Tech News Blast: Recent Episodes
Rey Anthony Mangual
Uber CEO takes leave of absence Verizon closes acquisition of Yahoo, Marissa Mayer resigns Facebook censors terrorists Google could face a $9bn EU fine
Verizon’s streaming TV service. Uber underpaid New York drivers. Uber loses general counsel. T-Mobile wants you to switch From Verizon. http://www.TechNewsBlast.com
Facebook and MLB partnership. Facebook convergence. Duolingo adds Japanese. Google I/O announcements. http://www.TechNewsBlast.com
Cyber-attack North Korea link. Uber must return stolen files to Waymo. Lyft strikes deal with Waymo. No Netflix on rooted devices. http://www.TechNewsBlast.com
Amazon Touch-Screen Echo Show. Google’s new OS. Another Uber lawsuit. Unlocked Samsung available in US. http://www.TechNewsBlast.com
Google Drive passes 2 trillion files. Facebook fake news. Apple’s Siri-based Echo rival. Comcast news. http://www.TechNewsBlast.com
Uber criminal investigation. Live UK surveillance. Mobiles beat landline. Wearable news. http://www.TechNewsBlast.com
Apple sales Uber vs Waymo in court Vulnerable Android apps Intel flaw http://www.TechNewsBlast.com
T-Mobile’s Low-Band 5G Network. President Trump’s American Technology Council. Parents lose custody over YouTube pranks. Android patches for critical flaws. http://www.TechNewsBlast.com
Twitter’s identity crisis. Hulu expands live TV service. Facebook targeting insecure users. Apple Echo rival rumors. http://www.TechNewsBlast.com
Turkey blocks Wikipedia. Hacker leaks TV shows. Google and Facebook phished. Twitter video news. http://www.TechNewsBlast.com
Uber banned in Italy. Dallas sirens hacked. US to drop demand for Trump critic's details. Microsoft beat Apple in tablet satisfaction. http://www.TechNewsBlast.com
Apple Music for Android. Kanye West's platinum streams. Spotify Premium exclusive albums. Apple Mac Pro Refresh. http://www.TechNewsBlast.com
Samsung devices vulnerable. Apple's curved screens. Windows offline Netflix. Android beats Windows. http://www.TechNewsBlast.com
Internet privacy. AOL + Yahoo = Oath. FBI recruiting Geek Squad. A song can hack your iPhone. http://www.TechNewsBlast.com
Amazon Cash. No more Twitter egg. Another Twitter quitter. CIA affected by Wikileaks. http://www.TechNewsBlast.com
Apple premium TV bundle. Verizon Spyware. Facebook Personal Fundraiser. Palmer Luckey leaves Facebook. http://www.TechNewsBlast.com
World Backup Day. USPS heads up. Brexit forces gaming company moves. Apple’s iOS update. http://www.TechNewsBlast.com
Samsung Galaxy S8 phone. Donald Trump's new iPhone. Jeff Bezos is number two. http://www.TechNewsBlast.com
Congress votes against privacy. Comcast streaming TV. T-Mobile's free Year of MLB.TV. Uber shutting down in Denmark. http://www.TechNewsBlast.com
Uber resuming self-driving cars. Uber field trip to an escort bar. Amazon's store woes. Samsung Galaxy Note 7 is back. http://www.TechNewsBlast.com
Uber's self destruction continues. Amazon sales tax. Goodbye Gchat. AT&T expand its fiber internet. http://www.TechNewsBlast.com
Apple's CIA exploit. Twitter paid subscriptions. Instagram blurs sensitive photos. T-Mobile to flag scam calls. http://www.TechNewsBlast.com
Hackers hit ABC Twitter accounts. Apple says it hasn’t been breached. UK flight ban on electronics. Uber wants to make drivers happier. http://www.TechNewsBlast.com
DirecTV’s free HBO. eBay 3-day delivery. Save Instagram streams. Google Maps finds your car. http://www.TechNewsBlast.com
Uber president Jeff Jones is out. Netflix replaces ratings with thumbs. Apple Music pays Chance the Rapper half a mil. Man dies charging iPhone in the bath. http://www.TechNewsBlast.com
McDonald’s slams President. Russia denies Yahoo hack . Child accounts with Google Family Link. Galaxy S8 camera rumor. http://www.TechNewsBlast.com
Yahoo Mail breach. Twitter accounts compromised. Kids don't know what TV ads are. Vista support ends. http://www.TechNewsBlast.com
NYC sues Verizon. Spotify and Waze partner up. Send and request money in Gmail. German censorship. http://www.TechNewsBlast.com
Marissa Mayer's golden parachute. Pandora on-demand music. YouTube Uptime. Facebook forbids surveillance. https://www.TechNewsBlast.com
Web inventor bloviates. New Android phones infected. Mobile carrier wars. The Vatican at SXSW. https://www.TechNewsBlast.com
Wikileaks offering tech firms new files first. More have Netflix than DVRs. Android to overtake Windows. Twitter's 'Sensitive Accounts'. https://www.TechNewsBlast.com
Security flaws dormant for a decade. Uber to stop 'Greyballing' cops. Sling TV expands Cloud DVR access. Boomerang TV streaming service. https://www.TechNewsBlast.com
Big tech companies react to Wikileaks dump. Microsoft puts ads in Windows File Explorer. Samsung might recycle Note 7s. New Firefox. https://www.TechNewsBlast.com
WikiLeaks documents show CIA hacking. Amazon gives up. Snap stock stumbles. BritBox launches in U.S. https://www.TechNewsBlast.com
Facebook flags disputed news. Uber Greyball scheme. Jay Z to fund startups. Consumers don't want smart homes. https://www.TechNewsBlast.com
Snap valued above $30B. A typo took down the internet. Bitcoin worth more than gold. Google Assistant expansion. https://www.TechNewsBlast.com
YouTube TV. Twitter ups the ante. Blocking installs on Windows. Uber boss swears at driver. https://www.TechNewsBlast.com
Massive Amazon outage breaks Internet. SoundCloud’s new monthly plan. Google throws Microsoft under the bus. Netflix wants to end buffering. https://www.TechNewsBlast.com
Google sues Uber. 22,000 hackable webcams in Barcelona. 100+ Uber female engineers. YouTube and Comcast. https://www.TechNewsBlast.com
Amazon wins three Oscars. Audible’s Oscar commercials. AT&T is lowering unlimited price. Samsung announces Galaxy S8 event. https://www.TechNewsBlast.com
Uber ‘deeply hurting’ after allegations. Amazon resists Echo murder evidence call. Hacker suspect arrested at Airport. Google blacklists health site. https://www.TechNewsBlast.com
Apple’s new campus ‘Apple Park’. Apple refresh of iPad lineup. #DeleteUber. Twitter death spiral. https://www.TechNewsBlast.com
Uber's sexual harassment review. Autonomous Ubers in Arizona. Verizon and Yahoo drop purchase price $350m. A Samsung Galaxy Note 7 comeback? https://www.TechNewsBlast.com
Tesla driver stops out-of-control car. Google Fiber is out, Wireless is in. EU skeptical of Windows 10 privacy. Phone separation anxiety. https://www.TechNewsBlast.com
New Zealand court upholds Kim Dotcom ruling. Former Uber engineer claims sexual harassment. FCC pushes for FM radio in smartphones. YouTube dropping long unskippable ads. https://www.TechNewsBlast.com
Apple moves WWDC. Sprint improves unlimited data. Opera is redesigning its browser. Elon Musk digs deep. https://www.TechNewsBlast.com
Facebook’s standalone TV app. PewDiePie in hot water. Another Twitter mis-step. New Comcast Xfinity app. https://www.TechNewsBlast.com
T-Mobile improves unlimited data plan. Mobile carrier price wars. Twitter needs to trim the fat. Elon Musk wants humans to be cyborgs. https://www.TechNewsBlast.com
Rumors of wireless iPhone charging. Dozens of cyber attacks a month on UK. Tesla to start making Model 3. South Korea could arrest more Samsung officials. https://www.TechNewsBlast.com
Apple optimistic about post-Brexit UK. Apple’s Tim Cook on fake news. Verizon, Sprint, and T-Mobile offers. https://www.TechNewsBlast.com
Wordpress blogs hacked. ISP raided by Spanish police for piracy. Sony’s first 4K Blu-ray player. Prince returns to streaming services. Samsung’s Galaxy S8 is coming soon. https://www.TechNewsBlast.com
Five arrested in Kodi streaming raids. Fire at Samsung Factory. Facebook Safety Check expands. Best Buy to close some VR demo stations. https://www.TechNewsBlast.com
More Twitter quitters. Twitter’s new anti-abuse tools. Vizio tracked viewing habits. YouTuber breaks UK gambling law. https://www.TechNewsBlast.com
Google and Facebook gear up for French election. IMDB to shut down message boards. Amazon supermarkets. Anonymous attack dark web. https://www.TechNewsBlast.com
FCC goes soft on net neutrality. Chrome and Gmail upgrades. Time Warner Cable sued in New York for fraud. Nextdoor to acquire UK local social network Streetlife. https://www.TechNewsBlast.com
Apple to make iPhones in India. Snapchat files for IPO. Amazon stock falls as revenue misses. Facebook loses Oculus court case. https://www.TechNewsBlast.com
Comcast will charge subscribers to use Roku as a cable box. New Nintendo online service to cost under $30 yearly. AT&T rolling out 5G. Facebook close to 2 billion monthly users. https://www.TechNewsBlast.com
EU to end roaming fees. Google wins legal battle in Japan. Samsung teases new tablet at Mobile World Congress. Apple’s growth. https://www.TechNewsBlast.com
Seagate plans large capacity hard drives. Father of Pac-Man dies. Fitbit lay offs. ISPs halting copyright notices. https://www.TechNewsBlast.com
Vodafone wants to create India’s largest telco. Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg drops case for land. Delta grounds US Flights with computer issues. Google Pixel 2 phone on the way. https://www.TechNewsBlast.com
Verizon wants merger with Charter. Sky TV to go dish free. Chrome now reloads 28% faster. Android lock screen pattern hacked in 5 attempts. https://www.TechNewsBlast.com
T-Mobile dumps on DirecTV and offers Hulu. HP laptop battery recalls Zuckerberg won’t run for president. Inauguration breaks streaming records. Galaxy S8 to come with headphone jack and dock? HP Battery Program Validation Utility - https://h30686.www3.hp.com/?lang=en-US https://www.TechNewsBlast.com
Samsung Galaxy S8 due in April. Amazon gets best picture Oscar nomination. Dropbox bug restores very old files. Tons of fake Twitter accounts. https://www.TechNewsBlast.com
Sprint takes stake in Tidal. The new Google Voice. Sundance Film Festival hacked. Android apps on all new Chromebooks. https://www.TechNewsBlast.com
Samsung Galaxy Note 7 fire findings. Samsung won’t launch Galaxy S8 at Mobile World Congress. Uber fined by the FTC. China VPN crack down. https://www.TechNewsBlast.com
Samsung Confirms Galaxy S8 Leaks. Samsung Note 7 press conference. Apple and Audible end exclusivity. Microsoft’s Windows 10 privacy. https://www.TechNewsBlast.com
Netflix adds 7 million new subscribers. Lyft drivers happier than Uber drivers. Hulu to offer offline videos. Tesla investing $350 million and hiring hundreds. https://www.TechNewsBlast.com
Hulu launches user profiles. WhatsApp calls backdoor reports baseless. Microsoft warns Windows 7 is dangerously insecure. Apple App Store prices increase in UK, India and Turkey. https://www.TechNewsBlast.com
Google Smartwatches coming February 9. Low-cost Android One phones coming to US. Thousands of Verizon customers still use Galaxy Note 7. AT&T Kills 2G. https://www.TechNewsBlast.com
Apple Music to offer original video. Carrie Fisher won't be digitally recreated. Samsung accused of bribes for political favors. Zuckerberg to testify in Oculus lawsuit. https://www.TechNewsBlast.com
WhatsApp denies backdoor claim. Nintendo reveals Switch details. Consumer Reports now recommends Apple’s MacBook Pro. Lyft more profitable than Uber. https://www.TechNewsBlast.com
ISPs to begin sending 'pirate' emails. Ukraine power cut was cyber-attack. Norway shuts down national analog radio. Airlines can stop warning passengers about the Galaxy Note 7. https://www.TechNewsBlast.com
Apple resolves MacBook Pro battery issues. Uber to share data to help ease congestion. Google Voice upgrade. Fitbit to launch a wearables app store. https://www.TechNewsBlast.com
Yahoo Changes Name and Loses Marissa Mayer on Board. Facebook to show ads in videos. Airbnb invests in reservation app Resy. Latest Windows 10 tweaks. https://www.TechNewsBlast.com
An okay Golden Globes for original streaming programming. The Mac's user share falls. iPhone turns 10. Martin Shkreli suspended from Twitter. NYC subways with cellular and Wi-Fi service. https://www.TechNewsBlast.com
Samsung forecasts 50% profit jump. Amazon New York Store. SoundCloud running out of cash. Verizon unsure about Yahoo purchase. https://www.TechNewsBlast.com
Tesla's Nevada Gigafactory open for business. Zuckerberg to visit all 50 states. BlackBerry wants a comeback. AT&T 5G DirecTV Now streaming. Comcast Xfinity smart home. https://www.TechNewsBlast.com
Dish's AirTV set-top box. No Russian electrical grid hack. CNN uses Fallout 4 screenshot in report on Russian hacking. Windows 10 overtakes Windows 7. https://www.TechNewsBlast.com
Twitter's head of China leaves. The right to disconnect in France. Mark Zuckerberg no longer an atheist. Galaxy S8 Desktop Experience. https://www.TechNewsBlast.com
DirecTV Now's $35 plan goes up to $60 soon. Donald Trump hacking revelation Tuesday or Wednesday. Edit your tweets. Will Apple cut iPhone 7 Production? https://www.TechNewsBlast.com
Amazon won’t give Echo recordings to police in murder investigation. Sprint to add 5,000 new jobs in US. Tim Cook calls AirPods ‘a runaway success’. Microsoft might stop automatic Windows 10 updates. 2016 'Leap Second’. https://www.TechNewsBlast.com
New iPhone 7S Leak a disappointment. False Facebook safety check in Thailand. Fitbit holiday sales. Tesla and Panasonic to build solar panels. https://www.TechNewsBlast.com
Star Wars' Carrie Fisher Dead at 60. Carrie Fisher Completed ‘Star Wars: Episode VIII’ Before Her Death. Police want Echo data for murder case. Amazon and Apple enjoy the holidays. https://www.TechNewsBlast.com
Egypt blocks Signal in free speech crackdown. Google’s Two Android Wear Smartwatches. Apple’s new MacBook Pro not recommended by Consumer Reports. Raspberry Pi releases own OS. https://www.TechNewsBlast.com
Sony Music's Twitter account reports Britney Spears' death Fitbit ends Jawbone patent case. CyanogenMod will become Lineage. Spotify For Mac Gets Update to add Touch Bar Support. https://www.TechNewsBlast.com
Uber losses to hit $3 billion. Uber to meet with California DMV and Attorney General. Turkey blocks social media for 12 hours. Facebook Live Audio. Morgan Freeman voices Mark Zuckerberg's AI assistant. https://www.TechNewsBlast.com
Uber losses to hit $3 billion. Uber to meet with California DMV and Attorney General. Turkey blocks social media for 12 hours. Facebook Live Audio. Morgan Freeman voices Mark Zuckerberg's AI assistant. https://www.TechNewsBlast.com
Tim Cook says Apple is committed to the Mac. Why Tim Cook met with President-elect Trump. Samsung Galaxy S8 delayed. In-flight entertainment a security risk. https://www.TechNewsBlast.com
Lynda.com breach of 55,000 accounts. Edge browser to Disable Flash. Samsung phones with LG Batteries. Turkey blocks Tor network. Cuba announces home internet trial. https://www.TechNewsBlast.com
Uber self driving cars are illegal in CA. Apple doesn’t want to pay Irish tax. Vine is not really dead. Woody Harrelson will live stream his next movie to theaters. https://www.TechNewsBlast.com
Verizon will brick the Note 7 after all, after the holidays. FreedomPop Expands to AT&T. Self Driving Uber runs red light. Yahoo says a billion accounts hacked. The Pirate Bay blocked in Australia. T-Mobile giving away a year of DirecTV Now for switching from AT&T. Facebook back at Trump Tower. https://www.TechNewsBlast.com
Self driving Ubers Now Picking People Up in San Francisco. Google creates new self-driving car company. Windows update knocks out internet connections. Microsoft's Amazon Echo rival. Google's top searches in 2016. Amazon makes first drone delivery.
Quest Diagnostics and KFC Hacks. Google no longer developing a self-driving car. Comcast raises rates. Uber employees spy on celebrities and exes?
HBO dominates Netflix and Amazon in Golden Globe nominations. Skype translates voice calls. Japanese dementia patients tagged. Uber for private Jets, JetSmarter, raises $105 million. Trump calls Russia hacking rumors a “conspiracy theory”.
Samsung’s new update prevents Note 7 from charging Yahoo Answers goes mobile Ransomware offering free decryption for infecting friends Obama wants review of “Russian hackers”
Spotify backs out of SoundCloud purchase. Microsoft officially acquires LinkedIn. Apple wants early access to new movies. Microsoft turns a phone into a full PC.
Add Numbers to Your Phone with T-Mobile 'Digits'. Fitbit confirms Pebble buyout. Google features fake news. Samsung makes the Note 7 unusable in Canada.
Tim Cook says Apple Watch sales are fine. Dailymotion and TalkTalk Stolen Passwords. Samsung’s Galaxy S8 might lose the headphone jack. Sites Crack Down on Terrorist Videos After EU Warning.
Lots of Netflix unscripted programming in 2017. New EU laws combat hate speech online. Samsung’s aggressive design led to Note 7 recalls. Rumored curved iPhone 8 curved display.
Hulu now streams 4K Content. DirecTV Now Launch Woes. Uber tracks you after ride ends. Apple's self-driving car.
Fitbit buying Pebble Watch HBO and Cinemax on Amazon Reddit moves against Trump supporters Airbnb to enforce 90-day rental limit Apple's Maps drones
Netflix adds offline viewing. It may be illegal to punish customers leaving negative reviews. Malware found in over 1 million Android phones. Internet Archive backs up in Canada because Trump.
AT&T to launch DirecTV Now for $35. Amazon's new Alexa speaker with 7-inch touchscreen. San Francisco Transit Hacker Gets Hacked. IPhone users get 'calendar spam'.
Sling TV to launch cloud DVR. Amazon limits reviews. Facebook Wi-fi goes live in India. Samsung to split the company after disastrous year?
Black Friday online sales record. Hackers hit San Francisco transport. Firefly's Ron Glass has died. Police tweet "One Direction" threat to drunk drivers.
Reddit's CEO edits comments critical of him Germany is worried about fake news before election Twitter Cracks Down on Surveillance Study shows Android Users More Honest
Widespread Skype outage Twitter CEO Suspended From Twitter Amazon deletes negative reviews of Megyn Kelly book Trump talked to Tim Cook about manufacturing in the US Facebook Creates Censorship Tool for China