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This week, we got to see what Elon Musk\u2019s Boring Company is all about, Google Docs users were targeted in a phishing attack and Apple, Facebook and Tesla reported earnings. These are the top stories to catch you up on the biggest tech news this week, and you can sign up for the weekend newsletter here.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n 1. A first look at Elon Musk\u2019s tunnel boring company\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n The world got its first look at renderings of Elon Musk\u2019s Boring Company. A video shown during Musk\u2019s TED Talk<\/a> details a future underground transit network where cars travel on crisscrossing layers of tunnels that include sleds that shuttle\u00a0vehicles around on rails at 130 mph.<\/p>\n 2.\u00a0A sophisticated Google Docs scam spreads like crazy\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n The phishing scam took users to\u00a0a real Google-hosted page, with a list of your Google accounts ready to click. If you clicked in far enough, the app got permission to read your emails and email all your contacts. While Google was able to stop the attack<\/a>, copycats could follow suit so be careful opening any Google Docs.<\/p>\n 3.\u00a0Microsoft reveals the newest surface device aimed at the education market<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Microsoft announced its move to take back the U.S. education market\u00a0from the Google Chromebook. It will attempt to do so with the $999 Surface Laptop, a\u00a0notebook the company\u00a0hopes schools will buy instead of Chromebooks. But unlike other Surface models, it runs Windows 10 S<\/a>, a new streamlined operating system.<\/p>\n 4. Facebook is hiring 3,000 people to screen for harmful videos and posts\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n After multiple separate violent acts<\/a> were posted on Facebook,\u00a0the company has announced a new plan to add 3,000 more\u00a0people to its\u00a0operations team to screen for harmful videos, allowing the company to\u00a0respond to concerning content\u00a0more quickly.<\/p>\n 5.\u00a0Apple, Tesla, Facebook, Twilio report earnings\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Apple<\/a> hit a speed bump in Q2, falling slightly under Wall Street\u2019s expectations. Tesla\u2019s<\/a> Q1 revenue more than doubled year over year as Model 3 production plans remain on track to begin in July. Facebook<\/a> saw a strong quarter with steady growth and strong profits. The company is also on track to\u00a0hit 2 billion users in Q2. The big earnings story of the week, however, was Twilio\u2019s sudden stock plummet<\/a> after Uber, a major client, distanced itself from the communications infrastructure provider. Uber accounted for 12 percent of Twilio\u2019s\u00a0revenue this quarter.<\/p>\n 6. Anthony Levandowski steps down as head of Uber\u2019s Advanced Technologies Group<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n In the latest in the Uber vs. Waymo lawsuit<\/a>, Uber\u2019s Anthony Levandowski, who founded Otto and then became head of Uber\u2019s Advanced Technologies Group (ATG) once Otto was acquired by the ride-sharing company, is stepping aside from his role as head of ATG although he will remain at Uber. Here\u2019s the full story.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n 7. Hulu officially launches its live TV streaming service<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Hulu officially announced the launch of its $39.99 per month\u00a0live TV streaming service, and we went hands-on. First impressions include a robust channel lineup, cloud DVR and combining\u00a0Hulu\u2019s existing on-demand library with streaming TV and on-demand content from broadcast partners.\u00a0However, a key part to the new service is the revamped, redesigned Hulu experience.<\/p>\n Weekend reads<\/strong><\/p>\n Algorithmic accountability:<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>Algorithms are designed to make our lives easier. The problem is, they\u2019re designed by us.<\/p>\n Mignon Clyburn on privacy and inmate calling reform:<\/strong><\/a> FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn has an incredibly important regulatory job. Here, she\u00a0talks privacy, compromise and connecting communities.<\/p>\n Echo Look isn\u2019t a joke and its here to take your data:<\/strong><\/a> Amazon\u2019s Echo Look,\u00a0an incarnation of its Alexa voice assistant with a built-in camera for style pictures, is more than a fun selfie cam. The device could, unsurprisingly, feed Amazon\u2019s big-data-fueled fashion ambitions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"![\"\"](\"https:\/\/tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/05\/elon-musk-ted-2017.jpg?w=680\")
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