The big names in tech are well represented this week as we have multiple headlines about Microsoft, Google, Facebook and more. Yes, there is yet another weird headline from Florida. Throw in more news from the Consumer Electronics Show and this is a pretty full roundup. Click on the headlines below to get the full story!

• Verizon charges new “spam” fee for texts sent from teachers to students
• Windows 7 enters its final year of free support
• Windows 10 Expert’s Guide: Everything you need to know about BitLocker
• Windows Update failed? Here are 10 fixes you can try
• Corrections officers find stolen Rolex watches in suspect’s vagina
• CES 2019 shows the foldable phone revolution will be awkward, but essential
• Microsoft signs a huge deal with Walgreens, as Amazon’s growing interest in health care looms large
• Microsoft: ‘Expect a bumpy ride’. These are 2019’s top 10 tech challenges
• Microsoft pledges $500M to create affordable housing around Seattle
• Facebook, fighting off skeptics, plans to invest $300 million in journalism programs
• Zuckerberg’s 2019 resolution: Analyze how tech, society cross-pollinate
• China broadcasts spacecraft pictures from moon’s far side
• China’s first plant to grow on the moon is already dead
• Blood moons explained: Why the moon turns red during lunar eclipses

But Wait, There’s More…

• Heightening the CMS race: WordPress.com and News Revenue Hub devise a toolkit for local newsrooms
• Instagram’s most-liked post is now just an egg. Sorry, Kylie Jenner
• Galaxy S10 chip kills last year’s in our early Snapdragon 855 benchmarking tests
• Squad is the new screensharing chat app everyone will copy
• A first look at Twitter’s new beta app and its bid to remain ‘valuable and relevant’
• Here are the most exciting TVs coming in 2019
• Researcher shows how popular app ES File Explorer exposes Android device data
• Google Play starts manually whitelisting SMS and phone apps
• Google raises G Suite prices: Basic to $6 a month per user, business to $12 a month
• How to backup Gmail: The ultimate guide
• Google is buying Fossil’s smartwatch tech for $40 million
• Microsoft is working on a Google G Suite to Office 365 migration toolset
• A bit of meat, a lot of veg – the flexitarian diet to feed 10bn
• Tesla unveils first home charging station that can be plugged into a wall outlet
• Amazon is holding a public version of its secretive MARS conference
• Inside Jeff Bezos’ Mysterious Private World: A Dating Flow Chart, That Booming Laugh and More Billions Than Anyone Else
• ‘Ghostbusters’ sequel announced, to be directed by Jason Reitman
• 5 Pieces of Advice From John Bogle

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