Month: August 2020
Reports say Twitter in talks with TikTok to buy out US operations null
There is apparently one more suitor for TikTok in the US. The beleaguered Chinese video-sharing app, which is under immense pressure from the US government to get its act together, was reportedly talking it out with Microsoft. First they said Microsoft would want to take over TikTok operations in North…
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Your EV’s electricity can pay for parking at Nissan’s new exhibition
If Nissan has its way, you might not need to pay for a parking spot if your electric car has some range to spare. Autoblog notes that the automaker has opened an exhibition space in Yokohama, the Pavilion, that lets you pay for parking by sending ele… Source
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Code compiler pioneer Frances Allen dies at 88
It’s a sad week for the computing industry. IBM reports (via the New York Times) that computing pioneer and company fellow Frances Allen died of Alzheimer’s on her birthday, August 4th, at the age of 88. She’s best known for making vital contribution… Source
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Microsoft’s new Xbox Series S console confirmed in leaked controller packaging
Microsoft is rumored to be unveiling its second, cheaper next-gen Xbox console this month, and it looks like it will definitely be called Xbox Series S. The Verge has obtained photos of Microsoft’s new next-gen Xbox controller in white, complete with packaging that mentions the Xbox Series S. Instagram user…
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Twitter test directly shows your tweet quote counts
Twitter is going one step further in its efforts to help you track quoted retweets. The social media site has confirmed to The Verge that it’s testing an approach placing these counts directly on tweets, and has renamed them from Retweets with Commen… Source
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Toshiba is officially out of the laptop business
Toshiba quietly exited the laptop business once and for all last week, ending a 35-year run by transferring its remaining minority stake in its PC business to Sharp. Two years ago, Toshiba sold an 80.1 percent stake of its PC business to Sharp for $36 million, and Sharp renamed the…
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