It looks like a busy week for tech continues, and here s what s on the menu for Tuesday…
–Facebook activated its Safety Check feature in Brussels following the two attacks there. The feature lets people in a specific area check themselves in as safe in the event of a terrorist attack or natural disaster.
–And among other things that happened late Monday, the FBI thinks it might not need Apple s help in getting into that San Bernardino shooters iPhone, so…What does this mean?
–You can now buy Comcast s services through Amazon. The new Amazon Cable Store supposedly will make it easier to shop for Comcast s products.
–Could online news operation Gawker Media be on the brink of extinction after losing a $140 million judgement to Hulk Hogan?
–Google is building a bunch of new data centers to compete better with Amazon.
–Sony won t be shipping its VR headsets until October, but you can pre-order them starting today.
–Netflix is standing by and still supporting the Mexican actress who helped set up that interview Sean Penn did with El Chapo, the drug kingpin. She is starring in a new Netflix Spanish-language series set to debut this fall. In other, potentially distressing Netflix news, the company has set a May 27 debut date for Adam Sandler s next movie.
–ICYMI: Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins is doing a big re-org of the company s engineering unit. The biggest move involves the departure of the former head of Cisco s service provider business.
Photo: Tributes are left at the Place de la Bourse following today s attacks on March 22, 2016 in Brussels. At least 31 people are thought to have been killed after Brussels airport and a Metro station were targeted by explosions. (Carl Court/Getty Images)
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