October 4, 2018 Verizon ends sales of Google’s Pixel 2 as October 9th event nears Verizon no longer sells Google’s Pixel 2 smartphone, ending the device’s retail run just days before the Pixel 3 and 3 XL are due…
October 4, 2018 Instagram uses Snapchat-like tags to make adding friends easier Instagram has yet another answer to Snapchat, but this time it's covering one of the basics: namely, adding friends. Months after it started testing,…
October 4, 2018 Vizio nears $17 million settlement for TV data-tracking lawsuit Vizio may be reaching a settlement in its TV data-tracking class action lawsuit, in which the TV company could pay up $17 million in…
October 4, 2018 Europe moves forward with content quotas for Netflix and Amazon The European Parliament has voted to approve new regulations that will place a European content quota on streaming services like Netflix and Amazon Prime…
October 4, 2018 New York Comic Con 2018: what to expect at this year’s event Today marks the start of New York Comic Con. Taking place at the Javits Convention Center in midtown Manhattan, it’s already begun welcoming fans…
October 4, 2018 Uber and Lyft will help you find your polling place on Election Day Every election season, Uber and Lyft jockey for the position of the most civic-minded ride-hailing company by offering various promotions, like free and discounted…
October 4, 2018 Instagram’s Nametag make it easier to follow people you meet IRL Instagram is rolling out a new way to quickly follow people you’ve met in real life. Called Nametag, it works by showing your username…
October 4, 2018 VanMoof’s Electrified S2 is a seriously smart commuter bike VanMoof is almost ready to ship its next generation of electric bicycles. The Electrified S2 and X2 are vast improvements over their predecessors, with…
October 4, 2018 Company that launched satellites without permission gets new license to launch more probes Aerospace startup Swarm Technologies, which infamously launched four satellites without a federal license in January, has received permission from the Federal Communications Commission to…
October 4, 2018 Russian hackers target governments in Europe and South America Russia's Fancy Bear hacking team (aka APT28) isn't just focused on meddling with elections and retaliating against anti-doping agencies. Symantec has observed Fancy Bear…