Steve Ballmer, the former CEO of Microsoft, talks Monday with the Wall Street Journal’s Joanna Stern during the WSJ D.Live conference. Shara Tibken/CNET Google and Facebook should engage with regulators so they don’t face tougher repercussions later, the former CEO of Microsoft advised Monday. “It’s a whole lot better... Read more

Twitter’s Jack Dorsey doesn’t think the emphasis on follower count “is right today.” Drew Angerer / Getty Images Jack Dorsey doesn’t want you to worry about your follower count. The Twitter CEO admitted that emphasizing the number of followers you’ve gathered wasn’t the best move, Slashdot reported Monday. He... Read more

Web creator Tim Berners-Lee speaks at the Techonomy 2018 conference in Half Moon Bay, California. Stephen Shankland/CNET If you’re tired of companies hoarding all kinds of personal data about you, you could be able to try an alternative approach next year from Inrupt, the startup from web creator Tim... Read more

Following the repeal of Net Neutrality, internet service providers and wireless carriers have had more freedom to operate however they please. Even though there has been extremely strong opposition to the notion, the internet has objectively not been drastically affected over the past ten months. The lack of real... Read more

Why it matters: Earlier this week Amazon announced that they would be listing Apple’s iPads, iPhones and smartwatches through various authorized resellers. For most people, that just means another way to buy Apple products and possibly shorter shipping times. But for the hundreds, if not thousands of independent resellers... Read more

“Just write the book so I get the Iron Throne already.” HBO It’s hardly shocking to Game of Thrones fans, but author George R.R. Martin says he’s “struggling” with Winds of Winter, the planned sixth novel in his Song of Ice and Fire fantasy series. “I’ve been struggling with... Read more

For the first time ever, AT&T is about to stop providing internet services to more than a dozen subscribers over piracy related matters. Of the accused, each customer should have received no less than nine warnings of their activities from owners of content. Back in 2013, many ISPs adopted... Read more

Highly anticipated: Rechargeable lithium-ion batteries are increasing in power density at a rate of around 8% per year, and if that continues then they’ll be approaching gasoline densities in around ten years. Aluminum-air batteries, on the other hand, almost match gasoline, while being substantially lighter and cheaper than lithium-ion.... Read more

Samsung shows off its prototype foldable phone. Angela Lang/CNET The foldable phone era has officially begun. Samsung introduced the world to its first foldable phone this week, a device rumored to be called the Galaxy X or Galaxy F. This was not a typical announcement with every detail on... Read more