Month: February 2020
Oracle staff walk out after founder endorses Trump campaign
Oracle employees downed tools on Thursday in protest of the company’s founder appearing to endorse of the Trump campaign ahead of this year’s US presidential election. Larry Ellison, the software giant’s founder and executive chairman, held a fundraiser for re-election campaign earlier this week at his home in California. Roughly…
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Bloomberg’s debate performance shows that Facebook ads will only get you so far
As of Tuesday, Michael Bloomberg had spent $233 million on digital and television ads. This spending purchased him, according to an impressive visualization from the Washington Post, 30,000 digital ads a minute. The billionaire candidate for the Democratic nomination has spent more on advertising than every other Democratic candidate combined.…
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LG V60 ThinQ shown off in leaked press render
A press render claiming to be LG’s unannounced V60 ThinQ has been published by Android Headlines, showing a handset with a small teardrop notch, a dedicated Google Assistant button, and a gold frame. Although not confirmed by the leak, the phone was expected to be announced at the now-cancelled Mobile…
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Windows 10 could start bullying people into using a Microsoft account to install
Windows 10 has reportedly removed the option to go with a local account when installing the operating system in more regions across the world than just the US. Previously, the change made for US users involved the removal of the option to use a local account, as opposed to setting…
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US hasn’t given up on UK Huawei 5G ban
The US government has said it does not believe UK’s decision to allow Huawei to play a role in the rollout of 5G will be final and will continue to place pressure on the country to change its mind. Robert Strayer, US deputy assistant secretary for cyber and communications, told…
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Your iPhone may soon let you set your own default apps
Apple may soon allow you to customize your phone more than ever, by letting you set your own default apps. That’s according to a new report from Bloomberg, which suggests the company is in the process of deciding whether it should allow users to easily use third-party alternatives instead of…
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