MICROSOFT is teaming up with European publishers to push for a system to make big tech platforms pay for news, raising the stakes in the brewing battle over whether Google…
Apple MacBook Pro May Include An HDMI Port, SD Card Reader This Year: Ming-Chi Kuo
Cupertino-based tech giant Apple is reportedly planning on releasing two new MacBook Pro laptops in the second half of 2021, according to a research note from known analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.…
Goodyear Acquires Cooper in All-American Tire Deal
Two of the biggest remaining American tire companies are joining forces. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. is acquiring Cooper in a deal with an equity value of $2.8 billion that…
Seriously-ill boy spending birthday in hospital sent 1,200 cards by strangers
A seriously-ill teenager received a staggering 1,200 birthday cards from strangers after he was forced to spend his 16th birthday in hospital. Luke Hesketh has a genetic disease which causes…
Stuff To See in Madrid
Outlook. Rocks. I don’t know how I formed the opinion that Outlook was solely a week-long Drum & Bass festival in Pula, Croatia, which wasn’t a big selling point for me; but I was…
‘There’s a possibility’ DeMarcus Cousins returns to Lakers for playoffs
It remains a real longshot, but Lakers’ coach Frank Vogel isn’t shutting the door. DeMarcus Cousins has not stepped on the court this season for the Lakers, having torn his…
This ‘Smart’ Diaper Can Alert Caregiver When It’s Wet
Worries about changing the baby's diaper at the right time may soon become a thing of the past for many parents as Indian-origin researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology have…
Exclusive: Vodafone, Telecom Italia offer rivals access to some sites to ease EU concerns
Vodafone (VOD.L) and Telekom Italia (TLIT.MI) have offered to allow rivals access to sites in some cities for up to nine years, a proposal aimed at allaying EU antitrust concerns…
Porsche Taycan catches fire in Florida
An all-electric Porsche Taycan in Florida caught fire on Sunday. It’s the first known case of a Taycan catching fire, and Porsche says the cause is unknown at this time.…
Harvard students file lawsuit demanding school pull investments from prisons
They're taking their fight from the campus to the courtroom. A group of Harvard University students filed a lawsuit Wednesday to force the Ivy League school to withdraw its investment…