Wednesday, 3 August 2016

​With Electrolysis, Mozilla hopes to zap speed and stability into Firefox - CNET

The browser begins matching important advantages of rival Chrome, and Mozilla says it'll do so without sponging up so much of your computer's memory.

Monday, 1 August 2016

'The Simpsons' pokes fun at Trump's canine hair, tiny hands - CNET

Homer and Marge talk politics and skewer The Donald in the process.

Tesla and SolarCity confirm merger in $2.6BN stock deal - Roadshow

The deal that Tesla CEO Elon Musk calls a "no-brainer" is going forward, an all-stock merger that will create a single company focused on an alt-fuel future.

Tech news veteran Josh Topolsky wants to show you his Outline - CNET

Formerly of The Verge, Bloomberg and Engadget, Topolsky's new venture goes beyond tech to politics and culture.

Investors bolster Brave's plan to rid web of nasty ads - CNET

Peter Thiel's Founders Fund is among the venture capital firms backing the startup and its ad-blocking browser. But publishers still need convincing.

Windows 10 snags 21% of the desktop market - CNET

Microsoft's latest operating system ends its last month as a free upgrade still way behind Windows 7.

Instagram plans new comment controls to stop trolls - CNET

Giving some users more control over comments, the social media giant hopes to stop online harassment.