Google is cracking down on apps on the Google Play Store with the most obnoxious ads. The company today announced it had removed ‘nearly 600’ apps from the Play Store – banning them from monetizing ads too – for their disruptive advertisements. Specifically, Google says that “disruptive” ads are those that are displayed to users in
Read MoreNico Grant / Bloomberg: Sources: around 300 workers at Oracle offices around the world walked out on Thursday to protest Larry Ellison’s fundraiser for Trump on Wednesday — – Chairman’s fundraiser for Trump re-election sparked anger — Activism more muted than at tech companies like Google Sources: around 300 workers at Oracle offices around the
Read MoreThe lawsuit says that Google, the top tech brand in public schools, used its educational products to spy on students. New Mexico Sues Google Over Children’s Privacy Violations Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreThe Rock Space Wi-Fi Range Extender sets up quickly and is now 30% off. Fill in your Wi-Fi dead zones for with this dual band range extender – CNET Source: CNet
Read MorePhoto by Mario Tama/Getty Images As platforms prepare for the upcoming 2020 election season, Twitter and Facebook are divided on whether a video posted by the Mike Bloomberg presidential campaign would violate their policies on manipulated media. On Thursday, Bloomberg’s 2020 presidential campaign posted a video to Twitter that was edited to make it appear
Read MoreAn estimated $1.8 million has also been made through the app. Pokemon Home hits 1.3M downloads in first week – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreEver get tired of your iPhone opening Safari or the Mail app when you open a link or an email address… especially if you never use them or have even deleted them? There’s a chance Apple may finally address your concern. According to a report from Bloomberg, Apple is “considering” allowing users to set rival
Read MoreCurrently underway is the DARPA Subterranean Challenge (SubT) systems competition for urban circuits streamed live on YouTube now through Wednesday, February 26th. The DARPA Grand Challenge of 2004 kicked research and development of autonomous vehicles into high gear. Many components on today’s self-driving vehicles can be traced back to systems developed for that competition. Hoping
Read MoreUS Vice President Mike Pence yesterday gave a speech at NASA’s Langley research center in Virginia where he told employees that President Donald Trump was committed to putting humans back on the Moon by 2024 through “any means necessary.” We’re not sure exactly what that means. It was likely intended to be an inspirational quip
Read MoreImage: Twitch Twitch debuted a new extension for the League of Legends community this week, allowing viewers to keep track of streamers by displaying details on their overall performance in matches and how they use their favorite champions. League of Legends is famously complicated to watch (and play), and this tool could help to make
Read MorePhoto by Chris Graythen/Getty Images Russia is already interfering in the 2020 campaign to help President Donald Trump toward reelection, according to a briefing given to the bipartisan House Intelligence Committee last week. The briefing, as reported in paired articles from The Washington Post and The New York Times, suggests many of the same tactics
Read MoreThe companies say the deal could close as early as April 1. T-Mobile and Sprint finalize new terms for megamerger – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreBut the coronavirus could limit production and shipments. 200 million 5G phones are expected in 2020, analysts say – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreFans’ patience for The Child toys are rewarded with an animatronic figure, a Build A Bear, a Funko figure and more. Baby Yoda Funko, animatronic toy and more Star Wars merch debuts – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe need for ethics, standards and policies for the ever-increasing use of artificial intelligence and other emerging tech is the impetus behind a new research center at the University of Michigan. U-M Research Center to Explore Ethics of AI Source: Campus Technology
Read MoreCoronavirus outbreak keeps two games industry juggernauts from attending GDC. PlayStation and Facebook cancel GDC plans, citing coronavirus concerns Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreBloomberg tweeted a clip in which he asks a question at the debate and drives his rival candidates to slack-jawed staring, but it didn’t happen that way in reality. Mike Bloomberg sure looks like he owned the debate — in an edited video released by Mike Bloomberg Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreA new feature of Concept3D’s interactive map and tour platform enables wheelchair users to find the easiest and most efficient route to their destination, factoring in accessibility considerations like stairs and wheelchair-accessible entrances. Concept3D Adds Wheelchair Wayfinding to Interactive Map Platform Source: Campus Technology
Read More{$inline_image} Windows 10 will soon be getting a host of new system icons, giving the operating system’s look a much-needed refresh (in advance of Windows 10X). The icons are slowly showing up in test builds of Windows 10, and you can check them out early if you’re a Windows Insider. If you don’t want to
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge A leaked Twitter demo showed that the platform is considering labeling tweets from politicians and other public figures if the tweets have lies or misinformation in them, NBC News reports. “Harmfully misleading” tweets would have red or orange labels applied, and include corrected information from fact-checkers, journalists, and
Read MoreThe new Windows 10 icons. Microsoft has started rolling out new colorful app icons in Windows 10 today that overhaul the look and feel of the operating system. Changes to many of the built-in Windows 10 app icons have started rolling out today, but more are coming in the months ahead. It’s part of what
Read MoreBuilding a general-purpose computer means that you’ll have to take a lot of use cases into consideration, and while the end product might be useful for a lot of situations, it will inherently contain a lot of inefficiencies. On the other hand, if you want your computer to do one thing and do it very
Read MoreFrequent Lifehacker readers will recognize our staff’s love of boring finances. It’s especially the case when it comes to credit cards. Using the same credit cards for many years improves your credit score by lengthening your history of credit use. Read more… Plan to Keep a New Credit Card for at Least a Year Source:
Read MoreEpson will be launching seven new education projectors in its PowerLite line this spring. The new models range from budget classroom projectors to network projectors. Epson to Add 7 New Education Projectors Source: Campus Technology
Read MoreAt Xerox and later at Apple, he worked to make computers accessible to, as a former colleague put it, “users who weren’t also Ph.D.s in computer science.” Lawrence Tesler, Pioneer of Personal Computing, Dies at 74 Source: NY Times Tech
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