From PC Mag: To combat bullying, Instagram will use AI-powered algorithms to detect whether a post you're about to make contains offensive content.

The anti-bullying feature is designed to make users pause and rethink publishing a post that may end up harassing or ridiculing someone. "Today, when...

From ExtremeTech: After months of speculation, Boeing has temporarily shut down production of its 737 MAX. The announcement is expected to have ripple effects across the US economy, even though the company is painting the shutdown as a temporary measure. Boeing announced the move after regulators...

From ExtremeTech: If you’ve been waiting to get your hands on the Mercedes-Benz EQC, the first in a line of 10 new EVs, add a year to the wait time if you were expecting to head down to the showroom next month. For US customers, the first shipments have been delayed from the first quarter of 2020 to...

From CNET: The US House of Representatives has voted to pass legislation that will prevent the government from using funds to help carriers buy Huawei's telecommunications equipment. Other equipment considered to be a threat to national security is also banned under the draft Secure and Trusted...

From CORSAIR Press Release: CORSAIR is pleased to announce that it has agreed to acquire high-performance controller pioneer SCUF Gaming “SCUF®” and its extensive patent portfolio. The transaction is expected to complete by the end of December 2019.

Since launching in 2011, SCUF has recognized...

From The Verge: Like death and taxes, seeing a version of “YouTube is over” trend on Twitter just hours after a new policy change goes into effect is a certainty.

YouTube’s updated harassment policy is no exception. Under the rules announced last week, YouTube will “no longer allow content that...

From CNET: Apple may break with tradition and release four new iPhone 12 models in 2020, according to the latest reports. But let's not forget the rumored iPhone SE 2, which could bring the total number of new iPhones in 2020 to five. On this week's Apple Core roundup, we also hear rumblings that...

From PC Mag: Cisco scored a major victory this week after it managed to secure an injunction against four Chinese companies manufacturing and selling counterfeit versions of its networking hardware.

As The Wall Street Journal reports, the temporary injunction was granted following a lawsuit filed...

From TechCrunch: Intel this morning issued a statement noting that it has picked up Israeli AI chipmaker Habana Labs. The deal, valued at around $2 billion, is the latest piece of some hefty investments in artificial intelligence that include names like Nervana Systems and Movidius.

In July, Habana...

From CRN: Michael Dell expects Dell Technologies to widen its hyperconverged infrastructure leadership position significantly in the future, with the goal to become upwards of six-times larger than nearest competitor Nutanix.

“We have a super strong position [in hyperconverged infrastructure] and...