o

Liberty Global enters new joint venture to further compete in U.K.

The company is partnering with a Spanish multinational telecommunications company.




o

Opinion: Responsible AI starts with higher education

Michael Quinn – Dean, College of Science and Engineering, Seattle University “This new algorithm will need a lot of pictures of people. What if we use a morgue so we don’t have to worry about consent?” Although this is a fictitious example, modern-day tech workers often face similar questions. Why? Because the rise of artificial intelligence based on machine learning has created a new class of sociotechnical challenges. Now is the time for industry and universities to acknowledge these…




o

Why Charles Schwab is gobbling up a failed Bay Area company’s technology

The San Francisco brokerage is bringing its financial firepower and sizeable client base to one of the hottest investment trends.




o

Lime lands $170M investment and third CEO in three years

Lime landed a $170 million investment round led by Uber and also promoted one of its top executives as CEO, Lime said Thursday. Under the deal, Lime will take over ownership of Uber’s scooter and bike business JUMP and the two companies will feature each other’s app on their respective service, Lime said.  San Francisco-based Lime also promoted its global head of operations and strategy Wayne Ting as CEO. Ting joined Lime in 2018 and previously spent five years at Uber as its Northern California…




o

New remote medical norms land in San Francisco digital health firm's wheelhouse

Omada Health founder and CEO Sean Duffy had an a-ha moment about digital health when he saw his mother start asking her doctor for FaceTime appointments. “That’s when I realized we are in a different world right now,” he said.




o

Bay Area data storage company ordered to return $10M PPP loan

A publicly traded San Jose video data storage company with a market value of almost $171 million is one of five companies that were ordered Friday to return loans they received through the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program.




o

Prepare for liftoff: NASA deals have pushed Aerojet Rocketdyne to grow

The win means new, steady work for the company's Puget Sound region site at a time the region is losing tens of thousands of layoffs in aerospace manufacturing.




o

Redfin is shifting its focus from iBuying to this less risky business venture

Redfin launched this service in late 2017, just after creating RedfinNow, but has struggled to create the software and on-demand operations until now.




o

Podcast: This is what 50 sounds like

Veteran tech journalists Mike Malone and Scott Budman celebrate their 50th episode in the latest installment of their podcast, The Silicon Insider. This week, the topics include: Not every company is suffering these days: consider the video game industry. Game companies from our remote past – Electronic Arts? Activision? Zynga? – are enjoying spectacular profits, stock prices and usage as bored and quarantined Millennials revisit their past. And don’t even ask about Peloton: every 1 percenter…




o

KC business leaders, companies lead effort to do widespread Covid-19 contact tracing

A group of area executives who helped bring 50,000 Covid-19 test kits to the area have been searching the world for the best ideas in contact tracing. The search led back to Kansas City.




o

Here is Sanya Malhotra's take on her distinctive experience on shooting for an upcoming film!




o

When Krushna Abhishek turned into Remo and Malaika on THIS show




o

THIS was Rithvik Dhanjani's weight before he became an actor




o

Taapsee on importance of teachers in one's life




o

Siblings Neha and Tony Kakkar collaborate on new song




o

Big B reveals the 'Bhoothnath' connect in 'Agneepath'




o

Saumya Tandon of Bhabiji Ghar Par Hain fame distributes masks




o

Money Heist actor Ajay Jethi wants THESE Bollywood stars to be part of the Indian version




o

Asim Riaz's picture with his mom is full of love




o

There will be a complete new pattern of shoots: Sharad Malhotra on life after the lockdown




o

Mahhi Vij threatens to throw Jay Bhaunshali out of the house




o

When Karan Johar and Ekta Kapoor were all set to marry each other




o

Ranveer Singh's lockdown look will take your breath away




o

She has done such beautiful scenes: Shweta Tiwari on daughter Palak




o

I got into character and didn’t know where to stop: Gulki Joshi on Zee Theatre’s Purush




o

Ravi Dubey and Sargun's building to be sealed?




o

Karan Tacker achieves a milestone




o

Social distancing is going to be a challenge: Sayantani Ghosh




o

Every day is Mother’s Day for me: Mohsin Khan




o

Shopify's new app makes it easier for merchants to sell on Pinterest

Pinterest is continuing its push to be a major online shopping destination through a new partnership with Shopify, which will make it easier for merchants to attract new customers and boost sales. Through a new app, Shopify merchants can now upload c...




o

The Morning After: We reviewed Apple's new 13-inch MacBook Pro, and its keyboard

Over the last few years, social networks have instituted slightly stiffer policies against misinformation, but those systems are being pressed to their limit by a fast-spreading new video. The ‘Plandemic’ clip “spreads debunked conspiracy theories ab...




o

Engadget Podcast: Microsoft's Surface bonanza!

It’s a Microsoft heavy week! This week, Devindra and Cherlynn are joined by Alex Cranz, Gizmodo’s Senior Consumer Tech Editor, to chat about the bevy of new Surface devices. In particular, they explore why the Surface Go 2 and Book 3 are a bit disapp...




o

Google can give you AR science lessons right from the search page

Last year, Google launched an augmented reality feature within Search that lets you put virtual animals in the real world. Now, it’s adding more 3D objects you can view right from your Search results page on mobile, including Neil Armstrong’s spacesu...




o

Dropbox was profitable for the first time since going public

While many companies struggle through the pandemic, Dropbox seems to be doing well. In its first quarter, it brought in $455 million, an increase of 18 percent compared to the same period last year. According to Bloomberg, last quarter was the first...




o

Amazon and Microsoft are trash talking each other over a DoD contract

The Department of Defense needs technology experts to migrate its roughly 500 disparate cloud environments into a unified system to help the military work better and faster. The Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) contract -- which has bee...




o

Facebook's redesigned website finally starts rolling out to everyone

After the better part of a year, Facebook has started rolling out its redesigned desktop website to all of its users. The company announced today it plans to complete the rollout over the "next few weeks." Moving forward, "The New Facebook" will be t...




o

Office for iPad will reportedly get trackpad support 'by the fall'

Microsoft is actively working to update its Office mobile apps to take advantage of the iPad's new and more robust trackpad support, according to The Verge's Tom Warren. We already knew Microsoft planned to take advantage of the feature when TechCrun...




o

China's next-generation crew spacecraft sticks its test mission landing

After it launched on Tuesday and nailed a series of maneuvers, China’s future crewed spacecraft has made a successful desert touchdown. Built by China’s main space contractor, the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp. (CASC), the uncrewed prot...




o

Amazon's 'Making the Cut' is the ultimate example of product placement

Thanks to the quarantine and not having much else to do, my husband and I recently sat down to watch the premier of Amazon’s Making the Cut, a reality competition show hosted by Project Runway alumni Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn. Aside from a few dramatic...




o

Surface Go 2 review: Microsoft's tiny PC is only a tiny bit better

Judging the Surface Go 2 comes down to your expectations. Can you live with slow performance to get a well-designed $400 tablet PC (not including a keyboard)? Or are you OK with spending hundreds extra to get a slightly more capable machine that's as...




o

Soft robots can now run like cheetahs and swim like marlins

Robots today generally come in one of two varieties: rigid and soft. When most people imagine a robot, they think of the rigid variety, like Boston Dynamics’ Spot or those found on auto assembly lines. Soft robots, on the other hand, tend to mimic bi...




o

Google and Facebook employees can work from home for the rest of the year

The offices of major tech companies are likely to be pretty quiet until the end of the year, as Google and Facebook join Amazon and Microsoft in allowing their employees to work from home for the foreseeable (where feasible). Last week Amazon announc...




o

This week's best deals: Echo Show 5, Star Wars Instant Pots and more

The first full week of May brought a number of deals on home tech and mobile devices. Those on the market for a smaller Echo device with a screen can still snag the Echo Show 5 for $50 and the Show 8 for $80. Star Wars fans with a soft spot for slow...





o

Google Duo adds a 'family mode' and web-based group calls

Google isn’t done making Duo video calls more accommodating in the pandemic era. It’s introducing a handful of updates that make chats livelier, including a family mode. Fire it up and you can add cute AR effects or doodle while you keep in touch. Th...




o

Apple will reopen stores in four US states next week

Apple will reopen some stores in Idaho, South Carolina, Alabama and Alaska next week. The company closed all stores outside Greater China in mid-March to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. At the start of April, it told employees Apple Stores in the US...




o

This 3D-printed foam expands up to 40 times its original size

Until now, the size of 3D-printed objects has been limited by the size of 3D printers. In most cases, in order to produce large items used in, say, aerospace, manufactures have had to fasten, weld or glue smaller 3D-printed substructures together. Bu...




o

Lionsgate is streaming 'John Wick' for free on YouTube at 9 PM ET

For the final night of its ‘Night at the Movies’ events to benefit people who work in the movie industry, Lionsgate is planning to stream John Wick tonight. The live stream will kick off at 9 PM ET on YouTube, hosted by Jamie Lee Curtis. The event is...




o

Microsoft will fix Surface Laptop 3 'hairline fractures' for free

Microsoft will repair Surface Laptop 3 screens for free, particularly those that suddenly cracked for no discernible reason. Surface owners have been posting online about discovering hairline cracks on their new laptops’ display over the past few mon...




o

'Apex Legends' season five will add PvE hunts to the mix

Like every other free-to-play battle royale game out there, Apex Legends is constantly refreshing the game with new content and modes. Season five “Fortune’s Favor” kicks off next week, and along with the newly-revealed character Loba, Respawn is als...