Tech

The Verge (www.theverge.com)

The Verge's products database compiles user comparisons of products, this aside from the usual news.

• Uber’s self-driving unit gets $1 billion investment from SoftBank and Japan’s auto industry
• HP’s first 15-inch Chromebook features a full-size keyboard and IPS touchscreen for $449
• Amazon Music’s free ad-supported tier goes live, but only for Alexa users
• Instagram has considered hiding the like count on people’s photos
• This $2,799 emulator is the fanciest retro game console around
• Amazon admits defeat against Chinese e-commerce rivals like Alibaba and JD.com
• Why Juul and Republican lawmakers want to raise the minimum vaping age
• Digital publishing site Wattpad is partnering with Sony to adapt stories for Hollywood

TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)

TechCruch focuses on the business side of tech, news, and trends.

• Boston Dynamics debuts the production version of SpotMini
• Netflix to open a production hub in New York and invest up to $100 million in the city
• Russian hacked ‘at least one’ Florida county prior to 2016 election
• Google’s Ivan Poupyrev shows off Jacquard, which connects his Levi’s jacket to the cloud
• Breeze Automation is building soft robots for the Navy and NASA
• ‘Child’s Play’ trailer gets a smart home makeover, giving Chucky control over connected devices
• Index Ventures, Stripe back bookkeeping service Pilot with $40M
• Industrial robotics giant Fanuc is using AI to make automation even more automated

New York Times Technology (www.nytimes.com)

The technology section of the NYTimes.

• Investors Value Uber’s Self-Driving Cars at $7.25 Billion
• Tesla and Elon Musk Are Given Week to Reach Accord With S.E.C.
• Samsung’s Review Phones Fail, Delivering a P.R. Nightmare
• Amazon Gives Up on Chinese Domestic Shopping Business
• How to Declutter and Speed Up Your Phone
• I.P.O. Day for Pinterest and Zoom Ends With Shares Sharply Higher
• Here’s Soylent’s New Product. It’s Food.
• Pinterest Prices I.P.O. at $19 a Share, for a $12.7 Billion Valuation

Wired (www.wired.com)

Wired has been covering the intersection of technology, culture, and politics for nearly a quarter of a century. They are a leader in the tech-news industry.

• Love, Death & Robots Could Have Been So Much Better
• What If Humans Hibernated Through the Winter?
• Sci-Fi Writers Are Imagining a Path Back to Normality
• LEXUS DESIGN AWARDS
• Apple Event Liveblog: All the News, as It Happens
• We Need More Videogame Folklorists
• Here’s An Idea: Replace Trials with Virtual Reality Duels
• A Fantasy Novel About Building a Big, Dumb Wall

Ars Techica (arstechnica.com)

At 20 years old, Ars Technica is one of longest-running tech websites on the planet.

• In new gaffe, Facebook improperly collects email contacts for 1.5 million
• Microsoft buys Express Logic, adds a third operating system to its IoT range
• Facebook is working on an AI voice assistant similar to Alexa, Google Assistant
• Dealmaster: A number of big-name video games are discounted today
• Idris Elba steals the show as “Black Superman” in Hobbs and Shaw trailer
• Ajit Pai proposes blocking China-owned telecom from US phone market
• Amazon and Google settle feud, bring YouTube back to Fire TV devices
• Report: Cheaper “Switch Lite” will be dockable, come in the fall

Reddit Technology (www.reddit.com)

Nearly six million redditors share news and discuss the latest developments in the tech industry.

• Apple Paid an Estimated $5-$6 Billion to Settle Qualcomm Dispute, Plus $8-$9 Per iPhone in Royalty Fees
• California Attorney General Must Investigate Improper Database Searches on Community Observers at Controversial Police Event
• Facebook waited until the Mueller report dropped to tell us millions of Instagram passwords were exposed
• Elon Musk said Tesla cars will probably be better than humans at driving by the end of 2019
• How the Boeing 737 Max Disaster Looks to a Software Developer. Design shortcuts meant to make a new plane seem like an old, familiar one are to blame
• You can now download the source code for all Infocom text adventure classics
• A Mystery Agent Is Doxing Iran's Hackers and Dumping Their Code
• WhatsApp Has Become A Hotbed For Spreading Nazi Propaganda In Germany

Recode (www.recode.net)

Focusing on technology news and business of Silicon Valley. Originally founded by Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher.

• Facebook says it stored millions of Instagram passwords unencrypted on its servers
• Why is LinkedIn producing original journalism? LinkedIn editor-at-large Jessi Hempel explains.
• Recode Daily: “Hey Facebook” — The social media giant is building a voice assistant
• Is the sky falling for tech IPOs? Two companies on Thursday — Pinterest and Zoom — tell different stories.
• Recode Daily: Silicon Valley can’t decide which Democrat to endorse
• Here’s why some Silicon Valley families should remain nervous about the college admissions scandal
• Ford CTO Ken Washington explains why self-driving cars are such a hard tech problem
• Netflix makes up nearly 30 percent of global streaming video subscriptions

Reuters Technology (www.reuters.com)

Latest technology news from Reuters

• Nintendo shares jump 13 percent after Tencent gains Switch sales approval in China
• Uber lands $1 billion from SoftBank, Toyota for self-driving unit
• Intelsat says satellite made by Boeing fails
• Pinterest, Zoom shares surge in market debuts after IPOs
• Automakers invest heavily in electric vehicles despite still-low demand
• Samsung gets reports of Galaxy Fold screen problems, raising specter of Note 7 fiasco
• Zoom starts trading at $65 per share, 80 percent above IPO price
• Explainer: Betting on the past? Europe decides on connected car standards

The Next Web (thenextweb.com)

The Next Web provides a mix of serious tech news and industry analysis and more lighthearted news that it files under "Distrct."

• BlackBerry Messenger is shutting down after nearly 14 years (unless you pay)
• Women in AI need better allies. Here’s how we can all help
• Facebook exposed millions more Instagram passwords than we realized
• Scientists take DNA test, learn they’re cousins who’ve collaborated in science journal
• Google/Amazon deal sends YouTube to FireTV and Prime Video to Chromecast (finally)
• TNW2019 Daily: Build your own conference schedule
• Flying cars could cut emissions, replace planes, and reduce traffic – but not soon enough
• TikTok Watch: High-schoolers are trolling teachers by using their first names

Buzzfeed Tech (www.buzzfeed.com)

Tech reporting and analysis by Buzzfeed

• Hoaxes And Misinformation About The Mueller Report Are Already Spreading
• Some Google Employees Are Worried For Their Families Following A Measles Case On Campus
• Here’s Everything The Mueller Report Says About How Russian Trolls Used Social Media
• WhatsApp Has Become A Hotbed For Spreading Nazi Propaganda In Germany
• Popular Apps In Google's Play Store Are Abusing Permissions And Committing Ad Fraud
• People Wearing AirPods Are Making Things Awkward For Everyone Else
• Samsung's $2,000 Galaxy Fold Phones Are Breaking After A Few Days, Reviewers Say
• Here Are The Hoaxes And Misinformation About The Notre Dame Fire

Motherboard (motherboard.vice.com)

Motherboard is Vice's technology section. It offers deep dives into tech news.

• Chucky is a Smart Device Gone Bad in New 'Child’s Play' Trailer
• I Tweeted Like a Member of the #Resistance on Mueller Report Day
• In Letters To Senate, Wireless Carriers Downplay Their Latest Location Data Scandal
• Report: 26 States Now Ban or Restrict Community Broadband
• Is It GOOD or BAD to Use a Dynamite-Triggered Avalanche for an Apple Ad? We Asked Scientists
• There’s A Lot We Still Don’t Know About WikiLeaks’ Role In The 2016 Election
• Scientists Partly Revive Dead Pigs’ Brains
• Primary Color

WSJ Tech (www.wsj.com)

The Tech Section of the Wall Street Journal

• Hey, Mom, Why Do You Have Five TV Remotes?
• Silicon Valley's Stock Exchange Meets SEC Roadblock
• Amazon, With Little Fanfare, Emerges as Advertising Giant
• Huawei to Complete Network Project Despite Opposition
• Microsoft on Verge of Retaking Apple's Market Cap Crown
• A New Kind of Lender Secretly Tracks Your Car to Make Sure You Pay Up
• It's Official: China's E-Commerce King Is a Communist
• NASA's InSight Spacecraft Lands Safely on Mars

Mashable (mashable.com)

Mashable offers news and opinion on all aspects of the tech industry.

• Mike Gravel's campaign is proof that more politicians need meme tutors
• YouTube's algorithm pushed a sexist video about Katie Bouman, the scientist behind the black hole photo
• What the hell is going on with Matthew Lillard's Instagram account?: An investigation
• Enjoy this delightfully chaotic goat chase from two perspectives
• The 'Here we go again' meme is perfect for every frustrating situation
• Watch this dog show off his very good soccer skills
• Pete Buttigieg and the viral allure of the charming politician
• Mother's Day gifts under $50 that your mom actually wants

CNet (www.cnet.com)

CNet is one of the premier sources for tech news on the planet. Besides news and reviews, there's loads of how-tos and sneak peaks.

• Man asks for Pixel 3 refund, gets 10 pink replacements instead - CNET
• Where to find downloaded files on your Android phone - CNET
• Galaxy Fold fragile screens and more: The good and bad of Samsung's new foldable phone - CNET
• Boeing completes test flights for 737 Max software fix - CNET
• VW Atlas Basecamp concept brings the outdoors into the New York Auto Show - Roadshow
• Galaxy Fold screen meltdown: What's happening with Samsung's foldable phone and what to do if your ordered one - CNET
• Samsung Galaxy Fold problems explained video - CNET
• All Avengers: Endgame trailers and posters so far -- 'We've found something' - CNET

Clean Technica (cleantechnica.com)

Clean Technica focuses on news and analysis of clean technologies.

Hacker News (news.ycombinator.com)

Hacker News from Y Combinator offers a very technical discussion on tech

• Societal Collapse Due to Climate Change Now Inevitable Jem Bendell BA PhD [pdf]
• Human Interest (401k for small businesses) is hiring a Product Manager
• After a $14B Upgrade, New Orleans’ Levees Are Sinking
• Refused U.S. Visa Eight Times, Zoom CEO Is Now a Billionaire
• Mozilla WebThings
• Yet Another ZFS Port on Linux
• Designing a Full-Time Human Habitat on the Moon
• Super Mario Bros. has been released for the Commodore 64

Slashdot (slashdot.org)

One of the oldest social tech news sites

• Amazon Will No Longer Sell Chinese Goods In China
• Why Juul and Republican Lawmakers Want To Raise the Minimum Vaping Age To 21
• The Source Code For All Infocom Text Adventure Classics Has Been Released
• First Japan-Built Airliner In 50 Years Takes On Boeing and Airbus
• Netflix Will Invest Up To $100 Million In a NYC Production Hub
• Ask Slashdot: What's a Good Chair For a Software Developer?
• Ajit Pai Proposes Blocking China-Owned Telecom From US Phone Market
• MoviePass Has Lost Over 90% of Its Subscribers in Less Than a Year, Leaked Documents Reveal