Microsoft’s top executives were “embarrassed and appalled” upon seeing photos of female dancers in schoolgirl outfits at a Microsoft Xbox-sponsored event at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco this week, the company’s executive vice president of human...
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Why apps like Tinder and OkCupid make you unhappy: Study says ‘choice overload’ leaves singles wanting
What happens to relationships when finding a date is as easy as requesting a ride or ordering take-out? We certainly love the idea of having endless options but do they leave us less satisfied with the person...
Nate Silver says Trump’s rise violates academic theories and precedent ‘in so many ways’
San Bernardino DA says seized iPhone may hold “dormant cyber pathogen”
The San Bernardino District Attorney told a federal judge late Thursday that Apple must assist the authorities in unlocking the iPhone used by Syed Farook, one of the two San Bernardino shooters that killed 14 people in a killing rampage in December. The phone, which was a county work phone issued to Farook as part of his...
Musician sues Jay-Z’s Tidal and Google Play, says he was cheated of royalties
John Emanuele, who plays in the ambient and electronic music group The American Dollar, has sued three different music streaming services in the past two weeks. Emanuele and his lawyers say that in different ways, Slacker Radio, Jay-Z's company Tidal, and now Google Play, have all ripped him off.
The lawsuits are all proposed class...
Forbes says Bill Gates still world’s richest person, while Jeff Bezos jumps 10 spots to No. 5 on list of billionaires
Though the value of his personal fortune fell by $ 4 billion during the past year, Microsoft cofounder Bill...
Amazon turns to Ian Freed, former Fire Phone leader, to run restaurant delivery, report says
Ian Freed, the Amazon executive who helped lead the retailer’s ill-fated Fire Phone efforts, has re-emerged at the company, according to a...
Google’s self-driving car hits bus; company says it bears ‘some responsibility’
Google’s self-driving car hit a public bus on a busy street last month in the company’s hometown of Mountain View, Calif. — perhaps the first incident its smart cars causing an accident...
Amazon to expand Uber-like Flex delivery service to standard packages, report says.
First, Amazon created Flex, an Uber-esque home delivery service for Prime Now customers. Now, the retailer appears to be contracting with private drivers to deliver even standard packages to customers’ doors — cutting out UPS even more.
In a story published Thursday, Reuters...