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October 22, 2020

A look at Google's Next Billion Users team, tasked with building products and apps for people who have yet to use the internet, often in developing markets (Katie Deighton/Wall Street Journal)

Katie Deighton / Wall Street Journal: A look at Google’s Next Billion Users team, tasked with building products and apps for people who have yet to use the internet, often in developing markets — The company’s Go apps aim to teach new internet users the web’s visual language — Alphabet Inc.’s Google in March unveiled

2020 presidential debate memes: Who muted the mute button? – CNET

President Donald Trump and Sen. Joe Biden face off for the final time, but the much-promised mute button seemed to have gone missing. 2020 presidential debate memes: Who muted the mute button? – CNET Source: CNet

October 22, 2020

Expensify's CEO emailed all users to encourage them to vote for Biden; says "anything less than a vote for Biden is a vote against democracy" (Biz Carson/Protocol)

Biz Carson / Protocol: Expensify’s CEO emailed all users to encourage them to vote for Biden; says “anything less than a vote for Biden is a vote against democracy” — Some recipients were already showing anger at the email. — Expensify CEO David Barrett blasted all of his customers with a message to vote for

Tracking Boats and Ships in Real Time at the Same Time

Software-defined radio came on the hacker scene in a big way less than a decade ago thanks to the discovery that a small USB-based TV tuner dongle could be used for receiving all kinds of radio transmissions. Two popular projects from that era are tracking nearby airplanes and boats in real time. Of course, these

Appeals Court Says Uber and Lyft Must Treat California Drivers as Employees

The ruling adds new urgency to a ballot measure in the state that would exempt the companies from a new labor law intended to give gig workers more employment rights. Appeals Court Says Uber and Lyft Must Treat California Drivers as Employees Source: NY Times Tech

October 22, 2020

Google announces Fi phone subscription program where users can buy Pixel 4a for $9 per month for two years costing a total of $216 instead of $349 upfront price (Jay Peters/The Verge)

Jay Peters / The Verge: Google announces Fi phone subscription program where users can buy Pixel 4a for $9 per month for two years costing a total of $216 instead of $349 upfront price — That means you’ll pay a total of $216 for the phone over a 24-month subscription — You can now buy

October 22, 2020

Uber and Lyft lose appeal, ordered again to classify drivers as employees

Photo by ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images Uber and Lyft were ordered by California’s court of appeals to classify their drivers as employees. In a 74-page opinion, the court affirmed the injunction that was issued on August 10th requiring Uber and Lyft to classify their drivers as employees within 30 days. But it’s unlikely this

California appeals court: Uber and Lyft likely misclassified drivers as contractors – CNET

With a major lawsuit and a nearly $200 million ballot measure campaign, California has become ground zero for gig worker status. California appeals court: Uber and Lyft likely misclassified drivers as contractors – CNET Source: CNet

October 22, 2020

Huawei’s Mate 40 Pro looks like one of the best phones people won’t buy

Huawei today unveiled its latest flagships, the Mate 40 Pro and Pro+. The phones pack a massive ring-shaped camera array with multiple lenses, and their Kirin 9000 processor makes them just the second family of smartphones to use a 5-nanometer process, after Apple’s iPhone 12 family. The circular camera array lends the phone a unique

Appeals court sides with California on order to make Uber and Lyft drivers employees

The appeals court said Uber and Lyft had 30 days from an expected later filing to come into compliance. Appeals court sides with California on order to make Uber and Lyft drivers employees Source: Washington Post Tech

2020 Antarctic ozone hole 'one of the largest and deepest in recent years' – CNET

The hole in the ozone layer keeps coming back to haunt us. 2020 Antarctic ozone hole 'one of the largest and deepest in recent years' – CNET Source: CNet

October 22, 2020

Meet the 24-year-old who’s tracking every broken McDonald’s ice-cream machine in the US

Photo by Romy Arroyo Fernandez/NurPhoto via Getty Images We’ve all been there. You’re craving a McFlurry, or a Shamrock Shake. You drive to McDonald’s, excited to fill yourself up with cold and sugary goodness. But when you finally make it to the counter, you hear those dreaded, devastating words: “The ice cream machine is broken.”

F.T.C. Decision on Pursuing Facebook Antitrust Case Is Said to Be Near

Any action would follow the Justice Department’s landmark suit this week against Google, as a bipartisan tech backlash ramps up. F.T.C. Decision on Pursuing Facebook Antitrust Case Is Said to Be Near Source: NY Times Tech

October 22, 2020

As voters weigh Prop 22, a California appeals court upheld a lower court ruling ordering Uber and Lyft to stop classifying drivers as independent contractors (Cyrus Farivar/NBC News)

Cyrus Farivar / NBC News: As voters weigh Prop 22, a California appeals court upheld a lower court ruling ordering Uber and Lyft to stop classifying drivers as independent contractors — OAKLAND, Calif.—A California state appellate court on Thursday upheld a lower court’s ruling that there was an “overwhelming likelihood” … As voters weigh Prop

Ghostbusters sneakers! Reebok to drop new Ghost Smashers on Halloween – CNET

Shoe ya gonna call? Ghostbusters sneakers! Reebok to drop new Ghost Smashers on Halloween – CNET Source: CNet

October 22, 2020

Microsoft, IBM, Nvidia, and others released an open framework to help security analysts detect, counter, and remediate threats against machine learning systems (Kyle Wiggers/VentureBeat)

Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: Microsoft, IBM, Nvidia, and others released an open framework to help security analysts detect, counter, and remediate threats against machine learning systems — Microsoft, the nonprofit MITRE Corporation, and 11 organizations including IBM, Nvidia, Airbus, and Bosch today released … Microsoft, IBM, Nvidia, and others released an open framework to help

The best espresso machine for 2020: Cuisinart, Breville, Mr. Coffee and more – CNET

We tested a slew of popular espresso machines from Nespresso, Breville, Mr. Coffee, Cuisinart, DeLonghi and others. Here’s what we learned. The best espresso machine for 2020: Cuisinart, Breville, Mr. Coffee and more – CNET Source: CNet

October 22, 2020

Google will sell you a $349 Pixel 4A for $216 over two years

You can now buy the Pixel 4A from Google for just $9 per month over 24 months as part of the new Google Fi phone subscription program. That monthly cost means you’d pay just just $216 for the phone, a substantial savings over its $349 upfront price. After you’ve made all 24 payments, you own

October 22, 2020

TikTok will now specify which content policy a removed video violated, after testing the notification feature and seeing a 14% reduction in user appeals (Sean Hollister/The Verge)

Sean Hollister / The Verge: TikTok will now specify which content policy a removed video violated, after testing the notification feature and seeing a 14% reduction in user appeals — You know what you did. Or do you? Until recently, TikTok wouldn’t necessarily explain why it removed one of your videos from the platform. TikTok

31 of the best movies to stream on Netflix – CNET

Don’t know what to watch tonight? Here are some of the best movies Netflix has to offer. 31 of the best movies to stream on Netflix – CNET Source: CNet

iPhone 12 launch day: People are still lining up for Apple's new devices – CNET

COVID-19 can’t kill Apple’s ceremonial iPhone launches, as dozens lined up for the iPhone 12 launch in Sydney, Australia. iPhone 12 launch day: People are still lining up for Apple's new devices – CNET Source: CNet

31 best TV shows to binge-watch on Hulu – CNET

Looking for a great show to watch tonight? Here are some of the best Hulu has to offer. 31 best TV shows to binge-watch on Hulu – CNET Source: CNet

October 22, 2020

TikTok will now tell you why it removed your video

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge You know what you did. Or do you? Until recently, TikTok wouldn’t necessarily explain why it removed one of your videos from the platform. You’d simply be told that it violated the company’s “community guidelines” somehow. But today, TikTok is announcing that it will give you at least

Digital Preservation for Old Batteries

The times they are a-changin’. It used to be that no household was complete without a drawer filled with an assortment of different sizes and types of batteries, but today more and more of our gadgets are using integrated rechargeable cells. Whether or not that’s necessarily an improvement is probably up for debate, but the

October 22, 2020

Moog built a super-fancy theremin to celebrate the instrument’s 100th birthday

Even if you don’t know what a theremin is, you’ve almost certainly heard it. The futuristic instrument — played by carefully gesturing with your hands in the air — has been a staple of old sci-fi movies and used to add an air of mystery in popular music. This year the instrument is celebrating its

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