Source: Fortune
7 Stories
Apple is committing $50 million to increasing tech field diversity
Apple wants to increase the diversity down in Cupertino and is kicking things off with a $50 million investment. The company will begin a multi-year effort in partnership with some non-profit organizations to increase the...
Google files a legal challenge to block AG Jim Hood’s probes
This story sure escalated in a hurry. Following all the news of the MPAA's tight relationship with Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood, Google has made a filing in a Mississippi...
Google is shutting down its engineering operations in Russia
It seems Google isn’t getting along with Mother Russia. According to a report by The Information, the search company is shutting down its engineering operations in the country. The Information’s...
Amazon isn’t giving up on the Fire Phone
Even in the face of a $170 million charge for its failed Fire Phone, as well as the company sitting on $83 million worth of Fire Phone inventory, Amazon isn’t...
Consumer Reports calls Apple’s BendGate controversy “overblown”
There has been a lot of controversy regarding the new iPhones due to numerous reports of the phones bending. This is an issue that a handful of iPhone 5 users...
A co-founder of Beats has created a new company that makes earbuds
About a week before Apple agreed to buy Beats for $3 billion, one of the company's earliest employees filed a lawsuit against the headphone-maker, accusing it of cutting him and...
California’s smartphone “kill switch” bill has been signed into law
It's official: every cellphone sold in California will now have to include a remote disabling option that lets you render a stolen device unusable. More importantly, this anti-theft security measure...