Apple, the world’s first trillion-dollar company — give or take a trillion — has built a bit of libertarian cachet by famously refusing to build backdoors into their phones, despite the entreaties of the federal government. So it came as a bit of a surprise when we read that the company may have worked with
Read MoreLive on the WWE Network right now. WWE SummerSlam 2020: Live updates, results and match ratings – CNET Source: CNet
Read More{$inline_image} Jonathan Shieber / TechCrunch: Datasembly, which scrapes data to offer a real time pricing tool for consumer goods, raises $10.3M Series A led by Craft Ventures — Washington-based Datasembly aims to take the guesswork out of the pricing for consumer goods. — The company founded by Ben Reich and Dan Gallagher initially started …
Read MoreNew leaked images may have the first look at the Google Pixel 5 and the Pixel 4A 5G. The image showing what could be the Pixel 5 in black and the Pixel 4A 5G in white came from a since-deleted post on Reddit. They also include details about the phones’ specs which seem to match
Read MoreUsing your phone as your guide, these telescopes are really designed for the beginning astronomy enthusiast. These telescopes work with your phone to show exactly what's in the sky – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreSpectrum recently published a post on a new lithium sulfur battery technology specifically targeting electric aviation applications. Although lots of electric vehicles could benefit from the new technology, airplanes are especially sensitive to heavy batteries and lithium-sulfur batteries can weigh much less than modern batteries of equivalent capacity. The Spectrum post is from Oxis Energy
Read MoreRita Liao / TechCrunch: China’s IT ministry picks Gitee, a company that claims to have hosted 10M+ open source repositories, to build an alternative to GitHub amid US-China tensions — The technological decoupling between the U.S. and China has been a boon to Chinese firms from chipmakers for smartphones … China's IT ministry picks Gitee,
Read MoreWatch for porch pirates with a Ring Video Doorbell 3 for $150 or the Plus for $180. The new Ring Video Doorbell 3 is selling for an all-time-low price – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreA medical worker in New York checks blood for coronavirus antibodies. | Photo by Pablo Monsalve / VIEWpress via Getty Images President Donald Trump plans to announce that the Food and Drug Administration authorized the emergency use of blood plasma from COVID-19 survivors as a treatment for sick patients, according to the Washington Post. Trump
Read MoreThe social media service hid the president’s post about ballot drop boxes, saying it violated Twitter’s election integrity rules. Twitter Flags Trump Tweet for Dissuading Voting Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreMore than 1 million acres of California have already burned as fire season only just begins Satellite views as California wildfires rage – CNET Source: CNet
Read MorePhoto by Noam Galai/Getty Images The World Health Organization has released its guidance on face masks for children, as students— in some parts of the country at least— return to their classrooms to start the new school year. Children age 5 and younger shouldn’t be required to wear masks, the WHO says, since most are
Read MoreApple’s threat to revoke access to developer tools is an “unlawful effort to maintain its monopoly,” the Fortnite maker says in its filing. Apple bullying game developer community, Epic says in filing – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThose are some of the lowest prices on record. Grab an Echo Show 5 smart screen for just or an Echo Show 8 for – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreSome monitors lack the holes on the back that make them VESA-compliant, so mounting them on a monitor arm can be a non-starter. To handle this, [Patrick Hallek] designed and 3D printed these adapter arms to make flat monitors mount to VESA hardware whether they want to or not. How does it work? When a
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Twitter has labeled a tweet from President Trump in which he questioned the use of mail drop boxes for the November election. The president claimed, without citing evidence, that the boxes made it “possible for a person to vote multiple times,” and are a “voter security disaster,” that
Read MoreThe Verge: In a new filing, Epic says revocation of its developer tools by Apple will harm the developer ecosystem and adds a declaration of support from Microsoft — ‘An unlawful effort to… chill any action by others who might dare oppose Apple,’ new motion reads — Apple is threatening … In a new filing,
Read MoreAfter all the mini teases, director Zack Snyder drops longer, specially prepared footage of his version of Justice League. Justice League Snyder Cut on HBO Max gets first trailer at DC FanDome – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreTomiwa Ilori / Slate: Content moderation is even harder in African countries, due to colonial legacies, authoritarian governments, and colonial laws that violate online free speech — This article was developed as part of a series of papers by the Wikimedia-Yale Law School Initiative on Intermediaries and Information … Content moderation is even harder in
Read MoreGroup unaffiliated with the app’s owner calls the ban unconstitutional. WeChat users sue Trump administration over app ban – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Apple is threatening an entire ecosystem of game developers in response to the Fortnite lawsuit, Epic alleged in a new filing on Sunday. The motion centers on iOS support for the Unreal Engine, which Apple has threatened to revoke as part of Epic’s broader loss of developer privileges.
Read MoreLockdowns across Europe to curb the coronavirus pandemic drastically changed how we move around the world. Work-from-home restrictions, furlough schemes, and job losses left millions of cars gathering dust in driveways. It is not surprising that the demand for new cars plummeted. In Germany – Europe’s largest car market – new car registrations in the
Read MoreIf you were to stack up all the electronic waste produced annually around the world it would weigh as much as all the commercial aircrafts ever produced, or 5,000 Eiffel towers. This is a growing “tsunami” according to the UN, and it’s fed by all the phones, tablets , and other electronic devices that are
Read MoreThe invisible light can kill viruses and pathogens like the one that causes COVID-19, but experts are raising alarms about the potential safety risks. UV wands kill viruses. They're also a 'major safety issue,' experts warn – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreA price drop on the Akira 35th anniversary manga set, the $100 Kindle Paperwhite, a six-pack of Dove body wash, older Pokemon titles, and more at just some of Sunday’s best deals. Read more… Sunday's Best Deals: Retro Pokemon Games, Akira 35th Anniversary Box, Dove Body Wash, and More Source: Life Hacker
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