Ticketmaster pays $10M fine for accessing competitor’s online systems

Ticketmaster will pay a $10 million criminal fine for repeatedly accessing the computer systems of one of its competitors without authorization. The online ticketing company agreed to the fine after being charged with five counts of computer intrusion and fraud by the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York, the Justice Department …

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Amazon to buy Wondery, injecting Amazon Music into a hot bidding zone for podcasts

Amazon will acquire podcast publisher Wondery, the latest tech giant investing in podcasts in the hope of popularizing its streaming services (and, by extension, the hardware sells you to access them). But Amazon, which operates the Amazon Music audio service, said Wondery’s programming — which includes such podcasts as Dirty John, Dr. Death and Business Wars — will continue to be …

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App spending hit $400 million during socially isolated holiday season

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. App spending hit a massive $407.6 million during Christmas, according to estimates by Sensor Tower. The record comes as COVID-19 cases continue growing, with lockdowns and quarantines reinvoked across the globe over the holidays. During the same period last year, people spent $100 …

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How Zoom made video meetings easy for workers, students and all of us in 2020

No platform has become as synonymous with 2020 as Zoom, the video conferencing service that grew seemingly overnight from a useful business tool to a ubiquitous way to connect for everything from remote education to virtual happy hours to game nights and holiday meals.  From a technology standpoint, Zoom managed to do the almost impossible: Scale up massively without major …

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Goodbye to the tech we lost in 2020

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In A Positive Move, Kerala Will Provide Education Scholarship & Wedding Grant To Transgenders

To bring transgender community in the forefront of the society, the Kerala government has announced a slew of programmes, including extension of scholarship for third gender students and financial aid for legally married transcouples. Announcing the initiatives, Minister for Social Justice K K Shylaja said the Social Justice Department has sanctioned Rs six lakh for the scholarship of the marginalised …

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Apple, Amazon, Tesla supplier accused of using Chinese forced labor; Apple rejects claim

Longtime Apple iPhone supplier Lens Technology, a maker of glass screens and coverings, has been accused of using forced Uighur labor in its factories, according to a report by The Washington Post, which cited documents from the human rights group Tech Transparency Project. The report noted that Lens Technology is a supplier to Tesla and Amazon, too. Many companies’ supply chains wind through …

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Why the Toyota Sienna minivan is a smart choice

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Get a new Mac? Here’s what you need to know about setting it up

Apple’s newest computers — MacBook Air, MacBook Pro and Mac Mini — are fast, have impressive battery life and can even run iPhone apps. The difference between this crop and previous models? These are powered by the Apple Silicon M1 processor. It’s the same kind of processor the company uses in the iPhone and iPad. If you spoiled yourself and picked up a …

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Samsung opens preorder reservations for Galaxy S21

You can now get in line (virtually) for Samsung’s next Galaxy smartphone. Samsung has started taking reservations for preorders for its next flagship phone, expected to be the Galaxy S21. While the phone hasn’t officially been announced, Samsung hinted earlier this month that it’ll have news to share in January.  Samsung’s reservation page, which was spotted earlier by XDA Developers, …

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Why Tesla enjoys a huge lead in the electric car market

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