Tech

The Verge (www.theverge.com)

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

• Larry Page is quietly amassing a ‘flying car’ empire
• Comcast gives up on buying 21st Century Fox assets and leaves Disney as the winner
• The Vivo Nex’s notch-killing tradeoffs are worth it
• Europe’s giant Google fine is too little, too late
• Six questions you were afraid to ask about Google’s EU antitrust case
• Siri’s last co-founder has left Apple
• The Xiaomi Mi Max 3 has a giant screen and a battery to match
• Fujifilm’s XF10 is a small compact camera with a big sensor

TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)

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

• Apple reportedly confirms keyboard reliability fix in internal document
• PureSec exits stealth to secure serverless code
• Landbot gets $2.2M for its on-message ‘anti-AI’ chatbot
• Sweden’s Engaging Care raises $800,000 for its digital healthcare SaaS
• India’s BookMyShow pulls in $100M to grow its online ticketing business
• Alibaba boosts its offline reach with $2B+ investment in outdoor digital marketing firm
• The Accel team is coming to Disrupt Berlin
• With eyes on Europe, Open Banking API provider TrueLayer raises $7.5M

New York Times Technology (www.nytimes.com)

The technology section of the NYTimes.

• Trump Tried to Protect Qualcomm. Now His Trade War May Be Hurting It.
• State of the Art: How to Combat China’s Rise in Tech: Federal Spending, Not Tariffs
• Tech We’re Using: When a Tech Reporter Doesn’t Use Much Tech
• New York City Looks to Crack Down on Airbnb Amid Housing Crisis
• Facebook to Remove Misinformation That Leads to Violence
• E.U. Fines Google $5.1 Billion in Android Antitrust Case
• Elon Musk Walks Back ‘Pedo Guy’ Attack on Thai Cave Diver
• Zuckerberg Tries to Clarify Remarks About Holocaust Deniers After Outcry

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.

• Satanists Just Aren’t Scary Anymore
• Panos on Surface
• No, Seriously, How Do the Guns Work on ‘Westworld’?
• If You Like ‘The Thing’ You’ll Love “The Things”
• Talk to the Bot
• The World Needs More Shows Like ‘The Terror’
• The Future is Vertical
• The Key to Triumphing Over Star Wars Trolls

Ars Techica (arstechnica.com)

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

• AI plus a chemistry robot finds all the reactions that will work
• “An almond doesn’t lactate:” FDA to crack down on use of the word “milk”
• Why is InfoWars allowed on Facebook? Zuckerberg: Because it doesn’t cause “harm”
• Dealmaster: The best Amazon Prime Day deals that are still going on
• Israeli defense firm demos kamikaze drone bomb that can be called off
• Rooftop solar could save utilities $100 to $120 per installed kilowatt
• Jeff Bezos said they’d test the heck out of New Shepard—he wasn’t kidding
• VR rivals come together to develop a single-cable spec for VR headsets

Reddit Technology (www.reddit.com)

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

• British Police Identify Two Russian Suspects in Novichok Poisonings Using Facial Recognition Tech
• Virtual Reality used in a trial program for Acrophobia, the medical term for fear of heights. They made use VR simulators and 70% of the VR group no longer had a fear of heights. Imagine what the future holds with advancements like this.
• The cashless society is a con – and big finance is behind it
• When a DNA Test Shatters Your Identity
• Facebook Now Says It Will Remove Misinformation That Inspires Real-World Violence
• Egypt Poised to Give Itself the Power to Block Anyone With 5,000-Plus Followers Over ‘Fake News’
• Rooftop solar could save utilities $100 to $120 per installed kilowatt
• Corning’s new Gorilla Glass 6 will let your phone survive 15 drops

Recode (www.recode.net)

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

• ‘Billions’ co-creator Brian Koppelman says everyone knows how to tell a great story — but few get the chance
• Mark Zuckerberg clarifies: ‘I personally find Holocaust denial deeply offensive, and I absolutely didn’t intend to defend the intent of people who deny that.’
• Mark Zuckerberg says breaking up Facebook would pave the way for China’s tech companies to dominate
• Here’s why Mark Zuckerberg doesn’t think Infowars should be banned
• I designed Facebook, ‘so if someone’s going to be fired for this, it should be me’
• Zuckerberg: The Recode interview
• Full transcript: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Recode Decode
• Recode Daily: What Trump meant to say about Russia was ...

Reuters Technology (www.reuters.com)

Latest technology news from Reuters

• Comcast drops pursuit for Fox assets, to focus on Sky offer
• Comcast scraps Fox bid amid takeover battle with Disney
• EU regulators charge Qualcomm with additional violation in pricing case
• Switzerland seeks to regain cryptocurrency crown
• SoftBank's Son says Japan is 'stupid' to disallow ride-sharing
• Alphabet to deploy balloon Internet in Kenya with Telkom in 2019
• Amazon hands goodwill to eBay with move to shut Australians out of overseas sites
• Speakers, TVs, Kleenex in demand on Amazon Prime Day

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."

• Human interaction keeps crumbling as Bitmoji become your Tinder wingman
• Huawei’s quirky TalkBand B5 combines a fitness tracker with a pop-out bluetooth headset
• Mining cryptocurrency has become fashionable for charities – but does it work?
• A budget version of the BlackBerry Key2 is on the way
• Xiaomi’s huge Mi Max 3 is one of the biggest phones you can buy right now
• Reddit rolls out subreddit chatrooms – what could possibly go wrong?
• Coinbase says it never needed SEC approval to list security tokens
• Corning’s Gorilla Glass 6 promises to help your phone survive multiple drops

Buzzfeed Tech (www.buzzfeed.com)

Tech reporting and analysis by Buzzfeed

• Alt-Right Troll To Father Killer: The Unraveling Of Lane Davis
• Here Are All The New Emojis Coming To iPhones Later This Year
• A Member Of Congress Slammed Amazon For Selling Nazi Propaganda In A Letter To Jeff Bezos
• Mark Zuckerberg Defended The Right Of Holocaust Deniers To Post On Facebook
• Walmart's Newly Patented Technology For Eavesdropping On Workers Presents Privacy Concerns
• Spotify Still Won't Let Users Block Their Harassers On Its Platform
• Amazon Had Record Sales On Prime Day Even Though Its Site Crashed
• The EU Just Fined Google A Record $5 Billion For Bundling Its Own Apps On Android Phones

Motherboard (motherboard.vice.com)

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

• Review: A Counterfeit, $100 iPhone X
• Admin of Forum Where Users Trade Stolen Instagrams: Hacking Is ‘Not Our Problem’
• Apple's i9 MacBooks Run so Hot They Have to Slow Down
• How Students Are Trying to Bring Solar-Powered Cars to Our Roads
• A ‘Lava Bomb’ Crashed Through a Hawaii Tour Boat, Injuring 23 People
• Bethesda Says Fears Around the 'Fallout: New California' Mod 'Is Little Ado About Nothing'
• The Great Barrier Reef Is Losing Its Ability to Recover from Bleaching Events
• In Some US Cities, There Are Over Ten Times More Parking Spaces Than Households

WSJ Tech (www.wsj.com)

The Tech Section of the Wall Street Journal

• On Amazon, Fake Products Plague Smaller Brands
• SoftBank's Son Calls Japan 'Stupid' for Banning Ride Hailing
• China Has 487 Electric-Car Makers, and Cities Want More
• Justice Department Wants to Speed Appeal of AT&T-Time Warner Deal
• Facebook to Take Down Posts That Could Lead to Violence
• Medical Testing Giant LabCorp Hit by Ransomware Attack
• Why the Android Antitrust Case May Not Trouble Google
• New York City Council Passes Bill to Regulate Airbnb

Mashable (mashable.com)

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

• Save 53% on these wireless, noise-canceling headphones by Plantronics
• Elon Musk finally apologizes for his 'pedo' comment to Thai cave diver
• The return of supersonic planes could mean serious pollution problems
• Stephen Colbert brutally roasts Trump’s 'double negative' defense
• Gun rights activist claims he was in on the joke of that 'Who Is America?' skit
• Donald Trump is the biggest political spender on Facebook
• Watch all your faves screw up in this 'Saturday Night Live' blooper reel
• In front of Congress, Facebook defends its decision on InfoWars

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.

• Samsung's latest VR moonshot literally takes a shot at the moon - CNET
• Making a feature film with iMacs is brutal, says Searching director - CNET
• At San Diego Comic-Con 2018, DC and Wonder Woman hope to rope in new fans - CNET
• DC's Comic-Con 2018 experience lets you rage like Harley Quinn - CNET
• Comic-Con 2018: Hands-on with DC's bold new streaming platform - CNET
• Comic-Con 2018: Watch the first trailer for DC’s Titans - CNET
• Elon Musk asked Sierra Club chief to help defend him on Twitter - CNET
• Goodbye fingerprints and smudges. For phones, matte is the new black - CNET

Clean Technica (cleantechnica.com)

Clean Technica focuses on news and analysis of clean technologies.

• The Fastest Armored Car In The World Is … A Tesla Model S
• Musk Apology For Comments About Thai Cave Rescue Diver Resonates With Investors
• Wroclaw’s Electric Carsharing Program Passes 30,000 Users
• Honda’s Clarity Vehicles Hint At What’s To Come As Honda Moves To Electrify Sales
• More Powerful 2019 Nissan LEAF Will Have 200+ Mile Range
• Renewables Push California Carbon Emissions Below 1990 Levels. UK Emissions Fall Even Further.
• Denver Pledges 100% Renewable Electricity By 2030
• Volkswagen Will Build Electric Cars In America

Hacker News (news.ycombinator.com)

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

• Larry Page is quietly amassing a ‘flying car’ empire
• The Java type system is broken
• Simone Giertz – Back from brain surgery [video]
• In 5 states, richest Americans live in a “new Gilded Age”
• If you've moved your API from REST to GraphQL, were you happy with the outcome?
• A Citizen Is Suing the US for Putting Him on the 'Kill List'
• A $225 GPS spoofer can send sat-nav-guided vehicles into oncoming traffic
• Seeking Full-stack Engineer in SF who loves food

Slashdot (slashdot.org)

One of the oldest social tech news sites

• Should the Word 'Milk' Be Used To Describe Nondairy Milk-Alternative Products?
• ESO's Very Large Telescope Now Delivers Images Sharper Than Hubble
• Chinese Space Official Seems Unimpressed With NASA's Lunar Gateway
• Russian Shipwreck Allegedly Carrying $130 Billion In Gold Has Been Rediscovered
• Leaked Documents Show Facebook's 'Threshold' For Deleting Pages, Groups
• Corning's New Gorilla Glass 6 Will Let Your Phones Survive 15 Drops
• eBay Is Conducting a 'Mass Layoff' In the Bay Area
• DeepMind, Elon Musk and Others Pledge Not To Make Autonomous AI Weapons