Nicolas Vega
New York Post
Mountain View, CA, United States
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Gamers threaten to defect to PlayStation after Xbox Live price hikes
Microsoft said Friday it will jack up the price for its Xbox Live Gold memberships -- provoking threats from some gamers to jump ship to rival Playstation. → Read More
Elon Musk says he’ll award $100M to the best carbon capture technology
The Tesla CEO, who earlier this month became the world's richest person, said he will award a massive prize to whoever is able to develop the best tool to capture planet-warming carbon emissions. → Read More
Alphabet scraps ‘moonshot’ Loon internet balloon project
Google parent Alphabet has announced that it is letting the air out of its internet-beaming balloon project — the latest of the tech giant's "moonshot" programs to get scrapped. → Read More
Judge rules that Amazon won't be forced to host Parler
A federal judge on Thursday declined to force Amazon to bring controversial social network Parler back onto its cloud service. → Read More
Bitcoin falls more than 10 percent on fears of US crackdown
The price of bitcoin plunged more than 10 percent on Thursday amid fears of a US regulatory crackdown on the controversial cryptocurrency. → Read More
Google reaches agreement to pay French publishers for content
Google and French publishers' lobby's agreement will pave the way for individual licensing agreements for French publications, and aims to provide a sustainable way for them to bring in revenue → Read More
Mercedes-Benz unveils EQA, a compact electric SUV
The German luxury car maker on Wednesday unveiled a new compact electric SUV that it said will go on sale next month at "very attractive price points". → Read More
Apple may bring back Touch ID for next year’s iPhone
Apple is reportedly mulling bringing Touch ID back to iPhones. → Read More
US asks Australia to ditch plan to make Facebook, Google share ad revenue
The US government is asking Australia to abandon a proposed law that would force Facebook and Google to pay local media firms a cut of the advertising revenue they rake in when using their content. → Read More
WhatsApp delays rollout of new privacy policy after backlash
WhatsApp is delaying the rollout of its upcoming privacy rules amid growing backlash from users over how their data will be shared with parent company Facebook. → Read More
Bumble, female-focused dating app, makes its IPO filing public
Bumble made its IPO filing public on Friday, adding fuel to rumors that it will make its stock market debut in time for Valentine's Day. → Read More
Man who lost password to $220M worth of bitcoin says he's 'made peace'
A San Francisco man who lost the password to a thumb drive with $220 million worth of bitcoin inside says he has "made peace" with the loss. → Read More
Apple expected to ditch Touch Bar in 2021 MacBook Pro models
Apple will ditch the “Touch Bar” on its next batch of MacBook Pro computers in favor of returning to physical keys, according to a reputable analyst. Ming-Chi Kuo of TFI Securities writ… → Read More
USPS worker learns his fate after stealing PlayStations from mail
A sticky-fingered US Postal Service worker has been sentenced for stealing video-game consoles from the mail. → Read More
Delta Air Lines laments ‘worst year in company history’ amid huge 2020 loss
Delta Air Lines reported its first annual loss in more than a decade, with CEO Ed Bastian calling 2020 “the worst year in company history.” But shares were up nearly 5 percent Thursday … → Read More
Connecticut AG probing Amazon’s e-book business
Amazon’s lucrative e-books business is drawing scrutiny from law enforcement. Connecticut is investigating the e-tail giant for potential... → Read More
Elizabeth Holmes' texts should be left out of Theranos trial: lawyers
With a July court date looming for Elizabeth Holmes' upcoming fraud trial, the Silicon Valley wunderkind's defense team wants to keep jurors from seeing damning messages she sent while defrauding investors out of millions, a report said. → Read More
Google blocks political ads until after Inauguration Day
Google will block all political ads until after President-elect Joe Biden's Inauguration next week, the company announced Wednesday. → Read More
Airbnb cancels all Washington, DC, reservations for inauguration week
Airbnb is the latest company responding to last week's Capitol riot, announcing Wednesday that it will be canceling all reservations in Washington, DC, during Inauguration week. → Read More
Elon Musk causes a stir after tweeting ‘legalize comedy’
Elon Musk created a ruckus early Wednesday by cryptically posting the phrase "legalize comedy" on Twitter. → Read More