Alphabet's Loon just got a big boost from telecoms in its bid to provide high-altitude internet to the world.

Google wants to clear things up for Huawei device users: Google’s apps and services cannot be preloaded on new Huawei devices and are not available due to U.

Terms of service still tend to read like legal alphabet soup, but Google thinks it can do better.

Last week I asked you all to show some love to Sonic’s longtime enemy, Dr.

Do you remember the old Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon from the '80s? Shredder's minions were all featureless humanoid robots, which our heroes could could slice and dice without guilt.

This week on Snapshots, creepy skeeball machines, firing a rocket in Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order, hordes of zombies, a big monster, a destroyed car and a shark from Assassin’s Creed: Odyessy eating someone.

When HQ Trivia abruptly announced it was penniless and shuttering last week, players of the once-viral live game show app wondered what the news meant for any winnings they’d yet to cash in.

A good rule of thumb is to be skeptical of the privacy-forward changes Facebook touts to the public, and to deeply interrogate any of the quieter changes it rolls out behind the scenes since those—surprisingly—often mark the real efforts that the company’s taking to be a little bit less of an invasive shitshow.

Lawsuits, mountains of unsold leggings, and families drowning in debt: the tumultuous story behind a multilevel marketing brand that promised millennial women a pathway to financial freedom.

Ford thinks it has a way to make car insurance more appealing: taking advantage of the data available from connected cars.

YouTube’s homepage will feature ads in support of Donald Trump’s reelection campaign on election day 2020, Bloomberg reported on Thursday.

Twitter announced Friday that it would suspend 70 accounts that posted content in support of Michael Bloomberg’s presidential campaign, first reported by the Los Angeles Times.

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Most Bethesda titles will no longer be part of NVIDIA's GeForce Now game streaming service.

This week we look at the sad, strange death of HQ Trivia, spying app ToTok getting booted from Google Play, an enticing Apple rumor and much more.

Remember Incite, Inc. ? The undoubtedly evil corporation, likely featuring in Westworld’s third season and that sponsored a real panel and got a real website a few months back? Turns out, that website was good for something after all!.

Coca-Cola is a classic soda that has been around for over 120 years.

Evaluating over a million molecules takes four days of computer time.

Financial services startups raised less money in 2019 than they did in 2018 as VC firms looked to back late stage firms and focused on developing markets, a new report has revealed.

At times, it can be hard to tell exactly who “Locke & Key” was made for.

Samsung's coronavirus problems extend beyond people steering clear of phone stores.

Twitter began suspending 70 accounts supporting Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg on Friday, claiming that the accounts violated its rules against “platform manipulation and spam.

Let’s say you’re a toy collector who loves a certain 1980s paranormal comedy, and you want to add some super-articulated figures that are relatively inexpensive to your display.

I’ve played a lot of Red Dead Redemption II and its online multiplayer mode.

Every Pokemon is interesting and worth talking about. I don’t play a ton of Pokemon, but I do enjoy the universe and I love learning more about the creatures in it.

Welcome to Hitting the Books. With less than one in five Americans reading just for fun these days, we've done the hard work for you by scouring the internet for the most interesting, thought provoking books on science and technology we can find and.

Minecraft Earth is a mobile game that released last year and reminded a lot of folks of Pokemon GO.

Priah Ferguson, the actress who plays Erica Sinclair, may have a larger role than ever in the upcoming fourth season of Stranger Things.

As Samsung (re)unveiled its clamshell folding phone last week, I kept seeing the same question pop up amongst my social circles: why? I was wondering the same thing myself, to be honest.

Hello! This week we cut up some giant ships, complain about the long load times in Destiny 2, find a dead body in Animal Crossing, dream about Skate 4, fall in love with a weird Fortnite skin and meet the wonderful Toilet Cat.

As IT managers take the lead with AI, they will find their own departments being the greatest beneficiaries -- from software ideation to maintenance.

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. Just one day after Nvidia announced that GeForce Now crossed 1 million users and teased that more than 1,500 games are sitting in its onboarding queue, the company said that all Bethesda games but one will be removed from the service.

When the mobile-based Minecraft Earth was announced last year, it immediately drew comparisons to Pokémon Go because of its use of augmented reality and location-based activities.

If the world’s population grows to 10 billion by 2050 as projected, the world will need to produce 70 percent more food.

A recurring question I’ve heard from coworkers, seen on Twitter, and been asked in the comments here at Gizmodo is: Who on earth wants a flip phone like the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip or Motorola Razr?.

Hey, good morning! You look fabulous. Last week Motorola's Razr made its big comeback, then there was a rotary cellphone DIY kit, and this week we learned that the old Tiger Electronics handheld games are returning in 2020.

NOAA’s January summary is out, along with its outlook for spring.

Have you ever wondered how often your smart speaker accidentally activates itself? A study from Northeastern University tried to find oiut.

This video depicts one of the most radical evolutions of filmmaking in years.

And there's not much they can do about it.

Got a pair of Apple's AirPods Pro? Here are some quick tips and tricks to help you get the most out of them (including how to double battery life).

What a long, strange trip it's been. From its inaugural release to today, Android has transformed visually, conceptually and functionally — time and time again.

Mike Bloomberg's presidential campaign has been much shorter than his competitors and, so far, much louder.

We've tested A LOT of factory designed and manufactured subwoofers here at Audioholics.

Since last spring, the government's entity list ban against Huawei (and ZTE) has largely prevented US companies from working with them.

Comcast-owned media company NBCUniversal is in "advanced talks" to acquire Vudu from Walmart, according to The Wall Street Journal.

An email that appeared to come from Ukraine’s ministry of health containing false information about coronavirus cases in the country led to a number of violent protests and standoffs with police, reports BuzzFeed News.

Google on Friday evening published a support article meant to clarify the ongoing situation with Huawei.

If you have an account with Slickwraps, you'll want to change your password as soon as possible.

The above picture is of indie rock artist St. Vincent from a recent interview with Variety.

During combat in EVE Online, if the enemy targeted your ship and destroyed it, this was the end of your time in battle.

Canadian authorities are investigating shady face recognition company Clearview AI on the grounds that its scraping of billions of photos from the web might violate privacy laws, Reuters reported on Friday.

On Friday morning, Jeff Sites, a challenger to Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan, didn’t have a blue verification badge on his official Twitter page.

NBCUniversal is in advanced talks to acquire Vudu, the Walmart-owned video service, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Twitch’s policies around content it deems “sexual” are inconsistently applied, but body painting—creating art using one’s face and torso as the canvas—doesn’t run afoul of them.

Sen. Bernie Sanders on Friday responded to a report in the Washington Post stating U.

Now that AT&T spent more than $400 million pulling Friends from Netflix to serve as one of the pillars for its HBO Max streaming service, the WarnerMedia company has also shelled out to get the original cast back together for a reunion special.

Last spring, Electronic Arts canceled a planned spinoff of its popular Star Wars: Battlefront series—the third Star Wars game that the publisher has axed since 2017.

It's a thoughtful, moving, often ribald and funny tale of worlds colliding.

It’s no secret that Amazon’s marketplace is overrun with garbage—literal or otherwise—and that the company struggles and often fails to manage its own massive marketplace that lumps legitimately trustworthy brands and products in with third-party sellers.

The bots are taking over, man. Researchers have found that bots are largely fueling climate denial propaganda on Twitter.

Some of Latin America’s leading venture capital investors are now backing hotel chains.

Russia is interfering in the Democratic primary to help Sen. Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign, US officials reportedly told the Sanders camp according to The Washington Post.

Earlier this week, members of the three-person game studio TurtleBlaze discovered their newest game, Kunai, had been inundated with what they claim were bogus negative scores.

Collecting and using kids' data from educational tools is a no-go, state AG says.

SpaceX is looking to raise around $250 million in new funding according to a new report from CNBC’s Michael Sheetz.

I love my new home automation system. But it didn't come without pain and frustration.

For stats-obsessed kids, last year's release of Hot Wheels ID was a godsend.

Feds say defendant used Amazon servers to wage DDoS attacks that cost the rival campaign.

Reddit’s had its fair share of leakers in the past, with more than a few subreddits dedicated to the task of sharing leaks from video games, movies, tv shows, and the like.

Dreams isn’t just a game. It’s a creativity incubator with endless possibilities.

The new platform is expected to go live in November 2020 as part of a series of innovations introduced by the country's central bank.

Your private WhatsApp group might not be as private as you'd like.

Nvidia’s GeForce Now cloud gaming service has had a somewhat rocky launch since it exited beta earlier this month, and it’s getting even rockier.

Conservation photographer Jennifer Warner visited the Children’s Pool in La Jolla, California on Tuesday in order to photograph the pupping harbor seals that have taken up residence on the beach.

According to a report from Bloomberg, the Trump campaign called dibs on some of the most prized ad space online in the days leading up to the 2020 U.

Star Trek: Picard is a show that takes us further into the franchise’s future than any previous Trek series before it (well, until Discovery takes the crown by a century or nine).

All but ensuring that the American public will not forget who’s running for president on election day, a certain president has bought out YouTube’s masthead space for the days leading up to and on November 3rd, Bloomberg reports.

Exposed databases are all too common, but this one may be more serious than most.

Trump economic report relies on "pseudo-economics. ".

Ethos Capital, the company controversially buying the . org top-level domain, is trying to appease critics with a set of new rules.

Longer passwords, even consisting of simpler words or constructs, are better than short passwords with special characters.

The e-commerce giant said it was joining Libra in hopes of improving commerce on a global scale.

If you're feeling pretty hype about the Tesla Cybertruck but don't have $39,900 to spend on one, maybe Hot Wheels' newest RC vehicle is more your thing.

Loading times and lag have been annoying Destiny 2 players, especially on base PS4 and Xbox One consoles, for some time now, but the game’s latest season has truly pushed the envelope on how much time you spend waiting for things to happen.

Haunted houses may get all the attention, but apartment buildings can give off some mighty terrifying energy, too—whether it’s in the form of something that follows you in, or something that pounces once you’ve signed your lease.

Samsung's second-generation Galaxy Buds are a respectable upgrade.

Samsung's second-generation Galaxy Buds are a respectable upgrade.

There’s no good reason for the nonprofit Internet Society’s Public Interest Registry, which controls .

Stories often have strength because we fill in the gaps. Whenever there’s ambiguity, there’s a chance to speculate and create meaning.

If it's been a while since you played Apex Legends, you may want to take some time to return to the game this weekend.

The finance industry is issuing some of the direst warnings about climate change while funding the industry most responsible for it.

The fate of the 2020 RSA security conference is in question as prominent technology vendors continue to back out.

House Democrats on Thursday revealed they are investigating reports of registered sex offenders across a slew of popular dating apps owned by Match Group, including Tinder, Plenty of Fish, and OkCupid, and are questioning whether Match Group is taking appropriate steps to protect users from sexual violence.

The U. S.. government has shared much more information about changes to the H-1B visa program in recent weeks.

Plenty of people listen to podcasts on their commute and during work, but iHeartMedia is hoping they can squeeze even more podcast consumption into their days -- possibly before they nod off.

Spend enough time on Twitter and you’ll start to discern patterns in the scrolling chaos that feels a little like the internet’s id: the grudges, the feuds, the wet-brained political chatter, and the general flatulences tooted out by otherwise smart people.

If you thought stepping on a Lego Brick was painful, Mattel is about to up the ante with the introduction of Hot Wheels versions of Tesla’s angular, brutalist Cybertruck.

The weekend is for being able to squeeze in one more long run before I do my first half-marathon next week, which I am pretty nervous about! The weekend is also for playing video games while I try not to obsess over feeling unprepared.

The prospect that the new coronavirus, whose outbreak has been so far largely confined to China, could become a pandemic is seeming more likely today.

Nevada’s Democratic caucuses take place this Saturday, and the state may not be ready.

There are times when something is simply too small to tag it with existing technology, and that can be a serious problem when you're trying to fight counterfeits.

Tyler Haney, the founder and chief executive of activewear label Outdoor Voices, has stepped down, according to the Business of Fashion.

Makers of smart speakers have faced criticism for sharing data without consent.

I love eighteenth century composer Frederic Chopin. I love video games.

Star Wars fans know Revenge of the Sith begins with the end of the Clone Wars.

Thanks to Mike Bloomberg, Facebook wants to make it more obvious when paid campaign staffers share posts promoting candidates, CNBC reports.

Hot Wheels will ship you a Cybertruck long before Tesla is likely to make any deliveries on their electric retro-future wheels trapezoid: The toy maker just unveiled two different RC Cybertruck models, including a 1:64 scale model at just $20 – and a much larger 1:10 scale version for $400.

If you have a couple of hours, come learn everything about how Myst came to be.

A few days ago, Andreessen Horowitz’s Martin Casado and Matt Bornstein published an interesting piece digging into the world of artificial intelligence (AI) startups, and, more specifically, how those companies perform as businesses.

Arlo Pro 3 security cameras now support Apple’s HomeKit smart home platform, which lets you manage your gadgets (lights, cameras, etc.

Google’s streaming-based Stadia game service has had a rocky start since it launched last year, but Google has been trying to bolster that with more games.

On Jacquelyn Gill’s first day doing field work at the Siberian permafrost caves during the summer of 2018, a local fossil hunter approached her with a dead bird in his hands.

Invitations to WhatsApp group chats are being indexed by Google, making the invite links —including links to private group chats — discoverable and available to anyone who wants to join, Motherboard reports.

SpaceX founder Elon Musk has been sharing a number of updates about his company’s progress on Starship this week.

The coronavirus outbreak continues to impact the tech industry, Facebook’s Libra Association signs up a new partner and short-form video service Quibi is available for pre-order.

New Play Store policy will make apps justify background location access.

Google has informed developers that it’s about to enforce new restrictions on Android apps that unnecessarily track user location data in the background.

Now that Samsung has officially detailed the new Galaxy S20 series and the phones are two weeks away from hitting store shelves, retailers like Amazon are trying to entice consumers to buy the devices ahead of time with pre-order promotions.

State Dept. overruled health experts amid unexpected test results, report says.

The man reportedly "regarded [the loss] as punishment for his own stupidity.

I have a love-hate relationship with my iPhone. I love the hardware, Apple’s attention to detail in iOS, and the quality of apps that developers have created.

The Verge’s flagship podcast, The Vergecast, was split up into three parts this week: we cover the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip review, a streaming wars update, and the upcoming Android 11.

Nvidia’s cloud gaming service may have spent years incubating in beta, but it seems the wait was worth it.

Jumping into a game like League of Legends is not for the faint of heart.

Mangrove Capital Partners’ co-founder and CEO Mark Tluszcz is brimming with enthusiasm for what’s coming down the pipe from health tech startups.

This week, a study that had suggested using e-cigarettes could increase the risk of heart attack was retracted, following an investigation by the journal’s editors that deemed its findings “unreliable.

Pixar's clever appropriation of D&D, fantasy lore is anchored by a memorable story.

By Signe Brewster This post was done in partnership with Wirecutter.

With all the hazards and issues found on previous foldable phones, it’d be hard to blame anyone for writing off flexible screen tech completely.

With houses that fly, rats that cook, and toys that talk, Pixar’s films always have incredibly imaginative stories.

Moscow is using facial recognition technology to enforce a quarantine on thousands of people who arrived in Russia from China, over fears of the new coronavirus that has killed over 2,000 people worldwide, according to a new report from the Moscow Times.

The request for documentation digs into everything about Ring's deals with cops.

TechCrunch Sessions: Robotics+AI brings together a wide group of the ecosystem’s leading minds on March 3 at UC Berkeley.

iHeartMedia, the radio station company that’s pushed into podcasts, is now getting into the books business.

Occasionally, sharing a piece of work you’re proud of on the internet can lead to good things (not just other people stealing your creation) as Brazilian graphic designer Warleson Oliveira discovered when Mattel reached out to turn his gorgeous, minimalist UNO deck design into an actual product.

AT&T's mandatory-arbitration clause is illegal in California, court rules.

Even with a glass screen, it’s just a curiosity.

To date, every foldable you could buy has been the subject of at least some drama.

Google will also update Android's location access permission prompt (again).

North Dakota approved the expansion of the Dakota Access Pipeline on Wednesday.

But that number likely includes a lot of free trial lookie-loos.

Sidewalk Labs will have to cede more ground on its vision for Quayside, a planned smart neighborhood in Toronto.

The valley has indeed grown rather plentiful.

DSP Concepts — a startup whose Audio Weaver software is used by companies as varied as Tesla, Porsche, GoPro and Braun Audio — is announcing that it’s raised $14.

By now you’ve probably heard about the disappearing-profile bug in this month’s Win10 1903 and 1909 cumulative update.

Two crucial things happened in the camera world in 2019: mirrorless cameras took over from DSLRs and the industry as a whole had its worst year in a decade.

Since 2006, the average annual fee increase has been less than 5 percent.

Preorders for Samsung’s latest phones, the Galaxy S20 series, went up at 12:01AM ET this morning.

An audit from the State of California reveals that license plate tracking by law enforcement seems a touch wayward.

Amazon is removing listings for any products that claim to prevent, treat or cure the coronavirus, CNBC reports.

Apple won a temporary restraining order against a man who allegedly stalked and harassed CEO Tim Cook and other company executives.

One of the big weaknesses of many enterprise collaboration solutions is that they aren’t always good at letting employees work with external parties.

Mattel has announced a Hot Wheels-branded remote-controlled version of Tesla’s Cybertruck.

After eBay, Visa, Stripe, and other high-profile departures, the Libra Association scored a win today with the addition of Shopify.

Work on Tesla's German Gigafactory is back on. The company received permission from the Higher Administrative Court of Berlin-Brandenburg to continue clearing 91 hectares of forest in preparation for its fourth factory, where it plans to build batter.

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One of last year’s most popular Pokémon toys was Wicked Cool Toys’ My Partner Pikachu, a tiny, touch-sensitive plastic pal.

Update 2/21: The Galaxy S20 is now available for preorder. Check out the best deals here.

For those of you who have been counting the days until you could preorder a Galaxy S20, the wait is finally over.

I really wanted to like the original Galaxy Buds. They're some of the best-designed true wireless earbuds I tested last year.

While the broader SaaS category has seen huge valuation gains in recent quarters, Dropbox has not.

If you love slathering everything from french fries, to canned tuna fish, to BLT sandwiches in mayonnaise, but don’t always have the energy to squeeze a bottle, Japan has once again come to the aid of the lazy with packages of sliced mayonnaise that are as easy to use as sliced cheese.

Augmented reality is seen as a boon for the workplace of the future because it would allow co-workers to collaborate remotely using digital avatars and 3D virtual objects that can be viewed and manipulated in real-time during a meeting.

In today’s digital age, it sometimes feels like hardware has taken a back seat to the software that drives our devices.

Get a look at Phil Lord and Chris Miller’s next animated movie, Connected.

Do you need a case for your AirPods case? Perhaps not, but the accessory accessories are increasingly popular, whether your personal style extends to crocheting or leather.

There are the standard ways you can protect your Google account—choosing a strong password, setting up two-factor authentication (2FA)—and then there’s the top tier, the Advanced Protection Program.

"This is very rapid iteration. ".

Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines.

Microsoft's open-source code-sharing platform's latest report places freedom of expression above all else.

Robotics and automation tools are now foundational parts of warehouses and manufacturing facilities around the world.

While DC handles Batman’s comic book adventures, the folks at IDW Games are in charge of turning the caped crusader’s animated adventures into tabletop crimefighting (or crime doing) for one to five players.

The new Trojan is attacking organizations across Southeast Asia.

The Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra pre-orders launch today and before shelling out at least $1,400 you will want to take a peek at our first look.

Like all things related to popular K-pop boy band BTS, pandemonium broke out online yesterday when the group debuted a clip of their new single on TikTok, only for part of the app to stop working in response.

Autonomous air mobility company Volocopter has added to the Series C funding round it announced in September 2019.

In the Philippines, the coconut tree is called the tree of life due to its many uses and central role in the country’s economy.

Peloton users on iPhones and iPads can now play their workout videos on a bigger Chromecast-powered screen.

In a reversal, Google now warns app can spy on texts, recordings, photos, and other data.

5G tests of Dell’s first 5G-ready Latitude notebook reached speeds nearly 20 times faster than 4G.

A new industry alliance led by Alphabet’s Loon high-altitude balloon technology company and SoftBank’s HAPSMobile stratospheric glider subsidiary aims to work together on standards and tech related to deploying network connectivity using high-altitude delivery mechanisms.

The coronavirus outbreak could result in at least a 3. 3% drop — and as high as a 9% dip — in the volume of PCs that will ship globally this year, research firm Canalys reported Thursday evening in its revised projections to clients.

Google is placing new restrictions on which Android apps can track your location in the background, with a new review process that will check whether an app definitely needs access to the data.

And some Oracle employees walk out over Larry Ellison's fundraiser for President Trump.

A lawsuit filed in New Mexico alleges the free devices are serving a nefarious purpose -- data collection without parental consent.

Cloud storage is a wonderful way to extend limited hard disk or SSD space on your computer to an accessible internet-reachable location.

Hey, good morning! You look fabulous. So what's the good news? Hasbro finally showed off the $60 animatronic Baby Yoda most of us have been waiting for, our video review of the Galaxy Z Flip is ready for you to watch (spoiler: the best foldable phon.

Looking for a tough Android smartphone? The DOOGEE S68 Pro can take anything you can throw at it (or throw it against).

Earlier this week, the FCC successfully defeated Mozilla's attempt to undo the commission's repeal of net neutrality.

A ride to the Moon for under $10 million? That's quite a price.

Low powered lasers could enable the autonomous revolution we've been waiting for.

Japan has brought the world some truly delicious treats, but one of the best of all has to be meron pan (melon bread).

The U. S.. State Department overruled the advice of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), choosing to bring 14 Americans who were infected with the new coronavirus back from Japan, according to the Washington Post.

Work at the site can proceed, despite environmental complaints.

February might be the cold doldrums of winter, where important tech news is sparser than sun and green grass, but that doesn’t mean there’s nothing of note going on.

Microsoft starts rolling out its new-look icons this week, starting with Mail and Calendar.

It's not surprising that a VFX-heavy show like The Mandalorian uses digital sets, even though it also relies heavily on practical, in-camera effects.

This high-tech set up lets you grow delicious herbs and leafy greens indoors all year 'round.

In a somewhat unusual move for Apple, the company has joined the Fast IDentity Online (FIDO) Alliance, an authentication standards group dedicated to replacing passwords with another, faster and more secure method for logging into online services and apps.

President of the company calls the IT department to ask how to recall an email message, reports a pilot fish in the loop.

In 2017 Corsair put out the most ostentatious keyboard I’d ever seen, the K95 RGB Platinum.

Among the cases we saw at CES, Cooler Master’s MB311L was one of several that particularly caught our attention.

As of Tuesday, Michael Bloomberg had spent $233 million on digital and television ads.

With its new high-performance tower system, Apple is targeting professional users once again.

A press render claiming to be LG’s unannounced V60 ThinQ has been published by Android Headlines, showing a handset with a small teardrop notch, a dedicated Google Assistant button, and a gold frame.

Microsoft also makes Threat Protection bundle generally available.

Preparation work for Tesla’s Gigafactory near Berlin can continue, less than a week after work had to be paused due to concerns raised by local environmental activists, Bloomberg reports.

Google Webpass is now known as Google Fiber Webpass in all the cities where the wireless gigabit internet service is available.

Tier, the European e-scooter rentals startup that operates in 55 cities across 11 countries, has topped up its funding for the second time in four months.

While Google doesn't seem to care much about Wear OS, manufacturers continue to offer alternatives to a Samsung Tizen watch.

Some thought this day would never arrive, but here we are: after years away, thinking it was gone for good, The Clone Wars has returned.

Eligible social entrepreneurs will be given access to technology, education, customers, and grants.

Uber is back in Colombia after finding an "alternative" means to be able to legally operate in the country.

Both Labor and Australia's Independent National Security Legislation Monitor have proposed judicial approvals before cops and spooks can access encrypted communications, but the Department of Home Affairs isn't keen.

Electriphi, a provider of charging management and fleet monitoring software for electric vehicles, has joined the scrum of startups looking to provide services to the growing number of electric vehicle fleets in the U.

Tock, a nine-year-old, Chicago-based culinary reservation service, has never had the kind of brand-recognition that other companies in the space have enjoyed, from publicly traded OpenTable to Resy, the New York-based company that was founded in 2014 and acquired last year for undisclosed terms by American Express.

It also sees identity verification as the biggest value of the Consumer Data Right.

We're just about a month out from the launch of Half Life: Alyx on March 23rd, and like so many other things, it is seeing some impact from the coronavirus outbreak.

The space features multiple environment sensors, free Wi-Fi, and charging ports.

It is the first time a non-executive director has been chosen to head Samsung Electronics' board.

We’ve been dropping into the Australian startup scene increasingly over the years as the ecosystem has been building at an increasingly faster pace, most notably at our own TechCrunch Battlefield Australia in 2017.

The Trump administration just sided with Oracle in its legal battle with Google.

The telco's mobile, pay TV, and broadband businesses all earned less in 2019 compared to the year prior.

Last year, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds started allowing PS4 and Xbox One players to square off against one another.

Cameo is a delightful app. You can pay D-list celebrities—the tier of folks you’d watch on The Masked Singer or some other ridiculous reality show—to record personalized videos for you and your friends.

Esports, video games and the innovations that enable them now occupy a central space in the cultural and commercial fabric of the tech world.

Tonight, let’s take a look behind the scenes at some of the concept art that went into the creation of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, one of the most Star Warsy-lookin’ games of all time.

Quibi’s apps are now available for preorder on the App Store and Play Store, and they give a look at how the mobile streaming app might actually work when it launches on April 6th (via TechCrunch).

One of the questions I frequently ask startup founders is how much they’re spending on security.

The latest Street Fighter V patch finally addresses one of the game’s most prevalent problems: shoddy online multiplayer.

Facebook may have stopped listening to and transcribing Messenger voice chats, but it still needs voice recordings to improve its speech recognition technology.

Following the Iowa caucus app mishap which fried the votes on computer and left us all confused about the official results, the Nevada State Democratic Party has planned for all eventualities and unleashed a 143-slide instruction manual for caucus volunteers.

The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) handles IT and telecommunications support for the White House and military troops.

Dune is an experience so broken I don’t even know where to begin.

Several companies rolled out electric pickups in 2019. Tesla’s Cybertruck got most of the attention, but don’t sleep on General Motors and Ford — bringing electric pickups to market is critical for the viability of electric vehicles.

Mashing the Facebook share or like buttons on defamatory content as well as anti-Semitic propaganda or other far-right drivel could amount to a crime in Switzerland as a result of a ruling in Swiss Federal Court this week.

The plans are not final, but they would make for a radical change in strategy.

Got your sights set on attending TC Sessions: Mobility 2020 on May 14 in San Jose? Spend the day with 1,000 or more like-minded founders, makers and leaders across the startup ecosystem.

Yesterday, Samsung announced that the Galaxy Flip Z sold out online.

As platforms prepare for the upcoming 2020 election season, Twitter and Facebook are divided on whether a video posted by the Mike Bloomberg presidential campaign would violate their policies on manipulated media.

Today on Highlight Reel we have decapitating VR lightsabers, leg spawns, sudden combustion, fantastic creations in Dreams and much more!.

With most of the regulatory and legal hurdles out of the way -- approval from the California Public Utilities Commission is still needed -- T-Mobile and Sprint announced an amended version of their agreement to merge.

Twitch debuted a new extension for the League of Legends community this week, allowing viewers to keep track of streamers by displaying details on their overall performance in matches and how they use their favorite champions.

March 2 is the planned launch date for SpaceX’s 20th ISS resupply mission, which is bringing the usual supplies and goodies, plus a payload of interesting experiments from partners and paying customers.

Every day, Macworld brings you the essential daily news and other info about all things Apple.

Russia is already interfering in the 2020 campaign to help President Donald Trump toward reelection, according to a briefing given to the bipartisan House Intelligence Committee last week.

Nintendo showed off its latest first-party title, Animal Crossing: New Horizons, this morning, and the reception was mostly good.

During the days when Snapchat’s popularity was booming, investors thought the company would become the anchor for a new Los Angeles technology scene.

Uncharted won't be the only well-known game franchise receiving a movie adaptation in the near future.