Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The thing that makes Instagram so engaging is the constant flow of photos — of your cousin’s chihuahua or the purple mountain majesties — that show up on your timeline whenever you open the app. But how do you find all of that great content in the first
Read More3Doodler 3Doodler, the company behind the 3D-printing pen that lets users draw 3D structures in midair, is introducing a new toy for preschoolers and kindergartners. Called 3D Build and Play, the device looks a lot like a glue gun with a crank, letting kids fill molds with plastic filaments that can be assembled into figurines.
Read MoreMost routers come with some kind of administrative website that you access by typing their IP address into your favorite web browser and entering your login and password—which you changed from admin/admin or admin/password, right? If you’re lucky, you have a “smarter” router that’s a bit easier to configure via an… Read more… Know Your
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Google is changing the data controller for its UK user data to Google LLC, placing the data under the jurisdiction of US regulators, the company announced today. The change is being made due to the UK’s exit from the EU, which has created uncertainty around the future of
Read MoreFour years after Russian agents exploited popular online services to push propaganda, sow unrest and promote the candidacy of now-President Trump, the U.S. government has made virtually no progress in bringing more transparency to paid political speech. Political ads are flooding Hulu, Roku and other streaming services, revealing loopholes in federal election laws Source: Washington
Read MorePhoto by Avery White for The Verge Yesterday, Google released a developer preview of the next version of Android, which is called “Android 11” instead of “Android R” for simplicity (and because Google hates desserts now, that’s canon). It’s earlier than Google has ever released a version of Android, and as I noted in my
Read MoreA human rights investigator has been told he can’t enter the US due to the recommendation of an algorithm. Eyal Weizman, the director of London-based investigative group Forensic Architecture, was first informed by email that his visa waiver had been revoked. No reason was given for the revocation. The next day, he went to apply
Read MoreMark Gurman / Bloomberg: Sources: Apple considers letting users choose third-party browser and email apps as default on iPhone and iPad, opening HomePod to third-party music services — – Company considers letting users change web browser, email app — Spotify, Pandora may be allowed to stream directly on HomePod Sources: Apple considers letting users choose
Read MoreSamsung worries Galaxy owners by sending them all same ‘1’ over ‘1’ message through its Find My Mobile app. Samsung weirdness: Galaxy users freak out over global '1' message from Find My Mobile Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreLast month, in a memo obtained by the New York Times, a Facebook executive said that the product is “probably like sugar.” “Sugar is delicious and for most of us there is a special place for it in our lives,” wrote Andrew “Boz” Bosworth. “But like all things it benefits from moderation.” Concerns over the
Read MoreA planetary crisis looms large. Last summer’s heatwave in Europe melted enough arctic ice to measurably rise global sea levels. In a single event. Luckily the board is primed with big-thinking tech players ready to make their next move. Rather than balking in the face of an uncertain future, we’re energized by the progress achievable
Read MoreOur robot colleague Satoshi Nakaboto writes about Bitcoin every fucking day. Welcome to another edition of Bitcoin Today, where I, Satoshi Nakaboto, tell you what’s been going on with Bitcoin in the past 24 hours. As Plato used to say: Success is just a product of your motivation! Bitcoin price We closed the day, February
Read MoreMike Hofman / Marker: PitchBook: 159 companies went public in the US in 2019 raising $33B, a ~30% drop from 2018, as founders and investors opt for direct listings over bank-led IPOs — Founders, companies, and investors are rebelling against the investment banks — and taking matters into their own hands PitchBook: 159 companies went
Read More“This was sent unintentionally during an internal test,” the company said. Samsung Galaxy '1' notification weirds people out around the world – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe Everything Store, which stocks more than 100 million items, is working to avoid disruptions from the coronavirus. When You Click Buy on Amazon, It May Be Sweating the Supply Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreLabs test artificial intelligence, virtual reality and other innovations that could improve learning and lower costs for Generation Z and beyond. How Technology is Changing the Future of Higher Education Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreSubaru’s three-row family hauler picks up just one notable update for the 2020 model year. 2020 Subaru Ascent hits the snow like a champ – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreAre you okay, Samsung? Tons of Galaxy phone owners have reported the South Korean behemoth blasted them with a confusing “Find My Mobile” push notification, which solely contains the letter “1” and disappears once clicked. Samsung has yet to address this bizarre occurrence with an official statement, but everything seems to point the notification was
Read MoreMicrosoft is starting to roll out new app icons in Windows 10 that are designed to modernize the company’s operating system. Updates to a variety of built-in Windows 10 apps are all available to Fast Ring testers of Windows 10 today, with new app icons that follow Microsoft’s Fluent Design principles. Microsoft revealed hundreds of
Read MoreGround-sensing AR lenses are arriving to turn your streets to shimmering, molten… who knows what. Snap's newest AR filter makes floors full of lava (or water) – CNET Source: CNet
Read MorePhoto by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge In what appears to be a curious accident, Galaxy phone users worldwide have received a mysterious notification from Samsung’s Find My Mobile app. The alert, which several users are reporting, simply reads “1” with another “1” below it. Our own executive editor Dieter Bohn received the notification on
Read MoreSteven J. Vaughan-Nichols / ZDNet: Researchers at Linux Foundation and Harvard identify the most commonly used FOSS components within enterprises and potential vulnerabilities related to that use — In its latest study, the Linux Foundation’s Core Infrastructure Initiative discovered just how prevalent open-source components … Researchers at Linux Foundation and Harvard identify the most commonly
Read MoreLast night, Google dropped the first developer preview of its upcoming Android 11 mobile operating system. While the company listed some features such as floating chat bubbles and limited location data access on its blog, there are some nifty hidden features in this version too. Sleuths at XDA Developers who installed the developer preview, found a hidden menu
Read MorePoor sales is suspected in the decision. Verizon is reportedly shelving further plans to sell Pixel phones – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIncredible feats of genetic engineering and frozen biobanks could prevent Australia’s iconic marsupials from disappearing for good. Building a 'doomsday vault' to save the kangaroo and koala from extinction – CNET Source: CNet
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