From The Verge: Germany’s national competition regulator has ordered Facebook to stop combining user data from different sources without voluntary consent. The order applies to data collected by Facebook-owned platforms like WhatsApp and Instagram, but also third-party sources that Facebook uses to...

From PC Mag: Motorola's G lineup is the no-brainer choice for people looking for inexpensive, reliable phones. They're widely available, and we've been recommending them for years. Moto just updated them, and the three new models in the G7 line run from $199 to $299, with updated processors and...

From CNET: Twitter can be filled with harassment, bullying, misinformation and hate speech. Not exactly the warm, fuzzy place that invites users or advertisers hoping to get their messages seen.

On Thursday, Twitter showed it's making strides against its toxic user base. The company reported that...

From PC Mag: Microsoft has had a division dedicated to games development and publishing since the year 2000. It used to be called Microsoft Games, then Microsoft Game Studios, and most recently simply Microsoft Studios. However, this week the word Microsoft is being dropped as the division just got...

From ComputerWorld: Mozilla this week announced that the next upgrade to Firefox, due for release March 19, will automatically block all auto-play audio by default.

"Starting with the release of Firefox 66 for desktop and Firefox for Android, Firefox will block audible audio and video by default,"...

From CNET: Spotify boosted its podcast efforts Wednesday, announcing, as it released quarterly financial results, that it has bought podcast companies Gimlet and Anchor.

"Our podcast users spend almost twice the time on the platform, and spend even more time listening to music," Spotify CEO Daniel...

From ARCTIC Press Release: ARCTIC presents the latest edition of its popular Z and Z Pro monitor arm series while also introducing the all new W1C wall mount. All products are available now in stores and in the ARCTIC Webshop.

The new Gen 3 models of the monitor mounts - Z1 (Gen 3), Z2 (Gen 3), Z1...

From PC Mag: If you're in the market for a new gaming headset, be that wired or wireless, Logitech would like to draw your attention to four new headsets it is launching today ranging in price from $59.99 to $169.99.

Sitting at the high-end, Logitech is touting the G935 7.1 Lightsync Wireless...

From The Verge: Samsung is due to refresh their wearable lineup, along with their Galaxy S flagship smartphones, at their upcoming Unpacked 2019 event. Leaked image renders posted by 91Mobiles show a new wearable, purportedly named the Galaxy Sport. Like the Galaxy Watch before it, the Galaxy Sport...

From CNET: Apple reached a deal with French authorities to back-pay 500 million euros ($571 million) in taxes, reports said.

The Cupertino, California, company's French branch confirmed the tax agreement to Reuters on Tuesday, without revealing how much it would pay.

However, French magazine L...