UPDATED with Google Calendar outage resolved. Google Calendar became unavailable for users in the U.S. and UK for more than two hours Tuesday, delivering a “404” error message instead of scheduled appointments. “The problem with Google Calendar should be resolved,” the company said on its G Suite status page. “We…

Facebook has revealed details of Libra, its cryptocurrency answer to Bitcoin, which the tech giant says is aimed at the estimated 1.7 billion people around the world who are “unbanked.” “Libra is a global, digitally native, reserve-backed cryptocurrency built on the foundation of blockchain technology,” the company…

Comcast has launched a feature enabling viewers with physical disabilities like spinal cord injuries or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) the ability to navigate their television using only their eyes. Xfinity X1 eye control is a web-based remote for tablets and computers that pairs with an existing eye gaze system…

Apple CEO Tim Cook said during his keynote address to Stanford’s graduating class on Saturday that the technology industry, despite good intentions, has failed to take responsibility for issues arising on privacy and hate speech, creating “chaos” by its inaction. “Too many seem to think good intentions excuse away…

UPDATE at 5 PM PT:  It looks like Instagram is mostly back online for users. The site Down Detector shows the spike in complaints of no service has dropped. There has been no word from the company on what caused the outage, which caused upsets among influencers around the world. UPDATED with company statement, some ser…

Imax has installed Mo Rhim and James Toney, two executives with major studio experience, in new senior vice president roles in the company’s entertainment division. Both will focus on the company’s content strategy, partnerships and innovation related to releases across Imax’s 80-territory global footprint. Rhim and…

Imax has installed Mo Rhim and James Toney, two executives with major studio experience, in new senior vice president roles in the company’s entertainment division. Both will focus on the company’s content strategy, partnerships and innovation related to releases across Imax’s 80-territory global footprint. Rhim and…

YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki apologized to the LGBTQ community during an appearance at a tech conference Monday but stood firm on the company’s decision not to suspend the account of right-wing personality Steven Crowder after investigations into anti-gay slurs he made on the platform against Vox journalist Carlos…

During a lengthy telephone interview with CNBC that covered topics such as trade tariffs, 5G and relations with China, President Donald Trump said tech giants like Facebook, Google and Amazon are “colluding” with Democrats. Asked by Squawk Box host Joe Kernen for his view on whether tech companies should be broken up…

Marty Baron, the editor made famous by the Oscar-winning movie Spotlight who is now executive editor of the Washington Post, said the newspaper has expanded without editorial interference under the nearly six-year ownership of Jeff Bezos. Even when the editorial team covers Amazon or Bezos personally, Baron said, “He…

YouTube’s efforts to explain why it de-monetized videos by right wing online personality Steven Crowder that targeted Vox writer Carlos Maza with anti-gay mockery has drawn criticism from all quarters, with Maza slamming YouTube’s wrist-slapping and Ted Cruz accusing the platform of “playing God.” In a nearly 800-word…

After a lengthy period of opting not to take action, YouTube has de-monetized the account of right-wing online personality Steven Crowder for using anti-gay slurs in attacking Vox writer Carlos Maza. It did attach a caveat to the action, however. When the issue surfaced via Maza’s account of the events, YouTube said…