Twitter’s streaming service for live videos, Periscope, is shutting down in March. Twitter said Tuesday that declining usage and rising costs made it unsustainable. Instead, many of its features have been built into Twitter. “Leaving it in its current state isn’t doing right by the current and former Periscope community or by Twitter,” the Periscope …

The rise of 5G and foldable phones invigorated the mobile industry, setting the stage for a big 2020. Then the novel coronavirus pandemic hit. The world, and phone sales, screeched to a halt. But the funny thing is, in the midst of a global crisis, phone sales bounced back.  As the virus was contained, and Asia opened back up, millions …

This story is part of Gift Guide, our year-round collection of the best gift ideas. The holiday season is here, and if you’re still looking for that perfect gift for a friend, family member or Secret Santa draw, look no further: A subscription to a streaming service is an almost guaranteed hit this year as we all hunker down for the winter.  …

The European Commission unveiled two major pieces of legislation on Tuesday that could dictate how tech companies are regulated in Europe in the coming years. The Digital Services Act and Digital Markets Act, which were originally expected at the beginning of December, were unveiled by Commissioners Thierry Breton and Margrethe Vestager during a press conference in Brussels. Together the pair …

MacKenzie Scott, the former wife of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, said Tuesday that she’s given away more than $4 billion since July, when she said she’d donated nearly $1.7 billion of her wealth to charitable causes. The gifts, which totaled $4,158,500,000, went to 384 organizations across the country, including food banks, emergency funds and services for the vulnerable. In a blog post, Scott …

If you’re getting odd error messages when trying to send messages through Gmail on Tuesday, you’re not alone. Google reported on its status dashboard a “significant subset” of users is experiencing error messages, high latency and other unexpected behavior. Some users are reporting that they’re receiving bounceback messages when trying to send an email to a Gmail address. Encrypted email …

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. Samsung has big plans in store for 2021. That includes expanding its foldable lineup and making the devices “more accessible” — likely code for lowering prices — as well as putting more emphasis on the camera and video capabilities in its devices. …

Apple reportedly wants to increase iPhone production by roughly 30% year over year, due in part to strong demand for the company’s first 5G phones. Apple plans to produce up to 96 million iPhones for the first half of 2021, according to a report Tuesday from Nikkei Asian Review, citing unnamed sources. The production boost will reportedly include iPhone 12 …

Ireland’s privacy watchdog on Tuesday hit Twitter with a fine of 450,000 euros ($547,000) over GDPR violations. The fine is the result of a landmark decision by the regulator to penalize the social platform for violating Europe’s strict data protection law, which is likely the first of several that will target tech giants in the coming months and years. The …

This story is part of Gift Guide, our year-round collection of the best gift ideas. How goes the holiday shopping? I won’t say everything here today is gift-worthy, though I certainly wouldn’t mind being on the receiving end of any of these items. (If you decide to get me that Star Wars game bundle, though, please make sure to include …