facebook Facebook Slashes Portal Video Chat Device Price by Half Amid Privacy Concerns Facebook drops the price of its face-tracking Portal video chat camera from $199 to $99 ahead of Mother's Day. The significant discount follows a rocky launch in a highly privacy-conscious market.
netflix Netflix Exceeds Q1 Subscriber Expectations Despite Weak Q2 Forecast Netflix adds a record 9.6 million paid subscribers in the first quarter of 2019, beating analyst predictions. However, shares dip after-hours as the company projects slower growth for the second quarter.
xbox Microsoft Unveils Disc-Free Xbox One S All-Digital Edition for $249 Microsoft introduces a new disc-free version of the Xbox One S that relies entirely on digital downloads. The console costs $50 less than the standard model and includes three popular games.
facebook Facebook Ends Messenger Peer-to-Peer Payments in UK and France Facebook is discontinuing its Messenger peer-to-peer payment service in the UK and France on June 15 due to low usage. The company continues to operate the feature in the US and still allows charitable donations in Europe.
notre-dame Kering Billionaire Pledges 100 Million Euros to Restore Notre-Dame French billionaire François-Henri Pinault pledges over 100 million euros through his family firm Artemis to help rebuild the fire-damaged Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris.
hulu Hulu Buys Out AT&T Stake in $15 Billion Valuation Deal Hulu pays $1.43 billion to acquire AT&T's 9.5 percent minority stake, boosting the streaming service's valuation to $15 billion. The deal allows AT&T to reduce debt while it prepares to launch its own competing streaming platform.
electric vehicles U.S. Electric Vehicle Registrations Double Driven by ZEV States New electric vehicle registrations in the U.S. double compared to the previous year, reaching 208,000 units. California and other Zero Emission Vehicle states lead this rapid market expansion.
notre dame Notre Dame Cathedral Suffers Devastating Fire but Main Structure Saved A massive fire tears through the historic Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, destroying its iconic spire and roof. Firefighters work through the night and successfully save the main structure and twin towers.
artificial intelligence Why Startups Are Bypassing Licensing to Build Full-Stack AI Companies Rather than selling AI technology to reluctant legacy businesses, startups are finding greater success by building complete, end-to-end services that bypass traditional industry players entirely.
youtube YouTube Algorithm Mistakenly Links Notre Dame Fire to 9/11 Facts YouTube's automated fact-checking tool displays 9/11 information panels below live streams of the Notre Dame Cathedral fire. The platform acknowledges the algorithmic error and disables the panels for the affected broadcasts.
costco Costco Slashes Prices on Popular Kirkland Brand Products Costco executives announce significant price cuts on several coveted Kirkland brand items during a recent earnings call. The warehouse club aims to deliver more value to its loyal members through these targeted reductions.
facebook Facebook Announces Faster Messenger and Privacy-Focused Social Platform Vision Facebook kicks off its F8 developer conference by outlining a major shift toward privacy-focused social networking and unveiling a completely re-engineered Messenger app.
spaceil Israeli SpaceIL Announces Beresheet 2.0 Following Lunar Crash After losing its first spacecraft during a historic lunar landing attempt, SpaceIL commits to a second mission. Chairman Morris Kahn leads the charge to find new donors and try again.
google cloud Google Cloud Next Reveals New Strategy to Rival AWS TechCrunch analysts break down Google Cloud Next announcements, highlighting how the company packages complex AI and container technologies into accessible enterprise products to better compete with AWS.
hq trivia Internal Revolt and Cash Crunch Push HQ Trivia Toward Collapse Over half of HQ Trivia's staff signs a petition to remove CEO Rus Yusupov amid severe financial losses and plummeting morale. The once-popular live trivia app now faces extinction as its cash reserves dry up and investors refuse further funding.