Epic Games today announced that it’s going to offer up the underlying software infrastructure and tools used to run its massive, cross-platform hit Fortnite to other game developers for free.

Google is launching a new feature for Android phones today through its Play Store app marketplace that will let anyone donate to a number of US nonprofits, with 100 percent of the donation going to the chosen organization.

On a party-line vote, the FCC today approved a controversial measure that gives mobile phone carriers more power over text messages.

LG has announced new 17-inch and 14-inch laptops as the latest additions to its lightweight Gram lineup.

Today Nvidia is releasing version 7. 2 of its software for the Shield Android TV box, which continues to receive strong support more than three years on from its initial release.

On Tuesday, Google CEO Sundar Pichai testified before the House Judiciary Committee, after months of escalating pressure.

The rate of progress in the field of artificial intelligence is one of the most hotly contested aspects of the ongoing boom in teaching computers and robots how to see the world, make sense of it, and eventually perform complex tasks both in the physical realm and the virtual one.

Russian accessory maker Caviar is known for strapping impractical gold-plated objects onto the backs of iPhones, like a gold-trimmed solar charging panel.

Algoriddim has announced the next generation of its DJ software for iOS called Djay.

Employees working in Amazon’s new Staten Island fulfillment center have announced their intention to unionize, reports Bloomberg.

How do you choose which emoji skin tone to use? This week on Why’d You Push That Button, Vox’s Kaitlyn Tiffany and I discuss the five emoji skin tones (not counting the default gold option) and how people decide which color best represents them.

At an Architecture Day event hosted this week, Intel articulated an unusually lucid strategy for its development of future processors, most of which will revolve around fragmenting the various elements of a modern CPU into individual, stackable “chiplets.

Google CEO Sundar Pichai testified in front of the House Judiciary Committee today, and lawmakers peppered him with everything from allegations of bias against conservatives to questions about location data.

Police in Jersey City have been placing fake Amazon packages outside people’s homes to catch thieves, reports the Associated Press.

In case you missed the few opportunities around Black Friday to find the Apple HomePod for $249 — $100 off of its usual price — here’s another one.

A building on Facebook’s Menlo Park campus, which houses both Instagram and Facebook employees, has been evacuated Tuesday night after a reported bomb threat.

Skullcandy announced the launch of its first truly wireless earbuds today, called the Skullcandy Push.

Meng Wanzhou, one of Huawei’s top executives and the eldest daughter of the company’s founder/CEO, will be released on bail and kept under tight monitoring over bank fraud allegations, a Canadian court ruled today.

Meng Wanzhou, one of Huawei’s top executives and the eldest daughter of the company’s founder/CEO, will be released on bail and kept under tight monitoring over bank fraud allegations, a Canadian court ruled today.

Hertz announced Tuesday that it is going to lean on facial recognition and fingerprint verification technology to speed up the rental process at airports.

From Pizzagate to QAnon, YouTube has a serious problem with conspiracy theories.

Sometimes a single phone number isn’t enough — if you need to go abroad, for example, or need separate business and personal numbers, two is definitely better than one.

The newest version of Firefox for desktop and Android, version 64, is out today and it comes with a few nifty features for more intensive tab and extension use.

In any congressional hearing about technology, at least a few lawmakers will use Silicon Valley executives as their own personal tech support staff.

Online food delivery app Deliveroo has opened its first brick-and-mortar location in Hong Kong, as reported by CNBC.

Questioning Google CEO Sundar Pichai for the first time, House lawmakers could have hammered on any number of controversies.

Like Apple, Google has been slowly building out a suite of mobile and wearable health features to turn our phones and smartwatches into the center of fitness and wellness regimens.

Instagram is testing new Creator Accounts that will give high-profile influencers and celebrities the ability to filter direct messages and offer more in-depth analytics over their follower counts.

Puma is rereleasing a limited run of its 1986 RS-Computer running shoe, which had a computer chip built into its chunky heel module to record distance, time, and calories.

Coffee Meets Bagel, a dating app that’s raised roughly $20 million from outside investors, is completely overhauling its mobile app for the first time to introduce a fresher look and the option for users to comment on specific parts of a profile, like a photo or bio.

I have a confession to make. On a recent episode of Workflow, I went on camera to recommend the Halide camera app.

In a House Judiciary Committee hearing today, Google CEO Sundar Pichai was asked to explain why a Google image search for “idiot” turned up pictures of Donald Trump — and whether that was a case of intentional bias.

Google Lens, the search giant’s visual identification tool, can now be accessed directly from within the Google app on iOS (via 9to5Google).

Last week, after pausing work on the app several months ago, Google announced its plans to shut down Allo at the end of March.

Giphy updated its iOS app to include a new sticker-making tool and a keyboard extension you can incorporate into texts.

MakerBot is announcing a new printer that’s more polished (and more expensive) than most of its earlier products.

Vivo has announced its followup to one of the most head-turning phones of 2018, the Nex.

Other than LG and its focus on audiophile-grade output, there’s been no stauncher defender of the headphone jack than Samsung.

Not content to end the year with just three different 6T options, OnePlus has announced a new special edition of the phone co-branded with storied automotive racing company McLaren.

A week ago, I looked at some of the early reporting around how the Yellow Vest protests in France had been organized on, and perhaps amplified by, Facebook and its family of apps.

The McLaren OnePlus 6T has just been made official at an event hosted in McLaren’s headquarters, where the luxury automaker and the budget-friendly smartphone company inaugurated the start of their brand partnership.

LG has announced a “capsule-based craft beer system,” because nothing says “craft” more than easy one-button operation.

Infinity Blade, the medieval fighting / role-playing mobile game series from Epic Games, is no more, as the developer has removed all three entries in the franchise from Apple’s App Store.

Dozens of human rights groups signed on to an open letter today protesting Google’s plans for China, as CEO Sundar Pichai is scheduled to testify before a House committee tomorrow.

Sony’s PlayStation Classic has a lot of issues that extend well beyond its debatably lackluster bundled game list.

There are two kinds of people in the world: those who play Super Smash Bros.

The Apple store in Bordeaux, France, was robbed and damaged on Saturday night by “yellow vest” protesters during mass street riots, as reported by ABC News.

Alt-right commentator and Proud Boys founder Gavin McInnes is now banned from YouTube for “multiple third-party claims of copyright infringement,” according to the company.

Xiaomi has three new products coming to the US — and, unfortunately, none of them are phones.

Instagram has added a voice messaging feature to its Direct messages.

Samsung is getting criticized by hypebeasts everywhere after it claimed to be collaborating with Supreme; in reality, it partnered with a Supreme rip-off.

Google+ has suffered another data leak, and Google has decided to shut down the consumer version of the social network four months earlier than it originally planned.

Alexa has been able to tell you the opening hours and phone numbers of local businesses since July, but a recent update means it can now actually place a call on your behalf.

Amazon’s new Kindle Paperwhite is its best e-reader yet, with its IPX8 water resistance being reason enough for some to take the plunge.

A unique design doesn’t make LG’s latest smartwatch a winner.

Qualcomm just scored a major victory in its ongoing legal battle with Apple: the chipmaker won a preliminary injunction from a Chinese court that would ban the sale and import of many of Apple’s recent iPhone models in China, including the iPhone 6S, 6S Plus, 7, 7 Plus, 8, 8 Plus, and X, via Axios.

GoPro announced on Monday that it plans to move “most of its US-bound camera production” out of China by summer 2019 as a result of the ongoing trade war between the two countries.

Should you buy a Walmart gaming PC?.

Google launched its personalized For You section of recommendations in Google Maps on Android back in June, and today, it announced a big expansion for the feature: it’s launching for the first time on iOS in over 40 countries and expanding to over 130 new countries on Android.

Whether you’re applying to law school, are a lawyer, or just have a great love for the show Suits, it might interest you to know that the LSAT is going digital next year and the chosen tablets are Microsoft’s Surface Go.

Amazon is reportedly planning to bring its cashier-less Amazon Go retail stores to London, according to The Telegraph.

Following hot on the heels of today’s Honor View 20 tease, Samsung has announced a phone of its own that’ll make use of its new Infinity-O display.

Microsoft’s new Chromium-based Edge browser intends to support existing Chrome extensions, a member of the software’s development team has confirmed on Reddit (via Thurrott).

Sony and Samsung both announced 48-megapixel image sensors designed for smartphones earlier this year, and we’re starting to hear details of the first devices to make use of the massive pixel counts.

Soulja Boy is stepping back from “cranking it,” and pivoting to an entirely new field this week: selling his own video game consoles and refurbished tech accessories.

Google and Levi’s Jacquard smart jacket has introduced a new function designed to stop you from mistakenly leaving your phone behind, as spotted by Android Police.

I have never been too interested in the art of crochet, nor have I ever wanted a pair of AirPods.

Last year, Amazon began adding Audible to its Kindle Oasis, the entry-level Kindle, and the latest Paperwhite, allowing users to listen to their audiobook library, provided they had a set of Bluetooth headphones.

Google is offering yet another discount on the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL, its latest flagship smartphones known for their impressive cameras — particularly in the dark.

Jia Yueting, the CEO and a co-founder of troubled EV startup Faraday Future, has a notorious history with money.

The federal government is now looking into faked comments posted to the FCC’s website during last year’s public comment period on the agency’s plans to roll back net neutrality internet protections.

Governments and private companies are deploying AI systems at a rapid pace, but the public lacks the tools to hold these systems accountable when they fail.

Kevin Hart is a popular comedian and actor who, until Friday morning, was scheduled to be the host of the 2019 Academy Awards.

After years of facing suspicion from US authorities, Huawei is now standing trial for fraud.

Apple has released the first Beddit sleep tracker since acquiring the Finnish company in 2017, via CNET.

Xiaomi showed off a 5G version of its latest flagship phone, the Mi Mix 3, at a conference in China this week.

Apple has acquired artist development startup Platoon, reports TechCrunch.

Essential has acquired CloudMagic, pairing the struggling smartphone maker with the company behind the shut-down email app Newton, it confirmed to TechCrunch today.

Google is bringing its Smart Reply feature to Hangouts Chat for G Suite, its workplace messaging platform.

The FCC said today that it will investigate whether “major carriers” provided inaccurate information on their coverage areas as the agency determined where to send funds for rural broadband.

In a developer blog post published today, Alexa AI director of applied science Ruhi Sarikaya detailed the advances in machine learning technologies that have allowed Alexa to better understand users through contextual clues.

Pour one out for Android 4. 0, aka Ice Cream Sandwich: Google announced today that it’s dropping support for Ice Cream Sandwich for future Play Service API releases, meaning updates for apps on the older version of Android will likely be few and far between, via 9to5Google.

Amazon’s cashier-less Go stores have been slowly rolling out across the country, but the retail giant may be setting its sights on a different area for its next expansion: airports, according to a report from Reuters.

Yesterday, Walmart announced its plans to buy Art. com, a specialty e-retailer of art, posters, and wall decor.

Sony, Bose, Bowers & Wilkins, Beats, and a whole lot more.

On Monday, Tumblr announced that it’s removing all adult content from its site on December 17th.

Sophisticated facial-recognition technology is at the heart of many of China’s more dystopian security initiatives.

Ericsson has confirmed that a fault with its software was the source of yesterday’s massive network outage, which took millions of smartphones offline across the UK and Japan and created issues in almost a dozen countries.

Qualcomm’s new, purpose-built Snapdragon 8cx is the company’s chance to finally power a Windows laptop worth buying.

A recent update to Facebook’s Community Guidelines worried some users that the company was placing strict new limits on discussing sex and sexual orientation — but Facebook says users have little reason to worry.

The Federal Trade Commission’s top consumer protection official is prohibited from handling the cases involving 120 different companies, including Facebook, Twitter, Microsoft, and Uber, according to financial disclosure documents published by Public Citizen today.

Tumblr will ban all NSFW and adult-oriented content by December 17th.

Qualcomm announced today that it’s working with Mozilla to bring a compatible version of Firefox to Snapdragon-powered Windows computers.

A new report highlights the way big tech companies collect data on children.

You’ll soon be able to listen to an audio news playlist curated by Google Assistant to inform you on the topics you’re interested in.

The “X” stands for “extreme. ” That’s what Qualcomm’s marketing department wants you to think about the new Snapdragon 8cx.

Microsoft has always used pop-ups, notifications, and warning signs to sway people away from installing Chrome on Windows 10.

Microsoft is moving its Edge Windows browser to Google’s open source Chromium rendering engine.

Verizon has announced a new discount for emergency first responders.

In an effort to reduce gender bias in its translations, Google Translate will now show gender-specific translations for some languages.