January 23, 2020 Tech companies are ‘too big, and we’ve allowed them to exercise monopoly power,’ says House Antitrust chairman David Cicilline Photo By Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images Last week, the House Antitrust Subcommittee held a unique hearing where executives from Sonos, Tile,…
January 23, 2020 23andMe just laid off 100 employees Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images Home DNA-testing company 23andMe is laying off 100 employees, which is around 14 percent of its workforce. The layoffs…
January 23, 2020 Uber is bringing its self-driving cars to Washington, DC Uber’s self-driving cars will soon be jockeying for space on the streets of Washington, DC, with the ride-hailing company announcing it will begin collecting…
January 23, 2020 World Health Organization says it’s too early to declare global emergency over new coronavirus Photo by Getty Images The World Health Organization (WHO) said today that it’s too early to declare an international public health emergency in response…
January 23, 2020 Read the report that concluded Saudi Arabia hacked Jeff Bezos’ phone Photo by Arif Hudaverdi Yaman/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images This week, The Guardian posted a huge story reporting that Saudi Arabia hacked Jeff Bezos’…
January 23, 2020 Switzerland’s drone delivery program to resume after crashes Image: Swiss Post A Switzerland drone delivery service run by the Swiss Post is set to resume on January 27th, following a suspension of…
January 23, 2020 Google launches collaborative game to reveal when I/O 2020 is happening Image: Google Every year, Google launches a game or puzzle that people can play to eventually learn the dates for the company’s annual I/O…
January 23, 2020 Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri was swatted last November Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for WIRED Adam Mosseri, the CEO of Instagram and a longtime Facebook employee, became a target of an anonymous…
January 23, 2020 TikTok’s licensing deal with Merlin will give the platform access to a huge indie music selection Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge TikTok has signed a deal with the digital rights agency Merlin that will give the platform access…
January 23, 2020 Everything you need to know about the new coronavirus in China Photo by VIVEK PRAKASH/AFP via Getty Images Public health experts around the globe are scrambling to understand, track, and contain a new virus that…