From The Verge: Facebook is developing its own operating system that could one day reduce the company’s reliance on Google’s Android, according to a new report by The Information. Development is currently being led by Mark Lucovsky, a Microsoft veteran who co-authored the Windows NT operating system...

From Tom's Hardware: Micron said in a Wednesday earnings call that it's received licenses from the U.S. government to sell at least some of its products to Huawei. The company doesn't expect these licenses to have a significant impact on its revenue in the short term, however, although it was quick...

From CNET: More than 267 million Facebook user phone numbers, names and user IDs were exposed in a database that anyone could access online, adding to a long list of privacy and security mishaps that continue to plague the world's largest social network.

Security researcher Bob Diachenko discovered...

From The Verge: Airbnb has won a court battle in the EU affecting how the company is regulated in the future. The EU’s top court has ruled that Airbnb is not an estate agent but an “information society service,” meaning it can avoid certain responsibilities.

The challenge to Airbnb was brought by a...

From Thermaltake Press Release: Thermaltake announced that their team will be unveiling a brand-new series of products during the highly anticipated CES 2020, one of the world’s biggest consumer electronics event of the new year.

Since 1999, the Thermaltake team has built a legacy behind offering...

From FSP Press Release: At CES 2020, FSP is presenting few exciting new products this year, including the unique ‘T-WINGS’ (CMT710) PC chassis for gamers, and a comprehensive portfolio of power supplies that includes the Hydro PTM+, Hydro G PRO, Dagger PRO, Twins PRO and new industrial adapters...

From AnandTech: While NVIDIA’s SoC efforts haven’t gone entirely to plan since the company first started on them over a decade ago, NVIDIA has been able to find a niche that works in the automotive field. Backing the company’s powerful DRIVE hardware, these SoCs have become increasingly specialized...

From CNET: Apple, Amazon, Google and the Zigbee Alliance said Wednesday they're forming a working group to develop and promote a new standard for smart home products. The goal of the group, called Connected Home over IP, is to "simplify development for manufacturers and increase compatibility for...

From Forbes: Picked up by PatentlyApple, Apple has just won a patent which explains how its existing optical fingerprint reader technology (already used in the new 16-inch MacBook Pro) can tweaked to operate under a display. In fact, Apple is pretty blunt about this writing in the patent:

“An...

From The Verge: Amazon is expanding its free return policy to include millions of products not previously eligible, including electronics, household items, and kitchen appliances. The products must be sold and fulfilled by Amazon, and they must weigh under 50 pounds.

For the holiday season, the new...