An effort by Qualcomm’s former CEO to take the company private may actually have a chance.  Paul Jacobs left his role as the company’s chairman last month after Broadcom’s hostile takeover attempt failed. Qualcomm announced that Jacobs was looking at buying out the company his father, Irwin Jacobs, co-founded. At the time, such an offer …

Apple on Thursday will start alerting you if you have old Mac apps hanging around. If you have the latest version of Apple’s MacOS software downloaded, you’ll get a warning when you open older apps that run on 32-bit technology.  Apple has been pushing developers to update their apps to 64-bit technology. That enables faster apps that can juggle large …

Facebook has talked to special prosecutor Robert Mueller, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Tuesday during a hearing on Capitol Hill. During questioning by Sen. Patrick Leahy, a Democrat from Vermont, Zuckerberg said that someone at his company has spoken with Mueller, though he himself hasn’t. He declined to give more information, saying he wasn’t sure what he could share in an …

Facebook last week said it would support efforts to regulate political ads. Now US senators are urging Alphabet and Twitter to do the same. The Honest Ads Act is a senate bill that would require tech companies to disclose how political ads were targeted and how much they cost. It’s sponsored by Sen. Amy Klobuchar, a Democrat from Minnesota, and …

All of Apple’s facilities around the world now run on 100 percent clean energy.  That includes the company’s retail stores, offices, data centers and co-located facilities in 43 countries, Apple said in a press release Monday. The company also noted that nine more of its manufacturing partners have committed to powering all of their Apple production with renewable energy, bringing …

A law firm on Monday filed another lawsuit against Facebook for failing to protect consumer data. The suit, following a similar case last week, was filed in the US District Court for the Northern District of California in San Jose. It accuses Facebook of “unjust enrichment and violation of privacy and consumer-protection laws when it permitted app developers and other …

Huawei’s flashy new phone is harder to repair than Apple’s iPhone X, according to a new report. A teardown by iFixit gave the Huawei P20 Pro a repairability score of four out of 10, with 10 being the easiest to fix. The iPhone X, by comparison, had a score of six. Both of Samsung’s new phones, the Galaxy S9 and …

“Welcome to first period with Mr. Harmon,” says a big screen at the front of the classroom. The teacher stands to the side, holding an iPad in his hands. I’m sitting on a stool at a black lab table in what appears to be a science classroom, next to roughly 40 other adults crammed inside. In front of us are …

Apple hopes to soon make it easier for you to manage your privacy. The iPhone maker plans to roll out four privacy management tools to comply with the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation, which goes into effect May 25. That includes the ability to get a copy of your data, request a correction to your data, deactivate your account …

Apple’s heading back to school, and it’s taking us with it.  The company will host an event today (Tuesday, March 27) at the Lane Tech College Prep High School on Chicago’s north side. “Let’s take a field trip,” the invitation says, asking media to “join us to hear new creative ideas for teachers and students.” Now playing: Watch this: Apple event …