Wrapup on Technology News on June 9th 2018

in technology •  7 years ago 

This is a highlight of Technology news today June 8th 2018. Just a brief on what's to know.

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  • Yahoo Messenger is shutting down on July 17, redirects users to group messaging app Squirrel

  • Mastercard Patent Would Put Credit Cards on a Public Blockchain

  • Google-RailTel completes 400th high-speed Internet project

  • America’s new supercomputer beats China’s fastest machine to take the world’s most powerful title

  • Google staff AI revolt jeopardizes Pentagon cloud deals

  • Apple got even tougher on ad trackers at WWDC

  • Lenovo's 'all-screen' Z5 phone has a notch after all

  • Mojave is Apple’s last version of macOS to support 32-bit apps

  • Face ID on iOS 12 allows two different faces to unlock the same iPhone

  • Instagram says it’s fixed a bug that was causing the Android app to crash

  • Qualcomm announces the Snapdragon 850

  • Hackers Stole 92M User Emails From DNA Testing Site

  • Samsung Chromebook Plus is second device to support Linux apps

  • Chennai developer reimagines the calculator, wins Apple design award

  • Autonomous driving is coming to all Cadillac models, other GM brands

  • Microsoft Just Put a Data Center on the Bottom of the Ocean

  • Facebook confirms data sharing with Chinese companies

  • BlackBerry Key2 will cost $649, $100 more than the KeyOne

  • Apple’s iOS 12 prevents accidental screenshots on iPhone X

  • Twitter to offer $1 billion convertible note as shares rally

  • AMD promises 32-core Threadripper processor for later this year

  • Android P Developer Preview 3 is rolling out now

  • Instagram to take on YouTube, Snapchat with long-form vertical videos

  • Amazon’s Fire TV Cube is a set top box crossed with an Echo

  • Ferrari 250 GTO sold for record-breaking £52m

  • Alexa now runs on the Apple Watch, thanks to Voice in a Can app

  • Dibrugarh becomes 400th free WiFi-enabled railway station as Google-Railtel completes high-speed Internet project

  • Microsoft just dropped 864 servers into the sea to run an underwater data center

  • Ticketfly hack exposed the personal information of 27 million customers

  • Study Again Shows 'Pirates' Tend to Be The Biggest Buyers of Legal Content

  • Search Giant Baidu Is Launching a Blockchain Space Game

  • Chrome OS is fixing its app problem with Progressive Web Apps

  • Uber and Lyft scooters are coming soon to San Francisco streets

  • Your Google account sign-in will look different next week.

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