Tech companies shedding jobs as COVID-19 disrupts economy

Less than a decade from the dizzying heights of an initial public offering, many tech service industry companies are now crashing back to earth, hard.

Apple Music comes to Samsung Smart TVs

Consumers in over 100 countries will now be able to enjoy Apple Music right away on their Samsung Smart TVs.

Apple to pay up to $500 million due to slowing down old iPhones

iPhone owners could get money from Apple after the company agreed to pay up to $500 million to settle claims over intentionally slowing down older phones.

Apple to pay up to $500M over battery-related phone slowdown

IPhone owners could get $25 from Apple after the company agreed to pay up to $500 million to settle claims over intentionally slowing down older phones to preserve older batteries.

Facebook cancels San Francisco conference amid growing coronavirus concerns

Facebook media relations chief Anthony Harrison says, “Our priority is the health and safety of our teams, so out of an abundance of caution, we canceled our Global Marketing Summit due to the evolving public health risks related to coronavirus.”

iPhone home repair service now available in select cities

The tech giant Apple has launched in-home repair services for iPhones and some of its other devices.

Community forum on 5G technology to be held in Berkeley

The event hosted by Council members Ben Bartlett and Cheryl Davila and Wireless Radiation Education & Defense (WiRED) will be held at the South Berkeley Senior Center at 2939 Ellis St. near Ashby Street at 7 p.m. Thursday.

Insider Q&A: How YouTube decides what to ban

The Google-owned site has come under fire recently for allowing videos that feature what many find offensive or violent, and for not doing enough to protect kids online. Halprin has to make difficult decisions to craft policies that keep the site as safe as YouTube wants it to be, while balancing what the company considers one of its core tenets: people’s free speech.

Self-driving truck completes first cross-country trip from CA to PA

The truck's autonomous driving system was able to handle a wide range of weather and road conditions driving across Interstate 15 and Interstate 70, navigating high elevations, and wet and snowy roads. 

Workers fired from Google plan federal labor complaint, alleging retaliation

Four workers who were fired from Google last week say they plan to file a federal labor complaint against the Mountain View-basked tech giant, claiming they were retaliated against. Google said the workers violated its data security policy.

Tesla edges into pickup truck market with electric model

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is taking on the workhorse heavy pickup truck market with his latest electric vehicle.

Apple, Goldman Sachs accused of sex discrimination, New York regulator vows to investigate

The investigation follows a series of viral tweets by entrepreneur and web developer David Heinemeier Hansson about algorithms used for the Apple Card, which Goldman Sachs manages in partnership with Apple.

Former Juul executive alleges company shipped tainted products

A Juul spokesman said in a statement that the claims are "baseless" and that Breja was terminated because he failed to "demonstrate the leadership qualities" required for the job.

Facebook testing new news feature it says will 'gather insight from journalists and publishers'

Facebook announced Friday it will begin testing Facebook News, which the tech giant said will offer users more control over the stories they see as well as the ability to discover a broader array of content.