Facebook is in hot water (what else is new) for not planning to remove political ads based on lies. To add to the social network’s predicament, Jack Dorsey yesterday announced that Twitter is getting rid of political ads altogether. Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook‘s COO, retorted that the company didn’t have to go the same way because
Read MoreMicrosoft has strong reasons for shying away from calling the Surface Duo a phone. But that’s the best way to explain it to customers. The Surface Duo is a phone Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreYou know what I love? A streaming service with as few things to watch as possible. Oh, and what’s that flying through my window at midnight? It’s Apple TV+! While Apple’s new streaming service might seem like a bargain at $4.99 a month (technically the cheapest of all its competitors in this field), it’s actually,
Read MoreBitcoin‘s recent sell-off, which pushed its price below $7,500 for the first time since May, wasn’t caused by capitulating long-term holders. Instead, newbie Bitcoin investors (those that had held for between one and three months) initiated October’s steep price decline, reports boutique research firm Delphi Digital. “In the days following the selloff, there was additional movement
Read MorePhoto by Dan Seifert / The Verge Robot vacuums were made to make your life easier, and iRobot’s Roomba i7 and i7+ are some of the most helpful models. Both are powerful, they can map your entire home to clean every spot, and you can control them with your voice. The i7+ stands out by
Read MoreUber used Bitcoin to pay hackers who held sensitive data for ransom, court documents have confirmed. As a result, two men pleaded guilty to charges of computer hacking and extortion, bringing a lengthy legal saga that embroiled Uber and LinkedIn-owned training site Lynda.com in costly data breaches to a close. To access the companies‘ servers, the
Read MoreApple CEO Tim Cook offered a simple answer when investors asked why the company decided to essentially give away its upcoming streaming service, Apple TV Plus, for next to nothing: it’s a “gift to our users.” “We’re really proud of the content,” Cook told investors during the company’s fourth quarter earnings call on Wednesday. “We’d
Read MorePhoto by Chris Welch / The Verge Black Friday is still a few weeks away, but AT&T has dropped a bombshell of a deal today on the Apple TV 4K (32GB). Usually $179, you can get one of these set-top boxes for just $90 right now. This deal is well-timed, as the Apple TV Plus
Read MoreIt’s part of the “next evolution of Wear OS.” Google agrees to buy Fitbit in .1B deal to help boost Wear OS – CNET Source: CNet
Read MorePhoto by Dan Seifert / The Verge Google’s Recorder app, which can automatically (and very quickly) transcribe audio recorded on the Pixel 4, is coming to older Pixel devices. The news was quietly announced in a Reddit comment by Google’s Pixel Community account that was first spotted by Android Police. A Google spokesperson later confirmed
Read MoreAnd you’ll get over-the-air updates, too. Apple CarPlay, Android Auto standard in snappy new Infiniti infotainment system – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreHaving this happen on a Friday and the first of the month is some bad timing. Capital One outage keeps customers from accessing their money – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe deal puts Alphabet in a race against Apple when it comes to tracking fitness and health data. Google will acquire Fitbit for .1 billion in direct challenge to Apple Source: Washington Post Tech
Read More{$inline_image} Photo: Apple TV Plus There are so many streaming options available these days, and so many conflicting recommendations, that it’s hard to see through all the crap you could be watching. Each Friday, The Verge’s Cut the Crap column simplifies the choice by sorting through the overwhelming multitude of movies and TV shows on
Read MoreHow young people are using the app to engage with, and critique, the movies. Lights, Camera, TikTok Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreThe messaging service is suing a cybersurveillance company. Whether it’s successful or not, it is a strong statement from WhatsApp and its owner, Facebook. The Week in Tech: WhatsApp’s Spyware Fight Is at Least Good P.R. Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreSaritha Rai / Bloomberg: UPI, a payments platform created by India’s largest retail banks, has crossed 100M users and 1B transactions three-and-a-half-years after its launch — – Walmart, Paytm and others also vie in thriving payments market — Competition is expected to intensify in Indian digital wallets UPI, a payments platform created by India's largest
Read MoreHas your data ever been mishandled? Chances are, you’ve been one of the millions affected by one of the 9,044 public breaches since 2005, the most recent being the largest bank data theft in history at Capital One. These are stark reminders of just how vulnerable our personal data can be, and the lack of
Read MoreIf The Morning Show is Apple TV Plus’ crown-jewel prestige drama and See is its bet on sci-fi programming, Dickinson is its most fun. Circumventing Apple’s idea of what a prestigious show should look like brings some much needed carefreeness to the streaming platform. The show finds Emily Dickinson (Hailee Steinfeld) in the 1850s as
Read MoreIn Ronan Farrow’s book Catch and Kill, which details how the former NBC News correspondent pieced together his Pulitzer-winning reporting about Harvey Weinstein, the first menacing figure we meet isn’t actually Weinstein. It’s Matt Lauer. Farrow’s reporting took place (about a year) before allegations of sexual assault would be leveled against the venerable Today Show
Read MoreThere’s a scene in See I would bet everything in my wallet (seven dollars, three old MetroCards, and five half-used coffee rewards cards) that it’ll go viral. It’s the one where Jason Momoa’s character picks up a book for the first time. Since the show is set centuries after a virus deprived humanity of sight,
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Read MoreEurope wants to build its own cloud computing giants, but without greater clarity and a lot more ambition it isn’t likely to get very far. Europe's cloud computing plan won't do much to scare the US giants Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreRising sales and profitability suggest the country’s growing middle class still feels inclined to spend despite the trade war and other problems. Alibaba Offers a Positive Signal Amid China’s Sagging Growth Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreCatherine Shu / TechCrunch: Japan-based Paidy, which lets people pay for online goods without using a credit card by offering them instant credit, raises a $83M Series C extension — Paidy, a Japanese financial tech startup that provides instant credit to consumers in Japan, announced today that it has raised a total of $143 million
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