Tech

The Verge (www.theverge.com)

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

• Spotify sued by former sales employee over gender discrimination and equal pay violations
• You can now play digital Nintendo Switch games across multiple consoles
• The 10 games Sony needs to include on the mini PlayStation Classic
• Red Dead Redemption 2’s online mode is coming in November
• Will getting a lobster stoned cut the pain of boiling it alive?
• Lessons from TIFF on the next year in film
• Samsung’s Galaxy S10 Plus lineup could include 5G, leaked code suggests
• How Dieselgate saved Germany’s car industry

TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)

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

• GitLab raises $100M
• Einstein Voice gives Salesforce users gift of gab
• Twilio is working toward a 50% female workforce by 2023
• Marvel superheroes like Loki and Scarlet Witch may get their own streaming shows
• Wove raises $9M to help companies form strategic marketing partnerships
• EU antitrust regulator eyeing Amazon’s use of merchant data
• Ghostery revamps its privacy-focused mobile browsers
• iOS 12.1 beta hints at new iPad Pro

New York Times Technology (www.nytimes.com)

The technology section of the NYTimes.

• The Big Secret of Celebrity Wealth (Is That No One Knows Anything)
• INTERNETTING WITH AMANDA HESS: We Answer Your ‘Internetting’ Questions About Vagina Eggs, Time Lords and Steroid Rumors
• Europe to Investigate Amazon’s Dual Role of Merchant and Platform
• Tech Fix: Apple Watch Series 4 Review: Faster, Bigger, With a Promise to Be Healthier
• Parts of a ‘Virtual’ Border Wall, Built With the Tech Behind Driverless Cars
• State of the Art: Why Jeff Bezos Should Push for Nobody to Get as Rich as Jeff Bezos
• Facebook Accused of Allowing Bias Against Women in Job Ads
• Justice Department Is Examining Tesla After Musk Comment

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.

• Here’s How to Submit to WIRED Opinion
• Sci-Fi Writers Are Predicting the Future. Who’s Listening?
• iPhones to the Max
• Apple Event Liveblog: Get Live Updates About the New iPhone
• Why Science Fiction Is the Most Important Genre
• Where Social Media’s Going, There Are No Roads
• Disenchantment May Not Enchant Hardcore Fantasy Fans
• The Sleep Paradox

Ars Techica (arstechnica.com)

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

• 3D-printed gun pioneer Cody Wilson accused of having sex with underage girl
• Quantum observers with knowledge of quantum mechanics break reality
• You can now share your Switch game downloads across consoles
• Facebook is letting job advertisers target only men
• China appears to be accelerating development of a super-heavy lift rocket
• A new antenna using single atoms could usher in the age of atomic radio
• Nvidia RTX 2080 and 2080 Ti review: A tale of two very expensive graphics cards
• Welcome to NES-flix: Testing Nintendo Online’s new 8-bit library on Switch

Reddit Technology (www.reddit.com)

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

• Judge: Georgia's e-vote machines are awful – but go ahead and use them
• Wireless Carriers Throttle Video for No Good Reason, Researchers Find - Paying to avoid unnecessary restrictions is the new normal in the post-net neutrality world.
• Adblock Plus has a new taskforce to fight adblocker circumvention
• A new antenna using single atoms could usher in the age of atomic radio
• Google Fiber's 'Failure' Succeeded In Shining A Light On Pathetic Broadband Competition
• Google's launches new tools that let parents turn off teenagers' smartphones remotely
• Judge: FCC Has to Provide Net Neutrality Comment Docket .CVS Email Addresses
• Leave no dark corner: China is building a digital dictatorship to exert control over its 1.4 billion citizens. For some, “social credit” will bring privileges — for others, punishment.

Recode (www.recode.net)

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

• A group led by U.K. investor/consultant Ian Osborne is trying to buy Fortune magazine
• Recode Daily: How two direct-to-consumer startups iterated their way to success
• Swiping on Tinder is addictive. That’s partly because it was inspired by an experiment that ‘turned pigeons into gamblers.’
• ‘We launched with a pretty mediocre product’ — how two direct-to-consumer startups iterated to success
• Emily Weiss wants Glossier to own the online beauty conversation
• Instacart needs to treat its delivery workers ‘much, much better’
• Chobani CEO Hamdi Ulukaya says he would consider going public — but won’t sell to an industry giant
• Square is considering offering investment and savings products through its Cash App

Reuters Technology (www.reuters.com)

Latest technology news from Reuters

• Renault-Nissan adopts Android in coup for Google
• Amazon's use of merchant data under EU microscope
• Coding platform GitLab enters unicorn club after raising $100 million
• Germany to reach target of 1 million electric cars later than planned
• Startup Picnic runs grocery delivery bus in Dutch online shopping boom
• Beijing allocates more roads for self-driving vehicle tests
• Strap on the Fitbit: John Hancock to sell only interactive life insurance
• Hyundai signs deal to sell 1,000 hydrogen-powered trucks in Switzerland

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."

• PUBG rumored to drop on PS4 soon
• Researchers paid people to talk to themselves so AI will sound less dumb
• Beauty app teams up with Kik to bring cryptocurrency to 92 million women
• Europol: Criminals are still using Bitcoin, but ISIS loves ZCash
• UK shipping giant floats blockchain as a solution to sink supply chain woes
• Google’s 3 secrets for startups struggling with hiring
• If you’ve ever been curious about CAD and 3D printing, here’s the resource motherlode for under $2 a book
• Texas regulator goes after cryptocurrency scammers boasting fake Obama endorsements

Buzzfeed Tech (www.buzzfeed.com)

Tech reporting and analysis by Buzzfeed

• The New Apple Watch Feels Like A Device For A Future That Isn’t Quite Here
• Here's A Font That Lets You Cheat On Your Term Papers
• How WhatsApp Destroyed A Village
• The iPhone Xs Is The Best iPhone Since The Last One
• The ACLU Is Charging Facebook With Gender Discrimination In Its Targeted Ads
• You Can Finally Make Your Twitter Timeline Chronological Again
• A British Cave Rescuer Is Officially Suing Elon Musk For Calling Him A Pedophile
• Japanese Billionaire Yusaku Maezawa Has Signed Up To Be SpaceX's First Tourist

Motherboard (motherboard.vice.com)

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

• DNA Forensics Is Helping Authorities to Catch Elephant Ivory Cartels
• A Major Bug In Bitcoin Software Could Have Crashed the Currency
• You Already Own a Machine That Can Play Classic PlayStation Games
• At Least 3.4 Million Farm Animals Drowned in the Aftermath of Hurricane Florence
• Wireless Carriers Throttle Video for No Good Reason, Researchers Find
• Watch This Net Capture Orbital Space Debris for the First Time in History
• Hackers Steal Credit Cards From Newegg, Researchers Say
• Wireless Carriers Now Want to Be the Keepers of Your Website Login Data

WSJ Tech (www.wsj.com)

The Tech Section of the Wall Street Journal

• AI Is the New Weapon Against Cyberattacks
• Facial Recognition Goes Mainstream
• How Hackers Talk Their Way Into Getting Company Secrets
• EU Starts Preliminary Probe of Amazon's Treatment of Merchants
• Apple's New Strategy: Sell Pricier iPhones First
• Google, T-Mobile Tackle 911 Call Problem
• A Solution to Unreadable Online User Agreements
• Forget Passwords. It's Time for Passphrases.

Mashable (mashable.com)

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

• Michael Che and Colin Jost try to tackle diversity in sloppy Emmys monologue
• Emmy Awards 2018: Here's a list of all the winners
• Comedian trolls the Emmys red carpet with a Getty Images purse
• Amazon could drop 8 new Alexa-powered devices, including a microwave
• Oh, no! A Samsung Galaxy 9 phone reportedly caught fire in a woman's purse
• Amazon's Storefronts is too little, too late for small businesses
• Italy's first Starbucks serves cocktails, ice cream, and a side of augmented reality
• Fueling the future: The rise of wind tech careers

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.

• Is Amazon about to take on Sonos with a high-end Alexa speaker? (The 3:59, Ep. 460) - CNET
• See a satellite play Spider-Man and net space junk in orbit - CNET
• Nintendo Switch Online is officially live: Here's what's included - CNET
• I tried Angry Birds in Magic Leap's augmented reality - CNET
• Amazon may bring Alexa to high-end audio video - CNET
• Google shows off 20 Assistant tricks on the company's anniversary - CNET
• IOS 12.1 setup hints at new iPad this fall, report says - CNET
• Buy a Minecraft, Fortnite or Jack Black-themed Xbox and support Make-A-Wish - CNET

Clean Technica (cleantechnica.com)

Clean Technica focuses on news and analysis of clean technologies.

• India Proposes Solar Auction Schedule
• UK Wind Breaks Through 20 Gigawatt Mark
• PSA DS 3 Crossback SUV Has Battery Electric Option, May Cross The Atlantic To America
• Proterra Closes $155 Million Financing Round Led By Daimler & Tao Capital
• Solar + Wind = 10% of US Electricity Generation in 1st Half of 2018
• Backing Elon Musk & Tesla Is About Backing Humanity
• Audi e-tron SUV vs. Tesla Model X → Just The Facts, Ma’am
• Chrysler Schedules Portal Electric Minivan For 2020 Production

Hacker News (news.ycombinator.com)

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

• Mics that record in 3D ambisonics are the next big thing
• Razorpay Is Hiring a Product Manager in Bangalore
• Lenovo: Companies working in China may have to install local backdoors
• Electric Scooter Company Uses Technology to Go After Dangerous Riders
• Streetfighter II Rainbow Edition, the Bootleg That Changed Streetfighter History
• GitLab raises $100M from Iconiq, GV, and Khosla, at $1.1B valuation
• A Week on the Wrist: Apple Watch Series 4
• Ticketmaster recruits pros for secret scalper program

Slashdot (slashdot.org)

One of the oldest social tech news sites

• Box-Office Giant Ticketmaster Recruits Pros For Secret Scalper Program
• EU's Antitrust Commissioner Opens Preliminary Probe into Amazon
• China's Leaders Soften Their Stance on AI, Say They Will Be Sharing Their Findings With Other Countries
• We Hold People With Power To Account. Why Not Algorithms?
• Hackers Stole Customer Credit Cards in Newegg Data Breach
• LLVM 7.0 Released: Better CPU Support, AMDGPU Vega 20; Clang 7.0 Gets FMV and OpenCL C++
• Sony Announces PlayStation Classic, a $100 Mini PS1
• Life In the Spanish City That Banned Cars