EU opens Amazon probe to see if it used merchant data to gain an advantage

On the same day that Amazon announced plans to overhaul its business terms for its third-party sellers, the European Commission (EC) has opened a formal antitrust investigation into the retailer, designed to assess whether its use of sensitive mercha…

HTC Wildfire revival will start with four budget phones

HTC might soon be doing a BlackBerry though the exact details of how that will happen are still unknown. In Russia, at least, the phone maker will reportedly be re-launching its old Wildfire series of phones via a local company. But it won’t just be the HTC Wildfire E either. It turns out, there might be four new Wildfire phones, … Continue reading

Nuclear Agency Considers Reducing Inspections Of Power Plant Reactors

Opponents denounce the cost-cutting move as a threat to public safety.

Ableton Live can control modular synths from your computer

Modular synthesizers are having something of a moment right now. Even mainstream players like Korg are trying to bring them to the masses. So it’s no surprise that Ableton — maker of one of the most popular digital audio workstations (DAW) in the wo…

Google bans TouchPal keyboard dev CooTek from Play Store, ad platform

It’s not rare to hear about malware that gets past Google Play Store’s defenses or even some that masquerade as legitimate apps. But when malware gets embedded inside those legit apps in an official manner things are bound to get messy. Unfortunately for Chinese software house CooTek, it is on the receiving end of a sanction that bans it not … Continue reading

Kamala Harris Tells Trump To Go Back Where He Came From And Leave Office

The 2020 presidential candidate said Trump’s racist remarks are un-American and ‘defile’ the office of the president.

What It’s Like To Live In A Country That Actually Cares About Mothers

American mothers get a raw deal post-birth, leaving many feeling exhausted, anxious and unsupported.

The Best Pie Filling Ever Has A Juicy Secret

Sick of runny fruit pies that flood your dessert plate? Grab a bottle of juice.

Google officially closes 'Dragonfly,' its controversial Chinese search project

Google’s controversial Project Dragonfly has officially been shelved. At a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing this week, Google’s vice president of public policy, Karan Bhatia, said that work on its censored Chinese search engine had been “terminated…

Puerto Rico Gov Vows To Remain In Office Despite Leak Of His Vulgar Texts

The uproar was sparked by leaked controversial and vulgar text messages between the governor and his closest allies.