Here s what s on the Wednesday menu.
Google is reportedly close to unveiling a new photo-sharing and storage service that s independent of Google+.
Facebook rolls out free video calling on Messenger in many more countries.
Millions of routers exposed to hacking because of serious vulnerability in NetUSB.
Frank Gibeau, head of Electronic Arts mobile-gaming division, has left the company after 20 years.
A test track for the Hyperloop in California reportedly begins construction. (No affiliation with Elon Musk, who famously proposed the high-speed travel system a couple of years ago.)
Palo Alto-based payments processor WePay raises $40 million.
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos recently named Maria Renz to the role of shadow, or technical adviser to the CEO. She s the first woman to hold the job.
Google patents technology that among other things could help win a text-message argument.
ICYMI: PayPal fined $25 million for allegedly illegally signing up users for its bill me later program.
Photo: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg talks about the Messenger app in March. (AFP/Getty Images)