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Apple reportedly working on thinner, lighter MacBook Air with MagSafe
Apple Macbook Air Source: Apple Apple is planning to release a new thinner and lighter MacBook Air that will launch in the second half of this year or early next year, according to Bloomberg. The report said Apple will plan to market the device as a higher-end version of the current MacBook Air, which Apple …
DoorDash releases S-1 for IPO, reports $149M in losses through September
DoorDash, the leading food delivery app in the U.S., filed its IPO prospectus with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday. The company will list its shares on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol DASH. DoorDash reported $1.9 billion in revenue for the nine months ended Sept. 30. That’s up from $587 million …
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey says blocking New York Post story was ‘wrong’
Jack Dorsey, CEO of Square Inc., holds an Apple Inc. iPhone while standing outside of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2015. Yana Paskova | Bloomberg | Getty Images Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey on Friday reiterated his apology for how the company handled an unverified New York …
Microsoft Xbox Series X launches Nov. 10 for $500, Series S for $300
Microsoft’s next-generation Xbox Series X console. Microsoft Microsoft on Wednesday announced that its new Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S gaming consoles will be available on Nov. 10. Pre-orders start on Sept. 22. The high-end Xbox Series X will cost $499 while the entry-level Xbox Series S will cost $299. Microsoft will also offer …
TikTok will challenge Trump order banning U.S. transactions, company confirms
The Tencent Holdings Ltd. WeChat and ByteDance Ltd. TikTok app icons are displayed on a smartphone in an arranged photograph taken in Arlington, Virginia, on Friday, Aug. 7, 2020. Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images TikTok plans to sue the Trump administration as early as next week over the president’s executive order banning U.S. …
SpaceX launches, lands Starship prototype rocket in short flight test
SpaceX’s prototype Starship launches in a short first flight test at the company’s facility in Boca Chica, Texas. SpaceX The fifth prototype of SpaceX’s next-generation Starship rocket passed its most critical test yet, taking off and landing in a short flight on Tuesday at the company’s facility in Texas. Starship prototype Serial Number 5, standing …
Might be easier if Microsoft buys all of TikTok
President Donald J. Trump stops to talk to reporters as he walks to board Marine One and depart from the South Lawn at the White House in Washington on July 31, 2020. Jabin Botsford | The Washington Post | Getty Images) President Donald Trump said Monday that it could be easier if Microsoft were to …
Amazon buys self-driving technology company Zoox
Amazon has just taken its boldest step yet into self-driving vehicles, acquiring six-year-old start-up Zoox, the company announced Friday. Amazon said the deal will help bring Zoox’s “vision of autonomous ride-hailing to reality.” Zoox will continue to operate as a standalone business within Amazon, with CEO Aicha Evans and Jesse Levinson, the company’s co-founder and CTO, …
NYC passes bill requiring police to disclose surveillance technology
NYPD Police officers listen as Police Benevolent Association of the City of New York President Pat Lynch and representatives from other NYPD and law enforcement unions holds a news conference at the Icahn Stadium parking lot on June 9, 2020 to address the “current anti-law enforcement environment.” in New York. Timothy A. Clary | AFP …
Amazon bans police use of facial recognition technology for one year
Amazon said on Wednesday that it’s banning use of its facial recognition software by police for one year, as pressure on tech companies builds to respond to the killing of George Floyd by a police officer in Minneapolis. “We’ve advocated that governments should put in place stronger regulations to govern the ethical use of facial …
