Information Technology
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Uber, Lyft spend big, win in California vote about drivers
Nov 04, 2020 12:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Uber, Lyft and other app-based ride-hailing and delivery services spent $200 million in a winning bet to circumvent California lawmakers and the court...
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Zebra releases third quarter resultsNov 02, 2020 10:00 pm - LINCOLNSHIRE - Zebra Technologies Corp. Tuesday said its third-quarter gross profit was $493 million compared to $535 million in the comparable prior year period. The de...
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CDW posts small gain in profitNov 01, 2020 10:00 pm - LINCOLNSHIRE - CDW Corp. said its gross profit in the fiscal third quarter was $826 million, compared to $817 million for the third quarter of 2019, representing an incr...
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India's engineers have thrived in Silicon Valley. So has its caste system.
Nov 01, 2020 5:24 am - Whenever Benjamin Kaila, a database administrator who immigrated from India to the United States in 1999, applies for a job at a U.S. tech company, he prays that there a...
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Uber and gig companies spend nearly $200M to knock down an employment law - and it might work
Nov 01, 2020 5:15 am - SAN FRANCISCO - As November's general election enters its home stretch, Uber, DoorDash and other gig economy companies are bombarding TV airwaves, social media and even ...
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Review: 5G is the least compelling thing about the iPhone 12
Oct 31, 2020 6:24 am - The new iPhone 12 doesn't need 5G to be a good smartphone. That's lucky. I've been testing the iPhone 12 and 12 Pro, the first Apple phones capable of running on next-ge...
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How politicians target you: 3,000 data points on every voter, including your phone number
Oct 31, 2020 6:20 am - The campaign messages are coming fast and furious now. "Hi Geoffrey, I'm Jess w/ People's Action," reads one. "Voter Alert for Geoffrey Fowler!" says another. And the we...
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AP Explains: Section 230, the rule that made the modern internet
Oct 31, 2020 6:18 am - OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Twenty-six words tucked into a 1996 law overhauling telecommunications have allowed companies like Facebook, Twitter and Google to grow into the g...
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Apple developing smaller AirPods Pro, revamped entry-level model
Oct 31, 2020 6:12 am - Apple is planning updates to its AirPods earbuds next year, seeking to capitalize on the success of a product that has become an important source of growth. The Cupertin...
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Motorola revenue at $1.8 billion in third quarterOct 29, 2020 11:00 pm - CHICAGO - Motorola Solutions Inc. has reported third-quarter net income of $205 million. The communications equipment maker posted revenue of $1.87 billion in the period...