An ex-Googler says the company's top lawyer had a child with her while he was married and then cut her off as part of a toxic culture she says protects 'elite men'

Learn more about BI Prime View online           Tech Insider           An ex-Googler says the company's top lawyer had a child with her while he was married and then cut her off as part of a toxic culture she says protects 'elite men'   The blog post describes an "abuse of power" its author said ran rampant among some of Google's top male leaders.   READ MORE           The Ford Ranger and the Chevy Colorado battle it out in a contest of mid-size pickup trucks   The Colorado eeked out a win this time over the Ranger, but the truth is that both pickups are outstanding.   READ MORE           10 things in tech you need to know today   An ex-Googler alleged that Google's top lawyer had a child with her while he was married and then cut her off.   READ MORE             Sony's $230 wireless noise-cancelling earbuds sound so good, they might give anyone who bought AirPods serious buyer's remorse   The Sony WF-1000XM3 wireless earbuds fit and sound better than Apple's AirPods. Plus, they have great noise cancelling.   READ MORE           An Oculus cofounder was accused of sexually assaulting a woman while she was wearing a VR headset during a demo   A marketing director accused Michael Antonov of reaching under her skirt during a private virtual-reality demo at the 2016 Game Developers Conference.   READ MORE           Huawei plans to launch a new flagship phone even though it's banned from using Google's Android   Huawei Technologies plans to forge ahead with the launch of new high-end smartphones in Europe even though it may not be able to offer Google's official Android operating system and widely used apps such as Google Maps, company executives told Reuters.   READ MORE           American Airlines has launched facial recognition at the boarding gate, part of a trend sweeping US airports   American is using facial recognition at Texas' at Dallas/Forth Worth International Airport, joining a growing number of airlines and airports.   READ MORE           Microsoft's massive online gaming service, Xbox Live, is down for millions of people   On Wednesday afternoon, core components of Microsoft's Xbox Live service went offline, making it impossible for many to sign in.   READ MORE           Vizio's 65-inch 4K TV is $800 off at Walmart right now — you can get it for $1,398   Vizio makes some of the most popular TVs on the market. For a limited time, you can save $800 on a 65-inch 4K Vizio P-Series Quantum X TV at Walmart.   READ MORE           Facebook is strengthening its rules for political ads ahead of the 2020 election, but there's a big loophole that has nothing to do with Facebook   Facebook is strengthening verification and transparency for political ads ahead of the U.S. 2020 election. Here's why that can only go so far.   READ MORE           Was this email forwarded to you? SUBSCRIBE NOW     Share this     You received this email because you signed up to this Business Insider newsletter using the email: geefunk007.bond1@blogger.com   Email preferences Unsubscribe TERMS OF SERVICE PRIVACY POLICY 1 Liberty Plaza, 8th Floor. New York, NY 10006

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Learn More about BI Prime View online           10 Things in Tech You Need to Know Today     Advertisement Good morning! This is the tech news you need to know this Thursday. A former Googler has explosively alleged that Google's top lawyer had a child with her while he was married and then cut her off, and described a toxic culture that protects "elite men." Jennifer Blakely, a former Google employee, published details about her relationship with Alphabet chief counsel David Drummond on Wednesday. Amazon kept a "burn book" of all the mean things politicians said about the company during the fight over its second headquarters with New York City. The Wall Street Journal reportedly saw the "burn book," which is kept in a Microsoft Word document file and listed out insults from politicians and critics. Apple has apologized and announced changes to its AI assistant Siri after a report revealed that human workers regularly hear private voice conversations. The company is making a few changes to how it grades Siri's accuracy, which entails not recording Siri conversations by default, among other new policies. Google executives told Reuters that despite Huawei's 90-day license from the Department of Commerce, it can't license Android OS for its upcoming phones. Huawei's flagship Mate 30 is on the way, and an executive said it cannot be sold with Google apps and services. Oculus cofounder Michael Antonov has been accused of reaching beneath a woman's skirt during a private VR demo following an event at the 2016 Game Developers Conference. Antonov was Oculus's chief software architect but he left the Facebook-owned company earlier this year. The Grace Hopper Celebration, the world's largest conference for women in tech, has dropped Palantir as a sponsor over its work with ICE. Prior to the announcement on Wednesday, a Change.org petition was published demanding Palantir be dropped as a sponsor. The CEO of OnePlus has shared the first glimpse of the OnePlus TV, one of the most mysterious gadgets of 2019. The images shared by Pete Lau show him packaging the first OnePlus TV off the production line, as well as a OnePlus TV seemingly going through a screen calibration test. WeWork replaced 43 million of CEO Adam Neumann's stock options with special "profits interests," and a compensation expert called it "unsettling." The company flat out warns investors that if they don't like the way Neumann is paying himself or running the company, there will be little they can do about it. Microsoft's massive online gaming service, Xbox Live, went down for millions of people on Wednesday afternoon. Microsoft warned of issues with core functionality, including "signing in; creating, managing, or recovering an account; and search." Facebook is adding new verification requirements for ads on its platform about social issues, elections, and politics ahead of the 2020 US election. Starting in mid-September, organizations will have to prove they are registered with the US government to run political ads, and a disclaimer on the ad will list them as a "Confirmed Organization." Have an Amazon Alexa device? Now you can hear 10 Things in Tech each morning. Just search for "Business Insider" in your Alexa's flash briefing settings. You can also subscribe to this newsletter here — just tick "10 Things in Tech You Need to Know."     Was this email forwarded to you? SUBSCRIBE NOW     Share this     You received this email because you signed up to this Business Insider newsletter using the email: geefunk007.bond1@blogger.com   Email preferences Unsubscribe TERMS OF SERVICE PRIVACY POLICY 1 Liberty Plaza, 8th Floor. New York, NY 10006