Google’s record EU fine might top Intel’s €1.06 billion punishment
The European Union has three antitrust investigations into Google’s business practices, including search, Android, and its advertising business. One of them is soon going to …
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You might actually be able to find the Nintendo Switch in stores soon
If you want a Nintendo Switch shipped to your door right now, it couldn’t be easier to make that happen. The Nintendo Switch with Gray Joy-Con …
Uber engineer who sparked massive investigation calls it ‘all optics’
For the last four months, Uber has been living in a state of mild crisis. A mid-February blog post by former Uber engineer Susan Fowler …
Sprint is giving away an entire year of unlimited data for free
Most cellphone plan deals normally come with all kinds of strings attached. Get a free iPhone! — provided you buy two other iPhones, port three …
Is Uber finally going to grow up?
According to a Reuters report this morning, Uber’s board has unanimously voted to approve recommendations from an investigation into Uber’s workplace policies and practices. The investigation, led …
Senior Uber exec Emil Michael is out
After a tumultuous few weeks for Uber, we’re finally seeing real changes at the company. Emil Michael, Uber’s Senior Vice President for business and CEO …
Intel is preparing to spoil everyone else’s fun
Intel, comfortably the largest manufacturer of desktop processors, is no stranger to throwing its weight around to protect its core business. It has spent years …
Elon Musk goes full Trump to defend Tesla’s fake founding myth
With Tesla doing so well these days, it’s sometimes difficult to remember where the company was at 10 years ago. Elon Musk and Tesla have …
Apple’s ambitious iPhone 8 design could already be causing problems
From everything we’ve heard so far, the iPhone 8 that Apple plans to debut later this year will be a departure from the status quo. …
Verizon finalizes Yahoo acquisition, instantly starts laying people off
In a vote today, Yahoo’s stockholders formally approved the sale of sad former internet company Yahoo to telecoms giant Verizon. The sale values Yahoo at …
Yep, America’s wireless networks still suck
Two new reports on mobile internet speeds are here, and the news is bad for the Greatest Country in the World Ever. The US is …
‘Wonder Woman’ just completely shattered a very important box office record
Super hero movies are all the rage these days — and have been for a decade or so, at least — but in the years …
We finally have an idea of how many Alexa smart speakers Amazon sells
Amazon’s lineup of Alexa-enabled smart speakers is just a few years old now, but it’s already one of the hottest new device lines in the …
Apple’s fight with Qualcomm could hurt the iPhone 8
Apple has been locked in a bitter dispute with Qualcomm, a major chip manufacturer that has historically supplied the wireless modems for the iPhone. According …
Andy Rubin’s new company already got screwed by Apple
Andy Rubin, the former Googler who founded Android, is no stranger to fighting with Apple. After all, he and his mobile platform have been locked …
Sprint finally beat T-Mobile for something
Network speed comparisons often aren’t kind to Sprint. Among the big four carriers, Sprint has a nasty habit of coming in stone dead last on …
It’s pretty crazy how good Nintendo Switch sales have been so far
This time last year, people would have laughed in your face if you merely suggested that Nintendo was about to launch the hottest home video …
Working in a Tesla factory isn’t just hard, it’s dangerous
A recent report from The Guardian confirmed that working in a Tesla factory is unpleasant. But a new report from Worksafe, a worker safety advocacy group, makes …
T-Mobile is about to make its most exciting new service free for all subscribers
It might’ve taken a little longer than the company had hoped, but T-Mobile is finally ready to unleash its new “Digits” product. First teased all …
Ford’s new CEO is all about driverless cars
In a major shakeup today, Ford has ousted longtime CEO Mark Fields and replaced him with Jim Hackett, the former executive in charge of Ford’s …
Working in the Tesla factory sounds like hell
Tesla is doing everything different to a regular car company, and making a lot of friends along the way. Not negotiating on price and selling …
The iPhone 8 could be delayed by Apple’s battle with Qualcomm
Apple is currently engaged with an unusually harsh battle with Qualcomm, one of the key companies that designs internal components for the iPhone. Basttles between …
Apple to discontinue iPad mini as device gets squeezed from both ends
First introduced in 2012, Apple’s iPad mini was a welcome alternative to the much larger, thicker, and heavier 9.7-inch iPad. There was no 5.5-inch iPhone …
Exclusive: Upcoming Apple Watch to include game-changing health features
There’s no doubt about it — the Apple Watch is a hit. While Apple has not disclosed sales numbers, smart money has the device, now in its …
Judge issues injunction against Uber in Waymo file theft case
A legal case between Uber and Waymo over trade secrets theft has heated up, as a federal judge has issued a partial injunction against Uber. …
Netflix denies testing price hike that would’ve been pure evil
Netflix is among a small handful of companies that are known far and wide for having decidedly pro-consumer policies. Needless to say, that’s a rare characteristic …
Lyft and Google’s Waymo team up to fight Uber, and it just might work
Even as Uber continues to trip over its own feet in just about every way possible, the company is one of the frontrunners in the race …
Facebook is ‘crushing’ Snapchat, according to Wall Street
When Snap Inc hit the public stock market in March, it was just the latest in a long list of booming tech IPOs. Two months …
Verizon wins vicious bidding war for major 5G spectrum company
Verizon announced today that it is acquiring Straight Path Communications, a major holder of 5G spectrum licenses, for $3.1 billion. That’s a little unexpected, because …
Famed Apple fanboy says ‘Apple no longer the most innovative company’
Walter Isaacson, a noted admirer of Apple and author of Steve Jobs’s official biography, is officially over Apple. In an interview with CNBC’s Squawk Alley, Isaacson expressed …
