Google has responded to at least some of the issues reported to exist with its Pixel 2 smartphone, namely flawed color representation and burn-in with the Pixel 2 XL. In response to those issues the company is coming out with a software update and it's extending the warranty.


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Microsoft Reports Strong Game Pass Revenue, Low Console Sales

Microsoft wasn't able to report particularly high Xbox One sales during fiscal Q1 2018, but it partly made up for that lack of revenue with Game Pass, a subscription service for video games. Revenue from gaming software and services grew 21%. Overall revenue was up 1%.


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Public Records May Support Amazon's Intention To Sell Pharmaceuticals

Amazon's rumored move towards selling pharmaceuticals has received some extra support from public records highlighted in a report from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. According to the report, Amazon "has gained approval to become a wholesale distributor."


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FCC Isn't Voting On Net Neutrality Next Month

The FCC's vote on whether to roll back net neutrality regulations implemented in 2015 isn't going to occur in November, despite what some reports claimed. Chairman Ajit Pai has listed the measures that'll be decided next month and net neutrality isn't on the list.


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McAfee No Longer Lets Foreign Governments Review Its Source Code

McAfee halted its practice of allowing foreign governments to review its antivirus source code earlier this year, the company has confirmed to Reuters. Governments, such as Russia's, ask for access to source code with the claim that they're checking for backdoors.


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Saudi Arabia Investing $1B In Virgin Galactic

Richard Branson's private space company, Virgin Galactic, is receiving a $1 billion investment from Saudi Arabia. That money will be distributed to Virgin Galactic and its spinoffs, The Spaceship Company and Virgin Orbit. This investment is arising from a new partnership.


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eBay Lets Users Find Products With Pictures, Not Words

A new way for consumers to find the products they're interested in has been introduced by eBay. The company's "Find It On eBay" feature has launched on Android and Image Search is available on both Android and iOS. You can upload a photo with Image Search.


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Nvidia CEO Thinks We're 4 Years From Fully Autonomous Vehicles

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang believes we are "no more than four years" away from fully autonomous vehicles on public roads. The company has a big stake in the autonomous vehicle market since it's developing hardware for the industry, namely with its Drive PX platform.


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Galaxy Tab A (2017) Unveiled By Samsung

Samsung has introduced a new Galaxy Tab A model, also known as the Galaxy Tab A (8.0"). It says this version is "designed for the whole family" and since it's a budget tablet, the specs aren't particularly interesting. It runs Android 7.1.1 out of the box.


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Equifax Ignored Vulnerability Warning From 6 Months Before Breach

Equifax's massive security breach, which compromised the private information of 145 million Americans, could have been avoided if the company listened to a warning. According to Motherboard, a security researcher contacted Equifax about the implicated vulnerability.


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Strong Q3 Performance Boosts Amazon's Share Value

Amazon's shares jumped by more than 7% during after hours trading on Thursday in response to notably strong Q3 financial performance. The company recorded $43.7 billion in revenue, surpassing an average estimate of $42.1 billion. $1.3 billion of that came from Whole Foods.


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Alphabet Beats Expectations With $27.77B In Revenue During Q3

Google parent company Alphabet surpassed expectations with $27.77 billion in revenue during the third quarter, up 24% from the prior year. Its high revenue figure was assisted by strong search advertising income and revenue from YouTube. Its shares responded by rising 4%.


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Spotify Drops Existing Set Of Original Shows

Spotify is ending all of its existing original TV show plans and intends to reconfigure its approach in the original content space. Though it's still working on some form of TV-like content, the music streaming service isn't pursuing the shows it had already planned.


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Google Partners With 'International Fact-Checking Network'

Google is growing its fact-checking initiative through a partnership with the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) from the Poynter Institute. The IFCN has been around for two years offering training for fact-checkers and it provides a code of principles for fact checking.


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Netflix Claims To Have 300+ Million Viewers

Over 300 million people watch content on Netflix, the most popular streaming service in the world. According to the company's VP of product innovation, Todd Yellin, there are 300 million viewers stemming from around 104 million paid streaming accounts.


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Waymo Will Begin Testing Autonomous Vehicles In Michigan

Waymo is bringing its autonomous vehicles to Michigan for testing purposes. The company's modified Chrysler Pacifica vans will soon be exposed to relatively harsh winter conditions, giving Waymo valuable data about how its self-driving car tech functions.


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Twitter Inaccurately Measured User Growth For 3 Years

Twitter has admitted it accidentally inflated user growth figures for three years. In its quarterly earnings report, the company says it discovered it had been including Digits users in its monthly user figure. Digits was the social network's developer toolkit.


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Twitter Blocks Russia Today, Sputnik From Advertising

Russia Today and Sputnik, two large news organizations funded and run by the Russian government, are now being blocked from advertising on Twitter. This is one step the social network is taking to impede Russia's ability to use the platform for political purposes.


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Uber-Branded Credit Card Gives You Points For Rides

If you're a heavy Uber user, the company's first branded credit card might be of interest. The ridehailing service has partnered with Barclays to offer a branded card that'll give users rewards for Uber rides as well as purchases at restaurants and hotels.


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Facebook Marketplace Now Featuring Car Dealership Vehicle Listings

Facebook Marketplace is now going to be home to a large number of vehicle listings that may be less risky for consumers to pursue. The company has partnered with dealership sites to improve the vehicle buying and selling process on the Marketplace platform.


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