Top Tech Stories of the Week – March 26th, 2023

March 27th, 2023 No comments
  • Elon Musk reportedly values Twitter at $20 billion | Engadget | Link
  • GitHub takes down repository containing Twitter’s source code | TechCrunch | Link
  • Lockheed launches Crescent Space Services to offer communications and navigation network on the Moon – DCD | Link
  • Twitter takes its algorithm ‘open-source,’ as Elon Musk promised – The Verge | Link
  • TikTok fined $16 million in UK for misusing kids’ data as scrutiny of Chinese-owned app intensifies – CNBC | Link
  • Abu Dhabi University introduces ChatGPT guidelines for students, faculty members | Khaleej Times | Link
  • Warner Bros. Discovery unveils new flagship streaming service, ‘Max’ | CNBC | Link
  • X Corp: Twitter no longer exists as a company | The Independent | Link
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Top Tech Stories of the Week – March 5th, 2023

March 7th, 2023 No comments
  • Japan’s H3 rocket self-destructs in space during failed launch | Engadget | Link
  • SpaceX is getting ready to test the Starlink satellite to cell service it promised last year | Engadget | Link
  • OpenAI announces ChatGPT successor GPT-4 – BBC News | Link
  • Chinese app TikTok to be banned on UK government phones – BBC News | Link
  • Amazon shows off new satellite internet antennas as it takes on SpaceX’s Starlink | CNBC | Link
  • Amazon sued for not telling New York store customers about facial recognition | CNBC | Link
  • US restricts UAE’s ‘Rashid 2’ from boarding China’s mission to Moon | Link
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Top Tech Stories of the Week – February 26th, 2023

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  • ‘Lord of the Rings’ movie series in the works at Warner Bros. | CNN | Link
  • Chinese tech giant Xiaomi debuts prototype augmented reality glasses joining Microsoft and Google – CNBC | Link
  • LastPass says employee’s home computer was hacked and corporate vault taken | Ars Technica | Link
  • Amazon is shutting down eight cashierless Go stores | Engadget | Link
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Top Tech Stories of the Week – February 5th, 2023

February 7th, 2023 No comments
  • Bard: Google unveils its ChatGPT rival | CNN Business | Link
  • Microsoft launches the new Bing, with ChatGPT built in | TechCrunch | Link
  • Google Maps just got a huge upgrade — here’s all the new features | Tom’s Guide | Link
  • YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki is stepping down | Engadget | Link
  • Elon Musk lays off more Twitter employees in sales, engineering – The Verge | Link
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Top Tech Stories of the Week – January 22nd, 2023

January 24th, 2023 No comments
  • Microsoft expands its pact with OpenAI in ‘multibillion dollar’ deal | Engadget | Link
  • DOJ sues Google over its dominance in online advertising market | CNN Business | Link
  • Microsoft working to end Outlook and Teams outage around world – BBC News | Link
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Top Tech Stories of the Week – January 1st, 2023

January 5th, 2023 No comments
  • EU Slaps Meta With $414m Fine And Big Advertising Changes May Follow | Link
  • Amazon to axe 18,000 jobs as it cuts costs – BBC News | Link
  • China’s Tianwen-1 Mars orbiter and rover appear to be in trouble – Space News | Link
  • Microsoft is laying off 10,000 employees, joining Amazon and other tech companies in job cuts | CNN Business | Link
  • Netflix founder Reed Hastings stepping down as co-CEO | CNN Business | Link
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Top Tech Stories of the Week – December 11th, 2022

December 12th, 2022 No comments
  • Nasa’s Orion capsule makes safe return to Earth – BBC News | Link
  • FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried charged with defrauding investors | Sam Bankman-Fried | The Guardian | Link
  • UAE: Lander carrying Rashid Moon Rover set to reach the farthest point from Earth | Link
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Top Tech Stories of the Week – November 13th, 2022

November 16th, 2022 No comments
  • NASA’s Artemis rocket finally lifts off and heads toward the moon : NPR | Link
  • FCC Mandates ‘Nutrition Labels’ on Internet Bills | Gizmodo | Link
  • Artemis 1 mission: NASA’s Orion spacecraft makes its closest approach to the moon | CNN | Link
  • Orion flies far beyond the Moon, returns an instantly iconic photo | Ars Technica | Link
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Top Tech Stories of the Week – October 16th, 2022

October 18th, 2022 No comments
  • Microsoft reportedly lays off hundreds of employees | Engadget | Link
  • Indian regulators hit Google with $162 million fine over anticompetitive practices | CNN Business | Link
  • Elon Musk’s SpaceX Fined $18,000 for Incident That Put Worker in Coma | Business Insider | Link
  • Elon Musk Says No Unbanned Twitter Accounts Until New Moderation Council Forms | Link
  • Snap, Meta shares pop after FCC commissioner says U.S. should ban TikTok | CNBC | Link
  • Netflix’s ad-supported plan is finally here | TechCrunch | Link
  • Twitter begins rolling out $7.99 Twitter Blue plan with verification, fewer ads | TechCrunch | Link
  • Binance backs out of FTX rescue, leaving the crypto exchange on the brink of collapse | CNBC | Link
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Top Tech Stories of the Week – October 2nd, 2022

October 2nd, 2022 No comments
  • NASA’s Artemis I launch has officially been delayed until November – The Verge | Link
  • European iPhones will charge via USB-C within two years | Mashable | Link
  • The Matter smart home standard is finally available | Engadget | Link
  • Made By Google 2022 Event Everything Announced – IGN | Link
  • Musk says Beijing doesn’t want him to sell Starlink in China | CNBC | Link
  • Microsoft Office will become Microsoft 365 in major brand overhaul – The Verge | Link
  • Intel will reportedly lay off thousands of employees as PC sales slow | Engadget | Link
  • Elon Musk’s SpaceX says it can no longer fund Starlink internet in Ukraine | Ukraine | The Guardian | Link
  • Samsung SmartThings hubs will be upgraded to Matter this month – The Verge | Link
  • NASA will attempt a moon launch in November. So will someone else. | Mashable | Link
  • China’s Top Chip Toolmaker Directs U.S. Engineers to Suspend Work | Tom’s Hardware | Link
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