Tuesday’s Windows 10 cumulative update fixes bug that annoyed owners of the flagship Surface Book 2. Windows 10 update fixes bug triggering blue screens on Surface Book 2 Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreEillie Anzilotti / Fast Company: Online banking platform Good Money, which offers each customer an equity share and asks them to vote on sustainable causes to invest in, raises $30M Series A — In a given year, the biggest banks in the U.S.-Wells Fargo, Citi, Bank of America, and JP Morgan Chase-rake in billions of
Read MoreThe artist Alexander Reben is using artificial intelligence to create paintings. The MIT-trained roboticist believes that human-machine collaborations are the future of creative work. This artist is using AI to paint with his mind Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreDragonfly, the search giant’s controversial China project, got too little of the spotlight, some observers say. Google CEO hearing could have covered so much more ground – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreYou don’t need to ditch paper for screens and constantly upgrade your phone to be cool. Old is OK. Hey, stop shaming me for my old phone and paper map – CNET Source: CNet
Read More“Editing is really the final rewrite for all movies,” says Tom Cross, editor of flicks like space race epic First Man. CNET chats with Cross about the process. How movie editing takes a script and makes a whole new film – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThis holiday period, Plugged is running a very special advent calendar. Over the next twelve days we’ll be sharing a selection of sweet, sweet deals. Thank us later. On the first day of TNW’s advent, the lovely team gave to me… Three months of premium wireless from Mint Mobile for only $20 Mint Mobile offers
Read MorePeter Cao / 9to5Mac: Microsoft’s latest update to its Office 365 suite for macOS brings full compatibility with Mojave with support for Dark Mode, Continuity Camera, and more — Microsoft has today released an update to its Office 365 suite for the Mac. Today’s update brings full compatibility with the latest macOS release, Mojave. Microsoft's
Read MoreExchange desk Binance wants to introduce you to the basics of cryptocurrency and blockchain with its latest offering. The company has launched its own education platform to help users get more familiar with the technology. The new undertaking, called Binance Academy, features a wide array of explainer pieces. It is also available in 15 different
Read MoreIt’s that time of year again, with the holidays fast approaching friends and family will be hounding you about what trinkets and shiny baubles they can pretend to surprise you with. Unfortunately there’s no person harder to shop for than the maker or hacker: if we want it, we’ve probably already built the thing. Or
Read MoreMicrosoft baffles Windows 10 users by apparently collecting data about recently opened websites and apps when users have opted against sharing that information. Is Windows 10 still telling Microsoft what you're doing even if you don't want it to? Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreNew York Times: How uncensored viral videos of people’s overdoses posted online by police and strangers with cameras are doing little else than publicly shaming drug users — Amid an opioid crisis, police and strangers with cameras are posting raw images of drug users passed out. How uncensored viral videos of people's overdoses posted online
Read MoreEli Hodapp / TouchArcade: Epic Games pulls Infinity Blade trilogy from the App Store, says it has become increasingly difficult to support the series at a level that meets its standards — The App Store had evolved considerably over the years, but one of the most distinct divisions of time in the early days …
Read MoreThe tech industry’s obsession with “frictionless” design has been the source of innumerable problems. The Shift: Is Tech Too Easy to Use? Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreTalk about good timing: it just so happened I was in the market for a new laptop, when HP sent over one of its new Omen gaming machines a couple of weeks ago. And while it’s an excellent performer, it’s not the one I want to buy for myself. Here’s my deal: my day job
Read MoreElectrical Engineering degrees usually focus on teaching you useful things, like how to make electronic devices that actually work and that won’t kill you. But that doesn’t mean that you can’t have some fun on the way. Which is what Cornell students [Michael Xiao] and [Katie Bradford] decided to do with T.O.A.S.T: The Original Artistic
Read MoreWe really got a kick out of the World Cup this year. Google's top searches of 2018 were for World Cup, Meghan Markle – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreJoe Rossignol / MacRumors: Following last week’s launch of eSIM support on the latest iPhones, Verizon now allows new US customers to activate eSIM using the My Verizon app for iOS — It is now possible to use the My Verizon app to activate eSIM service on an iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, or iPhone
Read MoreRemember that massive breach of the Mariott-owned Starwood hotel chain from last month, which saw 500 million users’ data stolen? The New York Times reports that the intrusion was part of a larger state-sponsored intelligence-gathering effort spurred on by China‘s spy agency, the Ministry of State Security. China was suspected to be behind the attack
Read MoreFirefox introduced its latest variant – Firefox 64 – last night with features like improved tab management and smart suggestions. The update should make tab junkies happy: Firefox now lets you select multiple tabs and move, bookmark, mute, or pin them all at once. To do that, hold Control/Cmd, and then click on tabs to
Read MoreThe Game Genie is a classic of the early 90s video game scene. It’s how you would have beaten the Ninja Turtles game, and it’s why the connector in your NES doesn’t work as it should. They never made a Game Genie for the Atari 2600, though, because by the time the Game Genie was
Read MoreBomb squad is responding to an alert at the Menlo Park campus. Facebook headquarters building evacuated after bomb threat – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreFacebook-owned Instagram is reportedly trialing a new type of account for content creators with large audiences on its platform, according to Hollywood Reporter. The new account – currently being tested by a small group of users – grants access to insights about follows and unfollows, as well as the ability to filter direct messages from
Read MoreUpdate: Facebook said in an updated statement that everyone has been cleared to return to their buildings. “Late this afternoon, we received a bomb threat and took swift action to evacuate several buildings at our Menlo Park campus. We take the safety and security of our people at Facebook extremely seriously and are glad that everyone
Read MoreSplash meets Game of Thrones in this thoroughly entertaining slice of submersible superheroics. Aquaman review: DC superhero epic is wet, wild and even has some depth – CNET Source: CNet
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