From CNET: What's worse than the chip flaws that leak sensitive information? Apparently, some of the software updates meant to fix them.

Over the weekend, Microsoft released an update that disables a patch to Intel CPUs after reports that the patch -- meant to fix a design flaw known as Spectre --...

From The Verge: Facebook will introduce a new privacy center this year that features all core privacy settings in one place, ahead of the introduction of a strict new EU data protection law that takes effect on May 25th. The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will restrict...

From CNET: Apple reportedly notified suppliers on Monday that it is halving its iPhone X production target for the first three months of the year.

The company was expecting to produce 40 million units of the iPhone X in the first quarter of 2018, but has now revised the figure to just 20 million...

From PC Mag: Looking to do a bit of gaming this weekend? Perhaps you just got your hands on Monster Hunter: World for the PlayStation 4 and you're itching to do some pig-petting, pig-outfitting, or pig-carrying. (Yes, Poogie is kind of a big deal.)

Or maybe you're more into Dragon Ball FighterZ...

From PC Mag: Looking to do a bit of gaming this weekend? Perhaps you just got your hands on Monster Hunter: World for the PlayStation 4 and you're itching to do some pig-petting, pig-outfitting, or pig-carrying. (Yes, Poogie is kind of a big deal.)

Or maybe you're more into Dragon Ball FighterZ...

From CNET: The smart speaker became available for advance orders in the online Apple Store in the US, UK and Australia on Friday. While you can typically put in an order for new Apple products at 12:01 a.m. PT, the HomePod wasn't available until just before 5:45 a.m. PT.

A little patience was...

From The Verge: Walmart has struck a deal with Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten that will see the US company become the exclusive mass retailer of Kobo e-readers. Co-branded Walmart and Kobo apps will be released for ebook and audiobook content, which will be available through Walmart's website...

From PC Mag: Apple's iPhones aren't exactly cheap, in fact, the iPhone X set the price bar even higher when it was priced at $1,000. But Apple knows there's a market out there for more budget-friendly smartphones, which is why we got the iPhone SE back in 2016. Now a refresh of that entry-level...

From The Verge: Google is releasing a new version of Chrome to users this week, and it includes a number of new interesting features. The best addition is the ability to mute entire sites that autoplay videos. There are a number of sites on the web that have decided to annoy users by playing videos...