From Forbes: Airbnb wants to become the go-to place for anyone booking a trip—even if they want to stay in a hotel. The company, which built a business valued at $31 billion by matching travelers to homeowners with a room to spare, said Thursday it plans to acquire last-minute booking platform...

From The Verge: Apple could begin production of its long-rumored augmented reality glasses as early as the end of this year, noted analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has said. The predictions come in a report published by Economic Daily News (via MacRumors) in which Kuo predicts that the glasses could be released...

From PC Mag: A vulnerability affecting the Web version of Facebook Messenger may have exposed who you've been chatting with on that platform.

Imperva Security Researcher Ron Masas discovered the flaw and privately reported it to Facebook. The social network has already rolled out a fix.

"I started...

From The Verge: Windows 10 is now running on 800 million devices worldwide, Microsoft has announced. The figure includes not only traditional laptop and desktop PCs, but also hybrids like the Surface Pro, consoles like the Xbox One X, and any phones that are still running the end-of-life Windows 10...

From TechCrunch: In August 2018, Spotify became Samsung’s go-to streaming music service provider following a strategic partnership between the two companies that initially focused on bringing Spotify to Samsung Smart TVs and a deeper connection with Samsung’s assistant technology, Bixby. Today...

From CNET: Huawei has fired the latest salvo in its battle with the US, confirming that it has brought a lawsuit against the US government over a ban on its telecommunications equipment.

The company made the announcement during a press conference at its headquarters in Shenzhen, China, on Thursday...

From TechCrunch: After indicating that it was exploring its options for fighting the potentially deadly rise of anti-vaccination content on its platform last month, Facebook is making a plan of attack.

Facebook’s strategy in the effort is to both minimize the spread of vaccination misinformation...

From ExtremeTech: AMD has released an investor presentation focused on the products the company will introduce later this year. The deck mostly rehashes the advances the company has already publicized regarding 7nm, Epyc versus Xeon performance comparisons, and the improvements to its Radeon...

From PC Mag: Amazon isn't afraid to experiment, which is why we've seen the once internet-only retailer branch out and open physical stores as well as acquiring Whole Foods. But Amazon also isn't afraid to close down experiments that don't work or have run their course. That's why all Amazon Pop-Up...

From CNET: UK carrier Vodafone announced on Thursday it will launch 5G in 19 cities throughout the UK in 2019.

Vodafone is keen to preserve its lead in 5G, after activating the UK's first 5G network in Salford, Greater Manchester, in October 2018. Since then the company has extended coverage to...