| IT News Daily | | | Google will sell wireless service... PayPal buys Paydiant for mobile payments... Look out, GoPro: here comes Xiaomi... and more tech news. | | | Issue highlights 1. Volvo cars to start talking to each other 2. Bill Gates is the world's richest man, yet again 3. China defends cybersecurity demands, amid complaints from U.S. 4. Meet Vulkan, the powerful, platform-agnostic gaming tech taking aim at DirectX 12 5. Google, Apple $415M deal with tech workers heads for approval 6. Iran to weed 'moral' crimes from social networks, starting with Facebook |  | | Volvo has developed a system that provides real-time warnings to drivers of black ice or disabled vehicles on the road ahead. READ MORE | | A bevy of tech executives remain among the world's richest men and women--and atop them all is Bill Gates, yet again. READ MORE | | WHITE PAPER: LogMeIn Companies have long emphasized touchpoints- the many critical moments when customers interact with the organization and its offerings on their way to purchase and after. But the narrow focus on maximizing satisfaction at those moments can create a distorted picture, suggesting that customers are happier with the company than they actually are. Learn More. | | President Barack Obama isn't happy with new rules from China that would require U.S. tech companies to abide by strict cybersecurity measures, but on Tuesday the country was quick to defend the proposed regulations. READ MORE | | The times are a-changing, and the graphics technologies games have used for decades are changing right along. Khronos Group is throwing out nearly 25 years of OpenGL and starting fresh with a powerful new gaming-centric API, Vulkan (previously known as glNext or the "Next Generation OpenGL Initiative") that's built for the next generation of games. READ MORE | | RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: IDG TV Watch all the latest videos from IDG's global network of technology experts, all teed up in searchable channels with a fun, fresh look. Click to continue | | A proposed US$415 million settlement between tech workers and Intel, Google, Apple and Adobe Systems is likely to be approved by the judge, according to some of the lawyers in the case. READ MORE | | Iran has arrested several Facebook users on charges ranging from insulting religious figures to conducting immoral activities, even as it is said to be talking to Google about setting up operations in the country. READ MORE | | | | |
