What to expect from MWC19
Fazeel Ashraf The Mobile World Congress (which now goes by MWC), is the biggest mobile tradeshow of the year, and its 2019 event in Barcelona is right around the corner. We can…
Razer is closing its online game store
Razer is one of the top gaming brands in the world today, but it isn’t doing so well on the digital side. After less than a year, the company announced that it…
Facebook might face a multi-billion dollar fine from the FTC
According to The Washington Post, Facebook and the Federal Trade Commission are negotiating a multibillion-dollar fine. The FTC is planning to fine the social network over its privacy violations. This would…
Spotify has revealed the price of its deal for Gimlet and Anchor
We finally know the price of the Gimlet and Anchor acquisition. Spotify paid $340 million to buy the podcast networks. The announcement of the deal, which occurred last week, did…
New versions of Chrome will support media buttons
According to ZDNet, Google Chrome will finally offer official support for multimedia keys on desktop and laptop keyboards starting next month. This feature will be available on the next major…
Jeff Bezos accuses tabloid of extortion and blackmail
Jeff Bezos, the CEO of Amazon, has accused The National Enquirer’s publisher American Media Inc. (AMI) and it’s CEO David Pecker of blackmail and extortion. On February 7th, Bezos wrote in…
Microsoft warns users to not use Internet Explorer
Microsoft is telling people to stop using Internet Explorer. Microsoft cybersecurity expert Chris Jackson recently published a blog post on the official Windows IT Pro blog titled “The perils of…
Google is now making it easier to encrypt cheap smart devices
Data encryption has become a key feature of smart devices. It ‘s an underrated feature, and it’s key to understanding one’s privacy. Not every smartphone offers data encryption because it…
Musiio is using AI to make music more accessible
AI is the next big thing to happen to music (and everything else, it seems). The latest news is that Musiio, a Singapore-based startup that provides AI solutions to digital music…
Spotify buys Gimlet and Anchor to push its podcast service
Spotify is looking to change the face of the podcast industry. In a massive push towards catering to podcast listeners, the music streaming service confirmed yesterday that it has bought two…
SpaceX’s and Boeing’s commercial spacecraft tests postponed again
SpaceX and Boeing have suffered another setback in their quests to dock the first commercially built spacecraft at the International Space Station. NASA announced on Wednesday that the first test launches…
Facebook bans Myanmar military groups
Facebook wrote in a Newsroom post today that it has decided to ban four more military groups from Myanmar from their platform. The organizations include the Arakan Army (AA), the…
YouTube CEO admits annual “Rewind” video was “cringey,” makes promises for 2019
YouTube’s CEO Susan Wojcicki admitted that even her kids think Rewind 2018 is “cringey,” in an open letter to YouTube creators. The video had the dishonor of becoming the most…
Facebook now lets users unsend messages
Facebook Messenger has released a long-promised feature – it now lets users unsend messages. We’ve all felt it – that immediately regret after hitting the “send” button. But now, you…
Google built a controversial AI for the Pentagon using gig workers
According to online news publication The Intercept, Google hired gig workers to help in the construction of its controversial AI project for the Pentagon called Project Maven. The workers were…
