In this issue

The days when Amazon's Echo smart speaker was deemed a mere novelty now seem like a distant memory. At an excitingly packed event in Seattle, the online-store-turned-tech-company unveiled a staggeringly large array of new devices housing the now-iconic voice assistant Alexa. However, as the assistant becomes more ubiquitous, could familiar issues about privacy grow in complexity?

Microsoft Returns With Smartphone After Highprofile Flops

After high-profile flops, Microsoft is getting back into smartphones with a dual-screen Android device that won’t be out for another year.

2 mins

Google To Commit To White House Job Training Initiative

Google is committing to a White House initiative designed to get private companies to expand job training for American workers.

2 mins

Walmart To Test New Health Care Services For Workers

Walmart executives say it’s hoping to remove a meaningful chunk of unnecessary health care cost for the company and its employees.

2 mins

EU: Facebook Can Be Forced To Take Down Certain Material

The European Union’s highest court says that Facebook can be ordered by an individual member state to remove or block access to material which was previously declared unlawful and says that it can have a worldwide impact.

1 min

Why The Future Of Amazon's Alexa Promises To Be Both Complicated And Ubiquitous

"Not all tech observers were convinced by Amazon's privacy-focused rhetoric and policies."

7 mins

Renewable: Apple Flying The Flag For Greener World

With Apple winning a United Nations award for its use of 100% renewable energy and the company making great strides towards cleaning up its carbon footprint, we take a closer look at the future of one of the world’s most sustainable and eco-conscious technology giants…

8 mins

Big Tech's Eco-Pledges Aren't Slowing Its Pursuit Of Big Oil

Employee activism and outside pressure have pushed big tech companies like Amazon, Microsoft and Google into promising to slash their carbon emissions.

5 mins

Does Outsourcing Affect Our Personal Connection To Food?

The growing options for outsourcing meal planning, grocery shopping and cooking can be called time-saving blessings or culture-destroying curses. In the end, they’re probably a complicated mix of both.

5 mins

Engineer Admits Hacking Yahoo Accounts Searching For Images

A former Yahoo software engineer has pleaded guilty to hacking into the accounts of some 6,000 Yahoo users in search of sexual photos and videos.

1 min

Facial Recognition Technology Tested At Airport In Las Vegas

An oversight board has observed the Transportation Security Administration’s test of facial recognition using biometric technology at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas.

1 min

Funny How? In ‘Joker' A Villain Turns '70s Anti-Hero

An air of menace and a cloud of controversy accompany the arrival of Todd Phillips’ “Joker” like a thick perfume.

4 mins

Ready Student One? Universities Launch Degrees In Esports

On their first week in class, a group of students is playing a first-person shooter video game in a sleek new digital studio.

4 mins

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