Your next Uber ride might be a little smoother as the ride-sharing service begins experimenting with monitoring drivers’ safety on the road. Uber’s app for drivers be will updated with new features that use the sensors in a driver’s phone to keep track of their acceleration and braking. The app will monitor harsh braking, which …

Time to get ready for Jeff Bezos’ favorite made-up holiday. No, not Festivus — Prime Day. Amazon on Wednesday said Prime Day, a shopping event it introduced last year, is coming back on July 12, starting midnight Pacific Time for US shoppers. As the name suggests, all Prime Day deals are available only to Prime members, who pay $99 a …

Does a ban on hacking also prohibit free speech? That’s a question at the heart of a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union against US Attorney General Loretta Lynch, claiming the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act makes it impossible for researchers to legally investigate websites for discriminatory and poor behavior. “Websites have been found to use demographic data …

Sky’s streaming service Now TV is branching into a whole new realm, by also offering customers other services they might need at home, including broadband and phone calls. A series of triple-play packages called Now TV Combos, launched on Wednesday, will be available from July that will allow you to mix and match various streaming services, unlimited broadband packages and …

It’s common knowledge that web companies spend a lot of effort tracking everything you do online. But now Google wants to share with you all the information it has on your internet activities. Offering a much more in-depth view than a browser history can offer, Google has introduced My Activity, a searchable history of almost everything you do online. The …

Now playing: Watch this: Major Windows 10 update coming August 2 1:38 Microsoft Windows 10 is on more than 350 million devices. All of them will be eligible for a free upgrade to Windows Anniversary Update that brings Cortana to the lock screen, Xbox Play Anywhere and other features. Now playing: Watch this: Amazon discounts Android phones, if you’re willing …

Now playing: Watch this: Call the ‘Ghostbusters’ Ecto-1 with Lyft’s Ghost Mode… 1:16 Ever want to take a ride in the Ghostbusters company car, Ecto-1? Now you can, with a new promotion from Lyft and Sony — and you don’t have to carpool with Slimer. This promotion for the new “Ghostbusters” reboot offers customers the option to ride in Ghost …

Amazon now sells its own baby food. The e-commerce giant has quietly launched its first-ever private-label foods on its website, now selling Happy Belly coffee and Mama Bear baby food. A company spokesperson confirmed that both products are made by Amazon and went on sale in the past few days. The products are only available to Amazon Prime members in …

NBN’s chief architect, Tony Cross, has resigned from the company. His last day will be Friday — a day before Australia’s federal election. Cross has been the National Broadband Network’s chief architect since 2014, and began with the company in 2010. He’s overseen the company’s shift from a fast fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) network provider to a slower, so-called multi-technology mix of …

Now playing: Watch this: Major Windows 10 update coming August 2 1:38 Windows 10 debuted last summer, and one year on, Microsoft is adding several new features, with the Windows 10 Anniversary Update arriving on August 2. That’s perilously close to Microsoft’s self-imposed deadline for upgrading from older versions of Windows 10, so you will have to get Windows 10 …

Now playing: Watch this: Verizon to offer unlimited and rollover data? 1:26 Verizon is about to shake up its wireless plans. An image from a Verizon test site spotted by The Consumerist has the nation’s largest wireless carrier offering a rollover-like feature that allows customers to take unused data with them to the following month. There’s also a “safety mode” …

Facebook announced a redesign of its Like button in a blog post Tuesday. If you’re on Facebook, chances are you’ve used the Like button before — that little blue rectangle featuring the social media company’s “f” logo that you hit to celebrate a friend’s engagement news or show approval for a link someone shared. But now they’ve ditched the old …

If you’re a die-hard Voltron fan and just can’t wait for this fan-made Lego project to get made, you might be interested in this free set of blueprints that show you how to make your own Voltron Super Robot (complete with blazing sword!) using any 3D printer. Swedish designer Jurica Pranjic put together this model of the classic Lion Force …

The music video for “Sledgehammer,” Rihanna’s song on the “Star Trek: Beyond” soundtrack, will be the first of its kind to debut in Imax theaters. It will premiere Thursday, June 30, in Imax theaters at 9 a.m ET, and will then be available an hour later to stream on Vevo and Tidal. Like Adele’s “Hello” music video, “Sledgehammer” was shot …

Roku said Hitachi’s US unit is joining its lineup of television makers offering internet-connected TVs with the capabilities of Roku’s streaming media boxes built into the unit itself. The companies said that they will make models in a variety of screen sizes, available in the US fall months. Hitachi is making units with HD and 4K Ultra HD displays. Roku …