Are we watching the birth of the robot rebellion before our eyes? Check out the latest video of Boston Dynamics’ freakishly talented Atlas robot, and you’d be forgiven for thinking the final days …
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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 replace Elon Musk as chairman of Tesla. That’s …
Does Android stifle competition? DOJ antitrust chief says Google could be investigated
Makan Delrahim, President Trump’s antitrust chief at the U.S. Dept. of Justice, told congressmen this week that Google could very well find itself the subject of an antitrust investigation focused on its Android …
Here’s all the new Surface hardware Microsoft unveiled this afternoon
With apologies to those of you who don’t appreciate puns, a lot of Microsoft product news surfaced this afternoon, so without further ado let’s dive right in and take a look at the …
Elon Musk settles with the SEC and agrees to pay $20 million fine and step down as company chairman
The lawsuit involving Elon Musk and the SEC has come to a swift and somewhat unceremonious end. Amid speculation that Musk might potentially have to leave Tesla altogether, the SEC earlier today revealed they have …
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 spoofing a local number. The purpose being so …
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, who’ve filed a complaint against the controversial Tesla …
Some Amazon delivery drivers have been forced to use trucks with bald tires and broken doors
Amazon is a notoriously frugal company, its thrifty nature so pervasive that the company has turned doors into employee desks. But there’s also a darker side to the way the company is so …
Stung by hacks, the Democratic National Committee is switching from Android to iPhones
Bob Lord, chief information officer of the Democratic National Committee, swears this is not a “religious debate.” But after the alleged hacks of its systems during the 2016 presidential campaign and the possibility …
EU commissioner probing Facebook calls it ‘a channel of dirt’ after deleting her account
Vera Jourova, the European Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality, has been outspoken in her defense of why she thinks the EU needs to hold Facebook’s feet to the regulatory fire. The …
Amazon lays creative traps to catch drivers that steal packages
Losses attributable to things like theft and fraud cost retailers almost $50 billion in 2017, according to the National Retail Federation. Given the scale of that problem, it’s no surprise a giant Internet …
Report: Your cellphone is going to get tons more spam calls next year
If you’ve ever answered a call to your cellphone that had an unfamiliar number but a local area code, making you wonder well maybe I ought to see who this is only to …
Apple keeps finding new ways to deny that the iPhone is getting too expensive
Tim Cook keeps getting asked in so many words whether Apple is becoming something akin to the Gucci of tech, thanks to the $1,000-plus price of the iPhone that’s so central to so …
