Samsung unveils foldable smartphone
Samsung has unveiled its foldable smartphone, now called the Galaxy F, following weeks of anticipation since it was initially announced last month. While other companies such as Apple, Huawei, LG, and Motorola ...
Amazon is likely a mixed blessing for cities like NYC
Amazon has announced its decision, years in the making and highly anticipated, on where to build its second headquarters, planning to split its “HQ2” between New York City and Northern Virginia. Locations all o...
General Motors is calling on the Trump administration to promote electric vehicles
General Motors is calling on the Trump Administration to create a federal program to promote sales of zero-emissions vehicles such as electric cars, according to a Reuters report. The nationwide program would b...
Tech companies are trying to control the narrative, and policies, on data privacy
The tech industry has seemed to undergo a substantial policy shift over the last year. Instead of touting the benefits of self-regulation as they had before, companies including Amazon, Apple, AT&T, Faceboo...
The iPhone XR will offer impressive features for a more affordable price
Apple’s next iPhone, the XR, will hit the market on October 26th, offering a balance between performance and value not seen yet in this year’s releases, according to a CNET preview. Apple already released th...
Facebook ruling affirms crucial principles of online privacy
Facebook won an important test case on Friday against the federal government, which was seeking to compel Facebook to wiretap calls on its Messenger app. Technology company executives and privacy advocates were...
A breach has compromised the data of 50 million Facebook users
Data from almost 50 million Facebook users was exposed in a data breach, the social media company said today, according to The New York Times. The company said the vulnerability had been addressed, and law enfo...
Tesla CEO Elon Musk charged with fraud by the SEC
Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, has been charged with fraud by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), according to CNBC. The agency says that an August tweet saying he had obtained funding to take Te...
Leaked draft of executive order calls for antitrust investigation into social media bias
President Trump’s accusations of social media bias against conservative views may soon begin informing White House policy. Business Insider has acquired a copy of a proposed executive order that would direct fe...
Online platforms have been too cautious when it comes to banning hate speech
PayPal announced this week it will stop doing business with Infowars, a notorious right-wing conspiracy website headed by Alex Jones, according to The Verge. Last month, the relationship between Infowars and Pa...