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Data Legislation Is Coming. Can You Get Compliant?

In late September, representatives from the biggest tech companies testified before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. At almost the same time, Facebook announced that a massive data breach had affected almost 50 million users. This odd fluke... read more

Axios’ Jonathan Swan explains what the press gets wrong about the Trump administration

Political journalists love to talk about President Trump’s mood. But Jonathan Swan from Axios and Maggie Haberman from the New York Times — two of the best-sourced reporters on the White House — say the “fumes beat” is often blown... read more

With move to rebuild Edge atop Google’s Chromium, Microsoft raises white flag in browser war

After a years-long pummeling, Microsoft this week surrendered in the browser war, saying that it will junk Edge's home-grown rendering engine and replace it with Blink, the engine that powers Google's Chrome. With Edge pulling code from the Chromium project,... read more

Why Do Photos Look Different When I Print Them?

If you’ve ever tried to print photos from your computer, there’s a good chance you’ve been surprised—if not, disappointed—by how they came out. Let’s look at where you might be going wrong and why photos often look different when you... read more

Most studies on the side effects of screen time have relied on self-reported data, an unreliable methodology that has been a major problem in nutrition research (Rachel Becker/The Verge)

A Clear Path for the e-Way Bill in Zoho Books — Do you transport goods within your state or across different states in India? To comply with the GST law, you will need a new electronic document in order to... read more

Innovative anti-phishing app comes to iPhones

We’re always told never to click on a link we receive in an email in case doing so takes us to some dodgy phishing site where our account details are violated. But what if our email app warned us before... read more

The Best Travel Mugs For Coffee On the Go

Humanity will always be tortured by deep, aching questions. But “where can I find a convenient mug that will keep my drinks hot (or cold) when I’m far away from home?” doesn’t need to be one of them any longer.... read more

As OTT Gains Ground in Live Sports, Traditional Broadcasters May Be Left Behind

As traditional broadcasting channels lose ground to emerging competitors, all signs point to over the top services as the future of streaming television. The $46.5 billion in revenue that OTT channels earned over the course of 2017 is projected to grow to $83.4... read more

Instagram launches a walkie talkie-like voice messaging feature, rolling out globally on Instagram Direct today (Josh Constine/TechCrunch)

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Instagram’s leadership overhaul has begun in the wake of its founders’ departure

Instagram has filled one of its most important executive vacancies in an effort to piece together a leadership team that was largely dismantled throughout 2018. Vishal Shah, a product executive who oversaw Instagram’s shopping efforts, ad products and its IGTV... read more

The Best All-In-One Tool Kits

If you’re just striking out on your own, or you’ve never had to make repairs for yourself before, finding the tools you need can be intimidating. Make it easier by grabbing one of these all-in-one kits. The tool kits below... read more

Republican lawmakers still think Google is biased against conservatives. Google still claims that it’s not.

Republican lawmakers still believe tech companies are biased against conservatives — and it doesn’t look as though that’s going to change anytime soon. A number of politicians accused Google of bias in its search results during a hearing with CEO... read more

Microsoft Teams gains ground on Slack

Two years after its launch, Microsoft Teams is outpacing team chat rival Slack – largely thanks to Teams’ free availability as part of Office 365 subscriptions. That’s according to a survey of 900 IT decision makers in North America and... read more

Four years after launching in the US, Apple brings Apple Pay to Germany with 15 supported banks and services (Natasha Lomas/TechCrunch)

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Will Uncertainty in US 5G Deployments Affect IoT Development?

Over the last year or so, wireless providers all over the world have put plans in motion to begin phased rollouts of the next-generation of wireless connectivity known as 5G. The technology, offers vast gains in throughput, data latency, and... read more

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