From ExtremeTech: There’s been a huge surge of interest in topics like AI, machine learning, and deep learning over the last few years. Thus far, we’ve seen much of the market flow towards either GPUs (almost entirely Nvidia, though AMD might be tipping a toe into those waters), or to specialized...

From PC Mag: "It's staying," Twitter chief Jack Dorsey said last year of the platform's 140-character limit. Well, it appears the company has had a change of heart, as it's now testing a 280-character limit.

The expanded tweet format is "only available to a small group right now," according to...

From eWeek: Cisco Systems revealed late Sept. 26 that it is trimming about 310 jobs at its sprawling San Jose, Calif. headquarters.

The company employs more than 73,000 employees worldwide, so the layoffs represent less than half of 1 percent of the entire head count.

Cisco, the world's largest...

From The Verge: It’s a day of Echo speakers: Amazon just announced a new Echo Plus speaker, in addition to a second-generation Echo and Echo Connect speaker phone.

The new Echo Plus is set apart, though: its abilities double as a smart home hub, one that connects to various wireless protocols to...

From Recode: Uber, which under new CEO Dara Khosrowshahi is trying to pare back its losses, is shuttering its car-leasing program after realizing it was losing 18 times the amount of money per car than it expected to, Recode has confirmed.

The ride-hail company previously expected to lose $500 per...

From eWeek: Google is reportedly planning to spin off its online shopping services operation into a separate business unit to satisfy European Union regulators' demands that the company level the playing field for rival comparison-shopping sites.

The standalone Google Shopping unit will have to bid...

From PC Mag: Netflix is doing a pretty good job of growing its user base in homes around the world, but apparently that isn't good enough. The streaming service wants to dominate the skies, too. More specifically, Netflix wants you streaming its content during flights.

The problem with streaming...

From The Verge: Vimeo has added live-streaming tools to its video platform for the first time with the launch of Vimeo Live. Customers will be able to stream live from anywhere, and videos will be automatically archived when the events are finished. Each live stream video will feature a chat sidebar...

From PC World: Windows 10 S is no longer just for education. On Monday at its Ignite conference for corporate partners, Microsoft unveiled four new Windows 10 S laptops from Acer, HP, and Lenovo, together with a new shorthand for the services they'll provide: Microsoft 365.

The new Windows 10 S...

From CNET: Chinese authorities have apparently squelched another service -- Facebook's WhatsApp text-messaging service.

The popular app -- more than a billion people use WhatsApp, at least until the China ban -- opens up an encrypted communication channel between two people. That encryption...