Technology

A federal court has issued a temporary restraining order that will prevent Microsoft from closing its $68.7 billion deal to acquire Activision Blizzard — at least for now. The Federal Trade Commission filed a complaint on Monday seeking to get the restraining order and a preliminary injunction, and the court has …

Did your Apple Watch run out of juice during your workout, leaving you no record of all those burned calories? Don’t worry; you can still make up for it by manually adding your workout data to the Health app. Just take a look at your previous workout history to get …

For a lot of developers, watching WWDC is a trepidatious affair where they wait to find out whether they’ve been “Sherlocked” — that is, their apps have been outmoded by Apple building their features into its operating systems. We saw it this year when Apple announced Journal, which many have …

If you’ve got an Amazon Echo speaker, you already know how much fun having Alexa at your fingertips can be despite the risk to your privacy and security. Whether playing music, answering random questions, or venting your frustrations, Alexa has become a part of your daily routine.  Did you know, however, …

Reddit’s new API updates announced in April could change the platform forever — but maybe not in a good way. Ever since Apollo for Reddit developer Christian Selig revealed he’d be on the hook for $20 million per year due to the changes, Redditors have been furious over how the …

I have a love /hate relationship with Siri. It shouldn’t be so complicated and sure shouldn’t sound like we need couples counseling. Unfortunately, this dysfunctional relationship I share with my iPhone’s virtual assistant is systematic and widespread. CLICK TO GET KURT’S FREE CYBERGUY NEWSLETTER WITH SECURITY ALERTS, QUICK TIPS, TECH …

Netflix’s first live-streamed sporting event could be coming this fall. The Wall Street Journal reports that the company is in talks to create a new, celebrity-driven golf tournament in Las Vegas that would include some of the stars of other sports content on the service like Drive to Survive and …

So, you’ve got some money to invest, and you’re mulling over your options, right? Wall Street, Main Street, or perhaps … Silicon Street? That’s right, folks, the computer wizards have been busy, and they’ve conjured up a whopper: Artificial Intelligence (AI) investment platforms. It feels like we’ve been hurled into …

Building Twitter 2.0 Together Hello Twitter! People keep asking me: Why Twitter? So, I’ll tell you. From space exploration to electric vehicles, Elon knew these industries needed transformation, so he did it. More recently it has become increasingly clear that the global town square needs transformation—to drive civilization forward through …

As a national radio host, I’ve heard all the tech questions over the years. “Is Facebook always listening to me?” They don’t need to — since they collect so much info about you. “How do I know if someone is snooping on my computer?” Not all snoops realize they leave …