Paul Squire
Former Digital Trends Contributor
Author/Co-Author of 55 articles
Paul is the News Editor at Digital Trends. Before joining DT, Paul spent 3 years as an editor on the New York Post's digital team, where he helped coordinate breaking news coverage, sent breaking news email blasts and push notifications, and publish stories from the paper's many different desks.
He got his start in local news with a six-year career covering Long Island's East End communities for the Times Review Media Group and Patch.com. Paul covered everything from devastation wildfires to murder cases to the downfall of a once-vibrant fishing industry. He won multiple awards for his coverage, including first-place honors for his in-depth, features and news reporting with the New York Press Association.
Paul graduated from Boston University after a stint at Syracuse's Newhouse School. He lives in New York City with his wife, adorable cat, Charlie, and his floor-to-ceiling shelf of board games.
Amazon posts record-shattering profit thanks to pandemic sales
Amazon reported Thursday its profit doubled since last year to a staggering $5.2 billion, as the e-commerce giant's earnings report blew past expectations.
Bezos had few answers for Congress — and it won’t matter
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos faced pointed questions about the tech giant's business practices — and had few, if any, answers.
Netflix pledges $100 million for Black communities
Netflix has promised to put $100 million -- 2$ of its cash holdings -- toward financial institutions and organizations that support Black communities.
#BlackoutTuesday posts are diluting protesters’ messages, activists say
Activists warned that supporters posting black images on Tuesday to voice support for the Black Lives Matter movement were unintentionally silencing protesters.
Zuckerberg: Facebook wouldn’t have fact-checked Trump
Amid President Donald Trump's feud with Twitter over fact-checking messages on his tweets, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has weighed in — on Trump's side.
House panel demands Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos testify on antitrust claims
The House Judiciary Committee has asked Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos to testify before Congress over antitrust allegations that Amazon used third-party seller data.
Facebook will alert you if you’ve seen coronavirus misinformation
Facebook announced Thursday it will alert users who have interacted with harmful misinformation related to the coronavirus, officially known as COVID-19.
College Board cancels June SATs and may offer digital, at-home test
The College Board announced it will cancel the June 2020 SAT exams and could offer at-home exams in the fall if schools remain closed due to coronavirus.
Instagram is finally letting you see your DMs on desktop
Instagram now allows you to read and send direct messages from your desktop. The much-requested feature had been in testing since January for select users.
U.S. Senate reportedly warns members not to use Zoom
The U.S. Senate is reportedly the latest to abandon videoconferencing app Zoom over its privacy issues. The warning stops short of banning the service.
Marriott data breach: What to know and how to protect your data
Marriott says customers' names, addresses, and other personal details were accessed in a data breach, the second to hit the company in less than two years.
Instacart, Amazon workers plan to strike over coronavirus safety concerns
Instacart workers planned to strike Monday, demanding hazard pay and greater safety measures to protect those gathering groceries during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Google scraps its April Fools’ jokes in wake of coronavirus
Google is reportedly canceling its April Fools' Day jokes this year because of the spreading coronavirus pandemic.
Bill Gates says mass shutdowns are needed to stop coronavirus spread
Bill Gates predicted coronavirus cases in the U.S. won't peak until at least late-April and warned ending shutdowns early could be disastrous.
Two Tesla employees test positive for coronavirus
As both Tesla and SpaceX have begun stepping up their efforts to combat the deadly pandemic, two Tesla employees have reportedly tested positive for COVID-19.
Instacart plans to hire 300,000 new workers to meet surging demand
Grocery delivery service Instacart plans to hire 300,000 more full-service workers over the next three months to keep up with demand spurred by the coronavirus.
SpaceX scraps South Korean military satellite launch
SpaceX has canceled its Tuesday launch of a South Korean military satellite to take a closer look at the rocket's staging. A new launch date has not been set.
SpaceX, Blue Origin will face off to build the next moon lander, NASA says
SpaceX, Blue Origin and Dynetics are competing to develop the next moon lander for NASA's Artemis program, which will send humans back to the moon by 2024.
CES 2021 gets new dates, Verizon CEO to give keynote
CES 2021, which is adopting an all-digital format due to the pandemic, has been bumped back a week into early January, organizers announced Thursday.
TikTok boss calls out Facebook, Instagram to team up against Trump ban
A top TikTok exec is telling Facebook and Instagram to put their money where their mouth is and help fight the Trump administration's ban.
Oculus, Tidal team up to livestream concerts in VR
Oculus and Tidal are partnering to bring livestreamed music performances to virtual reality, the companies announced Wednesday.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle sign multi-year Netflix deal
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, have reportedly signed a multiyear production deal with Netflix.
Walmart takes on Amazon Prime with new subscription service
Walmart is launching an online membership service featuring free shipping from stores, a direct shot at Amazon's lucrative Prime service.
Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman dead at 43
Chadwick Boseman, the Marvel star who played King T’Challa in Black Panther and had starring roles in Da 5 Bloods and 42, died Friday of cancer.
The new Tenet trailer is debuting in Fortnite. Yes, Fortnite
Tenet, the mysterious new Christopher Nolan film, will have its latest trailer debut in Fortnite, Epic's hit online shooter, in the game's Party Royale mode.
Trump says he’ll ban TikTok from the U.S.
President Donald Trump said he will ban popular video app TikTok from operating in the U.S.
Nicolas Cage is set to play Joe Exotic because 2020 isn’t insane enough
Nicolas Cage is reportedly set to play Joe Exotic, the eccentric convicted zookeeper from Netflix's hit docuseries Tiger King, in a new scripted miniseries.
The Witcher is getting a live-action spinoff series on Netflix
A new six-part live-action spin-off called The Witcher: Blood Origin was announced by Netflix Monday morning.
Disney delays Star Wars, Avatar releases, takes Mulan off schedule
Disney announced Thursday it would push back the releases of the next set of Star Wars movies as well as James Cameron's Avatar sequel.