The government announced a new policy barring the foreign companies from selling products from affiliated companies on their Indian shopping sites. India Curbs Power of Amazon and Walmart to Sell Products Online Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreI recently watched a stand-up show in which comedian Michelle Wolf made a cunning observation: “It’s our fault we’re not further along in period technology, because we’re ok that our best solution is a rolled-up piece of cotton.” Whether it really is women’s fault is debatable, but she does make a valid point. You would assume
Read MoreThe Silicon Valley billionaire “categorically” disavows the use of misinformation to sway an election. Reid Hoffman apologizes for unknowingly backing Alabama disinformation campaign – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreTaylor Lorenz / The Atlantic: A look at Speakr, a social media influencer management platform that some influencers say has failed to pay them, with trouble starting in late 2017 — The agency Speakr set influencers up with brands for lucrative campaigns—and then stiffed them. — After rising to MySpace fame in the mid-aughts …
Read MoreHappy holidays from space. NASA shares stunning image of cosmic 'holiday wreath' – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIf you’re anything like us, your success with the opposite sex at the bar wasn’t much to brag about. But imagine if you had only had this compact CNC polar plotter and could have whipped up a few custom coasters for your intended’s drink. Yeah, that definitely would have helped. Or not, but at least
Read MoreMake no bones about it, Rover deserves animated selfies made specially for dogs like him. Snapchat unleashes lenses for your pup – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreMax Read / New York Magazine: The internet now feels increasingly fake as trust declines and users begin to appreciate how bots fake page views, conversations, and more — In late November, the Justice Department unsealed indictments against eight people accused of fleecing advertisers of $36 million … The internet now feels increasingly fake as
Read MoreInternet billionaire Reid Hoffman apologized Wednesday for funding a group linked to a “highly disturbing” effort that spread disinformation during last year’s Alabama special election for U.S. Senate, but said he was not aware that his money was being used for this purpose. Internet billionaire Reid Hoffman apologizes for funding a group tied to disinformation
Read MoreWhen the investigative journalist Matt Apuzzo moved from Washington to Brussels, he noticed that distrust had a different focus. And he adjusted some of his own tech tools. Tech We’re Using: Digital Privacy Is a Big Concern in Europe. For This Reporter, Too. Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreSometimes you get an epiphany for a project that will change the world. A simple device, on a custom circuit board with inexpensive parts that will disrupt the status quo and make you a billion dollars in no time. Then there are the times where you need to throw scraps of copper at a prototyping
Read MoreWashington Post: Reid Hoffman says he wasn’t aware of disinformation campaign in Alabama race, apologizes for funding group linked to it; source says Hoffman invested $750K — Internet billionaire Reid Hoffman apologized on Wednesday for funding a group linked to a “highly disturbing” effort … Reid Hoffman says he wasn't aware of disinformation campaign in
Read MoreAs the New Year approaches, tech enthusiasts and entrepreneurs will take a moment to reflect on what has been an eventful year in the world of innovation. The tech universe has been rocked by big news equally scandalous and exciting – from the autonomous vehicles racing to hit the streets to the ethics of tech
Read MoreAftab Ahmed / Reuters: India tightens rules for e-commerce firms like Amazon, banning exclusive agreements with sellers and the sale of products from firms the platform has a stake in — Aftab Ahmed, Sankalp Phartiyal — NEW DELHI/MUMBAI (Reuters) – India will ban e-commerce companies such as Amazon.com … India tightens rules for e-commerce firms
Read MoreReady to cash in some gift cards? The best after-Christmas deals and sales (so far) – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreMore items were ordered worldwide than ever before, the retail giant touts among other highlights in its annual post-Christmas data drop. Amazon breaks holiday sales record again in 2018 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIf you happened to tune into NASA TV on December 11th, you’d have been treated to a sight perhaps best described as “unprecedented”: Russian cosmonauts roughly cutting away the thermal insulation of a docked Soyuz spacecraft with a knife and makeshift pair of shears. Working in a cloud of material ripped loose during the highly
Read MoreCatherine Shu / TechCrunch: In 2018, smartphone makers, users, and some academics began to appreciate the affects of excessive smartphone use, leading to iOS’ Screen Time and other tools — But will we actually reclaim our time from smartphones? — At the beginning of this year, I was using my iPhone to browse … In
Read MoreNellie Bowles / New York Times: As some prominent creators leave in protest after Patreon bans anti-feminist for hate speech, a look at its approach to policing speech with human moderators — Sam Harris, the polemical atheist neuroscientist known for his popular podcast “Waking Up,” was making tens of thousands of dollars … As some
Read MoreMechanical keyboards use switches of a few different types. But even those types include myriad variations. How’s a hacker to know just exactly what equipment is out there? For example, if you grab a fellow cube-farmer’s mechanical keyboard (possibly because they clacked on their Cherry Blue’s just one too many times) and angrily rip off a few
Read MoreFrom Facebook to creepy online ads, the worst tech of the year made the internet feel like an unsafe place to hang out. Yet there were some products that were fixed, our personal tech critic writes. Tech Fix: The Tech That Was Fixed in 2018 and the Tech That Still Needs Fixing Source: NY Times
Read MoreWall Street Journal: Analysis: SEC and state regulators brought 90+ crypto-related cases in the past two years, recovering just ~$36M; cases increased as the market crashed — SEC and state regulators have brought more than 90 crypto cases over the past two years, but tracing funds is hard because of the elusive nature of the
Read MoreThe stunning success of AlphaZero, a deep-learning algorithm, heralds a new age of insight — one that, for humans, may not last long. Essay: One Giant Step for a Chess-Playing Machine Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreJulia Alexander / The Verge: Snapchat adds lenses specifically for dogs, after launching lenses for cats last month, available now — Now your dog can up his or her social clout, too — Snapchat first made users fall in love by creating lenses that could turn them into dogs. Now, the company is going full
Read MorePicture this: it’s late in the evening on a freezing cold, dark, and windy December night in southern England, and an airport worker at Gatwick — London’s second international airport — sees something fly past in the gloom above the floodlights. The weather and darkness makes it difficult to see what the object was, but
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