Sen. Warren: We Need to Break Up Amazon, Facebook, Google

From PC Mag: Sen. Elizabeth Warren today proposed breaking up big tech companies, which she says have "too much power over our economy, our society, and our democracy."

In a Friday blog post, Sen. Warren, a Massachusetts Democrat, called out Facebook, Amazon, and Google in particular, but her plan...

USB 4 will help your PC, phone and gadgets get along in 2020

From CNET: USB has come a long way since its humble origins as a better port for plugging your mouse or printer into your PC. And it's going to take a big step further late next year with the release of products with the technology's latest version, USB 4.

Announced this week, USB 4 will offer data...

Facebook Messenger Bug May Have Exposed Who You Chatted With

From PC Mag: A vulnerability affecting the Web version of Facebook Messenger may have exposed who you've been chatting with on that platform.

Imperva Security Researcher Ron Masas discovered the flaw and privately reported it to Facebook. The social network has already rolled out a fix.

"I started...

Windows 10 closes in on Microsoft’s 1 billion device goal

From The Verge: Windows 10 is now running on 800 million devices worldwide, Microsoft has announced. The figure includes not only traditional laptop and desktop PCs, but also hybrids like the Surface Pro, consoles like the Xbox One X, and any phones that are still running the end-of-life Windows 10...

Huawei sues US government over equipment ban

From CNET: Huawei has fired the latest salvo in its battle with the US, confirming that it has brought a lawsuit against the US government over a ban on its telecommunications equipment.

The company made the announcement during a press conference at its headquarters in Shenzhen, China, on Thursday...

AMD Confirms 3rd Gen Ryzen Coming Mid-Year, No Date on Navi

From ExtremeTech: AMD has released an investor presentation focused on the products the company will introduce later this year. The deck mostly rehashes the advances the company has already publicized regarding 7nm, Epyc versus Xeon performance comparisons, and the improvements to its Radeon...

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