Technology news, reviews and columns for May 16

May 16 May 16     FOLLOW US      NEWS SPORTS LIFE MONEY TECH TRAVEL OPINION WEATHER USATODAY.COM   TECH   news   Google has discovered hardware is, well, hard     Its new Pixel smartphones, Home voice speaker and virtual reality handsets lag competitors' sales.     Read Story     news           How U.S. dodged a bullet in Friday's massive global ransomware attack Ransomware attack repercussions continue, but U.S. may have dodged a major hit     news           Ransomware hack linked to North Korea, researchers say Clues point to a link between a hacking group connected to North Korea and the ransomware computer attacks.     news           NSA says it was not origin of ransomware that hit Microsoft's Windows The National Security Agency has an answer to Microsoft blaming it for the attack that hit 150 countries.   Advertisement   news           Bitcoin ransomware demand shows criminal links are hard to shake Yet prices for the digital currency held up, a sign of strong global demand.     cars           BMW, Intel add Delphi to self-driving car alliance The deal puts the companies closer to their goal of delivering an autonomous car by 2021.     news           Google Home wants to be your assistant, heating up the rivalry with Amazon Echo and soon, Apple Google Home, Amazon Echo and soon a new device from Apple are all competing to get inside your home.     news           Uber can keep testing self-driving cars, but lead engineer is barred from key work The ruling is a partial victory for Uber.     news           How a 22-year-old inadvertently stopped a worldwide cyberattack The "crazy events" involved researchers around the world quickly mobilizing to quell the attack.     tech           Google Home has long way to go to catch up to Amazon's Alexa USA TODAY's Jefferson Graham says Google Home is improved but is still a work in progress with some gaping holes.       The Day In Pictures Gallery U.S. Navy sailors stand along the stern of the USS Sterett guided-missile destroyer during the International Maritime Review at the Changi Naval Base in Singapore on May 15, 2017. The International Maritime Review was held to mark the Republic of Sin     Popular Stories Lawmakers slam reports Trump revealed classified intel to Russians Trump's tweets on mishandled classified info come back to haunt him Running Windows? How to protect against the big ransomware attack   To forward this e-mail to a friend, click here You are currently subscribed to this newsletter with the address: bimagroup2.onlineincome@blogger.com. To UNSUBSCRIBE, please click here. Manage Subscriptions | Help | Advertise | Home Delivery | Privacy Policy - Your California Privacy Rights © 2017 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC. 7950 Jones Branch Drive, McLean, VA 22108