Nicolas Vega
The Archive
Gamers threaten to defect to PlayStation after Xbox Live price hikes
Microsoft said Friday it will jack up the price for its Xbox Live Gold memberships -- provoking threats from some gamers to jump ship to rival Playstation. A one-month membership...
Elon Musk says he'll award $100M to the best carbon capture technology
Elon Musk has $100 million burning a hole in his pocket. The Tesla CEO, who earlier this month became the world's richest person, said he will award a massive prize...
Alphabet scraps 'moonshot' Loon internet balloon project
Google parent Alphabet has announced that it is letting the air out of its internet-beaming balloon project — the latest of the tech giant's "moonshot" programs to get scrapped. Loon,...
Judge rules that Amazon won't be forced to host Parler
A federal judge on Thursday declined to force Amazon to bring controversial social network Parler back onto its cloud service. Parler had sued Amazon Web Services last week after the...
Bitcoin falls more than 10 percent on fears of US crackdown
The price of bitcoin plunged more than 10 percent on Thursday amid fears of a US regulatory crackdown on the controversial cryptocurrency. Janet Yellen, President Biden’s pick to head the Treasury,...
Google reaches agreement to pay French publishers for content
Google has reached a first-of-its-kind agreement to pay French publishers for web content. The search giant and French publishers' lobby's deal will pave the way for individual licensing agreements for...
Mercedes-Benz unveils EQA, a compact electric SUV
The German luxury car maker on Wednesday unveiled a new compact electric SUV that it said will go on sale next month at "very attractive price points".
Apple may bring back an old iPhone staple next year
Apple is reportedly mulling bringing Touch ID back to iPhones. The Silicon Valley giant signed the death warrant for the fingerprint sensor in 2017 as it began phasing out the...
US asks Australia to ditch plan to make Facebook, Google share ad revenue
The US government is asking Australia to abandon a proposed law that would force Facebook and Google to pay local media firms a cut of the advertising revenue they rake...
WhatsApp delays rollout of new privacy policy after backlash
WhatsApp is delaying the rollout of its upcoming privacy rules amid growing backlash from users over how their data will be shared with parent company Facebook. Users in recent days...
Bumble makes its IPO filing public
Bumble made its IPO filing public on Friday, adding fuel to rumors that it will make its stock market debut in time for Valentine's Day.
Crypto investor has 'made peace' with losing password to $220M worth of bitcoin
A San Francisco man who lost the password to a thumb drive with $220 million worth of bitcoin inside says he has "made peace" with the loss.
Apple is ditching more fancy features that just annoyed everyone
Apple will ditch the "Touch Bar" on its next batch of MacBook Pro computers in favor of returning to physical keys, according to a reputable analyst. Ming-Chi Kuo of TFI...
'Worst year in company history': Delta Air Lines laments 2020 loss
Delta Air Lines reported its first annual loss in more than a decade, with CEO Ed Bastian calling 2020 "the worst year in company history." But shares were up nearly...
Connecticut AG probing Amazon's e-book business
Amazon's lucrative e-books business is drawing scrutiny from law enforcement. Connecticut is investigating the e-tail giant for potential anti-competitive behavior in its Kindle business, the state's attorney general William Tong...
Elizabeth Holmes' texts should be left out of Theranos trial: lawyers
Lawyers for Elizabeth Holmes are reportedly working to keep the disgraced Theranos founder's texts and emails out of the courtroom. With a July court date looming for Holmes' upcoming fraud...
Google nixes political ads until after Inauguration Day
Google will block all political ads until after President-elect Joe Biden's Inauguration next week, the company announced Wednesday. The ban will also apply to any ads about last week's deadly...
Airbnb cancels all DC-area reservations for inauguration week
Airbnb is the latest company responding to last week's Capitol riot, announcing Wednesday that it will be canceling all reservations in Washington, DC, during Inauguration week. The home rental company...
Elon Musk causes a stir after tweeting 'legalize comedy'
Elon Musk created a ruckus early Wednesday by cryptically posting the phrase "legalize comedy" on Twitter. Tesla's eccentric billionaire boss -- who last week vaulted past Jeff Bezos to become...
Yelp now allows users to rate restaurants' COVID-19 precautions
Yelp said Tuesday that it will now allow users to rate restaurants' safety precautions and sanitary measures related to COVID-19. A restaurant's review page will now ask patrons if the...