FTC announces a new task force to monitor competition in “technology-related sectors” and says that it will look into previous mergers
Trump Turns on China Hawks as Huawei Doubles Down Carla Sinclair / Boing Boing : [UPDATE] Herbal company fined $12.8 million after paying for fake Amazon reviews Cal Jeffrey / TechSpot : FTC creates t...
FTC announces a new task force to monitor competition in “technology-related sectors” and says that it will look into previous mergers
Trump Turns on China Hawks as Huawei Doubles Down Issie Lapowsky / Wired : Critics Are Wary of the FTC's New Tech Antitrust Task Force Betsy Woodruff / The Daily Beast : Lina Khan, a Top Antitrust Thi...
Fossil says Google will pay $40M for some smartwatch IP related to tech developed since its acquisition of Misfit; part of Fossil's R&D team will join Google
Transaction Unlocks Growth Opportunities … Brian Heater / TechCrunch : Google is buying Fossil's smartwatch tech for $40 million Tim Hardwick / MacRumors : Google Fuels ‘Pixel Watch’ Rumors in $40 Mil...
Sources: Apple plans three new iPhones for this fall, including a high-end one with a triple rear camera and an iPhone XR successor with a dual-camera system
Examining Facebook's Strengths and Blind Spots Henry T. Casey / Tom's Guide : Apple Will Offer A Trio Of 2019 IPhones, One With 3 Cameras (Report) Evan Selleck / iPhone Hacks : 2019 iPhones May Suppor...
Samsung's 2018 and 2019 TV models will be able to access iTunes content directly via a dedicated app and support Apple's AirPlay 2 wireless streaming standard
As rare as last week's Apple revenue warning … Joe Rossignol / MacRumors : AirPlay 2 and HomeKit Support Coming to New LG Smart TVs Samsung Newsroom / Samsung Global Newsroom : Samsung Smart TVs to La...
Bose announces Frames, its AR glasses that use sound to relay information, available to preorder now for $199, shipping in January
A Revolutionary New Wearable Duncan Riley / SiliconANGLE : Bose launches augmented reality glasses that use audio to deliver services Sutrishna Ghosh / Yourstory.com : Come January, listen to music wi...
A roundup of all the major announcements from Amazon on Thursday, from a new microwave to a subwoofer to new Alexa skills and developer tools
and that may say more about us than about them Geek News Central : Amazon Made it Rain Alexa Corbin Davenport / Android Police : Lenovo is working on more tablets with Alexa integration Kieren McCarth...
Facebook debuts pilot program to expand its security tools and procedures, like 2FA and threat monitoring, for candidates and campaign staff ahead of midterms
just 50 days before Election Day David Cohen / Adweek : Facebook Is Expanding Availability of Its Security Tools for the Upcoming U.S. Midterm Elections James Farrell / SiliconANGLE : Ahead of midterm...
Samsung and Spotify partner to build Spotify's services into smartphones, Bixby, and other Samsung devices
and Ready to Take On Apple Seung Lee / Mercury News : Apple Music free for six months? Deal with this phone carrier is making it available Timi Cantisano / Neowin : Spotify and Samsung join forces to ...
Facebook bans Infowars and 3 other pages run by Alex Jones for “repeated violations of Community Standards”; Spotify removes all episodes of The Alex Jones Show
It's About the Incoherence of ‘Hate Speech’ Ellen Tannam / Silicon Republic : Tech firms clamp down on Alex Jones and Infowars Kerry Flynn / Digiday : Platforms quickly pile on Infowars ban, but Alex ...