and sports. …
Amazon wants to send you pre-cooked meals thanks to military technology
Amazon is already web’s largest retailer, and having mastered the digital sale and delivery of everything from audio books to baby wipes, it was only …
Uber will never be free of Travis Kalanick
Not quite two months ago, investors forced Uber founder and CEO Travis Kalanick out of the company he founded. Within hours, there was a petition …
Nintendo is being sued over the design of the Switch’s detachable controllers
This week, video game accessory maker Gamevice filed a lawsuit against Nintendo alleging that the Japanese company infringed on its patents with the design of …
Ford may have cheated German emissions tests
The German road transport watchdog has opened an investigation into whether Ford installed an emissions cheat device in the Ford Mondeo sedan, business paper WirtschaftsWoche reported …
It’s official: Uber is in crisis
Literally hours after we published a (very long!) list of all the execs who have jumped ship from Uber this year, more bad news landed …
Uber’s first employee is the latest high-profile exec to jump ship
As of right now, Uber is a $60 billion company with no CEO, no CFO, and no chief operating officer. Ryan Graves, Uber’s first employee …
The Essential smartphone just got a massive boost from Amazon
Earlier this year, Android founder Andy Rubin surprised everyone when he announced the Essential smartphone. It’s not that people were surprised to see Rubin working …
T-Mobile isn’t messing around with making its network better
T-Mobile, for all its cheeky promotions and positive speed tests, still has a coverage problem. Compared to AT&T and Verizon, T-Mobile’s network mostly runs on …
T-Mobile’s Jump on Demand program now lets users upgrade phones every 30 days
Earlier this summer, T-Mobile announced a new program called JUMP! On Demand that would allow subscribers to upgrade to a new device up to three …
Comcast’s customer service sucked a tiny bit less last year
Comcast, one of America’s most-hated brands, has seen a tiny improvement this year. According to FCC complaint data obtained by the Philadelphia Inquirer, complaints about Comcast’s …
Some Apple employees are furious about the company’s new spaceship campus
After years of planning, Apple recently started moving into its gargantuan $5 billion spaceship campus. An imposing and impressive structure to say the least, the …
Netflix’s first ever acquisition is a comic-book publisher
Netflix made waves on Monday when it announced that it had acquired Millarworld — the publishing line of famed comic book writer Mark Millar. Millar …
GM recalls 700,000 trucks for busted steering systems
General Motors has some very unfortunate news for the owners of roughly 700,000 of its pickup trucks: it’s going to need you to go ahead …
Elon Musk says Tesla’s sales beat Apple where it matters
Tesla, while a very nice and valuable company, is no Apple. Actually, Apple’s spare cash pile alone is big enough to buy Tesla several times …
Here’s how Charter is screwing the customers it bought from Time Warner Cable
Earlier this year, Charter Communications finalized its deal to absorb Time Warner Cable and buy out Bright House Networks, becoming the second largest cable company …
Over 60,000 people have cancelled their Tesla Model 3 orders because they’re tired of waiting
How long you’re willing to wait for something depends largely on what exactly it is. Waiting ten minutes for a latte at the coffee shop …
It looks like Sprint and Charter could merge very soon
You can tell the end times are approaching, because all the nation’s biggest telecoms companies are trying to become even bigger. Just days after we …
Verizon is screwing internet users who aren’t even its own customers, complaint claims
By now, we’re used to our local internet monopolist taking its pound of flesh in return for access to a basic utility. We also know …
Another Apple rival will reportedly help build the iPhone in 2018
Apple might compete with Samsung when it comes to selling smartphones, but the iPhone maker still depends on Samsung for supplies. In fact, Samsung is …
1.3 million Ford Explorers are under investigation for poisoning drivers
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has upgraded a probe into potential carbon monoxide poisoning being caused by Ford Explorers. The NHTSA said it is …
Shell CEO says his next car will be electric
Electric vehicles are most certainly the future of the automotive industry — and you need only look at the outlawing of gas-powered vehicles for proof …
Tonight could be the biggest moment in Tesla’s history
Normally, the third (!!) launch event for a mass-market sedan is not a huge deal for a car company. A couple grizzled execs show up, …
Hardcore fans share their opinions on Apple’s most overpriced products
For as long as Apple products have been popular, they have been labeled “overpriced,” first by Windows fans and then by Android fans. Even Apple’s …
If Comcast buys Verizon, we should all give up and go home
The market for home internet in the US is already absurdly non-competitive. Barely 80 percent of Americans have a choice of providers for high-speed internet …
Amazon wants to use drone scans of your house to sell you more stuff
Amazon’s plans to use drones to deliver your purchases is moving along swiftly, with the company having already tested the system both abroad and here …
Apple told Trump it would build ‘three big plants, beautiful plants’ in the US
Apple has agreed to build three new manufacturing plants in the US, according to an interview between President Trump and the Wall Street Journal. In the …
