[ad_1] Getting a product like this off the ground is no easy feat, especially given that Apple’s decision to partner with Goldman Sachs meant two very different corporate cultures (Silicon Valley vs Wall Street) had to work together. Bloomberg reports that the two companies split up many of the responsibilities but worked together on the […]
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Google’s Pixel sales doubled thanks to the 3a
[ad_1] Check out the engine cam video.SpaceX sends its ‘Starhopper’ on an untethered test flight After completing zero of two launch attempts on Wednesday, SpaceX went two for two on Thursday. Its Dragon spacecraft is making a third trip to the ISS, while its Starhopper test vehicle took a tiny untethered jump from its test […]
Elon Musk’s Boring Co. raises $120 million in outside funding
[ad_1] Future Ventures — which backed other Musk ventures like Tesla and SpaceX — also contributed to the funding round. “Boring is a great example of the disruptive playbook we look for,” said Future’s Steve Jurvetson, who also serves as a director on the boards of Tesla and SpaceX. Counting the new funds, Musk’s transportation […]
Google’s hardware division is recovering from slow Pixel 3 sales
[ad_1] As usual, Alphabet’s press release doesn’t say a whole lot about the more interesting parts of its business — for that, we’ll have to wait for the company’s call with investors, which starts at 4:30PM ET. We’re listening in and will update this post with anything we learn. A few other tidbits worth noting: […]
Apple’s rumored 16-inch MacBook Pro may ditch the flaky keyboard
[ad_1] This is just the latest rumor to come from Kuo. He previously predicted that the 16-inch MacBook Pro will arrive before the end of this year. He also believes future Macs, coming in 2020, will use the scissor mechanism rather than the butterfly mechanism. That wouldn’t be surprising, given all the complaints over Apple’s […]
Democratic hopeful Tulsi Gabbard sues Google over alleged censorship
[ad_1] According to The New York Times, after the first debate, Gabbard was briefly the most searched-for candidate on Google. Purchasing ads would have helped the campaign get its website at the top of the search results, Tulsi Now Inc. said. The campaign team also believes its emails were being placed in Gmail spam folders […]
Spin’s revamped e-scooters are coming to eight US cities
[ad_1] The revamped e-scooters have already been tested as part of a pilot program in Baltimore, and beginning next month, the scooters will arrive in Portland, Ore.; Los Angeles; Berkeley, Calif.; Denver; Washington, DC; Kansas City, Mo.; Memphis, Tenn. and Minneapolis. They’ll arrive with new branding, and Spin says we can expect to see them […]
Tencent adds age-based playtime limits to ‘League of Legends’ in China
[ad_1] In the face of pressure from the Chinese government, Tencent and Riot Games have added age-based time limits to League of Legends in China, Polygon reports. Minors now get booted from the game after two hours of play, and the companies use China’s national ID numbers — which are used to make accounts — […]
Facebook continues to grow like crazy, despite FTC fines
[ad_1] With that perspective, the SEC’s $100 million fine, which concerns “misleading disclosures” the company made around data risk, seems practically pointless. And then, of course, there’s today’s other big whoopsie: It turns out Facebook continued to give 12 partners access to user data even after saying it would cut them off. After accounting for […]
Microsoft leak suggests hideous Windows Start menu could be coming
[ad_1] The redesigned Start menu also has a search bar at the top that lets you search both apps and the web. It has an area of “suggested apps,” which might recommend apps based on other programs you’re running or frequently used apps, and it supports dark mode. You can take a peek at the […]