Recently, while on my way to the University of Pittsburgh’s campus, I made a quick “Pittsburgh left” – taking a left turn just as the light turns green – while facing a driverless car. Instead of jolting forward or honking – as some human drivers would be tempted to do – the car allowed me […]
Read moreApple’s capital return program will get much larger, according to one Wall Street firm. UBS reiterated its buy rating for Apple shares, saying the recently passed tax reform bill will free up new funds for the company’s shareholder return program. “Apple clearly is a beneficiary of overseas cash repatriation,” analyst Steven Milunovich wrote in a […]
Read moreJames Damore, the Google engineer who was fired after his internal memo criticizing the company’s diversity efforts went viral, has filed a proposed class action lawsuit against the company. Damore’s original memo, which was leaked this fall, criticized Google’s “left leaning” culture and argued that women in engineering were paid less than men because of […]
Read moreToyota unveiled a new take on the “mobility” concept at CES on Monday. Company president Akio Toyoda revealed the “e-Palette,” an electric, self-driving vehicle that when launched will apparently be a combination deli, pizza delivery, retail shop, and ride-hailing service. “It is an open, flexible platform easily adapted to suit a range of uses, including […]
Read moreApple just released a security patch for iPhones and iPads — this time in response to the “Spectre” vulnerability that first made headlines last week. The company issued an update for the “Meltdown” vulnerability last week, but you still need to update again to the latest iOS to avoid the numerous security gaps that affect […]
Read moreInvestors are buzzing over a report that speculated on the size of Seagate’s early investments in cryptocurrency company Ripple and now Wall Street is weighing in. “Seagate is up sharply this morning as investors react to Seagate’s stake in Ripple Labs, creator and developer of the namesake cryptocurrency ‘Ripple’ (XRP),” RBC Capital analyst Amit Daryanani […]
Read moreThe Tesla boss and billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk dropped a few bits of entertaining intrigue over the weekend: He says Tesla will build out one of the electronic vehicle charging stations in Los Angeles like an old drive-in movie theater. “Gonna put an old school drive-in, roller skates & rock restaurant at one of the […]
Read moreOn Saturday two major Apple shareholders sent a request to Apple, insisting the tech giant take action to address the growing concern that the iPhone is addictive and that overuse could cause “long-term consequences.” And medical experts say it’s steadily going to get worse as technology gets faster and smarter, fueling the need for this […]
Read moreGoPro has hired J.P. Morgan Chase to help it seek a potential sale, according to people familiar with the matter. J.P. Morgan helped underwrite GoPro’s initial public offering in 2014. No sale is assured, said the people, who asked not to be named because the discussions are private. It’s unclear if there is an interested […]
Read moreFacebook M, the text-based virtual assistant that used human workers to train an artificial intelligence system, is ending the human-assisted part of the service after two and a half years. The human-enhanced version of M, which was available through a bot on Facebook Messenger, only ever became available to about 2,000 people living in California. […]
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