Category Archives: Tech News

Susan Wojcicki, former YouTube CEO and a key figure in Google's creation, dies at age 56, after two years of living with cancer (Abner Li/9to5Google)

Abner Li / 9to5Google: Susan Wojcicki, former YouTube CEO and a key figure in Google’s [...]

10
Aug
A look at Whisper CEO Michael Heyward's Medialab, which acquired Imgur and Genius and was sued by their founders and others for allegedly failing to honor deals (Iain Martin/Forbes)

Iain Martin / Forbes: A look at Whisper CEO Michael Heyward’s Medialab, which acquired Imgur [...]

09
Aug
YouTube channels focusing on cars, like Car Throttle and Donut, have seen an exodus of popular on-camera talent, often after investors acquired their channels (Tim Stevens/The Verge)

Tim Stevens / The Verge: YouTube channels focusing on cars, like Car Throttle and Donut, [...]

08
Aug
Sony reports Q1 revenue up 2% YoY to ~20.5B, above ~$19.31B est., and operating profit up 10% YoY to ~$1.92B, above $1.89B est. (Ryan Browne/CNBC)

Ryan Browne / CNBC: Sony reports Q1 revenue up 2% YoY to ~20.5B, above ~$19.31B [...]

07
Aug
Mainframes are finding a new life in the AI era, as some banks, insurance providers, and airlines look to use them to run AI locally rather than in the cloud (Belle Lin/Wall Street Journal)

Belle Lin / Wall Street Journal: Mainframes are finding a new life in the AI [...]

06
Aug
Sources: the US Dept. of Commerce plans to propose barring Chinese software in autonomous vehicles and some Chinese wireless communications hardware in US cars (David Shepardson/Reuters)

David Shepardson / Reuters: Sources: the US Dept. of Commerce plans to propose barring Chinese [...]

05
Aug
A look at Bungie's future after it laid off 220 staffers, as current and former employees say it grew too fast and tried to develop too many projects at once (Jason Schreier/Bloomberg)

Jason Schreier / Bloomberg: A look at Bungie’s future after it laid off 220 staffers, [...]

03
Aug
A look at Musk-backed America PAC's "Register to Vote" online campaign, which collects users' personal data in swing states, but does not help them register (Brian Schwartz/CNBC)

Brian Schwartz / CNBC: A look at Musk-backed America PAC’s “Register to Vote” online campaign, [...]

02
Aug
The European Commission unconditionally approves HPE's $14B takeover of networking gear maker Juniper Networks after finding no competition concerns (Bart Meijer/Reuters)

Bart Meijer / Reuters: The European Commission unconditionally approves HPE’s $14B takeover of networking gear [...]

01
Aug
District of Columbia AG Brian Schwalb sues StubHub, alleging the company uses "deceptive, manipulative, and unfair practices" to advertise event fees to users (Emma Roth/The Verge)

Emma Roth / The Verge: District of Columbia AG Brian Schwalb sues StubHub, alleging the [...]

31
Jul