Participation in the New York-led antitrust investigation of Facebook reflects a broadening belief among the country’s top Democrats and Republicans that the tech giant may be undermining its social-networking rivals. Roughly 40 state attorneys general plan to take part in Facebook antitrust probe Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreGoogle introduced new guidelines that Android device makers must follow in order to use its services, according to a technical document obtained by XDA Developers. Of what we’ve seen so far, one of the more notable changes is that Google will require new Android devices to be compatible with USB-C PD chargers. USB-C PD is
Read MorePhoto by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Sony today disabled the ability for PlayStation 4 owners to link the game console to their Facebook account. That in turn disabled the ability to use your Facebook profile photo as your official PlayStation Network avatar, the ability to find friends using your Facebook friends list, and
Read MoreSarah Perez / TechCrunch: Hulu launches support for offline viewing, letting users download up to 25 titles across 5 devices, initially available only to iOS users on its “No Ads” plan — Hulu is finally adding downloads to its streaming service, years after Netflix and Amazon Prime Video did the same. Hulu launches support for
Read MoreWhen he needed a gift for his Alien superfan friend, [Stephen Brennan] decided the best way to put his unique set of skills to use would be to create a bootable Linux operating system that captures the sights and sounds of the Nostromo’s retro-futuristic computer systems. We could all use a friend like that. Even
Read MoreCompanies are accused of human rights violations against Uighur Muslims and other predominantly Muslim ethnic minorities. US blacklists 8 Chinese tech companies over human rights issues – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreInstagram’s killing the “Following” tab in its app, meaning you’ll no longer be able to track the every online move of the people you follow. It’s almost as though Instagram recognized the feature was only used by people to creep on each other. Buzzfeed today reported the company was killing off the feature, trimming the
Read MoreDani Deahl / The Verge: Apple recommends that users such as DJs avoid Catalina until developers update their apps, as the option to export music libraries as XML files has been removed — Apple recommends users avoid Catalina until developers update their apps — Apple’s latest desktop operating system update … Apple recommends that users
Read MoreMars transitioned from a wet environment to a desert, NASA says. NASA Mars Curiosity rover finds an 'ancient oasis' – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreA team of researchers from MIT and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology have successfully coaxed a single quantum vibration from a diamond at room temperature. This breakthrough represents yet another giant chip in the veneer separating the classical universe we see from the quantum one beneath. Another way of putting it: The hippies were
Read MoreWhen Apple released iOS 13.1.1 in late September, it appears to have dropped the Taiwan flag from the emoji keyboard for users that have their iOS region set to Hong Kong or Macau, as noticed by the blog Hiraku and later corroborated by Hong Kong Free Press. The Taiwan flag emoji isn’t completely gone —
Read MoreIn “Spear and Fang,” the first episode of the new animated Adult Swim show Primal, the caveman Spear (Aaron LaPlante) sees his mate and young children devoured by a pack of horned dinosaurs. Later in the episode, he winds up fighting that same pack alongside a Tyrannosaurus dubbed Fang, and he befriends her two young
Read MoreAndrew Chung / Reuters: SCOTUS rejects Amazon’s appeal to avoid a lawsuit from Nevada warehouse workers seeking compensation for time spent in required post-shift security searches — WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear Amazon.com’s bid to avoid a lawsuit seeking to ensure … SCOTUS rejects Amazon's appeal to avoid
Read MoreWell, better late than never. Today Hulu announced it was finally adding the ability to download shows to view offline, following the feature’s addition to Amazon Prime Video and Netflix years ago. The feature is coming to iOS first, and Android users ‘soon.’ While in an ideal world we’d all be able to watch streaming
Read MoreDieter Bohn / The Verge: Catalina review: Sidecar is great, Arcade is solid but has fewer games than on iOS, iPad apps via Catalyst are lacking, and security prompts are overbearing — iTunes is gone, but what comes next? — It’s been a messy fall for Apple software releases. iOS and iPadOS have already …
Read MoreBloomberg: Trump admin blacklists eight Chinese tech companies, including video surveillance camera giants, implicated in human rights violations against Muslim minorities — – Move comes as U.S.-China high-level trade talks set to resume — Action targets Chinese surveillance companies, public entities Trump admin blacklists eight Chinese tech companies, including video surveillance camera giants, implicated in
Read MoreCoursera is expanding its portfolio as an online learning platform to work with colleges and universities on campus. Coursera for Campus provides universities with content that they can integrate into their curricula as credit eligible courses and supplemental learning. Coursera Brings Online Course Content to Campus Source: Campus Technology
Read MoreWhen you move in the real world, you usually fill out a change of address form with the post office, and boom!—your mail appears at your new home. Changing your email address isn’t quite that simple. Whether you’re leaving an outdated service, moving to a new job, or simply want to get rid of the
Read MoreI spent every moment of daylight this past weekend tending to a 1985 Jeep J10 and a 2000 Jeep Cherokee. Why did I sacrifice the few precious hours I have to possibly enjoy a social life? Because if I wait too much longer to fix my cars, I’ll be royally screwed. And so will you
Read MoreIt’s almost time for Microsoft’s semi-annual Windows 10 system update. Unlike the smaller, routine updates Windows 10 gets throughout the year, the April and October updates are when we get new features and see the largest changes to the ever-evolving OS. Read more… The Best Features Coming in Windows 10 Version 1909 Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreIf you’ve been waiting for the latest update to macOS, here’s your chance: Catalina is available for download now. The new OS was officially revealed this June, with the public beta coming out later the same month. Today it rolls out, a little later than is usual for Mac updates (which typically come out in
Read MoreThe US Supreme Court today officially declined an appeal from Amazon that would’ve protected the company from facing a Nevada state court over a labor suit SCOTUS itself ruled on more than five years ago. A group of warehouse workers filed suit in 2010 alleging the company forced them to endure unfair labor practices by
Read MorePhoto by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Apple’s latest desktop operating system update, macOS Catalina, will mark the official end of iTunes after nearly two decades. But that transition is proving to be complicated for a certain subset of Mac users who’ve relied on the software to help manage their jobs: DJs. Apple tells
Read MoreIt’s always been expensive to repair a broken Phone, but the last couple of years, official prices have really soared into ludicrous territory. Replacing a broken screen on the iPhone XS Max or iPhone 11 Pro Max, for instance, will cost you $329 if you don’t have AppleCare+. Somewhat ironically, it costs even more to
Read MoreDavid G. Savage / Los Angeles Times: SCOTUS affirms lower court ruling that found the Americans With Disabilities Act protects access not just to physical businesses but also their websites, apps — The Supreme Court cleared the way Monday for blind people to sue Domino’s Pizza and other retailers if their websites are not accessible
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