[ad_1] Some Lyft users received a strange notification on Thursday informing them that their names violated company guidelines. Some of these people had names that could be mistaken as suggestive of inappropriate words. The company said in a …
Read More »We found the site where Amazon is building a giant factory to make internet satellites — and it's right on Microsoft's and SpaceX's doorsteps (AMZN)
[ad_1] Amazon said this week it was building a new headquarters for the company’s Project Kuiper satellite initiative somewhere in Redmond, Washington, but did not reveal the location. Sources told Business Insider it’s a two-building campus just a few miles …
Read More »Google will hire roughly 4,000 full-time customer support staffers following criticism about its 'shadow workforce' (GOOG, GOOGL)
[ad_1] Google announced in a blog post Thursday that it plans to significantly expand its in-house customer support operations in 2020 by hiring more full-time employees. The move would be a big change for Google, which relies heavily on contract …
Read More »Amazon wants to skip a regulatory line to launch 3,236 high-speed internet satellites, but SpaceX is crying foul
[ad_1] Tech companies like SpaceX, OneWeb, and Amazon hope to cumulatively launch tens of thousands of internet-providing satellites into low-Earth orbit over the next decade. Nine companies met the Federal Communications Commission’s requirements and deadline to license a limited slice …
Read More »San Francisco is changing its facial recognition ban after it accidentally made the iPhones it gave to city employees illegal (AAPL, FB)
[ad_1] San Francisco voted to amend its facial recognition ban to allow the use of iPhones with Apple’s signature FaceID facial recognition system within the city, as well as other products with facial recognition features. The city banned city agencies …
Read More »How To Automatically Save Email Attachments To Cloud Storage
[ad_1] Saving email attachments is a great way to back up all those images, documents, music, and whatever else you’re emailed throughout the day. But doing it manually is not a fun process, you’re likely to miss a few over …
Read More »Wawa announces data breach that may have impacted customers at all of its locations for 9 months
[ad_1] Wawa discovered a data breach caused by malware that began running on its payment processing systems in early March. The nine-month data breach affected credit and debit card numbers, expiration dates, and cardholder names at potentially all purchases made …
Read More »NASA has confirmed a new class of huge 'super-puff' planets that have the density of cotton candy
[ad_1] NASA has confirmed the existence of a new class of planets called “super-puffs,” which have the density of cotton candy. Astronomers used the Hubble Space Telescope to peer at three super-puff planets circling a distant star, but thick clouds …
Read More »Instacart has quietly resumed delivering from Target this month, just two years after ending its formal partnership (TGT)
[ad_1] Instacart now delivers from select Target stores without a “formal partnership,” Business Insider has learned. Target ended its partnership with Instacart roughly two years ago when it bought rival delivery service Shipt for $550 million. The move shows Instacart’s …
Read More »Here are the top Internet of Things companies to watch and potentially invest in 2020
[ad_1] Disclaimer: This article does NOT constitute investment advice. All investment and financial opinions expressed in this article is from the research and experience of the author and is strictly intended as educational material. The Internet of Things (IoT) is …
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