Tech

The Verge (www.theverge.com)

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

• Trump signs new directive calling on Space Force to be part of the Air Force
• AT&T is already trying to sweep its 5G E lies under the rug
• Arrested Development will continue on Netflix on March 15th
• FDA officially warns against buying young blood
• TCL’s 4K Roku TV is cheaper than ever, and Amazon’s Fire TV devices are discounted
• YouTube still can’t stop child predators in its comments
• Lawmakers want to question Facebook about the privacy of groups
• Leviton’s new smart Load Center brings app control to your circuit breakers

TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)

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

• This is the best VR headset I’ve ever demoed
• EF raises $115M new fund, aiming to create another 300-plus startups in the next three years
• Cybersecurity 101: Five settings to secure your iPhone or iPad
• Space Force will be a Marines-like branch under Air Force authority
• Amazon’s Audible expands its original programming with new comedy series
• Watch the historic first private mission to the Moon launch Thursday night
• Audi’s new V2I feature helps drivers hit every green light
• Macquarie Capital Venture Studio adds three new companies to infrastructure tech portfolio

New York Times Technology (www.nytimes.com)

The technology section of the NYTimes.

• The Shift: YouTube Unleashed a Conspiracy Theory Boom. Can It Be Contained?
• Huawei Founder Slams U.S. Charges as ‘Politically Motivated’
• Facebook Targeted in Scathing Report by British Parliament
• Amazon Resets Its Film Operation After Rough Year at Box Office
• A Real Tube Carrying Dreams of 600-M.P.H. Transit
• Chinese and Iranian Hackers Renew Their Attacks on U.S. Companies
• Bits: The Week in Tech: A Break From Consumer Tech
• The Strange Experience of Being Australia’s First Tech Billionaires

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.

• Sci-Fi Author Robert Heinlein Was Basically MacGyver
• The Treacherous Allure of OG Usernames
• Will We Ever Get Another Season of ‘Dimension 404’?
• The History of Women in Sci-Fi Isn’t What You Think
• The App Smackdown
• How Star Trek and Sci-Fi Influenced Jeff Bezos
• Amazon Delivery Bots Are Here
• Being a Hollywood Science Consultant Isn’t Exactly Glamorous

Ars Techica (arstechnica.com)

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

• Hollywood tries to cripple several alleged pirate TV services in one lawsuit
• Dealmaster: Take $340 off Lenovo’s ThinkPad X1 Carbon ultrabook
• Anthem review: BioWare’s sky-high gaming ambition crashes back to Earth
• Vox lawyers briefly censored YouTubers who mocked The Verge’s bad PC build advice
• Mandatory update coming to Windows 7, 2008 to kill off weak update hashes
• After nearly $50 billion, NASA’s deep-space plans remain grounded
• Gene editing still has a few bugs in the system
• New carbon capture solvent is another stab at optimism in a stagnant industry

Reddit Technology (www.reddit.com)

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

• These Android apps have been tracking you, even when you say stop
• If you call this firm a “patent troll,” it might sue for defamation
• Where There Is No Room For Fiction - photos of the dystopian underbelly of Guangzhou by Tong Lam
• How loot boxes hooked gamers and left regulators spinning
• Google Offended by the Naked Truth: Bots Censoring Skeletons, Mummies and Naked Roman Statues from History Websites
• Your cable company may soon be forced to be more transparent about your bill - Two Democratic lawmakers introduced a bill this month that would require phone, cable and internet providers to include all charges in advertised prices
• 'Do the right thing': ads on Facebook and Google seek big tech whistleblowers
• Zuckerberg says merging WhatsApp, Instagram & Messenger chats will improve security, create an iMessage-like experience

Recode (www.recode.net)

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

• Recode Daily: WhatsApp — and free speech — are at risk of “China-style surveillance” in India
• WhatsApp is at risk in India. So are free speech and encryption.
• Mithril Capital promised to be the “capstone” to Peter Thiel’s investment empire. It ended up as a major distraction.
• The UK Parliament wants to regulate Facebook. So does everybody else.
• Recode Daily: Facebook has behaved like “digital gangsters,” says a UK report on fake news and data privacy
• “Hollywood is now irrelevant,” says IAC Chairman Barry Diller
• How long before big media companies become big sports-gambling companies?
• Amazon’s grave HQ2 mistake: The political landscape changed but the company’s playbook didn’t

Reuters Technology (www.reuters.com)

Latest technology news from Reuters

• EU's Vestager says not precluding Facebook case in future
• Google to buy data migration company Alooma in cloud push
• Finnish startup Varjo rolls out $5,995 VR headset
• Netflix Toronto production hub to create 1,850 jobs annually
• Poland's state operator seeks leading role in 5G launch
• Germany still in talks on Huawei 5G network role, minister says
• German government unlikely to make quick decision on Huawei: source
• Mexico pushes mobile payments to help unbanked consumers ditch cash

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."

• Huawei Mate 20 Pro: A long-term review of 2018’s most ambitious phone
• Something magical happens if you google Rihanna and your birthday
• How to use two-factor authentication on popular PC gaming platforms
• Why French unicorn BlaBlaCar still believes in ‘done is better than perfect’
• This $20 course shows you how to shoot amazing videos right on your DLSR
• EU’s proposed upload filters suck and YouTube’s ‘child pornography’ snafu shows why
• This video game lets you throw tampons at ‘menstrual haters’ and I love it
• How Alphabet’s Jigsaw think tank is fighting radicalization online

Buzzfeed Tech (www.buzzfeed.com)

Tech reporting and analysis by Buzzfeed

• Roger Stone Posted A Photo Of The Judge Presiding Over His Case Next To Crosshairs
• Amazon Filed A Patent Application For Tech That Could Link You To Your Identity And Job
• "Down The Rabbit Hole I Go": How A Young Woman Followed Two Hackers' Lies To Her Death
• Twitter Suspended A DC Think Tank For Violating Its Rules Against Fake Accounts
• This Real Estate Listing Is Normal Until You Get To The Sex Dungeon
• The American Hackers Accused Of Murdering A Young Woman In The Philippines Pleaded Not Guilty
• Kids YouTube Star Blippi “Regrets” The Viral Video In Which He Poops All Over His Friend
• Amazon Bought A Router Company You've Never Heard Of. Here Is Why It's A Huge Deal.

Motherboard (motherboard.vice.com)

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

• Toxic Black Snow Is Covering Towns in Siberia
• Facial Recognition Software Regularly Misgenders Trans People
• Grand Canyon Visitors May Have Been Exposed to Radiation For Years
• New Bill Would Stop Internet Service Providers From Screwing You With Hidden Fees
• Are Hackintosh Users More Passionate About the Mac Than Apple?
• Take These Google Earth Tours Through American Black History
• Watch a Man Calmly Describe Choking a Mountain Lion to Death to Save His Life
• How Kids YouTube Star Blippi Used Copyright Law to Hide His Harlem Shake Poop Video

WSJ Tech (www.wsj.com)

The Tech Section of the Wall Street Journal

• How Amazon Will Grow Without a New York HQ2
• Key Investors Are Unhappy With SoftBank Fund
• Apple's Executive Shake-Up Readies Company for Life After iPhone
• Partisan Rift Threatens Federal Data-Privacy Efforts
• A Millennial's Take on Venmo Etiquette
• Why Your Apps Can Find You, But 911 Can't
• Investor Steve Jurvetson Works to Move On With New Fund
• U.K. Lawmakers Rebuke Facebook in Call for Social-Media Regulation

Mashable (mashable.com)

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

• Cat comes to the rescue and unlocks door for its owner stuck outside
• YouTube changes 'strike' policy for first-time offenders
• Funko is releasing 'The Office' figures since everyone still loves the show
• Want to build a video game? Pick your own price to learn how
• Unnerving 'Leaving Neverland' trailer looks at the darkest allegations against Michael Jackson
• The curse of the Twitter reply guy
• Stop avoiding your taxes — this service will help you e-file fast, and it's on sale
• Sealed Copy of ‘Super Mario Bros.’ sells for over $100,000 in auction

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.

• YouTube simplifies three-strikes system for channels - CNET
• Resting Pitch Face is a YouTube comedy about women in STEM - CNET
• Galaxy S10 launch event livestream: How to watch, start time, what to expect and more - CNET
• Every new movie and show on Amazon: March 2019 - CNET
• Bosch sneaks some extra shelves into these new French door fridges - CNET
• Toyota is getting ready to kill the Prius C - Roadshow
• Why cars have so many screens - Roadshow
• Today's NASA Mars weather report: It's freakin' cold - CNET

Clean Technica (cleantechnica.com)

Clean Technica focuses on news and analysis of clean technologies.

• Indian Railways Pushes Towards Goal Of Full Electrification By 2022 With ABB Deal
• Loop To Launch Zero-Waste Delivery Service In New York This Spring
• And They Walked Away! Teslas Protect Their Passengers When Bad Things Happen.
• Why Minnesota’s Community Solar Program Is The Best
• Ørsted, Total, & Elicio Partner To Bid For 600 Megawatt French Offshore Wind Farm
• Japanese Offshore Wind To Hit 4 Gigawatts In 2028
• Tesla Road Trip Hacks I Learned Driving Through 48 States
• nextmove Buys Up 100 Tesla Model 3s To Rent

Hacker News (news.ycombinator.com)

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

• Battlesnake – Competitive Snake Games Over HTTP
• Redis Labs Raises a $60M Series E Round
• Rose: Compiler Infrastructure for Source-to-Source Program Transformation
• Metamath
• Discovering a New Form of Communication in the Brain
• Dear OpenAI: Please Open Source Your Language Model
• No, 'Oumuamua Is Not an Alien Spaceship. It Might Be Even Weirder
• Grave Concerns Over White House Efforts to Transfer Nuclear Tech to Saudi Arabia

Slashdot (slashdot.org)

One of the oldest social tech news sites

• Trump Directs Pentagon To Create Space Force Legislation for Congress
• Analysis of Four-Day Working Week Trial by a New Zealand Financial Services Company Finds Staff Were Happier and 20% More Productive
• Google's Waymo Risks Repeating Silicon Valley's Most Famous Blunder
• Microsoft Releases Windows 10 Timeline Extension For Google Chrome
• Apple's Newest Macs Seem To Have a Serious Audio Bug
• Google Launches New<nobr> <wbr></nobr>.dev TLD
• Android Q May Change the Back Button To a Gesture
• You Have Around 20 Minutes To Contain a Russian APT Attack