Huawei unveils HarmonyOS, a microkernel-based, distributed OS, which Huawei says is an alternative to Android in case it can no longer use Google's OS
Huawei's long-rumored Android alternative, Hongmeng, is finally official. At today's Huawei Developer Conference …
AMD CEO talks about plans to quickly ramp up production of EPYC server chips, launched this week, and sustaining the advantage created by Intel's stumbles
With Intel struggling to get to the next generation of chipmaking technology, AMD has an opportunity to gain some ground on its longtime rival.
Sources: Trump's draft executive order calls for new FCC regulations narrowing CDA Section 230 protections for social media platforms when they suppress content
Washington (CNN Business)A draft executive order from the White House could put the Federal Communications Commission in charge …
8chan users who are migrating to 08chan, an unofficial site hosted on ZeroNet, inadvertently lose anonymity because the P2P network exposes users' IP address
An unofficial new version of the hate-filled forum isn't as anonymous as its users might hope. — Refugees from the anonymous 8chan forum …
FCC filing reveals Sonos is working on its first-ever Bluetooth speaker
The long-awaited portable Sonos speaker could arrive this fall — One of two devices recently filed by Sonos with the FCC is a portable Bluetooth speaker, The Verge can confirm. In the filing for pr...
Researcher: robocall-blocking apps like Truecaller and Hiya send user or device data to third-party data analytics companies without users' explicit permission
Robocall-blocking apps promise to rid your life of spoofed and spam phone calls. But are they as trustworthy as they claim to be?
Twitter's web app code suggests that the company is working on a search feature for Direct Messages
As Twitter users, we often have to scroll through the numerous Direct Messages just to find the past conversations we want to recall. The older the message, the longer it takes to scroll, up to minut...
Researcher finds hundreds of exposed AWS EBS snapshots leaking sensitive customer data, like VPN configurations, passwords, and in some cases government data
How safe are your secrets? If you used Amazon's Elastic Block Storage snapshots, you might want to check your settings.
Video games don't cause violence, but toxic gamer culture, which has become a fertile recruitment ground for white supremacists and misogynists, does
For some players, advocating violence became a free-speech virtue — I was 22 when politicians started blaming video games for mass shootings.
Uber imposes hiring freeze on engineering teams in the US and Canada, canceling scheduled interviews with job applicants this week
Uber isn't letting tech workers join the ride, at least for now. — The ride-hailing giant has been canceling scheduled on-site interviews for tech roles this week …
Sources: Goldman Sachs is approving Apple Card applications for some users with low credit scores as Apple wants as many of its customers as possible approved
but Be Wary Danny Zepeda / iMore : Apple Card lender is reportedly approving applications at a high rate PYMNTS.com : Goldman Sachs OKs Subprime Applicants For Apple Card Killian Bell / Cult of Mac : ...
Interview with Python creator Guido van Rossum on creating a programming language in the 1980s, the draw for developers, Python's evolution, and its future
Frustrated by programming language shortcomings, Guido van Rossum created Python. With the language now used by millions … Tweets: @jbardram , @common_kelly , @callysto_canada , and @techrepublic Twe...
Amazon says it is investigating after leaked documents show Foxconn is requiring school children to illegally work overtime as interns to make Alexa devices
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Intel introduces “Engineered for mobile performance” badge to indicate compliance with Project Athena specifications, starting with Dell's XPS 13 2-in-1 laptop
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A reporter describes trying to regain privacy by hiding from Silicon Valley using a slew of location-altering, signal silencing, face-masking gadgets
As the spy gear piles up on my desk, my 10-year-old son asks me what my mission is. “I'm hiding,” I whisper, pointing in the direction I think is north …
Sources: WH explored ways to predict mass shootings by scanning social media posts, at a meeting with Facebook, Twitter, and others, who raised privacy concerns
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Discord to launch Go Live feature, which allows users to stream their gameplay to up to 10 of their friends, for its desktop app on August 15
Bijan Stephen / The Verge :
Apple expands bug bounty to macOS, watchOS, and Apple TV, increases maximum payout to $1M, and will open the program to all researchers this fall
And a Bigger Bug Bounty The Hacker News : Apple will now pay hackers up to $1 million for reporting vulnerabilities Charlotte Henry / The Mac Observer : Apple Offers New Bug Bounty of up to $1.5 Milli...
Trump admin quietly terminated an Obama-era DOT committee charged with developing self-driving car policies, earlier this year, without informing some members
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Trump says US will cut ties with Huawei, but that could change if there's a trade deal with China
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9F, a Beijing-based online consumer lender, sets IPO range at $7.50 to $9.50/share, will raise $76M at a valuation of $1.7B at the midpoint
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Glow, a platform for podcast creators to set up payment options for fans to fund their shows, raises $2.3M seed from Katzenberg's WndrCo, Greycroft, and others
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At its Unpacked event, Samsung showed off PlayGalaxy Link, a new feature to stream games directly from a PC to the Galaxy Note10
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