facebook Facebook Smashes Q3 Revenue Expectations as Pandemic Boosts Digital Ads Facebook reports $21.5 billion in Q3 revenue, easily beating analyst estimates thanks to a pandemic-driven shift to online commerce. The social giant also anticipates strong Q4 growth driven by holiday advertising and Oculus Quest 2 sales.
netflix Netflix Increases Monthly Subscription Prices Across Most U.S. Tiers Netflix raises the cost of its Standard and Premium streaming plans by one to two dollars. The company faces rising expenses from pandemic-era original content production and fierce industry competition.
tesla Tesla Raises Full Self-Driving Package Price to $10,000 Tesla increases its Full Self-Driving software option to $10,000 following the limited beta rollout of the update. The price hike reflects the company's growing confidence in the new technology.
twitter Twitter Beats Revenue Expectations But Stalls on User Growth Twitter sees a 14% revenue increase in Q3 thanks to returning live sports and the election cycle, but its lack of user growth disappoints Wall Street.
whatsapp WhatsApp Surpasses 100 Billion Daily Messages as User Base Hits Two Billion WhatsApp currently delivers roughly 100 billion messages every day, a milestone that matches its previous all-time high typically seen only on New Year's Eve. The Facebook-owned platform reaches this massive scale with over two billion global users.
juganu Israeli Startup Juganu Brings Tunable UV Lighting Disinfection Tech to US Juganu launches its J.Protect lighting system in the US, using UVA and UVC light to deactivate pathogens on surfaces. The company is partnering with major firms like Comcast and Qualcomm as businesses seek new safety technologies.
polestar Polestar Issues Second Recall in October for Faulty Inverters and Heaters Polestar voluntarily recalls thousands of its newest electric vehicles due to defective inverters and coolant heaters. The company assures that North American vehicles remain unaffected by this latest service action.
apple Apple Builds In-House Search Engine as Antitrust Pressure Mounts Apple shows signs of developing its own search engine, displaying direct web results in iOS 14 and increasing its web crawling activity.
ford Ford Prepares November Reveal for All-Electric Transit Cargo Van Ford confirms an upcoming virtual event to unveil its all-electric Transit cargo van for global markets. The vehicle represents a major part of the automaker's $11.5 billion investment in commercial electric vehicles.
linkedin LinkedIn Launches Career Explorer Tool to Match Workers With Unexpected Jobs LinkedIn introduces a new Career Explorer tool that matches users' existing skills to alternative job paths they might not have considered. The feature aims to help millions of unemployed workers navigate a tough pandemic economy.
rocket lab Rocket Lab Delivers 10 Earth Observation Satellites in Latest Commercial Launch Rocket Lab successfully launches 10 Earth observation satellites into orbit, marking its 15th commercial mission. The payload includes nine Planet SuperDove satellites and a Canon demonstration craft.
section 230 Senate Hearing On Tech Law Becomes Pre-Election Partisan Spectacle A highly anticipated Senate hearing regarding revisions to Section 230 devolves into partisan bickering rather than substantive legal discussion. Senators spend nearly four hours accusing tech CEOs of election interference while largely ignoring the actual law under review.
section 230 Senators Prioritize Partisan Grievances Over Substance in Big Tech Hearing The CEOs of Facebook, Google, and Twitter face a congressional hearing on Section 230 that quickly devolves into partisan complaints about specific posts. The lack of substantive discussion signals that increased tech regulation is inevitable regardless of the election outcome.
section 230 Senators Clash With Tech CEOs Over Section 230 Legal Shield Top tech executives face intense scrutiny from lawmakers who argue platforms abuse their legal immunity. The hearing highlights growing bipartisan frustration with how social media companies moderate content.
true app Privacy-Focused Social App True Exposes User Data in Server Lapse A social networking app that promises to protect user privacy accidentally leaves a database exposed, leaking private messages, locations, and account tokens.