iPhone XS and XS Max review: terrific display, great speakers, and long battery life, but expensive, very good camera but not great, portrait mode a hit or miss  —  Solid updates to a winning formula  —  Last year, Apple did something out of character: it introduced the usual update to the iPhone …

HQ Trivia co-founder Colin Kroll becomes CEO, replacing Rus Yusupov, who will take a creative role, as the company previews a new Wheel of Fortune-like game  —  HQ wants to prove it's more than a one-trick pony.  Almost a year ago, the mobile app, launched by Vine's cofounders within …

YouTube announces it will shut down its standalone Gaming app and launches a new YouTube Gaming destination at youtube.com/gaming, first coming to the US  —  YouTube will no longer maintain a separate app targeting gaming and live game streaming, the company announced today.

Google partners with Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance to provide Android-powered infotainment systems, with integrated maps, assistant, more, starting in 2021  —  Car makers have been reluctant to cede control to tech rivals; drivers will have better integration of Google's maps, app store and voice-activated assistant

Sources: Tesla under criminal investigation by DOJ over public statements made by Tesla and CEO Elon Musk, alongside a previously-reported civil inquiry by SEC  —  Tesla is under investigation by the Justice Department over public statements made by the company and Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk …

Google says it is moving the AMP project to an open governance model, forms steering committee with reps from other companies  —  Over the last 2 years AMP has grown from a tiny open source project with just 2 contributors to a much larger one with over 700 folks contributing over 10,000 commits running on many millions of websites.

Google's Family Link, which allows parents to set screen time limits and more, expands to teens, adds support for Google Assistant, and rolls out worldwide  —  Parents will be able to manage their teens' existing Google accounts with Family Link  —  Family Link, the parental control hub Google introduced …

Google Maps is now available on Apple CarPlay with iOS 12, which previously just supported Apple Maps; Waze also plans to support CarPlay in a future update  —  Google Maps for CarPlay in iOS 12 is now available with version 5.0 out now on the App Store.  Apple released iOS 12 just yesterday …

Google is rolling out Chrome OS 69 with Material Theme, Linux support, Night Light, dictation, and more  —  Chrome OS 69 is rolling out today following the Android and desktop release last week.  Version 69 includes the Google Material Theme to coincide with the browser's 10th anniversary.

Twitter update lets users revert to a chronological timeline, says it is working on a way for users to easily switch between algorithmic and chronological feeds  —  In the meantime, the company says its fixing its timeline settings  —  Twitter has made a surprise change to how it shows tweets to its users …

Instagram to run ads in Stories and feed to point US users over 18 to midterms voting registration info, will let users add an “I Voted” sticker  —  Facebook is getting ready to purposefully influence the U.S. mid-term elections after spending two years trying to safeguard against foreign interference.

Amazon launches the Alexa Gadgets Toolkit, a set of software tools designed for third-party gadgets that connect with Amazon's Echo devices via Bluetooth  —  Amazon has already made a point of making it as easy as possible for developers to build their own Alexa devices.

On-demand delivery startup Postmates raises $300M led by Tiger Global, source says at a ~$1.2B valuation, to accelerate its growth across the US  —  On-demand delivery startup Postmates raised a whopping $300 million in venture funding to accelerate its growth across the U.S. Tiger Global led the round …

Mozilla releases Firefox Reality, a web browser built to work with VR and AR headsets, available in the Viveport, Oculus, and Daydream app stores  —  The browser is now available in the Viveport, Oculus, and Daydream app stores.  —  Mozilla on Tuesday released version 1.0 of Firefox Reality …

NY AG report on cryptocurrency trading platforms finds many are vulnerable to market manipulation, refers some to regulator for potential legal violations  —  The New York Office of the Attorney General (OAG) has released a report on cryptocurrency trading platforms, finding that many are vulnerable …

ACLU files complaint with EEOC against Facebook and 10 other employers, alleging job ads on site were targeted to exclude “female and other non-male” prospects  —  On Tuesday, the American Civil Liberties Union filed discrimination charges against Facebook and 10 other employers …

Salesforce updates Quip, adding a new PowerPoint-like feature called Slides with real-time collaboration, new apps from Dropbox and Box, and Giphy integration  —  Quip's Slides rounds out the Salesforce's productivity play.  A familiar interface with multiple collaboration tools may make those internal decks a bit more functional.

Ampere launches its first ARM-based eMAG server processors to challenge Intel, with power efficiency, high performance, and high memory capacity  —  Ampere is launching two versions of its first ARM-based 64-bit server processor today in a challenge to Intel's dominance of data center chips.

Female ASMR video creators have been permanently banned from PayPal and had funds frozen after 8chan harassment campaign; PayPal says it has no anti-ASMR policy  —  In June, China banned and excised videos of sound effects while claiming to cleanse its internet of pornography.

Sources: as recently as last year, Facebook pressed banks for the ability to use customer financial data passing through Messenger for purposes like advertising  —  The social network's negotiating stance with institutions evolved  —  Facebook Inc. FB .14% had been haggling with financial firms …

Shopify adds support for AR Quick Look, an iOS 12 feature that lets users place models of products in real environments from within Safari  —  Augmented reality without leaving your browser  —  E-commerce platform Shopify now offers support for AR Quick Look, an iOS 12 feature …

YouTube extends its $4.99/mo Channel Memberships, previously available only to channels with 100K+ subscribers, to smaller channels with 50K+ subscribers  —  YouTube is extending its channel membership benefits to include smaller creators.  Engadget reports that creators with more than 50,000 subscribers …