October 4, 2018 CES announces female speakers for 2019 after this year’s backlash Even though there's no lack of female tech leaders to choose from, the Consumer Technology Association didn't sign any of them up as a…
October 4, 2018 Chinese spies reportedly inserted microchips into servers used by Apple, Amazon, and others Chinese spies have infiltrated the supply chain for servers used by nearly 30 US companies, including government contractors, Apple, and Amazon, according to an…
October 4, 2018 Some Amazon workers might only get a $1-per-hour raise Amazon has earned praise for increasing its minimum wage to $15 an hour — after all the move will benefit 250,000 staff members and…
October 4, 2018 The Morning After: Wi-Fi 6 and LG’s five camera phone Hey, good morning! You look fabulous. Your new WiFi network will be called WiFi 6, there are rumors of a new Switch console (already?),…
October 4, 2018 Cadillac outranks Tesla in Consumer Reports semi-autonomous tests It's tempting to assume that Tesla's Autopilot represents the gold standard for semi-autonomous driving features, but Consumer Reports would beg to differ. The publication…
October 4, 2018 There’s a crack at the heart of Facebook’s advertising business The recent focus on security breaches and departed Instagram founders around here has prevented us from asking us more mundane questions, such as: how…
October 4, 2018 Netflix is developing adaptations of The Chronicles of Narnia Netflix has obtained the rights to The Chronicles of Narnia and will be producing “new series and film projects” based on the children’s fantasy…
October 4, 2018 Pioneering creator of collaborative ‘cobots’ Rethink Robotics shuts down Rethink Robotics, the Boston company that pioneered the development of “cobots” —collaborative robots designed to work alongside humans — shut down on Wednesday. The…
October 4, 2018 NASA activated Curiosity’s second ‘brain’ after it misbehaved Tired? Sluggish? Wouldn't it be great if you could just switch your brain to a better functioning version? Well, that's a privilege you can…
October 4, 2018 Blizzard CEO and president Mike Morhaime steps down Mike Morhaime has been a part of Blizzard since it was founded in 1991 as Silicon & Synapse, Inc., and now he's stepping down…