Category Archives: Tech News

How Wikipedia, where neutrality is prized above all, struggled to chronicle the Capitol insurrection in real time (Alex Pasternack/Fast Company)

Alex Pasternack / Fast Company: How Wikipedia, where neutrality is prized above all, struggled to [...]

16
Jan
Kuo: 14" and 16" MacBook Pros coming in 2021 with Apple Silicon, MagSafe charging, no Touch Bar, new design with squared-off sides and more built-in IO ports (Benjamin Mayo/9to5Mac)

Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: Kuo: 14″ and 16″ MacBook Pros coming in 2021 with Apple [...]

15
Jan
Ontario-based Prodigy Education, which offers an e-learning platform and math-focused games for elementary and middle school students, raises $159M CAD Series B (Isabelle Kirkwood/BetaKit)

Isabelle Kirkwood / BetaKit: Ontario-based Prodigy Education, which offers an e-learning platform and math-focused games [...]

14
Jan
YouTube says it has taken down newly posted video content from Trump for violating its policies against inciting violence, bans new uploads for a week (Axios)

Axios: YouTube says it has taken down newly posted video content from Trump for violating [...]

13
Jan
Roundtable interview with Intel CEO Bob Swan on ramping up 10nm production, possibly sub-licensing leading process node technology from other foundries, more (Dr. Ian Cutress/AnandTech)

Dr. Ian Cutress / AnandTech: Roundtable interview with Intel CEO Bob Swan on ramping up [...]

11
Jan
Report: Hyundai and Apple plan to sign a partnership deal on autonomous electric cars by March and start production in the US as early as 2024 (Hyunjoo Jin/Reuters)

Hyunjoo Jin / Reuters: Report: Hyundai and Apple plan to sign a partnership deal on [...]

10
Jan
Sex workers say Pornhub's defunding by Visa, Mastercard, and Discover is putting their livelihoods at risk and will not solve the problem of illegal content (Thomas Fabbri/BBC)

Thomas Fabbri / BBC: Sex workers say Pornhub’s defunding by Visa, Mastercard, and Discover is [...]

09
Jan
Roku says Roku OS-powered smart TVs held 38% market share in the US and 31% in Canada in 2020, according to NPD (Jason Gurwin/The Streamable)

Jason Gurwin / The Streamable: Roku says Roku OS-powered smart TVs held 38% market share [...]

08
Jan
Quantum Metric, which helps companies improve their websites and apps by providing real-time feedback from users, raises $200M Series B at a valuation of $1B+ (Paul Sawers/VentureBeat)

Paul Sawers / VentureBeat: Quantum Metric, which helps companies improve their websites and apps by [...]

07
Jan
WhatsApp updates its Terms and Privacy Policy to mandate data sharing with Facebook, including transaction data, mobile device information, IP address, and more (Pranob Mehrotra/XDA Developers)

Pranob Mehrotra / XDA Developers: WhatsApp updates its Terms and Privacy Policy to mandate data [...]

06
Jan