People don’t really use Instagram on their PCs. The platform is clearly aimed at mobile users, with a relatively sparse desktop UI and small images given the large amount of desktop real estate. Worse, Instagram tends to add new features to the web version months after it hits the mobile app. Heck, you still can’t even
Read MoreRazer, Logitech, HyperX and more have great options for gamers who don’t want to spend a fortune. Best cheap gaming mouse – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe live-streaming platform, owned by Amazon, has struggled to police content as it is posted. 2,200 Viewed Germany Attack Before Twitch Removed Post Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreIt’s win or go home! Cord cutters can watch the second National League Division Series wrap up on TBS. How to watch Game 5 of Nationals vs. Dodgers live without cable tonight – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreReady to be sickened? A gunman in Germany today opened fire on a crowd of worshippers in a synagogue — and worse, he livestreamed the whole thing on Twitch. The attack took place at a synagogue and kebab shop in Halle. It seems fairly obvious why the attack took place today: it’s Yom Kippur, the
Read MoreThe social network reiterates that it doesn’t send political speech to fact-checkers. Facebook rejected Biden request to pull false Trump ad about Ukraine – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreTeams start competing Tuesday in the Drone Racing League’s new battle of autonomous drones. Here’s an exclusive first look at the AI-powered flying machine. Meet the robot racing drone that could beat human pilots by 2023 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreOur hands are rich forms of gestural expression, but capturing these expressions without hindering the hand itself is no easy task–even in today’s world of virtual reality hardware. Fret not, though, as researchers at the Interactive Geometry Lab have recently developed a glove that’s both comfortable and straightforward to fabricate while capturing not simply gestures
Read MoreCasey Newton / The Verge: Facebook’s choice to allow political ads with misinformation, while making ad details public, is not a perfect decision but it is a sensible and democratic one — It’s a problem that needs more than a technical solution — If you see an ad on Facebook, should the contents of that
Read MoreAdobe customers in Venezuela, who were notified via email on Monday that their accounts would get deactivated at the end of the month due to US sanctions, will be able to receive refunds after all. The company initially cited the US executive order as the reason it wouldn’t be able to refund customers, stating in
Read MoreJust about everyone in the tech industry has taken a crack at VR or AR wearables except for Apple. The company has been content building out AR features for its iPhones, but not actually delivering a headset or other wearable to enhance the experience. That may change next year, according to reliable Apple analyst Ming-Chi
Read MoreCNBC: Shooting in Halle, Germany was livestreamed on Twitch; ~5 people watched the 35-minute video live and about 2,200 watched before it was removed in ~30 minutes — 09 October 2019, Saxony-Anhalt, Landsberg: Police officers walk along a hedge with machine guns in their hands near Wiedersdorf/Landsberg. Shooting in Halle, Germany was livestreamed on Twitch;
Read MoreCountries have clashed in recent years over how — and where — to tax companies that operate across borders, particularly those that sell online. Tech Giants Shift Profits to Avoid Taxes. There’s a Plan to Stop Them. Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreEarly details are finally out for the upcoming “Project Gem” smartphone. That’s the latest creation from Essential, the company founded by ex-Google exec, Andy Rubin. The phone itself looks unlike anything that has come before it, confirming long-running rumors that Essential has been working on an unorthodox… Read more… Everything We Know About the Weirdly
Read MorePhoto Illustration by Igor Golovniov/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images A couple dozen Blizzard employees walked out of work Tuesday in protest of the company’s decision to ban a professional Hearthstone player who voiced support for the Hong Kong protesters over the weekend, according to The Daily Beast. The employees met at a giant statue depicting
Read MoreSarah Perez / TechCrunch: Pinterest makes its Progressive Web App available as a Pinterest Lite app download on Google Play in Peru, Argentina, Colombia, Chile, and Mexico — Pinterest is the latest tech company to introduce a “Lite” version of its mobile application to meet the needs of users in emerging markets. Pinterest makes its
Read MoreIn an effort to highlight Blizzard’s censorship of a Hong Kong athlete, American University students kept up the pressure by holding up a sign during a recent collegiate esports match. American University students to Blizzard: Censor Americans and ‘see how that goes’ Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreA video showed the shooter railing against feminism and denying the Holocaust. Shooting near German synagogue was livestreamed on Twitch – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreA San Francisco Bay Area power utility shut off power to more than half a million customers amid a wildfire threat, and Tesla vehicles flashed a warning to charge up beforehand. California’s power outage means problems for electric cars. Tesla says charge up, quick. Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreIt’s partnering up with a Polish satellite company to develop three Mars missions. Virgin Orbit will launch world’s first commercial Mars satellite mission – CNET Source: CNet
Read MorePhoto by David Ryder/Getty Images American Airlines will resume flights with Boeing’s 737 Max jets in January 2020. In a statement posted online on October 9th, the airline says it expects software updates to result in the beleaguered jet’s recertification by federal aviation authorities “later this year.” Boeing is expected to submit its final certification
Read MoreThe diesel-powered Wrangler cometh, and it will set you back a few thousand dollars more. 2020 Jeep Wrangler EcoDiesel price leaked and it's automatic-only – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MorePhoto: Netflix Vincenzo Natali is the kind of director who makes the cult movie-steeped audiences at Austin’s annual Fantastic Fest swoon. He isn’t a household name, but his distinctive, creative low-budget genre movies have earned him a strong reputation among the kind of people who can list off a dozen Dario Argento movies without checking
Read MoreHalf a million people in California had their power shut off today, and more shutoffs are planned within the next few days. Here’s what we know about the situation. Read more… Californians Are Getting Their Power Shut Off—What to Do If It Happens to You Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreMicrowaves are either a total kitchen life-saver or dangerous radiation machines, depending on who you ask. In reality, they are great for certain purposes, but not for others. Here’s how to figure out what to microwave and what to skip. Read more… What Should and Shouldn't I Microwave? Source: Life Hacker
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