Chipmaker Qualcomm is asking U.S. trade regulators to ban iPhone imports, according to a new lawsuit. Apple has allegedly infringed on six of Qualcomm’s patents that improve iPhone battery life, according to Qualcomm. Now Qualcomm wants Apple to pay damages. “Apple continues to use Qualcomm’s technology while refusing to pay for it,” Don Rosenberg, executive […]
Read moreEven some of the tech industry’s most prominent critics of President Donald Trump are opening their checkbooks and donating to Republican lawmakers, as Silicon Valley sets its sights on the 2018 midterm election. With the entire House on next year’s ballot — and about one-third of the U.S. Senate up for a vote, too — […]
Read moreAn employee of German security firm Kromtech uncovered an unprotected WWE database containing more than 3 million users’ personal information, according to a report published Thursday by Forbes. The data was stored on an Amazon server without any username or password protection, Forbes reported, and was accessible to anyone who knew which web address to […]
Read moreNearly a month ago, Mike Roberts gave internet viewers of his Twitch channel total control over a $50,000 stock portfolio he funded. Twitch is a live streaming video platform primarily used to stream video game play. It was acquired by Amazon for $970 million in 2014. The engineer, who works for Amazon, named his trading […]
Read moreCall it a sign of the times. For the first time in the history of the North American Car of the Year, the panel choosing the winner will not be considering a car built by a Detroit automaker. “This is a watershed moment,” said Mark Phelan, auto critic for the Detroit Free Press and president […]
Read moreThe day before the July Fourth holiday, Jamie Horowitz — head of sports programming at Fox Sports — was relieved of his duties overseeing its sports cable assets of FS1, FS2, Fox Deportes and FoxSports.com. The Los Angeles Times reported that it was related to an ongoing investigation into sexual harassment. Horowitz has hired a […]
Read moreStarting today, Uber’s new in-app tipping option is being rolled out in 100 cities in the US and Canada, including major markets like New York City, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. After downloading an updated version of the app, riders will be asked whether they’d like to leave a tip when rating their driver at […]
Read moreGerman police fired water cannon and pepper spray at protesters gathered to demonstrate against a G-20 summit in Hamburg after a group of black-clad demonstrators threw bottles and other objects at riot police. Police expected around 100,000 protesters from around Europe, who say the G-20 has failed to solve many of the issues threatening world […]
Read moreEven though 68 percent of millennials expect an inheritance, only 40 percent of parents will probably leave them one. And while mostly the offspring of the one percent are likely to be among those who will one day inherit their parents’ wealth, not all billionaires’ kids will be so lucky. Many business moguls, such as […]
Read moreGold has rallied 6 percent this year, and as investors weigh mounting geopolitical tensions, one trader is betting nearly $1.5 million on an even bigger rise for the precious metal in the second half. The yellow metal climbed this week as the dollar and stocks slumped as slowing economic data and jitters over North Korea […]
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