September 5, 2018 Uber gives drivers emergency button and conceals passenger locations Uber has added more safety features for passengers and drivers in the last few months, like alerts for trusted contacts and a button to…
September 5, 2018 Justice Department will meet with states about tech companies allegedly ‘stifling’ ideas Following today’s Senate committee hearing with Jack Dorsey and Sheryl Sandberg, the Justice Department has released an unexpected statement. The agency says it will…
September 5, 2018 Not all popular YouTubers are raking in cash for their videos A successful YouTuber’s income often comes from a variety of sources: merch, ticket sales for touring or shows, brand deals, and of course, ad…
September 5, 2018 Twitter is considering a transparency report on suspended accounts As part of his testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee today, in a hearing titled "Foreign Influence Operations' Use of Social Media Platforms," Twitter…
September 5, 2018 Bernie Sanders introduces ‘Stop BEZOS’ bill to tax Amazon for underpaying workers Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) have introduced a Senate bill that would tax companies like Amazon and Walmart for the…
September 5, 2018 Comcast adds three more ESPN networks to Xfinity X1 Comcast is bringing three new ESPN networks to Xfinity X1 just in time for the college football season. ESPN3, ACC Network Extra and SEC…
September 5, 2018 ‘IMAX Enhanced’ promises the highest quality 4K in your living room Today, IMAX announced a new program called IMAX Enhanced, which was launched in partnership with DTS. It's a certification and licensing program that will…
September 5, 2018 Season 2 of Netflix’s Iron Fist recognizes that Danny Rand is the worst thing about the show At the end of season 1 of Netflix’s Marvel series Iron Fist, Rand Enterprises partner Joy Meachum (Jessica Stroup) and master martial artist Davos…
September 5, 2018 More people are taking Facebook breaks and deleting the app from their phones The Facebook exodus among young people is real, and disenchantment with the leading social media platform is extending to older users, too. According to…
September 5, 2018 Google launches new search engine to help scientists find the datasets they need Google’s goal has always been to organize the world’s information, and its first target was the commercial web. Now, it wants to do the…