Dating app Tinder rolled out its Tinder Gold feature Tuesday, which lets people pay to see who’s liked them. It seems there are two ways to take this feature: either a prepare-to-pay-for-disappointment outlook or maybe-its-better-to-settle. Tinder calls Gold a “first-class swipe experience” that’s for members only. For $4.99 per month (that price may change), love …

Lyft is looking to bring on more drivers. The ride-hailing company said Thursday that it’s acquired two new companies to focus on expansion. One company, YesGraph, works on customer referral programs. DataScore, the other company, specializes in customer acquisition and retention. “We feel that together, we can build a growth organization to rapidly help improve transportation in cities across the …

On an average day outside Johannesburg’s downtown train station, a handful of men in all-black military gear are positioned down the block. They wear bulletproof vests, combat boots and wool beanies. A patch on their sleeves reads, “Hi-Risk Security Company, Rapid Response Unit.” As we exited the train station during a trip to South Africa last month, one of the …

LG is disappointed. Sales for its flagship G6 smartphone are less than stellar. The electronics company announced its second-quarter earnings Thursday, saying the quarter was a “challenging” one for its mobile business. LG said that even though mobile had revenues of $2.39 billion, it had an operating loss of $117 million. That means growth for mobile has stayed stagnant over …

It’s the end of an era. Apple appears to have quietly discontinued its iPod Nano and iPod Shuffle. Earlier Thursday, the webpages for both devices were redirecting to a page for the iPod Touch. They now point to Apple Music. Both the Nano and the Shuffle were variations on Apple’s famed MP3 player, the iPod. The Nano was like a …

It appears to be a lucrative time in the on-demand world. Companies like Uber, Lyft, Airbnb, WeWork and TaskRabbit are expected to keep gaining users and bring in more money. Revenue from the on-demand economy is expected to double by 2022, according to a new study by market research firm Juniper Research. The company forecasts that this sector will reach …

Microsoft regularly issues security updates, but it added a little something extra on Tuesday: it’s letting all customers, even those using older versions of Windows, update their software. This move is an attempt to avoid another ransomware outbreak like WannaCry, also called WannaCrypt, which rocked the web last month. “The WannaCrypt ransomware served as an all too real example of …

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Now playing: Watch this: Hands-on with Apple’s new MacBooks 1:27 Apple‘s popular entry-level MacBook Air laptop is finally getting an update, albeit a small one.  The company on Monday announced the 13-inch computer will get a “bump in megahertz.” More specifically, it will …

The convicted operator of the online drug bazaar Silk Road was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole in 2015. He’d been hoping to overturn that sentence with an appeal. However, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals denied his request on Wednesday in a 139-page ruling. “Because we identify no reversible error,” the three-judge panel wrote in …

Now playing: Watch this: Apple may announce Siri speaker next week 1:27 Enlarge Image Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference kicks off June 5.  Apple We’re learning a bit more about Apple’s alleged Siri speaker as the rumor mill heats up before the company’s annual developer conference. The voice-control speaker is reportedly already being manufactured, according to Bloomberg, and an unveiling at the …