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• Microsoft's 'blow out' fourth quarter beats analyst projections by $1 billion -Microsoft beat analysts' revenue projections by nearly $1 billion when it announced earnings for the fourth quarter of its 2019 fiscal year, as its cloud division Azure continues its path of strong expansion.
  
  
• Trump vows 'strong look' at Pentagon contract that could go to his frequent target, Amazon -President Trump said Thursday he intends to scrutinize a plan by the Pentagon that could end in a multi-billion dollar contract being awarded to Amazon.
  
  
• Slack is resetting thousands of passwords after 2015 hack -Slack has reset the passwords of thousands of accounts after receiving new information about a hack that took place in March 2015.
  
  
• FaceApp's viral success proves we will never take our digital privacy seriously -
  
  
• -CNN's Hadas Gold looks at the security concerns surrounding "FaceApp," a smartphone app made by a small company in Russia that allows users to age their selfies by decades, because it's user terms grant "full access" to personal photos and data.
  
  
• Europe fines Qualcomm $270 million for 'predatory pricing' -Europe has hit Qualcomm with a ?242 million ($271 million) fine, saying the US chipmaker used "predatory pricing" to drive a competitor out of the market for 3G phone hardware.
  
  
• Google will build 15,000 Silicon Valley homes as part of a $15 billion project -Google is teaming up with an Australian developer to build $15 billion worth of homes, retail and hospitality spaces in Silicon Valley.
  
  
• Elon Musk is making implants to link the brain with a smartphone -Elon Musk wants to insert Bluetooth-enabled implants into your brain, claiming the devices could enable telepathy and repair motor function in people with injuries.
  
  
• IBM earnings lag as it tries to capitalize on cloud -Growth in IBM's cloud business appeared to be a bright spot in its earnings for the second quarter of fiscal 2019. It beat expectations on profit, posting earnings per share of $3.17. But its revenue was down 4.2% from the prior year to $19 billion, its fourth straight quarter of decline.
  
  
• Instagram doubles down on test to hide likes -Instagram is doubling down on its test to conceal your likes. The test is expanding to more countries, including Ireland, Brazil and Australia.
  
  
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• Beyond San Francisco, more cities are saying no to facial recognition -San Francisco did it in May. Somerville, Massachusetts, in June. And on Tuesday evening, Oakland, California, became the latest to ban city departments ? including police ? from using facial-recognition technology.
  
  
• Facebook faces second day of Libra opposition on Capitol Hill -Facebook is trying again to sell lawmakers on Libra Wednesday during a House Financial Services Committee hearing.
  
  
• A startup that streams video games is China's biggest Wall Street IPO this year -A popular video streaming platform has gone public in the biggest Wall Street debut by a Chinese company so far this year.
  
  
• Amazon is the latest target of Europe's crackdown on the power of big tech -The European Union will investigate how Amazon uses data from independent sellers, continuing an aggressive regulatory push that has already ensnared Google, Facebook and Apple.
  
  
• US lawmakers grill Facebook executive in charge of Libra -Senate Banking Committee members don't trust Facebook. That was a main takeaway from Tuesday's Senate Banking Committee hearing on Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency. Because of that, they have serious concerns about Facebook's entrance into the largely unregulated cryptocurrency market.
  
  
• Apple unveils disability-themed emojis -Apple will introduce disability-themed emojis in a move designed to "bring even more diversity to the keyboard."
  
  
• This couple has 7 Instagram-famous pets -Nala the Cat has more than 4 million followers on Instagram, making her the most followed cat on the photo-sharing app. Her owners also have five other cats and one dog, all of whom are internet famous.
  
  
• Uber addresses workplace harassment as rider safety concerns linger -Two years ago, Uber was hardly a company lauded for its approach to sexual harassment in the workplace.
  
  
• Ride-hailing frenemies Uber and Didi gear up for a big year in Japan -Uber and Didi are rolling out cab-hailing services across Japan as they eye the bonanza of visitors expected for this year's Rugby World Cup and the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics.