Relaxnews Facebook had a tool to weed out fake news circulating on the social network this year but declined to deploy it for fear of offending conservatives, a report said. The report by the online news site Gizmodo comes with Facebook under fire for allowing hoaxes and misinformation to go viral and — according to some critics — boost …

  Relaxnews In November 2006 (November 11 in Japan and November 17 in North America), Sony unleashed its latest home video games console, destined to become the head-on rival for Microsoft’s Xbox 360, released the previous year. The PS3 brought the Japanese tech firm hurtling into the high-definition era. Sony faced a considerable challenge given the overall success of its …

  AP Samsung Electronics’ $8 billion acquisition of the US auto electronics company Harman will instantly transform the South Korean tech company into a major player in the highly competitive and rapidly growing market for auto infot- ainment, software and connected car technology. Samsung announced on Monday that it would pay $112.00 per share in cash for the Stamford, Connecticut, …