All Horizons
- Google, Apple offer millions in court battle over wage suppressionThough Google and Apple regularly top list of best workplace, the tech giants are currently settling a lawsuit alleging several Silicon Valley companies made secret no-poaching agreements that prevented workers from lucrative job offers to the benefit of companies.
- Elon Musk in Detroit: Tesla will produce 'millions' of cars by 2025In his first appearance in Detroit in two years, Elon Musk laid out his projection that Tesla will be in the big leagues of car production in a decade.
- Elon Musk says SpaceX has a 50 percent chance of landing a rocket on floating platformElon Musk says SpaceX has a 50 percent chance of landing a rocket on the next launch. Musk says SpaceX is attempting to land the rocket on a floating ocean platform off the coast of Louisiana.
- Desire Eye and RE Camera: HTC goes all in with mobile photographyHTC believes the future is images. On Wednesday, HTC introduced a new line of products aimed at mobile photography. HTC introduced a new standalone camera, a smart phone with enhanced cameras, and mobile photo-editing software.
- First flying car designed for the public debuts in OctoberFlying cars are becoming reality. Aeromobil says its Flying Roadster will be the first flying car to reach the public. Aeromobil will unveil the car at the Pioneers Festival in Vienna.
- iPhone 6 pre-orders break Apple record. Now come delays.The iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus became available for pre-order early Friday morning. But many sites, including the Apple Store, were not ready for the purchasing bonanza.
- Apple Pay woos credit card companies with promise of increased transactionsWith the iPhone 6 debut, consumers and businesses alike are gearing up for transactions that will be mediated by Apple Pay, the new iPhone feature that lets consumers load credit card information onto their phones and pay for items without reaching for cash or a card.
- Google Plus scoops up mobile poll start-up Polar. New direction for the network?Google announced Thursday that it is acquiring Polar, a start-up that lets mobile users participate in polls, for Google Plus, a move that could signal new directions for the social network.
- Internet Slowdown Day: Why websites feel sluggish todayMany popular websites Wednesday featured the "spinning wheel" that typically greets users with slow Internet connections. It was a symbolic statement to voice support for net neutrality.
- Europe demands Google change search algorithm againIn the latest episode of the European Union's efforts to rein in the dominant position held by Google in the search market, European rivals are demanding the American search giant reform the way it performs searches to leave more room for competing players.
- Leo Tolstoy honored with a Google doodle of intimate momentsA Google doodle honors the 186th birthday of famed Russian author Leo Tolstoy.
- Facebook will soon tell users how many views a video receivesFacebook will begin telling users how many views a video has received, a move that demonstrates the importance Facebook videos play for online publishers trying to push their content in front of as many people as possible.
- Twitter rolls out 'buy' button. Is shopping the new social media?Twitter has announced that it is testing a new feature that will let users make in-the-moment purchases from their Twitter feeds, a move that follows similar e-commerce initiatives from competitors like Facebook.
- Former Google executive Megan Smith named new US chief technology officerThe Obama administration has named a former Google vice president to the role of chief technology officer of the United States, a position President Obama created on his first day in office.
- Google to refund customers $19 million for unauthorized in-app chargesGoogle will pay around $19 million as a refund to parents who were unknowingly charged for in-app purchases made by their children while playing mobile games.
- Activist groups accuse Apple of new labor violationsA new report compiled from findings conducted by an undercover investigation at a factory that makes parts for Apple products has accused an Apple supplier of labor violations.
- Sony Z3 phones: Do we need 20.7 megapixel cameras?At the annual IFA trade show in Berlin, Japanese electronics maker Sony announced a series of new products, which include two new smart phones, a tablet, and two new wearable devices.
- Verizon to pay $7.4 million after failing to protect customers' privacy rightsVerizon has agreed to pay $7.4 million because it did not notify customers before using their personal information in marketing campaigns.
- Samsung doubles down on new Galaxy Note phonesSamsung has released two new versions of its Galaxy Note smart phone in addition to a virtual reality headset that promises to give video game fans and viewers a 360-degree viewing experience.
- Google removes author information from search resultsGoogle has eliminated authorship information from its search results, meaning, for example, that authors' head shots will no longer appear next to their articles on Google News.