It seemed to me as if the number of headlines I was including each week was growing at a rapid pace. When you look at a very long list of headlines, it can look like a blur. So I’ve organized things a little bit different in today’s Tech News. Headlines are grouped into categories to help you find the stories of most interest to you. This also makes each of the separate lists shorter. I hope you like the new format. Remember, click on a headline to read the entire story.
Privacy and Security
- McAfee joins Sophos, Avira, Avast—the latest Windows update breaks them all
- With Billions At Stake, Is Facebook Getting Serious About Privacy?
- How a major cryptocurrency exchange lost control of $851 million
- Pirated streaming devices are filled with malware, researchers find
- Facebook Will Finally Pay—Billions—for Its Privacy Missteps
- Cloud database removed after exposing details on 80 million US households
- Bloomberg alleges Huawei routers and network gear are backdoored
- Zero-day attackers deliver a double dose of ransomware—no clicking required
- Cybercriminals ramping up fraud attacks on social media, says report
Electronics
- Samsung built a $16,000 vertical TV for (who else?) the millennials
- New iPad feature to compete with laptops on track for Apple’s iOS 13
- Netgear’s Orbi RBK50V Delivers An Almost Perfect Home Network
- Google Home vs. Amazon Echo Show: Should you buy a smart speaker or a smart display?
- Here’s why you should put a smart plug in your bathroom
Software
- Windows 10 May 2019 update blocked for anyone using USB or SD storage
- Think Gmail’s too cluttered? Its ex-designer has made a Chrome extension to fix it
E-Commerce
- Amazon Just Announced a Massive Strategic Shift That Will Make Competitors Squirm
- Why Amazon Is Moving To Make One-Day Prime Shipping The New Norm
- No Sweat Tech: Buying from Amazon: 3 Steps to Find What You Need and Avoid Fake Reviews
Technology
- The basics of modern AI—how does it work and will it destroy society this year?
- How a blockchain startup with 1M users is working to break your Google habit
- Bosch wants to be a major source of vehicle fuel cells in the near future
- Intel stockpiling 10nm chips, warns that 14nm shortages will continue
- Energizer’s massive battery/phone proves a viral hit ≠ crowdfunding success
- Report: Tesla to slash solar panel prices by 38% to stymie market share loss
- The Plan to Grab the World’s Carbon With Supercharged Plants
- R.I.P., Anki: Yet Another Home Robotics Company Powers Down
- A Programmer Solved a 20-Year-Old, Forgotten Crypto Puzzle
- SoftBank makes a huge bet on Latin America
- Netflix now sounds better when you watch it
- High cost, lack of support spell trouble for 2024 Moon landing plan
- Space rock left big crater on moon during full lunar eclipse
Phones
- The OnePlus 7 (and 7 Pro) are launching May 14
- Alphabet cites ‘headwinds’ in smartphone sales, teases I/O hardware announcement
- Should I Spend $1,000 on a Smartphone?
- Mobile switch: How I canceled Verizon and cut my phone bill in half
- Permanently delete iPhone zombie apps once and for all
- The SIM Swap Fix That the US Isn’t Using
- Galaxy Fold screen mess: Sucking up to buyers might be Samsung’s best way out
- Pixel 3 phones aren’t selling, and it’s probably Verizon’s fault
- After Galaxy Fold problems, Note 10 may be the hero phone we need
Design
- Quiz: Spot the errors in these famous logos
- How Disney conquered the animation industry with these 12 principles
Fun Stories
- The Weird Machine That Measured Radio Audiences in the ’30s and ’40s
- The 1990s Moments That Changed the Way We Think About Food
- A giant (fake) potato in Idaho has been turned into an Airbnb, and you can rent it for $200 a night
- Jeopardy Wasn’t Designed for a Contestant Like James Holzhauer
- Can You Answer the Jeopardy! Clues James Holzhauer Couldn’t?
- ‘Jeopardy James’ runs away with 19th win
- How to reduce digital distractions: advice from medieval monks
- Merriam-Webster discovers ‘java’ and ‘double-dipping,’ alerts the media
- ‘If You Want to Kill Someone, We Are the Right Guys’
- Police seize ‘super obedient’ lookout parrot trained by Brazilian drug dealers
- We’re Entering a New Age of Meatless Meat Today. But We’ve Been Here Before
- Exquisite Underwater Photos to Make You Love the Ocean
- Scientists Discover Nearly 200,000 Kinds of Ocean Viruses
- Shirtless Florida Man Sprays Urine, Gasoline on Home, Steals
- Florida Man Card Game Riffs on the Sunshine State’s Biggest Meme
- Florida man tells police he’s Jason Bourne
- Florida man sentenced for smuggling turtles in candy wrappers, socks: report
- Woodstock 50 not canceled, organizer insists: ‘It’s going to be a blast’
- Failed Airlines That Were Too Weird for This World
- ‘Big Bang Theory’ cast bids farewell at finale taping
Social Media
- Old Facebook finally wants you to ‘Meet New Friends’
- Google Set to Monetise Google My Business?
- Instagram will now let creators and influencers sell items directly
- Facebook Wants to Connect You With Your ‘Secret Crush’
- Facebook’s Zuckerberg preaches privacy, but his delivery makes it hard to even ponder believing
- How Facebook’s big ambitions for messaging will impact you
If you see some important tech news that you feel we should share with our readers, please let us know and we’ll consider including it in our next post.
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