Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey gave a resounding negative answer when asked whether his social media platform would be joining Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency project, according to multiple reports. During a Twitter event in New York City Thursday, Dorsey said “hell no” to the prospect. Facebook in June unveiled the global digital coin, which will be managed by a …

The US Federal Trade Commission has settled its first case against a company it said produced “stalking apps” and “stalkerware.” Retina-X Studios developed and sold apps called MobileSpy, PhoneSheriff and TeenShield that secretly monitored people through their phones, Lisa Weintraub Schifferle, an FTC attorney, said in a blog post Tuesday. The apps collected information, including text messages, photos, call logs, …

LG announced Tuesday that its dual-screen G8X ThinQ phone will be launching Nov. 1 across Amazon, AT&T and Sprint, with preorders beginning Oct. 25. The starting price for the unlocked phone is $699.99. Unveiled during IFA in September, the dual-screen phone is focused on mobile gaming, media streaming and productivity, LG says. “Whether gaming, watching, creating, sharing or working, LG …

Facebook unveiled on Tuesday a $1 billion pledge to help resolve California’s affordable housing crisis over the next decade, a commitment that comes as tech companies get blamed for contributing to the state’s rising rents. In a blog post, Facebook CFO David Wehner said the social media giant would partner with the state to provide more low- and mixed-income housing.  …

Three senators have introduced draft laws that could require social media companies to ensure consumers have a way to move their personal data to other platforms when they want to, Axios reported earlier Tuesday. Things like friends lists and profile information should be exportable to other competing platforms. Republican Senator Josh Hawley and Democratic Senators Mark Warner and Richard Blumenthal …

A letter from dozens of civil and human rights organizations has been sent to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, urging him to ensure the social media platform helps protect such rights. The letter, sent by the coalition called the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, was published online Monday and accuses Facebook of “reckless disregard for civil rights.” “Our trust …

Verizon has set its 5G network live in basketball and hockey arenas across the nation, the carrier announced Friday. The high-speed network is now available in Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix, Chase Center in San Francisco and Pepsi Center Denver, and will be live soon in Madison Square Garden in New York City. 5G, already launched in some parts of …

T-Mobile has signed a deal with short movie streaming service Quibi, the companies said on Friday. The carrier will be Quibi’s exclusive wireless distributor when the service launches in April 2020, as reported earlier by the Los Angeles Times. Meg Whitman, Quibi CEO and former Hewlett Packard Enterprise chief executive, said in an emailed press release the service will “deliver …

Motorola has sent out invitations to an event on Nov. 13, where the rumored foldable Razr phone could launch. Motorola said the evening event in downtown Los Angeles will feature the “highly anticipated unveiling of a reinvented icon.” The save the date is a gif showing a device being folded and unfolded. “An original unlike any other,” it reads, also …

Motorola’s upcoming flagship phone, the Moto G8 Plus, has had some details leak, according to a report. The phone will have a triple camera with 48MP sensor and laser autofocus, German publication WinFuture reported Wednesday, saying it has official pictures and details. The phone will reportedly have a 6.3-inch IPS display, a full HD 2,280×1,080-pixel resolution, a 25MP front-facing camera …