shopify Shopify Acquires Handshake to Expand Into B2B Wholesale Market Shopify quietly purchases B2B wholesale platform Handshake for under $100 million to tap into the trillion-dollar business-to-business e-commerce market.
senate Bipartisan Senate Bill Targets Loot Boxes and Pay-to-Win Mechanics A new bipartisan Senate bill aims to ban loot boxes and pay-to-win microtransactions in games accessible to minors. The sweeping legislation forces the gaming industry to rethink its most lucrative monetization models.
julian assange Assange Faces Espionage Act Charges in Landmark Press Freedom Case U.S. prosecutors charge WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange with 17 new counts under the Espionage Act for publishing classified documents. The case raises significant concerns about First Amendment rights and the future of journalism.
google Google Cuts Off Huawei From Android Updates and Play Store Google immediately suspends business with Huawei, stripping future smartphones of Android updates, Gmail, and the Play Store due to US blacklisting. Huawei retains access only to the open source version of the operating system.
huawei Huawei Loses Google Android Access Due to U.S. Trade Restrictions Huawei loses immediate access to Google Android and future updates after the U.S. Commerce Department adds the company to its Entity List. The tech giant is currently working with Google to navigate the impact of these new restrictions.
tesla Consumer Reports Warns Tesla's Automatic Lane Change Feature Poses Safety Risks Consumer Reports slams Tesla's automatic lane-change feature as far less competent than a human driver. The advocacy group warns the system actually increases stress and cuts off other vehicles instead of improving safety.
boring company Boring Company Wins $48.7 Million Las Vegas Tunnel Contract Elon Musk's Boring Company secures its first commercial contract to build an underground people mover for the Las Vegas Convention Center. The project uses modified Tesla vehicles to transport visitors across the massive 200-acre facility.
qualcomm Federal Judge Rules Qualcomm Violated Antitrust Laws in Chip Monopoly Case A federal judge rules that Qualcomm violates antitrust laws by charging excessive patent royalties and stifling competitors. The chipmaker strongly disagrees with the decision and plans to immediately appeal the ruling.
google Google Duplex Relies Heavily on Human Operators During Real-World Calls Despite its impressive AI demonstration, Google reveals that a significant portion of Duplex reservation calls are initiated or completed by human operators.
samsung Samsung AI Brings Still Paintings and Photos to Lifelike Motion Samsung AI Center researchers develop a new machine learning model that animates a single static image of a face, making historical figures and paintings move and speak.
panic Panic Reveals Playdate, a Crank-Equipped Handheld With Mystery Weekly Games Software developer Panic introduces the Playdate, a unique $149 handheld console featuring a built-in hand crank and a black-and-white screen. The device delivers secret games to players on a weekly basis as part of its included Season One.
cnex labs Semiconductor Startup CNEX Labs Accuses Huawei Deputy Chairman of IP Theft CNEX Labs fights back against Huawei's trade secret lawsuit by accusing the Chinese firm's deputy chairman of orchestrating a conspiracy to steal its proprietary chip technology. The legal battle unfolds as Huawei faces severe U.S. trade restrictions.
apple Apple Unveils Faster MacBook Pros and Redesigned Keyboards Apple introduces new 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Pros equipped with significantly faster 8-core processors, while also implementing a new keyboard design to fix persistent typing issues.
udacity Udacity and Mercedes-Benz Launch Sensor Fusion Program for AV Engineers Udacity partners with Mercedes-Benz to offer a new sensor fusion nanodegree that teaches critical autonomous vehicle skills like lidar and radar detection. The four-month program aims to meet the high demand for specialized self-driving car engineers despite a cooling investment market.
white house White House Executive Order Targets Foreign Telecom Threats, Impacts Huawei President Trump issues an executive order banning U.S. companies from using telecommunications technology from foreign adversaries. The directive effectively targets Chinese tech giant Huawei by placing it on a restricted trade list.