SpaceX
Elon Musk: Mars Trip Could Cost You Less Than $500K or Even $100K
The prices would be 'low enough that most people in advanced economies could sell their home on Earth and move to Mars if they want.'
Apple
FaceTime Bug Discovered by Teen, Reported a Week Ago
The teenager stumbled on the FaceTime bug ahead of a 'Fortnite' session.
China
China Blocks Microsoft's Bing, Despite Offering Censored Search
'We've confirmed that Bing is currently inaccessible in China and are engaged to determine next steps,' a Microsoft spokesperson said.
Google
Google Faces New Internal Protest Over Forced Arbitration
A group of Google workers wants the right to sue the company over workplace harassment and discrimination claims.
Data Security
Microsoft's Project Bali Seeks to Give You Control of Your Data
'With Project Bali, we propose a new personal data bank which puts users in control of all data collected about them,' the project's website says.
Cybersecurity
'Donald' Makes It on Annual Worst Passwords List
The President's first name came in as the 23rd most frequently used password, behind old favorites such as 'monkey' and 'qwerty.'
Facebook
Former Staffer Calls Out Facebook's 'Black People Problem'
Racial discrimination at Facebook is real,' wrote Mark Luckie, a former company strategic partner manager, who published a post on Tuesday calling out the discrimination issues occurring at the social network.
Smartphones
Samsung Shows Off Foldable Phone With 'Infinity Flex Display'
The device uses what Samsung calls an Infinity Flex Display and opens up to a 7.3-inch tablet, which the company says will support three active apps at once.
Internet
Tim Berners-Lee Pushes For 'Contract' to Protect the Web
The contract calls for the development of an open and free internet, but with a pledge by companies to 'respect consumers' privacy' and to design technologies 'that support the best in humanity and challenge the worst.'
Google
More Than 1,500 Google Workers to Stage Walkout Over Sexual Misconduct Handling
The protest comes in response to the company reportedly giving lucrative exit packages to two senior executives who resigned over credible sexual misconduct charges. Employees at Google offices across the world plan to join the walkout.
Sexual Harassment
Google Fired 48 Staffers Over Sexual Misconduct in the Past 2 Years
The New York Times published a story that suggests Google has been protecting senior executives accused of sexual harassment. In response, the company's CEO said the tech giant has been taking a harder line against all employees found engaging in sexual misconduct.
Jeff Bezos
Jeff Bezos Starts a $2 Billion Fund for Schools and the Homeless
'We'll use the same set of principles that have driven Amazon. Most important among those will be genuine, intense customer obsession. The child will be the customer,' the Amazon CEO says.
Reddit
Reddit Hacked, Despite SMS Two-Factor Authentication
The hacker gained access to Reddit's internal systems by circumventing SMS-based two-factor authentication on employee accounts.
Google
Google to End Involvement in Pentagon AI Project
Due to employee backlash, the company will not pursue another contract for the Pentagon's Project Maven, Google Cloud CEO Diane Greene told employees on Friday.
Google
New Google OS Has Tools to Help With Your Tech Addiction
New controls, expected in Android P, are part of Google's new 'digital wellbeing' initiative, which the company unveiled at Google I/O on Tuesday.