Uber’s SVP of engineering steps down over sexual-harassment allegations at his former job at Google

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Uber’s SVP of engineering steps down over sexual-harassment allegations at his former job at Google

Business Insider
A top Silicon Valley engineer has stepped down from his role at Uber after it was discovered there were sexual-harassment allegations against him at his previous job at Google that he did not disclose when he was hired.

WSJ: Apple will ditch Lightning for USB-C on new iPhones

The Verge
Here’s a rumor we’ve not heard before. According to a report from The Wall Street Journal, the next iPhones will feature a “USB-C port for the power cord and other peripheral devices instead of the company’s original Lightning connector.

Stuffed toys database left personal data exposed, says security expert

ZDNet
820,000 CloudPets accounts could potentially be compromised. Image: CloudPets. The database behind an internet-connected cuddly toy exposed the account information of over 800,000 users, while a database of over 2 million voice recordings of children …

The Galaxy S8 may allow users to rearrange its virtual navigation buttons

Android Police
All the reliable leaks so far have indicated that Samsung’s upcoming Samsung flagship phone will use virtual navigation buttons, breaking a design habit that the company has been doggedly sticking to on phones, tablets, and sometimes even smartwatches …

8 ways to make Amazon’s Alexa even more awesome

Network World
I’ve been using an Amazon Echo for a while now, yet I still find myself amazed at how well its voice assistant technology works—at least within the relatively narrow confines it has set for itself.

5 Reasons Why You Should Buy A Nintendo Switch And ‘Zelda’ At Launch

Forbes
There’s some debate as to whether or not the Nintendo Switch will be worth buying at launch, or whether gamers should hold on to their cash until the new console has more content and more time to hammer out any potential bugs.

Boston Dynamics Officially Unveils Its Wheel-Leg Robot: “Best of Both Worlds”

IEEE Spectrum
Boston Dynamics’ Handle robot Image: Boston Dynamics via YouTube Boston Dynamics’ Handle is a humanoid robot on wheels, and it’s amazing.

Welcome to the first annual wireless carrier Hunger Games

The Verge
T-Mobile just announced what I’d argue is the best thing the company has done since it put on a magenta jacket in 2013 and launched its “Uncarrier” brand: a mobile plan that offers unlimited high-speed access to the internet at a very good price.

Mozilla acquires Pocket developer Read It Later for undisclosed sum

BetaNews
Mozilla Corporation has loosened its purse strings and splashed an undisclosed sum of money on buying Read It Later, the company behind web service and browser plugin Pocket.

This is the new Raspberry Pi Zero W – with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth

ZDNet
The new Raspberry Pi Zero W. Image: Raspberry Pi Foundation. The Raspberry Pi Foundation has unveiled a new model of the tiny computing board, the Raspberry Pi Zero W, which adds Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, and is priced at $10.

Torment: Tides of Numenera review: The Planescape successor you’ve been waiting for

PCWorld
Despite some failings, Torment: Tides of Numenera is one of the most consistently surprising and delightful RPGs of the last decade.

Xiaomi’s slick Mi 5C packs the company’s first processor

CNET
Xiaomi is following the footsteps of Apple and local rival Huawei, on Tuesday in Beijing announcing the Mi 5C — a phone powered by the company’s first in-house processor, the Surge S1.

Nokia and Google: Tech’s most unlikely BFFs?

CNET
Nokia’s phones are pure Droid. Katie Collins/CNET. It wasn’t so long ago that Nokia and Google didn’t even move in the same circles, but oh, how things have changed.

FCC Chairman pledges to roll back net neutrality regulations during European address

TechCrunch
As Ajit Pai took the stage for a speech at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this morning, CNBC anchor Karen Tso noted that the newly appointed FCC Chairman’s top priority has been the dismantling of net neutrality, a cause, she added, that would

BlackBerry returns with 3 possible new phones in 2017

CNET
TCL could have multiple BlackBerrys in the market by the end of the year. Andrew Hoyle/CNET. The BlackBerry KeyOne may soon see some siblings.

Hearthstone’s ‘Journey to Un’Goro’ Expansion Debuts With An Interesting Pair Of Mechanics

Forbes
Blizzard has finally debuted their new Hearthstone expansion, Journey to Un’Goro, which leaked a few weeks ago back when it was called The Lost Secrets of Un’Goro, and players have been waiting for its official debut ever since.

One billion hours of YouTube are watched every day

Engadget
It’s easy to track YouTube’s most popular metric: Check the counter below any video to see how many times it’s been played.

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