In an internal memo, Andrew Bosworth said he “desperately” wanted the president to lose. But, he said, the company should avoid hurting Mr. Trump’s campaign. Don’t Tilt Scales Against Trump, Facebook Executive Warns Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreWhen it comes to creating your profile on sites like Twitter and Instagram, it’s easy to end up looking exactly like everyone else. Read more… Add Unique Fonts to Your Instagram and Twitter Profiles With This Font Generator Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreImage: Cooler Master Earlier today, Intel announced its new initiative for tiny modular gaming PCs that let you swap out modular CPU cartridges (what Intel calls a “NUC Element”), and some PC component makers are already throwing their support behind the initiative. Razer today announced its new Tomahawk enclosure, and Cooler Master has announced its
Read MoreNASA’s new 3D visualization of the Crab Nebula takes you into the crazy heart of a star’s scenic remains. Just look at this NASA view of the mess an exploded star left behind – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWe learned just a little bit more about Sony’s next flagship gaming console at CES 2020. Here’s how that stacks up against the next Xbox. How will PS5 compare to Xbox Series X? Here's everything we know so far – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreFacebook executive Andrew “Boz” Bosworth published a memo that looks ahead to the 2020 election. In it, he discussed how Facebook’s marketing tools were used by the Trump campaign to win the 2016 election and how Facebook shouldn’t take action to prevent Trump from using the same strategy to win again, via The New York
Read MoreIt’s a one-use device, that your partner controls via an app, and it might just work! This bandaid for your taint promises to fix premature ejaculation – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAdministration says federal regulators will have to abide by new principles. White House urges relaxed regulations on AI – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreMeet the Reaper, a $64M death-dealing assassination drone straight out of a science-fiction nightmare. Designated the MQ-9 Reaper multi-purpose drone, it’s widely considered the deadliest unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in the sky. And for good reason. On 3 January 2020, US President Donald Trump authorized the military’s use of an MQ-9 in the assassination of Iranian
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge In a memo obtained by The New York Times and publicly posted, a Facebook executive says the company’s platform was responsible for electing Donald Trump president in 2016, but he warned employees against using the company’s power to stop Trump’s reelection in 2020. A memo on “thoughts for
Read More{$inline_image} The Vergecast live at CES 2020 | Christian Purdie The first Vergecast of 2020 is here. The Verge is back in Las Vegas for CES 2020, and we’ve already seen enough new tech to fill an entire episode. Recorded in front of a live audience at Encore at Wynn Las Vegas, The Verge’s Nilay
Read MoreAccording to a team of researchers from Canadian University Dubai, Lancaster University and the University of Adelaide, a review of literature found that massive open online courses can provide flexible learning, address rapidly changing skills needs and deliver credentials. MOOCs Could Be Effective for Employee Upskilling Source: Campus Technology
Read MoreA model presented at the Consumer Electronics Show is said to hold the promise of aerial ride sharing at 180 miles an hour. Where’s Your Flying Car? Hyundai and Uber Say They’re Working on It Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreA waxing crescent Moon is pictured as the International Space Station orbited 260 miles above the north African country of Algeria. A waxing crescent Moon Source: NASA
Read MoreThe maker of home speakers said Google and Amazon stole its technology and abused their power, but it could only risk suing one. Sonos, Squeezed by the Tech Giants, Sues Google Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreAsha Barbaschow / ZDNet: Intel previews Tiger Lake mobile processors coming later this year, discrete GPUs, and Thunderbolt 4, which it says will have four times the throughput of USB 3 — CEO Bob Swan said the chip giant is focused on ‘relentless innovation’. — Intel has offered a first look … Intel previews Tiger
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Google is “previewing” a new feature here at CES for the Google Assistant on Android phones that turns it into a supercharged screen reader. When you say “Hey Google, read this,” it will find the main text on whatever webpage or article you’re looking at and read it
Read MorePhoto by Mark Brown/Getty Images Former Super Bowl champion Jay Ajayi is moving into a very different kind of football. Today, MLS team Philadelphia Union announced that it signed Ajayi to represent the club as a professional FIFA player. “Philadelphia will always hold a special place in my heart,” Ajayi said in a statement. “I
Read MoreFor the past few years, Google and Amazon have tussled to get the most attention for their respective digital assistants at CES. But while Amazon mainly focuses on partner announcements, Google aims for consumer attention with new Google Assistant features (plus a gigantic, ostentatious building outside the convention center). This year is no different, and
Read MoreSamsung’s CES 2020 press conference on Monday featured robots, exoskeletons, AI, augmented reality, smart cities, and basically every other technology category you could think of. The star of the show was Ballie, a robotic sphere with a passing resemblance to a volleyball. It’s fused with Samsung’s artificial intelligence tech, meaning it can identify people, stream
Read MoreThe systems-on-a-chip (SoC) will enable residential routers and other devices to take advantage of the 6 GHz band if regulators open it up for Wi-Fi. Broadcom jumps in with Wi-Fi 6E chipsets for better, more capable routers – CNET Source: CNet
Read MorePhoto by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Deals at this point in the year can be slow, but right now, that isn’t the case. There are some unusually good deals today, with Apple’s AirPods returning to the prices they were during Black Friday, and a TCL smart TV that’s even cheaper than it was
Read MoreT-Mobile continues to do its ‘Un-carrier’ thing, as it waits for a federal judge to decide the fate of its $26 billion merger with Sprint. T-Mobile racks up cellphone customers as it awaits merger outcome – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreNew York Times: Sonos sues Google, seeking financial damages and a ban on the sale of Google’s speakers, smartphones, and laptops in US for allegedly infringing on five patents — The maker of home speakers said Google and Amazon stole its technology and abused their power, but it could only risk suing one. Sonos sues
Read MoreAt CES, Delta’s CEO talks about exoskeletons for freight loaders and other workers. Also on tap: airport displays tailored to individual passengers. Delta Air Lines sees a future in robotics – CNET Source: CNet
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