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Walmart Ups The Delivery Game With Next Day Shipping

Walmart is rolling out free next-day delivery on its most popular items, increasing the stakes in the retail shipping wars with Amazon.

Disney Takes Over Hulu From Comcast As Stream Wars Heat Up

Disney is taking full control of Hulu from Comcast, as both companies prepare to launch their own streaming services in response to declining audiences for traditional TV.

Jony Ive Leaves An Apple That Continues To Flourish

Towards the end of June, Apple dropped something of a bombshell among the tech press: the corporation’s Chief Design Officer, Jony Ive, was set to leave the company to launch his own design firm, LoveFrom.

Flying Blind: Apps Help Visually Impaired Navigate Airport

Navigating airports can be tricky.

MacOS Catalina: Giant Leap For Mac-Kind

In June, Apple lifted the lid on macOS Catalina, one of the biggest releases for the Mac in years.

DC Superhero Pic ‘Shazam!' Is A Joy... Seriously

Holy superhero fatigue, Batman, “Shazam!” is actually good.

Woman Pleads Guilty To Defrauding Tech Company Of $500k

A Massachusetts woman has pleaded guilty to defrauding a Rhode Island technology company out of more than $550,000 in reimbursements for business expenses.

The Power Of Software To Build Experiences

While there’s always much to take away from Apple’s keynote talks, the Cupertino firm’s March 25 event was, excuse the unintended pun, ‘notable’, for the lack of one thing.

EU Investigates Video Game Companies Over Antitrust Concerns

The European Union’s competition watchdog is stepping up its investigation of a U.S. video game platform and five game makers over concerns they blocked players from buying cheaper versions of games in other countries.

Snap Joins Online Game Fray, Unveils Advertising Products

Snapchat is joining the online-games bandwagon with a new service that lets people play together on its mobile platform. The company says it wants to make it easier for friends to play together.

Scientists Reveal First Image Ever Made Of A Black Hole

Scientists on Wednesday revealed the first image ever made of a black hole, depicting a fiery orange and black ring of gravity-twisted light swirling around the edge of the abyss.

Favreau Gives ‘Star Wars' Fans 1st Look At ‘the Mandalorian'

Jon Favreau gave fans their first look at the “The Mandalorian” at the Star Wars Celebration in Chicago last weekend, previewing the most anticipated series yet from the galaxy far, far away.

NBC, LA 2028 To Combine To Sell Sponsorships, Ad Time

NBC Universal and the LA Olympics are going into business together, combining to package commercial time on all the network’s platforms with opportunities to sponsor the American team through 2028.

Disney, Comcast Now Hulu's Only Owners As AT&T Exits

AT&T has sold its 9.5% share in Hulu back to the streaming TV company, leaving Disney and Comcast as its owners.

Future Can Be Bright For Apple

It’s official. By the time Game of Thrones’ long-awaited winter has come and gone for the final time, many fans of entertainment streaming services will be eagerly anticipating a new major development in the fall of 2019. Last week, Disney confirmed the long awaited news that its own streaming service, Disney+, will officially hit our screens and devices this November.

Report: Apps Give Facebook Sensitive Health And Other Data

Several phone apps are sending sensitive user data, including health information, to Facebook without users’ consent, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal.

After Years Of Promise, Battery Cars About To Go Mainstream

Prices are falling for batteries, consumers are turning away from diesel engines after Volkswagen’s emissions scandal, and governments in Europe and China are enforcing tougher emissions rules.

Phone Ban At School: French Children Forced To Hang Up

French children who are going back to school Monday after summer vacation will have to do so without their mobile phones.

California Net Neutrality Bill Goes To Gov. Jerry Brown

Gov. Jerry Brown will decide whether California should have the nation’s strongest protections for net neutrality rules intended to ensure a level playing field on the internet after the measure cleared the final legislative hurdle last Friday.

Fans Rejoice: Subscriptionfree Streaming For NFL Games

The good news for football fans: It’s going to be much easier to watch NFL games online this year. 

UK Intelligence Chief Outlines Threats, Urges More Diversity

Britain’s Secret Intelligence Service director used a rare public speech to outline threats facing Britain and the need for more diversity in secret agent ranks.

EU Steps Up Fight Against 'Fake News' Ahead Of Elections

European Union authorities want internet companies including Google, Facebook and Twitter to file monthly reports on their progress eradicating “fake news” campaigns from their platforms ahead of elections next year.

NETFLIX MAINTAINS HIGH-PRICED RELATIONSHIP WITH ‘FRIENDS'

Netflix will still be there for fans of the old TV series “Friends,” but maintaining the relationship will come at a steep price.

Reused Rocket Takes Off Carrying 64 Satellites

A SpaceX rocket carrying 64 small satellites lifted off from California on Monday, marking the first time the same Falcon 9 rocket has been used in three space missions.

To Encourage More Use, Instagram To Allow Sharing With Fewer

Keep your friends close ... and your close friends closer?

Drake Dominates Apple Music As Most-Streamed Artist In 2018

Drake was a dominate force on Apple Music as the platform’s most-streamed artist of the year globally.

Google Grilled In Congress: What's Ahead For Tech Companies

USER PRIVACYLooming over the tech industry is the possibility of government regulation intended to protect people’s data. One model for lawmakers may be Europe, where new rules governing data and privacy went into effect this year.

Internet Access Via Mobile Phones Starts For All Cubans

For the first time, average Cubans became eligible to sign up for internet service for their mobile phones, a development long awaited on the communist-ruled island.

With J.K. Rowling's Help, Jude Law Builds A New Dumbledore

When Jude Law met with J.K. Rowling about portraying the younger version of Albus Dumbledore, the two discussed how to rebuild the fan-favorite character from the “Harry Potter” films.

Big Tech Firms Pledge Training For Workers In Southeast Asia

Microsoft, Google and other major technology companies have promised to help provide training in digital skills for around 20 million people in Southeast Asia by 2020 to make sure the region’s burgeoning working-age population is a fit for the future job market. Up to 28 million full-time jobs are subject to being displaced, according to a new estimate.