Apple iPad (9.7-inch, 2018) review: Apple’s newest 2018 iPad is basically the 2017 model with a faster processor and support for the Apple Pencil, a pricey stylus that lets you draw on the screen with remarkable accuracy. It’s the same price as last year’s model, too, starting at $329, £319 […]
Here’s outgoing Windows chief Terry Myerson’s email to the troops Microsoft is splitting up its Windows and Devices Group as part of a company-wide reorganization. As a result, 21-year Microsoft veteran and executive vice president Terry Myerson is leaving the company. Must read: Here’s how (and why) Microsoft is splitting […]
Apple Pay transit card integration goes live in Beijing and Shanghai Apple Pay’s new support for the Beijing Transportation Smart Card and Shanghai Public Transportation Card was previously teased in an iOS 11.3 beta this month. Integration has yet to be recognized on Apple’s regional Apple Pay website, which still […]
Here are the internal Facebook posts of employees discussing today’s leaked memo The publication of a June 2016 memo describing the consequences of Facebook’s growth-at-all-costs triggered an emotional conversation at the company today. An internal post reacting to the memo found employees angry and heartbroken that their teammates were sharing […]
Cosby Trial Judge Defends Wife and His Independence A Pennsylvania judge said on Thursday that he would not step down from Bill Cosby’s sexual assault retrial, rejecting defense arguments that his wife’s support of sexual assault victims had created an appearance that he could be biased in the high-profile case. […]
What Might Happen to Mexico If Nafta Gets Wiped Away Since May 2017, when U.S. President Donald Trump gave notice that he wanted to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement, there have been seven rounds of talks. The longer they go on, the more time Mexicans have to imagine […]
1 Year to Brexit: So Much to Do, So Little Time Britain’s exit from the European Union has been likened to putting toothpaste back in the tube. But it’s more like trying to separate the fluoride from the paste: complicated and messy. Thursday marks 365 days until Britain officially leaves […]
Amal Clooney Will Represent Two Reuters Journalists Jailed in Myanmar Human rights lawyer Amal Clooney has joined the legal team representing two Reuters journalists jailed in Myanmar, lending both counsel and an international spotlight to a case that has widely been decried as an attack on free press. The two […]
Saudi Prince Calls For Stepped Up Pressure on Iran Saudi Arabia’s crown prince called on the international community to squeeze Iran economically and politically to avoid a direct military confrontation in the region. Sanctions “will create more pressure on the regime,” Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman told The Wall Street […]
Vatican tamps down report that Pope Francis denies existence of hell The Vatican on Thursday worked to set the record straight on whether Pope Francis denied the existence of hell in an interview with a well-known Italian journalist. The controversy started when 93-year-old journalist Eugenio Scalfari, the founder of La […]
