Snapchat Snap is making good on its word to bring music to Snapchat and setting itself up to compete even more so with TikTok and Instagram. The company announced today that iOS users around the world will be able to include popular music in their snaps. It already brought the feature to people in New
Read MoreIn June, after relentless pressure from privacy advocates, Zoom said that it’ll extend end-to-end encryption to free users of its video conferencing service, beyond its previous limit to only paying customers. Now, the company is set to roll it out starting next week, but just as a preview with certain limitations. To be clear, Zoom‘s meetings were
Read MoreKieren McCarthy / The Register: Barnes and Noble confirms it was hacked, says some users’ personal information may have been stolen; some customers were unable to download purchased e-books — Nook, line and sinker: Servers restored from backups, punters unable to download purchased e-books Barnes and Noble confirms it was hacked, says some users' personal
Read MoreFinSMEs: Matroid, which helps search live or recorded video for people, objects, and events using computer vision models, raises $20M Series B led by Energize Ventures — Matroid, a Palo Alto, CA-based U.S. machine learning, computer vision (CV) provider, raised $20m in Series B funding. Matroid, which helps search live or recorded video for people,
Read MoreUniversal Serial Bus, or USB, is so ingrained in modern computing that it’s hard to imagine a time without it. That time did exist, though, and it was a wild west of connector types, standards, and interfacing methods. One of the more interesting interfaces of the time was the SIO system found in 8-bit Atari
Read MoreThere aren’t any ghosts, but the schadenfreude will chill you to the bone. Rebecca review: Marriage is the real horror in Netflix's 2020 adaptation – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreA few details are floating around the next instalment of the Netflix horror anthology. The Haunting of Bly Manor season 3: Release date, cast and everything we know – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreBloomberg: Despite strict enforcement, Airbnb and other rental sites are struggling to curtail a surge in party houses, as party organizers find ways to get around rules — When the coronavirus pandemic shut down bars and concert halls in March, a new phenomenon was born: the vacation-rental nightclub. Despite strict enforcement, Airbnb and other rental
Read MoreThe full-size and compact gimbals are redesigned for more flexible use and easier storage. DJI's Ronin returns as the RS 2, RSC 2 to stabilize cameras big and small – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreCourtesy of DJI It’s been well over a month since DJI teased its new products, but today it officially announced two new gimbals — the Ronin S 2 and the smaller Ronin SC 2. Both three-axis gimbals come with upgrades you’d expect — stronger motors, heavier payloads, lighter materials, but also some software features we
Read MoreSome of the best gaming discounts on Nintendo Switch include Breath of the Wild, Splatoon 2 and Fire Emblem: Three Houses. Best Prime Day gaming deals still available: Nintendo Switch games reduced to – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreSpider-Cat wears a tiny Spider-Man mask and attacks bad guys with its kitty claws. Spider-Man: Miles Morales features an adorable Spider-Cat sidekick – CNET Source: CNet
Read MorePrime Day sees Amazon’s flagship Kindle Paperwhite reduced to $80 and the Kindle Oasis to $175. Prime Day 2020 Kindle deals still available: Kindle Paperwhite for , off Kindle Oasis and more – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThere are two reasons to go to school: learn about something and to get a coveted piece of paper that helps you get jobs, or at least, job interviews. With so many schools putting material online, you can do the first part without spending much money as long as you don’t expect the school to
Read MoreGlobes Online: Israel-based BlackSwan, which claims to be launching the world’s first enterprise AI operating system, raises $28M Series A — The Israeli company claims it will disrupt the enterprise software market with its launch of the world’s first enterprise AI operating system. Israel-based BlackSwan, which claims to be launching the world's first enterprise AI
Read MoreWalmart is matching Amazon’s Prime Day deals with its huge Big Save sale. Shop big discounts on Roku, watches, games and more. Walmart Prime Day deals: Save 0 on Samsung smart TV, Nintendo Switch games for and more – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Some PlayStation 4 users who downloaded the latest 8.0 update got an unwelcome surprise this morning: their console informed them that Sony had the right to record their voice for moderation purposes. Here’s a couple examples: Not only did sony break every ps4 due to how bad the
Read MoreJonathan Shieber / TechCrunch: Khosla Ventures is seeking to raise $1.1B for its latest fund, according to an SEC filing — Khosla Ventures, the eponymous venture firm helmed by longtime Silicon Valley rainmaker, Vinod Khosla, is raising $1.1 billion for its latest venture fund, according to documents from the Securities and Exchange Commission. Khosla Ventures
Read More2006 Ford full-size trucks are now the most stolen vehicles in America, according to a recent study. Even car thieves are over sedans and coupes, now targeting full-size trucks – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreDon’t worry, though, the 2000 Honda Civic is still no. 2. 2006 Ford trucks now the most stolen vehicle in the US, report says – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MorePhoto by Robert Alexander/Getty Images With the pandemic essentially halting travel, Clear — once in the business of streamlining security checks at airports — is now in search of other opportunities. For a company whose bread and butter is biometric identify verification, the solutions lie, well, everywhere, reports Dave Gershgorn for OneZero. Clear sees its
Read MoreJudging by a YouTuber’s video, Waymo seems to have this self-driving thing down pat. Riding in a self-driving car is Waymo relaxing than you might expect – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreWith just a few hours remaining, the big discounts on laptops, iPads and headphones are holding steady. Apple Prime Day deals: Last chance for 0 MacBook Air, 0 iPad Mini, 9 AirPods Pro – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreBy now, you’ve probably read my colleague Nick Statt’s piece about how the iPhone 12’s MagSafe magnetically-attached wireless charging cable opens up a future where iPhones won’t need ports at all. That sounds futuristic! Now, let’s talk about something a little more practical… something legions of people already do with their phones. We stick them
Read More@twittersafety: [Thread] Twitter clarifies why it blocked the sharing of NY Post’s Biden story, saying it contained private info and violated its Hacked Materials Policy — We want to provide much needed clarity around the actions we’ve taken with respect to two NY Post articles that were first Tweeted this morning. [Thread] Twitter clarifies why
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