Amazon
Amazon Boosts Minimum Wage to $15 Per Hour
All of Amazon's U.S. workers will benefit from the minimum wage increase, which means more than 350,000 staff spread across all of Amazon's business ventures (including Whole Foods) should be better off beginning in November.
Amazon
Amazon Opens 4-Star Store in New York City
In case the name isn't a big enough giveaway, the only products you'll find in this brick-and-mortar store have a four star or higher rating on Amazon. It's a clever way to fill shoppers with confidence that everything they buy won't disappoint.
The Boring Company
Xbox Controller Support Added to Elon Musk's Boring Company Machines
Those tunnels being dug in L.A., Washington, D.C., and Chicago may well be completed using Xbox controllers. Is it a genius move or a case of what has Elon Musk been smoking?
Apple
Teenager Pleads Guilty to Hacking Apple Multiple Times
Over the course of a year he repeatedly hacked into Apple's servers and stole around 90GB of data because he admired the company. Apple states no customers were affected by the breaches of its security.
Google
Google Reportedly Working on Censored Search for China
It looks as though Google's desire to access the hundreds of millions of internet users in China has won and it is willing to accept government censorship to operate there. How is Google going to explain its thinking if (when?) it does launch?
Tesla
Tesla Launches a $1,500 Surfboard
Only 200 boards were made available, and they sold out almost immediately.
Google
EU Fines Google $5.1 Billion for Abuse of Power
Google's Android deals with smartphone manufacturers demanded they use Google's search bar and Chrome browser by default. According to European officials that breaks antitrust laws.
Travel
TSA Discovers Snake Inside External Hard Drive
The smuggler is facing a fine and never made it to her intended destination.
Microsoft
Microsoft to Acquire GitHub for $7.5 Billion
The web-based project hosting service attracts millions of developers and open source projects.
Jeff Bezos
Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin Launches and Lands Its Rocket
Mannequin Skywalker was the lucky passenger experiencing zero gravity at 351,000 feet.
Nintendo
Nintendo Profits Increase 505 Percent Thanks to Switch
The Nintendo Switch is a huge hit for the company, and one likely to match or even surpass the Wii's success.
Facebook
Facebook's Answer to E.U. Privacy Law: Accept Data Collection and Ads, or Don't Use Facebook
The aim of GDPR is to return control of personal data to the individual by ensuring companies follow a new set of data protection compliance rules.
Tesla
Tesla Model 3 Moves to 24/7 Production
Elon Musk is serious about reaching 6,000 cars per week by June.
Tesla
Tesla Model 3 Production Is Being 'Paused' After Elon Musk Admits to a Mistake
The five-day production shutdown is apparently meant to 'improve automation.'
SpaceX
Elon Musk Says Falcon 9 Second Stage Recovery Requires 'Giant Party Balloon'
Landing the second stage of the Falcon 9 requires a really big balloon, and there's no guarantee it will work.
