Tuesday, September 29, 2020

Amazon wants you to pay with a wave of your hand

Amazon's latest effort to speed up shopping trips lets you pay with the palm of your hand at some of its stores.


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Monday, September 28, 2020

Microsoft 365 suffers outage across the US

Microsoft 365 was down across the United States Monday evening, affecting users' access to multiple services including Outlook.


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Former Amazon finance manager and family charged with insider trading

A former finance manager for Amazon.com and two of her family members were charged on Monday with insider trading by the Securities and Exchange Commission, which accused the family of making $1.4 million from unlawful trading.


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Judge in Apple 'Fortnite' case slams Epic's tactics, hints at July trial date

A federal judge presiding over a high-stakes antitrust lawsuit between Apple and Epic Games — maker of the popular video game Fortnite — repeatedly slammed Epic on Monday on its legal theories and tactics in the company's case against the iOS App Store, a court battle that could reshape the digital economy.


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Uber can continue operating in London, judge says

Uber has won the right to continue operating in London, a crucial market for the company.


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Shares in China's biggest chipmaker fall after reports that it could lose access to US technology

Shares in Chinese chipmaker SMIC fell 6% in Hong Kong on Monday on fears that it will soon lose access to key US technology.


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Sunday, September 27, 2020

Elon Musk criticizes OpenAI exclusively licensing GPT-3 to Microsoft

Tesla CEO Elon Musk doesn't seem to approve of Microsoft's deal with OpenAI — the research company he co-founded in 2015.


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Cockroaches, porn and a bloody pig mask: How eBay harassed bloggers

One of the most explosive Silicon Valley scandals of all time was a poorly run, easily discovered scheme inspired by a 1980s teen comedy, conducted by a company long past its heyday to harass a mom and pop blog.


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Judge will rule on TikTok ban tonight

A federal judge plans to rule tonight on whether downloads of TikTok may be banned in the United States.


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