Elon Musk says sledgehammer weakened Cybertruck's windows

In brief: Tesla, and Elon Musk, in particular, generated so much hype over the Cybertruck that it sold more than 200,000 in less than a week, and it's not even slated for production until 2021. This was even after the shatter-proof windows shattered in the demonstration, and people made fun of its design online.

To say that the unveiling of Tesla's Cybertruck last week did not go smoothly might be a bit of an understatement. In


eBay is selling online ticket exchange StubHub for $4 billion in cash

What just happened? Two of the industry's premiere online ticket exchange services are uniting as Viagogo has agreed to purchase StubHub from eBay for more than $4 billion in cash. Together, the two companies plan to sell hundreds of thousands of tickets daily across more than 70 countries.

eBay on Monday announced intentions to sell online ticket exchange subsidiary StubHub for $4.05 billion in cash.

The buyer, Viagogo, is an online marketplace for ticket resale that was founded in 2006 in London


Russia passes law that bans the sale of devices without Russian-made software

What just happened? Russia is well-known for its controversial digital policies, but the country has now passed a law that will prohibit the sale of devices that don't come pre-configured with Russian software. This will come into effect in July 2020 and will affect everything from smartphones to PCs and smart TVs.

Russia's lower house of parliament has passed new legislation that will supposedly promote local technology innovations and has critics worried that big tech companies will shut down their business in the country as


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Third-Gen Threadripper Lands: AMD Threadripper 3970X & 3960X Review


The latest 32-core and 24-core high-end desktop CPUs from AMD have now landed. And yes, we've benchmarked the heck out of them. The Threadripper 3970X is a 32-core, 64-thread chip with a massive 128MB L3 cache, runs at 3.7 GHz and it's priced at $2,000 making it AMD's most expensive...

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Uber loses license to operate in London due to safety concerns

In brief: Ride-hailing giant Uber has lost the right to operate in London after the city’s transport regulator refused to grant it a new license.

Back in 2017, Transport for London(TfL) rejected Uber’s renewal application because it was not “fit and proper” to hold a private operator license. Some of the issues the agency noted included how Uber obtains Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (BSD) checks for its drivers, the way it reports serious criminal offenses, the Greyball


Tesla receives over 200,000 pre-orders for the Cybertruck in less than a week

What just happened? Tesla's Cybertruck unveiling wasn't without its faults, but it did manage to garner a lot of interest from early adopters, over 200,000 of whom placed pre-orders for the electric pickup over the weekend.

It's fairly easy to imagine the hype when Elon Musk gets onstage with an electric pickup nearly as divisive as the man himself. Although Tesla's stock price dipped by 6 percent after the Cybertruck's recent unveiling, pre-orders continued

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Contract for the Web: Tim Berners-Lee launches plan to fix the web

Something to look forward to: Tim Berners-Lee, the man who created the world wide web, has launched an action plan to save his invention. Facebook, Google, Reddit, GitHub, and Microsoft are some of the big names backing the plan, but will be removed from the list of endorsers should they fail to show they are implementing the principles laid out.

Berners-Lee says the worst aspects of the web threaten to bring about a digital dystopia, which has led to the launch of the “ Contract

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Hideo Kojima aiming to make "the scariest horror game"

Something to look forward to: Now that Death Stranding has finally arrived, legendary video game creator Hideo Kojima is turning to other projects. And he wants his next title to be the “scariest horror game.”

The Metal Gear Solid creator already has experience in the genre. Despite his famous P.T only being a Playable Teaser for the canceled Silent Hills, it’s still regarded as one of the most terrifying game experiences ever made.

Ever since Kojima unceremoniously parted ways with Konami, horror fans have been hoping


Court says suspect in child porn case can't be forced to hand over password

What just happened? Few legal issues are as contentious as suspects being forced to hand over their passwords. But the practice could occur less in the future after a Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled it violates the Fifth Amendment.

As reported by Ars Technica , a 4-3 ruling overturned a lower-court order that demanded a suspect in a child-pornography case hand over a 64-character password to his computer. It had ruled that the decision didn’t violate his Fifth Amendment rights as Joseph J. Davis appeared


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Apple allies with Intel in antitrust case against SoftBank-owned Fortress

Recap: Last month, Intel made it clear is was prepared to go to war with Fortress, a SoftBank owned investment arm. The litigation war stems from patent infringement lawsuits brought against Intel. The chip maker, for its part, asserts that Fortress has stockpiled patents in a manner that is unlawful and anti-competitive. Intel seemed perfectly willing to test Fortress' patents in court alone, however it's now gained a formidable ally with Apple joining the fray.

Apple and Intel have joined suit against the SoftBank-

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