Twitter gives new VR head the boot after 24 hours

Well, that didn’t take too long. Twitter hired and then soon fired former AngelHack CEO Gregory Gopman. How soon? It took less than a day. Gopman was supposed to come onboard as the social network’s VR program manager. However, he claims a TechCrunch article that detailed his controversial rants back in 2013 about San Francisco’s homeless had sent him packing.

Source: Fast Company

Western Union introduces Money Transfer app to Canada

Western Union is making it easier for you to send money within the country and outside with the launch of its mobile platform here. Money Transfer doesn’t just let you send money to over 200 countries and territories, you can check current exchange rate and fees, look at your past transactions, track money transfers, and get round-the-clock customer service. The app also lets you find Western Union agents around the world.  It is available on both Android and iOS.

Samsung is being sued by US law firm over Galaxy Note7 recall

It was bound to happen and now it has indeed. US law firm McCuneWright has filed a lawsuit against Samsung over the Galaxy Note7 recall. The plaintiffs claim the recall has left them without phones for weeks. They seek reimbursement of cell phone service fees and are also look for class-action status. According to a post by McCuneWright on its site, “While Samsung has offered consumers replacement phones or a refund, it has failed to reimburse consumers for monthly costs associated with owning an unusable Note7.” CNET reached out to Samsung and they said they won’t comment on pending litigation.

Apple reportedly plans to introduce new Macs on October 27

According to Recode, there is another Apple event almost upon us. This time, it’ll focus on new Macs to support the recent release of MacOS Sierra. It also comes just in time for the holidays. It’s been a while since Apple has introduced new big changes to the Mac line so let’s see what the new computer models will bring to the table. The event is said to be happening at or near the Apple Cupertino campus instead of in San Francisco where Apple hosted the iPhone 7 event. Apple won’t confirm that the event is happening so we’re keeping a lookout for this.