Eric David

Eric David is a staff writer for SiliconANGLE, covering the latest trends in social media and gaming. He is an avid gamer and enjoys writing about innovations in the video game industry and gaming culture in general. Eric graduated from the University of Texas at Dallas, receiving major honors for his thesis "A Culture of Heresy: Explaining the Resiliency of Catharism and the Church's Response," which is every bit as exciting as it sounds. Eric lives in Dallas, Texas with his wife, dog and gaming PC.

Latest from Eric David

Facebook’s ‘Parent Conversations’ has experts weigh in on kids and social media

PEOPLE By ERIC DAVID9 YEARS AGO

Facebook Inc. launched a new section on its Parents Portal today called Parent Conversations, where the social media giant will have doctors, academics and other experts weigh in on the impact of social media and technology on kids. Facebook made its announcement as …

YouTube CEO promises consequences for creators who cause ‘significant harm’ to the community

APPS By ERIC DAVID9 YEARS AGO

Google LLC’s YouTube has tougher punishments in store for creators who violate the video platform’s content policies, an ongoing problem that came to a head with Logan Paul’s video of a suicide victim. YouTube Chief Executive Susan Wojcicki published a blog post today outlining the platform’s …

Dell confirms possibility of IPO or VMware merger, but ‘nothing has been decided’

CLOUD By ERIC DAVID9 YEARS AGO

As expected, Dell Technologies Inc. acknowledged in an SEC filing today that it may go public or possibly merge with VMware Inc. But the company noted in its filing that it is merely exploring these options and may not choose to follow either of them. Dell added that …

Despite a fall in iPhone shipments, Apple reports its biggest quarter ever

APPS By ERIC DAVID9 YEARS AGO

Apple Inc. beat Wall Street expectations today with its biggest quarterly earnings report ever in spite of a decline in iPhone shipments, sending the company’s shares higher. Apple reported fiscal first-quarter revenue of $88.3 billion, a rise of 13 percent from a year ago and …

Google rolls out its ‘offline first’ YouTube Go app to 130 countries

APPS By ERIC DAVID9 YEARS AGO

Watching YouTube videos can eat up a lot of data, which is a big problem in countries whose internet infrastructure has not kept up with mobile video streaming. Google LLC has been working on solving this problem with its “offline first” YouTube Go …

Telegram returns to iOS App Store after removal for ‘inappropriate content’

APPS By ERIC DAVID9 YEARS AGO

Cloud-based messaging app Telegram is once again available on the iOS App Store after it was removed for apparently violating Apple Inc.’s content rules. Several Telegram users noticed on Wednesday that the app had suddenly disappeared from the App Store. A few suspected …

Qualcomm beats estimates again, but profits still suffer from Apple battle

INFRA By ERIC DAVID9 YEARS AGO

Mobile chipmaker Qualcomm Technologies Inc. has a lot on its plate right now, from its ongoing $1 billion legal battle with Apple Inc. to a hostile takeover attempt by Broadcom Ltd., but that did not stop it from once again beating Wall Street estimates. Qualcomm posted better-than-expected …

Uber tests out its own bike share program in San Francisco

APPS By ERIC DAVID9 YEARS AGO

Uber Technologies Inc. has found a new way to replace drivers while it still waits for its autonomous vehicle fleet to be ready. The ride-hailing giant announced today that it has launched its own bike share program called Uber Bike. Uber is piloting …

Google axed 700,000 bad Android apps from Play store last year

APPS By ERIC DAVID9 YEARS AGO

Google LLC revealed today that it had to remove more than 700,000 bad apps from Google Play last year, 70 percent more than it removed in 2016 — but the company insisted it’s not as bad as it sounds. More precisely, Google …

American Express buys Mezi, an AI-powered travel assistant

EMERGING TECH By ERIC DAVID9 YEARS AGO

American Express Co. is joining the virtual assistant race. The credit card company announced today that it has acquired Mezi, a travel and shopping chatbot that is powered by human-assisted artificial intelligence. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. Mezi has raised at least $11.8 …

Eric David

Latest from Eric David

YouTube CEO promises consequences for creators who cause ‘significant harm’ to the community

Dell confirms possibility of IPO or VMware merger, but ‘nothing has been decided’

Despite a fall in iPhone shipments, Apple reports its biggest quarter ever

Google rolls out its ‘offline first’ YouTube Go app to 130 countries

Telegram returns to iOS App Store after removal for ‘inappropriate content’

Qualcomm beats estimates again, but profits still suffer from Apple battle

Google axed 700,000 bad Android apps from Play store last year

American Express buys Mezi, an AI-powered travel assistant

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