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 …
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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 …
Volkswagen pleads guilty to diesel cheating, as if it had a choice
It’s been nearly two years since news of Volkswagen’s diesel emissions cheating first broke, and the months since have been filled with recalls, buybacks, and …
Apple is working on a major change for future iPhones, and Samsung is in trouble
Samsung turned in a huge holiday quarter last year despite the Galaxy Note 7 debacle that cost the company billions in lost sales and cleanup …
Yes, the iPhone 8 is probably delayed. So what?
Rumors that inevitably swirl ahead of each new iPhone launch. Among them, there are always rumblings of supply shortages at launch, and some reports inevitably …
Antitrust watchdog investigates Amazon for allegedly lying about deal prices
The Federal Trade Commission just set its sights on Amazon’s deal pricing schemes, responding to complaints that the giant online retailer misleads customers with its …
T-Mobile can’t stop making money
T-Mobile, the little magenta phone company that could, isn’t so little any more. On Wednesday, it posted yet another stellar set of quarterly results, blowing …
Tesla has a massive new structure at its Fremont factory
Tesla’s new battery “Gigafactory” gets so many headlines that it’s easy to forget that the car company does still have another factory. The original Tesla …
What’s going to happen when the iPhone 8 is a flop?
Right now, technology analysts are falling over themselves to roll back overly optimistic sales predictions for the iPhone 8. Apple’s share price has been hitting …
CenturyLink is being sued by everyone over deceptive billing
It’s not been a good month for CenturyLink. In the last few weeks, a former sales rep turned whistleblower filed a lawsuit against the company, …
AT&T tricks customers into opposing net neutrality
It’s rare that anything a major telecoms company does to screw over its customers can surprise me any more, but AT&T’s latest move is a …
Comcast, Verizon and T-Mobile get hammered in latest privacy analysis
Anyone who still thinks that their cell carrier has their back is in for a rude awakening when they open their next credit card statement. …
Amazon Prime is nearly as popular as cable TV
Amazon Prime Day is very nearly upon us, which means it’s a good time to evaluate just why it’s seemingly such a big deal. Prime …
Nobody panic: Why Microsoft’s 3,000 layoffs are all part of the plan
This week, rumors have become reality and Microsoft has announced that it’s shedding sales jobs to focus on the cloud. Firing an estimated 3,000 people …
Samsung pulls in record Q2 profit, and the iPhone 8 will only help
Most rival smartphones shutter at the thought of a brand new iPhone being released. To them, it means that sales of their own flagship phones …
Qualcomm goes nuclear, seeks total ban on iPhone imports
Qualcomm has ratcheted its legal war with Apple up way past 11. The chipmaker has asked the US International Trade Commission to ban imports of …
