{"id":2964,"date":"2019-04-22T07:31:04","date_gmt":"2019-04-22T04:31:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/salehalsaffar.com\/blog\/?p=2964"},"modified":"2019-05-30T02:13:55","modified_gmt":"2019-05-29T23:13:55","slug":"top-tech-stories-of-the-week-april-21st-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salehalsaffar.com\/blog\/top-tech-stories-of-the-week-april-21st-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Tech Stories of the Week \u2013 April 21st, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul><li>Tesla investigating apparent explosion of parked car in Shanghai | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2019\/04\/22\/tesla-investigating-apparent-explosion-of-parked-car-in-shanghai.html\">Link<\/a><\/li><li>NVIDIA is making a desktop mode, possibly for a new 2-in-1 SHIELD tablet | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xda-developers.com\/nvidia-desktop-experience-shield-tablet-2019\/\">Link<\/a><\/li><li>Samsung Invests $2.9 Million in Crypto Hardware Startup Ledger &#8211; CoinDesk | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coindesk.com\/samsung-invests-2-9-million-into-crypto-hardware-startup-ledger\">Link<\/a><\/li><li>Amazon plans to make one-day free shipping Prime&#8217;s new default &#8211; SlashGear | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.slashgear.com\/amazon-plans-to-make-one-day-free-shipping-primes-new-default-25574806\/\">Link<\/a><\/li><li>Samsung asks iFixit to take down Galaxy Fold teardown &#8211; SlashGear | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.slashgear.com\/samsung-asks-ifixit-to-take-down-galaxy-fold-teardown-25574811\/\">Link<\/a><\/li><li>Marriott plans to take on Airbnb with its own home-rental service | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2019\/04\/29\/airbnb-marriott-home-rentals\/\">Link<\/a><\/li><li>NASA was sold faulty aluminum in 19-year scam &#8211; CNET | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/news\/nasa-was-sold-faulty-aluminum-in-19-year-scam\/\">Link<\/a><\/li><li>Tesla Model 3 Hits The UK In June, Starting At \u00a339,850 \u2014 Crushes BMW &#8220;Equivalent&#8221; On Price &amp; TCO | CleanTechnica | <a href=\"https:\/\/cleantechnica.com\/2019\/05\/01\/tesla-model-3-hits-the-uk-in-june-starting-at-39850-crushes-bmw-equivalent-on-price-tco\/\">Link<\/a><\/li><li>Uber sued for &#8216;hundreds of millions&#8217; in Australian class action | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2019\/05\/03\/uber-sued-for-hundreds-of-millions-in-australian-class-action\/?guccounter=1&amp;guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5vcmVhZGVyLmNvbS8&amp;guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAMLLPBLy4E8bzUD2VxRznUouGSk2iB5tbhH-QkIatuVZWsFKxmt8LewjDD1cun72mW-4EbhhDgm7P0dTevn2M7vj5MsKENZu6S2p-EnNfvrnggyB0BLZRhZA67dMSvFz9PhSgQY-kY6wK8XnVvfZuFDo4wYSC5gw8MzSWAigMRMV\">Link<\/a><\/li><li>Google\u2019s Next Big Money Maker Could Be the Maps on Your Phone &#8211; Bloomberg | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2019-04-10\/google-flips-the-switch-on-its-next-big-money-maker-maps\">Link <\/a><\/li><li>Smart backpack creator uses crowdfunded money to buy BTC, FTC sues | Chepicap | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chepicap.com\/en\/news\/9463\/smart-backpack-creator-uses-crowdfunded-money-to-buy-btc-ftc-sues.html\">Link<\/a><\/li><li>Windows 10 will get a built-in Linux kernel this summer | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2019\/05\/07\/linux-windows-10-terminal\/\">Link<\/a><\/li><li>Amazon is backing Uber Eats rival Deliveroo in the UK | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2019\/05\/17\/amazon-backs-deliveroo\/\">Link<\/a><\/li><li>Sony, Microsoft Join Forces in Cloud Gaming and AI &#8211; ExtremeTech | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.extremetech.com\/gaming\/291541-sony-microsoft-join-forces-in-cloud-gaming-and-ai\">Link<\/a><\/li><li>U.S. Tech Suppliers, Including Google, Restrict Dealings With Huawei After Trump Order &#8211; The New York Times | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/05\/20\/technology\/google-android-huawei.html\">Link<\/a><\/li><li>Sony Announces New Film and TV Division, PlayStation Productions | Mammoth Gamers | <a href=\"https:\/\/mammothgamers.com\/2019\/05\/sony-announces-new-film-and-tv-division-playstation-productions\/\">Link<\/a><\/li><li>Now it&#8217;s easy to order food in Google Assistant, Search and Maps | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2019\/05\/23\/google-assistant-search-maps-food-ordering-postmates-doordash\/\">Link<\/a><\/li><li>Huawei can&#8217;t use microSD cards in its smartphones w\/ ban &#8211; 9to5Google | <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/2019\/05\/24\/huawei-microsd-cards-ban\/\">Link<\/a><\/li><li>Subway riders can use IPhone, Apple Watch in New York to pay fares | <a href=\"https:\/\/eu.usatoday.com\/story\/tech\/2019\/05\/22\/subway-riders-new-york-can-tap-pay-fare-may-31\/3758258002\/\">Link<\/a><\/li><li>SpaceX satellites pose new headache for astronomers | <a href=\"https:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/spacex-satellites-pose-headache-astronomers-012453689.html?guccounter=1&amp;guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5vcmVhZGVyLmNvbS8&amp;guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAIgXmVNILypGuFrUa_CqJbs-t7LBAUfhTY-HutLycF68OhFbx-7y5-lCr1J5-wKVKc6fznTzSTs0Hx3k7vTxVgmgPbUk6RYFU3SMNKfaxD8KtSKoyxA2Oa_hkaNcAzf53uVPQY3BiG-UVMVi8bkW-dWTrnRAQX-kKwezfW7HEfA9\">Link<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tlThdr3O5Qo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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