Apple's Chinese stores to remain closed due to coronavirus – CNET
Most will remain closed through Feb. 14. Apple's Chinese stores to remain closed due to coronavirus – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreMost will remain closed through Feb. 14. Apple's Chinese stores to remain closed due to coronavirus – CNET Source: CNet
Read MorePhoto by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images The Department of Justice has closed an antitrust investigation into Ford, Volkswagen, Honda, and BMW over a vehicle emissions deal with California that reportedly “enraged” President Trump, The New York Times reports. The DOJ ultimately came to the conclusion that no laws were violated, the report states. Trump has spent
Read MoreGround crew had to step in to keep the spacecraft from being lost during a test flight that missed the mark. NASA and Boeing reveal what kept Starliner from reaching the space station – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreSome of the world’s biggest companies have limited travel and closed stores and offices because of the new disease. Coronavirus affecting tech firms as outbreak spreads – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge More than 41 million videos of child sexual abuse were reported to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in 2019, partly because the videos have become easier for technology platforms like Facebook and Snapchat to detect, The New York Times reports. Just five years ago, the
Read MoreA video tweeted by President Trump of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was not a sophisticated “deepfake” or an intricately altered “cheapfake.” The events actually happened, just not in that order. So what should the tech giants and civil society do when videos like this offer a misleading portrayal? Trump shared an edited Pelosi video on
Read MoreI expected to hate this video — it recreates a key Back to the Future scene, replacing the iconic DeLorean with a Tesla Cybertruck. Then I watched it. It’s actually sort of cute and really well done. A team from Toronto-based Fort York VFX created the 52-second video, which reimagines the scene where Doc Brown
Read MorePhoto credit should read ANDER GILLENEA/AFP via Getty Images Royal Caribbean and Norwegian Cruise Lines are banning passengers from their cruise ships who hold passports from China, Hong Kong, or Macao “until further notice” because of the coronavirus outbreak, the companies announced Friday. Norwegian tells The Verge it is also banning crew members who hold
Read MoreAnyone with an older Android device running Android 8 or 9 needs to be wary of using Bluetooth. A bug was discovered by cyber-security firm ERNW that allows anyone within range of a Bluetooth-enabled Android device to gain access to the device’s storage. Read more… Update Android to Fix a Major Bluetooth Bug Source: Life
Read MoreVideo games are a hard thing to love. The medium rarely translates well outside of its own little island — think of all the bad video game adaptations we’ve seen, or how “video game” is usually used as a shorthand for “shallow” when used to describe stories in other media. Games culture does not advocate
Read MoreWhen a disease outbreak is ongoing, there are important things that uninfected people need to know and do, like washing hands. There are also things not to do, because they are mostly useless and actually interfere with proper care for people who need them. For most of us, face masks fall into the second category.
Read MoreNASA earlier this week released an official contract inquiry seeking help from the automobile industry in designing a new Moon rover. While this isn’t exactly out of character for NASA, we thought the timing was interesting. After all, if there’s one vehicle that screams “I belong on the Moon,” it’s Tesla‘s recently unveiled Cybertruck. In
Read MoreJessica Lessin’s online tech publication costs $399 a year and has no ads. Silicon Valley’s elite is eating it up. Maybe Information Actually Doesn’t Want to Be Free Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreWe go hands-on with the new Moto G Power and its behemoth battery, and the Moto G Stylus, which is basically a budget Galaxy Note 10. Moto G Power and G Stylus: Surprise, Motorola released two new budget phones – CNET Source: CNet
Read More{$inline_image} A photo of women supposedly using giggle, as seen on the company website A new social app called Giggle is pitching itself as a girls-only networking platform. To sign up, users have to take a selfie. And while that might not sound too invasive, the app then uses “bio-metric gender verification software” to determine
Read MoreSomething to satisfy every appetite. Signed, sealed, delivered: Valentine's treats you can mail to your sweetie – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreFacebook, Snapchat and Twitter were among 164 companies that submitted reports of such imagery, according to the report. Tech firms saw 50% rise in online child sexual abuse content in 2019, report says – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe streaming giant only adhered to two takedown demands by governments globally last year. These are the shows Netflix was asked to take down – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreOne of our favorite hot hatches gets a few meaningful improvements at the 2020 Chicago Auto Show. 2020 Honda Civic Type R: A little goes a long way – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreSomehow, some way, it is still winter, and honestly? I’m not thrilled! Sure, there are signs that spring is coming—like crocuses peeking up through the ground—but crocuses can only do so much. To supplement the cheerful flowers, I have been drinking tropical things. Read more… Add Maraschino Liqueur to Your Daiquiri Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreThe Reuters news company and an AI startup named Synthesia today unveiled a new project they’ve partnered on that uses Deepfakes-style technology to generate automated news reports in real time. Designed as a proof-of-concept, the system takes real-time scoring data from football matches and generates news reports complete with photographs and a script. Synthesia and
Read MoreWhile the latest Android malware you should look out for hasn’t been as popular as the scammy apps that recently drove 382+ million downloads, it’s plenty serious. Read more… These Crappy Android Cleaner Apps Are Actually Malware Source: Life Hacker
Read More{$inline_image}A French regulator today revealed it’d fined Apple €25 million (just over $27 million) over its throttling of older iPhones. Since Apple didn’t warn customers, the ruling goes, it essentially lied by omission to get users to buy new devices. The fine comes from the Directorate General for Competition, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Prevention (DGCCRF), a competition
Read MoreThree weeks after releasing the first version of its new open-source-based Edge browser, Microsoft is back with a new release. If you’re running Windows 10 on an ARM-based PC like the Surface Pro X, this is a must-have update. Microsoft releases Edge browser version 80 to general public: What's next? Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreCaptain Underpants—and, of course, fourth graders George and Harold—first wormed their way into the hearts of elementary-aged kids with author Dav Pilkey’s illustrated book series. Next came the movie and then the Netflix series. All of which my own nine-year-old son has read or watched multiple times. Read more… Your Kids Can Choose Their Own Captain
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